The site cited by Lou is a very good one because it has good genealogy references. Another site for more general information is: http://www.vondonop.org/HessianFAQ.html From that page: I have an ancestor who was a Hessian soldier, where can I get more information? It can be very hard to find information about Hessian soldiers in most cases. Some soldiers, namely those captured at Trenton, are listed in the appendix of the book "The Hessian view of America". There is an overall list of the fate of all soldiers from Hessen-Kassel (at least as far as their superior officers were concerned), in the "Hessische Truppen im Nord Amerika"(HETRINA) catalog. A partial copy exists in the David Library at Washington's Crossing, PA, another at the Rutgers library in New Brunswick, and copies are also owned by the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association and the Lancaster County Historical Society, and the University of Pennsylvania Library. Things that can help your search are knowing at what battle he was captured (or where he deserted), who he was paroled to, and so on. There are several newsgroups on the soc. hierarchy that may also be of help. In particular, the group soc.genealogy.german. Also, John Merz who owns "The Hessians" a website devoted to those German Auxiliary soldiers who settled in America after the Revolution, moderates a Hessian genealogy email list. This is an excellent resource to ask for genealogy information, get research tips, and get other information about Hessian soldiers and their descendants. To join the Hessian list, send email to AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the subject line blank and the only the word 'subscribe' in the message body.