Oh I'm not sure but I think possibly James sons served in the war of 1812 in 134 Reg't (Hosack's) PA Mil, 135 Reg't (Christy's) PA Mil. and Capt. Robinson's detachment PA Mil. What does roll box 137 and Roll ext. 602 mean? There are some listed with roll box 136 too. How does one find records, pensions etc...... Is there a 1812 list anyone knows of to join? Renee Don, Thank you for your reply! The only info I have is the family lore that James McCalmont/ McCommon or variant born approx. 1747-57 in Ireland was in Burgoyne's army, came in May 1775 and was captured by his brother/ brother's American company at Saratoga/Stillwater in Oct. 1777. The brother was John McCalmont or variant. John is said to have settled in Venango county PA area, and James ended up in Westmoreland (1790) and then Plain Grove, Lawrence Co.? He bought property from William Elliot in 1792 and moved to it from Westmoreland in 1796. Ofcourse theses counties and or townships were not formed in the 1780/90's yet. Plain Grove was formed in 1852. When James bought the property it is my understanding that the area was still considered "Pittsburgh territory". James married Margaret? There is some speculation as to if the maiden name was Carruthers or DeWolf. It is said this may have been in Cumberland Co. James died in 1813. I have no idea how to confirm any of this. I have no regiment number or any thing like that. I imagine there would be no british military record after he settled here in PA. His sons did serve in future wars. James 1st's sons were; Robert, Thomas, John, and James. they mostly stayed in the PA area to my knowledge. My husband is descendant of James the 2nd. I did wonder though if there was some way to find out about James 1's brother John McCalmont/variant and his American military record and trace that to confirm his whereabouts? If I found John I'm sure James would be close by(speculatively). It is said James the 1st's daughter Sarah married David Robins on a Captain and later Colonel of volunteers in the war of 1812. It is said her brothers (the 4 listed above) served under him at one time. So finding some of those records maybe could help, but I don't know where to start. There has been some speculation of some family relations to presidents through marriage, John Adams and I forget the other one. John McCalmont son of James 1 (brother to Sarah), married Eleanor Miles whose mother Elizabeth Treadway was related to Adams in some way. If you have knowledge of how or where to find the American side of the Revolution armies/ roles/ pensions as well as the war of 1812 please could you or anyone reading let me know? Renee In a message dated 2/22/2006 11:07:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dhagist@edgenet.net writes: I see by some emails on a rootsweb mailing list that you are trying to find information on an ancestor who was a soldier in Burgoyne's army. I do some work with British army muster rolls, and am willing to keep an eye out for this man just in case I come across him. Please let me know the name of the man, and any details of his service that you know (for example, do you know the regiment in which he served, the area where he settled, any other details that might make him easy to single out). It is a long shot that I'll come across him, but worth a try. Don N. Hagist dhagist@edgenet.net