Ok folks, I need some help with the following statement here > "WILLIAM V. MORSE, farmer, P. 0. Hayfield, was born in Burlington, > N. > Y., August 7, 1816, son of >> William C. and Triphena (Bradley) Morse. His paternal grandfather was > Timothy Morse, a native of > Massachusetts, of English descent, who settled in Otsego County, N. Y., > before the Revolution. He was a soldier under Gen. Washington, serving three > years. Two years of the time he was one of Washington's bodyguard. His > maternal grandfather was Azariah Bradley, a native of New England, First a BIG thank you to Kathy for all of her retyping from the History Book for all of us! Now for some questions to anyone who can help me with the previous statement from the book....I have tried to find my Timothy Morse in the Rev. was pension records [or have had someone look for me I should say]. There are several Timothy Morse men. None of which have been this particular one. This Timothy Morse b. Mar. 31, 1754 - d.Apr 07, 1821 [Otsego Co. NY] was married to Miriam Lee....Can anyone offer any help on proving that he actually served in the Rev. war much less was a bodyguard?? Thanks. Kay[Aldrich]Cutshall