Hi Pam You could get in touch with the National Army Museum here in London - http://www.nam.ac.uk/contact-us I haven't been able to find a precise definition of drypike. Obviously there's a lot for 'pike' online but I can't interpret for a 'drypike'. If you find out let us know. HTH Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "PMR" <cliveden@iinet.net.au> To: "SSX-PLUS - Mailing List" <SUSSEX-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:47 AM Subject: [SXP] Drypike > Greetings Listers > > In a Muster taken in 1614 in Hastings, my ancestor is listed as > having 1 Drypike. > > What is a drypike? Are there images of one available please? > > Many thanks > > Pam > Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks to Andy I contacted the National Army Museum re the problem I have below mainly to try and find out the parentage of Lionel George Becher. Unfortunately they could not help and suggested many avenues I have already gone down since I started in 1990, Nat. Archives, Archives, British Library, Parish registers, online record, Ancestry etc... He was my 5xGt Grandfather and my research shows that he was an ensign in the Third Regiment of Foot in 1722 in Kensington. commanded by Lord Dunmore. I have an entry but no indication of his father or who paid for the commission which is unusal as most others had 'son of' or sponsored by etc. and commissions were very costly. He seems to have been involved in some kind of dispute re the selling on of his commission in 1723 and other dates from documents I have just found at the Nat Archives. He was married in 1725 in the Fleet Prison Chapel to Anne Lake, the illigitimate daughter of General Henry Lumley (b 1658 d 1722) and she is mentioned in his will, she died in 1739 possibly aged about 30 in childbirth giving birth to twin daughters in Sonning, Berks..They also had a older daughter and a son(my 4th Gt Grandfather) In 1739 he volunteered for Colonel Wynyards Marines from half pay and was promoted to Lt Capt, He died in 1741 in Cartegena. From letters he appears to not have been avery good husband and gambled her fortune away which she inherited from her father. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated to determine his Father, who could be Lionel Becher of Sherkin (b 1686 d 1772 in Cork) whose will I have but no mention of my Lionel although mentiion is made of a second son Edward.. I have Burkes Pedigree. from Wills. George 1sts Army mentions this Lionel but also confuses him with my Lionel datewise. Very many thanks. Eileen. >----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Hedgcock" <andy701@blueyonder.co.uk> > > You could get in touch with the National Army Museum here in London - > http://www.nam.ac.uk/contact-us > > I haven't been able to find a precise definition of drypike. Obviously > there's a lot for 'pike' online but I can't interpret for a 'drypike'. > > If you find out let us know. > > HTH > Andy > > > the message