Peter aka Pyeter/Pieter DeLang/DeLangh/DeLanghe/DeLong
Note: death date shown above is date his will was proved.(see below)
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Following from long time DeLong surname researcher, the late John D. Baldwin III:
PETER (Pyeter) was born probably Germany, bpt. perhaps 1707. He settled first in Ulster Co., NY by 1724, but was likely unrelated to the much earlier Dutch family there. Must be the Peter Delon who had 100 acres land warranted 16 Jan 1737 in what was then Lancaster Co., PA (PA Archives III:24:391). His patent for 187 acres in then Philadelphia Co., and what is now Bowers Station, Berks Co., PA (Maxatawny Twp.) is dated 27 Jun 1738. Berks Co. was formed in 1752. He bought an additional 30 acres in Berks Co. on 30 Jan 1755 (as Peter Delangh; PA Archives); this is further referred to in a land purchase of son, Henry, in 1761. Peter gave land on 8 Oct 1759 for the Evangelical Reformed Church, known as the Bowers, or DeLong Church. Peter's will of 1 Dec 1756 was proved in Berks Co. on 17 May 1760. (Z:32) 185 acre farm. children: John, Henrich, Jacob over 14; Michael, Barbara, Abraham, Fredrick under 14.
Pyeter has long been considered a 1/2 brother of Abraham DeLong.
Peter married in 1723 or 24 (but not as early as the 1722 often given) Eva Elizabeth Weber b. 1706-7. That they were married by 5 Aug 1724 is confirmed in the sale of Ulster Co. land by her parents, Jacob and Anna Elizabeth, to Zachariah Offmann. The parents had left Germany by 1708.
.....The Will
Translated from the German Original of the last Will and Testament of Peter DeLangh (5-1).
..In the name of the Lord, Amen - I, Peter De Lang, of Maxatawny, in Berks Co., as it pleases God to lay me down in sickness, and not knowing how soon God shall call me out of this world, and am yet, God be thanked, in good understanding and memory, I hereby will thus order my goods and movables, and that in the presence of two witnesses, as follows:
..First, my three sons, to wit, John and Heinrich and Jacob, shall have my right in the land which I bought of the Secretary and shall pay for the same in my name and shall divide it regularly among them and John shall give Jacob one acre of his meadow.
..Secondly, this is my will that my two sons, to wit, Michael and Abraham, shall have my right in the dwelling place, but all my estate, as well the improvements as the movables, shall come into an appraisement and my wife, Eva Elisabita, shall, as Executrix, keep all in her hands, as there are yet four children, to wit, Michael, Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, in their minority. But my son, Jacob, shall have before the appraisement, one cow, two swine, two sheep, but after the death of my aforesaid wife, my four children, to wit, Michael, and Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, each have four pounds of money before hand, and the remainder shall be equally divided between all my children. But if the aforesaid wife shall marry again she shall have no more than her third part, to require which I herewith conclude and seal and subscribe with my own hand and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. Done 1st December, 1756.
Witness: Pyeter DeLangh.
Christian Heinrich.
Justaus Urban.
...............
Pieter and Eva's children were:
1. Neeltje b. 1725, likely d.y.
2. Catherina b. 1727, likely d.y.
3. Johannes b. 1730, d. 1813.
4. Heinrich b. 1732, d. 1810.
5. Jacob b. abt 1736, d. 1788.
6. Michael b. 1739, d. 1819.
7. Barbara b. 1743-44, md. Jacob Bush.
8. Abraham b. 1747, d. 1778.
9. Frederick (John Frederick) b. 1750, d. 1828.
Much of the original farm worked by Pieter is still being farmed by DeLong descendants at Bowers, Pennsylvania. The original farmhouse still stands (as of 1972) and is a part of the present house. A grandfathers clock stands in the den/library. It is dated 1797. (I could not find a Bowers on a recent road map, but believe it is near Topton, between Reading and Allentown.)
Pieter died in May of 1760. He is buried near DeLong's church. Eva died sometime after April of 1770.
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Following from contributor Buddy Linderman (#47668753) regarding Bowers:
Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2010 census, the population was 326 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the zip code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the zip code of 19539.
Bowers is between Lyons and Topton Just north of Reading, Berks, Pa. And Just South of Allentown, Lehigh, Co., Pa., And Fleetwood Road is the main Road there.
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Another source, the ten-volume "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania", contains a brief biography, as well as the heraldic crest, of Pieter DeLong. The text states that he was born in Languedoc in southern France and also acknowledges the periodic germanized spellings from basically French names.
The weight of family tradition and evidence, albeit secondary, favors a Huguenot background. As early as the mid-1800s, the DeLongs acknowledged French origins, and practically every family history, except Irwin DeLong's, has subscribed to a Huguenot ancestry. After nearly 300 years, there is little chance of discovering old records or long-forgotten documents offering new evidence. Is it any wonder that a number of years ago, a puzzled DeLong cousin wrote another and observed, "It seems strange that these French ancestors were German or rather spoke it."
[from "The DeLongs of New York and Brooklyn: a Hueuenot family portrait" by Thomas A. DeLong.]
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Following posted: 6/15/2017...
Hello, I can explain the famiy speaking German. Much of what is now Germany, only since 1850-1860, has been under Roman, Austrian, French and Hungarian control right up to the mid 1800's. Not being taught European history much here, I was really surprised to find this. I do not know where I got this but it was from a woman who still lived in the house you spoke of and she gave me a date and place for Pyeter. 1703 Paflz, Palantate of Rhein. She also sent a couple of photo's of the original farm. I come from him through Abraham and then Catherina who married Andreas Straub. Everything down that line seems to be very vague. I am very interested and have looked all the tree's I could find.
Linda Morris
[email protected]
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See duplicate Find A Grave Memorial 189213212 (was merged w/this memorial 3/2022)
========================================================================
If you have come to this Find-a grave location and you are a male with the surname DeLong and want to know if you are a descendant of this man or his brother Abraham or you might be a member of the NY-Dutch-based DeLong's that descend from this man https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103436998/arie-fransen-langet
then you should consider reaching out or joining the DeLong surname project., which can help sort out which tribe you belong to.
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/delong/about/background
Contributor: Peter DeLong (50462353)
========================================================================∼Born in Palantate Reim, later in 1860, GERMANY
died in Maxatawney, Berks Co., Pennsylvania
PETER DeLANGHE CHANGED HIS NAME TO DeLONG, WHEN HE REACHED THE COLONYS. HE WAS A GERMAN SPEAKING HUGUENOT. HE WAS FROM AN AREA THAT WAS THEN FRANCE TO WHAT IS NOW WESTERN BELGIUM AMD PART OF HOLLAND. EVERYTIME THERE WAS A WAR, THIS AREA CHANGED HANDS.
HE IMMIGRATED SOMETIME BEFORE 1737 TO USTER CO., NEW YORK. HE MARRIED EVA ELIZABETH WEBER 5 AUGUST 1754 AND THEY MOVED TO BOWERS, BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ESTABLISHED THE CHRIST DeLONG CHURCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS CEMETERY. ITS NAME HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED TO BOWERS CEMETERY. THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALREADY BORN WHEN THE FINALLY SETTLED HERE AFTER BEING IN ULSTER CO. NY AND LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WERE 9 CHILDREN.
Note: death date shown above is date his will was proved.(see below)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following from long time DeLong surname researcher, the late John D. Baldwin III:
PETER (Pyeter) was born probably Germany, bpt. perhaps 1707. He settled first in Ulster Co., NY by 1724, but was likely unrelated to the much earlier Dutch family there. Must be the Peter Delon who had 100 acres land warranted 16 Jan 1737 in what was then Lancaster Co., PA (PA Archives III:24:391). His patent for 187 acres in then Philadelphia Co., and what is now Bowers Station, Berks Co., PA (Maxatawny Twp.) is dated 27 Jun 1738. Berks Co. was formed in 1752. He bought an additional 30 acres in Berks Co. on 30 Jan 1755 (as Peter Delangh; PA Archives); this is further referred to in a land purchase of son, Henry, in 1761. Peter gave land on 8 Oct 1759 for the Evangelical Reformed Church, known as the Bowers, or DeLong Church. Peter's will of 1 Dec 1756 was proved in Berks Co. on 17 May 1760. (Z:32) 185 acre farm. children: John, Henrich, Jacob over 14; Michael, Barbara, Abraham, Fredrick under 14.
Pyeter has long been considered a 1/2 brother of Abraham DeLong.
Peter married in 1723 or 24 (but not as early as the 1722 often given) Eva Elizabeth Weber b. 1706-7. That they were married by 5 Aug 1724 is confirmed in the sale of Ulster Co. land by her parents, Jacob and Anna Elizabeth, to Zachariah Offmann. The parents had left Germany by 1708.
.....The Will
Translated from the German Original of the last Will and Testament of Peter DeLangh (5-1).
..In the name of the Lord, Amen - I, Peter De Lang, of Maxatawny, in Berks Co., as it pleases God to lay me down in sickness, and not knowing how soon God shall call me out of this world, and am yet, God be thanked, in good understanding and memory, I hereby will thus order my goods and movables, and that in the presence of two witnesses, as follows:
..First, my three sons, to wit, John and Heinrich and Jacob, shall have my right in the land which I bought of the Secretary and shall pay for the same in my name and shall divide it regularly among them and John shall give Jacob one acre of his meadow.
..Secondly, this is my will that my two sons, to wit, Michael and Abraham, shall have my right in the dwelling place, but all my estate, as well the improvements as the movables, shall come into an appraisement and my wife, Eva Elisabita, shall, as Executrix, keep all in her hands, as there are yet four children, to wit, Michael, Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, in their minority. But my son, Jacob, shall have before the appraisement, one cow, two swine, two sheep, but after the death of my aforesaid wife, my four children, to wit, Michael, and Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, each have four pounds of money before hand, and the remainder shall be equally divided between all my children. But if the aforesaid wife shall marry again she shall have no more than her third part, to require which I herewith conclude and seal and subscribe with my own hand and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. Done 1st December, 1756.
Witness: Pyeter DeLangh.
Christian Heinrich.
Justaus Urban.
...............
Pieter and Eva's children were:
1. Neeltje b. 1725, likely d.y.
2. Catherina b. 1727, likely d.y.
3. Johannes b. 1730, d. 1813.
4. Heinrich b. 1732, d. 1810.
5. Jacob b. abt 1736, d. 1788.
6. Michael b. 1739, d. 1819.
7. Barbara b. 1743-44, md. Jacob Bush.
8. Abraham b. 1747, d. 1778.
9. Frederick (John Frederick) b. 1750, d. 1828.
Much of the original farm worked by Pieter is still being farmed by DeLong descendants at Bowers, Pennsylvania. The original farmhouse still stands (as of 1972) and is a part of the present house. A grandfathers clock stands in the den/library. It is dated 1797. (I could not find a Bowers on a recent road map, but believe it is near Topton, between Reading and Allentown.)
Pieter died in May of 1760. He is buried near DeLong's church. Eva died sometime after April of 1770.
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Following from contributor Buddy Linderman (#47668753) regarding Bowers:
Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2010 census, the population was 326 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the zip code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the zip code of 19539.
Bowers is between Lyons and Topton Just north of Reading, Berks, Pa. And Just South of Allentown, Lehigh, Co., Pa., And Fleetwood Road is the main Road there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another source, the ten-volume "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania", contains a brief biography, as well as the heraldic crest, of Pieter DeLong. The text states that he was born in Languedoc in southern France and also acknowledges the periodic germanized spellings from basically French names.
The weight of family tradition and evidence, albeit secondary, favors a Huguenot background. As early as the mid-1800s, the DeLongs acknowledged French origins, and practically every family history, except Irwin DeLong's, has subscribed to a Huguenot ancestry. After nearly 300 years, there is little chance of discovering old records or long-forgotten documents offering new evidence. Is it any wonder that a number of years ago, a puzzled DeLong cousin wrote another and observed, "It seems strange that these French ancestors were German or rather spoke it."
[from "The DeLongs of New York and Brooklyn: a Hueuenot family portrait" by Thomas A. DeLong.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following posted: 6/15/2017...
Hello, I can explain the famiy speaking German. Much of what is now Germany, only since 1850-1860, has been under Roman, Austrian, French and Hungarian control right up to the mid 1800's. Not being taught European history much here, I was really surprised to find this. I do not know where I got this but it was from a woman who still lived in the house you spoke of and she gave me a date and place for Pyeter. 1703 Paflz, Palantate of Rhein. She also sent a couple of photo's of the original farm. I come from him through Abraham and then Catherina who married Andreas Straub. Everything down that line seems to be very vague. I am very interested and have looked all the tree's I could find.
Linda Morris
[email protected]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See duplicate Find A Grave Memorial 189213212 (was merged w/this memorial 3/2022)
========================================================================
If you have come to this Find-a grave location and you are a male with the surname DeLong and want to know if you are a descendant of this man or his brother Abraham or you might be a member of the NY-Dutch-based DeLong's that descend from this man https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103436998/arie-fransen-langet
then you should consider reaching out or joining the DeLong surname project., which can help sort out which tribe you belong to.
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/delong/about/background
Contributor: Peter DeLong (50462353)
========================================================================∼Born in Palantate Reim, later in 1860, GERMANY
died in Maxatawney, Berks Co., Pennsylvania
PETER DeLANGHE CHANGED HIS NAME TO DeLONG, WHEN HE REACHED THE COLONYS. HE WAS A GERMAN SPEAKING HUGUENOT. HE WAS FROM AN AREA THAT WAS THEN FRANCE TO WHAT IS NOW WESTERN BELGIUM AMD PART OF HOLLAND. EVERYTIME THERE WAS A WAR, THIS AREA CHANGED HANDS.
HE IMMIGRATED SOMETIME BEFORE 1737 TO USTER CO., NEW YORK. HE MARRIED EVA ELIZABETH WEBER 5 AUGUST 1754 AND THEY MOVED TO BOWERS, BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ESTABLISHED THE CHRIST DeLONG CHURCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS CEMETERY. ITS NAME HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED TO BOWERS CEMETERY. THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALREADY BORN WHEN THE FINALLY SETTLED HERE AFTER BEING IN ULSTER CO. NY AND LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WERE 9 CHILDREN.
Peter aka Pyeter/Pieter DeLang/DeLangh/DeLanghe/DeLong
Note: death date shown above is date his will was proved.(see below)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following from long time DeLong surname researcher, the late John D. Baldwin III:
PETER (Pyeter) was born probably Germany, bpt. perhaps 1707. He settled first in Ulster Co., NY by 1724, but was likely unrelated to the much earlier Dutch family there. Must be the Peter Delon who had 100 acres land warranted 16 Jan 1737 in what was then Lancaster Co., PA (PA Archives III:24:391). His patent for 187 acres in then Philadelphia Co., and what is now Bowers Station, Berks Co., PA (Maxatawny Twp.) is dated 27 Jun 1738. Berks Co. was formed in 1752. He bought an additional 30 acres in Berks Co. on 30 Jan 1755 (as Peter Delangh; PA Archives); this is further referred to in a land purchase of son, Henry, in 1761. Peter gave land on 8 Oct 1759 for the Evangelical Reformed Church, known as the Bowers, or DeLong Church. Peter's will of 1 Dec 1756 was proved in Berks Co. on 17 May 1760. (Z:32) 185 acre farm. children: John, Henrich, Jacob over 14; Michael, Barbara, Abraham, Fredrick under 14.
Pyeter has long been considered a 1/2 brother of Abraham DeLong.
Peter married in 1723 or 24 (but not as early as the 1722 often given) Eva Elizabeth Weber b. 1706-7. That they were married by 5 Aug 1724 is confirmed in the sale of Ulster Co. land by her parents, Jacob and Anna Elizabeth, to Zachariah Offmann. The parents had left Germany by 1708.
.....The Will
Translated from the German Original of the last Will and Testament of Peter DeLangh (5-1).
..In the name of the Lord, Amen - I, Peter De Lang, of Maxatawny, in Berks Co., as it pleases God to lay me down in sickness, and not knowing how soon God shall call me out of this world, and am yet, God be thanked, in good understanding and memory, I hereby will thus order my goods and movables, and that in the presence of two witnesses, as follows:
..First, my three sons, to wit, John and Heinrich and Jacob, shall have my right in the land which I bought of the Secretary and shall pay for the same in my name and shall divide it regularly among them and John shall give Jacob one acre of his meadow.
..Secondly, this is my will that my two sons, to wit, Michael and Abraham, shall have my right in the dwelling place, but all my estate, as well the improvements as the movables, shall come into an appraisement and my wife, Eva Elisabita, shall, as Executrix, keep all in her hands, as there are yet four children, to wit, Michael, Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, in their minority. But my son, Jacob, shall have before the appraisement, one cow, two swine, two sheep, but after the death of my aforesaid wife, my four children, to wit, Michael, and Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, each have four pounds of money before hand, and the remainder shall be equally divided between all my children. But if the aforesaid wife shall marry again she shall have no more than her third part, to require which I herewith conclude and seal and subscribe with my own hand and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. Done 1st December, 1756.
Witness: Pyeter DeLangh.
Christian Heinrich.
Justaus Urban.
...............
Pieter and Eva's children were:
1. Neeltje b. 1725, likely d.y.
2. Catherina b. 1727, likely d.y.
3. Johannes b. 1730, d. 1813.
4. Heinrich b. 1732, d. 1810.
5. Jacob b. abt 1736, d. 1788.
6. Michael b. 1739, d. 1819.
7. Barbara b. 1743-44, md. Jacob Bush.
8. Abraham b. 1747, d. 1778.
9. Frederick (John Frederick) b. 1750, d. 1828.
Much of the original farm worked by Pieter is still being farmed by DeLong descendants at Bowers, Pennsylvania. The original farmhouse still stands (as of 1972) and is a part of the present house. A grandfathers clock stands in the den/library. It is dated 1797. (I could not find a Bowers on a recent road map, but believe it is near Topton, between Reading and Allentown.)
Pieter died in May of 1760. He is buried near DeLong's church. Eva died sometime after April of 1770.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following from contributor Buddy Linderman (#47668753) regarding Bowers:
Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2010 census, the population was 326 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the zip code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the zip code of 19539.
Bowers is between Lyons and Topton Just north of Reading, Berks, Pa. And Just South of Allentown, Lehigh, Co., Pa., And Fleetwood Road is the main Road there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another source, the ten-volume "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania", contains a brief biography, as well as the heraldic crest, of Pieter DeLong. The text states that he was born in Languedoc in southern France and also acknowledges the periodic germanized spellings from basically French names.
The weight of family tradition and evidence, albeit secondary, favors a Huguenot background. As early as the mid-1800s, the DeLongs acknowledged French origins, and practically every family history, except Irwin DeLong's, has subscribed to a Huguenot ancestry. After nearly 300 years, there is little chance of discovering old records or long-forgotten documents offering new evidence. Is it any wonder that a number of years ago, a puzzled DeLong cousin wrote another and observed, "It seems strange that these French ancestors were German or rather spoke it."
[from "The DeLongs of New York and Brooklyn: a Hueuenot family portrait" by Thomas A. DeLong.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following posted: 6/15/2017...
Hello, I can explain the famiy speaking German. Much of what is now Germany, only since 1850-1860, has been under Roman, Austrian, French and Hungarian control right up to the mid 1800's. Not being taught European history much here, I was really surprised to find this. I do not know where I got this but it was from a woman who still lived in the house you spoke of and she gave me a date and place for Pyeter. 1703 Paflz, Palantate of Rhein. She also sent a couple of photo's of the original farm. I come from him through Abraham and then Catherina who married Andreas Straub. Everything down that line seems to be very vague. I am very interested and have looked all the tree's I could find.
Linda Morris
[email protected]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See duplicate Find A Grave Memorial 189213212 (was merged w/this memorial 3/2022)
========================================================================
If you have come to this Find-a grave location and you are a male with the surname DeLong and want to know if you are a descendant of this man or his brother Abraham or you might be a member of the NY-Dutch-based DeLong's that descend from this man https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103436998/arie-fransen-langet
then you should consider reaching out or joining the DeLong surname project., which can help sort out which tribe you belong to.
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/delong/about/background
Contributor: Peter DeLong (50462353)
========================================================================∼Born in Palantate Reim, later in 1860, GERMANY
died in Maxatawney, Berks Co., Pennsylvania
PETER DeLANGHE CHANGED HIS NAME TO DeLONG, WHEN HE REACHED THE COLONYS. HE WAS A GERMAN SPEAKING HUGUENOT. HE WAS FROM AN AREA THAT WAS THEN FRANCE TO WHAT IS NOW WESTERN BELGIUM AMD PART OF HOLLAND. EVERYTIME THERE WAS A WAR, THIS AREA CHANGED HANDS.
HE IMMIGRATED SOMETIME BEFORE 1737 TO USTER CO., NEW YORK. HE MARRIED EVA ELIZABETH WEBER 5 AUGUST 1754 AND THEY MOVED TO BOWERS, BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ESTABLISHED THE CHRIST DeLONG CHURCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS CEMETERY. ITS NAME HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED TO BOWERS CEMETERY. THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALREADY BORN WHEN THE FINALLY SETTLED HERE AFTER BEING IN ULSTER CO. NY AND LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WERE 9 CHILDREN.
Note: death date shown above is date his will was proved.(see below)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following from long time DeLong surname researcher, the late John D. Baldwin III:
PETER (Pyeter) was born probably Germany, bpt. perhaps 1707. He settled first in Ulster Co., NY by 1724, but was likely unrelated to the much earlier Dutch family there. Must be the Peter Delon who had 100 acres land warranted 16 Jan 1737 in what was then Lancaster Co., PA (PA Archives III:24:391). His patent for 187 acres in then Philadelphia Co., and what is now Bowers Station, Berks Co., PA (Maxatawny Twp.) is dated 27 Jun 1738. Berks Co. was formed in 1752. He bought an additional 30 acres in Berks Co. on 30 Jan 1755 (as Peter Delangh; PA Archives); this is further referred to in a land purchase of son, Henry, in 1761. Peter gave land on 8 Oct 1759 for the Evangelical Reformed Church, known as the Bowers, or DeLong Church. Peter's will of 1 Dec 1756 was proved in Berks Co. on 17 May 1760. (Z:32) 185 acre farm. children: John, Henrich, Jacob over 14; Michael, Barbara, Abraham, Fredrick under 14.
Pyeter has long been considered a 1/2 brother of Abraham DeLong.
Peter married in 1723 or 24 (but not as early as the 1722 often given) Eva Elizabeth Weber b. 1706-7. That they were married by 5 Aug 1724 is confirmed in the sale of Ulster Co. land by her parents, Jacob and Anna Elizabeth, to Zachariah Offmann. The parents had left Germany by 1708.
.....The Will
Translated from the German Original of the last Will and Testament of Peter DeLangh (5-1).
..In the name of the Lord, Amen - I, Peter De Lang, of Maxatawny, in Berks Co., as it pleases God to lay me down in sickness, and not knowing how soon God shall call me out of this world, and am yet, God be thanked, in good understanding and memory, I hereby will thus order my goods and movables, and that in the presence of two witnesses, as follows:
..First, my three sons, to wit, John and Heinrich and Jacob, shall have my right in the land which I bought of the Secretary and shall pay for the same in my name and shall divide it regularly among them and John shall give Jacob one acre of his meadow.
..Secondly, this is my will that my two sons, to wit, Michael and Abraham, shall have my right in the dwelling place, but all my estate, as well the improvements as the movables, shall come into an appraisement and my wife, Eva Elisabita, shall, as Executrix, keep all in her hands, as there are yet four children, to wit, Michael, Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, in their minority. But my son, Jacob, shall have before the appraisement, one cow, two swine, two sheep, but after the death of my aforesaid wife, my four children, to wit, Michael, and Barbara, and Abraham, and Frederich, each have four pounds of money before hand, and the remainder shall be equally divided between all my children. But if the aforesaid wife shall marry again she shall have no more than her third part, to require which I herewith conclude and seal and subscribe with my own hand and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. Done 1st December, 1756.
Witness: Pyeter DeLangh.
Christian Heinrich.
Justaus Urban.
...............
Pieter and Eva's children were:
1. Neeltje b. 1725, likely d.y.
2. Catherina b. 1727, likely d.y.
3. Johannes b. 1730, d. 1813.
4. Heinrich b. 1732, d. 1810.
5. Jacob b. abt 1736, d. 1788.
6. Michael b. 1739, d. 1819.
7. Barbara b. 1743-44, md. Jacob Bush.
8. Abraham b. 1747, d. 1778.
9. Frederick (John Frederick) b. 1750, d. 1828.
Much of the original farm worked by Pieter is still being farmed by DeLong descendants at Bowers, Pennsylvania. The original farmhouse still stands (as of 1972) and is a part of the present house. A grandfathers clock stands in the den/library. It is dated 1797. (I could not find a Bowers on a recent road map, but believe it is near Topton, between Reading and Allentown.)
Pieter died in May of 1760. He is buried near DeLong's church. Eva died sometime after April of 1770.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following from contributor Buddy Linderman (#47668753) regarding Bowers:
Bowers is a census-designated place in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the borough of Lyons and is on Sacony Creek, a tributary of the Maiden Creek. As of the 2010 census, the population was 326 residents. Although Bowers has its own post office with the zip code of 19511, some residents are served by the Mertztown post office with the zip code of 19539.
Bowers is between Lyons and Topton Just north of Reading, Berks, Pa. And Just South of Allentown, Lehigh, Co., Pa., And Fleetwood Road is the main Road there.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Another source, the ten-volume "Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania", contains a brief biography, as well as the heraldic crest, of Pieter DeLong. The text states that he was born in Languedoc in southern France and also acknowledges the periodic germanized spellings from basically French names.
The weight of family tradition and evidence, albeit secondary, favors a Huguenot background. As early as the mid-1800s, the DeLongs acknowledged French origins, and practically every family history, except Irwin DeLong's, has subscribed to a Huguenot ancestry. After nearly 300 years, there is little chance of discovering old records or long-forgotten documents offering new evidence. Is it any wonder that a number of years ago, a puzzled DeLong cousin wrote another and observed, "It seems strange that these French ancestors were German or rather spoke it."
[from "The DeLongs of New York and Brooklyn: a Hueuenot family portrait" by Thomas A. DeLong.]
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Following posted: 6/15/2017...
Hello, I can explain the famiy speaking German. Much of what is now Germany, only since 1850-1860, has been under Roman, Austrian, French and Hungarian control right up to the mid 1800's. Not being taught European history much here, I was really surprised to find this. I do not know where I got this but it was from a woman who still lived in the house you spoke of and she gave me a date and place for Pyeter. 1703 Paflz, Palantate of Rhein. She also sent a couple of photo's of the original farm. I come from him through Abraham and then Catherina who married Andreas Straub. Everything down that line seems to be very vague. I am very interested and have looked all the tree's I could find.
Linda Morris
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See duplicate Find A Grave Memorial 189213212 (was merged w/this memorial 3/2022)
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Contributor: Peter DeLong (50462353)
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died in Maxatawney, Berks Co., Pennsylvania
PETER DeLANGHE CHANGED HIS NAME TO DeLONG, WHEN HE REACHED THE COLONYS. HE WAS A GERMAN SPEAKING HUGUENOT. HE WAS FROM AN AREA THAT WAS THEN FRANCE TO WHAT IS NOW WESTERN BELGIUM AMD PART OF HOLLAND. EVERYTIME THERE WAS A WAR, THIS AREA CHANGED HANDS.
HE IMMIGRATED SOMETIME BEFORE 1737 TO USTER CO., NEW YORK. HE MARRIED EVA ELIZABETH WEBER 5 AUGUST 1754 AND THEY MOVED TO BOWERS, BERKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THEY ESTABLISHED THE CHRIST DeLONG CHURCH WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THIS CEMETERY. ITS NAME HAS SINCE BEEN CHANGED TO BOWERS CEMETERY. THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALREADY BORN WHEN THE FINALLY SETTLED HERE AFTER BEING IN ULSTER CO. NY AND LANCASTER CO., PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WERE 9 CHILDREN.
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