Nelda, YES, absolutely! Weren't the Deux Pont troops "patriotic" in the sense that they were fighting for the colonies' independence! They were the "good guys". My older relatives were a little sheepish I gather--almost whispering that our ancestors were Hessian. That's why I doubt our ancestors were Deux Pont troops! If I can find a Deux Pont list of names, I will look though! BTW, I thank you for your feedback in your email. I have been thinking I need to go slowly through the HETRINA files. I live in Manhattan in New York City. All the best, Margaret -----Original Message----- >From: Nelda Percival >Sent: Jun 30, 2011 10:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] HETRINA > > >Margaret, You do know a Hessian was not a patriot. A Patriot was a person living in the colonies 1775 -1783 who wanted independance from England. A loyalist was a person living in the colonies (both of what is considered American Colonies and Canadian Colonies ) who were loyal to the English Crown. > >YOUR " I doubt my ancestors were with the Deux Ponts or that's the way the family would have remembered them--as French-speaking patriots vs Hessians in the American Revolution. " > > >Nelda > >Nelda http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ > >PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! >~~~~~~~~~ >FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 >~~~~~~~~~~~~ >http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin >~~~~~~~~~~~~ >ADMINISTRATOR [email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message www.haasconsult.com 212-741-2457 Transformative counseling, coaching, and consulting "Everything Is Possible!"