Hello Peggy, I am happy to hear that you are hooked on genealogy, so let's make nails with heads :-) As you may have noticed, I did forward your story to the AMREV-HESSIANS mail list, which I founded many years ago, and which has all messages archived. I would suggest that you look at the archives, perhaps even subscribe, and learn about those 'exciting' Hessians who chose freedom and remained in America, making it an even better place to live. To subscribe click on AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com and just type subscribe in the text field. Nothing else. A confirmation should be coming in a few minutes. Hope you enjoy reading all the great stories which portray your country's early history. Cheers John Helmut Merz retired after 20 years of 'Hessian' chasing at the shores of Lake Ontario. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Hendricks" <pphendricks@yahoo.com> To: <jmerz@cogeco.ca> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 5:09 PM Subject: Hessian soldier Kleinschmidt/Smith > Dear Mr. Merz (or are you Dr.?) > Thank you for responding to my plea for help with > this Kleinschmidt/Smith fellow - on July 4th, no less! > I'll try to check the Hetrina records for him. I'm > very new at this genealogy fun, so have to learn how > to proceed when the going gets rough. > The other part of the story that we have about > our man is that he was captured by the Americans, > wound up training Americans, and was later given land > for his services. We don't know where any of these > events took place. From your research: where were > captured Hessian soldiers most likely held; was land > given to soldiers by the states for their service; > and was he likely an officer since he did training? > Let me know if I'm pestering you too much. My > mother, a Smith, has worked on this problem, without > using a computer, for years. I naively thought I > could help her with a prompt solution once I retired. > Am learning that genealogy, an appealing blend of > history, geography, and research, is not quite as > quick or easy as I anticipated. However, I'm hooked! > Thanks for any further help or hints, > Peggy Hendricks > pphendricks@yahoo.com >