----Original Message Follows---- From: "Barry Wetherington" <cbarrfly@comcast.net> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:24:05 -0700 (Reposted): Frederick "Titius (Tecius) - Reading, March 15, 1780;" a von Heer Dragoon - [SURNAME variations: TISIUS TITIUS TECIUS TISSIUS DECIOUS DeCius/DECIUS DETIOUS DICIUS DCIOUS DEUOUS Detives ("Indexed as" Detives) - Author: Clarence William Decius & " 'Recorded American History of the Tisius, Dicius, Decius, Dcious, DeCius Family 1780-1983' " Hello Hessians, This is perhaps the most puzzling surname I have ever encountered. In other circumstances, we can usually count on some consistency in spelling, at least a common starting letter, but . . . as you can see, anything but that for our intrepid von Heer Dragoons Hessian trooper Frederick. (It is said that only Hessians could be a member of this special dragoons troop, probably because Congress authorized additional and trustworthy protection for Gen'l Washington, possibly in light of the attempted assasination of the Gen'l by a member of the original anglo-saxon heritage CinC guards). Below are addl sometimes chaotic refs to a number of supposed alternative spellings & sources for this heritage. In looking for a RootsWeb mailing list to which to post this msg, I could determine no specific such. I may have to initiate such a List, hoping some descendant would eventually surface to pursue heritage for Frederick. (As just an idle thought, are any of the other von Heers Dragoons also not so represented?). Thanks to Jane Curci for a big boost (& I see Jane has posted again; more good info to process!). "Titius (Tecius), Frederick---Reading, March 15, 1780." Birth: 1760 Hanover Germany; Death: SEP 1826 Luray Page Co VA http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/H/HEER+2003+39481705+F (Copy of Roster) ===================== !n a quick search for Bill Olsen's needle in a CARREL hay stack, I came across a soldier with a name I don't recall discussion about; Frederick DECIUS; "served as a physician and surgeon in the Hessian Army". Apparently settled in 'Luray Valley', VA. Regards, Ron Ferry ===================== Barry Wetherington Addl Gen refs/ resources: SURNAMES: TISIUS; Decious family; Decius; Detious; . . . . (Note: Actual title is): 'Recorded American History of the Tisius, Dicius, Decius, Dcious, DeCius Family 1780-1983' http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:a18009&id=I02018 ID: I02018 Name: Frederic TISIUS http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/#s Sex: M Birth: 1760 in Hanover, Germany Death: SEP 1826 in Luray, Page Co, VA Event: Life Event 15 MAR 1780 Recruited into Von Heer Provost Guard Note: Information for the Decious family was collected by Clarence William Decius of the "Cornelius Decious Branch". He states: "All of Fredericks sons left Virginia and went into Fairfield County Ohio, some went north into Ill and two came West, John Decious made it to Janesville Calif, he lies at rest in Susanville Calif...." 1780, March 15, Reading, PA. Enlisted in the Bartholomew Von Heer Provost Guard. Via Clarence Decius: Montgomery's "History of Berks Co. Pa. in the Revolution from 1774 to 1783", published 1894 and in the printed copy of PA. Archives 59, Vol III, pgs 919, 920, 925, 927. See Roster von Heer Corps in Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/h/heer.html According to M.A. Schwalm, of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association: "...The von Heer Dragoon Guard--was a very elite horse company set up at the request of Washington and approved by Congress. Traditionally it is the beginning of the Military Police in the American Military Establishment... It now appears that von Heer's Dragoons may have indeed served as Washington's Bodyguard toward the end of the War." 1788, May 30, Shenandoah Valley, VA. Posted bond for marriage see part 2 in next message forwarded by nelda LM