LORENTZ, Jacob
Jacob Lorentz, Vol. 11, Naturalization and Citizenship records of Maryland, compiled by Carothers of 9,000 men who signed the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to Maryland during the Revolutionary War times, in which we find the following listed:
Vol. II, page 14, Baltimore, Maryland
Jacob Lorentz
Frederick Loshbaugh

Listing of the men who signed the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to Maryland during the Revolution does not give date of signature. Perhaps there is additional information in the original record from which the list was compiled. This signing was required by law: "On February 5, 1777, the General Assembly of Maryland enacted a law which made it necessary to sip an
Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity to the State of Maryland and the Cause of Freedom. These oaths were to be taken before a magistrate of the court. They included every free male, eighteen years and over, every civil officer, senator, delegate to Congress or Assembly, members of council, electors of the Senate, attorneys at law, every voter for delegates, sheriffs, electors of the Senate, and all persons holding any office of trust or profit in the State." As the Lorentz and Loshbaugh's served side by side in German Regiments in the American Revolution the above reference is of much interest.

COMMENT ---- It is also of interest to notice the use of the given name "Frederick" (and Fred, Francis, and other derivatives thereof) in many of the Loshbough family descendants.

LORENZ, Jacob (1700's) HUSBAND Jacob Lorenz WIFE -
CHILDREN From Church Record of Christenings, Roman Catholic Goshenhoppen Church, Berks co., Penn.; p. 51-52.
 (1) Anna Catharine Lorenz, b. 3 May 1767; chr. 28 May 1767; daughter. of Jacob Lorenz. (Mother's name was not given). See also Ferdinand Lorentz (1750's) record of children christened.

LORENZ, John (1768) See father, Wendelin Lorenz.

LORENZ, John (1775) See father, Maurice Lorenz.

LORENTZ, Joseph (ca 1746) HUSBAND -- Joseph Lorentz, b. ca 1746 (being age 74 on 21 Aug. 1820). In 1820 a resident of Northumberland co., Penn. Served in the American Revolution as Sergeant, 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (German Regiment), 1778-1779. Was discharged at the same time as Henry Loshbough on 4 July 1779. In affidavit regarding Henry Lushbaugh he states that he served with Henry at the Battle of Piscattaway; Joseph's brother Wendelin also served with them. A Ferdinand Lorentz also served in the same German Regiment and at the same time; he named a son Wendel; Ferdinand and Wendel were residents of Maryland; Joseph Lorentz and Henry Loshbough were residents of the same locality in Pennsylvania (not too far distant). Joseph Lorentz married on 30 June 1766, Roman Catholic Goshenhoppen church records, Berks co., Penn. Marriages 1765-1785: WIFE -- Maria (or Mazy) Gibson, b. ca 1750; age 70 on 21 August 1820.

National Archives record on Joseph Lorentz, S.40,948: --- District of Pennsylvania, Northumberland County: On this 2 1 st day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court of Common Pleas held in the Borough of Sunbury for the County of Northumberland, being a Court of Record, and proceeding according to the Course of Common Law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and expressly made a Court of Record by Act of Assembly of this State -Joseph LORENTZ, aged seventy-four years, resident in the County of Northumberland in said District, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in .,~the Revolutionary War in the Corps commanded by Captain Chambers in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Craig, and that he made his original declaration on the 18th of April 1818 and obtained his pension, his Certificate is No. 274 and dated 29th day of April 1818; and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th of March 1818. 1 have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the l8th of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any property income bing lately discharged at Sunbury under the Insolvent Law of the State. I have no property whatsoever except wearing apparel, I have no family residing with me except my wife MARY aged seventy years. Sworn and Subscribed in Open Court, August 21, 1820; signed -- JOSEPH LORENTZ. 

A Schedule of Property --- Wearing apparel and no other property of the value of $16.00, Sworn August 21, 1820, signed JOSEPH LORENTZ.

"The Court are acquainted with Joseph Lorentz and know that he has been discharged under the Insolvent Act of tins Commonwealth, that he has no property except as above stated. State of Pennsylvania, Northumberland County: 1, Andrew Albright, Prothenotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I do further
certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that tile total amount in the value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Sixteen Dollars. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Said Court on this second day of September in the year of our Lord 1820. Andrew Albright, Prothenotary".

On April 10th, 1818, Joseph Lorentz appeared before Henry Shaffer an Associate Judge, Northumberland County, being duly sworn and stated he was of the Borough of Sunbury of the County aforesaid, and said that he served as a Sergeant in the Revolutionary Contest-, that he entered the service in the year 1778 and served in Colonel Gregg's (*) Regiment being the 3rd  Penn. Regt., that he was "discharged July 4th 1779, and relinquishes all claim to any pension heretofore allowed him and prays to be placed on the pension fig of the United States at the rate of $8.00 per month agreeably to a late Act of Congress." Signed Joseph Lorentz; Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before Henry Shaffer.

Note: (*) One report gives "Craig" - another "Gregg.". From the National Archives record of "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files." LORENTZ, Maria/Mary (Gibson) (ca 1750) See husband, Joseph Lorentz (ca 1746). LORENZ, Mary Eva (1700's) See husband, Wendelin Lorenz. LORENZ, Mary Eva (1773) See father, Maurice Lorenz. LORENZ, Martin Stephen (177 1) See father, Maurice Lorenz. LORENTZ (LORENZ), Maurice HUSBAND -- Maurice Lorenz/Lorentz (ca 1700's) married: WIFE -- Maria/Mary Apollonia, or Anna Maria/Mary Reppert. (From Roman Catholic Goshenhoppen Church records, Berks co., Penn.). 
CHILDREN -- 
(Christenings at Goshenhoppen Roman Catholic Church, Berks co., Pa.) 
(1) Barbara Lorentz, chr. 6 Nov. 1767; daughter. of Maurice Lorenz; no birth date given. 
(2) Martin Stephen Lorentz, b. 2 Oct. 177 1; chr. 17 Nov. 177 1, s. of Maurice Lorentz. 
(3) Mary Eva Lorenz, b. 17 Nov. 1773, chr. 18 Jan. 1774, daughter. of Maurice and Mary. 
(4) John Lorenz, b. 28 Feb. 1775, chr. 19 Mar. 1775. 
(5) Christian Lorenz, b. 11 Jan. 1777, chr. 19 Jan. 1777. 
(6) Christian Lorenz, b. 14 Oct. 1778, chr. 15 Nov. 1778. 
(7) Eva Rose Lorenz, b. 20 Apr. 1782, chr. 26 May 1782. 
(8) George Lorenz, b. 26 Oct. 1783, chr. 16 Nov. 1783. 

Children Nos. 3 through 8 are shown as son or daughter of Maurice and Anna Maria or Mazy. Sons No. 4 and No. 5 have same given name -often when a child died in infancy a child born later was given the same name, which may be the case with Christian Lorenz. We know there is a relationship between the Loshbough and Lorentz families and we find here the records of the Lorentz family are intermingled with the christenings, of the Henry Lorschbuach (Loshbough) and John Lorschbach (Loshbough) families.