Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 758-100, for Job Jenness, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
W.R.
★ Jenniss Job. Jenniss or
B. L. Mt. 758-100
CONTENTS

No 758
Job Sennett - decd wid.
New Hampshire line
John Sennett & other heirs
Warrant issued Feb. 20 th 1879
Hon. D. L. Morrill

Department of War Section of bounty lands Jany: 1819
It appears that Anterior to 1 st Nov: last there were for Revolutionary bounty lands 686. applications, of which number 209 were without correct vouchers and were rejected - leaving in the Office on 1 st Nov: } 477.
Since 1 st Nov. there have been (exclusive of Applications by Members of Congress and others who had no documents - - - - - } 204
There remain on hand for examination  exclusive of those without documents } 147-
The number of claims that have been found valid and of 100 acres of land each _____ 111 Ditto of 150 _____ 2 Ditto of 200 _____ 2 Ditto of 300 _____ 5 Ditto of 450 _____ 1 The number of 1100 _____ 1
from 1 st Nov. last and Ditto from 1 st Dec. to date - of 100 acres each _____ 17 do 150 _____ 1 do 300 _____ 1

Hon. Wm. Marshall
Rev. Nathan C. Cutting, B.A. Department of War.
Feb. 2.

Mr. Cutting will readily discover the object of Mr. Morris, in transmitting the enclosed papers to the Department of War.
Mr. Morris would now be gratified with an immediate answer.

To the Hon ble Secretary of War.
Sir, Please to deliver to David L. Morris Member of Congress the Land warrant due me for the service of my Brother Job Jennings who was slain by the enemy in the Revolutionary war — Joseph Seavey his John + Jennings mark

State of New Hampshire } Daniel Gookin Esquire Rockingham } Judge of Probate for said County
To all whom it may concern. Greeting
I hereby certify that satisfactory evidence is lodged in this Court, that John Jenneps of Pembroke in said County, is the reputed brother of Job Jenneps late a soldier in the United States Army in the revolutionary war who was said to have been killed in battle; and is one of the heirs of the said Job Jenneps deceased.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Court of Probate for said County to be affixed this twentieth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
John P. Parker Regr
Daniel Gookin Judge of Probate

I Robert B Wilkins of Concord in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, on Oath declare that I was a Lieutenant in the New Hampshire Line in the Continental revolutionary Army - and was personally acquainted with Job Genniss, a soldier enlisted during the war, in Captain Zachariah Beal's Company in the 3 rd New Hampshire Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alexander Scamnell, and that on the 7 th day of October 1777, at or near Still Water in the State of New York, in Battle against Genl. Burgoyne's Army, said Job, was mortally wounded, and was carried to the Hospital at Albany, and there died, in consequence of the wounds received in the battle aforesaid — Robert B Wilkins —
State of New Hampshire } Concord January 13 th 1819 Rockingham ss }
Be it known that on this thirteenth day of January A.D. 1819 before me Joseph Law Notary Public in for the State of New Hampshire personally appeared Robert B. Wilkins & subscribed his name to the above certificate & thereupon made solemn Oath that the same is Just & true —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Notarial Seal at Concord in the County & State aforesaid on the day aforesaid
Joseph Law Notary Public
vid. Certf. to the credibility of the Deponent on the other side.

Washington, Feb. 20 th 1814.
This may certify, that I am personally acquainted with Lieut. Robert B. Wilkinson, within named, that he is a man of truth and veracity, & of good moral character.
Daniel L. Morrill S. U. S.-

Deposition Thomas Shaw in the case of John Gadsby. his to Job Gadsby -

I Thomas Shaw of Pembroke in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire testify & say that I was a soldier in the Army of the United States in the revolutionary war against the common Enemy. I belonged to the Com- pany commanded by Capt. Zachariah Beal in the Third New Hampshire Regiment in the Year AD 1777. I well knew Job Jennys a Brother to John Jennys now living in said Pembroke. & in the month of Oc- tober in said 1777 on the 7 th day of the mo- nth I saw said Job Jennys while engaged in the battle at Stillwater (in taking Genl. Burgoyne) fall by a ball passing through his body. I helped to carry said Job. Jennys to what was called the new City Hospital of which wound said Job Jennys soon died in said Hospital Pembroke November 7 th 1818
Thomas his Shaw X mark
Rockingham ss. State New Hampshire
The deposition above was sworn to on the day & year as above. before me
Hall Burgin { a Judge of the Court of Common pleas for said Rockingham

Washington, Feb. 20 th , 1819-
This may certify, that the within named Hall Burges is a Justice of the Peace, and of the Quorum, for the County of Rockingham, in the State of New Hampshire.
David L. Morrill. S. M. S.