Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28710, Henry Denny, New Jersey
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NEW JERSEY,   ..    Denny, Henry  ...       S28710
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33,024
New York  A
Henry Denny  dec'd
of             in the state of
who was a Seg t in the           commanded
by Captain Outwater of rent commanded
by -------------- in the N. J.
(crossed out 'line for')    Revolution
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Inscribed on the Roll of  Albany
at the rate of 80 Dollars --cents per annum,
15, Sept. 1839

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of June, 1852 and sent to 
Arrears to the 4th of       (signed)         J.J. Coombs
Semi-annual allowance ending 
                                              (signed)         Imest
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State of New York County of Monroe on this thirtieth day of June 1848, personally appeared in open Court. Lewis Denny of the City of Rochester in said County aged fifty eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the amount due to the heirs of Henry Denny deceased under the act of 7th June 1832. This declarant states that he is the son of Henry Denny who was a native of the town of Hackensack, County of Bergen & State of New Jersey that the said Henry Denny was a soldier & a Sergeant in the war of the revolution. this declarant states that he has often heard his father the said Henry Denny speak of his services in the war of the revolution and say that he was in active service during the whole of said war. that he served in the Militia or State Troops of New Jersey and that most of his service was performed under Capt John Outwater, that he resided in a region which was infested with Tories, and that he was in constant & active ser- vice in repelling their incursions and in  protecting the American citizens of the County of Bergan from their attacks - that in one action with the British or Tories he was wounded This declarant further states that he has often heard his said father relate his revolutionary services- that for fifteen years previous to his death be resided  with this
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declarant. This declarant states that at one of the frequent conversations to had with his said father he drew up the annexed statement from his fathers of his service in said war that it was made merely for the curiosity & gratification of this declarant that he did not pretend to give a detailed statement of the whole of his services but only some particular instances of importance connected with it.  that it was a faithful transcript taken of the account given byhisy said father of so much of his ser- vices as was related at that conver sation that the annexed statement was made not less than fifteen years ago and perhaps longer-- that it was taken without the slightest reference or desire on the part of this declarant or his said father of any application for a pension solely for the gratification of this declar- ant. that at other conversations this declarant has heard his said father relate other & entirely different incidents of his service, many of which have escaped this declarant recollection This declarant states that the endorsement on the back of the annexed statement which mentions the date of the death of his said father was written by this declarant him self on Saturday, the 29th June 1848. This declarant further states that during his said fathers life time --- effort was made to procure a pension
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further a statement of his said fathers services was given by a man named George William then residing in the city of New York, but whether a formal declaration was ever made or any papers transmitted to the Pension Department this declarant is unable to state. He knows that the effort was not persevered in & that his said father did not draw a pension nor were there any very strenuous exertions made to obtain it.  This declarant further states that he resided in the city of New York at the time when his said father had with him and that his said father died in said City on the fifteenth (15th) day of September in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine (1839) that the annexed paper is the bill made out at the time of its date by William Brown the Sexton & Coffin maker who officiated at the funeral of this declarants said father and that said Bill was paid by this declarant 4 This declarant further states that the wife of the said Henry Denny (this declarants mother) died several years previous to the  time of his death & that the said Henry Denny & wife left the four chil dren living whose names are Lewis Denny (this declarant) Mary Brooks Cath rain Chappell & Jane Hill Sworn & subscribed in open Court & year first above written John Nash Clerk of ___ County Lewis Denny
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State of New York County of Monroe ss I John C. Nash Clerk of said County do hereby certify that at a term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York held at Rochester in said County on the 30th day of June 1848, it was duly proved by the exhibition of testimony satisfactory to said Court that Henry Denny the person mentioned in the foregoing declaration was a soldier & sergeant in the war of the revolution and served as set forth in said declaration - that he died on the fifteenth (15th) day of September one thous and eight hundred & thirty nine (1839) that his wife died previous to that & that he left four children surviving him whose names are Lewis Denning Mary Brooks Catharine Chappell and Jane Hill In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court & county this 30th day of June 1848- John C. Nash Clerk
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 To to be enjoyed by the inhabitant to be shot 

Henry Denny Sen. died 15th Sept 1849 20 minutes before 10 deliver in the evening

Elmira Dagget