Rich, The Hessian Soldiers of the Revolutionary War are a forgotten lot. There were about 30,000 of these mercenaries who were paid to fight for the English king. About 6,000 stayed in North America after the war. There was a group who stayed in Canada. For the ones who stayed in the United States, the majority stayed in Fredrick, MD and in Lancaster and Reading PA. Another mailing list, AMREV-HESSIANS, is devoted entirely to the Hessian Soldiers. The Lancaster County Historical Society has quite a few references, one being the HETRINA (Hessian Troups in North America). The six volumnes of the HETRINA were put together by a project in Marburg, Germany. There are also muster rolls showing location and dates of the Hessians during the war. I have an ancestor born in 1794. There were no clues to who his father was. Through the help of all the references listed above, my brickwall turned out to be a Hessian Soldier who stayed in Berks County. Good luck. Bob Bensing > -----Original Message----- > From: R.Norn [mailto:rtnorn@earth.sunlink.net] > Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 9:00 PM > To: PALEBANO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PALEBANO-L] Hessian Soldier / Cornwall > > > For a number of years my "brick wall" has been an ancestor named > Heinrich NOHREHOLD (Nornhold). A family story passed down in another > branch of the family came to my attention this week and I hope someone > can help. According to the story passed down in that branch, the > original NOHRENHOLD was a Hessian soldier who lived in Cornwall. > > Is there any type of list that might have Hessian soldiers who settled > in Lebanon County? Has the historical society ever written any articles > on this topic? Also what is the story of Cornwall? Can anyone tell me > why a former soldier might have lived there? I know I am asking a lot > of questions, but other than a marriage record at Tabor Church in 1806 > the man has no earlier record that I have been able to locate. I would > appreciate any suggestions. > > Thanks for any help you could provide. > Rich > >