The PENNSYLVANIA LINE, 4th Ed. (1990), p. 33 states, "Northumberland County- Formed in 1772 from Cumberland, Northampton, Lancaster, Berks, and Bedford Counties." Northampton Co. had, in fact, included the majority of the area that became Northumberland Co. in 1772. Since Northumberland Co. was only three years old at the beginning of RevWar and covered such a huge area, with much of it "Indian wilderness," I am guessing, emphasis I'm only guessing, that perhaps the government of the older and better established Northampton Co. was deemed more capable to serve as the recruiting center for troops coming out of Northumberland Co. to the west. From 1772 until after the war ended, Northampton Co. was the more civilized area to the east, stretching along the Delaware River from the NE corner of Pennsylvania all the way south to Bucks and Philadelphia Counties. Pages 158ff in the reference work cited above contain outline maps beginning in 1770 that show the boundaries that were changed to create Northumberland Co. If someone wants copies of these outline maps depicting the creation of Northumberland Co., please E-mail request to me at zuli@sprintmail.com and I will send maps privately as .jpg attachments to E-mail. Nelson R. Sulouff //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: GEN-PICS To: PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [PANORTHU-L] Rev War Soldiers Don, According to the Handy Book Northumberland was formed from Lancaster, Berks, and Cumberland. There is no mention that it was formed from Northampton. Could you cite your source so that I can check it out for a comparison of the two? It might even require a third source to get the locations straight. Thanks. Eleanor Don Renninger wrote: > > Eleanor: > > Northumberland County was formed in 1772, until this date it was part of > Northampton County. Northampton was created in 1752, so perhaps the > records are "mixed" between them. > > My ancestors are from Nothumberland, however were in Montgomery > County(then a part of Philadelphia County) during the war. Were not > involved with the military. > > Don > > GEN-PICS wrote: > > >Has anyone checked the status of men from Northumberland Co. going to > NORTHAMPTON Co. to serve during the Rev War? We can't tell if we are chasing two > George Smithers or one. I was told that a majority of the men living in > Northumberland went to Northampton to serve. I have never heard of people > leaving en masse from their own county to serve in another county. However, I > know that ALL things are possible in genealogy. Has anyone ever heard of this? > Does anyone have a Rev War soldier from Northumberland that served in > Northampton? > > > >Thanks. > >Eleanor