Thanks Carl

That sounds about right. I could not get the link to work but I will find it now that you have steered me in the right direction.
From research and old stories passed down it almost seemes like they had a list of people who had not taken the oath etc. and were trying to clean up loose ends before the war was over. Maybe neighbors reporting on neighbors. Hard times.
Have you seen Gerald's earthwork near Ellington?

Elmer