If you're looking for Loyalists this is a good site http://www.royalprovincial.com/index.htm although the surname Butner did not appear when I ran a search. Perhaps you could try a variety of spelling possibilities. They also offer a numerous connections that may prove useful. Good Luck. joe butner wrote: >Greetings. > >I have info that ADAM BUTNER, JR. of Captain N.N. Hunter's Company of North Carolina Volunteers, possibly a company surrendered by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, VA on 19 October, 1781, was held as a POW at Lancaster, PA in April 1782. > >Can anyone verify the information or refer me for further research? > >Thank you. > >jclayb@cox.net > > >

Greetings. I have info that ADAM BUTNER, JR. of Captain N.N. Hunter's Company of North Carolina Volunteers, possibly a company surrendered by Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, VA on 19 October, 1781, was held as a POW at Lancaster, PA in April 1782. Can anyone verify the information or refer me for further research? Thank you. jclayb@cox.net

Roger, There is a Burkhart estate distribution in 1798 and also a different one in 1800. BURKHART, John, . Adm. Robert DAVISON and wife; 3/17/1798; widow, Daniel T 277.16.3 BURKART, Christopher. Adm. Jonas HOGMIRE, John NIGH 3/8/1800; George, Christopher, Mary PENN, Catherine NIGH, Margaret SNELLl, Elizabeth, Samuel, Daniel T200.16.3/4 Also in 1829 Catherine Burckhart is an heir to Susannah WINTER. There is also a family Bible record for Elizabeth BURKART b. 7 May 1812 who married Samuel RIDENOUR b. 25 Oct. 1802 There is a Daniel BURKHART who had a tavern on Monocacy in 1806; he had a house at the ferry on the Baltimore Road in 1807, and he advertised that year for sale his plantation, and tavern stand on the Baltimore Rd. The marriage entry for this couple: BURKHART, Jc./Eliz. Beigler 3/27/1819 There is also: STEWART, John R./Caroline C. BUCKHART 1//17/1846 CROUSE, John G. P./BURCKHART, Laretta L. 12/17/1853 The Torchlight June 8, 1824 "Married Thurs last by Rev. Lind, James Little of Williams-Fort to Miss Eleonora, dau of C. Burckhartt, esq. of Leitersburg." In 1814 Christopher Burckhart was appointed a Justice for the Levy Court. He had a mill called Burckhart's Mill that year. That same year he notified purchasers of Benjamin Winter's property that their notes were due. In 1810 Christ. Burchhart is an executor of George Burckhart. Republican Advocate (Frederick) Mar. 28, 1806 "Died in this town Sat. 22nd inst. at the house of her son George Burkhart, Esq. Mrs. Catherine Burkhart, relict of George Burkhart, decd, died in the 78th year of her age; she has 11 children, 75 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren." There is a chancery case in 1809 involving George Burkhart's estate. Children listed are: Peter, George, Christopher, John and Daniel Burkhart, Mary who married Frances MANTZ, Margaret who married John SLONAKER, and Phebe who m. Christopher BURKHART, his children, and John PELTZ, Joshua, Ezra and Eliza DILL, his grandchildren, his heirs at law. George and Christopher BURKHART, John and Margaret SLONAKER and John PELTZ are non residents. There are a LOT of Burkharts to sort. Lauren Brantner RogerCubs@aol.com wrote: >Descendants of Jacob Burkhart > >1 Jacob BURKHART b: March 06, 1793 d: December 10, 1882 in Washington >Co., MD Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, >Washington Co., MD Military service: War of 1812 >. +Elizabeth BIGLER b: February 14, 1798 m: 1819 d: April 04, 1862 >Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD > >.. 2 Arthur BURKHART b: in (died young) >.. 2 Eaton BURKHART b: in (died young) >.. 2 Georgetta BURKHART b: in (died young) >.. 2 Henrietta BURKHART >...... +William JONES >.. 2 Henry C. BURKHART b: in (died young) >.. 2 Joanna BURKHART >...... +Jackson DEIBERT >.. 2 Kate BURKHART >...... +David HOOVER d: in (killed-Civil War) >.. *2nd Husband of Kate BURKHART: >...... +James SITES >.. 2 Laura BURKHART >...... +Peter CROUSE >.. 2 Elenora BURKHART b: July 05, 1822 d: October 08, 1895 Burial: >Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD > >...... +Jacob WISHARD b: November 23, 1822 d: May 02, 1889 Burial: >Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD > >.. 2 Caroline Catharine BURKHART b: February 15, 1824 d: October 04, >1912 Burial: Smithsburg Mausoleum, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington >Co., MD >...... +Samuel HOUSER b: November 24, 1831 in Cavetown, Washington Co., MD >m: May 21, 1857 d: November 02, 1901 Burial: Smithsburg Mausoleum, >Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD Father: John B. Houser Mother: >Rebecca Yeakle Military service: Civil War, Co. H, 6th Regiment, MD >Volunteers >.. 2 David Bigler BURKHART b: June 07, 1829 in Washington Co., MD (came to >Carroll Co. in 1876) d: August 21, 1898 in Lanark, Carroll Co., IL >Burial: Georgetown Cemetery >...... +Mary Ann BRUBAKER b: September 21, 1830 in Franklin Co., PA m: >September 23, 1852 d: July 15, 1885 in near Lanark, Carroll Co., IL Burial: >Georgetown Cemetery >.. *2nd Wife of David Bigler BURKHART: >...... +Rose Anna EISENBISE m: June 28, 1888 d: Aft. 1898 Father: >Nicholas W. Eisenbise Mother: Josephine ? >.. 2 Luther F. BURKHART b: May 05, 1835 d: July 30, 1902 in Cavetown, >Washington Co., MD Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, >Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD >...... +Elizabeth CROUSE b: May 15, 1840 d: December 21, 1910 Burial: >Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD > > >Roger Cramer >Peoria, Arizona >Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site >http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html >Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/ > > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > >

There is a Site by Kevin Frye called "Andersonville Civil War Prison". He is great. Scroll through and there are connecting sites that might give those looking for others Prisons information. Kathi

In October 2004 I attended the Crossroads Conference in Frederick, a conference about local history. Allan Powell, a former professor at Hagerstown Community College, gave a lecture specifically about if there were Hessian prisoners housed at Fort Frederick. He concluded "probably," but he couldn't prove it. Officers gave orders that Hessians were to be sent there, but some, if not all, were diverted, possibly to Winchester (if my memory is correct). He found no record of a sighting of a Hessian at the Fort. I remember he had reviewed a number of diaries, and none of the writers mentioned them. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Hoffman<mailto:smoketownuniv@myactv.net> To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 9:12 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] Hessian troops The Hessians and The Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain In The Revolutionary War by Edward J. Lowell has in Appendix D: Hesse-Cassel sent in 1776-1782 some 16,992 men. In the autumn of 1783 and spring 1784 10,492 returned. This is just an example of part of the approx. 30,000 men from the Hessen regions who served for the British in our revolution. So you can see that many did return, but many others did not. I can't speak specifically for Ft. Frederick. If I have a chance this week, I'll check the Western Maryland Room in the Wash.Co. Library. Lauren, you asked about the works of Burgoyne. I would highly recommend reading anything by him. In fact, he does lectures and I wish someone would get him for our area. Cindy ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== The OFFICIAL website for this list is: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/<http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/> ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx>

Descendants of Jacob Burkhart 1 Jacob BURKHART b: March 06, 1793 d: December 10, 1882 in Washington Co., MD Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD Military service: War of 1812 . +Elizabeth BIGLER b: February 14, 1798 m: 1819 d: April 04, 1862 Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD .. 2 Arthur BURKHART b: in (died young) .. 2 Eaton BURKHART b: in (died young) .. 2 Georgetta BURKHART b: in (died young) .. 2 Henrietta BURKHART ...... +William JONES .. 2 Henry C. BURKHART b: in (died young) .. 2 Joanna BURKHART ...... +Jackson DEIBERT .. 2 Kate BURKHART ...... +David HOOVER d: in (killed-Civil War) .. *2nd Husband of Kate BURKHART: ...... +James SITES .. 2 Laura BURKHART ...... +Peter CROUSE .. 2 Elenora BURKHART b: July 05, 1822 d: October 08, 1895 Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD ...... +Jacob WISHARD b: November 23, 1822 d: May 02, 1889 Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD .. 2 Caroline Catharine BURKHART b: February 15, 1824 d: October 04, 1912 Burial: Smithsburg Mausoleum, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD ...... +Samuel HOUSER b: November 24, 1831 in Cavetown, Washington Co., MD m: May 21, 1857 d: November 02, 1901 Burial: Smithsburg Mausoleum, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD Father: John B. Houser Mother: Rebecca Yeakle Military service: Civil War, Co. H, 6th Regiment, MD Volunteers .. 2 David Bigler BURKHART b: June 07, 1829 in Washington Co., MD (came to Carroll Co. in 1876) d: August 21, 1898 in Lanark, Carroll Co., IL Burial: Georgetown Cemetery ...... +Mary Ann BRUBAKER b: September 21, 1830 in Franklin Co., PA m: September 23, 1852 d: July 15, 1885 in near Lanark, Carroll Co., IL Burial: Georgetown Cemetery .. *2nd Wife of David Bigler BURKHART: ...... +Rose Anna EISENBISE m: June 28, 1888 d: Aft. 1898 Father: Nicholas W. Eisenbise Mother: Josephine ? .. 2 Luther F. BURKHART b: May 05, 1835 d: July 30, 1902 in Cavetown, Washington Co., MD Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD ...... +Elizabeth CROUSE b: May 15, 1840 d: December 21, 1910 Burial: Smithsburg Cemetery, Cavetown District, Smithsburg, Washington Co., MD Roger Cramer Peoria, Arizona Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site http://members.aol.com/rogercubs/index.html Ogle Co., IL Genealogy Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilogle/

The Hessians and The Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain In The Revolutionary War by Edward J. Lowell has in Appendix D: Hesse-Cassel sent in 1776-1782 some 16,992 men. In the autumn of 1783 and spring 1784 10,492 returned. This is just an example of part of the approx. 30,000 men from the Hessen regions who served for the British in our revolution. So you can see that many did return, but many others did not. I can't speak specifically for Ft. Frederick. If I have a chance this week, I'll check the Western Maryland Room in the Wash.Co. Library. Lauren, you asked about the works of Burgoyne. I would highly recommend reading anything by him. In fact, he does lectures and I wish someone would get him for our area. Cindy

Sharon: No I don't know, I only found out about them recently myself. I have known that Germanic people were in the area and also Western Pennsylvania in the early 1700's (Palanates), but I didn't know about the Hessian troops. I have been told that frequently in that period of time soldiers were discharged on the spot and not always transported home, I don't know if this is true or not. In any event the whole area of full of German names and Lutherans Churches, I know of a grewat manyb cemeteries where the tombstones are in German. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Banzhoff" <shabanz@earthlink.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:33 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] Release of POWs at Fort Frederick > Gordon, > You wrote: "Western Md. & Pa. has a great deal of German stock > second only to the Ulster Scots. Do you know what happened to those > prisoners after the war ended?" > > Gordon Crooks > > The same book "MARYLAND - The Seventh State - A History" by John T. Marck > had the following to say about the Hessian Soldiers in present day > Frederick, MD (not to be confused with Ft. Frederick in Washington Co.): > > Hessian Barracks: located at 101 Clarke Place, on the grounds of the > Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, MD; these accommodations were > built in 1777 to house two battalions of soldiers. The Barracks soon > became > a repository for Hessians, (mercenaries fighting for England) who were > captured in the battles of Saratoga and Bennington. English troops were > also detained here, and all prisoners were released in May 1783 > > The facility is open by special appointment only, visitors will see relics > from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. > > Gordon, the narrative says the prisoners were released so I guess they > were > free to go wherever they wanted to go. > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. > The url is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >

Of interest concerning Hessian prisoners. "What I Know About Winchester" (Virginia) By William Greenway Russell --------two buildings among the first erect in town, that of CONRAD CREBS, a wagon-maker by trade, who was brought here by WASHINGTON among the Hessian prisoners. After the battle of Yorktown, he, JOHN SLOAT and JOHN GROVE, were all perhaps that settled here. They were quartered in the stone house now occupied by WASHINGTON SOUTH. CONRAD CREBS had two sons and three daughters; HENRY and JOHN died when young men; one daught married JOHN SMOKE, one GEO. AULICK and the other, JOHN EVERLY. (Conrad Crebs died in 1828) "Cartmell's History" By T. K. Cartmell 1909 Page 499 "Old records show the old CONRAD CREPTS could not have been a poor man when he chose to remain in Winchester and not return with the Hessian prisoners to his old country. his savings of gold coin, paid by England for his three years services, must have been hoarded by him; and when the war closed, he was virtually a rich man among the people who had nothing but worthless scrip for money." CONRAD CREBS/CREPTS owned a number of properties and buildings in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia during his lifetime.

I believe most of them assimilated into the general population. I was surprised at some of the names I ran into when reading through some of the lists. Remember that many of them were "loaned" out to local farmers to help them with the crops and the clearning of land. The American Troops were very short on food for these prisoners and if they were "loaned out" they didn't have to feed them. These for the most part were young single men. They probably married into the local families and moved on. Personally, I have been trying to learn if the person listed as a deserter, Nikolaus Hertzberger became Nicholas Holsbury/Holtsberry and settled at George's Creek in Allegany County. It appears my ancestor had no brothers who came to this country. He was only there a few years before moving on to Ohio as many others that had settled in that area did. I was also surprised to see Schuette -- in the late 80's I worked for a Congressman that spelled his name exactly that way and pronunced "shoe-T." He carried a shoe with a letter "T" on it during his first campaign to teach everyone how to pronunce his name. Now I am wondering if he descends from this Hessian. The name Schellhaus also appears a number of times and that is a name in the central part of Michigan. Karen

Gordon, You wrote: "Western Md. & Pa. has a great deal of German stock second only to the Ulster Scots. Do you know what happened to those prisoners after the war ended?" Gordon Crooks The same book "MARYLAND - The Seventh State - A History" by John T. Marck had the following to say about the Hessian Soldiers in present day Frederick, MD (not to be confused with Ft. Frederick in Washington Co.): Hessian Barracks: located at 101 Clarke Place, on the grounds of the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, MD; these accommodations were built in 1777 to house two battalions of soldiers. The Barracks soon became a repository for Hessians, (mercenaries fighting for England) who were captured in the battles of Saratoga and Bennington. English troops were also detained here, and all prisoners were released in May 1783 The facility is open by special appointment only, visitors will see relics from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Gordon, the narrative says the prisoners were released so I guess they were free to go wherever they wanted to go.

There is a CD available at genealogyinprint.com with Bruce Burgoyne's four works on the Hessians. I'd be interested if anyone on the list has looked at any of this and can recommend it to those on the list who may have Hessian ancestors. There is an active Hessian list serve on Roots. Lauren Brantner Karen McKellar wrote: > I believe most of them assimilated into the general population. I was > surprised at some of the names I ran into when reading through some of > the lists. Remember that many of them were "loaned" out to local > farmers to help them with the crops and the clearning of land. The > American Troops were very short on food for these prisoners and if > they were "loaned out" they didn't have to feed them. These for the > most part were young single men. They probably married into the local > families and moved on. > > Personally, I have been trying to learn if the person listed as a > deserter, Nikolaus Hertzberger became Nicholas Holsbury/Holtsberry and > settled at George's Creek in Allegany County. It appears my ancestor > had no brothers who came to this country. He was only there a few > years before moving on to Ohio as many others that had settled in that > area did. > > I was also surprised to see Schuette -- in the late 80's I worked for > a Congressman that spelled his name exactly that way and pronunced > "shoe-T." He carried a shoe with a letter "T" on it during his first > campaign to teach everyone how to pronunce his name. Now I am > wondering if he descends from this Hessian. The name Schellhaus also > appears a number of times and that is a name in the central part of > Michigan. > > Karen > > > > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The OFFICIAL website for this list is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/ > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >

Maryland, a New Guide to the Old Line State has this on the barracks: It was a stone building commandeered during the revolution for prisoners, including Hessian mercenaries captured at Bennington, Saratoga, and Yorktown. Many of the Hessians shared a common German background with Frederick's inhabitants, and a number of the prisoners settled here after the war. Daniel Dulany who owned the building, reclaimed it after the war; eventually his family deeded it to the state in 1799. It was an arsenal during the first half of the 19th century, it served as the staging area for the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1803 and troops were quartered there during the war of 1812 It was a Civil War hospital, a School for the Deaf until 1870. That's quite an history for a building! Lauren Brantner Sharon Banzhoff wrote: >Gordon, >You wrote: "Western Md. & Pa. has a great deal of German stock >second only to the Ulster Scots. Do you know what happened to those >prisoners after the war ended?" > > Gordon Crooks > >The same book "MARYLAND - The Seventh State - A History" by John T. Marck >had the following to say about the Hessian Soldiers in present day >Frederick, MD (not to be confused with Ft. Frederick in Washington Co.): > >Hessian Barracks: located at 101 Clarke Place, on the grounds of the >Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, MD; these accommodations were >built in 1777 to house two battalions of soldiers. The Barracks soon became >a repository for Hessians, (mercenaries fighting for England) who were >captured in the battles of Saratoga and Bennington. English troops were >also detained here, and all prisoners were released in May 1783 > >The facility is open by special appointment only, visitors will see relics >from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. > >Gordon, the narrative says the prisoners were released so I guess they were >free to go wherever they wanted to go. > > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. The url is: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > >

The Library of Congress has George Washington's Papers on line and I have an order he signed Oct. 24, 1781, right after the Battle of Yorktown. He wrote..... Winchester Artillery 193 Cuards 467 23rd Regiment 205 43rd 307 2 Battalion of Anspach 948 Queens Rangers 248 Pioneers 33 2924 Fort Frederick Light Infantry 594 17th Regiment 205 33rd 225 71st 242 80th 588 Prince Hereditary 425 Reg't De Bose 271 Yagers 68 Scottish Legion 192 North Carolina Volunteers 114 2924 "To the Commissary General of Prisoners, You are to dispose of the Prisoners as above" Camp near York 25 Oct 1781 G. Washington I have wondered too about a list of prisoners from Fort Frederick. Everything I have read in the research of my ancestor, who served in the Prince Hereditary (Erbprinz) Regiment, indicates that this regiment went to Winchester enroute, then on to Fredericktowne, Maryland. It is my belief that there was some confusion about the term Fort Frederick. Some feel that the prisoners who were routed to Fort Frederick (Washington County) were sent there for reasons of economy (ie. cost to feed them enroute?) or it was closer from Winchester than the Barracks in Frederick County, MD. It would seem that there were prisoners at Ft. Frederick, but I've not ready anything detailed about it yet. I will ask on another list I belong to. In the meantime, I have these Notes: From A Hessian Diary of the American Revolution by Johann Conrad Dohla, translated by Bruce E. Burgoyne, I have these notes ........ Johann Conrad Dohla was part of the Anspach-Bayreuth Regiment. Lord Cornwallis surrendered October 19, 1781. The troops were marched north, Six Hundred "Englanders" are already in captivity at Fredericksburg. November 2nd, part of the captive troops, Scots and English were escorted to Fort Frederick in Maryland. Also Hereditary Prince and Bose Regiments were separated from the others. Anspach-Bayreuth Reg't and others continued to the Fairfax, VA courthouse, then on to the New Frederick Barracks near Winchester, VA. January 26, 1782, All captive troops held at Winchester, VA were sent to Frederick, Maryland. He mentions marching through Shepherstown, Sharpsburg, Middletown and on to Frederick. In February, all the English prisoners were sent to Lancaster, PA. Cindy Hoffman

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Sharon: What you had to say is very interesting. Sometime ago I was in contact with a Canadian who researched the Hessians in America, I remember he told me that many were originally deserters who refused to go back to Germany after the war. Western Md. & Pa. has a great deal of German stock second only to the Ulster Scots. Do you know what happened to those prisoners after the war ended? Gordon Crooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Banzhoff" <shabanz@earthlink.net> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:45 PM Subject: [MDWASHIN] POWs at Fort Frederick > The following is a quote from "MARYLAND - The Seventh State , A History > by > John T. Marck, 4th Edition: > > Fort Frederick is located about 13 miles west of Hagerstown in Big Pool, > MD. > It was one of the last forts built at the time of the French and Indian > War > (1754-1763). The stone fort was named in honor of Maryland's Lord > Proprietor, Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore, and erected by > Governor > Horatio Sharpe in 1756 to protect the English settlers against the French > and their Indian allies. Most forts during this period were built of > wood > and earth and were small in size but Fort Frederick is unique because of > its > size and its strong stone stockade walls. Though never attacked by the > French, the Fort did serve as an important supply base for various English > campaigns. > > In 1763, an Ottawa Indian Chief named Pontiac staged a massive Indian > uprising. It was during this uprising that several hundred settlers and a > militia force sought protection at the fort. > > During the American Revolution, Fort Frederick saw service again as a > refuge > for settlers and as a prison camp for Hessian and British soldiers. In > 1791, the State of Maryland sold the Fort and for the next on hundred > thirty-one years, the land was used for farming. During the Civil War, > Union troops occupied the Fort and fought a brief skirmish with > Confederate > raiders on Christmas Day, 1861. This was the only military engagement > Fort > Frederick has seen. > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > If you have any problems feel free to address those to the list > administrator: MDWASHIN-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > >

Are these references to Hessian prisoners during the Rev. War? I think we had a discussion about that a year or so ago, but I didn't keep any of the messages because I don't research that particular background. It seems to me there was a web site or a publication of some sort mentioned. Perhaps the listserv managers can tell you how to do a search for that information on the Roots-web site. Lauren Brantner Larry R Gamby wrote: >Hi! I live right outside of Hagerstown and I also have never heard of a >POW prison. I have a small book about the prison in Frederick which is >about 25 miles from Hagerstown. I could be wrong though about Hagerstown. > >...........Larry >*********************************************** >On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:16:35 -0400 "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> >writes: > > >>Karen: Did you hear anything on the Hagerstown Prison?? I have never >>heard >>of it before, are you sure there was a POW camp in Hagerstown during >>the >>Amer. Rev. War?? >> >> Gordon >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Karen McKellar" <kadica@tds.net> >>To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:47 PM >>Subject: [MDWASHIN] Prison Records >> >> >> >> >>>Can someone tell me whether or not the names of the prisoners that >>> >>> >>were >> >> >>>held at Hagerstown during the Rev War have been published >>> >>> >>anywhere? >> >> >>>Karen >>> >>> > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. The url is: >http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > >

From Russell's Guide to Research in Washington County: 1. Marriages licenses for the period 1851-1886 are available at Maryland State Archives: MSA mf CR 1194,29,146,35,682 2. Marriage records beginning in 1886 are available at the court house and at MSA 3. Marriage records in index form have been published by Morrow and Morrow, 1799-1860 are the years covered. They are also available on microfilm from Family History Centers FHL mf 0014643 and in Maryland State Archives MSA mf CR 1194. 4. Official registration of births in Washington County did not begin until 1898. Some birth and death records for the period 1864-1867 were registered in Washington County Court - they are not complete. They are available at MSA. Coagser No. 1935 (births) and 1945 (deaths). There is a wide variety of church records. There are Kendall Bible Records in the Washington County Free Library which have been published in Marsha Lynn Fuller's book. They appear to begin with Roy McNaughton Kendall and Elizabeth Nelson Johnson's marriage 3/16/1908. Other family names in the Bible are Myers, Shimer and Wilson. Most of my resources cover the late 1700's to early 1800's which is the time period I am interested in. Hopefully others with resources covering later periods can help you. Lauren Brantner Angela Stevens wrote: >Could someone tell me if there are any marriage records for the year >1875-1876 in Hagerstown, I am looking for James Kendall and Christy Anna >Welling. I am also looking for any type of birth/christening records >for their first born son, Maurice/Morris Kendall and any I am looking >for any information on a Patsy Ann Kendall, Jeremiah, or Jane Kendall >during the 1870/1880's. >Thank you, >Angela > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry R Gamby [mailto:lgamby@juno.com] >Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:33 PM >To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Prison Records > > >Hi! I live right outside of Hagerstown and I also have never heard of a >POW prison. I have a small book about the prison in Frederick which is >about 25 miles from Hagerstown. I could be wrong though about >Hagerstown. > >...........Larry >*********************************************** >On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:16:35 -0400 "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> >writes: > > >>Karen: Did you hear anything on the Hagerstown Prison?? I have never >>heard >>of it before, are you sure there was a POW camp in Hagerstown during >>the >>Amer. Rev. War?? >> >> Gordon >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Karen McKellar" <kadica@tds.net> >>To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:47 PM >>Subject: [MDWASHIN] Prison Records >> >> >> >> >>>Can someone tell me whether or not the names of the prisoners that >>> >>> >>were >> >> >>>held at Hagerstown during the Rev War have been published >>> >>> >>anywhere? >> >> >>>Karen >>> >>> > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. >The url is: http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== >NO FLAMING ALLOWED HERE! Only friendly chat allowed...Thanks! > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > >

The following is a quote from "MARYLAND - The Seventh State , A History by John T. Marck, 4th Edition: Fort Frederick is located about 13 miles west of Hagerstown in Big Pool, MD. It was one of the last forts built at the time of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The stone fort was named in honor of Maryland's Lord Proprietor, Frederick Calvert, Sixth Lord Baltimore, and erected by Governor Horatio Sharpe in 1756 to protect the English settlers against the French and their Indian allies. Most forts during this period were built of wood and earth and were small in size but Fort Frederick is unique because of its size and its strong stone stockade walls. Though never attacked by the French, the Fort did serve as an important supply base for various English campaigns. In 1763, an Ottawa Indian Chief named Pontiac staged a massive Indian uprising. It was during this uprising that several hundred settlers and a militia force sought protection at the fort. During the American Revolution, Fort Frederick saw service again as a refuge for settlers and as a prison camp for Hessian and British soldiers. In 1791, the State of Maryland sold the Fort and for the next on hundred thirty-one years, the land was used for farming. During the Civil War, Union troops occupied the Fort and fought a brief skirmish with Confederate raiders on Christmas Day, 1861. This was the only military engagement Fort Frederick has seen.

It was the one in Frederick County. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry R Gamby" <lgamby@juno.com> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Prison Records > Hi! I live right outside of Hagerstown and I also have never heard of a > POW prison. I have a small book about the prison in Frederick which is > about 25 miles from Hagerstown. I could be wrong though about Hagerstown. > > ...........Larry > *********************************************** > On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:16:35 -0400 "gordon crooks" <glcrooks@bcpl.net> > writes: >> Karen: Did you hear anything on the Hagerstown Prison?? I have never >> heard >> of it before, are you sure there was a POW camp in Hagerstown during >> the >> Amer. Rev. War?? >> >> Gordon >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Karen McKellar" <kadica@tds.net> >> To: <MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:47 PM >> Subject: [MDWASHIN] Prison Records >> >> >> > Can someone tell me whether or not the names of the prisoners that >> were >> > held at Hagerstown during the Rev War have been published >> anywhere? >> > >> > Karen >> > > > ==== MDWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Many Washington County families are online at the FamilyHart Database. > The url is: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >