Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3494, John Fenton, New Jersey New York
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     Service     |                               |             Number
New Jersey  |      Fenton, John   |         R. 3494
New York      |     or Finton           |        B.L.Wt.1627-100
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress of the 15th of May 1828.
State of New York
County of Seneca US.  On this 15th day of April 1851 personally appeared before the [crossed out: County] Circuit Court & Special Term of the Supreme Court then in Session and in open Court James D Fenton of the said County
and State, son of John Fenton late a revolutionary soldier, deceased
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 the 15th May 1828. This defenent (defendant?)
for himself, and in behalf of the surviving children
of his late father the said John Fenton, depose and
say that according to his understanding & belief
his said father the said John Finton enlisted in the
war of the Revolution for and during said war, and
that he served to the close thereof and received an
honorable discharge, and County land, and all
the awards to during the war soldiers; that this defenent's said father made some effort in his life
time to obtain his pension, but whether any papers
are on file in the pension office, he knows not, but
he does know that his said father made effort
through John Maynard deceased & William Thompson
but how far they proceeded he is not able to say
but be feels confident his said father did not
receive a pension, that it was of public notoriety
that his said father had been
a Revolutionary soldier
that his said father John Fenton died in the
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town of Romulus in the said County & State on
the 14th day of February 1839 eighteen hundred
and thirty nine; that he left no widow, but left
the following named children him surviving, being
his only children him surviving and that each of
them are over the age of twenty one years & that
each and all of them still survive to wit
Amy Swarthout- Esther Wickoff, James D Fenton
Asa S Fenton, Alva R Fenton, Elijah S Finton
Sworn before the Court, in open court & the Court
do certify that the said James D Fenton is a
reprochable (?) person.
Sworn & Subscribed the day & date before last mentioned
James D Fenton
Hugh Montgomery Clerk
State of New York
Seneca County Clerks Office ss:

⎬ I Hugh Montgomery Clerk of said County of the County of record
thereof do hereby certify that the foregoing deposition of James D. Fenton, was made, said and  [unclear] sworn to in the Supreme Court of the said State at a Special Term thereof held
Waterloo in said County of Seneca before the Honorable Henry W. Taylor, and
of said court, in open court, on the day therein mentioned, that the words 
"county" and "war" were erased and the words "Circuit Court & special Term of the Supreme"
"deceased" and "had been" were interlined before the said deposition was subscribed
and sworn to and I further certify that Joshua H. Simpson Esq. before
whom the annexed were severely sworn to was at the date thereof
a Justice of the Peace of said County, duly qualified and authorized to take 
affidavits, that I am well acquainted with the hand
writing, of said Justice & verily believe his signatures
to the points subjoined to the several annexed 
affidavits to be genuine - In Testimony  whereof I have 
hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County
& the said Courts this 8th day of September 1857
Hugh Montgomery Clerk
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John Fenton
No.. 1627

[Faint text]
June 8th 1830 (?)

[at bottom}
[Relocated? the ?? of
 [??] Regiment N. Jersey
{unknown} during those withlet to
[county] lands for the State [unclear]
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John Fenton old Soldier
Declaration of power of Atty to Joseph Watson to draw his bounty land-identified by Judge Sealy both sworn before Stephen R. Miller. Esq -the clerk's certificate added.
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[scribbled over] State of New York
County of Seneca [illegible] I John Fenton aged seventy five years, a resident at this time in the town of Romulus in the County of Seneca and State of New York, do upon oath testify and declare that I served as a soldier in the army of the revolution in the Jersey troops more than six years, as a private, corporal & Sarjeant, for four years immediately before the close of the war in the Jersey line of the Continental army but I cannot now remember the exact terms of my enlistments.  I suppose the last three or four years must have been for during war for I was honorably discharged at the close of the war.  I lost my discharge a great many years ago and I cannot remember who signed it, but it was signed I think by Gen. Green or Gen Washington. I served a part of the time under arms in the field and a part of the time as an artificer (a blacksmith) making the chains to put across the north river at West point. I do not now remember the name of the Colonel, it might have been Cummings, but I served under so many strange officers I cannot remember their names and when I worked as an artificer, I did not see the field offices I belonged to very often, -My memory has failed me so I cannot be particular- I well remember I served on the Hudson river, Long Island in the City of New York, retreated with our army from the City when the British took it, I also served in New Jersey and at West Point I was at least four years in the Continental Service in the Jersey line and was regularly discharged at the close of the war.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the Bounty land promised me on the part of the United States, nor have I ever assigned or transferred my claim in any manner whatsoever- Therefore know all men by these presents that I John Fenton aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Joseph Watson to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid and my attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to consti-
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-tute and appoint one or more subsitutes or Attorney under him for the special purpose above expressed
Attest Stephen R. Miller
John Fenton

Seneca County [?] I Jonas Seely of Romulus in the County of Seneca State of New York aged over forty five years one of the judges of the Court of Common pleas for said County, do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with John Fenton who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be, not that I know anything of his military service of my own knowledge. His memory and mind have of late years become very frail but he has always sustained the character of an honest man, and I do believe he has performed the military service above expressed.
Attest. Stephen R. Miller
Jonas Seely

Seneca County [illegible] Before me Stephen R Miller one of the Justices of the peace of Romulus in & for the County of Seneca personally approved the above named John Fenton subscribes to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney thereto subjoined, to be his free act and deed, And likewise personally appeared the Hon. Jonas Seeley one of our Judges, who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made Solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed this 24th day of May 1830
Stephen R Miller Justice-peace
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In testimony that the above written Stephen R Miller was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths & take acknowledgments & in the State of New York at the above date
and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the County seal and  subscribed my name and quality, at Romulus in the County
of Seneca this twenty fourth day of May
1830 I also certify that I personally know the said John Fenton and have always
understood him to be a man of respectability and truth and further certify that I know the aforesaid Jonas Seely to be one of
our Judges, & an old & respectable inhabitant of said County
Mather Marvin Clk
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Rev. War Station. 
This is sent because [unclear] date [illegible] included in 1908.
December 15, 1915
Mrs. John W. Overturf, 
389 West 7th Avenue, 
Columbus, Ohio.
Madam: In response to your letter date the 7th instant, you are advised that from the papers in claim R. File No. 3494, Rev. War, it appears that John Fenton or Finton who was born May 8, 1732, at Beer Park, Orange County, New York, enlisted first at Warwick, Orange County, New York, in 1776, as a Private and served under Captain Blain, two months.
He afterwards served as Corporal in Captain Edward Martin's company, Colonel Ephraim Martin's New Jersey Troops, one month.  Volunteered under Colonel John Hathorn, three months. Enlisted as Orderly Sargeant of Captain Woolverton's independent company of N.J. troops; nine months. During the last four years preceding the proclamation of Peace, he served as Artificer or Blacksmith in the New Jersey troops, part of the time under Colonel Cummings, assisted in making the great chain which was stretched across the North River at West Point and in fortifying "Fort Putt", and was honorably discharged at the close of the war.HHe was at the battle of Fort Montgomery and evacuation of New York City.  Dates of enlistment and discharge not given.
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He was allowed one hundred acres of bounty land for the above service, in 1830, at which time he was a resident of Romulus, Seneca County, New York.
Soldier died at Romulus, New York, February 14, 1839, leaving no widow, but the following children; Amy Swarthout, Esther Wickoff, James D. Fenton, Asa S. Fenton, Alva R. Fenton and Elijah S. Fenton, who were alive in 1851.
The name of the soldier's father is not stated.
For the location of bounty land you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., giving him the following data:
"Warrant No. 1,627, issued June 8, 1830, for 100 acres of land, on account of the services of John Fenton, Private in the New Jersey troops."
Very respectfully,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.
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John Fenton
act 15 May 1828
-
N. York case See
letter to Hon. Timo.
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Child H.R. Oct. 13. 1837
[illegible] Nov 3, 1837
to [illegible] 5 August 1839
[illegible] Feb. 22/51
[illegible] Sept 11/52
Act May 15.1828

No 38.255
John Fenton Decd
N. Y
Act 7th June 1832
Arad Joy. Nov. 22 1851
3494
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3 -- 595.
O. W. AND N. Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
April 4, 1908
Searched by S. D. Lamparter
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant,
soldier, John Fenton
Service,
N.J. or N.Y. REV. WAR
Col. Hathorne N.Y. troops
Drummer NJ troops died in New York
Remarks: No claim as above
except Inv # 530
Ref. #3494 [illegible]
" #3493 [illegible]
B.L. 1627-100- Rev.
2749864 m2 - 07
Chief of Division.
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3493
P. O.
John Fenton
Service: Consolidated May 31
1882 with rej'd case File
Enlisted: No 3494 [illegible]
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
[stamped] REJECTED
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3494
P. O. John Perston
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
[STAMP] REJECTED
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1908 Apl. 9. History to
John W. Overture
1912 Nov. 20 to Mrs. Lewis C. Laylin
1915 Dec. 15, New Hist. to Mrs. John W. Overturf
1919 Aug. 5 Hist. to Mrs. Edgar L. Bell.
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John Fenton old soldier 
Declaration & Power of 
Atty to the Hon. Robert S 
Rose to draw his bounty 
money for revolutionary 
services.
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State of New York
County of Seneca

I John Fenton aged over seventy five years the exact years of my age I will not say certainly but I am over seventy five. I do upon oath testify and declare the above and [illegible]that I served in the war of the revolution more than six years in the whole but I cannot state my enlistments, my memory has of late years become so scattered and frail I think I service at first in short installments, fist in a regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Martin & a company commanded by Capt. Edward Martin of New Jersey in the Jersey troops. I think this time it must have been State militia for I continued but about a month in that Capt. was a corporal, I then enlisted into an independent company commanded by Capt. Wolverton attached to the Jersey line or I was transferred into that company and served as orderly sergeant, I think our time of service in the sops was nine months, whether I enlisted for that time I cannot certainly remember I also served after that in the Continental Line of the Jersey troops until the close of the war which was four years or more steady service over what I mentioned above in which time I was more than a year in the corps artificers, as much as two years I think, as a blacksmith, I helped make two chains to throw across the north river at West Point. I worked at the chains at Sterling Forge. I served each and all of my enlistments the [illegible] time out, and the last time I served till the peace was proclaimed and was discharged honorably with the rest. I think the last service immediately before my discharge was a least four years steady service in the Jersey Line of Continental Troops. I cannot remember the [illegible]of my enlistment. I served during war, and was discharged [illegible] peace, but cannot [illegible] my time was out, or not. My discharge I have lost, it was signed by Gen. Green, or Gen. Washington, I do not now recollect the name of my colonel or colonels under whom I served or whether I received certificates for the reward of eighty dollars to which I have heard I was entitled under a resolve of [illegible] the 15th of May 1778. I did not receive any money under that resolve I think. I distinctly recollect I served, [illegible], on the Hudson or North River.
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on Long Island, in the city of New York, at and [illegible] the neighbourhood of West Point, and in New Jersey for four years or more in the Jersey  line of Continental establishment and was regularly discharged at the close of the war. And I further declare that I was not on the 15th day of May 1828 on the pension list of the United States, to my knowledge. I now reside in the town of Romulus in the county of Seneca and State of New York, where I have lived about thirty years [illegible]. My name is sometimes spelled with an i (Finton) and sometimes with an (e) my father always spelled it with an (e) 
[illegible] my hand this 21st day of May year one thousand eight hundred & thirty. 
John Fenton
[Notary Section]
Sworn to subscribed this 21st day of May 1830 before me
Stephen R Miller, a Justice of the Peace for the town of Rome [illegible] Seneca County. 
State of New York - County of Seneca
Before me Stephen R Miller a Justice of the Peace of Romulus in for the County of Seneca and State of New York personally appeared this day John Green and Haynes Barlet of the Said County and residents of the same town, well known to me, to be citizens of respectability and truth, who did severally make oath, that they have been townsmen of John Fenton by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed and known him for twenty-five or thirty years past, and that he is [redacted] believed by us to have been a soldier in the army of the revolution, [redacted], I the [illegible] Justice certify also that I have known the said Fenton from my [illegible] and know him to be generally reputed an honest man, and that lately he has appeared to be failing in memory and mental energy. 
given under my hand [illegible] Romulus this 21st day of May 1830 Stephen R Miller - Justice of the Peace

[Witness Signatures]
John Green
Haynes Barlett
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Seneca County : I Mather Marvin, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Seneca in the State of New York do [illegible] certify that Stephen R Miller Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at the time [illegible] Justice of the Peace for Said County Duly empowered to administer oaths. 
In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand, and affirmed the Seal of the Said County this 24th day of May 1830 I further certify that I personally know [illegible] said Fenton and the witness John Green & Haynes Bartlet and they are all old and respectable inhabitants of the town of Romulus, and always reputed to be men of truth. 

Mather Marvin
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State New York 
Count of Seneca
Stephen R. Miller, whom I certify is a highly
respectable person, for many years a Justice of the Peace after being
duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he is fifty Eight years
of age, that from forty to forty five years he has been personally
& intimately acquainted with John Fenton deceased, the father
of James D Fenton who has made his declaration or application for a pension, that the said James D Fenton has always
been called the son of the said John Fenton deceased that the
said John Fenton had the reputation of having served in the war of the Revolution, he was called the Revolutioner, and he had the name, the character & reputation of having so served as to drawn county land, that according to the belief 
of this deponent, the said John Fenton drew bounty land &
sold the same, or made it over by a power of attorney to
which this deponent, as he believes was a witness, and that the
said James D Fenton who executed the Declaration is a son of the identical John Fenton who drew the bounty land
as above stated. That the said John Fenton died on the 14 February 1839 eighteen hundred and thirty nine, and a Grave stone erected soon after his death, bears the inscription that he
died as above stated that he left no widow, but left the following named children him surviving & who still survive each of whom is over the age of twenty one years to wit
Amy Swarthout, Esther Wychoff, James D Fenton Asa
Fenton, Alvah R Fenton Elijah S Fenton, Josiah J Fenton
Sworn & Subscribed before me
this 3d day of September 1851
Stephen R Miller

J H Simpson Justice
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State of New York
County of Seneca I Jonathan Swarthout (whom I certify
is a respectable man, after being duly sworn according to
law, depose and says that he is Seventy
years
of age, that for forty to forty five years he had been
personally and intimately acquainted with John Fenton
deceased, the father of James D Fenton who executed
a declaration asking for a pension, that this deponent but had from his first acquaintance with the said
John Fenton heard him say, that he had served in the
war of the Revolution, and that he had served to the
end of the war, and become thereby entitled to bounty
land, and that he had within the last twenty years
drawn his said County and and sold the same,
that the said John Fenton the identical person
who drew said County land, was the father of the
applicant James D Fenton, and that the said
John Fenton died on the 14th day of February 1839
leaving no widow, but leaving the following named
children him surviving being his only children
him surviving & who still survive & that each of
them is more than twenty one years of age, to wit
Esther Wyckoff, James D Fenton, Asa S Fenton, Josiah Fenton, Alvah R Fenton, Elijah S Fenton, & Amy Swarthout-- Sworn and subscribed
before me this 25th day of July 1851 Jonathan Swarthout
Simpson Justice
mark
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Hon. Time Childs
HR
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State of New York
County of Seneca
On this 24th day of July 1837 personally appeared John Fenton a
resident of the Town of Romulus in the County of Seneca
& State of New York aged eighty five on the 8th of May last past
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 long
resspassed May 15th 1828 that he entered the army
of the United States in the year 1776 under Capt Blain
at Warwick as a volunteer and served 2 months. I next
served one month in the city of New York under Col Martin to collect my other officers. I next volunteered under Col John Haythorn we 
marched to a place called the english
neighborhood in New Jersey where we expected an assignment
but it did not take place. I continued in this detachment
about 3 months. I was in the Army in the City of New York
When it was taken by the British & evacuated by the American
Army - I also served under a Capt Wolverton a Month
or more at various places on the then lines between
the contending armies, I was in the battle of Fort
Montgomery, I being a Black Smith I assisted in making
the great chain that was streched across the North River
I also helped to get the cannon up the Mountain
to fort just above West Point. I was born at deerpark
the year 1752 it was at that time a wilderness land
the western part of Grand County at the commence
of the war, the people of Jack Town Mostly left their
homes to get nearer the North river for safety. I was
frequently out on scouting parties against the Indian
and had several skirmishes with them in the region of
Greenpack on the Delaware - I was about 24 years of age
when I first entered the army at the beginning of the war Was
frequently transfered from one detachment to another during
the Revolutionary war, at the end of which I was regularly
discharged - and have long since lost that discharge. I 
received in 1830 a land warrant for bounty land for her, but is not yet
never received from the United States or any of the individual to any
pension for services rendered during the revolutionary war
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At the contention of the War I setled in the County of Orange in this State and remained in said county until 1804 when I removed to my present residence in the Town County & State  aforesaid. Some 6 or 8 years since I
made a declaration which I supposed was filed in the pention office at Washington, I never new to the contrary why my claim
was not answered untill lately since which time my health Light and memory have failed me much
Subscribed and sworn to this 24 day of July 1837 before me Jonas Seely over at the
Judges of Seneca County Common pleas
John K Fenton Mark

The reason of the above named John Fenton not appearing in open Court is his total inability to be removed to any Court of record holder in said County-- I have been acquainted with
and a neighbor to Mr John Fenton for the last thirty three years who has during that time sustained the character moral man & good citizen and believe that he is what he claims
to have been a soldier of the revolution He is at this time so much deprived of eye sight as to be unable to write his name therefore made his mark in my presence
Jonas Seely one of the Judges of the Court
of Common pleas for for Seneca County
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State of New York I William H
Seneca County [illegible], Clerk of said
County do hereby certify that Jonas Seely
Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition & affidants were certified  [illegibile] at the date of said depositions a  Judge of County Courts in and for the County of Seneca, duly commissioned and qualified. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with
the handwriting of said Judge and
verily believe that his several signatures
to the deposition and certificate are
genuine In testimony where I have hereunto set
my hand affixed the seal of said County this
5th day of July 1857
s/ H. Strong Clerk
s/ Cyrus D Hanks Dep. Clerk

[upside down text]

We have been acquainted with and was neighbors to John
Fenton for thirty years or more who has during our 
acquaintance with him sustained the character of a man of truth
and veracity and is reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution.
s/ Wm W Folwell
s/ John Sayre

Sworn & subscribed by me July 24th 1837
before me Jonas Seely
one of the judges of the Court 
of Common pleas for Seneca County
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we have been acquainted [inserted] with and near neighbors to Mr. John Fenton for thirty years of more who has during our acquaintance with him sustained the character of a man of truth and veracity and is reputed to have been of soldier of the revolution-
Sworn [inserted words illegible] July 24 1837
before me Jonas Seely
one of the judges of the court of common pleas for Seneca County
Mr. W Folwill
John Sayer
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Washington Jan. 6-38
Miss J. Q. Edwards.
Sir-
At the request of the applicant I encure you some further proof in support of John Fentons Claim to a pension-your examination of them is respectfully requested-
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Timothy Childs-
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Hon. Tim. Clues
HR
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Green, Monroe Co. August 25th 1887

Dear Sir,

Some time since I wrote to Col. Joseph Watson of Washington City inquiring for some papers relating to the person of John Fenton from whom I have received no answer. - Will you do me the favor to call on that gentleman and see if he has any papers that will assist me in obtaining the pension of Mr. Fenton before and within the laws are presented to the pension office and have all _______ before any offers of these papers are made but if all is right please have them presented as soon as possible and forward me the result of them as the old soldier is far advance in life it is necessary that what is done should be done soon. Please attend as soon as practical and confer a favor on your most humble servant.

s/ Samuel Davison
s/ Hon. T. Childs
H. Servant to Green Co., Ohio

Please ascertain whether the papers has for Fenton's land (crossed out: and) on his warrant if so please forward the same.

Your,
Sam'l Davison
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[illegible] County New York //
David Depue of [illegible] in said county being duly sworn says that he first became acquainted with John Fenton in the year 1776 when this deponent and said John Fenton served in the Continental Army in the State of New Jersey. Said John Fenton was then serving under Captain John Martin, Lieu. Col. Syres & Col. E. Martin. - This deponent served in the same regiment under Capt. Joseph Harkin. - We marched from Sussex County, New Jersey to New York, was even a lot together on Governor's Island, while the army was fortifying that plan and returned with the said Fenton to New York. After we had served our time at New York and returned home, said John Fenton enlisted into the Continental Army under Capt. Wolverton where he served nine months. This deponent further says he saw said John Fenton's name on the roll of enlistment of the said Capt. Wolverton after he died. John Fenton had served his nine months under Wolverton and had return home; this was in the winter of 1777 as this deponent [crossed out: thinks] recollects, being Seventy nine years old the 6th day of January next, and further this deponent says he knows that the said John Fenton served both of the above mentioned terms [crossed out: of] in the continental army in the New Jersey Line. And further this deponent says he does not recollect of seeing said John Fenton ever since after
he returned from serving under Capt. Wolverton in 1777 until he saw him in the town of [illegible] in said County of [illegible] about thirty years since, and knows
him to be the same John Fenton he saw in the Continental Army in New Jersey and in the city of New York and has for the last thirty years been well acquainted with the said John Fenton and knows him to be the same John Fenton who applied for and received county land, for his Revolutionary Army services, the [_____: crossed out] certificate
for said same County. Date July 25th 1837 and further this deponent saith not.

Date recorded December 23rd 1837

s/ David Depue
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Subscribed & Sworn before me this 23d day
of December 1837
Wm. Johnson justice of the Peace
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I further certify that the within named
David Depew is a man of truth and veracity
and know him to be the man named in
the within instrument Wm. Johnson

I hereby certify that have been acquainted with David Depew resided in the same Town with him since the year 1794 he sustains the character of an honest industrious man [illegible] Dec 24th 1837
Jonas Seely

I also certify that the within named John Fenton applied for bounty lands for Revolutionary Service some time since and has recently received revolutionary County Land Scrip
issued under the acts of the 30th of May 1830 & of the 13 of July 1832
No. 1018, 10161 bearing date 25 day of July 1837
and that he is the same man that now claims a
pension under the act of congress for the relief
of Revolutionary Soldiers
Jonas Seely
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State of New York.
SENECA COUNTY
Clerk's Office //


I, WILLIAM A. STRONG, Clerk of the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that.:
s/ William T. Johnson
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed Instrument and thereon written, was, at the
time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Justice of 
the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, commissioned and sworn and duly
authorized (sp.) to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted 
with the hand writing of such Justice and verily believe that the signature to such Certificate of proof, or acknowledgment
is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, at my office in Waterloo, this 25th day of Dec. 1837
s/ Wm. A. Strong, clerk

&gt;&gt;&gt;&lt;&lt;&lt;

I, WILLIAM A. STRONG, Clerk of the county of Seneca, do hereby certify that.:
s/ Jonas Seely
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledgment
of the annexed Instrument and thereon written, was, at the
time of [crossed out: taking such proof or acknowledgment], making such certificate, a Justice of 
the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, commissioned and sworn and duly
authorized (sp.) to take the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted 
with the hand writing of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to such Certificate of proof, or acknowledgment
is genuine.

In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county, at my office in Waterloo, this 25th day of Dec. 1837
s/ Wm. A. Strong, clerk
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John Fenton
Act May 15, 1828

3493
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State of New York
Ontario County
Mathew Bennet being duly
Sworn deposeth and saith that he was a
Soldier in the revolutionary war in the
Militia of the State of New York and that
he was a soldier on duty the next year
after the taking of New York and was
Stationed at the City of New York on
the Jersey side of the River in the State of
New Jersey and that the Division to which
under the command of General 
Weimer that he was acquainted with John
Fenton that he was a soldier at the same
time that he was, that he belonged to
the same regiment with him but bout
say whether he belonged to the same
company on that that the said John
Fenton was in ditual service and as
this deponent believes from the best of
his recolection being have above Eighty
four years old the said John Fenton
was in the army above six months
and they there is several skirmishes when
on scouting parties and the said Mathew
Bennett further says he knows that he
in the said Renton on duty on Stratton
Island.

Mathew Bennet
Sulished & Sworn
before the 22 January
Month
1834
Curtis Walley

I certify that I am acquainted with Mathew  Bennet that he is a man of Good moral character that his reputation for truth and veracity is good and that the assigned as a reason for his affixing his mark to the above affadavit was inability by reason of Halsey
Eurotas Hastings
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State of New York
Ontano County. John L. Jose
Clerk of the said County, do hereby
certify that Eurotas Hastings, whose
name is affixed to the within certificate,
was at the time of taking the affidavit
and for therein certified, a justice of the peace in said County; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said  Eurotas Hastings, and verily believe that his signature to the said certificate is genuine. I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said County at County at Canandargin, this 24 July 1835.
Ichabod Clerk
of the County of Ontario
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Revolutionary Claim
from New York
Law 15 May 1828

Ovid (N.Y.) March 4, 1852

Sir,

Mr. Cole had before him the papers of John Fenton, I was to advise him of what I had done. I find only a letter from the 3(rd) C(ongress) Audit and not from Pension Office.

I refer Mr. Cole to the declaration and proof mailed by my hand a copy Sept 10 last. I also left in Col. Anderson's drawer one affidavit certain, & may be some other papers, he can find them & put those with the case.

I also refer Mr. Cole to the proof in Mr. Gordon's room, upon which Mr. Fenton received his County land, I notate as I suppose his name in his own hand as they state, written in 1825. -- I may have left with Mr. Anderson a letter from the department, in answer to the declaration mailed Sept 10, '57, as I do not find it in my possession.- No doubt the package mailed Sept 10, '57 can be found.

Respectfully Your Obedient Servant,
s/ Arad Joy

Hon J.	E. Heath
County Clerk
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John Fenton
This is his handwriting
in 1825
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Jan. 23rd 1852
John Fenton

A man of the name of John Fenton drew bounty land, the John Fenton for whom I apply drew bounty land, the and Gordon has the papers & proof.

From
s/ Arad Joy
Ovid, N.Y

N.B. Please examine the proof in the hands of Mr. Gordon
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State of New York,
County of Seneca, Est. Dr. Ethan Watson (whom I certify is a highly respectable person & a physician), after being duly sworn according to law, depose and say, that he is upwards of Seventy years of age, that more than forty years since he resided a neighbor to John Fenton, the father of James D. Fenton, who has executed a declaration asking for a pension due to his said father John Fenton above named. - This deponent well recollects from his first acquaintance with the above named John Fenton to have heard him state that he had been a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he had heard the said John Fenton and one John Green, another Revolutionary, talk over their exploits & incidents in their service when in the service, in the war of the Revolution, that this deponent understood & believes that the said John Fenton so served, as to become entitled to bounty land and that he recently drew the same, that the said John Fenton had the name, & the reputation through the neighborhood where ever he was known of having been a revolutionary soldier, and that he was always called & believed to be the father of the said James D. Fenton, the applicant for a pension.

s/ Ethan Watson

Sworn and Subscribed before me this 16 day of July 1851.
s/ James Foster, Justice

Mr. Fenton drew bounty land July 1839. See proof filed in such case; perhaps it will apply in the case for a pension. The family allege (sp.) that he may have served under Capt. Wolverton. I can get our member of Congress to certify as to the service if need be.
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Ovid, May 20 //

FREE

Honorable Secretary of War
War Department
Washington
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Re.' 3 June 1830
1904
Ovid. Seneca County, New York
May 25. 1830
Sir
The enclosed are papers respecting the revolutionary claims of John Fenton, a soldier in the Jersey line of contracted troops.
The persons mentioned in the documents are all well known to the Hon. Robert S. Rose of the House of Representatives from New York, to whom reference is requested.
A power to Mr. Rose t draw the money of any is awarded in enclosed to Joseph Watson of Washington to make the necessary arrangements-
If Mr. Rose has left the city before  [illegible] arrive, information will be gratefully received directed by mailed to 
John Fenton-Romulusu-N.Y. Ovid P.O.
Wm [William] Thompson-Ovid N.Y.
or Hon. Robert S. Rose, Fayette N.Y. Geneva P.O.

Hon Sect of War,
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The enclosed letter and papers respectfully referred to the Treas'y Department. 

WM Gordon

War Dept
Bounty S [illegible] Offices
June 3rd 1830
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Recd June 1830 1879
Revolutionary Claims.
[C.]
Form of a Power of Attorney. 
Know all men by these presents, that I John Fenton
of Romulus in the county of Seneca
in the State of New York do hereby constitute
and appoint
Honorable Robert S. Rose my true and lawful
attorney, with a power of substitution, for me, and in my name, to receive from the United States the amount of pay now due to me, under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of
certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828,
as a private in the regiment of New Jersey
line of the army of the Revolution.
Witness my hand and seal this 24th day of May in the year 1830
John Fenton [L.S.
Sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Stephen R Miller
Before me, Stephen R. Miller a Justice of the Peace in the county of
Seneca in the State of New York personally
appeared, this day, John Fenton
whose name is subscribe
ed to the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed,
and also declared that the same was not given by reason of any transfer, or of any  attachment, levy, or seizure, by any legal process whatever, of the pay therein authorized 
to be received, but that the said pay is intended to enure wholly to his personal benefit.
Witness my hand, this Twenty fourth day of May in the year 
1830 Stephen R. Miller - Justice - peace

I, Mather Marvin Clerk of the Court of the county of 
Seneca in the State of New York do hereby certify that
Stephen R Miller Esq before  whom the foregoing power of attorney
was acknowledged, is a Justice of the Peace.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the
(L. S.) said Court, this 24th day of May in the year 1830.
Mather Marvin
(along right side):
N. B. the [illegible] wrote the old soldier's name to this power of atty because he had no spectacles there
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Respectfully referred to the Treasury Dept. 

Pen: Off: July 21, 1831
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Pension Office

The Secretary of Way

City of Washington
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Rec 21 July 1831   3970
Romulus Sensor Co State of New York July 9 1831 of John Fenton do certify that I am the Soldier who served in the revolutionary war and whose name is found on the war record, it may be written Fenton my father wrote his name.
I also certify that I procured a deposition last winter of Mathew Bennet and respectable man who said he served with some 
year, and think I served through the war this
certificate was sent to Saml & Ingham with are
que to hand it to the proper officer of the depart I am afraid that deposition was not hand
in as our Congressman Mr Halsey could not find
and he thinks it was not the Congress adjourn
and further I am the same John Fenton who has
been applying for the last seven or more years all which is true to the best of my recollection
John Anton

State of New York
Seneca County Ss On the 9th day of July 1831 before me Stephen R Miller a Justice of the peace of said County personally came John
Fenton to me known as the person who made and subscribed the foregoing certificate and he being duly sworn by me says the facts by him set forth in said certificate are in all respects
correct and true-
Stephen R Miller - Justice peace
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[illegible]   free

Hon Sam D Ingham
Sec of the Treasury
of the USA
City of Washington
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Recd 7 March 1881  2466
State of New York
Ontario County: Matthew Bennett
of Geneva being duly from says; that this
deponent is now in the Eighty third year
of his age; that during the revolutionary
was this deponent lived in the town of
Warwick in the County of Orange, that
this deponent served in the said war from
time to time during its untinuance in the
militia & this deponent says that he was &
as well acquainted with John Finton who resided
in the said town of Warwick who is a
few years younger than this deponent
that the said John Finton served in the revolutionary war, as this deponent has always understood and verily believes, & during the whole period of the
said war, that this deponent saw the said John
Finton in actual service in the said war very
often, that this deponent has seen & conversed
with the same John Finton this day & he
now resides at the deponent understands in
the town of Romulus in the County of Seneca
Sworn & subscribed
before me this 25th day of Feb 1831
Nathan B. Kidder
one of the Justice of the Peace
in the County aforesaid

The undersigned your friend & Neighbor
in our younger days now heirs in the town of
Romulas next to [illegible] J Finton for 23 years past and have always understood he was in revolutionary army. I also am acquainted with the bore Mat Bennet a worthy man-- Fenton
has applied for a pension Please to hand this
over to the proper person 
Yours [illegible] Wm W Folwell
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(Copy)
Solicitors Office for Claims
Washington City 25th Aug 30
Sir,
I was much surprised when your letter written by Mr. Thompson and addressed to the War Dept was shown me this morning, by Mr. Gordon, the chief of the L. Bureau.
You are most certainly aware, that but for the
information & documents forwarded you from this Office you would never have obtained 
anything as you admit in one of your letters written by this same gentleman that you had forgotten the names of your officers and even the line in which you served And you must know without these facts being stated you could have obtained nothing. And yet for the communication of these important facts by
which you obtained about $300 cash and about $86 annually and 100 acres of land, you refuse to pay the small charge of $15. I cannot nor will I believe that you yourself raise this objection, but that it is done for you by some narrow minded and perhaps interested person
The 1st charge of $5 is for preparing the
papers upon which you obtain this money. The 2d charge of $5 is for preparing the papers upon which I you received the Land warrant in question, which it seems that some officious person has thought fit
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to copy, and the 3rd charge of $5 is for obtaining the aforesaid Warrant
I will leave it to your own sense of justice
to say, whether smaller charges could in reason
have been made for each portion of service which was rendered you from this office
You will receive a communication by this
mail from the War Dept as to this matter
I am his Obt Serant
Thos J Hodson for Col Joshalson
John Fenton
Ovid-
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Rec 7 March 1831.  2449

Sir, 
As I expect to leave the city tomorrow afternoon, you will much oblige me by enclosing to me this day, those [underlined] three letters which I left in your office. when I inquired respecting the claim of John Fenton, under the act of May 1828-Being [illegible] letter, they are of course not necessary to your files, & will probably be of use to him in his settlement with Col. Watson-
Respectfully your Hon. Servt.
J. H. Halsey

[to the left] Mr. Ingham
Secretary [illegible]

March 2nd, 1831
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will they
Oct 1st
Sec
R Claus
for Secretary of Warr
Act 
Washington City

(left side)
Treasury Dept.
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Recd 8 Oct 1831
Revolutionary Claims.
4190
Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution, "approved 15th May 1828.
Treasury Department,
2 August 1831.
Sir:
The further evidence transmitted in support
of your claim under the above mentioned act
has been examined but not found satisfactory
I am, sir, very respectfully,
your obedient servant
Asbury Dickins[signature]
Acting Secretary of the Treasury

Mr John Fenton
State of New York
County of Seneca
John Fenton of Romulas in the County of Seneca, being duly sworn says that the name
his Father was uniformly spelt Fenton, that he
Deponent during the Revolutionary war spelled by name Fenton is not Finton as it has
recently been spelt-- and depont does not
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know by what means or at what time particularly
the name was stated into that he has several 
sons all of whom spelt it Fenton and Deponent is
entirely confident that during the war and until
a long time after it was spelt Fenton and
that he feels confident he is the identical person
whose name was spelt John Fenton who was
in the war of Revolution
Sworn before me his
30 day of Sept 1831
John Fenton
Argie Cully a Supreme Court Commissioner
duly authorized to perform an act of June
upon said seal at Chamber
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1880.
[Illegible document]
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State of Tennessee
Smith County} ss I Jonathan Pickett
Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County aforesaid do hereby Certify that
Zachary Ford before whom the succeeding 
affidavit was made by Benjamin Perry
[illegible] is and was that time the said affidavit
was made by the said Benjamin Perry an
acting Justice of the Peace in and for the
State and County aforesaid, duly commissioned
and qualified according to Law
In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto do set my hand and affixed
the seal of said Court at
[illegible] in Carthage, this 29th 
day of March 1830 and [illegible]
year of am Independence
J Pickett [illegible]
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1879
Revolutionary Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
7 June 1830
John Fenton of Romulus in the county of
Seneca in the State of New York has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled  "An act for the relief of certain surviving officers
and soldiers of the Revolution,” approved the 15th of May, 1828. He states that he enlisted in the
Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination
at which period he was a Privat (artificer)
in captain
's company, in the regiment of the New Jersey
line; and that he does not [illegible] to have
received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the
15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list
of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary
F. A. Dickins
Ref. File [illegible]
3,493 {crossed out] or 3,494
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE,
8th June 1830
It appears by the records in this office, that a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars has been
issued to John Fenton--in the New Jersey line-

(following crossed out)
It further appears that
is now on the pension
list of the
agency, and has been so since the
at the rate of
dollars per month. (end)

A man by the name of John Fenton
was paid to the 4th March 1826 on the New Jersey
Invalid Roll-- and is noted thereon as "Dead"-
This man born 1739 served in Penn.
troops. 
Peter Hagner And

S File 530 (written along side)
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No 38.255
John Fenton do
N.Y
Act 7 June, 1832
A. Ivy
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State of New York
County of Seneca}ss⎬ I James R Richardson County Judge
and Surrogate of said County at a Surrogates Court hold
at my office in Waterloo in said County, do hereby certify
that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited to said Court
that John Fenton had the reputation of having been a
Revolutionary soldier, that he died on the 14th February
1839, that he left no widow, but left the following named
children him surviving being his only children
him surviving and that each of them are over the
age of twenty one years, to wit Any Swarthout,
Esther Wickoff, James D Fenton, Asa S Fenton, Alva
R Fenton; Elijah S Fenton & Josiah J Fenton
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal
of Office this 8th day of September 1851
J K Richardson
Surrogate
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State of New York
County of Seneca} ss William W Folwell (whom I certify
is a highly respectable person), after being duly sworn according 
to law, deposes and Says, that his is Eighty three years of
age, that from forty to forty five years since he resided
a neighbor to John Fenton deceased, the father of James
D Fenton at present an applicant for a pension and who
executed a declaration there for that the said John Fenton
had the name, the reputation of having been a soldier
in the war of the Revolution, this was his character in
his own neighborhood & as this deponent has heard &
believes, the said (John Fenton recently drew his
bounty land under the law granting the same
for his Revolutionary services), that he died some ten
or twelve years since, leaving no widow, but leaving
the following named children, being his only children 
him surviving, & who still survive and that each of them 
is over the age of twenty one years, to wit James D Fenton
Asa S Fenton, Alvah R Fenton, Josiah J Fenton, Elijah S Fenton, Amy Swarthout & Esther Wyckoff
Sworn & Subscribed before me
this 24th day of July 1851
J H Simpson Justice Wm W Folwell
Except such as is in brackets
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State of New York
County of Seneca }ss Coe B Sayer, (whom I certify is a resp
ectable person, and a man of truth, after being duly sworn
according to law, deposes & says that he is sixty years of
age, that more than forty years since, he resided a neighbor
to John Fenton deceased, the father of James D Fenton
who has executed a declaration, asking for a pension as
the son of the said John Fenton, this deponent well recollects
to have heard, at the time of his first acquaintance ┃
that the said John Fenton had served in the war of the ┃
Revolution, that he was counted as a revolutioner, in
his own neighborhood he had the character & reputation
of having served in the war of the Revolution, & that
he also as this deponent has heard & believes drew bounty
and for his revolutionary services, that he died some
ten or eleven years since, leaving no widow, but
leaving the following named children him surviving
& who still survive him, being his only children him
surviving & that each of them is over the age of twenty one
years, to wit James D Fenton, Asa S Fenton Josiah I
Fenton Elijah S Fenton, Alvah R Fenton, Esther
Wyckoff & Amy Swarthout
Sworn & subscribed before me
this 24th day of July 1851
J H Simpson Justice
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#254 - 24th St.
Milwaukee
Wis
note: Please send 
me the service [crossed out]
Rev. record of 
Wm Coan of
New York, also
S.44.793

(stamp)
U.S. Pension Office
Jul 28 1919
.
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
MRS. EDGAR LEE BELL
Milwaukee, Wis.
July 25,  1916
Hon. Com. of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please give me Revolutionary Service 
of R. 3497 John Fenton, New 
York. He was b. in Deer 
Creek, N.Y. May 8, 1752, died
in Romulus N.Y. in Feb. 
1836. His wife's name 
was Elizabeth Roberts 
Fenton
Thanking you for as 
prompt reply as 
possible. I am
Very truly  yours,
Mrs. Edgar L. Bell
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[illegible]

Columbus  Dec 7th 1915
289 west 7th ave.

Commissioner of Pensions 

Dr Sir

Will you kindly look through the application papers for pensions of John Fenton so for the name of his father, or any information as to whether he belonged to Connecticut or New Jersey lines of [illegible]. He was born at Deer Park ([illegible] - Hope) Orange Co New York May 8th 1752. He died at Romulus Seneca Co
NY. Feb 14th 1839. Sate of Pension May 31st 1830 - claim allowed. He enlisted from Warwick Orange Co New York in various New Jersey regiments and was finally transferred, 1781 at Philadelphia to the Commander in
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Chiefs Guard. I have a copy of his pension paper. But thought perhaps he might have given some items of family history in his application paper, by which I could connect him with other Fentons.  I have searched through Librarys and Hist. Soc Collections in vain. He was my great-grandfather. 

Yours Respectfully
(Mrs) John W Overturf
289 West 7th ave
Columbus Ohio

Whatever expense incurred I will be glad to remit

(Round stamp reads)
PENSION 
A 
DEC
8
1915
OFFICE
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John A. Hall, President  Henry M. Phillips, Vice President   Wm W McClench 2nd Vice President  Wm H. Sargeant, Secretary

Incorporated 1851.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
of Springfield, Mass.
____

[Image of Native American]
John T. Roberts
Cashier

Conversions [?] of Pensions
Washington DC
[Illegible]

My Wife is a member of the Daughters of the Revolution and desires all the information she can [illegible] to the following named Revolutionary Soldiers who are relatives of hers
  Ephriam Bennett Sr.  Sargeant (underlined) and his son Bennett [illegible] (underlined) Col John Hathorn [?] Orange Co. Malitia
     Thaddeus came to Scioto Co Ohio in 1818 possibly applied for a pension for West State
     John Fenton (underlined)  Col Hathorn [?] Orange Co. Malitia N.Y. he also served as drummer in Commander in Chiefs guard from New Jersey  Died in N.Y.
     Greer M. Berchtey [?] private Col [illegible] Regt Baileys Co. N.Y.  Died in N.Y.
     John Brown [?} private Col St Clairs Regt Capt Wm[?} Butler's Co. 2nd [illegible] a Battalion.  Enlisted near Greensburg [illegible] Co [illegible]  Probably in Scioto County Ohio where he applied for pension.  I should like to have the age of each.  Where born and any more [illegible] you can give that your records may show.
                       Yours truly,
                        John W. Dorrtest [?]
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FL Edwards Esqr
Pension offi
Washington

[Notes on envelope]

Mar 27

F[?]ce

Jno. Fenton

[Illegible]  Psf Ch 
No such Jan 8th

Greece N[illegible]
March 18th

John Fenton
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Greece Monroe Co NY March
Sir
I have as agent for John
forwarded through Timothy Child
papers & affidavits of John Fen
a pension for his Revolutionary
but as yet have heard nothing of [illegible]
why he does not get his pension as owed
is somthing mutinous, whither the affidavits
himself (John Fenton) Mathew Bennett, David
Depue, Jonas Seeley and other have been
received in the Pension office I have not
learned - the old man is totally blind
& dependent he has received his County
land & now asks through those papers
his pension if they have been recevd &
are insufficient pleas inform me - all
about it
I have the honor to be
respectfully your &c
Samuel Davison
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Romulus, N.Y
24 Oct

Martin Van Buren, Pres
Washington
       D.C.

[?]ingle



[Notes on envelope]
Ref. to the      P 944
War

M.V.B. [?]
Oct 31. 1837

Pension Office
for reply


Mo. Fenton
NY

name not [illegible]
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Oct. 23rd..[NJ.]

Sir.
It is with pleasure that I address the chief magistrate of our beloved country, wishing him and [illegible] all possible prosperity.  My object, Sir, in addressing these lines to you is to ascertain the fact whether a pension has been granted to John Fenton of Romulus Seneca Co. N Y.  It is a matter of years since the application was first made by his friend.  [Illegible] first made the application, the Old man being very childish and not having patience to wait a [?] due process and though[t] that his Son had not proceeded [illegible] made application to a Mr. [illegible] to do his [illegible] for him.  The two applications were made nearly at the same time, and consequently both were de[illegible]ded.  [Illegible] that the papers were first into [illegible] Gordon's hands.  He thought there would be no difficulty with obtaining a Pension for the old gentleman.  The friends of Mr. Fenton think that he draws the Pension and converts it to his own use.  If this is so, it is great injustice to the old man injustice to his friends and injustice and to our common country.  He left this vicinity immediately after he obtained possession of the papers and moved into the western part of this State.  If he draws the pension they wish to know it, that they (struck out) he may be brought to Justice.  The old gentleman is blind and almost helpless and in very indigent circumstances, he is truly needy
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and I think justly entitled to a compensation from his grateful Country for Services done it in its struggle for Independence and the rights of man.  If, Sir, you will condescend to notice this scroll, enough to give it an answer you will confer a favour on and who fought for his country, and its rights, and in the decline of his days, stands in need of its gratitude.  Who will not remain here many days, according to the course of nature to be a burden to his Country or friend.
Yours With respect    Henry McQuigg
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                     Ovid Sept 10 '51

Sir:
     I inclose papers in the case of John Fenton, I refer you to papers on file in his name, also to his having drawn bounty land as it is said.
                       Respectfully
                       Your AGC Servt
                               Arad Joy
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John Fenton

(upside down)
CorP
Nov 51
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                               Pension Office
                               November 22. 1851

Sir: 
     The declaration in the case of John Fenton [illegible] does not disclose the name of Regiment in which nor the officers under whom he served, and consequently no reference can be made to the record.
         Very Respectfully
         [illegible]
         Wilson
for Am of Pensions

John Fenton drew bounty land 
[Erased: Suppose Capt Wolverton]
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                                152
          [illegible] Office
          Sept. 7. 1852

Sir:
     The accompanying copy of a letter addressed to the Hon. Timothy Childs on the 13th of Oct. 1837 will show you the grounds upon which the claim of John Fenton, for the benefit, the Act of May 15, 1828, [was rejected].  The doubt therein suggested as to his identity was the soldier of the same name [returned?] among those who served to the end of the war, has never been [illegible] - and is further confirmed by a re examination of the testimony of his [illegible] for David Defrew nor not himself [illegible] man, and Matthew Bennet, who states that he served with Fenton, only testifies to a term
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of about 04 months.  If the service of Fento. was as meritorious as alleged, then should I no difficulty even at this late day in establishing his identity by old  [illegible] or neighbors - and until it is clearly [illegible] the claim was not admitted.
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5 Aug. 1839

OC
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                                      103
        War Department
          Pension Office
            August 5. 1839

Sir
     For a reply to your letter respecting the claim of John Fenton you are referred to my letter on the subject addressed [?} to the Hon Timothy Childs under date of the 13th of October 1837 a copy of which is  herewith enclosed
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Hy. McQuig
Nov 3. 1837,
O. C.
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         War Dept.
          Pension Office,
           Nov 3. 1837.

Sir,
     In reply to your letter of the 23rd [illegible] to the President of the U States, I have to inform you that the claim of John Fenton, to the benefit of the Act of May 15. 1828, was examined on the 13th [illegible] and a letter of which the enclosed is a copy was addressed to the Hon. Timothy Childs.

Henry McQuigg,
         Romulus
            N. York
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         x

Hon Tim. Childs

       Oct 13th 37

             O.C.
Page 81

        War Dept.
           Pension Off
            Oct. 13. 1837

Sir,
     I have examined the papers in the case of John Fenton, who claims a pension under the act of May 15. 1828, and have placed him [illegible] in our files.  I have also examined the paper at the Bounty Law Office: and although he appears to have received Bounty Land, yet I am not satisfied that he is the person whose name is retained [?] among those who served to the end of the war.  The proof that his applicant [illegible] Jane Lena of that name who served [?] at the end of the war is not satisfactory.  The claim cannot therefore be allowed.
Hon. [?] Timothy Childs,
Home of [illegible]
____
Enter this as the act 15 May '28
N. York a
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Arad Jay  Nov. 22, 1851, 
  Ond. NY.                        COPY 

Dir     
The declaration in the case of John Fenton deceased does not  disclose the name of the Regiment in which, nor the  officer under whom he served, and consequently no reference can be made to the record.  

           J. Wilson.
          for Commr of Pere [illegible]
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Rev. War                                3-525.
RECORDS DIVISION   
["DIVISION" struck out]                           
                          DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR  
                                 BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
                         Washington, D.C., Nov 20th, 1912
I S.C.
R File 3494
Rev. War.

Mrs. Lewis C. Laylin
  The Portland, Washington, D.C.
Madam:-
  In reply to your request of 19th instant, received 19th instant, for a statement of the military history of John Fenton.  He also signed John Finton.  a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) [info in parentheses struck out] application for pen-sion on file in this Bureau.

[Following information presented in five columns across page.]

DATES OF 
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
________
1776
[Check mark]
[Check mark]
[Check mark]
[Illegible sentence that seems to be erased ending in "of Peace"]
-

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
______
2 mos.
1 mo.
3 mos.
9 mos.
2 years
2 years


RANK.
______
Private
Corporal
[Check mark]
Orderly Sergeant
Artificer or
Blacksmith
"


OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.

CAPTAIN.
______
Blain
Edwin Martin
[Check mark]
Wolverton's Indpt. Co.
[Check mark]
"
Assisted in making great chain which was stretched across the Hudson, and in fortifying "Ft. "Putt" (West Point, N.Y.)

COLONEL.
______
[Check mark]
Ephraim Martin
John Hathorn
[Blank]
Cummings

STATE.
_____
[Check mark]
N.J.
N. York.
N. Jersey
"     "
Battles engaged in, Fort Montgomery - Also at evacuation of New York.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark] Enlisted at Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y.
Date of application for pension, May 21, 1830.
Residence at date of application, Romulus, Seneca Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, born May 8, 1752, Deer Park, Orange Co., N.Y.
  Remarks: Soldier died at Romulus, N.Y. Feby. 14, 1839., leaving no widow but the following children; Amy Swarthout, Esther Wickoff, James D. Fenton, Asa S. Fenton, Alva R. Fenton & Elijah S. Fenton living in 1851.
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                         November 20, 1912

Mrs. Lewis C. Laylin,
       The Portland,
                  Washington, D.C.

Madam:
     In response to your personal inquiry of the 19th instant, you are advised that from the papers in claim R. File No. 3,494 Rev. War. it appears that John Fenton or Finton who was born May 6, 1732, at Deer Park, Orange County, New York, enlisted first at Warwick, Orange County, New York.  In 1776, as a Pri-vate and served under Captain Blain, two months.
  He afterwards served as Corporal in Captain Edward Martin's company, Colonel Ephraim Martin's regiment, New Jersey troops, one month.  Volunteered under Colonel John Hathorn, three months.  Enlisted as Orderly Sergeant of Captain Wo[caret inserted o]verton's Independent company; nine months.  During the last four years preceding the proclaimation of Peace, he served as Artificer or Blacksmith in the New Jersey troops, part of the time under Colonel Cummings, assisted in making the great chain which was stretched across the North River at West Point and in fortifying "Fort Putt", and was honorably discharged at the close of the War.  He was at the battle of Fort Montgomery and evacuation of New York City, Dates of enlistment and discharge not given.
  He was allowed one hundred acres of bounty land for the
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R. File No. 3,494 - 2

above services, in 1830, at which time he was a resident of Romulus, Senaca County, New York.
  Soldier died at Romulus, New York, February 14, 1839, leaving no widow, but the following children; Amy Swarthout, Esther Wickoff, James D. Fendon, Asa S. Fenton, Alva R. Fenton and Elijah S. Fenton, who were alive in 1851.
  You are further advised that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to Orem Bentley, Thaddeus and Ephraim Bennett, John Marshall and James Parsons described by you.
  Very  respectfully,
  J.L. Davenport.
     Commissioner.