Joy wrote: ">>The approved DAR service (Nov 13, 2000) is Augusta Co, Virginia Militia, >>appointed Adjutant October 29, 1778. Oath as Ensign June 20, 1781" Hi Joy: Wow. Did I write that? It is not what I recall, but I don't have my article handy. At any rate the Oct 1778 LT is the wrong guy. Notice on the Oct 1778 appointment from the others involved that this was for a company at Bluegrass in (now Highland) County, VA., and is for the nephew Henry instead of Weston Henry. It is impossible to tell which one the 1781ensign qualification is but somebody got demoted. The RIGHT one for Weston Henry is August 19, 1778 Henry Flesher 2nd Lt in William Lowther's company. This particular part contradicts my article but I did not have the knowledge of militia in general then that I have now. The date of this matching exactly the last day that nephew Henry left Bowyer's 12th Virginia was what threw me off, if you look at the article. A WHOPPING coincidence but I now believe a coincidence in fact. I'll have to get my article out and look at it again. I know it needs updating. The frustrating thing is after 75 years the DAR STILL doesn't have Weston Henry fixed and are claiming service (the October appointment in McCoy's Co.) for his descendants that rightly belongs to the descendants of the Pendleton County man. Perhaps I am partly culpable for this. Likely too late to get it fixed? It is this type of thing that makes genealogy so distasteful. We are beating our heads against a brick wall and the wall is winning! Oh well, I'll buy a helmet. Please keep me in the loop on the monument placing. I also have complete and extensive information on Henry Jr son of Weston Henry that will update (correctly I promise <grin>) much of what has been published about him. If you want I will write something up. It is really needed. Maybe for HCJ? Keep in touch. Best Regards David Armstrong Elkins, WV