?I have just discovered that my 2nd GGrandfather, Jesse Strickland, served in the NC Militia during the War of 1812. His second wife a Martha Farmer Strickland drew his benefits. That is all the info I have. Could anyone direct me in a direction the research more info. Thanks Malcom Strickland. -----Original Message----- From: Shirley Byerly Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:56 AM To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com Subject: [FL-WFGS] War of 1812 Troop Movements question Thank you, Jerry Merritt, for a fabulous presentation last Saturday! It was wonderful. I am stumped over troop movements during the War of 1812, so I thought I would collectively ask everyone for advice. I know of several ancestors who served in the North Carolina Militia, 3rd Regiment, during the War of 1812. How can I research where the various companies may have travelled, short of paying the $85 dollars each for NARA's veteran records? I suspect it was the War of 1812 that brought my ancestors to the Tensaw Region. I know they were together in Moore's Company, 3rd Regiment, North Carolina Militia. I just can't find troop movement information. Am I missing something obvious? Thanks for any advice. Shirley Shirley Booth Byerly, M.A.; M.S.C.E. 21745 Hubbard Road Robertsdale, AL 36567 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The best book on War of 1812 genealogical sources is George Schweitzer's War of 1812 book (he was a speaker for WFGS some years ago). The UWF library collections have in excess of 100 books on the War of 1812, and I would suggest looking through those. Schweitzer's book is on the 4th floor, call number E 354 S34 1983. I'm sure there are copies at WFGS Library. Dean On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Malcom Strickland <pnsflyboy@cox.net>wrote: > ?I have just discovered that my 2nd GGrandfather, Jesse Strickland, served > in the NC Militia during the War of 1812. His second wife a Martha Farmer > Strickland drew his benefits. That is all the info I have. Could anyone > direct me in a direction the research more info. > > Thanks > Malcom Strickland. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shirley Byerly > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:56 AM > To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FL-WFGS] War of 1812 Troop Movements question > > > Thank you, Jerry Merritt, for a fabulous presentation last Saturday! It > was > wonderful. > > I am stumped over troop movements during the War of 1812, so I thought I > would collectively ask everyone for advice. I know of several ancestors > who > served in the North Carolina Militia, 3rd Regiment, during the War of 1812. > How can I research where the various companies may have travelled, short of > paying the $85 dollars each for NARA's veteran records? > > I suspect it was the War of 1812 that brought my ancestors to the Tensaw > Region. I know they were together in Moore's Company, 3rd Regiment, North > Carolina Militia. I just can't find troop movement information. Am I > missing something obvious? > > Thanks for any advice. > > Shirley > > > > Shirley Booth Byerly, M.A.; M.S.C.E. > 21745 Hubbard Road > Robertsdale, AL 36567 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dean DeBolt, University Librarian Special Collections University of West Florida Library 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 ddebolt@uwf.edu; 850-474-2213