That you found it in the LAGIS search, which is built up from Hessian military documents, indicates that he was arrested by the Hessians. Or maybe by the British and turned over to the Hessians. In anycase, not the Americans. -----Original Message----- >From: John Vanko <[email protected]> >Sent: Aug 17, 2012 5:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] "arrested after desertion" > > > Henrich Schmitt, born Henrich Schmidt 1753 in Bottendorf (Burgwald), > fusilier mit Regiment von Ditfurth, in HETRINA (LAGIS Search) apparently > deserted in September 1777, possibly in Rhode Island . HETRINA (LAGIS > Search) indicates "arrested after desertion". > His brother, Michael Schmidt, born 1749 in Bottendorf (Burgwald), laborer > with Huyn Garrison Regiment, deserted November 1782. > Both of these brothers were believed to have continued their lives in > America. References of their relatives in Bottendorf in later years > indicate they were still alive. > > Thanks, > John > On 08/17/12, Nelda Percival<[email protected]> wrote: > > John, > First to answer properly, we need the data on the soldier. > Full Name, dates, places, where did you find the information he was > arrested? And anything else so he can be looked up... > Nelda > But, today well lived - makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and > every tomorrow a vision of hope. > My Genealogy: > [1]http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index. > htm > GeneticGenealogy: [2]http://www.geneticsand.us Gilpin Worldwide Project: > [3]http://www.gilpingenetics.us > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:12:43 -0500 > > From: [4][email protected] > > To: [5][email protected] > > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] "arrested after desertion" > > > > > > I have an ancestor cousin who was "arrested after desertion". > > > > What does "arrested after desertion" means? In other words, who did the > > arresting? Was it the Colonial forces, or was he arrested by the Hessian > > military? > > > > There is no record of him returning home to Hesse. > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > ############################### > > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 List created 1998 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > AmRev-Hessian Website > > [6]http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Volunteer Administrator [7][email protected] > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AM[8][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ############################### > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 List created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > AmRev-Hessian Website > [9]http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Volunteer Administrator [10][email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AM[11][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >References > > 1. http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 2. http://www.geneticsand.us/ > 3. http://www.gilpingenetics.us/ > 4. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 6. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/ > 7. mailto:[email protected] > 8. mailto:[email protected] > 9. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/ > 10. mailto:[email protected] > 11. mailto:[email protected] >############################### >FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 List created 1998 >~~~~~~~~~~~~ >AmRev-Hessian Website >http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin >~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Volunteer Administrator [email protected] >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message