From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Jan 8 16:06:15 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k08N6FSK009337; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:06:15 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k08N6Ebl002927 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:06:14 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k08KdZFI011702 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:39:35 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k08KdZbH011701 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:39:35 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.18.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k08KL9FI011627 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:21:09 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k08MldDi019015 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:47:39 -0700 X-Envelope-From: cazalet@charter.net Sun Jan 8 15:47:39 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k08MlcSK019004 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:47:39 -0700 Received: from mtao02.charter.net (mtao02.charter.net [209.225.8.187]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k08MlaMB025566 for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:47:37 -0700 Received: from mxip21-10.charter.net ([10.20.202.71]) by mtao02.charter.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.04 201-2131-123-105-20051025) with ESMTP id <20060108224732.YTQM18815.mtao02.charter.net@mxip21-10.charter.net> for ; Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:47:32 -0500 Received: from 24-241-222-98.dhcp.smrt.tn.charter.com (HELO Cigar) ([24.241.222.98]) by mxip21-10.charter.net with SMTP; 08 Jan 2006 17:47:31 -0500 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAQAAA+k= Message-ID: <000a01c614a5$8274a640$62def118@Cigar> Reply-To: "David" From: "David" To: Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 17:47:30 -0500 Organization: David MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.16.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.16.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Looking for Weissenfels NY connections 1700-1850 Looking for any connections to Frederick Von Weissenfels (1728-1806, b. Ebling, Prussia, d. New Orleans, LA) who was a Lt. Col. of New York Levies during the American Revolution. After serving in the Prussian and British Armies, he settled in Dutchess Co., NY, about 1763, with his wife the former Mary Shumur, 1735-1776, (daughter of Samuel Shumur, nyc merchant 1710-1736, and Catherine Cazalet, 1717-1751). They were married Dec. 16, 1756 in Trinity Church NYC. He served fathfully thoughout the Revolution, but lost everything and died poor. For a time after the war, he operated a ferry service between Rye, NY and Oyster Bay, LI, NY. After 1800 he moved to Louisiana. Their children were George Peter (1764-1798 Dutch Reform Church, NY) married Maria Leaycraft Nov. 16, 1791 in the Dutch Reform Church, NYC. Their child was Elizabeth Weissenfels (1793-1859) married Capt. William Thomas. The decendants of George Peter settled in Daviees Co., KY, where some live today. George served with his father in the Revolution as a Lt. Today the Fifer George Peter Weissenfels organization is named in his honor. Charles Frederick (abt. 1765-1800) married Rhoda Salter. Their children were Charles T., Sarah Charlotte (married Abraham Redwood Ellery) and Anna Marie. Charles Served with his father in the Revolution as a Capt. Elizabeth Ann (1776-, and possibly John (1776- Secondly Frerderick Weissenfels married Elizabeth Williams (abt. 1750-?) in the Reformed Dutch Church, New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY, on Feb. 26, 1777. Their child was Harriet or Helen Weissenfels (1779-1855), married John Baker Martin (abt. 1775- d. bet. 1822-1855), April 5, 1798, Christ Church, Philadephia, PA. She is buried near Nortre Dame, South Bend, Indiana. John Martin Baker served as a minor official in the foreign service in the Caribbean after his father-in-law requested a position for him in a letter to James Madison or Monroe.Their children were Louis/Lewis Baker, Lucy C. Baker, Mary A. Baker. Would like to hear from any connections and I would appreciate any leads!