Hello Rebecca, hello Hessian and Hoffmann researchers. Thanks to Rootsweb this message landed in my in-box and is herewith forwarded to the Hessian list for your entertainment. I think this Henrich you'll find in our mail list archives, and in Nancy Rice Kiddoo's article in "The Reggebogge" 1989. Cheers, John Merz (retired but still reading my in-mail) http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L ----- Original Message ----- From: <RickyMcdanielrwv@aol.com> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:50 PM > Source: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Baptism's of the Rev. Traugott F.Illing,(H),Lanc.& Chester Co's. > > Hello, > > I believe there may be several HOFFMAN families from Lancaster County, > Pennsylvania. My first generation HOFFMAN into this country came as a Hessian > soldier during the Revolutionary War. He is Henrich HOFFMAN and was captured > and changed sides. He stayed in the newly formed United States and married > Elizabeth WICKERT from Lancaster. Their first two children were Georg HOFFMAN > (born October 21, 1784) and Caspar HOFFMAN (born about 1787). Believe they > could have been born in Lancaster or on the way to Frederick County, Maryland, > although we can't find any baptismal records on these two. Henry and > Elizabeth also had the following children: John HOFFMAN (born about 1789), Henry > HOFFMAN (born November 27, 1790), Ann Catharine HOFFMAN (born about 1792), > Jacob HOFFMAN (born about 1799), Adam HOFFMAN (born 1800), Baby Girl HOFFMAN > (born November 11, 1801), Rebecca Margaret HOFFMAN (born 1803), and Charlotte > HOFFMAN (born 1813). > > Any of that information sound familiar? > > Rebecca Hoffman McDaniel >

Hi John, Isn't Gunther's last name Hoffmann? He might be interested in this... Nelda Nelda L. Percival nee Gilpin, IBSSG Beatty #005 & #10; Graves #231 & #105 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gillock/ http://www.doodleartgraphics.com/