Dear Finlay Ryan; Although all my research files are on the way to the S.A.R Library in Louisville, Kentucky, which means I cannot check out your story, but it sure enough is a good one and should be put up for discussion on this mail list. One thing is for sure, none of the names you mentioned appears on the Trenton prisoner lists, therefore it would be advisable to check other German regimental units, like the Brunswickers, of whom many ended up in ol' Virginny at the end of the revolution. Good luck, John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: Finryan@aol.com To: hessian@sympatico.ca Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:40 PM Subject: Hessian soldier FREDERICK SIVERT, one of the early settlers in Sand Hill District, was born in Hesse Casel, Germany, and came to America in the early part of the Revolutionary War. He was a Hessian soldier in the service of Great Britain and was captured by Americans under General Washington on the twenty-sixth of December, 1776, at Trenton, N. J. While he was held a prisoner of war, he learned of the German citizens the real condition of the country and cause of the war and then enlisted in the Continental Army and fought to the close of the war for the independence of the colonies. After the close of the war he married an American girl by the name of Martha Curtis and removed to the wilds of Northwestern Virginia and settled near Big Wheeling Creek and became identified in the development of the country and changing it from forest to field. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/powell-1.htm Just in case you don't have him in records. The same story was given for my ancestor, Lazarus Rine/Ryan. But, for Lazarus, it doesn't appear to be true. Happy Retirement! Finley Ryan

Finlay, There is a Friedrich Sievers who was a Bruswicker from the Regiment von Barner. Check the list archives, particularly 1999. Also check other possible spellings, like Severs, Severt etc. Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Merz" <hessian@sympatico.ca> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 11:14 AM Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Hessian soldier Frederick SIVERT & Lazarus RINE/Ryan. > Dear Finlay Ryan; > Although all my research files are on the way to the S.A.R Library > in Louisville, Kentucky, which means I cannot check out your story, > but it sure enough is a good one and should be put up for > discussion on this mail list. One thing is for sure, none of the > names you mentioned appears on the Trenton prisoner lists, > therefore it would be advisable to check other German regimental > units, like the Brunswickers, of whom many ended up in ol' > Virginny at the end of the revolution. > Good luck, > John Merz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Finryan@aol.com > To: hessian@sympatico.ca > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:40 PM > Subject: Hessian soldier > > > FREDERICK SIVERT, one of the early settlers in Sand Hill District, was > born in Hesse Casel, Germany, and came to America in the early part of the > Revolutionary War. He was a Hessian soldier in the service of Great > Britain and was captured by Americans under General Washington on the > twenty-sixth of December, 1776, at Trenton, N. J. While he was held a > prisoner of war, he learned of the German citizens the real condition of > the country and cause of the war and then enlisted in the Continental Army > and fought to the close of the war for the independence of the colonies. > > After the close of the war he married an American girl by the name of > Martha Curtis and removed to the wilds of Northwestern Virginia and > settled near Big Wheeling Creek and became identified in the development > of the country and changing it from forest to field. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmarsha/powell-1.htm > > Just in case you don't have him in records. The same story was given for > my ancestor, Lazarus Rine/Ryan. But, for Lazarus, it doesn't appear to be > true. > > Happy Retirement! > Finley Ryan > > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe click on AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com > and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. > No other words or explanations or it won't work. > See our HESSIAN SOLDIER plaque - http://www.crbronzeworks.com/hessian/ > >