(1) Brunswick troops in North America, 1776-1783 : index of all soldiers who remained in North America by Claus Reuter (2) Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the American Revolution, by Clifford Neal Smith (3) Emigrants from Saxony by Clifford Neal Smith If any of you on the mailing list have ready access to any of these books, I would greatly appreciate your help in looking up my 4th great grandfather. Name: John Friedrich Tone/Tohn - He signed his surname as Tone and Tohn, but the German records may show some variation in the surname such as Thon, Thoene, etc. My best guess would be Johann Friedrich Tohn. Born: Records suggest about 1750-52, but possibly a little later, in Saxony, Germany Served: Evidence suggests he served in Gen. Riedesel's Regiment under either Col. Friedrich Baum's in the dismounted regiment of dragoons, or under Lt. Col. Heinrich Breyman in the battalion of grenadiers. Deserted: Deserted after Battle of Bennington or taken prisoner and then deserted. Lived in: Voluntown, CT with family of James Gordon (along with another Hessian John Andrew Hensey/Andreas Hensee-who served under Lt. Col. Baum) from shortly after Battle of Bennington until enlistment in Connecticut Line. An affidavit refers to John F. Tone as an "associate" of John Andrew Hensey which suggests they may have possibly either deserted together or were hired together by James Gordon. Served: Enlistment in Connecticut Line, Col. Samuel B. Webb's 3rd Regiment, in January 1781. Served until October 1783 when discharged by Gen. Knox at West Point. Also Served: 9 months during War of 1812; discharged for health reasons Lived in: East Plainfield, Sullivan, NH from prior to 1790 until death in 1830. I will greatly appreciate any help you can give me in finding additional information that traces John's German roots. After working off and on for about a year, I am just now ready to try to delve into the German side of his life. Mary
Mary, Germanic soldiers known as Hessians did not hire out to farmers. The prison system couldn't afford to keep and feed them so Citizens payed the government to have them released to that individual and the POW worked for the family. The basic reason was jail space and cost of keeping them. The secondary benefit to the new Government was, most if not all who were farmed out converted or stayed in the new country. and no longer fought for England. nelda Nelda L. Percival http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ Blogs:http://why-AIM.com - http://aircastles-lets-talk.blogspot.com http://hey-you-info.blogspot.com - http://AIM-2.blogspot.com > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:47:02 -0800 > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help > > > > (1) Brunswick troops in North America, 1776-1783 : index of all soldiers who remained in North America by Claus Reuter > > (2) Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the American Revolution, by Clifford Neal Smith > > (3) Emigrants from Saxony by Clifford Neal Smith > > > > If any of you on the mailing list have ready access to any of these books, I would greatly appreciate your help in looking up my 4th great grandfather. > > > > Name: John Friedrich Tone/Tohn - He signed his surname as Tone and Tohn, but the German records may show some variation in the surname such as Thon, Thoene, etc. My best guess would be Johann Friedrich Tohn. > > > > Born: Records suggest about 1750-52, but possibly a little later, in Saxony, Germany > > > > Served: Evidence suggests he served in Gen. Riedesel's Regiment under either Col. Friedrich Baum's in the dismounted regiment of dragoons, or under Lt. Col. Heinrich Breyman in the battalion of grenadiers. > > > > Deserted: Deserted after Battle of Bennington or taken prisoner and then deserted. > > > > Lived in: Voluntown, CT with family of James Gordon (along with another Hessian John Andrew Hensey/Andreas Hensee-who served under Lt. Col. Baum) from shortly after Battle of Bennington until enlistment in Connecticut Line. An affidavit refers to John F. Tone as an "associate" of John Andrew Hensey which suggests they may have possibly either deserted together or were hired together by James Gordon. > > > > Served: Enlistment in Connecticut Line, Col. Samuel B. Webb's 3rd Regiment, in January 1781. Served until October 1783 when discharged by Gen. Knox at West Point. > > > > Also > > Served: 9 months during War of 1812; discharged for health reasons > > > > Lived in: East Plainfield, Sullivan, NH from prior to 1790 until death in 1830. > > > > I will greatly appreciate any help you can give me in finding additional information that traces John's German roots. After working off and on for about a year, I am just now ready to try to delve into the German side of his life. > > > > Mary > > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [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
Mary,if you go to the Hessen rootsweb list and look in their archives,there is a gent.doing research with the Thon ect.spelling ,with that name. He is located in Germany and he looked for some of his relatives over here,if not in the US + Canada..forgot. Good luck,Doris. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Hicks <[email protected]> To: amrev-hessians <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 2:50 pm Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help (1) Brunswick troops in North America, 1776-1783 : index of all soldiers who emained in North America by Claus Reuter (2) Brunswick Deserter-Immigrants of the American Revolution, by Clifford Neal mith (3) Emigrants from Saxony by Clifford Neal Smith If any of you on the mailing list have ready access to any of these books, I ould greatly appreciate your help in looking up my 4th great grandfather. Name: John Friedrich Tone/Tohn - He signed his surname as Tone and Tohn, but he German records may show some variation in the surname such as Thon, Thoene, tc. My best guess would be Johann Friedrich Tohn. Born: Records suggest about 1750-52, but possibly a little later, in Saxony, ermany Served: Evidence suggests he served in Gen. Riedesel's Regiment under either ol. Friedrich Baum's in the dismounted regiment of dragoons, or under Lt. Col. einrich Breyman in the battalion of grenadiers. Deserted: Deserted after Battle of Bennington or taken prisoner and then eserted. Lived in: Voluntown, CT with family of James Gordon (along with another essian John Andrew Hensey/Andreas Hensee-who served under Lt. Col. Baum) from hortly after Battle of Bennington until enlistment in Connecticut Line. An ffidavit refers to John F. Tone as an "associate" of John Andrew Hensey which uggests they may have possibly either deserted together or were hired together y James Gordon. Served: Enlistment in Connecticut Line, Col. Samuel B. Webb's 3rd Regiment, in anuary 1781. Served until October 1783 when discharged by Gen. Knox at West oint. Also Served: 9 months during War of 1812; discharged for health reasons Lived in: East Plainfield, Sullivan, NH from prior to 1790 until death in 830. I will greatly appreciate any help you can give me in finding additional nformation that traces John's German roots. After working off and on for about year, I am just now ready to try to delve into the German side of his life. Mary LEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! ~~~~~~~~ OUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~ ttp://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin ~~~~~~~~~~~ DMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [email protected] ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message