Hello everybody; As mentioned before on this list, Mrs. Nancy Rice Kiddoo in her article : "Of Revolutionary Memory"published in the Journal Of The Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 23/1989/2 did mention Johann Conrad ENGELBRECHT, and the diary of his son. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gordon" <pgord@erols.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 10:50 AM > Source: MDFREDER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Engelbrecht > > Conrad Engelbrecht came from Eichig, Germany in 1777 as part of the > Bayreuth Regiment of Hessian troops. He was taken prisoner in > 1781 at Yorktown, Va., marched to Frederick Town and was housed > in the barracks in the town in January 1782. When his troop returned > to Germany, he remained in Frederick Town which had a large > German population, marrying Margaret Haux. The diarist, Jacob, was their > son born in 1797 in Frederick Town. The progeny remained here and > are buried here. > > The diary is two 8 1/2 x 11 volumes, 1292 pgs. However they are also on > a disc. > The diaries were kept by Jacob and later his son and grandson. > > All available from the Historical Society of Frederick. > > Paul > > > hello, > > i'm curious where your Engelbrechts are from and where they ended up? > thanks, Penny Altis, Burlington, IA (my Engelbrecht, came to IA from > Werther, Westphalia, Germany 1863-65)