HI Roger, You can find some information about Frederic Louis Kempffer at the following website; http://ca.geocities.com/kempffer7@rogers.com Hope this is of some help. John Kempffer Roger Kemple <rogerkemple@mygalaxyexpress.com> wrote: JOHN, I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - POTTSVILLE. THANKS. ROGER K. ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== Mail List archives are your best bet to find information,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 from the -D version of the list:AMREV-HESSIANS-D-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 must unsub from the version you are subscribed to -D for that address and -L for that one, don't get them mixed up...or you won't unsubscribe. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

Hi: John Merz has a Friederick Ludwig Kempfer listed. I believe he seetled in Quebec. Howard F. Horne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Kemple" <rogerkemple@mygalaxyexpress.com> > To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:05 PM > Subject: [HESSIAN] BEGINNING A SEARCH > > > > JOHN, > > I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN > > BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. > > SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. > > PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - > > POTTSVILLE. THANKS. > > ROGER K. > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > > Mail List archives are your best bet to find information,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 from the -D version of the > > list:AMREV-HESSIANS-D-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 must unsub from the version you are subscribed to -D for that address > > and -L for that one, don't get them mixed up...or you won't unsubscribe. > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 > > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > The subject of this list - Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution No other > wars - no other German immigrants. Please stick to the subject. 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 > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >

Hi: Do you have any idea what reigiment he may have been assigned to? Howard F. Horne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger Kemple" <rogerkemple@mygalaxyexpress.com> > To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:05 PM > Subject: [HESSIAN] BEGINNING A SEARCH > > > > JOHN, > > I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN > > BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. > > SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. > > PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - > > POTTSVILLE. THANKS. > > ROGER K. > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > > Mail List archives are your best bet to find information,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 from the -D version of the > > list:AMREV-HESSIANS-D-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 must unsub from the version you are subscribed to -D for that address > > and -L for that one, don't get them mixed up...or you won't unsubscribe. > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 > > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > The subject of this list - Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution No other > wars - no other German immigrants. Please stick to the subject. 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 > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >

From: "Duncan R Seebold" <dseebold@sympatico.ca> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 9:03 PM > Source: QUEBEC-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Christian Siebold > > A few weeks ago John Merz kindly found me the names of two Hessian soldiers with names similar to SEEBOLD and who could be possible ancestors of mine ( see Amrev-Hessian list archives, 29 April 2005). > > I have found a third name; Christian Siebold who on 1 January, 1783 was in the regiment of General de Rhetz- Capitain de Schlagenteussel's company at St. Denys, Lower Canada. > > I am submitting his name to the list in the hope that someone else is researching him and has some information to share. > > Je suis bilingue. Vous pouvez repondre en français > > Thank you > Duncan R. Seebold /////////////////////////////// Duncan, If you found this name of Christian SIEBOLD in a Muster Roll of Captain von Schlagenteuffel' Company, taken 1.Jan.1783 in St. Denys, Quebec, This proves one thing only, that this soldier was there at the time given. In August 1783 all the Brunswick regiments returned home, shipped out from Quebec City. If Virginia DeMarce does not have him in her book (My Source #1) it is 99% certain that he has gone home as well. Clifford Neal Smith in his 'Brunswick Deserters' (my source #18) does not have him either. Have you checked out the mail list archives of the SEYBOLD-L@rootsweb.com mail lis or the corresponding SEYBOLD Rottsweb Message Board, there may be some cousins of yours lurking. Good luck in your search John Helmut Merz - (retired on Lake Ontario)

#3, prt 1: *Kempfer, Frederic Louis, Ensign, Rgmt.Hereditary Prince, Infntry, Co. of Lt.Col.Lentz. *Kempff, Casper, Soldier,Rgmt.Hereditary Prince,Col. von Gall. also in #5 #3, prt 3: Kemper, Johannes, Gr., Gren. Batt.Vacant Graff. There are a couple of other men one could consider, but a calling name would help. You also want to look at neighbors and fellow ch. members as fellow soldiers. ----- Original Message ----- From: <hhorne04@comcast.net> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 1:59 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [HESSIAN] BEGINNING A SEARCH > Hi: > > Do you have any idea what reigiment he may have been assigned to? > > Howard F. Horne > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Roger Kemple" <rogerkemple@mygalaxyexpress.com> > > To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:05 PM > > Subject: [HESSIAN] BEGINNING A SEARCH > > > > > > > JOHN, > > > I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN > > > BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. > > > SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. > > > PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - > > > POTTSVILLE. THANKS. > > > ROGER

----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Kemple" <rogerkemple@mygalaxyexpress.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] BEGINNING A SEARCH > JOHN, > I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN > BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. > SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. > PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - > POTTSVILLE. THANKS. > ROGER K. > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > Mail List archives are your best bet to find information,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 from the -D version of the > list:AMREV-HESSIANS-D-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 must unsub from the version you are subscribed to -D for that address > and -L for that one, don't get them mixed up...or you won't unsubscribe. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.11 - Release Date: 5/16/2005 > >

JOHN, I'M BEGINNING. CAN YOU SUGGEST WEB SITES THAT MIGHT LEAD ME TO A HESSIAN BY NAME OF KEMPER WHO STAYED BEHIND. PROBABLY A POW AT VALLEY FORGE. SETTLED IN PA SOMEWHERE FROM VALLEY FORGE TO PRESENT SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. PERHAPS HE TOOK A PATH AS FOLLOWS: PHILADELPHIA - LANCASTER - READING - POTTSVILLE. THANKS. ROGER K.

Hello Geraldine, thanks for your good wishes, I am trying to stay calm and collected and am looking forward to a great time. Well, SCHAEFER with one F or two is really a bummer - as bad as SChmidt and Mueller. In my 'Guide' I listed a few, and then I wrote "over twenty of these Schaefer's discharged in Canada alone, not even counting the one's discharged or deserted in the U.S.A. Your only help has to come from little details in American records for age, place of birth, possible relatives, friends and comrades who stuck with him. No use to look for in German military records before having some background. btw. I think the plaque is still available at http://www.crbronzeworks.com/hessian Last year I bought five of them at once and got a better deal. I am taking the last one with me to Germany, we found a worthy place for it and I will talk about on the list when I come back end of June. Cheers, and good luck to you on your search for your Hessian. John Helmut Merz, ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeri Schindler To: jmerz@cogeco.ca Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: plaque photos Hello John, Since this message is one from a stranger to you, may I say by way of introduction-- My grandparents on both sides of my family were Germans. It is my father's gggrandfather, (George) Christian Schaeffer, who was the Hessian soldier in the Amer Rev War. There is confusion about just what happened to him One of his gggrandaughters wrote that he was taken prisoner at Trenton. But from information in Doehla's diary and Seidel's list of POWs who deserted or remained here, it appears that he didn't arrive until well after that battle. Bob Brooks says he was in Major von Stain's company in the Ansbach Regiment. But I haven't found any info on von Stain or troop movements of that company so far. And though it seems possible, I don't know whether he was actually in the Ansbach-Bayreuth Regiment. Perhaps there were Schaeffers from other units who stayed behind? I just don't know where to look. So be it. What I do know is that he was born in Germany in 1755 (where unknown), married in Philadelphia at the German Reformed Church in 1788, settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania (where he is buried), had 3 farms in that county (I've found some of the tax records for one), had 8 children (I have names and birthdates for all but one--my gggrandfather), and the same cousin who thought he was a POW at Trenton says he established a grist mill in PA (I have found no record of it to date). As a Johnny-come-lately (Hessian-descendant-come-lately?)--anyway new to the search for my recently discovered Hessian, I'd gladly put a plaque at his grave in Pennsylvania and send you a picture of it--if such plaques were still available! Sorry I can't do that, but I hope you have a wonderful and fruitful trip to Germany. I think you'll be welcomed as a German who has come back home. Sincerely, Jeri (Geraldine) Schindler Klamath Falls, Oregon

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, and also a picture of myself holding a plaque before donating it to the Rose House Museum near Picton, Ontario last summer. I did donate one, the very first one, in 2002 to the Hanau Historical Society, which since has really stepped up their efforts to promote those events of the American Revolution. You may not be aware of, but the Prince of Hanau used the money he received from the British for his soldiers, very very wisely, and the buildings and park in Hanau-Wilhelmsbad are a very proud reminder of the 'Soldatenhandel'. The pride and joy of the citizens of Hanau. When the 'Sons of the American Revolution (S.A.R.) brought the article written by Howard F. Horne, former President-General, in their magazine of Winter 2005, and provided me with a few extra copies, I mailed one out to the reporter of the Hanauer Anzeiger, Herr Werner Kurz, and this must have been his inspiration to write this new article. 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) Please make my Day ! http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo_hessenland.htm

Ron; What a coincidence, my Deck Family ancestors used to run the cattle auctions here in Seattle back in the 1890's while the Yarger/Endsley connection owned a large horse ranch in Ohio. I appreciate your words of encouragement in resolving this mystery wrapped in an enigma. -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferry <brothers3.rf@tds.net> Sent: May 14, 2005 7:08 AM To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Yager, Jeager .... List, Patrick, 15 yrs myself. I used to raise cattle along with commuting, being employed and research. I sold the cows to devote more time to the research. Still employed and commuting, I now take eve. college classes and am building a house myself. I used to be an artist. Hang in there if it's worth it to you. C.N.Smith, Mono # 3, part 2: JAEGER, Conrad. Mono #3, prt.1: JAEGER; a Conrad, Daniel and Friedrich. Mono # 5: Jaeger, Friedrich #3, prt 3: a Heinrich and a Johannes Jaeger. #2: a Johann Leonardt Jaeger. ==== 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. ============================== 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

List, Patrick, 15 yrs myself. I used to raise cattle along with commuting, being employed and research. I sold the cows to devote more time to the research. Still employed and commuting, I now take eve. college classes and am building a house myself. I used to be an artist. Hang in there if it's worth it to you. C.N.Smith, Mono # 3, part 2: JAEGER, Conrad. Mono #3, prt.1: JAEGER; a Conrad, Daniel and Friedrich. Mono # 5: Jaeger, Friedrich #3, prt 3: a Heinrich and a Johannes Jaeger. #2: a Johann Leonardt Jaeger.

John; My humble apologies for the Slap-in-the-face comment, it came out of frustration in trying to tie the loose ends of an investigation that has gone on for about 5 years. I truly appreciate the recent info you sent concerning the Yarger Family. God Bless you and I hope you enjoy your trip to Germany. Thank you again. -----Original Message----- From: john <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: May 13, 2005 5:12 PM To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HESSIAN] RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Yager ].htm RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Yager ]Hello Hessians, here is another one looking for that Yager/Yarger/Jaeger, it's amazing what a little search will bring up. I am showing you this only to demonstrate that there are many ways to find valuable information and leads, with little effort. Now I am going back to my retirement, preparing for my trip to Germany. Good luck to all of you. John Helmut Merz. Boards > Surnames > Yager Yager Search all Ancestry.com databases for "Yager" records Rev. War Yager/Yeager Author: Jane WierschemDate: 2 Jan 2000 9:49 PM GMT Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message Looking for Rev. War soldier named Yager/Yeager. Bio. of son, Philip, says father was a German Mercenary who desserted and then fought for the US. He was married 3 times and had 21 children, 19 are boys. Philip was born about 1792 in PA, moved to Lake Co., IL by 1840 and d. Nov 9, 1868 in Warren, Lake Co., IL. Please e-mail at JaneKenW@aol.com. ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== Taglines are supposed to give you instructions on how a mail list works. Please read them, and remove them and part of the original message (keeping enough of message for a reminder) before sending out an answer. One last word - Messages should not exceed what you can type on two letter pages, if you want to say more, make it two messages - Part one and Part two. `````````````` 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. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

> John please take me off the list for a while I'm on overload writting > and don't have time to read all the posts I will pick it back up late > fall if all goes well. Thanks Marc Marc Whitney 1742 State Route 13 Cayuta, NY 14824

RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Yager ]Hello Hessians, here is another one looking for that Yager/Yarger/Jaeger, it's amazing what a little search will bring up. I am showing you this only to demonstrate that there are many ways to find valuable information and leads, with little effort. Now I am going back to my retirement, preparing for my trip to Germany. Good luck to all of you. John Helmut Merz. Boards > Surnames > Yager Yager Search all Ancestry.com databases for "Yager" records Rev. War Yager/Yeager Author: Jane WierschemDate: 2 Jan 2000 9:49 PM GMT Post Reply | Mark Unread Report Abuse Print Message Looking for Rev. War soldier named Yager/Yeager. Bio. of son, Philip, says father was a German Mercenary who desserted and then fought for the US. He was married 3 times and had 21 children, 19 are boys. Philip was born about 1792 in PA, moved to Lake Co., IL by 1840 and d. Nov 9, 1868 in Warren, Lake Co., IL. Please e-mail at JaneKenW@aol.com.

RootsWeb Message Boards - Message [ Yarger ]I found this in the Rootsweb Message Boards, A man named Yarger/Yager marrying a German woman, sounds interesting, doesn't it? He could have been a Hessian Jaeger named Jaeger. there is also a Board named JAEGER, worth looking for. Cheers John Merz Boards > Surnames > Yarger Daniel Yarger m. Elizabeth Hagerman? Author: Lynnea BerrDate: 26 Aug 2001 3:15 PM GMT Post Reply | Hello, I show Daniel Yarger b. June 29, 1808 in Mahoney Twp., Northumberland Co., PA, and he m. on December 18, 1837, Elizabeth Hagerman who was b. Abt. 1813. (I am not sure if Hagerman was her maiden name or name of first husband.) Their children were: Jesse Yager b. Oct. 1850, m. Anna/Anne Cynthia Gatton and that Anne's parents lived in Richland Co., Ohio. Samuel, William and Daniel. I have no dates or spouses for Samuel, William and Daniel. Am interested in the family, as Jesse and Anna/Anne were my great-grandparents.

Patrick, please let me get at this once more - I followed my own advice and checked the list archives for your queries and the answers you received from the list administrator. I really did not see anything resembling a rebuff or being ignored. Your query on the other hand was kind of vague, you did not come with more than a name, no facts, times, and questions where to research, asking for help with the JSHA and their resources. Personally I would say, if you want help, you got to come with more information yourself. So why don't you tell us precisily everything you know about your Hessian named Yagre or Jaeger, and perhaps somewhere there is something about him. Trust me, it ain't that easy with a name like this. Cheers, John Helmut Merz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:49 PM > Patrick, > I am awfully sorry to hear that, but this is beyond my > control. I gave up this list as administrator some time ago, > and when you check the archives, you will find a different > list administrator, who seems to set her own rules. > > Yours > John Helmut Merz, > http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo-hessenland.htm > >

Hello folks; I would like to add to my request below, I have no way to print out color pictures, so if you have some nice pictures, please mail them to me before I leave on the 14.June. But please put on the back of picture what they are and who is on it, plus from which Hessian you descend. My address is: John Helmut Merz, 703-350 Concession St., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L9A 1B6 Thanks for any help in this matter, John ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Subject: [HESSIAN] Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > Hello Hessians; > > I am invited to Hanau to meet the Landrat and some > Buergermeisters, and so I am flying on 14.June with > my grandson Pauli to Frankfurt. <cut> > Anyway, reason why I write - > Is there anything I can show in Hanau in respect to my > Hessian collection at the S.A.R. Library in Louisville, Ky. > Pictures, webpages, leaflets, anything would be helpful. > I do have the SAR Magazine with the article by Howard F. Horne, > This was a real fine piece, and has had some good responses. > Whatever I can get I would like to leave with the Hanau people, > for their archives and collections. > > What I am really hoping for perhaps a picture of a Hessian > descendant (or descendants) in front of the S.A.R. display. > Thanks in advance for all your help <cut> > 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

From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:49 PM > Thanks for making me aware of your problems, > Yours > John Helmut Merz, > http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo_hessenland.htm >

Patrick, I am awfully sorry to hear that, but this is beyond my control. I gave up this list as administrator some time ago, and when you check the archives, you will find a different list administrator, who seems to set her own rules. I am retired and all my research stuff is gone to either a U.S.A. based depository (S.A.R.) or a Canadian one in Ameliasburg, Ontario. This means I am not in a position anymore to help, except to provide leads from memory. I would suggest you try again as I suggested, and if that does not work, start a new 'Hessian-Soldier' list with Rootsweb. Thanks for making me aware of your problems, Yours John Helmut Merz, http://home.wtal.de/famfey/hallo-hessenland.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick D from Seattle" <cheval52@earthlink.net> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 4:19 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Hessian Standstill > John; > > Some of us have tried that route of sending in information > on our Hessian ancestors only to receive a polite slap in > the face. Twice I have submitted my info to you and was > told to stick to the subject. My ancestor was a Hessian, > fought in the American Revolution, and stayed behind. > > If that is getting off of the subject than why not research > other materials that may provide clues. > > -----Original Message----- > From: john <jmerz@cogeco.ca> > Sent: May 13, 2005 11:59 AM > To: AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Notes on Hessian Soldiers > > Suzanne, > > to tell you the truth, there is nothing of substance in > Clifford Neal Smith's Notes, and I would not spend a > nickel on buying a copy, trust me. > > To search intelligently for a Hessian, you much better off > to give us his full name, the place he first turned up, and > all other little details like wife's name, children, will, > how you found out about him, etc. > > Do this over this list, and you may have results! > Don't overlook the list archives. A goldmine for Hessian > research. > > Cheers, > John Merz > > From: "Suzanne Pryse" <pryses@yahoo.com> > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:53 PM > Subject: [HESSIAN] Notes on Hessian Soldiers > > > > Does anyone have a copy of "Notes on Hessian Solders > Surnames beginning with S" by Clifford N. Smith? > I'd like to know if my ancestor is listed before I try > to hunt down a used copy to buy. > > > > Thanks, Suzanne > > > > 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 > > **************** > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > The subject of this list - Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution No other wars - no other German immigrants. Please stick to the subject. 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 > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > 6000 Hessian soldiers remained in North America after the end of the war in 1783. The majority settled in the Eastern United States and Canada. > 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 > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Suzanne, to tell you the truth, there is nothing of substance in Clifford Neal Smith's Notes, and I would not spend a nickel on buying a copy, trust me. To search intelligently for a Hessian, you much better off to give us his full name, the place he first turned up, and all other little details like wife's name, children, will, how you found out about him, etc. Do this over this list, and you may have results! Don't overlook the list archives. A goldmine for Hessian research. Cheers, John Merz From: "Suzanne Pryse" <pryses@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:53 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Notes on Hessian Soldiers > > Does anyone have a copy of "Notes on Hessian Solders Surnames beginning with S" by Clifford N. Smith? I'd like to know if my ancestor is listed before I try to hunt down a used copy to buy. > > Thanks, Suzanne > > 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 > ****************