Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 10454, for Joseph Tenney, New Hampshire
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
NH
Tenny, Joseph
NUMBER
R.10454
CONTENTS
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Joseph Tenney
NH
Le Danl M Smith
May 51138
10454
Act 7 June 1832
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[stamp] REJECTED
O.
Act of July 14, 1862, and
11.454.
Service:
-
Joseph Terney
1
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of
Congress passed the seventh day of June 1832-
State of New Hampshire
Sullivan, SS.
On this 15th day of November A.D. 1837 Personally appeared before the Court of Probate holden at Claremont within
and for said County of Sullivan, Joseph Tenney a resident
of Lempster, State and County aforesaid aged 91 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 on or about the 20th of April 1775, he
the above named Joseph Tenney, then a resident of New Ipswich
in New Hampshire, entered the service of the United States as
volunteer in company with 30 or 40 others, with Charles
Barret Esq for Captain and Joe Parker Lieutenant and
marched immediately to Lexington in Massachusetts, where
he met with the British Troops and after some Skirmishing followed
them, on their retreat to Boston, where he remained in the vicinity of that place, and in the service, until the first of November 1775
when he returned home - he believes the above named Simonton
Parker as soon or before they reached Lexington was appointed Capt 
in place of the above named Barrett whose patriotism was doubted.
Immediately after his return from Boston the 
said Joseph Tenney declares that he again volunteered as a
private and marched from New Ipswich in New Hampshire to
Charlestown No.4 in New Hampshire Company with several
citizens of New Ipswich under the command of Joseph Pollard 
Captain and served two month as near as he can now recollect
the said Joseph Tonney further declares that
on the 15th of August 1777
he again enlisted into the service under  the
command of Captain Bryant and marched to Bennington
in the State of Vermont, he well recollects that John Stark
was one of the principal officers, and after the British army
were defeated the company to which he belonged were ordered
to Fort Edward near which place they supposed and took
a company of Indians 42 in number, and in the last of November 1777
he returned home
he further declares that he has no
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documentary evidence
nor does he know of any, by which
he can substantiate his claim -
He further declares that littleton
Massachusetts was his native place where he resided in his youth he then moved to New Ipswich New Hampshire
where he resided near 60 years, and in 1832 removed to Sempster New Hampshire wher he now resides
 
[signature] Joseph his x mark Tinney
 
Sullivan ss Sworn to and subscribed
on the day & year above written
Before me
[signature] John L Putnam Judge of Probate for the County of Sullivan

I further certify
that the above named affiant is a credible person
[signature] John L Putnam Judge of Probate
 
Sullivan 15 Nov 1837 I hereby certify that John L Putnam is Judge of the
Court of Probate for said
County
and that his signature above written
is genuine- and that the above
contains the original proceedings
in said Court in the matter
of the application of John Tenney
for a Pension-
Witness my hand and seal
of Office the day and year
last above
written
J.J. Gahast
Regr of Probate
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James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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James L Edwards Esq Comr of Pensions 
Sir Enclosed are the papers in the case of Joseph Tenney. And you will please direct your commissions the subscriber
Very Respectfully yours
Daniel M Smith
Lemposter New Hampshire
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Aug 77 Billaws 34491

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I Peter Lowell now residing in Lemspter
County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire
lawful age depose and say that I am well acquainted with Joseph Tenney now living in this town
that I knew him many years ago when he lived in
the town of New Ipswich, where I one resided
and I well recollect that the said Tenney was one
who among several others volunteered to march
to Lexington in the spring of 1775 at the commencement of the war of the Revolution I do not recall
at the day he started. But I well remember
his being in the service, and that one Parker
was an officer in the same Company
I further depose and say that in
the spring of 1775, I think in the month of May
I enlisted into the service under Capt Town
and fine Col. Reeds Regiment and performed several
months service as a private at Charlestown M.
and in that vicinity & I was in the Battle at
Bunker Hill in June 1775 and will recollect of
seeing Joseph Tenney before that engagement, and
afterwards, among the soldiers, I cannot tell
whether he was in that engagement or not, nor can
I say how long he remained in the service, but
my impression is, it was five or six months. I
further say that I am now in a receipt of a
pension from Government for my services as a
soldier of the Revolution

[signature] Peter his x mark Lowell

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan SS.
Lempster March 4th 1837. Subscribed and sworn to
Before me
Daniel Smith Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above affiant is a credible person
[signature] D.M. Smith Justice Peace
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34491
Joseph Tenney
NH

A cape brant rel from Oct 1777 28 days.
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I Samson Tenney of Lempster, County
of Sullivan, and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose
and say that I am well acquainted with Joseph Tenney of 
Lempster that I have known him from a boy, he, when a youth
lived in the town of New Ipswich in Newhampshire, which was
my native place, I well recollect that at the commencement
the war of the Revolution, the above named Joseph Tenney with
several others from said New Ipswich, turned out as volunteers
in the service of their country where the first alarm was made
that the British Army was marching back into the Country, the
Joseph Tenney started from home, I think, about the mid
of April 1775, the company then started from said New Ipswich 
was under the command of Capt Parker, they marched immediately for Lexington Massachusetts and the said Joseph Tenney returned
home on the first of November next following as near as I can recollect
And on his return I heard him relate, and have often heard him
recall the trying scenes which he witnessed, among which were the
Burning Charlestown and the Battle of Bunker Hill
and further the deponent saith not

[signature] Samson Tenney
State of New Hampshin
Sullivan ss
Lempter December 18th 1837
Subscribed and sworn to this
eighteenth day of December A.D. 1837
Before me Daniel M Smith Justice Peace
I hereby certify that the above named affiant is a credible
person
[signature] Daniel Smith Justice of the Peace

I Sally Tenney now residing in Lempster County of
Sullivan and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and
say that I am well acquainted with Joseph Tenney now a
resident of said Simpson, that he lived in the town of New Ipswich
in said State, (where I was born and brought up nearly sixty years
that some time in the spring of 1775 he left the town with some others
to go to Lexington to join the Americans in fighting the enemy, I do not
recollect now the names of any who went with him, except
Capt Parker of said New Ipswich, who was a near neighbor,
how long said Joseph Tenney was in the army I cannot tell
but I am confident he did not come home till the next
fall I should think in November
I further depose and say some time in
the year 1775, and I believe it was after said Tenney returned
from his tour at Benton, he went out to Charlestown
New Hampshire on duty to guard that place, how long
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he was at Carleton No4 I cannot tell, but I think
not more than one or two months
[signature] Sally Tenney

Lempster December 19th 1837
 
State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss
Personally appeared the above named
Sally Tenney and made oath that the
above affadavit by her subscribed is true
Before me
[signature] Daniel Smith Justice of the Peace

State of New Hampshire
Sullivan ss
J.J. Gilchrist. Register of the Court
of Probate for said County do hereby
certify that Daniel M. Smith above
named is a Justice of the Peace
for said county, and that the
signatures purporting to be his
hand writing are genuine
witness my hand and seal this
Twentieth day of December
1837
[signature] J.J. Gilchrist Regr