Hello Fellow Listers, I have sent this information before but since there seems to be a lot of new subscribers, especially those who are not descended from Henry or Benjamin, I thought I would try again. I have traced my Rosenberger line to Lebanon County, PA. My gr-gr-grandfather was William, born 27 Feb 1821. He was a moulder in the iron industry. During the 1880's he was the proprietor, along with a Stephen Light, of the Rosenberger & Light Stove Foundry in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. William's father is said to have been Samuel, and his father, Johann Peter of Zierenberg, Germany. I am in need of documentation for Samuel & Johann Peter to prove a relationship. The only information I have is that a Peter Rosenberger died on 29 March 1832 and is buried at Waynesboro, PA. An undocumented typescript in the York County PA Historical Society states that he was born on 9 January 1757 in Zierenberg, Kassil, Hesse, Germany. Besides Samuel, there are two other reported sons, Ephraim and Christian. Ephraim had no children but Christian had several. I wrote to the church in Zierenberg and received a reply from their archivist who verified that indeed there was a Johann Peter Rosenberg who was born on 9 Jan 1757. He also gave me the name of his parents and grandparents. The archivist suggested that, because of his age, he may have come to America with the Hessian troops during the Revolution. Another researcher of Rosenbergers has been unable to find his name on any ship lists. This leads me to believe that perhaps he did come here with the Hessian troops. Four years ago I wrote to the Staatsarchiv in Marburg and I received a reply from them. They included a copy of a page from HETRINA Vol. V listing the participants from Waldeck; also two pages from the forward of Vol. V that gives a short history of the Waldeck Regiments. The list of participants includes a Johann Peter Rosenberg. The accompanying letter stated, "from the copied list in HETRINA Vol.5 one sees that Rosenberg was enlisted April 29, 1776 in Korbach, was reformed and had not learned a trade." My correspondent added a note, "most important, there is no entry 'returned with regiment to Germany in 1783!' He obviously stayed in America!" Mr. John Merz of the AMREV=HESSIAN List provided this explanation of the HETRINA entry: "The first one (line) seemed to be the most complete, giving his name as Johann Peter Rosenberg, no date of birth, but his place of birth is listed consistently as Zierenberg. As it appears Peter was taken prisoner in January 1777. According to the last two lines he was still listed as POW in May of 1778, and also as deserter in May of 1778 (why he was reported as deserter in March 78 I don't know, but probably had to do with money. Somebody was still collecting his pay while he was gone already. For this reason those desertion reports have often been postponed in many cases for a long time. --- But here is some additional information -- Taken from "Waldeck Soldiers of the American Revolutionary War, compiled by Bruce E. Burgoyne, Heritage Books, Inc., page 119: Rosenburg, Johann Peter, born 1760 in Zierenberg, Hesse, Reformed. 5'5" tall. Sailed to America with the Regiment in 1776 as private in the 4. Company. Taken prisoner on 5.Jan.1777 at Springfield, N.J., he deserted from prisoner status at Lancaster, Penns., on 4 May 1778." Below is a list of some of my ancestors. I have been unsuccessful in finding a birth record for William to prove that his father was Samuel or somebody else. I have not been able to find a marriage record for either of them. I would appreciate whatever help anyone can provide. Thank you. Marjorie Hennessey mhenness@zoo.uvm.edu Samuel Rosenberger b. Aug 1792, PA (place unknown) (parents - Johann Peter?) d. 30 Oct 1868, Cedarville (Freeport), Stephenson County, Illinois m. Anna Marie (Mary, Marie) abt. 1814 Children: 1. Elizabeth b. 16 Jan 1815, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA d. ? m. Ezekiel Thomas, 19 July 1836, Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA 2. John George b. 18 Feb 1816, Schaefferstown, Lebanon, PA d. ? 3. William (my gr-gr-grandfather) b. 27 Feb 1821, PA (place unknown) d. 11 Sept 1888, Lebanon PA m. Rachel Posey, abt. 1844 in PA (place unknown) b. 14 June 1828, PA (place unknown)(parents: Jesse Posey & Elizabeth Care) d. 09 July 1888, Lebanon PA Children: 3.1. Henry Posey b. 08 Apr 1845, PA d. 01 Jan 1911, Lebanon PA m. Mary Seyler, 09 Sept 1869, Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon PA 3.2. Elizabeth b. 09 Sept 1848, PA d. 24 Sept 1849, N. Lebanon PA 3.3. Cyrus b. 1850, PA 3.4. David b. 07 Mar 1854, PA d. 11 Jan 1926, Swatara, Lebanon, PA m. Clara A. 3.5. Mary Alice b. 25 Feb 1856, PA d. 1875 m. Jacob Louser (Clouser) 3.6. Samuel b. 25 July 1858, PA d. ? m. Sallie E. Doll, 24 Dec 1879, Tabor First Reformed Church, Lebanon PA 3.7. John R. (my gr-grandfather) b. 24 Nov 1860, Lebanon PA d. 14 Dec 1916, Watervliet, Albany, NY m. Fannie Dunkle, 10 Sept 1882, Church of God, Middletown, Dauphin, PA (parents, John Dunkle & Elizabeth ?) 3.8. Ellen b. 19 Mar 1863, PA d. ? m. William Hughes 3.9. Sarah Ann (Sallie) b. 06 Oct 1866, PA d. ? m. Elmer Beard 3.10. Annie May b. 05 Nov 1868, PA d. 12 Nov 1870, PA 3.11. Ida Luberta b. 10 Oct 1871, PA d. ? m. Jerry Hummel 3.12. Gertrude b. abt. 1875, PA d. ? m. George Specht 4. Sarah b. abt. 1827 d. ? m. Jacob Eby, 12 Oct 1854, S. Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 5. Harriet b. abt. 1830 d. ? m. Jacob Peiffer, 09 Nov 1852, S. Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 6. Fianna (Phianno) b. abt. 1831 d. ? m. William Dounsberger, 05 Sept 1861, Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon PA 7. Samuel b. Mar 1833 d. ? m. Mary Kahley (before 1856) 8. Cyrus b. abt. 1836 9. Mary b. ? d. ? m. Isaac Shay, 02 Sept 1846, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon, PA