Try town, county and state histories. People were considered in the service if they were a part of the militia. Also, if they or their village was attacked by the Indians and they defended themselves. There was no organized national service. These were separate colonies who had their own militia or minutemen that defended the villages. some English soldiers were here but most were fighting in England against the French. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Phillips" <john.phillips4@virgin.net> To: <NY-Military-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 8:08 AM Subject: [NY-Mil] MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS PRE 1776 > Hi All, > > Can SKS please tell me where I might find service records for a Captain > Verdine Elsworth who served in the French/Indian Wars of the late 1750 > period (I think). NARA do not keep records prior to the Revolution they tell > me, so now I have to start again. > > Many thanks > > John > PERPETUALLY SEEKING: > RYSDYK in Holland and New York: ELSWORTH in New York: PHILLIPS in London: > GRASEMANN in Germany and London: > BRICKS IN MY BRICKWALL INCLUDE: LEVERSTONE, ALLEN, PETLEY, RAINES, > LEGASSICKE, WOODHAM, URMSON, ARNOLD, KING, ACOTT, TROTTER, ANDERSON, HOWELS, > MITCHELL, ALFORD, WILLIS, TROTMAN, MANSFIELD, SWINDLE, NICKELS, PAVEY, > ELWES, ILOTT, AND BEAUFORT. > >