Abraham Stump parentage
Many years ago, Rev Carl Stump, of Goshen IN, did research on his Stump family.He concluded that the father of Abraham Stump (c1750-1820 - going to Vaughan twp York Co ONT in 1803), was a Caspar Stump, son of the immigrant, Johan Georg Stump (1710 to Schoharie Valley NY, c1725 coming down to the Tulpehocken in now Berks and Lebanon Cos PA.
Of the 8-9 children of Johan Georg - for two, and a possible third, little records have been found.These are Caspar and Abraham (Sr) (and a possible Adam).All lived near Mlllbeck, Heidelburg twp, now Lebanon Co PA a branch off Swatara Creek.
Recently, the "Snyder County Pioneers (PA)" was observed to identify the father of Abraham Jr (our Abraham) -p91 states that Abraham Jr was the son of Abraham Sr.Abraham Jr lived at Straubstaun (now Freeburg, Snyder Co), Abraham Sr owned land in Northumberland Co, but is listed as "non-resident" (i.e. - living at Millbeck)
It also stated that Abraham Sr was a "Northumberland Ranger".Northumberland was the original county north of the Pine Mountain Range, reaching north to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, the border with the Iroquois Indians.The "Rangers" were frontier scouts used by the British, to keep track of the Indians (seems to have developed after the French and Indian War).