I suggest that you contact the SAR Library concerning your ancestor. Howard F. Horne, PG NSSAR 1999-2000 > Bob, > > Thanks for the information. I believe this Johann Georg Beck may be my best > bet. My Great Grandfather Levi Beck was born in Chester County,Pa.,but I have > not had much luck in finding out who his father was! The story in my family is > that he was either the son or grandson of a Hessian soldier who was a > deserter;furthermore, the christian names of John and George run in the family. > I > noticed that Johann Georg was being transported to New York,and this leads me to > assume that he could have deserted in the Chester County,Pa.area. Do you know > if there is any info in the AMREV-HESSIAN Archives concerning Dohla's journal? > If so,then I will lookit up. Thanks again, > > Best regards, > > Jim > > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > The Source HETRINA has been discussed more often than anything > else, you find the explanations by checking the key word archive. > You can find it by typing in "26 feb 1999" and look for HETRINA. > Or check the Threaded Archives for February 1999 - Hetrina publication. > 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 > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >