Help with possible Hessian soldier

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Help with possible Hessian soldier

Legg inn av Joe S. » 11 des 2006 02:04:03

Long story.

My grandfather, Clarence J. Richardson, was son of Mattie Coon.

Mattie Coon is great-grand-daughter of one Lewis Coon, may also have been
spelled Kuhn originally.

According to family legend:

QUOTE
"Some young men in Germany were tricked on board a boat under the guise of
attending a party. The boat sailed away, taking them to America to fight in
"the war." The battle (?) was lost, some men were killed. Lewis Kuhn/Coon,
____ White, and ___ Humphrey "deserted" and in time came to Wilkinson
County, Mississippi. Lewis Coon settled on Buffalo Creek near what is now
the Macedonia community. Lewis Coon had a slave named Caesar and there is a
tract of land there known as "Caesar's Field." Lewis Coon and Caesar were
buried near Buffalo Creek. Their graves have not been found and some
believe they "caved off" into Buffalo."
END QUOTE

I have found Lewis Coon in Ancestry.com, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935.
Lewis was married to Malinda Sweasy on 9 or 12 January 1822, then, married
to Elizabeth White, 16 January 1830. I find no other records for him but am
still searching.

Meanwhile -- IF this family legend is true, it's possible he was brought to
the US as a Hessian or other German/Prussian soldier to fight in the
Revolutionary War, maybe in the War of 1812. If he was in the Revolutionary
War, I don't know how he would have made his way to Wilkinson County, in SW
Mississippi. If he was in the War of 1812 -- say, the Battle of New Orleans
or other battles along the Gulf of Mexico, he could readily have made his
way to Wilkinson County.

So -- the question is -- are there records where I can track down Lewis
Kuhn/Coon before his marriage record in 1822? Maybe lists of soldiers in
Revolutionary War or War of 1812?

Thanks.

Joe S.

Re: Help with possible Hessian soldier

Legg inn av Joe S. » 11 des 2006 04:45:13

CANCEL THIS REQUEST.

I found him.

Looks as though this family legend is, in fact, a legend.

Turns out Lewis Kuhn/Coon was the son of Hans Caspar Kuhn who immigrated
from Switzerland to SC 1749-1750. They changed their name from Kuhn to
Coon.

John Lewis was born in SC in ?? 1757 and he served in "Colonel Thompson's
regiment" in SC, Revolutionary War, in 1775. At some point he trekked to SW
Mississippi, turning up there in 1811, after which I have located numerous
details about him and his descendants.




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Long story.

My grandfather, Clarence J. Richardson, was son of Mattie Coon.

Mattie Coon is great-grand-daughter of one Lewis Coon, may also have been
spelled Kuhn originally.

According to family legend:

QUOTE
"Some young men in Germany were tricked on board a boat under the guise of
attending a party. The boat sailed away, taking them to America to fight
in "the war." The battle (?) was lost, some men were killed. Lewis
Kuhn/Coon, ____ White, and ___ Humphrey "deserted" and in time came to
Wilkinson County, Mississippi. Lewis Coon settled on Buffalo Creek near
what is now the Macedonia community. Lewis Coon had a slave named Caesar
and there is a tract of land there known as "Caesar's Field." Lewis Coon
and Caesar were buried near Buffalo Creek. Their graves have not been
found and some believe they "caved off" into Buffalo."
END QUOTE

I have found Lewis Coon in Ancestry.com, Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935.
Lewis was married to Malinda Sweasy on 9 or 12 January 1822, then, married
to Elizabeth White, 16 January 1830. I find no other records for him but
am still searching.

Meanwhile -- IF this family legend is true, it's possible he was brought
to the US as a Hessian or other German/Prussian soldier to fight in the
Revolutionary War, maybe in the War of 1812. If he was in the
Revolutionary War, I don't know how he would have made his way to
Wilkinson County, in SW Mississippi. If he was in the War of 1812 -- say,
the Battle of New Orleans or other battles along the Gulf of Mexico, he
could readily have made his way to Wilkinson County.

So -- the question is -- are there records where I can track down Lewis
Kuhn/Coon before his marriage record in 1822? Maybe lists of soldiers in
Revolutionary War or War of 1812?

Thanks.


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