Thank you very much for the direction. I just sent an enquiry to the National Archives, Kew for an estimate of the cost of research. My 5th-great grandfather was not a military man. At the outset of hostilities he fought *against* the British during the siege of Boston (1776). Samuel Perry b. 25 Oct...

Let me preface this post by saying I am American and know very little British History. One of my great grandfathers fought for the British, as a Loyalist, during the American Revolution. He was part of the King's American Regiment (KAR) and the Loyal Associated Refugees. Several sources mention that...