I am researching Heinrich (Henry) Bitter, who according to my grandfather, was a Hessian soldier who fought under Cornwallis. He settled in Hopewell Twp, New Jersey and in 1781 married Elizabeth Sailor (b. 2/24/1761, d/o Zachariah and Mary Sailor), Henry and Elizabeth had 12 children. After his first wife died, he married a widow, Phebe (Davis) Fithian, who was a neighbor of his. Henry purchased 82 acres plus a 3 acre piece of meadow along the Cohansey Creek from Moses Veal in 1818 for $1,400. Henry died June 11, 1832 and is buried in the Broad Street Presbyterian cemetery, Bridgeton, NJ. In his will he left among other things, 6 volumes of Scott's commentaries on the Bible with three other books--Psalm book, Confession of Faith and Cases of Conscience. I have searched the archives and did not find any information on Henry although I did see information on a Arnold Bitter who settled in Pennsylvania. I am interested in verifying that Henry really was a Hessian soldier. What regiment he was with and where in Germany he came from. Carolyn Bartee