Hi there, I just recently found out about AMREV-HESSIANS. My 4th great grandfather was the Hessian : Andreas Wiedecker. The name has been anglicized and has been spelled: Witteke, Widecke, Wiedeckee, Whitakee, Whitagay, Whitacre, Whittaker, and Whitaker. I checked the AMREV-HESSIANS archives and found a Query from 1999. The Query was sent in by Dawn Proctor. The reply by Mr. John Merz indicated that Andreas Witteke (Brunswick Corps) was living in Colebrookdale, Berks County, PA in 1883; and in that year married Barbara Waecht. The Hessian Andreas Wiedecker (from Riddagshausen) indicated in Clifford Neal Smith's Monograph No. 1 - Brunswick Deserters-Immigrants on page 51, and Andreas Witteke (living in Berks County, PA, 1783) are the same person. Andreas Witteke (Wiedecker) and Barbara Wecht had a son by the name of Martin (Whitaker). The Witteke (Whitaker) Family end up in Westmoreland County, PA in the late 1790's. Martin Whitaker had a son Peter Whitaker (1816-1875) who married Catherine Muffley. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Could this Peter Whitaker be the same Peter Whittaker that Dawn Proctor sent in a query about? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: From the 1790 Census of Berks County, Pinegroove Twp., PA --- Andrew Willecker ( this is how it was spelled on the census record - the (t's) were not crossed) had two male children in his household. I know one child was Martin but never found the name of the 2nd male child. Could the other male child have been Peter? I am a member of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association and my Hessian ancestor Andreas Wiedecker is listed on the JSHA Hessian Registry. I have submitted information on my Hessian Direct Line Ancestry -- Andreas Wiedecker. Recently some one has indicated (on the Hessian Registry) that Andreas Wiedecker was marriage for a second time to a Sophia Lovel. Andreas Wiedecker (widower) married Sophia Lovel on 25 Aug. 1795. Does anyone know of this 2nd marriage? Is there some one also working on this Hessian Line? Is there other lists that have Andreas Wiedecker (as Hessian POW). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me. You may email me directly at: j.whitaker3@verizon.net Thank you. Sincerely, Jim Whitaker (Whitehall, PA)