I am looking for DAR information for my eighth great-grandfather, Johann David Zorbach. I have information that shows he was born in 1755 in Preungesheim, Hessen-Hanau. and served as a cannoneer with British troops until captured at the battle of Saratoga in 1777.
It appears that Johann David Zorbach deserted his POW confinement, and was subsequently indentured to a cabinet maked in or near York, PA. Zorbach Anglicized his name to David Surbaugh, married an Ann Wiseman (or Weissman), and ultimately settled near Lewisburg (West) Virginia. He died there in 1823, and is buried in the cemetery at the Old Stone Prebyterian Church in Lewisburg.
If this information is correct, am I eligible for membership in the DAR?
Thank you for your help.
Regards,
Roger Surbaugh