In a message dated 9/25/99 12:19:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, BeegeA@aol.com writes: << What is the best way to find whether the following fought in the Revolutionary War? All were from Long Island. Family stories claim they were all Revolutionary War soldiers. Jared Woolley, b. 1742, Southampton Jonathan Benjamin, b. abt 1725 Jesse Smith, b. abt 1754, Coram >> All three names appear on a CD produced by Family Tree Maker called "Military Records: Selected New York Revolutionary War Records, 1775-1840". There were apparently several Jesse Smiths. There was one who was in the Suffolk County Militia. These records do not give birthdates or any other identifying information. Let me know if you want me to email you the details of each entry. Wendy McLean