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Nelda Percival

Help with possible Hessian soldier

Legg inn av Nelda Percival » 14 des 2006 13:00:22

Hi,
Yes there are places to get help researching a HESSIAN ANCESTOR.
The AMREV-HESSIANS mailing list at rootsweb.com
to subscribe AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com

after you recieve your welcome letter then ask for help.. Don't do the this
is family rumor.. Lots of rumors were to try to take away the idea that a
relative fought on the English side... Most men who served in the standing
armies of the principalities of the Germanic States (There was no Germany in
1776...) came willingly. It was standard practice in those days to hire out
your army when your country /principality was not at war.. it brought you,
the ruler; monies for your purse..

You could try doing a little studying at our website at:

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/ ... /index.htm

Nelda Percival
mailing list administrator / Web Master



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe S." <anon@mous.net> THIS EMAIL ADDRESS DOES NOT WORK.......

Source: ALT-GENEALOGY@rootsweb.com
Subject: Help with possible Hessian soldier


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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Joe S.

Re: Help with possible Hessian soldier

Legg inn av Joe S. » 15 des 2006 17:23:25

Thanks.

Yes, I know the e-mail address does not work. It's a phony address -- keeps
my real address from being harvested by spammers, Nigerians, and other
assholes.




"Nelda Percival" <nelda_percival@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.502.1166163376.6313.alt-genealogy@rootsweb.com...
Hi,
Yes there are places to get help researching a HESSIAN ANCESTOR.
The AMREV-HESSIANS mailing list at rootsweb.com
to subscribe AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com

after you recieve your welcome letter then ask for help.. Don't do the
this is family rumor.. Lots of rumors were to try to take away the idea
that a relative fought on the English side... Most men who served in the
standing armies of the principalities of the Germanic States (There was no
Germany in 1776...) came willingly. It was standard practice in those days
to hire out your army when your country /principality was not at war.. it
brought you, the ruler; monies for your purse..

You could try doing a little studying at our website at:

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/ ... /index.htm

Nelda Percival
mailing list administrator / Web Master



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Joe S." <anon@mous.net> THIS EMAIL ADDRESS DOES NOT WORK.......

Source: ALT-GENEALOGY@rootsweb.com
Subject: Help with possible Hessian soldier


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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