But what kind of proof would there be--that's what I'm looking for. Proof for what kind of service this particular Daniel Maupin, son of the immigrant Gabriel provided--not the definition of public service. Denise

Denise, Probably your best bet would be to go to (you would not get it while you wait) is write to the VA State Archives asking for any and all documents regarding Daniel Maupin, Sr.'s service during the Revolution War (in Albemarle Co). It probably is NOT Military due to age. He would probably have something like a "pay stub" for services rendered such as fodder (feed for the animals), housing, food for the soldiers, cloth, etc. I think VA Archives would be cheaper than the Natl Archives (and probably faster) but you can go the the Natl Archives and have the file pulled and copy anything and everything in it -assuming they have a file. I have also done that but not recently. I wrote to the N.C. Archives back in the 1970's and got a copy of my "Patriot's paystub" that he endorsed on the back in his own handwriting. Neat!!!!!!! I also got a copy of his father's Military records (a Captain from Granville Co N.C.) at the same time. Hope this helps. Carolyn F. ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Watsons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 1:56 PM Subject: [MAUPIN-L] American Revolution > But what kind of proof would there be--that's what I'm looking for. > Proof for what kind of service this particular Daniel Maupin, son of the > immigrant Gabriel provided--not the definition of public service. > Denise > > > ==== MAUPIN Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb forbids posting of copyrighted material without permission of the author. Search our Maupin Message Board at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.maupin >