If you are looking for info on a Rev. War soldier and you haven't already done so, you might want to request a free DAR Patriot Lookup at the DAR site: http://dar.org/default.cfm If anyone has ever applied for DAR membership based on this man's service, they will have information about him, his service, his family, etc. --- [email protected] wrote: > Leslie, > > I want to make sure I understand this > correctly. The regiment someone > enlisted in who was from NY was solely > dependent on where they lived at the time? > My GGG grandfather, Job(e) PRINCE, was in the > 16th regiment. Does that mean he > was living in the area at that time? > > Would someone explain the Patroon system a > little bit more for me? What kind > of information is found in these records? > Would this be a good source to try > and locate more information about Job(e)? I > wrote to NARA and they sent me a > copy of a payroll receipt, which was the only > record I have of him being in > the Revolutionary War. NARA also stated that > was the only thing in his file. > Darn these fires over the years that destroy > records!!!! > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail