This is a forwarded message FROM: hessian@cogeco.ca (John H.Merz). Please reply directly to John or include him in your reply as he is not a subscriber to this list--his message which follows is being forwarded to the list as a courtesy. Thanks! Joan Hello once again to all Hessian soldier researchers; I would like to help the enquirer with some information about this soldier HITAFFER, whose real name was HADOERFER, Johann Michael, and was a Grenadier (private) with the Ansbach-Bayreuth troops. He deserted 28 April 1782, and apparently joined the Armand's Legion in Maryland. There has been some correspondence about him on my AMREV-HESSIANS-L mail list, which can be found in the mail list archives. Hope this helps in a small way. Cheers, John Merz http://www.cgocable.net/~hessians ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Meives" <bmeives@iland.net> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 12:31 PM A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this ===================================================================== Source: MD-FRED-GEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MDFred] German Soldiers Helen, I have information that my 4th or 5th grt. grandfather ( surname HITAFFER OR ANY VARIATION) was a Hessian soldier,who left ranks and joined the Americans. It is said he was given a piece of land upon which he built a log cabin either in VA or MD. I have been searching for aprox. 15 years for this man with the very unusual name. So far all Hitaffers in this country are related to me. The Hitaffer whom I beleive to be my 4th grt. shows on the 1800-1810 Loudoun VA ce as a Jon Hitopher sp Marie. To date I beleive this should be a John and the earliest Hitaffer or such anyone has found. This Jon was bo by 1765. I'm sure this name has been angilized to some degree. How or how much is the big ? CAN YOU HELP OR ADVISE ME? Thank you so very much. Barbara M.