First, I want to again thank those of you on the list who helped me so much with my questions regarding Daniel Hamilton. Next, I want to float a theory, and I thank all of you for your patience. As I've stated, I have very little information about Daniel (and, of course, he was the impetus for my family research.) I'm not the kind of researcher who is content with names--I want to KNOW these ancestors and understand their stories. So-- Family history states that Daniel and his wife had a son, Leonard, who was "stolen by Indians" I've been told the date (around 1810 or so) was too late for Indian raids, but the information I have leads me to believe it was a kidnapping by a single Indian squaw who wanted a child for some reason--perhaps her own had died recently. From my own research I believe this abduction happened between 1810 and 1814, probably sometime shortly after the census enumeration of 1810. Now comes the War of 1812. Why did Daniel volunteer as a rifleman? Now knowing the area where he served, thanks to Mark, I think it is possible that he thought joining would somehow enable him to further his search for his child. Are there any thoughts out there on my theory? Again, I thank you all for your patience. Eva Eva Dayle Zippay Tallahassee, Florida evadayle@yahoo.com

There were native armericans living in the areas north of Pittsburgh then. Riflemen were chosen for their shooting ability. He probably joined for the same reason people join today. Mark -----Original Message----- From: warof1812-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:warof1812-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Eva Dayle Zippay Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 3:01 PM To: Warof1812@rootsweb.com Subject: [WAROF1812] Daniel Hamilton First, I want to again thank those of you on the list who helped me so much with my questions regarding Daniel Hamilton. Next, I want to float a theory, and I thank all of you for your patience. As I've stated, I have very little information about Daniel (and, of course, he was the impetus for my family research.) I'm not the kind of researcher who is content with names--I want to KNOW these ancestors and understand their stories. So-- Family history states that Daniel and his wife had a son, Leonard, who was "stolen by Indians" I've been told the date (around 1810 or so) was too late for Indian raids, but the information I have leads me to believe it was a kidnapping by a single Indian squaw who wanted a child for some reason--perhaps her own had died recently. From my own research I believe this abduction happened between 1810 and 1814, probably sometime shortly after the census enumeration of 1810. Now comes the War of 1812. Why did Daniel volunteer as a rifleman? Now knowing the area where he served, thanks to Mark, I think it is possible that he thought joining would somehow enable him to further his search for his child. Are there any thoughts out there on my theory? Again, I thank you all for your patience. Eva Eva Dayle Zippay Tallahassee, Florida evadayle@yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WAROF1812-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message