Original manuscripts of the "Names of the Persons who took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania 1778 - 1788 with a History of the "Test Laws" of Pennsylvania" (Thompson Westcott / John Campbell)

Ancestory.com British & German Deserters, Dischargees & POW's (link to browsable document*)

Ancestory.com British & German Deserters, Dischargees & POW's (link to searchable document*)

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How to research your Hessian

Resources used for the Hessians Remaining in 

America Names list Pages 89 - 110 by John Merz

Books to read    

John Merz's research

Special Collections - Johannes Schwalm Historical Association Collection from Barry Wetherington

David Library of the American Revolution

Mailing list archives,  SEARCH & BROWSE

The Royal Deux Ponts, and other French units, but German soldiers of the American Revolution. 

Websites that may help

HETRINA, what it is, where to find it

Hessian unit Flags (in German)

http://vial.jean.free.fr/new_npi/revues_npi/9_

1999/npi0999/9_hessk_drap1.htm 

donated by: Edward Anthony (Tony) Arkin

Lehrman Institute, http://www.gilderlehrman.org

has listed "muster roll of Hessians" (Brunswick troops) of 1781. You can search this early American history library without membership but must join to see actual document. Many historical letters and photographs.
donated by Ann

The Hessian POWs in Reading Revisited- new important historical items recently discovered regarding the POWs during the Revolutionary War at Reading, PA -on-line article by Henry J. Retzer http://www.berkshistory.org/articles/hessian.html

General Society of the Sons of the Revolution

http://www.sr1776.org/html/index.html

The Society of Sons of the Revolution has been instituted to perpetuate the memory of the men who, in the military, naval and civil service of the colonies and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of the country, and to the proper celebration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent events connected with the War of the Revolution; to collect and secure for preservation the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period; to inspire the members of the Society with the patriotic spirit of their forefathers; and to promote the feeling of friendship among them.

Places to write for records

Kevan Hansen's Map Guide to German Parish Registers

Canadian Geographical Names at  http://GeoNames.NRCan.gc.ca/   use translation for English.

Can't find a town/township/county in Ontario Canada? 

Try the Ontario GenWeb they have a locator at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canon/

Flintlock & Powderhorn, Vol 23 No 2 Summer 2005 Extracted website addresses

C.N.Smith's monographs, should be able to be located at Barnes and Noble Book Stores, sent in by Ron Ferry

Georg Christoph,Coester

For the record:
The church records of Rev. G.C. Coester having been mentioned by a subscriber of our Hessians mail list, this is what is known about him and his records and where to locate them.

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For information on German forces who fought on the American side with the French, try this book:

GERMANY: A German Regiment Among the French Auxiliary Troops of the American Revolutionary War: H. A. Rattermann's History (Tolzmann)

While it is widely known that German soldiers from Hesse (Hessians) fought on the British side of the American Revolution, it is less well known that among our French allied forces were a number of German units. For example, more than half of the 300 men recruited in France by Lafayette in 1779 hailed from Alsace-Lorraine and southwestern Germany. According to one authority, it is possible that the German enrollment in the French cause may have equaled the figure of 30,000 ascribed to Germans among the British forces.