Marilyn Good researching!!! Thats how you figure out the answers as you already know. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Bess" <bess@penn.com> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New York Vols. > Thanks Patrick, I just got back from the archives. I have all of the > Drowns > but Mijcajah. I corresponded in the past with a descendant of his. I am > looking for anything in files that help identify my families or rule out a > person. In attempt to identify the missing sons of Wm Drown, I started > going > through all the Drown civil war pension files of men from NY, PA, Mi, > Wisc, > Mo and Iowa. I got about half way through. I also have Arantus Everts > pension file. from the War of 1812. He was high ranking and served on some > council .He lived in the Hector area of NY. Also from that area was a > Joseph Gillespie who was killed in the battle of Lewiston. He was a Rev > veteran and his bounty land was the area where Burdet in Hector, Schuyler > county is located. I also have some Joseph and Samuel Hyatts pension > files that I am trying to identify. Am I right in assuming that the Wm. > Downs does not have a pension file Thanks again everyone, Marilyn Bess > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Patrick" <Patrick20@comcast.net> > To: "Marilyn Bess" <bess@penn.com> > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New York > Vols. > > >> Marilyn >> The only Drown names appearing in the pension files are( Aaron; Infantry, >> state?)( Benjamin; Virginia,)( Gilbert; NY,)(Micajah; New >> Hampshire, )(Moses; New Hampshire,)( Samuel; New Hampshire, )(Ezra; New >> Hampshire) >> Patrick >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilyn Bess" <bess@penn.com> >> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 12:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New York > Vols. >> >> >> >I believe the book does says Dobbins unit. there are several who later >> > appear in Bradford,County, PA in the same unit. I will have to get a > list >> > of >> > them. You probably have not idea where this Downs would have been from. > By >> > the way I have several War of 1812 pension files, mostly Carson, Hyatt. >> > Drown, Shaver. Thanks you >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: " Patrick" <Patrick20@comcast.net> >> > To: "Marilyn Bess" <bess@penn.com> >> > Cc: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 3:02 PM >> > Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New York >> > Vols. >> > >> > >> >> Marilyn, >> >> Gilbert Drown does not show up in the records of the Swift's & >> >> Dobbin's >> > unit >> >> but does show up in Dobbin's 2nd Regiment of New York Militia, and >> >> then >> >> in >> >> Swift's 2nd Regiment of New York Militia. Only a time frame, and their >> >> Captain compared with each units service history could detirmine if it >> >> was >> >> Swift's & Dobbin's Regiment at the time. There isn't a record of a >> >> William >> >> Drown or variant in all three units. >> >> There is a William G. Downs serving in Dobbin's 18th NY Regiment, and >> >> you >> >> can put a William Brown in all four. >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Marilyn Bess" <bess@penn.com> >> >> To: " Patrick" <Patrick20@comcast.net> >> >> Cc: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:12 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New York >> > Vols. >> >> >> >> >> >> > Does anyone have a list of the members of this unit? I have the > bounty >> >> > land >> >> > records of Gilbert Drown who was in this unit. I have his pay stubs >> >> > from >> >> > some other units. I am looking for a Wm Drown or might be Brown or >> > variant >> >> > spelling who along with several other are mention in the book "Along >> >> > the >> >> > Susquehanna". Some of these might be from Erie county as Wm had a >> > daughter >> >> > born there in about 1812. Marilyn Bess >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: " Patrick" <Patrick20@comcast.net> >> >> > To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:37 PM >> >> > Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New > York >> >> > Vols. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Swift & Dobbins >> >> >> Google individually variations of the following and you will locate >> >> >> information about the two individuals alone and this Regiment. >> >> >> Philetus Swift >> >> >> Hugh W. Dobbin >> >> >> Swift's & Dobbin's >> >> >> >> >> >> Be sure to add the apostrophe. Swift's & or Dobbin's >> >> >> Ontario County & ChautauQua County New York >> >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> >> From: "Marianne Punshon" <mipunshon@optusnet.com.au> >> >> >> To: <WARof1812-L@rootsweb.com> >> >> >> Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 10:21 PM >> >> >> Subject: Re: [WARof1812] Swift's and Dobbins Regiment (1814), New > York >> >> > Vols. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >I am also interested in this regiment and any other NY volunteers. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Marianne in sunny Melbourne, Australia >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> If you have anything for Swift's and Dobbins, I, too, have an >> >> > interest. >> >> >> >> James Beard/Baird of Candor (formerly of Worcester County, >> >> >> >> Massachusetts) who >> >> >> >> went missing and whose small estate was in probate by 1814. 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Benj D. Sniffin served in Captain John Castles NY Militia as a Prviate in the War of 1812. He first married Maria Northway and married a Serena in 1853. They lived in Chemung County, NY in 1850 until his death in 1872 ot thereabouts. Does anyone have any inf on this unit or this individual. Marilyn