The potential Hessian soldier ancestor I'm starting on settled in Lancaster Township, Pennsylvania, first popping up 1783. Does that help narrow my search at all? Thanks in advance! Freeman Bartek Sent from my HTC Touch Pro2 on the Now Network from Sprint®. -----Original Message----- From: Jack Wolfe <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Convention Army Barracks An important piece of starting information is where and when he left the service of the German armies, and/or where he settled. WIth luck, that could narrow your search considerably. Jack Wolfe On May 16, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Sue Baadsgaard wrote: > Thanks. I'll get started. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 16, 2012, at 5:42 PM, "Bill Derrow" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Have you searched the AMREV-HESSIANS archives? That's the first place to >> start on this list. After that, HETRINA (Hessian Troops Remaining in >> America?) is most often cited but I don't believe it's online. I think the >> first goal would be to determine "from whence he came," meaning what area in >> what is now Germany (Hesse, Braunschweig, etc.) the other, more >> well-informed, members of this group will have many more ideas. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sue Baadsgaard" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Convention Army Barracks >> >> >> I'm new to this, so don't really know where to start. As the family tales >> go, >> my ancestor was a Hessian soldier during the American Revolution and I need >> help >> getting started. I believe the original spelling of his last name was >> Kleur - >> which was later Anglicized to Clower. Any suggestions? Anything on-line to >> get >> me started? Thanks so much. >> >> Sue >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Bill Derrow <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wed, May 16, 2012 2:51:53 PM >> Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Convention Army Barracks >> >> Yes! That's the pub'd work. >> >> You're good! >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Karen Stuart" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:41 PM >> Subje [The entire original message is not included]