Boy, keep us posted on this one. Up until now the only resources we've had is Erich Staedtler's book and Clifford Smith's list of the AB troops. This would help me document my ancestor Matthias Will who was a member of the Bayreuth grenadier company. All the German records that Staedtler published only shows that he "enlisted with the Americans" and not a deserter. He appears in Rockingham County, VA near New Market, VA shortly after the German troops at Frederick were given the opportunity to enlist with US troops in 1782. For a long time our family thought our "hessian" ancester was named Henry Will, the father of John Henry Will of New Market, VA. That appears to be an error though as Matthias had a son named named Henry who most likely was Johan Henrich Will (aka John Henry Will) and named for Matthias' father. John Henry Will was the father of James St. Clair Will, my gg-grandfather who was born in New Market, VA in a house that is still there. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:51:01 -0500 > Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Ansbach-Bayreuth > > A cousin notified me of the following announcement on the Hessian Barracks, Frederick, Maryland Facebook site: > > http://www.facebook.com/HessianBarracks1777?sk=wall > > “The Hessian Barracks mantains a complete roster of the 714 Ansbach-Bayreuth troops who stayed in North America after the Revolution. This record serves as a point of departure for researching the origins of a South German auxiliary, because in many cases it states his place of birth. This crucial bit of information unlocks a treasure store of data contained in local parish records. Baptism and confirmation entries of the period generally list three generations plus attending witnessses. Please contact Carl A. Robin, Curator, at 301.360.1455 for assistance.” > > I am not sure what sources were used to compile this information, but I’m excited to find out! Several years ago I tried to contact Professor Robin but was unsuccessful. I heard that he was in the process of translating five diaries of former Hessian prisoners at that time. So maybe this is a rehash of already known information, but maybe it is something new that has come onto the scene! I know that if I had access to information about my Ansbacher’s place of birth when I was looking for him, I could have saved many thousands of dollars and years of research! > > I will call the phone number given and see what I can find out! > > Marie Rasnick Fetzer > > > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [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
I have traced back through Brethren genealogy lines to Lancaster Co. PA and a John Georg Hun[dt] and the baptism of his child John Hunt January 77, 1776 in First Reformed Church. The record includes the comment "the father and mother are of the Hessians captured at Trenton." Haven't established a link, but the Brethren saga of migration into Ohio and Indiana lists many family names that appeared in the Four Mile Brethren Church of western Ohio and their subsequent settlement in Carroll County, Indiana. Rootsweb: BRETHREN -L- Archives. John Georg Hun[dt] is listed as one of those Ansbach-Bayreuth soldiers who elected to remain in America, but there has seemed to be no other record of him or where he went. In Carroll Co. IN in the 1880 census an Edward Hunt was living next door to the grandson of Joseph Klingelbiehl (Gideon Clingenpeel) which seems serendipitous, since Klingelbiehl was also captured at the battle of Trenton. The Lancaster Co. First Reformed Church originally spoke German in their meetings and ministered to the "German" prisoners of war. Given that many German prisoners were farmed out to work for local businessmen and farmers, and this was the early period of the Revolution when prison camps were just being formed, I have guessed that John Georg may have joined a German Brethren clan that eventually moved west into the Northwest Territory as it opened up. My sources were many and readily available for researchers so I'm not taking time nor space to list them. It would be great satisfaction to me if I could make a link directly with John Georg Hun[dt] as one of my ancestors. Barbara Hunt Broman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Larsen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Ansbach-Bayreuth > > Boy, keep us posted on this one. Up until now the only resources we've > had is Erich Staedtler's book and Clifford Smith's list of the AB troops. > This would help me document my ancestor Matthias Will who was a member of > the Bayreuth grenadier company. All the German records that Staedtler > published only shows that he "enlisted with the Americans" and not a > deserter. He appears in Rockingham County, VA near New Market, VA shortly > after the German troops at Frederick were given the opportunity to enlist > with US troops in 1782. For a long time our family thought our "hessian" > ancester was named Henry Will, the father of John Henry Will of New > Market, VA. That appears to be an error though as Matthias had a son > named named Henry who most likely was Johan Henrich Will (aka John Henry > Will) and named for Matthias' father. John Henry Will was the father of > James St. Clair Will, my gg-grandfather who was born in New Market, VA in > a house that is still there. > > From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:51:01 -0500 >> Subject: [AMREV-HESSIANS] Ansbach-Bayreuth >> >> A cousin notified me of the following announcement on the Hessian >> Barracks, Frederick, Maryland Facebook site: >> >> http://www.facebook.com/HessianBarracks1777?sk=wall >> >> “The Hessian Barracks mantains a complete roster of the 714 >> Ansbach-Bayreuth troops who stayed in North America after the Revolution. >> This record serves as a point of departure for researching the origins of >> a South German auxiliary, because in many cases it states his place of >> birth. This crucial bit of information unlocks a treasure store of data >> contained in local parish records. Baptism and confirmation entries of >> the period generally list three generations plus attending witnessses. >> Please contact Carl A. Robin, Curator, at 301.360.1455 for assistance.” >> >> I am not sure what sources were used to compile this information, but I’m >> excited to find out! Several years ago I tried to contact Professor >> Robin but was unsuccessful. I heard that he was in the process of >> translating five diaries of former Hessian prisoners at that time. So >> maybe this is a rehash of already known information, but maybe it is >> something new that has come onto the scene! I know that if I had access >> to information about my Ansbacher’s place of birth when I was looking for >> him, I could have saved many thousands of dollars and years of research! >> >> I will call the phone number given and see what I can find out! >> >> Marie Rasnick Fetzer >> >> >> >> PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! >> ~~~~~~~~~ >> FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [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 > > PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS! > ~~~~~~~~~ > FOUNDER: John H. Merz 1924-2006 Created 1998 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ADMINISTRATOR<Kerri> [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 > > >