Joseph Tame - C 1750.

I had an interesting email from an Anne Smittle in USA, who has an ancestor Joseph Tame, born around 1750 in UK.

It would appear that Joseph signed up for the 29th Regiment of Foot, before 1771, which was at the time of the American Revolutionary War (The regiment took part in the Boston Massacre) and he was sent to Canada in 1776 to defend Quebec which was under seige from the American army. Later, as a member of the Grenadier unit under the command of Lieutenant General John Burgoyne he headed down from Montreal to Saratoga in New York State.

Both the Light Infantry Company and Grenadier Company saw action at the Battle of Hubbardston and both companies surrendered with the rest of Burgoyne's Army after the defeats at Battle of Freeman's Farm and Battle of Bemis Heights in September and October 1777.

After his release from capture, Joseph together with some other captured soldiers left or deserted the army and petitioned to become an American Citizen. He married an American Girl and descendants of the family are still there.

The regiment may have been formed in Worcestershire, UK, as it was renamed the 29th Worcestershire regiment of foot around 1780. I have not as yet discovered any link between Joseph and our Tame family, but am still reseaching.