Dear Diane, I noticed your search for this name on four Pennsylvania mailing lists, and I sure had hoped you had found something new since your last try in July 2004. At that time I posted your query to the AMREV-HESSIANS-L mail list (see mail list archives), however I did not see any direct responses. But this name is found in other years. Try http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Good luck, John H. Merz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <pandreasen@stny.rr.com> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 5:49 PM ============================= > Source: PALACKAW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: OSINCUP/OSENCUP/ETC. > > Just in case there are any other folks in the world searching the > OSENCUP/OSINCUP (and other variations) surname, here is a little info on my > line (at least I hope it is!): > > Jacob OSENCOPE d aft 1820 prob. Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co.., PA; Ch. Betsey m > Stephen Gilbert BARNES b 1782, Henry, Sarah m BARNES and Nancy b c 1800 m > John LaFRANCE (my line). > > 'History of Broome Co., NY' by H. P. Smith, 1885: Vestal, Tracy Creek - > 'Gilbert Osincup is a native of Vestal, where he was born in 1828, near the > farm on which he now lives. He is a son of Henry (above mentioned) who came > here from Kingston Valley in 1812. Henry's father was Jacob Osincup, a > Hessian soldier, who was taken prisoner at Valley Forge (Trenton) by > Washington's troops.' > > 'History of Broome Co., NY' by H. P. Smith, 1885: Vestal, Tracy Creek - > 'Gilbert Osincup is a native of Vestal, where he was born in 1828, near the > farm on which he now lives. He is a son of Henry (above mentioned) who came > here from Kingston Valley in 1812. Henry's father was Jacob Osincup, a > Hessian soldier, who was taken prisoner at Valley Forge by Washington's > troops.' > > Trying to discover if the Jacob in Luzerne Co., may be the father of Henry > mentioned above.