Hello Bill, here we meet you again once more. According to a letter you wrote me once, you know that your ancestor was not a Hessian soldier of the American Revolution. But you did come far with your research. One small correction - Wiedermus, Marienborn, such village names do ring a bell with me, in fact, my wife Emmi as a young girl dug sugarbeets in harvest time at the big farm at Marienborn. But Marienborn was part of the village of Eckartshausen, not Alt-Wiedermus. Eckartshausen is now incorporated in the City of Buedingen of Oberhessen, and with it Marienborn (btw. for one day's work she got two bushels of sugarbeets.) I just checked the German Phone book for the name Rauschenberg, besides that there is a village by that name, there are about 280 listings for that name, all over Germany, none in the area of Buedingen or Ronneburg. Our Hessian soldier Rauschenberg who settled in Quebec came from Hohenhameln according to the Brunswick troop lists. This is some distance west of Braunschweig. No connection to your ancestor it seems. Wishing you the best of luck in your search, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Roushey" <wroushey@peoplepc.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 1:09 PM > Source: BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-L@rootsweb.com > 2) My ancestor was born in Wiedermus, Marienborn, (today it is called AltWiedermus and part of Ronneburg). How would he travel to Wurttemberg back in 1718? Some people have stated that travel was by horse and cart and the pace of the journey would be slow. This distance would be quite great back then. Would the Rhine River be used (this would require travel up-river). > > 3) If my ancestor Jacob was originally from Wuerttemberg and lived for a time in Wiedermus while he was part of the Hessian Army, I am guessing that it was his military career that created this situation (and whatever fighting or battles he was involved in). My question is, did young men in Wurttemberg seek service in the Hessian Army? Or would a more likely scenario be that he joined the Wurttemberg army as a community requirement, and the leader of Wurttemberg gave battalions of his army over to the Brittish or the leaders of Hesse to fight in a specific engagement? > > Bill Roushey > Researching the 17th and 18th century Rauschenbergers