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 > > > > > > > > >

Eleanor: I have copied, by a third party, Pennsylvania records. Have had them a long time, at least twenty years, book title doesn't show. You mentioned Handy Book, digging deep into the memory bank, that seems to be correct. Anyway , it shows Northumberland as being formed from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland and Northampton. Sooo, the plot thickens. Should have a little more careful with the "facts", when I wrote originally. Looking at another source. I also have, of equal vintage, a map of Pennsylvania prepared by the Department of Community Affairs, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This shows Northumberland as being the tenth county to be formed and confirms the counties named above as the sources. Willing to accept as a "ligit" source. Some of the counties were huge in those days, for example Cumberland was the entire central and SW section of Pennsylvania extending to what is now the West Virginia and Ohio lines, as of 1750. Don GEN-PICS wrote: >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >