I don't know if Asa 1786 was the one in the War of 1812, but he is the only Asa Hinds I know about who would have been the right age. According to this page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/militia/militia-b.htm there was an Asa Hinds in the Morris Co NJ militia in 1793. Obviously Asa 1786 would have been too young to be this one, but I don't know of an earlier Asa. Conceivably the one in 1793 could be the one in the War of 1812, though Asa 1786 seems more likely. Ken -- ______________________________________________________________________ Ken Hinds | |___ _| _| |___ | California USA | | _|_| | |_ _| | | hindskw at | Never be haughty to the humble; | | ___|___|_| | |_| cts | Never be humble to the haughty. | |_| | | |_ |_ | dotcom | -- Jefferson Davis |_| _| |_____|___|_| _______________|_________________________________|___|_____|_________| http://www.users.cts.com/crash/h/hindskw/