Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,560, for James Terney, Pennsylvania
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Penn. Terney, James S. 40,560
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14.793
Ohio
James Terney
of Ropbty in the sate of Ohio
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Thompson of the Pennsylvania
line, for the term of Twenty months

Inscribed on the roll of Ohio
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on 
the 13 of July 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sept. 1819
and Sent to John Thompson
Chillicothe Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1819 109.96
Semi-anl. all's ending 4 March 1820 46

13 19/31 4/30  $155.96

{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}

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I James Turney I enlisted in the 2nd Pennsylvanian, Capt Fergesons Company in Febry 76 for 18 months then went to Canady and joined the [unintelligible] under Genl. Thompson at Busherville on the river St Larance then down the said river within 9 miles of 3 rivers and crossed the river where I was left one of the gard to gard the bots when the armey under Genl. Thompson went down to attack the British whare the General and the Chief port of the Armey was taken only Capt. Hase with forty or fifty men made their retreat to the boats and joined Capt. Limon that commanded the guards and we wated to take all that is [unintelligible] to us untill the British came in sight of us and fired upon us as long as their field glasses would reach our boats but they hurt none of us untill we landed on their side of the river and retreated up the river to Fort Sirell from their to Ft. St. Johns whare Capt. Limon and Hays divided the men in to two companeys then I was put into Capt. Limons company  Capt. of volunteers company the said Limon was from North Hampton in New England from there we came up to the Isle an are from that up across Lake Shamplain to crown point from that to Tycondaroga and layed there all winter and the forepart of the next summer and left that when Genl. Sinclere avacaated the Fort and when on our retreat we had a small skirmish at a place they cald hubberton whare the British came upon us airley in the morning but they followed us no longer and we retreated to Hutson River and joined Genl. Starks Brigade was in the battle of beningtown in two battles against Burgoin at [unintelligible] Hights near still water both on one ground on the 29th of Sept, and the other the 7th of Oct, in the year 77 after Borgoin was taken I was left sick at Albany in the hospital whare I [unintelligible] my discharge for twenty months service when I got well in the sommer 1779 I enlisted with Capt. Dayton in providence in the state of [unintelligible] for one year state troops to gard the island commanded by Col. Borton and served as a recruiting sergant with Capt. Dayton in providence untill the company was raised and served as drill sargent in the fort in Rhode Island untill my year was ‘up’ whare Capt. Dayton gave me my discharge and a recommendation for my good behaviour which I took no care of for I did not think that it ever would of any use to me afterwards
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I do solemnly declare that I served the above Sarvis is 20 months of the 1st enlistment and was only enlisted for 18 month and 12 the 2nd enlistment in all two years and eight months and there was not a Sommer in all the Revolutionary ware but I was in the Service of Country either by Sea or Land after I was Discharged by Capt. Dayton I entered Immediately with Capt. Monroe in Ship Genl. Washington for three months cruse in which I was wounded in an action with a privateer ship spit fire belonged to [unintelligible] I laid 3 months at [unintelligible] in providence after I returned and Sarved with several other cruses at sea two tedious to mention and now I am reduced by affliction and have lost the use of my limbs that I can neither walk nor stand and have been nearley bedfast and scareley able to fund myself this seven years and now reduced to a poper. 

James Terney
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1 Case.
John Thompson, judge
Chillicothe, Ohio.

Recd: 21st July, 1818

[unintelligible - text upside down]

The line and regiment in which the applicant served should be expressed. 

[Text struck through]


James Tarney 14 April. 1819.
Private


1776 18 months
July. 13th. 1818.
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called The General Washington again and was a packet to France after-wards to the end of the war and our (illegible) was broken up, when our Captain was taken from us, he, said officer, was in the manger with Captain Ball his accesses to the Havannah  She was a little of Ma  to the last summer of the war In the year "seventy nine' I think) There was an act of assembly of Massachusetts to prep all vessels in the Harbour of Boston, Salem, and Marblehead, and all the single mast they could find in those towns to a private (illegible) to take (Illegible) from the British and he was preped among the (illegible)and put on board the ship  (illegible) Captain Holmes and sailed to Penobscot  bay when the fleet rendezvoused, and Commodore Saltinstall took the command and called a counsel of war and all the officers T. was for an attack but himself-
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State of Ohio
I John Thompson descendant as aforesaid do certify that from above examination if appears that affiant served in revolutionary war and on examination voluntarily.  I am satisfied that applicant is a pauper cannot walk , was hauled to my residence by neighbor or township and from appearance and proxy by neighbors. He came hereby {illegible} the acceptance of this County provided by and of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in land and naval service of the United States in revolutionary war. 
At Chillicothe Ross County
Second Circuit State of Ohio
John Thompson
July 13 A.D. 1818
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Hon
John C. Colhoun                     Free
Stamp - Chillicothe 24 ALG Ohio
mail
Secretary of War
Washington City, D.C.
Admitted
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State of Ohio

On this twenty third day of August
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen came before me one Chillicothe the subscriber president of the Courts of
Common pleas of the second circuit James Turneyresident of Ross County and State of Ohio who after being duly sworn according to law, in order to obtain the provision made by the act entitled an act to provide for certain persons in the land and naval service of the United States in revolutionary war; disposeth
and saith that he the said James Turney is in his sixty third year of his of his age and that he enlisted for eighteen months under
Captain Fergerson in February 1776 went to Canada and joined George Thompson's
command, commanding the second regiment Pennsylvania line on continental establishment and served in continuous twenty months two months longer than enlistment, according to statement hereto attached and also served under Captain Dayton as stated in statement attached, and part of this declaration.  That he is in reduced circumstances and needs the apertance [appurtenance] of this Country for for support and that he knows of no disinterested witnesses accessible to him to before his services but what he has stated in declaration committed and returned dated 13 day July 1818, and what is contained
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above and is statement made said herby James Terney
Sworn & Subscribed before me
John Thompson
The State of Ohio
Ross County, Sct. 
I. Humphrey Fullerton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Thompson Esquire before whose the foregoing deposition was taken as at that time and now is president judge of the Court of Common Please of the second circuit in said State including the County of Ross and that the Signature thereto is his own property and hand writing. 
In testimony where of I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 23rd day of August A.D. 1819 and in the 17th year of this State
Humphrey Fullerton
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I John Thompson president as aforesaid certify that said James Turney served in revolutionary war agreeably. To declaration and that he served more than nine months in continuation against the common enemy in revolutionary army. (and in Rhode Island, on state line, Vt. to show the many services to certify himself.) And he is a pauper decrepit and much needs the assistance of the Country for support I now [illegible] this just declaration  of his and old money statement particularly to department of war agreeably
to Secretary,
J Thompson
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40560
Revy  INVALID
File No.    40560
James Terney
Pri. Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:---Vol 3, Page 5025
[Arrangement of 1870}