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From: "Karen McKellar" <>
Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Release of POWs at Fort Frederick
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:31:28 -0500
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I believe most of them assimilated into the general population. I was
surprised at some of the names I ran into when reading through some of the
lists. Remember that many of them were "loaned" out to local farmers to help
them with the crops and the clearning of land. The American Troops were
very short on food for these prisoners and if they were "loaned out" they
didn't have to feed them. These for the most part were young single men.
They probably married into the local families and moved on.

Personally, I have been trying to learn if the person listed as a deserter,
Nikolaus Hertzberger became Nicholas Holsbury/Holtsberry and settled at
George's Creek in Allegany County. It appears my ancestor had no brothers
who came to this country. He was only there a few years before moving on to
Ohio as many others that had settled in that area did.

I was also surprised to see Schuette -- in the late 80's I worked for a
Congressman that spelled his name exactly that way and pronunced "shoe-T."
He carried a shoe with a letter "T" on it during his first campaign to teach
everyone how to pronunce his name. Now I am wondering if he descends from
this Hessian. The name Schellhaus also appears a number of times and that
is a name in the central part of Michigan.

Karen




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