Dear John, Nelda, and Listers, I am delighted to share this wonderful email I received from a cousin. An interest in Clapper Genealogy brought us together. This researcher's ancestor and my ancestor were sisters. I shared my Clapper information and the connection to the Arnold Haupt family with her and she has shared it with others. Arnold Haupt's descendant, Elizabeth Russell married Oliver Clapper. I thought the message is so important for you all to read because your family member may wish to pursue writing an essay about your Hessian soldier that could win a college scholarship also. And all this came about because of our wonderful friend/researcher, John Helmut Merz's sharing! Thank you, John! Here's the letter. Warmest regards to all, Jane in Naples FL wmcurci@aol.com Subj: Clapper Genealogy The Ebbitt Family is having their annual reunion in Braddock, PA, this year. If you remember, my G-grandfather, Richard Clair, married Martha Clapper and Martha's 2 daughters, Virginia and Mae, married Ebbitt brothers. Some of the children of Virginia were interested in the Clapper genealogy. I have printed the emails you sent me about the Clappers/Haupt and will send to the one son who contacts me every year and the one I have sent pictures previously. His mother was Virginia and his sister, Nunny. I'm not sure if he has email, but will send your address in case he wants to contact you about the Clappers. I thought at the reunion the family would be interested in the story of "Broad Top's Hessian Soldier." If they are smart, they would tell their children of their history so they could use it for special projects in school. My daughter did and won a full scholarship to Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania on her essay. Sue

Thanks for sharing, Jane. And what a good idea the essay was/is. Jeri ----- Original Message ----- From: <WMCURCI@aol.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Arnold Haupt, Hessian Soldier > Dear John, Nelda, and Listers, > > I am delighted to share this wonderful email I received from a cousin. > > Jane in Naples FL > wmcurci@aol.com > >> > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe click on AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com > and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. > No other words or explanations or it won't work. > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx