George Michael Lentz and wife Catharine Forney Lentz were the founders of the Lentz family in northern Dauphin County. He was a soldier during the Revolutionary War and they had at least 7 children: Anna Barbara, Elizabeth, Michael, John, Mary, George, and Anna Catherine.
George Michael Lentz was born 3 November 1757 in what was then Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
George Michael died in Halifax Township in the area later named Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
His tombstone is engraved with REV WAR inscription. There is a record of a George Lentz serving in the revolution, but his identity needed to be proved. A pension file for his brother Jacob Lentz, provided the proof that confirmed it for me. The file contains a certified deposition from another brother, John Georg Lentz: Lebanon County
Personally appeared in open court John George Lans, who being duly affirmed, doth declare and say, that his father and his two brothers, George Michael and Jacob Lans went out in the militia in Cap. Berry's Company [later called Cap. Casper Steover's Company], Col. Grenawalt's regiment. That George Michael did return in about two months but that Jacob was gone until The spring of the year 1777, they having gone out in the month of July 1776 and further ____. /s/ Georg Lentz (see attached image).
3 pages (150-152) from the Pennsylvania Archive listing Captain Casper Steover's Company 3rd Company, 2nd Regiment in the Pennsylvania Militia. George Lentz is a Private 2nd Class (p. 151), Christian Lentz is a Private 4th Class (p. 151), and John Lentz is a Private 6th Class (p. 152).
He died intestate; recorded 3 May 1832; Orphans Court Records, PA.
I have a copy of this document in my records and the image and transcription can be found on the William Benjamin Lentz Public Family Tree on Ancestry.com. You can also request a copy from me.
His children and their spouses are listed below (not necessarily in order of birth):
John Lentz
Anna Barbara Lentz and Gerhart Keiter
Michael Lantz and Rachel
Elizabeth Lentz and Joseph Miller
Mary Lentz and John Miller
George Lentz and Susanna
Anna Catharine Lentz and John Bower
George Michael Lentz was born 3 November 1757 in what was then Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
George Michael died in Halifax Township in the area later named Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
His tombstone is engraved with REV WAR inscription. There is a record of a George Lentz serving in the revolution, but his identity needed to be proved. A pension file for his brother Jacob Lentz, provided the proof that confirmed it for me. The file contains a certified deposition from another brother, John Georg Lentz: Lebanon County
Personally appeared in open court John George Lans, who being duly affirmed, doth declare and say, that his father and his two brothers, George Michael and Jacob Lans went out in the militia in Cap. Berry's Company [later called Cap. Casper Steover's Company], Col. Grenawalt's regiment. That George Michael did return in about two months but that Jacob was gone until The spring of the year 1777, they having gone out in the month of July 1776 and further ____. /s/ Georg Lentz (see attached image).
3 pages (150-152) from the Pennsylvania Archive listing Captain Casper Steover's Company 3rd Company, 2nd Regiment in the Pennsylvania Militia. George Lentz is a Private 2nd Class (p. 151), Christian Lentz is a Private 4th Class (p. 151), and John Lentz is a Private 6th Class (p. 152).
He died intestate; recorded 3 May 1832; Orphans Court Records, PA.
I have a copy of this document in my records and the image and transcription can be found on the William Benjamin Lentz Public Family Tree on Ancestry.com. You can also request a copy from me.
His children and their spouses are listed below (not necessarily in order of birth):
John Lentz
Anna Barbara Lentz and Gerhart Keiter
Michael Lantz and Rachel
Elizabeth Lentz and Joseph Miller
Mary Lentz and John Miller
George Lentz and Susanna
Anna Catharine Lentz and John Bower
George Michael Lentz and wife Catharine Forney Lentz were the founders of the Lentz family in northern Dauphin County. He was a soldier during the Revolutionary War and they had at least 7 children: Anna Barbara, Elizabeth, Michael, John, Mary, George, and Anna Catherine.
George Michael Lentz was born 3 November 1757 in what was then Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
George Michael died in Halifax Township in the area later named Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
His tombstone is engraved with REV WAR inscription. There is a record of a George Lentz serving in the revolution, but his identity needed to be proved. A pension file for his brother Jacob Lentz, provided the proof that confirmed it for me. The file contains a certified deposition from another brother, John Georg Lentz: Lebanon County
Personally appeared in open court John George Lans, who being duly affirmed, doth declare and say, that his father and his two brothers, George Michael and Jacob Lans went out in the militia in Cap. Berry's Company [later called Cap. Casper Steover's Company], Col. Grenawalt's regiment. That George Michael did return in about two months but that Jacob was gone until The spring of the year 1777, they having gone out in the month of July 1776 and further ____. /s/ Georg Lentz (see attached image).
3 pages (150-152) from the Pennsylvania Archive listing Captain Casper Steover's Company 3rd Company, 2nd Regiment in the Pennsylvania Militia. George Lentz is a Private 2nd Class (p. 151), Christian Lentz is a Private 4th Class (p. 151), and John Lentz is a Private 6th Class (p. 152).
He died intestate; recorded 3 May 1832; Orphans Court Records, PA.
I have a copy of this document in my records and the image and transcription can be found on the William Benjamin Lentz Public Family Tree on Ancestry.com. You can also request a copy from me.
His children and their spouses are listed below (not necessarily in order of birth):
John Lentz
Anna Barbara Lentz and Gerhart Keiter
Michael Lantz and Rachel
Elizabeth Lentz and Joseph Miller
Mary Lentz and John Miller
George Lentz and Susanna
Anna Catharine Lentz and John Bower
George Michael Lentz was born 3 November 1757 in what was then Heidelburg Township, Lancaster County (now Lebanon County), Pennsylvania.
George Michael died in Halifax Township in the area later named Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
His tombstone is engraved with REV WAR inscription. There is a record of a George Lentz serving in the revolution, but his identity needed to be proved. A pension file for his brother Jacob Lentz, provided the proof that confirmed it for me. The file contains a certified deposition from another brother, John Georg Lentz: Lebanon County
Personally appeared in open court John George Lans, who being duly affirmed, doth declare and say, that his father and his two brothers, George Michael and Jacob Lans went out in the militia in Cap. Berry's Company [later called Cap. Casper Steover's Company], Col. Grenawalt's regiment. That George Michael did return in about two months but that Jacob was gone until The spring of the year 1777, they having gone out in the month of July 1776 and further ____. /s/ Georg Lentz (see attached image).
3 pages (150-152) from the Pennsylvania Archive listing Captain Casper Steover's Company 3rd Company, 2nd Regiment in the Pennsylvania Militia. George Lentz is a Private 2nd Class (p. 151), Christian Lentz is a Private 4th Class (p. 151), and John Lentz is a Private 6th Class (p. 152).
He died intestate; recorded 3 May 1832; Orphans Court Records, PA.
I have a copy of this document in my records and the image and transcription can be found on the William Benjamin Lentz Public Family Tree on Ancestry.com. You can also request a copy from me.
His children and their spouses are listed below (not necessarily in order of birth):
John Lentz
Anna Barbara Lentz and Gerhart Keiter
Michael Lantz and Rachel
Elizabeth Lentz and Joseph Miller
Mary Lentz and John Miller
George Lentz and Susanna
Anna Catharine Lentz and John Bower
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