Greetings Hessian members: I am writing again to ask your advice. I am researching a John Lutsey. The story goes he got an Elizabeth Gilbert from NY pregnant and married her in 1777. The son was born also 1777 in Orange county NY. He supposedly deserted and joined the Continental Army. He received a bounty in 1783 and moved to Luzerne Co PA in ca. 1785, becoming one of the first settlers in that part of Luzerne Co. I was informed a Luetze, Lutzig spelling does not appear in the common lists of Hessians. I sent for his pension/bounty records and haven't arrived yet. I was also thinking of looking at early tax lists for Orange Co. NY for that period. Any other ideas on locating his Hessian unit, hometown in Germany, year of arrival. Thank you. Edward Quinter