Dear listers, There is an Amrev-Hessian mailing list, and the following web site to which I and many others have contributed over the years: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ Be sure to search there for your German Rev War ancestors. Bill -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gordon Crooks@verizon.net" <gordoncrooks@verizon.net> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:45 PM To: <BMunch528@aol.com> Cc: <PAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Fw: History > > --Barbara: I understand there was a Hessian prison camp in Frederick, > Md. however thats all I know about it. I can check a specific name on the > list of Soldiers of the American Revolution. There are a lot of German > names as they were the second largest group of soldiers in Washington's > Army after the Ulsterscots, however the S A R disc that I have does not > tell you the nationality of the soldier. Yes it is well known that quite a > few of the Hessians elected to say here and not return to Germany.. Off > hand I don't know anyone who has specific information on the subject, you > could try posting a mssage on the MDFRED web site. > From: BMunch528@aol.com > To: gordoncrooks@verizon.net > Gordon > Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:26 PM > Subject: Re: [PAFRANKL] Fw: History > > > Gordon, > > Do you have a list of the Hessian soldiers that fought in the Revolution? > I understand there were quite a few who were turned loose after the > Revolution and stayed in the Franklin Co area. I have been unable to find > the names of these soldiers. > > Barbara > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2668 - Release Date: 02/04/10 > 19:35:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message