George DeLong, Sr.

March 16, 1964

To Whom It May Concern:

This is to certify that one GEO. R DELONG was enrolled March 25, 1778 as a Private in Eighth Class, First Company (Captain Thomas Askey), First Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, according to evidence of the Fine Book of John Carothers, County Lieutenant, page 192.

( SEAL )    William H. Work
Chief
Division of Public Records
Authority: Military Accounts
(Militia), Records of the
Comptroller General, At the
Division of Public Records.

Residence ascribed:
Fannett Township.

SEAL: "Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission."
Record Obtained from (In 1964): Division of Public Records, Education Bldg., Rm. 221, Harrisburg, PA
Notes:
"This is the Revolutionary War Record of George DeLong, Sr. We know this is our George DeLong, as I have records of his paying taxes in Fannett Township, Cumberland County, Pa. For the years—1780, 81, 82.  (This Fannett Township is today in Franklin Co., Pa.) (Or in other words, In 1784 a new Co. was formed in Pa. and called Franklin co. & it was taken from Cumberland Co.)
Some time between 1782 & 1790 George DeLong moved to (present Centre Co., Pennsylvania) at that time it was called Mifflin Co.
He is listed in the United States census of 1790 as living in Mifflin Co., with wife & 10 children. In 1791, same Co. paid taxes.
Settled in York Twp. Belmont County, Ohio in May, of 1802."
A transcription of a militia record for George DeLong, Sr. was photocopied and sent to me, along with the notes.
Transcribed by Todd Reeves, 1997
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