der@redrose.net wrote: > > Hi John and other LIGHT researchers, > > > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 14:06:48 -0700 > > From: "John Light-Monterey,CA" > > > > > Why does "Johan Licht" appear to have a revolutionary medallion, isn't > > it misplaced? One revolutionary war soldier was "Johannes Licht" > > according to the cemetery index b. 1752 (but I didn't find this stone), > > and Francis mentions III John Light ("John Light of Bethel" pg. 18) as a > > soldier and gives no dates for him, but has him buried in "Light's > > Graveyard" on Little Swatara Creek. Isn't it the SAR (or DAR) that > > places the flags, and what information do they work from, do they have > > information we do not have access to? Is the flag placed here because > > Francis once believed and tradition holds that II John Light was > > secretary to the Lebanon Resolves? > > According to the DAR Patriot Index, ladies have joined the DAR using > various LIGHTs as their Rev. War ancestor. John LIGHT married to Anna > LANDIS is listed for Public Service. Then the others listed as actually > fighting are: > > Henry Sr. married to Barbara LANDIS > Henry Jr. married to Magdalena FUNCK > Jacob, married to Veronica ELLENBERGER ( who is this Jacob?) Do they mean > Johannes? > Jacob Sr. married to Elizabeth LANDIS > Jacob married to Barbara BRANDT. > > It is my understanding that the DAR puts markers there, but it could be > both DAR and SAR. > > Regards, > Donna Ristenbatt > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will paraphrase the summary on p. 644 of the Rev. Francis/Betty Behr book, with other information from the book. I give their wives maiden names in parenthesis for clarification. In Capt. Stoever's Company: [1] III John Light of Bethel, oldest son of II John Light. (Mary Dohner) [2] III Henry Light, second oldest son of II John Light, and son-in-law of II Jacob Light. (III Maria Light) In Capt. John Stone's (Stein's) Company: [3] III John Light, also known as Hannes Light or "Der Reich Hanessly" or "Rich Hanessly", the oldest son of II Jacob Light, and a son-in-law of II John Light. (Veronica Light) [4] II Jacob Light, the third son of I John Light the Immigrant. (Elizabeth Landis) [5] II Henry Light, the fourth and youngest son of I John Light the Immigrant. (Barbara Landis) [6] III Jacob Light, third son of II John Light. (Barbara Brandt) [7] III Jacob Light, oldest surviving son of II Martin Light (another, older son of II Martin was also named Jacob but died as a child before this III Jacob was born). (Veronica Ellenberger) [8] III John Light, second oldest son of II Henry Light. (Magdaline {or Magdalena} Bachman, and probably earlier to Anna____) In Capt. Mathias Henning's Company: [9] III Henry Light, also called Henry the Fuller, the oldest son of II Henry Light. (Magdalena Funk) Quoting from p. 644: "All of our Lebanon County Lights, 9 in number, of military age in 1781, were in their country's service. It is our contention III John, II Jacob's son, was the John Light who was Secretary of the meeting held in 1774 to protest the British outrages in Boston, of which meeting John Philip DeHaas was chairman." "As for the sons of II Anna Light, married to Rudolph Meyer, our problem may be a little confusing. The Meyers in Lebanon County at the time of the Revolution were much more numerous than the Lights;......The Meyer family in the Revolution was represented in every one of the eight Companies in our present Lebanon County." The account then goes on and lists 26 Meyers in the service and their possible connections. II Anna Light Meyer had 8 or 9 sons, and Rev. Francis believed that 6 or 7 were in the service, according to my interpretation of his comments. Her son-in-law, Michael Brenizer, is also believed to be the Michael Breneisen in Capt. Michael Holderbaum's Company. III Anna Light, a daughter of II Martin Light, was married to Henry Yorty, who Rev. Francis says was doubtless the Henry Yorty in Capt. Baltzer Orth's Company. My comment: This was a Mennonite family. Traditionally Mennonites have had pacifistic beliefs. How does one reconcile this traditional pacifism with the enthusiasm for the Revolution? Perhaps there is a book somewhere that discusses this. I welcome your comments. Leroy Miller