Hello John and List: My document on Johann Friedrich Luecke is now up to 29 pages. I am still disappointed that I have been unable to find more documentation such as his marriage record and the birth records of more of his children. He married into the well-documented Stone family of New England, marrying Elizabeth (known as Betsey) Stone, daughter of Lieut. Abel Stone of Stark's Brigade. We also have good circumstantial evidence that he was connected to the Stone family. I have also found many land records in Vermont, a total of 16 land transactions documenting his existence there from 1783 to 1799, following which he moved to German Flats, Herkimer Co., New York and appears on the census there in 1800. John Luke and members of his family have also turned up in all US censuses from 1790 to 1830. In addition, his wife Betsey Luke, was found living with her daughter Hannah Beach in the Canadian 1851 census in Osgoode, Ontario, at the age of 88. This past summer, I met with Robert Webler who was on vacation in Nova Scotia with his wife, in Truro, NS. I showed him my document and he felt that there was enough there to profile John Frederick Luke for a possible article in the JHSA journal. We have been able to trace him practically his entire life on this side of the pond until his death on 15 Dec 1839 in South Gower, Ontario. As you know, enquiries concerning his birth record to the church in Elbe (previously Gross Elbe) have been disappointing, as the church records there are only reliable beginning in 1818 as they stated in an e-mail to me following my enquiry. THe family of his son, Levi Luke, were instrumental in tracing John Luke's family members throughout the 19th century, and we have texts of letters written in the 19th century between Luke family members and their Beach and Moon relatives in Ontario confirming his status in Burgoyne's army, inasmuch as such documents are able to verify such facts. At any rate, the document is currently being assessed by an editor of the JSHA journal for possible inclusion in a future issue. I have made it clear that this document is not solely my work, but a composite of contributions by many people, including you, Georglyn Lamphier of California, Ronald Patrick of Ontario, Lt.-Col Paul Ericksen and his wife Elsie and an article by a descendant of John's son Abel Luke. I will let you know the result of their assessment. Thank you again John for all your assistance and interest in my Hessian ancestor. Kind regards, Alice