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This is what was written by, certified by, and signed by John Helmut Merz to Mildred I. Seburn Clark.
Received November, 2004.
Personal Data Files of German Military Men in U.S.A. 1776-1783.
compiled by Johannes Helmut Merz (John Merz), Researcher and Historian
HINCKEL, PHILIPP. HHE4 Hessen-Hanau Regt. Erbprinz
S#100 p206-Source#100: (Archivschule Marburg/Hessen-Hetrina VI-2 volumes-Hanauische Regimenter. page 206)
Hinckel, Philipp, age 25 (1751) born at Ruedigheim (now 63543 Neuberg, appr. 10 km north of Hanau), Musketier (private), 4. Comp. Hanau Regiment Erbprinz. On muster Roll 1781, listed as deserter in July 1781, listed as returned no date given, listed as prisoner Oct. 1782, and listed as 'sold himself' Oct. 1782
The Regiment Erbprinz sailed to Quebec in April 1776, arriving there 3. June, became part of the Burgoyne army which was captured in Oct. 1777 at Saratoga (NY), and from there on known as the Convention army. Marched to Boston camp Winterhill, and again from there in Nov. 1778 marched to Charlottesville, Virginia, under the command of their officers. According to the Muster Roll Philipp was still with his Regiment in April 1779, seems to have deserted in July 1781, brought back to the camp, and later signed an indenture contract for 3 years, in order to get out of camp.)*
S#17 (Source #17) is Clifford Neil Smith-"Mercenaries from Hesse-Hanau, Monogr. #5", Westland Publ.
Ser. 9#41: List of men present in Virginia (no date):
4. Comp.-HINCKEL, PHILIP, private, from Ruedigheim.
p60-Ser.23#159:
HINCKEL, . . . . ., private, sold as hired hand on 16. Oct. 1782
p67-Ser.24#74: List of troopers remaining in Virginia after the POW exchange of 12. May 1783-
HINCKELl, . . . . ., private, from Ruedigheim.
p76-Ser.26#67: On list of soldiers who remained behind in America, dated Bad Nauheim (Germany) 24.Sep.1783-
Henckel/Hinckel, Philip, private, sold himself
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HESSIAN SOLDIERS:
Boards: Germany
Subject: Hessian soldier Philipp Hinckel
Author: John Helmut Merz
Date: 01 Dec 1999 (date posted)
There are actually two Hesse-Hanau soldiers with the name of PHILIPP HINCKEL,
The first one born appr. 1754/55* at Massenheim served with the 1.Comp. of the Regiment Erbprinz
(PHILIP HINCKEL) born appr. 1750/51* at Ruedigheim served
with the 4.Comp. of the Erbprinz.
The younger* one deserted 20 June 1780 from the POW camp at Albemarle County, VA.,
and the older* one sold himself as hired hand on 16 Oct 1782 probably in Pennsylvania around Reading or Lancaster.
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(John Helmut Merz): The Hessian prisoners at Lancaster, PA were allowed to be farmed out to local tradesmen or farmers per a law of the Continental Congress and a list of prisoners located at Lancaster 1777 & 1778, inc. the names and places of their employers, was pub. in book, "Johannes Schwalm The Hessian" (JSHA), pp 231-242/book: "The Hessian View of America 1776-1783, Kipping, Philip Franneau Press
John Merz in later postings gave either Reading or Lancaster as Philipp Hinckel's of Ruedigheim's place of imprisonment. It could have been both.
Researchers: can check AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com list (subscribe) mail list archives that has information by Merz and others.
Elsewhere on this forum John Merz notes that although 1783 is the year mentioned, 1782 was the year offered for prisoners to "work out".)
The dates of the German Military records were reversed for the two Philipp Hinckel's. Philipp of Massenheim b 9 Aug 17 1751. Clyde Willard is a descendent of the other Philipp and has photos of his Philipp's tombstone.
John Helmut Merz has postings on: <http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/a/amhessians10.htm> (remove the <> to connect)
This is a site for anyone looking for Germans they have been unable to find that could have been HESSIAN soldiers in the Revolutionary War that came to America. You can check the lists Merz had completed of his own personal research from German records and other records, just before he died that were in the GUIDE he published and some additions (not Philipp Hinckel of Ruedigheim that was a very recent personal research document)to it as well, all on-line. It was a work in progress, unfinished before he died. Merz mailed my information of Philipp Hinckel of Ruedigheim and a GUIDE I had ordered not long before he died. Merz was a highly respected researcher, born in Hesse, Germany and moved to Canada becoming interested in the American Revolutionary War as German Hessians had fought in it for Brittain, and some later moved to Canada as well as those remaining in the United States. You can search this site by names but it is best just to also go through the entire message list, referred to "our list" on the site. This is a free site.
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