Hello, This is John Merz's post. John is the noted retired Hessian Army reseacher, author, historian. From Jane Curci http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.kunkel/211 Hessian Soldier Henrich KUNKEL from Floersbach. Author: <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=author&r=an&a=&ee=IZ4vFAeFps9kk0L5lWDwOCRf-bQcZ1mk&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.kunkel%2F211">John Helmut Merz</A> <IMG SRC="http://boards.ancestry.com/p" WIDTH="3" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" DATASIZE="43"> Date: 19 Aug 2003 8:23 PM GMT Surnames: KUNCKEL, KUNKEL, GUNCKEL. Classification: Query <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=postmessage&r=an&p=surnames.kunkel&m=211&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.kunkel%2F211&oncancel=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.kunkel%2F211">Post Reply</A> | <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?f=markmessage&r=an&p=surnames.kunkel&m=211&v=0&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dboard%26r%3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.kunkel">Mark Unread</A> <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=requestobjection&r=an&p=surnames.kunkel&m=211&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%2Fmessage%2Fan%2Fsurnames.kunkel%2F211">Report Abuse</A> <IMG SRC="http://a1356.g.akamai.net/f/1356/2384/4h/boards.ancestry.com/mbfiles/files/images/print.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16" BORDER="0" DATASIZE="120"> <A HREF="http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=printmessage&r=an&p=surnames.kunkel&m=211&onok=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.ancestry.com%2Fmbexec%3Fhtx%3Dmessage%26r! %3Dan%26p%3Dsurnames.kunkel">Print Message</A> Here is the military data of this soldier - Source: Hetrina VI p.283 (Staatsarchiv Marburg/Hessen) Kunckel/Gunckel, Henrich, age 19 (1750/51), born in Floersbach D-6481 (now 63689 Floersbachtal) 7 km SE of Bieber, Musketier (Private), 3. Company, Hessen- Hanau Regiment Erbprinz (Crown prince), on Muster already in Jan.1770, on active duty in Feb.1776. Taken POW at Saratoga, N.Y. in Oct. 1777, and kept a prisoner until he indentured himself in Nov.1782, meaning he sold himself for a period of 3 years to escape the harsh conditions in the prison camp. Additional Note: There were several other soldiers with the last name Kunkel/Kunckel, a Michael from Floersbach, same unit as above, a Friedrich with the Hanau Jaegers, discharged in Canada in 1783, and one Johannes with the Waldeck Regiment, who deserted in the USA in 1778. Please check the mail list archives of the AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com for details. John H. Merz, researching Hessian soldiers of the American Revolution.