Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15960, for William Putney, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Continental
N.H.
Putney, William
NUMBER
S.15960
carded
CONTENT
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15960
INVALID
File No. 15960
William Putney
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 304
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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17231
Vermont
William Putney
of Hopkinson in the State of Ver
who was a Pri in the Com commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col Bartlett in the troops
13 mo 22 dys pro of arti
Continental & N.H.
7 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Ver
at the rate of 81 Dollars 60 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of August 1833 and ent John N Kimball Register of probate
Barton Vt
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $163.20
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sep 4 4080
$204.00
{Revolution Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by E D Bullock Clerk
Book E Vol. 3 Page 83
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Declaration of William Putney
19107
Canada
Admd
7 mo priv. artillery $81.60
15" 22 "
22.22 $81.60
Leut John H. Kimball Esq
Register of Probate
Barton. Vt
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State of Vermont  
Orleans County
On this 15th day of August 1832 personally appeared
  before the Hon. Probate Court holden at Derby
within and for the district of Orleans William Putney
near residing in Halls in the Province of Lamar Coppard
Hopkinton in the State of Newhampshire aged 72 years who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by
the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 That he enlisted into the
service of the United States in the last days of Nov. of the first
day of Dec. in the year 1775, for the term of one year and served
it out under Capt. John Hale and Col. John Stack went
inter hill and staid there until about the 20 of March
1776. then marched to New London and repled immediately to
New York and staid there about three weeks and passed muster
on the holy ground near St Pauls Church then went to Albany
and staid there about a week. Gen. Sullivan then reviewed all the
troops on an eminence back of Albany and then marched to
Canada went by land to Lake George and crossed the lake nations
marched to Ticonderoga and then went to St Johns in batteaux - there
the army divided and a part went to Montreal and a part to Soulle
where the army met and staid at Sorell about a fortnight
the whole army retreated to St. John was innoculated for the made
pox at the Isle annoix and went to Chimney point and crown point
and had the small pox, his regiment had it at Chining point
then marched to Mount Independence and staid there till December
when he was discharged. In the summer of 1780 he enlisted under
a militia Capt. Joshua Baily for three months and joined the anyat

Fish kill under Capt. Butler and Col. Bartlett and went
to West Point next day and served out the three months
enlistment there. In the year 1781 he enlisted for 7 months and
joined the army at Portsmouth N. H. under Capt. Ebenezer Dening
and Lieut Joseph Huntoon at Fort Washington on Pearce Island
commenced the service there in the spring and was discharged
in Dec. following. He was born in Hopkinton N.H. Oct. 30 1759
has no record of his age had a discharge from the years service and
destroyed it soon after it was received believing it to be of no consequence
lived in Hopkinton when he entered the service until he
removed to Hatley his now place of residencehe
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or any 
except the present and declares that his name is not on pension
all of of the agency of any State Sworn and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
---
[signature] William Putney
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I John Palmer of Charleston in Orleans County in the
State of Vermont aged 76 years do certify that I was acquainted with
William Putney the within applicant when we young
and before the Revolutionary war he living in Hopkinton
and in Warner a town adjoining that I was knowing
to his enlisting the latter part of the year 1775 into a company
commanded by Capt John Hale and about the same
Capt Hale was seargent that I should also enlist into the same
Company, in June following being 1776 I enlisted into Capt
Stilson (or Silson) Company and marched to Mount Independence near Lake Champlain where I found said Putney
and was knowing that served out his year or nearly out
as I was discharged in November and left the Putney in the
army and the fore part of the year 1777 & saw Putney who I
understood had been home but a short time. I was also
knowing that that the said Putney was in the army in the
Summer of 1780 as he joined the company commanded by
Capt Henry Butler to which company I belonged and that he
served about three months and I know we were dismissed
at the same time and as understood he had served three
month at that enlistment
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid
[signature] John Palmer
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I Amos Huntoon of Brownington in the County of Orleans
and State aforesaid aged 64 years do certify that I was knowing
that William Putney the within applicant joining to a company
of Artilery at Portsmouth in the State of Newhampshire about
the first of May 1761 commanded by Capt Ebenezer Deering
that he continued at Portsmouth in said Company with
me seven months-
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 15th day of August
1832
[signature] Amos Huntoon
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And the said Court she hereby declare their
opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the War Department that the above
named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier and served as he States And
the other certifies that it appears
to them that John Palmer and Amasa Huntoon
who have signed the preceding certificates
are residents in the town of Charleston
and Brownington aforesaid and are
credible persons and that their statements
is entitled to credit.
John H. Kimball Register of the
Probate Court in the district of Orleans
aforesaid do hereby certify that the
foregoing continuing the original proceedings
at the said court in the matter of the
application of William Putney
a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my
hand and seal of office
this 15th day of August 1832
[signature] John H Kimball Register -