Thanks for your help and links. I'll research. As I said in my email, "I have heard..." so I was initially suspicious. Stay tuned. -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beverly Robinson Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 5:25 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRE] German Brethern Immigrants who did not fight butprovidedsupplies, etc. I don't disagree. I see the information largely as providing leads. BRR Sent from my iPad On Feb 22, 2014, at 6:09 PM, "Bill Thomas" <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> wrote: > My lack of respect for the DAR program is based on the numerous > ancestors of mine in the DAR registry, some with DAR tombstone's and > all of them bogus veteran's. My favorite is my Hessian ancestor who has a DAR tombstone! > > Bill Thomas > > -----Original Message----- > From: Beverly Robinson > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 5:55 PM > To: brethren@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRE] German Brethern Immigrants who did not fight > butprovidedsupplies, etc. > > You amuse me. Love your posts. > > Beverly > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 5:41 PM, "Bill Thomas" <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> wrote: > >> If Johan Adam Weiss lived in Washington County, PA, his land was not >> awarded for any Revolutionary War Service. These lands termed >> 'donation lands' >> where in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania. I should also advise you >> that DAR information is extremely unreliable. I'm suspicious of claims >> of >> 'provided supplies', since records of such transactions are rare. >> Such claims are often based on the imagination of the DAR applicant. >> The fact that someone supplied the army is not an indication they did it willingly. >> Both British and American armies often took what they wanted, with >> the owner of it having little choice. >> >> Bill Thomas >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Beverly Robinson >> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 4:14 PM >> To: brethren@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BRE] German Brethern Immigrants who did not fight but >> providedsupplies, etc. >> >> You should be able to find PA land grants online. Here is a starting >> point. >> >> http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-88warrantregisters/Wash >> ingtonPages/r17-88WashingtonPageInterface.htm >> >> Beverly >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 3:37 PM, "Andrea Colley" <raggs@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> My immigrant ancestor Johan Adam Weiss (Adam Wise) of Pipe Creek, MD >>> and Washington County PA did not fight in the Revolutionary War but >>> I have "heard" that he did supply the armies and as a result was >>> given land in Washington County. Is there any way to verify this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Andrea Wise Kidd Colley >>> >>>