In 1775, Ransom was appointed as Colonel of minute men in Guilford county NC. Dec. 16, 1776, Ransom resigned commission in 4th Reg. of NC troops. I'm looking for further information of his war record during that time.  Hope someone can help. Many thanks, Joanne Sutherland Service Description:  Rank(s): COLONEL, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Service: NORTH CAROLINA 1) COL OF MINUTE MEN, MEM OF PROV.CONG. 2) CMSRY,4TH REGT. SOURCE [p.503] Guilford County 1 Company. Ransom Sutherland, Col.; James Martin, Lt. Col.; John Paisley, 1st Major; John Tate, 2nd Major. Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Revolutionary War Soldiers [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1998. Original data: Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution. Durham, NC, USA: The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, 1932. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SEARCH

This is all history of the Wyoming Valley. The range of Robinson's Rangers though seems to be quite wide, perhaps most of the state. I don't know the exact location of the house. There is just a map on one the sites. Once I get done with more thorough research, perhaps this weekend, I will post it to the list. I have had a brutal but productive day of work at Nike and am working out some financial stuff so the genealogy will have to wait. Aaron From: Frostfreedet@aol.com Reply-To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION@rootsweb.com Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] History of Robinson's Rangers in PA Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:37:25 EST Aaron wrote, >>I have even found the original house where my ancestor John Tidd was killed and scalped by Indians. The history of this area is really quite fascinating. It is very much like the Last of the Mohicans and I would love to direct a movie or two about it.<< You have yet to say what area of PA you are talking about. County? Township? Judy List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net _________________________________________________________________ Turn searches into helpful donations. Make your search count. http://click4thecause.live.com/search/charity/default.aspx?source=hmemtagline_donation&FORM=WLMTAG

In 1775, Ransom was appointed as Colonel of minute men in Guilford county NC. Dec. 16, 1776, Ransom resigned commission in 4th Reg. of NC troops. I'm looking for further information of his war record during that time. Hope someone can help. Many thanks, Joanne Sutherland

terrybebelvisroyale@yahoo.com wrote: >>I have a Samuel Frost as one of my anscestors. My notes say he was a Minuteman from Framingham at Lexington Alarm and taken prisoner and confined on the prison ship Admiral. Married in 1741 to Abigail Cutter. Born Dec. 18, 1716 in Menotomy, MA and died Oct. 1, 1798 in Menotomy, MA. This is all the information I have on him. How can I find  his Revolutionary War information?<< Terry ~ There is a listing for him in the DAR Patriot Index. Four members have joined on his service. You can write to the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. for copies of the applications to find out what they used as proofs of his service. The last time I checked it was $10 for an application copy. Hope this helps, Dianne

Samuel Frost b12/18/1716 MENOTOMY MASSACHUSETTS d 10/1/1798 MENOTOMY MASSACHUSETTS Rank: MINUTE MAN Service: MA married Abigail Cutter MA Soldiers & Sailors War of Rev 17 vols. if this is your Samuel Frost - there are a few men with same name in that area. Good luck in your search Volume 6 page 123 Frost, Samuel, Framingham. 2d Corporal, Capt. Simon Edgell's co. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Cambridge; service, 4 days; also, Sergeant, Capt. Thomas Drury's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos. 15 days; also, company return dated Winter Hill, Sept. 30, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Winter Hill, Dec. 22, 1775.     CUTTER, AMMI SR Service: MASSACHUSETTS    Rank: CIVIL SERVICE residence: 1) CAMBRIDGE - MASSACHUSETTS Birth:  27 Oct 1733    MENOTOMY MASSACHUSETTS Death: 19 Apr 1795    ARLINGTON MASSACHUSETTS Service Source: PAIGE, HIST OF CAMBRIDGE, MA, 1630-1877, PP 465, 467 Service Description: 1) ASSESSOR, SELECTMAN spouse(s) 1)ESTHER PIERCE  2)ABIGAIL HOLDEN  3) HANNAH HOLDEN  Cutter children: Abigail married Calvin Howe James Ephraim Ammi Lydia Frances John I have a Samuel Frost as one of my anscestors. My notes say he was a Minuteman from Framingham at Lexington Alarm and taken prisoner and confined on the prison ship Admiral. Married in 1741 to Abigail Cutter. Born Dec. 18, 1716 in Menotomy, MA and died Oct. 1, 1798 in Menotomy, MA. This is all the information I have on him. How can I find  his Revolutionary War information?

Aaron wrote, >>I have even found the original house where my ancestor John Tidd was killed and scalped by Indians. The history of this area is really quite fascinating. It is very much like the Last of the Mohicans and I would love to direct a movie or two about it.<< You have yet to say what area of PA you are talking about. County? Township? Judy

I have a Samuel Frost as one of my anscestors. My notes say he was a Minuteman from Framingham at Lexington Alarm and taken prisoner and confined on the prison ship Admiral. Married in 1741 to Abigail Cutter. Born Dec. 18, 1716 in Menotomy, MA and died Oct. 1, 1798 in Menotomy, MA. This is all the information I have on him. How can I find his Revolutionary War information? Any help is greatly appreciated. Terry --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

This would be Thomas Robinson. I have found a great deal of information online, thanks to the links and messages sent previously. I have even found the original house where my ancestor John Tidd was killed and scalped by Indians. The history of this area is really quite fascinating. It is very much like the Last of the Mohicans and I would love to direct a movie or two about it. Aaron From: srobin0789@aol.com Reply-To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] History of Robinson's Rangers inPennsylvania Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:16:52 -0500 Hello List I've never heard of Robinson's Rangers. Who was the 'Captain' of this unit. Scott Robinson Janesville, WI -----Original Message----- From: brencher@elpasotel.net To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] History of Robinson's Rangers in Pennsylvania A search on Google Books of "Robinson's Rangers" got several hits. Only one had a mention of a TIDD... that was James Tidd, and the date was 1755... alas, not your Martin. But each "full view" book is searchable, and I searched on TIDD not TID... Hopefully you can find something with a more thorough search. There is a "snippet" view in which Martin Tid is noted as a Private in the Robinson's Rangers. Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania By John M. Buckalew, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, George Dallas Albert, Pennsylvania Indian Forts Commission >I am trying to find some background (perhaps a short history) of the unit >in Pennsylvania known as Robinson's Rangers in the American Revolution. >One of my ancestor's, Martin TIDD, was active in their activities, >possibly helping supply the group. > >http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ManipulateImage&id=588291&im=/Archives/13/12/CDLOAD/revwar/0048/0472.gif > >(You may have to 'refresh' the page to see the image.) > >Thanks. > >Aaron Hill >Salem, Oregon > >_________________________________________________________________ >Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one place! 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Hello List I've never heard of Robinson's Rangers. Who was the 'Captain' of this unit. Scott Robinson Janesville, WI -----Original Message----- From: brencher@elpasotel.net To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] History of Robinson's Rangers in Pennsylvania A search on Google Books of "Robinson's Rangers" got several hits. Only one had a mention of a TIDD... that was James Tidd, and the date was 1755... alas, not your Martin. But each "full view" book is searchable, and I searched on TIDD not TID... Hopefully you can find something with a more thorough search. There is a "snippet" view in which Martin Tid is noted as a Private in the Robinson's Rangers. Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania By John M. Buckalew, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, George Dallas Albert, Pennsylvania Indian Forts Commission >I am trying to find some background (perhaps a short history) of the unit >in Pennsylvania known as Robinson's Rangers in the American Revolution. >One of my ancestor's, Martin TIDD, was active in their activities, >possibly helping supply the group. > >http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ManipulateImage&id=588291&im=/Archives/13/12/CDLOAD/revwar/0048/0472.gif > >(You may have to 'refresh' the page to see the image.) > >Thanks. > >Aaron Hill >Salem, Oregon > >_________________________________________________________________ >Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one place! MSN Shopping >Sales & Deals >http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctid=198,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200639 > > > > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information > here..... >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

I am trying to find some background (perhaps a short history) of the unit in Pennsylvania known as Robinson's Rangers in the American Revolution. One of my ancestor's, Martin TIDD, was active in their activities, possibly helping supply the group. http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ManipulateImage&id=588291&im=/Archives/13/12/CDLOAD/revwar/0048/0472.gif (You may have to ‘refresh’ the page to see the image.) Thanks. Aaron Hill Salem, Oregon _________________________________________________________________ Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one place!  MSN Shopping Sales & Deals http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctid=198,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200639

A search on Google Books of "Robinson's Rangers" got several hits. Only one had a mention of a TIDD... that was James Tidd, and the date was 1755... alas, not your Martin. But each "full view" book is searchable, and I searched on TIDD not TID... Hopefully you can find something with a more thorough search. There is a "snippet" view in which Martin Tid is noted as a Private in the Robinson's Rangers. Report of the Commission to Locate the Site of the Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania By John M. Buckalew, Sheldon Reynolds, Jay Gilfillan Weiser, George Dallas Albert, Pennsylvania Indian Forts Commission >I am trying to find some background (perhaps a short history) of the unit >in Pennsylvania known as Robinson's Rangers in the American Revolution. >One of my ancestor's, Martin TIDD, was active in their activities, >possibly helping supply the group. > >http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ManipulateImage&id=588291&im=/Archives/13/12/CDLOAD/revwar/0048/0472.gif > >(You may have to 'refresh' the page to see the image.) > >Thanks. > >Aaron Hill >Salem, Oregon > >_________________________________________________________________ >Find sales, coupons, and free shipping, all in one place! MSN Shopping >Sales & Deals >http://shopping.msn.com/content/shp/?ctid=198,ptnrid=176,ptnrdata=200639 > > > > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information > here..... >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Joanne, Your habit sounds a lot like mine. I seem to find info for other people so much more easily than my own I would appreciate the attachment very much. I have a cousin who told me his father thought our ancestors "probably" came from Va. In that case the trail would have gone through NC, SC into Ga. unless they were over near the western trek down through NC SC Tenn and into Ga and Al. Rowan Co. would be over by the western trek.Lots of "Fossetts" in north Ga and Al. NC seems to be mostly "Fawcetts/Faucetts,etc." I just feel what I am looking for is right under my cursor and can't see it. Greene Co Ga had a politician named Peter Early and I believe my Peter Early is named for him. There is a Louisa Fossett in Greene Co Ga that married a William Gaston. I believe she is either sister or mother to Peter. His first dau. is named Louise/Louisa and the name is all through the family as well as the Early name. Haven't found the Gastons beyond Greene Co. Ga. The widow Martha Fossett is daughter of John and Patience Brunt. They are buried beside Peter and Martha in the Pike Co Ga Old Salem/Fossett Cemetery. Thank you so much for your interest. Also, I have access to Heritage Quest here in my library. Thanks for that tip. Joanne Yeager Thorne ----- Original Message ----- > Joanne, It's interesting that he is found in the 1850 census as "Early" Fossett and that his neighbors in 1850 included John and Patience Brunt and Elizabeth Bradbury and that a Bradbury shows up living with widow Martha Fossett in the 1870 census. > Robert Fossett of Rowan Co. NC and his signed statement. (I can send a copy via attachement if you like.) Since Peter Early Fossett named his first son Robert, this could be useful IF you have reason to think Peter's parents were in NC. Robert's name, by the way, is "translated" by officials as Faucett, Forsett et al, although Robert's signature is clear when you remember that an S was usually written as an f. > > Let me know if you want the attachment. > > Joanne Kartak > > >-> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information > here..... > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

WOW!!!!!!!!! Thanks ladies. I have Peter Early Fossett, his marriage, children and most of their families. They moved to Pike Co Ga and Peter and wife and several of the children are buried in Fossett Cemetery originally Old Salem. It is still well kept and the land was given by Peter. Also his in-laws, John Swanson Brunt and wife Patience Rowland are buried there. Guess I was hoping maybe a pension application would hold a clue. I was at a loss as to how to go about checking that source. By the way: Peter was listed as Fassett in his Greene Co Ga marriage record. Some internet info has him listed as Peter Karly Fossett. There is a Peter Karly descended from the Fossetts of Thomas Jefferson plantation. There is a very interesting story of his life but not, so far as I know, any connection to my family. Will take your suggestions one by one and see where it takes me. Thanks again for the postings and all the ideas. Til next time, Joanne Yeager Thorne

Joanne, It sounds like you know quite a bit about this family and are doing a good job. I'm a volunteer researcher, and by habit I get so curious about other people's search problems, that I did a quick look for Peter Fossett on ancestry.com. It's interesting that he is found in the 1850 census as "Early" Fossett and that his neighbors in 1850 included John and Patience Brunt and Elizabeth Bradbury and that a Bradbury shows up living with widow Martha Fossett in the 1870 census. I assume you've researched these surnames. If you have a subscription to Heritage Quest, you can search for RWV pension applications. Subscriptions are often available through local public libraries. I used my subscription and found a Robert Fossett of Rowan Co. NC and his signed statement. (I can send a copy via attachement if you like.) Since Peter Early Fossett named his first son Robert, this could be useful IF you have reason to think Peter's parents were in NC. Robert's name, by the way, is "translated" by officials as Faucett, Forsett et al, although Robert's signature is clear when you remember that an S was usually written as an f. Let me know if you want the attachment. Joanne Kartak Joanne Thorne <cybergranny@nc.rr.com> wrote: WOW!!!!!!!!! Thanks ladies. I have Peter Early Fossett, his marriage, children and most of their families. They moved to Pike Co Ga and Peter and wife and several of the children are buried in Fossett Cemetery originally Old Salem. It is still well kept and the land was given by Peter. Also his in-laws, John Swanson Brunt and wife Patience Rowland are buried there. Guess I was hoping maybe a pension application would hold a clue. I was at a loss as to how to go about checking that source. By the way: Peter was listed as Fassett in his Greene Co Ga marriage record. Some internet info has him listed as Peter Karly Fossett. There is a Peter Karly descended from the Fossetts of Thomas Jefferson plantation. There is a very interesting story of his life but not, so far as I know, any connection to my family. Will take your suggestions one by one and see where it takes me. Thanks again for the postings and all the ideas. Til next time, Joanne Yeager Thorne List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Joanne, in case you can "back into" your line, here are a couple of Fossetts who are DAR ancestors: John Fossett, Maryland, married Susanna Ellis, served as private in Capts. Lyman and George Richards in the Continental Line. Henry Fossett, married Anna Clark, servec in Maine, lived in Massachusetts. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joanne Thorne" <cybergranny@nc.rr.com> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 6:35 PM Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] suggestions >I have tracked my grgrgrandfather, Peter Early Fossett b. 23 Feb 1817 in > Greene Co Ga. Records state that he was orphaned at an early age. I have > no clue who his parents are, where they came from or what may have > happened > to them. > Since I have no given name, how or where would one begin to search for a > possible Rev War ancestor? > Thanks for any suggestions. > Joanne Yeager Thorne > > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information > here..... > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Since he doesn't die until 1868 there should be two times that he must list the state he was born in for the census taker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Buettner" <buettner@hiwaay.net> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] suggestions > Thank you Joanne, We all need to hear,stop & do what you suggest! As I > live in AL may I suggest 2 books on GA research: "Gone to GA" sorry, > don't > know author, but if someone is interested I'll go local library & find > out. > Another is "GA Research: a Handbook...." by Robert S. Davis, Jr. and Ted > Brooks. May order from GA Gene Society > <www.gagensociety.org/publications.htm> $38.00 non-members. I plan to > order > one tomorrow. Barbara, Cullman, AL > > -----Original Message----- > From: american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of qvarizona > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:32 PM > To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] suggestions > > > Joanne, > > It may be that you really are putting the cart in front of the horse. > If I were you, I wouldn't be concerned at this time about a possible > RWV. Why not concentrate on finding your Peter Fossett's family > first? It's possible, of course, that you could go through the back door > so to speak, and find find several Fossetts who were RWVs, and MAYBE, if > you were extemely lucky, one of them filed a pension application and > listed > the names of his > descendants, but the chances of this are extremely unlikely. > > Why not concentrate first on the county where Peter was born. > By "concentrate", I mean learn everything you can about it, who > were the families living there? Were there any Fossetts? Try every > imaginable spelling. If you find Fossetts/Faucetts/Fawcett, et al, track > each one down > until you know where they lived, who their neighbors were, etc. What was > the leading > religion practiced? By this time, your search will almost take over by > itself, and you'll know where to go next. > > If you can't find any Fossetts it's going to be a bit harder, but still > not impossible. > By now, you'll probably have a good idea where the people in Greene Co. > Georgia > came from. Check out every single clue --big or little. At least when > you do find your family, you'll be able to recognize them when you get > around to checking military histories. > > I could go on, but I think you get my message. As the descendant of > several proven > ancestors who were RWVs, I don't mean to minimize the pride and gratitude > I feel for their > contribution to our country, but it is NOTHING in comparison to first > finding them and proving my descent. > > Another Joanne > ..................... > > Joanne Thorne <cybergranny@nc.rr.com> wrote: > I have tracked my grgrgrandfather, Peter Early Fossett b. 23 Feb 1817 in > Greene Co Ga. Records state that he was orphaned at an early age. I have > no clue who his parents are, where they came from or what may have > happened > to them. > Since I have no given name, how or where would one begin to search for a > possible Rev War ancestor? > Thanks for any suggestions. > Joanne Yeager Thorne > > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! 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Thank you Joanne, We all need to hear,stop & do what you suggest! As I live in AL may I suggest 2 books on GA research: "Gone to GA" sorry, don't know author, but if someone is interested I'll go local library & find out. Another is "GA Research: a Handbook...." by Robert S. Davis, Jr. and Ted Brooks. May order from GA Gene Society <www.gagensociety.org/publications.htm> $38.00 non-members. I plan to order one tomorrow. Barbara, Cullman, AL -----Original Message----- From: american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of qvarizona Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 8:32 PM To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] suggestions Joanne, It may be that you really are putting the cart in front of the horse. If I were you, I wouldn't be concerned at this time about a possible RWV. Why not concentrate on finding your Peter Fossett's family first? It's possible, of course, that you could go through the back door so to speak, and find find several Fossetts who were RWVs, and MAYBE, if you were extemely lucky, one of them filed a pension application and listed the names of his descendants, but the chances of this are extremely unlikely. Why not concentrate first on the county where Peter was born. By "concentrate", I mean learn everything you can about it, who were the families living there? Were there any Fossetts? Try every imaginable spelling. If you find Fossetts/Faucetts/Fawcett, et al, track each one down until you know where they lived, who their neighbors were, etc. What was the leading religion practiced? By this time, your search will almost take over by itself, and you'll know where to go next. If you can't find any Fossetts it's going to be a bit harder, but still not impossible. By now, you'll probably have a good idea where the people in Greene Co. Georgia came from. Check out every single clue --big or little. At least when you do find your family, you'll be able to recognize them when you get around to checking military histories. I could go on, but I think you get my message. As the descendant of several proven ancestors who were RWVs, I don't mean to minimize the pride and gratitude I feel for their contribution to our country, but it is NOTHING in comparison to first finding them and proving my descent. Another Joanne ..................... Joanne Thorne <cybergranny@nc.rr.com> wrote: I have tracked my grgrgrandfather, Peter Early Fossett b. 23 Feb 1817 in Greene Co Ga. Records state that he was orphaned at an early age. I have no clue who his parents are, where they came from or what may have happened to them. Since I have no given name, how or where would one begin to search for a possible Rev War ancestor? Thanks for any suggestions. Joanne Yeager Thorne List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUT ION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUT ION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have tracked my grgrgrandfather, Peter Early Fossett b. 23 Feb 1817 in Greene Co Ga. Records state that he was orphaned at an early age. I have no clue who his parents are, where they came from or what may have happened to them. Since I have no given name, how or where would one begin to search for a possible Rev War ancestor? Thanks for any suggestions. Joanne Yeager Thorne

Joanne, It may be that you really are putting the cart in front of the horse. If I were you, I wouldn't be concerned at this time about a possible RWV. Why not concentrate on finding your Peter Fossett's family first? It's possible, of course, that you could go through the back door so to speak, and find find several Fossetts who were RWVs, and MAYBE, if you were extemely lucky, one of them filed a pension application and listed the names of his descendants, but the chances of this are extremely unlikely. Why not concentrate first on the county where Peter was born. By "concentrate", I mean learn everything you can about it, who were the families living there? Were there any Fossetts? Try every imaginable spelling. If you find Fossetts/Faucetts/Fawcett, et al, track each one down until you know where they lived, who their neighbors were, etc. What was the leading religion practiced? By this time, your search will almost take over by itself, and you'll know where to go next. If you can't find any Fossetts it's going to be a bit harder, but still not impossible. By now, you'll probably have a good idea where the people in Greene Co. Georgia came from. Check out every single clue --big or little. At least when you do find your family, you'll be able to recognize them when you get around to checking military histories. I could go on, but I think you get my message. As the descendant of several proven ancestors who were RWVs, I don't mean to minimize the pride and gratitude I feel for their contribution to our country, but it is NOTHING in comparison to first finding them and proving my descent. Another Joanne ..................... Joanne Thorne <cybergranny@nc.rr.com> wrote: I have tracked my grgrgrandfather, Peter Early Fossett b. 23 Feb 1817 in Greene Co Ga. Records state that he was orphaned at an early age. I have no clue who his parents are, where they came from or what may have happened to them. Since I have no given name, how or where would one begin to search for a possible Rev War ancestor? Thanks for any suggestions. Joanne Yeager Thorne List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information here..... http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you for the corrected URL. Now to get out the reading glasses and have some fun. Tree Mother "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." Hercule Poirot http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 ----- Original Message ----- From: "qvarizona" <qvarizona@yahoo.com> To: <american-revolution@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:03 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Claims, Dunmore's Northern Army.doc > Address of index at LVA: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/siteindex/index.htm > If you know what you're looking for, you should be able to access it > through the index. > > > > TreeMother <Tonin1@airmail.net> wrote: > >> George[Page 1. >> http://lvaimage.lib. >> va.us/Microfilm/DW/001/00117.tif] > > The above underlined URL below does not work. > > What is the correct address? > Very interested in viewing these pages. > Thank you for bringing them to the attention of the list. > > Poldi > > > > "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." > Hercule Poirot > > http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com > > "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will > eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne > for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." > --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Patrick" > To: > Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 7:40 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Claims, Dunmore's Northern Army.doc > > >> This is the beginning of page 1 of 117 pages related to claims filed by >> persons who participated in Dunmore's War in 1774, or, at least the >> northern part of his army. Morgan and Lynn are mentioned here along with >> many more. It doesn't break down Lynn's Company by individuals but may >> have some clues. As far as I can tell, this was the first time Daniel >> Morgan was involved in organizing any type of military unit, but, I don't >> know that for sure. >> >> George[Page 1. >> http://lvaimage.lib. >> va.us/Microfilm/DW/001/00117.tif] >> >> " >> At a Meeting of the several Commissioners appointed to settle the >> Accounts >> of the Militia in actual service in the late Expedition against the >> Indians under >> Lord Dunmore held at Romney the 14th of October 1775 The said >> Commissioners proceeded to receive Claims." >> >> Saturday 14th October 1775 >> >> [Name etc.] / To whom Certificates delivered >> >> To Conrad Kersner for a gun / Jno. Higins >> To Thos. Lawson for oats / Jno. Lawson >> >> >> Note from George: The link didn't open for me so perhaps whoever posted >> this about 3 or 4 months ago would be so kind as to resend the website >> link to the group. >> >> GP >> List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: >> Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> We have archives! 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