Hello Tom Senf, before you make that trip to Louisville, Kentucky, I would suggest to you to check the mail list archives of this AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com mai list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L and check the countless sources of Hessian soldiers information. I do know that someone of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association was searching for a Johann Christian SENF, also that there were two Brunswick soldiers, one Wilhelm SEMPF, and one Lucas SEMPF, listed in Clifford Neil Smith's Monograph # 1 - Brunswick Deserter - Immigrants of the American Revolution. I do know that the Schwalm's were researching a Gottlieb SENFF, who was captured at Saratoga and joined the American forces as Captain of Engineers. This is all I can tell you, but this list could help you further. Regards, John Helmut Merz, retired on the shores of Lake Ontario. ----- Original Message ----- From: <tomsenf@bellsouth.net> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 9:29 AM Subject: Record of SENF at SAR Library > Mr. Merz - Sorry to bother you in your retirement. I am a 40 year member of the SAR doing some research on my Dad's side of the family. > > Various historical sources mention a Johann Christian Senf, a Wilhelm Sempf, and a Gottlieb Senff as being with the Brunswick (Hessian) troops that surrendered with Burgoyne at Saratoga. Do you recall that the research records that you gave to the SAR Library contained any record or any mention of these three individuals? I believe that they may likely be the same person. > > I plan to go from my home in Georgia to Louisville to the SAR Library to learn more about them and hopefully that they are ancestors of mine. Do you recall these surnames? I would greatly appreciate any help or direction you can give me. I know that you are the foremost authority. Thank you very much. Tom Senf > > My email address is: tomsenf@bellsouth.net >