Hello

I am on the AMREV-HESSIANS-L and the coordinator, John Merz,
had posted this book he is reading. Since he is probably one of
the places to locate Hessian and other related information, he
was very pleased with the writing of this book so far.

He noted that one of the first item was what the author in
describing the main figures of that epic struggle, says about Sir John
Johnson (see page 28) "Sir William's son John, born a bastard to
Johnson's first love, the Palatine German woman Catherine (Catty)
Weisenberg, followed in the footsteps of his father."

John Merz always believed that Catty was the first wife of Sir William,
and Molly Brandt his second.  Does anyone have any information
about these women in his life?

The Iroquois leader Thayendangea whose Christian name was
Joseph Brandt  was the brother-in-law of Sir William Johnson.

The book is:
"The burning of the Valleys", subtitle "Daring Raids from Canada
against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780."
It was published by the Dundurn Press, Toronto, 1997.
The book is by Gavin K. Watt
(with research assistance by James F. Morrison)