Searching for Captain Robertson of the Black Watch; the 42nd Highlanders Regiment. Captain Robertson, a United Empire Loyalist, was sent to India on military duty before 1783 and was never heard from again. It is presumed that he was killed in battle. His daughter Mary Ann, born in Long Island, NY in 1783, and his wife, name unknown, moved to the Nashwaak in New Brunswick, Canada, and settled there with other families of the 42nd Highlanders. Wayne wkeene1@netzero.net --------------------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Only $9.95 per month! Sign up in September to win one of 30 Hawaiian Vacations for 2! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97

Hope this helps and a few resources below for you and others in their quest for information. Rhonda Houston http://bermuda-online.org/britarmy.htm British Army in Bermuda from 1776 to 1953 Regiments, units and why their bases here were significant in the colonial and North American history of Great Britain Regiments, units and why their bases here were significant in the colonial and North American history of Great Britain 1847 to 1851 - 1st and 2nd Battalions, 42nd Regiment (Royal Highlanders), then the Black Watch. Bermuda's Black Watch Well at the junction with the North Shore Road is named in tribute. It was dug in 1849. When the Governor of the period ordered British soldiers to seek a fresh water supply for the poor of Pembroke Parish and their cattle during a prolonged drought, the Black Watch was the first to volunteer and dug so thoroughly the facility still exists today. One of the officers was Captain G. W. MacQuarie, who lived in St. George's at what was then Rendell House, later the Redan Hotel, now Clyde's Cafe. Several of their members died in Bermuda and are buried at St. Peter's Church in St. George's. They include Ensign Maitland, Ensign Abercromby and beside them the grave of bandmaster Philip Goldbergh. In Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, a monument - still there - was erected in 1887 to mark the enrolment in 1740 of the Black Watch as the 42nd Regiment of the line. The "Watch" as it was known originally was first raised in 1667 by various Whig clan chiefs in Scotland "to be a constant guard for securing the peace in the Highlands and to watch upon the braes." The men wore dark tartan to distinguish them from Guardsmen or Red Soldiers - hence the name Black Watch. Britian's Land Forces Oldest Website http://regiments.org/milhist/regts.htm http://regiments.org/milhist/ http://regiments.org/ (1) Tracing Your West Indian Ancestors by Guy Grannum London: Public Records Office, 1995 ISBN 1-873162-20-0 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This guide discusses a wide variety of records available at the Public Record Office for researching British West Indian ancestry. 92) Army Records for Family Historians by Simon Fowler, paberback London: Public Records Office, 1998 ISBN 1-873162-04-9 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This is a comprehensive guide to tracing army ancestors from the reign of Elizabeth I up to the 1960s. (3) Militia Lists and Musters 1757-1876 (A directory of holdings in the British Isles) by Jeremy Gibson & Mervyn Medlycott Federation of Family History Societies price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This guide is arranged by county and provides information on the survival and location of militia lists and musters in the British Isles. (4) Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964 by Michael Roper London: Public Records Office, 1998 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This guide covers the period from the Restoration of Charles II to the establishment of the Ministry of Defence in 1964 and includes records of the Board of Ordnance, Military Intelligence, Military Aviation and relationships with other key government departments, including Treasury, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office. (5) Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office, 5th edition by Amanda Bevan London: Public Records Office, 1998 ISBN 1-873162-61-8 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This fifth edition of the classic work is now published directly for the first time by the Public Record Office and has been revised and updated to include new accessions, better record descriptions, and illustrations of key sources. (6) Records of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1758-1945 (2nd edition) by William Spencer, paberback London: Public Records Office, 1997 ISBN 1-873162-44-8 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This guide covers the records of the militia and Volunteers, Rifle Volunteers, Yeomanry,Fencibles, Territorials and Home Guard with photographs and case studies of how to use the records. (7) Records of the Royal Marines by Simon Fowler, Peter Elliott, Coyners Nesbit & Christina Goulter London: Public Records Office, 1994 ISBN 1873162146 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This is a comprehensive guide to records of the Marines worldwide beginning in the reign of Charles II. (8) Records of Merchant Shipping and Seamen by Kelvin Smith, Christopher T Watts and Michael J Watts London: Public Records Office, 1998 ISBN 1-873162-49-9 price includes postage and handling, shipped surface mail from London This new Readers' Guide fully explains and illustrates the complex registration records for both ships and men which commonly baffle the average user along with Crew Lists and Agreements now scattered throughout a number of repositories. It also includes fishermen and fishing vessels, the Royal Navy Reserve and War Service, and how to look for information about maritime disasters such as Titanic and Lusitania. -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Keene [mailto:wkeene1@netzero.net] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 9:44 PM To: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [A-REV] Captain Robertson; Black Watch Searching for Captain Robertson of the Black Watch; the 42nd Highlanders Regiment. Captain Robertson, a United Empire Loyalist, was sent to India on military duty before 1783 and was never heard from again. It is presumed that he was killed in battle. His daughter Mary Ann, born in Long Island, NY in 1783, and his wife, name unknown, moved to the Nashwaak in New Brunswick, Canada, and settled there with other families of the 42nd Highlanders. Wayne wkeene1@netzero.net --------------------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Only $9.95 per month! 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