John Oberly (1746 - 1805)

Born 9 Jul 1746 in Saucon Twp. Northampton County, Pa.

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Private John Oberly served with 4th Battalion, Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

John Oberly is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A085536.

John Oberly moved to the two-hundred-acre farm which his father deeded to him and his brother Anthony in 1777, and they held this place in common until their respective children, or some of them, became of age. June 12, 1793, he purchased a farm of three hundred and sixty acres in Bethlehem township, on the Lehigh river, where he built permanent farm buildings, and in the spring of the year 1804 moved into his new quarters, where the remainder of his life was spent. He took an active interest in the welfare of the country, and served with the Frontier Rangers from 1778 to 1783, inclusive. ^[1]

John served in the American Revolution. He was a private in the 4th company militia, 4th battalion in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He also served with the Rangers of the Frontier. Concurrent with the establishment of county militias was the creation of five companies of Rangers. They were volunteers. However, they received uniforms and arms from the state. Rangers committed to prolonged enlistment periods and rather than fight the war for independence, they patrolled Pennsylvania's western frontier, often fending off Indian attacks.^[2][3][4]

John Oberle was mentioned on a memorial in Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States with a death date of 21 August 1805.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Jordan, J. W., E. M. Green, and G. T. Ettinger; Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of The Lehigh Valley [Pennsylvania], The Lewis Publishing Co., New York, 1905. Page 459-462
2. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 26 January 2024), "Record of Private John Oberly", Ancestor # A085536.
3. ↑ Military: Pennsylvania archives; Fifth series; Vol. 8, (Harrisburg, PA; 1906) Page 339
4. ↑ Pennsylvania archives. Third series. V. 23 Page 310
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #9727486 (accessed 25 November 2023)
   Memorial page for John Oberle (9 Jul 1746-21 Aug 1805), citing Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: M-110); Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).

Thank you to John McVey for creating WikiTree profile Oberly-13 through the import of Oberly-209.ged on Dec 11, 2013.