First you need to join the AMREV-HESSIAN mailing list at rootsweb.com. then you need to address an email to that list. I am sending a copy of your email to this mailing list - Hopefully someone will hrelp you Nelda HIS EMAIL IS BELOW - Write him at his personal address: ~~~~~~~~ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Hessian questions? Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:57:57 -0500 Hi, I am researching an ancestor who some think may have been a Hessian soldier in the American Revolution. His name was Gabriel Washburn (12 Oct 1752---8 Jan 1826). He was in York Co., SC in 1800 and later moved to Rutherford Co., NC where he lived until his death. He raised a large family, marrying 1st Eliza ______, and 2nd Priscilla Jones, who was born in MD, and later lived in Orange Co., NC. Since his parentage or ancestry has not been determined, some surmise he might have been a Hessian soldier during the Revolution, as he would have been about the right age, and because family tradition says he was from Germany. The surname "Washburn" is apparently of English origin, however I understand that many Hessians changed their names after the war. Would it be possible, from the information on my ancestor that I have given, to determine if this conjecture concerning possible Hessian origins is plausible? Are there surviving records concerning Hessian soldiers in the Revolution?......rosters, name changes, land grants, etc.? Many thanks for any assistance, or direction to the same, regarding this matter. Kindest regards, Ricky Toms Lattimore, NC