Forwarded to the AMREV-HESSIANS-L mail list: ----- Original Message ----- From: <hessian@sympatico.ca> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:46 PM ============================= > Source: SPIES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Friedrich SPIES, Hessian soldier of the > American Revolution 1776-1783. > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: SPIES, SPEES, MOZIER, MOSES. > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AIJBAIB/138 > > Message Board Post: > > Hello SPIES researchers, while reading through your > postings on this SPIES Board, I could not find anyone > looking for this Hessian soldier, who was captured at the > Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, in October 1781, taken to > Frederick, Maryland, and spent 19 months as a prisoner > in that vicinity, before he decided to get out of that misery > and defected. Fact is he married in Lancaster, PA to > Elizabeth MOZIER (MOSER?), and had quite a few > children. According to reports by descendants they moved > to Kentucky. From what I read on Rootsweb Family Trees > Friedrich (Frederick) SPIES (SPEES) died appr. 1833 > in Bracken Co., Kentucky. > > Here is his military data: (Acc. to HETRINA III, Marburg) > SPIES, Friedrich, born 1756/57 in Schwebda/Hessen, > now 37276 Meinhard-Schwebda, near Eschwege/Hessen. > Soldier 3. Comp. Hessen-Kassel Regt. Erbprinz, taken > POW in Oct 1781, deserted from POW status in May 1783. > > At this moment I do have an enquiry here from a direct > descendant, whose name is now SPEES, who was able > to find generations of his ancestors in Germany, but has > been unable to find any connections to Fredericks wife > "Elizabeth MOZIER" (Moser) born appr. 1765 in Lancaster. > > This is where help is badly needed, I know there are some > active SPIES/SPEES researchers out there, do you have > the leads we need? > > Thanking you in advance, > > John Helmut Merz, > researching Hessian Soldiers of the American Revolution, > author of the GUIDE to help you find your Hessian Soldier. > http://www3.sympatico.ca/hessian >