Hi All I am new to this list and have joined as I am sure that there are probably many knowledgable individuals who subscribe that will know the answer to a geography question :-) My ancestor, Henry THOMAS, became a soldier of the Revolutionary War in 1781 from Northumberland Co., PA. He described in his Pension papers the services that he performed. He said: ".....He marched from Sunshiry(?) which stands on the bank of the Susquehanah River to Cokes Town about forty-five miles from the former place, there he continued for some time as a guard when he marched back to Sunsbury(?) where he remained for a short time, when he again marched to Cokes Town, and from thence again to Suns??y and so alternately from one place to another as a guard for the purpose of transporting provisions and munitions of war to the main troops engaged in the Continental Service - For this tour of Seven Months he was an orderly Seargent. Nine boats were employed in the service of transporting the provisions and munitions for the said troops which had to be strictly guarded to render the transportation safe, this guard was commanded by Captain John Ingram and Lieut. John Shipman (?) (Ensign forgetting)....." I suspect that since Henry THOMAS joined in Northumberland County, PA that the first town might be Sunbury. There is definitely an "s" following "Sun" and it definitely ends in a "y". But since the Pension was applied for in Indiana maybe it sounded like Sunsbury to the person recording his statement and was actually Sunbury. Forty-five miles down river on the Susquehana River from Sunbury is Harrisburg, PA. Is there a Cokes Town near Harrisburg? Has anyone heard of Cokes Town? Thank you so much for your knowledge and help. Lin Morin LinLB5@Ashlandnet.net