Marie, yes, yes, yes, but I have no photo printer, mail me a real copy to my address 703-350 Concession St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L9A 1B6 (zip code - do not forget) Thanks Marie, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Rasnick Fetzer" <mariefetzer@tds.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 1:57 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Hessian Plaques > Mr. Merz, > I do have a photo of a monument to my Hessian Jacob Rasnick that was put up by the family in 1977, stating that he was a Hessian soldier, however, as I mentioned earlier, our Hessian plaque is not on the monument at this time, as others in the family have not agreed to it as yet. If you're interested in the monument photo as is, let me know and I'll email it to you. > Marie Rasnick Fetzer >

I only bought pins, never thought about holding a plaque, what a great idea but I guess it's too late now. No more plaques? Sorry to foist my Schilling story on the list but it took 30 years to find him. Cheers, Ed

Dear Diane and Fred Vickerson: How many old 'Vickerson' headstones can be found on Prince Edward Island? Not one to honour your ancestor? Not one to remember him, the first one of your tribe to settle on that beautiful island, the smallest Province of Canada. The cradle of our Confederation. Nothing there to remember those harde first settlers, the Hessians? Perhaps that could be a project for next summer? Ask Lothar Zimmermann, the German professor at Charlottetown University, for help and assistance. Let's do something! Yours John Helmut Merz, a proud Canadian and a proud Hessian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane and Fred Vickerson" <diane-fred.vickerson@sympatico.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > John, > > Unfortunately no headstone exists for my Hessian ancestor, Georg Weckesser. > Hope you have a worthwhile trip. > Fred Vickerson >

Mr. Merz, I do have a photo of a monument to my Hessian Jacob Rasnick that was put up by the family in 1977, stating that he was a Hessian soldier, however, as I mentioned earlier, our Hessian plaque is not on the monument at this time, as others in the family have not agreed to it as yet. If you're interested in the monument photo as is, let me know and I'll email it to you. Marie Rasnick Fetzer

Dear Rusty Clark; Thank you, thank you, you are helping to restore my faith with your beautiful story. I will print it out and add to my file for my Hanau trip. God bless you and all the other participants, John Helmut Merz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rusty" <rclark@map.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 7:48 AM Subject: John Andreas ISENSE (Isensee) > Greetings, > > On Sunday a dozen of us stood at the grave of John Andrew Isense in West Springfield MA while I read a short story on the lightning strike that killed him shortly after he settled here to farm. His sandstone marker was carved by Solomon Brewer, a talented local gravestone carver who also carved gravestones for the town's elite. Someone cared enough to have the stone made and erected in his memory. > > I believe he left no descendants, so we make a special effort to visit the burial site, and discuss the march of the Hessians through town on the way to the coast. > > Rusty Clark > Ramapogue Historical Society > >

Bill, I just replied to Ed Maul's e-mail, and what I said to him, I could have said to you. I don't know where my own grandmother is buried, but I have a beautiful picture of hers hanging on my wall in honour of her. If you are sure that this Hessian was your ancestor, wouldn't you want to honor him, and leave some memento to your descendants? Respectfully John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@verizon.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > John, > Hope you have a great trip. Like many other descendants, I do not know where > my Hessian is buried. We have a guess, but the cemetery was built over many > years ago and there was no stone and so far no proof. Sorry I can't send you > a picture. > Bill Hawk > >

Dear Ed, we have heard about your Hessian ancestor Nikolaus Schilling ever since this mail list started. It is understandable that you cannot put a marker on a grave which does not exist (anymore), but what about his descendents? No graves to be found of his sons, grandsons, etc.? No picture of you holding a descendant's plaque? These are just some simple questions, can you give me one simple answer - you have a Hessian plaque? If yes, show me a picture of you holding one! Sincerely, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Maul" <edmaul@optonline.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: Re:Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > My Nikolaus Schilling, Hessian Grenadier is listed in HETRINA as died from > accident or disease in 1777 on the way to Philadelphia via a British naval > fleet. Maybe he was dumped overboard or buried somewhere on land. > I certainly would have put a plaque up if I found his gravesite. > > Ed > http://members.tripod.com/~Silvie/Schilling.html > >

My Nikolaus Schilling, Hessian Grenadier is listed in HETRINA as died from accident or disease in 1777 on the way to Philadelphia via a British naval fleet. Maybe he was dumped overboard or buried somewhere on land. I certainly would have put a plaque up if I found his gravesite. Ed http://members.tripod.com/~Silvie/Schilling.html

John, Hope you have a great trip. Like many other descendants, I do not know where my Hessian is buried. We have a guess, but the cemetery was built over many years ago and there was no stone and so far no proof. Sorry I can't send you a picture. Bill Hawk ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > Hello Hessian descendants; > > So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with > pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque...

Greetings, On Sunday a dozen of us stood at the grave of John Andrew Isense in West Springfield MA while I read a short story on the lightning strike that killed him shortly after he settled here to farm. His sandstone marker was carved by Solomon Brewer, a talented local gravestone carver who also carved gravestones for the town's elite. Someone cared enough to have the stone made and erected in his memory. I believe he left no descendants, so we make a special effort to visit the burial site, and discuss the march of the Hessians through town on the way to the coast. Rusty Clark Ramapogue Historical Society ----- Original Message ----- From: john To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. Hello Hessian descendants; So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque. Don't tell me you missed my appeal of 10 days ago. Don't tell me that nobody else but Robert Fetters honored his Hessian ancestor. Don't tell me that this "Hessian Soldier" plaque and the "Hessian Descendant" plaque was a wash-out, and all the 'hoopla' was just a dream? Where are all those Hessian descendants who are so proud of their Hessian ancestor? I've got the last 12 Hessian lapel pins from Bob Fetters and will be pinning them on the officials who will be greeting me over at the homeland of "your" Hessians, and just hope they don't ask me for pictures of Hessian plaques on their gravestones. Well, I can show them at least one, that of the Hessian Henrich Hammer, who also has a plaque of the 'Sons of the American Revolution' on the other side. John ////////////////////////////////////// What I am really hoping for perhaps a picture of a Hessian descendant (or descendants) in front of the S.A.R. display. (How about Charles?) Thanks in advance for all your help Btw. notice my new e-mail address - You know I did retire from the Hessians. Yours John Helmut Merz, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada jmerz@cogeco.ca ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe click on AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. No other words or explanations or it won't work. ~~~~~~~~~~~ You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

John, Unfortunately no headstone exists for my Hessian ancestor, Georg Weckesser. Hope you have a worthwhile trip. Fred Vickerson -------Original Message------- From: john Date: 05/23/05 21:44:54 To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. Hello Hessian descendants; So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque. Don't tell me you missed my appeal of 10 days ago. Don't tell me that nobody else but Robert Fetters honored his Hessian ancestor. Don't tell me that this "Hessian Soldier" plaque and the "Hessian Descendant" plaque was a wash-out, and all the 'hoopla' was just a dream? Where are all those Hessian descendants who are so proud of their Hessian ancestor? I've got the last 12 Hessian lapel pins from Bob Fetters and will be pinning them on the officials who will be greeting me over at the homeland of "your" Hessians, and just hope they don't ask me for pictures of Hessian plaques on their gravestones. Well, I can show them at least one, that of the Hessian Henrich Hammer, who also has a plaque of the 'Sons of the American Revolution' on the other side. John ////////////////////////////////////// What I am really hoping for perhaps a picture of a Hessian descendant (or descendants) in front of the S.A.R. display. (How about Charles?) Thanks in advance for all your help Btw. notice my new e-mail address - You know I did retire from the Hessians. Yours John Helmut Merz, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada jmerz@cogeco.ca ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe click on AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. No other words or explanations or it won't work. ~~~~~~~~~~~ You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

John, I’ve got one of the plaques, and plan to do something with it when I can. To have it attached to the current gravestone would be risk breaking it. Besides, the gravestone already mentions his role in the army at Saratoga, as well as his American army service for three years. The words are only readable by making a rubbing – which is not a good idea. So, in the future, I plan to add an additional memorial with the Hessian plaque, and a plaque for his service with the American side. The DAR has long recognized him as a patriot, and the Sons of the Revolution, which I belong to, has my paperwork for him as well. Enjoy your trip! Bill Smith Descendant of Daniel Engelcke, of the Ehrenkrook Company, von Specht Regiment, and the Massachusetts Continentals 1781-1784. ----- Original Message ----- From: john <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Date: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:42 pm Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > Hello Hessian descendants; > > So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with > pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque. >

Hello Hessian descendants; So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque. Don't tell me you missed my appeal of 10 days ago. Don't tell me that nobody else but Robert Fetters honored his Hessian ancestor. Don't tell me that this "Hessian Soldier" plaque and the "Hessian Descendant" plaque was a wash-out, and all the 'hoopla' was just a dream? Where are all those Hessian descendants who are so proud of their Hessian ancestor? I've got the last 12 Hessian lapel pins from Bob Fetters and will be pinning them on the officials who will be greeting me over at the homeland of "your" Hessians, and just hope they don't ask me for pictures of Hessian plaques on their gravestones. Well, I can show them at least one, that of the Hessian Henrich Hammer, who also has a plaque of the 'Sons of the American Revolution' on the other side. John ////////////////////////////////////// What I am really hoping for perhaps a picture of a Hessian descendant (or descendants) in front of the S.A.R. display. (How about Charles?) Thanks in advance for all your help Btw. notice my new e-mail address - You know I did retire from the Hessians. Yours John Helmut Merz, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada jmerz@cogeco.ca

Hello John, I've been reading your emails about your trip, it should be quite an adventure. I do not have a plaque, but neither do I have a headstone for my Hessian. The cemetery chose to remove all the old headstones.. A shame and a loss. Most of the about 2000 descendants of Johann Jacob Bonstein are scattered all over the United States. I have set up part of my website as a memorial to the Bonstein Hessian, since most of the descendants will never visit the cemetery.. nor could we find the actual plot if they were lucky enough to get there. As I have said before "OUR" Bonstein Hessians are the only documented set of brothers that one went home and one stayed. With the help of Gunther , we have been getting the documentation (Birth/death/marriage records) for his ancestors and siblings from Germany. We have pictures of Grossropperhausen, and just reciently got a picture of the actual home they lived in. Has the SAR set up anyone to help non SAR members wanting research on their Hessian? Is there an email contact? a cost? Just wondering? I hope your trip turns out to be as wonerful as it sounds like it will be. Hessian History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/hstry/bonhist1.htm My Bonnstien / Bonstein family: (Starting in 1640 we hane 15 generations recorded) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/b/b4.htm Nelda Nelda L. Percival nee Gilpin, IBSSG http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gillock/ http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/

Dear Jane and Bill; Thanks for your concern and also for the adress of the Park Curator of the Saratoga Battle Park. I'll copy this to Mr. Howard Horne, who will look after this I am sure. I myself have nothing here anymore to fall back on, and although I still get many enquiries about Hessian soldiers, all I can do now is forward such enquiries to the mail list, hoping that someone will pick up on it. Mind you, the list seems to be slow at times to respond, and nobody seems to receive the PML service from Rootsweb which is such a fantastic source of information, and as long as I have the time and still get the PML information for free from Rootsweb, I will forward those interesting tidbits, which always will have the PML Search in the subject line. Thanks again Jane, the bright star shining from Florida's Gulf coast. thanks for all your help now and in the past. Yours John Helmut Merz, retired on Canada's shores of Lake Ontario. ----- Original Message ----- From: WMCURCI@aol.com Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:59 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Regarding the American forces POW List at Battle of 1777 in Saratoga Dear John, it is so wonderful to hear from you and to hear about your upcoming trip. Do you recall when you were interested in a obtaining the following: Does the Park have a list of the POW's taken by the American forces at the Battle of 1777 in Saratoga? Can they email or US Mail the list? Bill and I have a friend <snip. Anyway, John, we asked him about such a list and he responded as follows: I hope this is still something you are interested in. Love to you and Emmi and Pauli and Family, Jane and Bill, too! wmcurci@aol.com Subj: Re: (no subject) Date: 5/16/2005 2:03:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: Steve_D_Thompson@nps.gov To: WMCURCI@aol.com Hi Jane, I don't know anyone there but I was able to look at their staff directory and the person most likely to know anything about such a list is the Park's Curator. Her information is: Christine Robinson PARK CURATOR 518 664-9821 x 221 Email: Christine_Robinson@nps.gov Most parks are currently understaffed; try calling her first, and if you get voice mail, rather than leave a message (she probably gets many), I'd send her an email. You certainly can tell her that you got her name from me. I think the question is simple, if I understand the letter below: Does the Park have a list of the POW's taken by the American forces at the Battle of 1777 in Saratoga? Can they email or US Mail the list? Hope this helps. Trust you and Bill are well. Steve Steve Thompson Special Park Uses/Lands Outer Banks Group 252 473-2111x121 Fax: 252 473-2595 E-mail: steve_d_thompson@nps.gov dirlamrob@juno.com writes: Subj:RE: [HESSIAN] Still Here Date:6/22/2004 4:30:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: dirlamrob@juno.com (ROBERT B DIRLAM) Reply-to: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Thank you Mary Vogus Hoffman. At your suggestion, I contacted the Ranger at Saratoga National Historic Park, and he has replied with a very nice E mail. He searched for John Oderick Dirlam on all the Brunswick/Hesse-Hanau records, but did not find him. He also searched for spelling variations on the name but nothing plausible came up. He said that it is possible, however, that John Oderick Dirlam was a German soldier serving in the British army directly, and not with one of it's "Hessen" auxiliary units. There were hundreds of these Germans in the British ranks, and records of their names exist. However, because there is no compiled list of their names, nor an index.it's exceedingly difficult to locate an individual. The originals for these records are in London. I am very pleased with the Ranger's response, even if John Oderick Dirlam did not turn up on the Saratoga National Historic Park Brunswick/Hesse-Hanau records list. I will continue my search for John Oderick Dirlam's origins. ############

Hello Al Ball and Hessian list subscribers; since I haven't seen anybody responding as yet, although anybody with access to Hetrina III could have done so, and I myself gave all my research material away, so the only thing I can rely on is my 'Guide', where on page 48 is a line: BOGEN, Nikolaus, K-2, S#133, D1-6/1783 N.Y., S#25 PA-Oaths. Btw. K-2 means Hessen-Kassel Regiment Erbprinz, D1-6/1783 N.Y. means discharged in New York June 1783. Somebody got more information, please help this man, don't rely on me anymore, I am still reading this, but I can't help. Regards, John Merz. retired on Lake Ontario in Canada. (this is our first long weekend - Queen Victoria Day) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Ball" <alan.ball2@verizon.net> Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 11:26 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] JOHN N A BOGEN > Western Maryland History states "On the First of August, 1769, Dr. Phillip Thomas located at Frederick (MD) and was followed by Dr. John Fischer and by Dr. John N A Bogen. The latter was a Hessian and for some time was confined at the "Barracks" as a prisoner of war. After the war he married a daughter of Henry Koontz and occupied the office on West Patrick St Where the office of B F Brown is now located." Frederick County marriage records state that an Anthony Frederick Bogen married a Mary Koontz on 7 > Sep 1784. Questions I am trying to answer are: 1) Was John N A Bogen a Hessian soldier or was he simply confined in the "Barracks" because he was a Hessian at the time of the war, 2) Given that the only marriage record shown in Frederick "After the war" between a Koontz and a Bogen is "Anthony Frederick Bogen" to Mary Koontz on 7 DEC 1784, is it possible that "Anthony Frederick Bogen" is actually the John N(icholas) A(ndrew) Bogen, MD mentioned in Western Maryland Hi! > story and, 3) If they are not the same person, are they Brothers and did they both marry Koontz girls and fight in the revolution? > > The 1790 Frederick Cnty, Maryland census shows Baltzer Koontz living next door to Frederick Bogen. My Grandfather is Baltzer Koontz born in this area about 1765. Is he the Brother of the Mary that married either Frederick or John Bogen? Also, there is a Henry Koontz, Jr. and Sr. living nearby Baltzer and Frederick who would likely be the "Father " of the "Koontz Daughter" mentioned in Western Maryland History. > > Does anyone have any information on these Bogen Hessians? If so you may help the thousands of Koontz ancestors who need to identify the parents of Baltzer Koontz, Sr. Anything I have I will gladly share with anyone that needs it. > > Al Ball > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. > To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS > To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L > **************** > To unsubscribe: send an email to AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com > and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. > No other words or explanations or it won't work. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Western Maryland History states "On the First of August, 1769, Dr. Phillip Thomas located at Frederick (MD) and was followed by Dr. John Fischer and by Dr. John N A Bogen. The latter was a Hessian and for some time was confined at the "Barracks" as a prisoner of war. After the war he married a daughter of Henry Koontz and occupied the office on West Patrick St Where the office of B F Brown is now located." Frederick County marriage records state that an Anthony Frederick Bogen married a Mary Koontz on 7 Sep 1784. Questions I am trying to answer are: 1) Was John N A Bogen a Hessian soldier or was he simply confined in the "Barracks" because he was a Hessian at the time of the war, 2) Given that the only marriage record shown in Frederick "After the war" between a Koontz and a Bogen is "Anthony Frederick Bogen" to Mary Koontz on 7 DEC 1784, is it possible that "Anthony Frederick Bogen" is actually the John N(icholas) A(ndrew) Bogen, MD mentioned in Western Maryland Hi! story and, 3) If they are not the same person, are they Brothers and did they both marry Koontz girls and fight in the revolution? The 1790 Frederick Cnty, Maryland census shows Baltzer Koontz living next door to Frederick Bogen. My Grandfather is Baltzer Koontz born in this area about 1765. Is he the Brother of the Mary that married either Frederick or John Bogen? Also, there is a Henry Koontz, Jr. and Sr. living nearby Baltzer and Frederick who would likely be the "Father " of the "Koontz Daughter" mentioned in Western Maryland History. Does anyone have any information on these Bogen Hessians? If so you may help the thousands of Koontz ancestors who need to identify the parents of Baltzer Koontz, Sr. Anything I have I will gladly share with anyone that needs it. Al Ball

Hello Hessians; Dana Majernik was wondering if I was working as a monitor for Rootsweb, because I re-posted her message to the AMREV-HESSIANS mail list, and I explained to her how this PML Service works. Actually it is very simple - Rootsweb is honoring their old Donors and Sponsors, before Ancestry times, with giving them the priviledge to give us a copy of every Rootsweb Message appearing on any Rootsweb Mailing List with certain keywords. It is a wonderful system, and has helped me finding leads, and like in the case of Dana, she brought up the name of a Hessian soldier, we haven't heard of. My idea was to put her query over the Hessians list, so we have a record of the name in the archives, as well as a contact person. Where else do you look for Hessian Soldiers? MY QUESTION to our AMREV-HESSIANS subscribers - is there anybody out there who is also a recipient of the PML Service? Has nobody of our present subscribers the priviledge of this wonderful service? Where were you when Rootsweb needed your donations? Too late now - - only we who supported Rootsweb financially years back are the happy receivers of this service. This is why I am able to let you have the benefit of it as well, when the opportunity presents itself. That's why you get those messages, headed in the subject line with: PML Service. Thanks, Rootsweb, Sincerely John Helmut Merz. /////////////////////////////////// ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 8:29 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: PML Search: Friedrich SCHLOEG, Hessian? > Forwarded to the AMREV-HESSIANS mail list: > > From: "Dana Majernik" <majerdm@yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:47 PM > > > Source: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Seeking Info About The Cowans of Cowans Gap/Cowans Village, PA > > > > I came upon your website in search of my own Cowen/Cowens/Cowan family. I > descend from a woman named "Sophia Cowen" who married Jacob Slates (Slates > was derived from the names Schloeg, Schleg, Slate, finally to Slates in the > early 1800's). Friedrich Schloeg was a Hessian soldier who fought for the > British in the Revolutionary War and decided to stay in America after the > war. > > > > Jacob Slates was the grandson of Friedrich. Jacob was said to have been > born in Maryland. The problem though is that this was an area which is now > located in South Central Pennsylvania. The counties of Bedford, Fulton, and > Huntingdon of Pennsylvania all were part of one another at various times and > also at various times a part of Maryland. > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > For Hessian research in Canada contact the Marilyn Adams Genealogical Research Centre, Ameliasburg, Ontario e-mail 7thtownmagrc@kos.net or check the mail list archives of this list for address. > You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. > To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS > To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L > ****************

Forwarded to the AMREV-HESSIANS mail list: From: "Dana Majernik" <majerdm@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 6:47 PM > Source: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Seeking Info About The Cowans of Cowans Gap/Cowans Village, PA > > I came upon your website in search of my own Cowen/Cowens/Cowan family. I descend from a woman named "Sophia Cowen" who married Jacob Slates (Slates was derived from the names Schloeg, Schleg, Slate, finally to Slates in the early 1800's). Friedrich Schloeg was a Hessian soldier who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War and decided to stay in America after the war. > > Jacob Slates was the grandson of Friedrich. Jacob was said to have been born in Maryland. The problem though is that this was an area which is now located in South Central Pennsylvania. The counties of Bedford, Fulton, and Huntingdon of Pennsylvania all were part of one another at various times and also at various times a part of Maryland. >

Three days since my appeal, no positive response received as yet - If you have any pictures, and if you mail them to me, please write on back who the soldier was, and who is on the picture. A date would be good too. See my adress below. Hope you will help me. John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Hessian Soldier Plaques - Pictures on Hessian graves. > Dear Hessian descendants - > > This is a serious appeal! > > Saturday a week ago, a full page newspaper article > appeared in the Hanau newspaper, with pictures of > Hessian soldiers parading at historical events, >SNIP< > This has put me on the spot - > in the article it says that American descendants of Hessian soldiers > designed this plaque to honor their ancestor, and that these > plaques would be attched to the still existing grave stones of > those Hessians. I do know that our designer and promoter > Robert Fetters has done so with his ancestor, the Hessen- > Kassel Soldier Henrich Hammer, of the Knyphausen Regiment, > but who else has done a similar dedication. > > I know that many plaques have been ordered from the > Bronzeworks, but I have not seen any pictures anywhere. > Bob, I need yours again also. > > MAIL ME YOUR PICTURES - I need to show them in Hanau. > I am leaving on the 14. June, get them to me before - PLEASE > > Mail to: > John Helmut Merz, > 703-350 Concession St., > Hamilton, Ontario, Canada > L9A 1B6 (this is the Zip code, do not forget) > > Ronald Reagan said: Go ahead - make my Day ! I sak you the same!!! > http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo_hessenland.htm >