Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3815, for Ebenezer Tingley, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

Tingley, Ebenezer
NUMBER
S.3815
CONTENTS
Carded
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7039
Ohio
Ebenezer Tingley
of Monroe Co. in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Condict of the regt commanded
by Col Drake in the N. Jersey Ma
for 13 mo: 3 days from 76
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
at the rate of 43 Dollars 66 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of February
1833 and Sent to
Archbald Esq. Woodfield O.
Arrears to 4th of March 1833 $87.30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 21.82
$109.12

 Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by
W. L. Williams Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 26
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11207
Ebenezer Tingley
Monroe County Ohio
from 1776 private
13 months & 3 days
$43.65/100
E. Archbald
applicant
Woodsfield Ohio
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BRIEF in the case of Ebenezer Tingley
County of Monroe in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

In 1777
5. ┃
6.
177
In w
Whe
7. Is his
8.
C.
1778-
Month days
1
1
1
---
1779 1
1780 -
-
tradition
mentioned.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Condict, Col Drake
Col Winans, Capt Condict
Capt Condict Lunt Reaves
Col Winans Col Lindsley
Capt. Crane Capt Day
Capt Brown Col Sterrett
County N I
y proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Certificate of
Certifying Officer not on all the papers

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
C W Forrest
Examining Clrk.
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BRIEF in the case of Ebenezer Tingley
County of Monroe in the State of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 73

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

In 1777
5. ┃
6.
177
In w
Whe
7. Is his
8.
C.
1778-
Month days
1
1
1
---
1779 1
1780 -
-
tradition
mentioned.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Capt Condict, Col Drake
Col Winans, Capt Condict
Capt Condict Lunt Reaves
Col Winans Col Lindsley
Capt. Crane Capt Day
Capt Brown Col Sterrett
County N I
y proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Certificate of
Certifying Officer not on all the papers

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
C W Forrest
Examining Clrk.
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed June 7 1832
State of Ohio
Monroe County
On this 22d day of September A.D. 1832
Personally appeared in open Court before
the Judge of the Court of Common has
of the County of Monroe
now sitting Ebenezer Tingley a resident
of said County of Monroe in the said State of Ohio aged Seventy three
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
Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832
That he entered the service of the
United States and served as herein stated. He volunteered in the New Jersey
about the middle of June AD. 1776 under Captain Zenas Condict in the
Regiment of Colonel Abraham Drake & served one month. In September about
the middle of said month) of the same year viz 1776 He volunteered again in
the Militia under the said Capt. Condict in the Regiment of the said Colo-
Abraham Drake & served one months verbal discharges only were given
to this Deponent about the first of November of the same year. He again
entered the service as a volunteer in the New Jersey Militia in the Company of Capt. Samuel Pres. Joseph Condit Lintement, in the Regiment
of Colonel Winans after he had been in the service about nine days Colonel Winans
on moved with 2011men to capture six pieces of Cannon belonging to the
British which lay at Bridgetown in Essex County N. Y. The British
were apprized of their movements by Tories & obtained a reinforcement from Ambery
Colonel Winans attacked their picket guard & made prisoners of two of them, the whole
body of the British then came out and skirmished with him, killing two of
the Americans & wounding one. The British lays was four Killed & six made prisoners
by our men, together with a cart load of clothing, which they sold for fourteen hundred pounds. He continued in the service one month being the
period for which he volunteered & was discharged about the first of December of
said year. In January 1777 a call was made by Colonel Winans on the
Militia of Moore County N Y. to go and take Esquire Foster for issuing British
 protections. This Deponent volunteered amongst the rest, in the Company
of the said Samuel Condict. They were discharged after twelve days
service. In February of the same year 1777, a call was again made by
said Col. Winan late of Morris County (upper Regiment) to capture a person who was distributing counterfeit continental money
in the Village of Bound Brook in Somerset County
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This Deponent again volunteered in the Company of the said Capt. Samuel Prisad
They were again discharged after nine days service. In April of the same
year 1777. He was drafted & entered the service in the Company of Capt. Crane
(Lieutenant Young) in the County Militia commanded by Colo
Winon (aforementioned, They marched to Elizabeth Town in Essex
County & garrisoned it. He continued in the service one month & was discharged this Company term of service having expired
About the
Middle of July of the same year viz 1777 He was drafted & entered the
service in the company of Captain Bay in the Morris County Militia
under Colonel Minors aforementioned) They marched to the Delaware the
or below the Minisink, in Sussex County for the purpose of protecting the inhabitants who were flying from the Massacre of
Wyoming. He was discharged in the latter part of August after having been
out forty two days his term of service having expired. About the first
of January 1779 He was again called into the service by draft an
angst the Morris County militia. His company was commanded by Lieutenant Reeves (had no Captain) under Colonel Lindsley. They marched
to Harts point & garrisoned it. they were discharged after one months service
In April of said year 1778 he again entered the service amongst the Morris
County drafted Militia in Capt. Day Company under the aforesaid Colonel Winans. They lay in Elizabeth Town. The British on Staten Island
The opposing forces frequently find over at one another, discharged after
One months service. In June of same year 1778. He was called into service a
an in Morris County Drafted Militia under said Capt. Day & Colon Minon
they lay in Elizabeth town & were discharged after one months service
after having marched to Monmouth on the 28th of the same month to
reinforce Washington arrived there in the evening after the Battle then
returned to Elizabethtown. In September of the same year 1778 Her
was again drafted in the Morris County Militia in the Company of
Lieutenant Reaver, (had no Captain, under General Herd they
Marched to Pompton Plains said then the whole time, building a
fort (Pompton Plains un in Bergen County) they were discharged
after one months service. In June 1779 He volunteered in the
Morris County Militia in Capt Browns Company, under the command of Major Extle Marched to Lyons farms 5 miles from
Elizabeth Town & were discharged after one months service
In September of the same year 1779 he was again drafted a
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amongst the Morris County Militia in the Company of Captain Brown
under the command of Adjutant Batt & General Herd they marched to
a place two miles below Springfield the British marched out of Elizabeth
Town & attacked them, they retired to Springfield & there fought them
about one hour & then retreated. the British burned the Presbyterian
Meeting house & plundered the village & then after about two hours they them
selves situated to Elizabeth Town. The New Jersey Brigade of Continental & a Rhode island Regiment of Continentals were engaged in the
Battle of Springfield. The Newjersey Brigade was then commanded
by Colonel Dayton, General Maxwell having retired from the service
they were discharged after one months tour of service. In March
1780 he was drafted again amongst the Morris County Militia
in the Company of Captain Daniel Cook under Colonel Sterrett
He being then commandant of the upper Regiment in Morris County
they marched to Elizabeth town & continued there one month
& were discharged. In September 1780 he was again drafted
amongst the Morris County Militia in the Company
of Captain Brown (only one company was called out
them, They marched to Elizabeth town laid there one
month & was discharged his Term of service having
expend-
This Deponent was acquainted with Colonel [illegible]  Torrence of the Pennsylvania line & with Colonel Steward of
the same line who was called the Irish Beauty, being a very
handsome man he was killed by the fall of a tree in 1778. In
the Jersey Brigade Deponent was acquainted with Colonel Spencer & Dayton
This Applicant never received any but verbal discharge. He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person at present whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares
that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
To the Interrogatories of the Court the Applicant made the following answers. Where & in what year were you born. I was born at Mendham
Morris County New jersey on the 27th day of July 1759. Have you
any Records of your age & if so where in it, I have a record of my age at my
present Residence in my Bible. I extracted it from my Fathers family bible
Where were you living when called into service, he
where have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live
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I was living at Menham Morris County New Jersey at the respective periods
of my being called into service. I never changed my residence during the whole
war. I lived in Morris County New Jersey, then removed to Essex County New Jersey
remained ther one year. I then removed to Fayette County Pennsylvania. I remained
there about nine or ten years. In 1803 or 4 I removed to Warren Township
Jefferson County Ohio. I remained there between nine & ten years. I then removed to
Belmont County in this State & settled within half a mile of the Town of
St Clairsville I staid then six years. I then removed to the vicinity of moods
field, Monroe County Ohio, where I have ever since remained being about the
ten years. How were you called into the service were you drafted did
you volunteer or were you a substitute. The Applicant then [illegible] the facts stated in the foregoing part of the Declaration. State the names of
some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served & such on
continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of my
your service a Colonel, Spencer & Dayton & Steward & Chamber, & Torrence & Gene
Wayne & Gran. I fought at Springfield in conjunction with the 5. I. Brigade
& a Regiment of the Continental Line of Rhode Islanders my marches were through grew
Jersey. I was chiefly engaged in garrisoning Towns & repelling ridden invasion
Did you ever receive a discharge. none but verbal discharges to other
kind were given to the one months men through out the war. State the names
of some persons in your present Neighborhood & who can testify to your
character for veracity and their belief of your services as a Soldier
of the Revolution. Henry H. Matt. Nathan Hollister, Robert
F. Naylor Reuben Thomas Edward Archbold David Person. He
hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity, except
the present & declare, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.

Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Robert F. Alder Clerk Nathan Hollister & Reuben Thomas

Ebenezer Tingley

I Elliot Holland residing in the vicinity of Woodsfield (No Clergyman acquainted with
said Ebenezer Tingley residing in the said vicinity hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Ebenezer Tingley who has subscribed & sworn
to the above declaration that we believe him to be Seventy three years of
Age that he is reputed & believed in the Neighborhood where
he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concern
in the opinion
Elliott Holland
Sworn and subscribed in open Court
Nathan Holister
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And the said Court do hereby certify their opinion after the investigation of the
Matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department
that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he
States. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Nathan Hollister & Reuben Thomas who have signed the preceding
certificate are residents in the vicinity of woodsfield & are credible
persons & that their statement is entitled to credit

[illegible]
John Linn
Seely of the
A. B. Jones
 
I Robert F. Naylor Clerk of the Court aforesaid Do hereby
Certify that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said Court in the application
of Ebenezer Tingley for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of Office at Worster
the 22nd day of September AD 1832
R F. Naylor Clk

Letters from the war department addressed to Edward Archbold or the
Applicant will be promptly attended to
Woodsfield September 24, 1834
Archbold
Tingley By my calculation (which was a hasty one) appears to have been
in the service fourteen Calendar months & one day (at 31 days to the month
. Archbold
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for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Tingley
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file  S 3815

[chart]
DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
1779
Amos
1776 ┃
1727 3 3d
222
1780
Hann.
my
I was
RANK.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Fence Condict
Samuel Krisad
Condent
Sonof


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Day
of
Capt to
Daniel Cork
Brown
COLONEL.
Maham
Drake
Winds
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Lindsley ┃
N. J.

Battles engaged in, Springfield
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mendham Morris Co NJ
Date of application for pension, Sept 22 1832
Residence at date of application, Vicinity of Woodfield Monroe Co Ohio
Age at date of application, b July 27 1759 at Mendham, Morris Co, NJ
Remarks:
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Revy War
3815
INVALID.
File No.
3815
Ebenezer Tingley
Priv. rev. w
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Act: June 7, 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 378

Arrangement of 1870.}


1911 June 6. Hist. to Mrs. Mary
Gilmore, letter in W. File 282
Sarah Curtis
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those
further proof or explanation.
answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Ebenzer Tingley
which require
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason
assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes
V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he
served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout of pension
he is entitled? Yes
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of
June 7, 1832? Yes
VII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished
from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to
tionary service? No Clergyman, two citzens
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtain
ing it? None near
their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolu-
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one
living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. +If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness
or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the
regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age,
as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And,
if not, which of them is not so answered? Yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how
long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being
duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he
cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection
he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; Foryear
months, and --- days, I served as a . For months
and days, I served as a -; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served,
and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the
pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite
, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions
merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the
officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objection
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration
of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the
applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either
in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed
in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must
prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of
the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the
regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths
must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate
must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not
written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate
must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass
under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly
attached to the certificate.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of
office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the
certifying officer, should accompany the papers.