Will you check to see if Georg Nikolaus Spaht (Spaid), (Spaeht) is in the diary. I know he was there and chose to stay in America. Thank You Very Much. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann HeInz" <agatha1@flash.net> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:00 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht > BlankI have The Diary of Jacob Englebrecht who lived in Fredrickstown, > Va.. This was the site of the barracks where Hessian troops captured at > Yorktown were imprisoned from 1782-1783 when those wishing to return to > Germany were sent home. Most of these prisoners were from Bayreuth > regiments. > Jacob's father, John Conrad Engelbrecht. was one of these prisoners who > stayed. Jacob also lists others as being part of the troops. There are > many,many more names listed in the index . I'm sure many of them were > Hessian soldiers, but not identified. I will list those identified as > Hessian: > Francis Kleinert, George Ebrecht, Christopher Heckman, John Schoendeck, > Peter Meyershoeffer, Henry Fogler (Heinrich Vogeler) , Andrew Macht, Adam > Schiemel, Michael Marquert, Gildz, John Richerd, Hoffman, Caspar Taube > (Faubel), Jacob Foelker. > These names are usually just a death notice, but I will send you what he > had. > If you feel your Hessian might have been here a Frederickstown then I will > be glad to look up the surname in the index. > Jacob's diary is 1166 pages long, mostly filled with short observations > on local events, politics and weather.The Hessian barracks were later used > to house cholera victims. Jacob was born after the soldiers stayed or went > back to Germany. > If you want a look up, contact me. > Ann > agatha1@flash.net > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > Mail List archives are your best bet to find information, try > 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 > **************** >