Hi Charles ! Tell me if you remember. It seems to me there was a Severs ( SP.) living in Knoxville and Don Carden & I went to visit their son but he was out of town. The father who took us to his son's home was retired from the Knoxville Fire Dept. This was in 1998. Ring a bell ? Phyllis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Evans" <rpevans@att.net> To: <tnanders@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [TNANDERS] Wm Severs born 1752? Hessian Deserter DOB Search > Hi Charles, > > I will check with Mary at the PGHS meeting on Thursday to see if she > continued her research on this family. > > Thanks, > Ron > > -----Original Message----- > From: tnanders-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnanders-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of S9359338 > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:00 AM > To: tnanders@rootsweb.com; monoda@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNANDERS] Wm Severs born 1752? Hessian Deserter DOB Search > > Some years ago Mary Harris was doing research on a family who came to > Anderson Co that had 6 daughters and 6 Sons in law. Three of the Sons in Law > were named Seiber, Seeber, Seeber, or similar to Severs and she thought > William Severs born l752 and married to Catherine Peck was one of the sons > in law. I am sure that was not the case but wonder if she ever completed > that research. > I have traced a family legend of a Hessian Soldier and William l752 seems to > be the only candidate to a Johannes Wilhelm Siebert born l751 who deserted > the von Wissenbach troops in July of l782 who were in Savanna GA. The next > record of William Severs was in Montgomery Co VA in l793 when he married > Catherine Peck. In l793 Montgomery County was HUGE and included Kentucky and > , maybe, Tennessee. He was later in Knox Co TN, before Anderson Co was > formed and in Anderson County just after formation. I believe he was in the > part of Anderson Co that was taken from Knox Co. > I have traced the Hessian soldier to a family in Metzebach Germany just > South of Kassel hoping for a direct male but have been unable to trace the > descendency for a dna test. Since I know the exact birth date for J W > Siebert , The birth date for William Severs would be WONDERFUL for > comparison. The Hessian was born before the Calender change of l752 and some > adjustment of the DOB might have occurred .. > > This is a good PUZZLE HELP NEED DOB of William Severs born Ca l752 + > or - 2 years. > Any SUGGESTIONS appreciated. He lived in ANderson Co from its formation to > l848. Surely he had to fill out a form of some sort that is still LYING > AROUND. He lived until l852 but his tombstone says age l00 but no DOB. He > was buried in Nodaway Co Mo > Many THANKS > Charles Severs > > > > In a message dated 02/24/08 18:25:26 Eastern Standard Time, rpevans@att.net > writes: > Like I mentioned yesterday, the "Bicentennial History of Anderson County > 1796-1996" is $45 plus $5 shipping. Book is hardback cover with 496 pages > and over 200 pictures. > > You can send a check to: > > Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society > 118 So. Hicks St. > Clinton, TN 37716 > > ... or, can visit Mary Harris at the Anderson County archives to pick up a > copy and save the shipping charges. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNANDERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNANDERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message