Subject: James DAINARD - Jacob DEHNERT, Brunswick soldier. RootsWeb Message Boards - Message James DAINARD - Jacob DEHNERT, Brunswick soldier in TS#5. Brunswick soldier in TS#5, Marysburg, Ont. Author: John Helmut Merz Date: 11 Jul 2004 7:27 PM GMT > > Judging by previous postings to this Message Board, I am > on the right Board, even though the correct German name > of your ancestor was Jacob DEHNERT, a soldier with > the Brunswick troops who were hired by King George III > to defend Canada against the American rebels. And as > history has shown, it was a good move by ol' George III, > because when the American invaders trying to capture > the fortress of Quebec City, saw the big fleet of warships > come up the St. Lawrence river with the Brunswick and > Hanau troops on board, they left their lunch in their > frying pans and took off as fast as they could run. Yeah! > They hadn't even met Jacob and his comrades yet. > > But historical lessons aside, Jacob Dehnert was discharged in > Quebec in 1783, and in Oct. 1784 arrived with the > group of Hessian/Brunswick soldiers under the leadership > of the Brunswick Lieutenant Baron von Reitzenstein at > the Fifth Township, Marysburgh, Upper Canada. These > were the first settlers of Hessian soldiers as a group in > Ontario. A historical plaque in front of the Rose House > Museum commemorates this event. > > Jacob DEHNERT himself is found on many land records > and Muster Rolls by a variety of names, from DAINARD > and DAYNARD to DENNART, DANARD, DENARD, and > even VENERT. In the Old UEL Lists he is named: > DENHART, James, Marysburg, Soldier German troops > per Provision list. > A descendant I have corresponded with years ago, told me > that Jacob married a woman by the name of Mary Henry, > who was the daughter of 'Joseph Tisseau de Henry', of > Adolphustown, where he had property and died. He may > have been known as "Tanner". Had 4 children: Joseph, Mary, > Sophia, and Peter. > Mary first married Gaspard Mack (Mauch - see Mauck File) > at Christ Church Cathedral in Montreal (Jan 1785). > Mauck died in 1792, after which Mary married Jacob Dehnert, > who was locally known as James Denhart, appr. in 1796. > No marriahe record has been found. ( I took all this info. > from my book "The Hessians of Upper Canada", which is > deposited in many local Libraries and at the Rose Museum. > > Talking of the Rose House Museum, on > Saturday, 21. August 3004, starting in the morning, there > will be a gathering of Descendants of this first Hessian > settlers in Marysburg to celebrate "Hessian Day", with > music, food, and entertainment. Please marl this on your > calender and come and join old and new cousins. There > will be a presentation of a Bronze "Hessian Soldier" Plaque. > to honour those first hardy settlers of Marysburg. > > I would appreciate if you would advise all descendants > of those early settlers you know of these event. > All are welcome to participate. > More information from the Rose House Museum, e-mail > rosemuseum@pecounty.on.ca > > or write to me direct > John Helmut Merz. hessian@sympatico.ca > Researcher of Hessian soldier of the American Revolution. > http://www3.sympatico.ca/hessian/plakette.htm