Elinor, you may try Conrad EWALD, he was a soldier with the Hessen- Hanau Regiment Erbprinz and deserted 10 Dec, 1778 at Hackettstown, New Jersey. He is listed in my new 'GUIDE' (check the mail list archives) Cheers, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "elinor perlich" <gerperlich@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 1:09 AM Subject: [HESSIAN] Conrad Ewaldter > A freind of mine has Hessian ancestor Conrad Ewaldter > - family settled in Illinois. > I attempted to search through the archives, but may > not have used the proper spelling. > Is this a familiar name on the list? > Elinor >