Hi, Yes I would like to know this too... My great grandfather was also a mercenary before coming to the US. I have never been able to find anything out about that.. He was born in Nuremberg.. Thanks Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie LaBomascus" <misschievous@ivillage.com> To: <BAVARIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 8:46 PM Subject: [BAVARIA] mercenaries > A distant cousin doing research on the YOUNGBECK/JUNGBECK line once told me he had information that my ggggrandfather, Sebastian JUNGBECK(old spelling) had been a mercenary before settling down to farming! > I'm not sure if he'd been a mercenary in Bavaria (where he was born), or in some other German province. > Is there a database for Mercenaries From Germany? > > > -- > Join the most exciting community of women on the web! > iVillage.com's FREE membership gets you private email, > your own home page, special discounts and sweepstakes, > and dozens of problem-solving tools. > http://www.ivillage.com/frame/join_email.html > > > ==== BAVARIA Mailing List ==== > Sister or Brother, > Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html#personal > >