Mary, go to rootsweb.com use the bar at the top where it says searches then click on Search Thingy — a silly name for our powerful site-wide search engine. in put "thon"... word only.. I got probably about a thousand hits. here are two: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mooregen/thon/thon.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/beards/records/t/thon.htm 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: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:38:19 -0800 > Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help > > Doris, > Thanks for the tip. However, I've searched through most of the > amrev-hessian archives and the rootsweb archives and don't find the man to > whom you refer. Will keep digging. > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help > > > > > > 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 > > AMREV-HESSIA[email protected] > > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > > of > > he message > > > > 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 > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. 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Thanks Nelda. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelda Percival" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 10:38 PM Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help Mary, go to rootsweb.com use the bar at the top where it says searches then click on Search Thingy — a silly name for our powerful site-wide search engine. in put "thon"... word only.. I got probably about a thousand hits. here are two: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mooregen/thon/thon.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvcccfhr/beards/records/t/thon.htm 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: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:38:19 -0800 > Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help > > Doris, > Thanks for the tip. However, I've searched through most of the > amrev-hessian archives and the rootsweb archives and don't find the man to > whom you refer. Will keep digging. > Mary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Look-Up Help > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > 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 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