Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15960, for William Putney, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
continental N.H.
Putney, William
S. 15960
carded
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15960
INVALID.
File No. 15960
William Putney
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 304
[Arrangement of 1870.]

17231- Vermont H. 23
William Putney-
of Hopkinton in the State of Ver
who was a Pvt - in the Com commanded
by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded
by Col Bartlett in the new Hoops
time for 15 mo. 22 days - Pvt of Art.
Continental
7 mo
N. H.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ver
at the rate of 81 Dollars 50 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of August
1833 and sent - John H
Kimball Register of Probate
Barton Vt to the 4th of March 33 $163 20
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 11 40 80
$204.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by E. D. Dutton Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 3 Page 83-

Declaration of William Putney
19107
Canada
Adm Q
7 mos priv. Artillery 15 th .. 22 nd .. Inf 81.60
22.22 £ 81.60
Lieut John H. Kimball Esq. Registrar of Probate
Serby Benton. VT

State of Vermont } On this 15 th day of August 1832 personally appeared Orleans County ss. } before the Hon. Probate Court held at Derby within and for the district of Orleans William Putney formerly now residing in Hattiesburg in the Province of Lower Canada Hopkinton in the State of New Hampshire, aged 72 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 he enlisted into the service of the United States in the last days of Nov. or the first days of Dec. in the year 1775, for the term of one year and served it out under Capt. John Hale and Col. John Stark went to Winter Hill and staid there until about the 20 th of March 1776, then marched to New London and passed immediately to New York and staid there about three weeks and passed muster on the holy ground near St Pauls church then went to Albany and staid there about a week. Gen. Sullivan then reviewed all the troops on an eminence back of Albany and then marched to Canada - went by land to Lake George and crossed the lake in batteaux marched to Ticonderoga and then went to St. Johns in batteaux. There the army divided and a part went to Montreal and a part to Saulte where the army met and staid at Saulte about a fortnight. Then the whole army retreated to St. Johns was inoculated for the small pox at the Isle aux Noix and went to Chimney point and Crown point and had the small pox. His regiment had it at Chimney point then marched to Mount Independence and staid there till December when he was discharged. In the summer of 1780 he enlisted under a militia Capt. Joshua Bailey for three months and joined the army at Fish kill under Capt. Butler and Col. Bartlett and went to West Point the next day and served out the three months enlistment there. In the year 1781 he enlisted for 7 months and joined the army at Portsmouth N. H. under Capt. Ebenezer Dunning and Lieut. Joseph Huntston at Fort Washington on Pease's Island commenced the service there in the spring and was discharged in Dec. following. He was born in Hopkinton N. H. Oct. 30 1759 has no record of his age had a discharge from the year service and destroyed it soon after it was received believing it to be of no consequence lived in Hopkinton when he entered the service - until he removed to Hattiesburg his now place of residence - he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and desires that his name is not on pensions roll of of the agency of any State. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid - William Putney

I John Palmer of Charleston in Orleans County in the State of Vermont aged 76 years do certify that I was acquainted with William Putney the within applicant when we young and before the Revolutionary war he living in Hopkintown and I in Warner a Town adjoining that I was knowing to his enlisting the latter part of the year 1775 into a company commanded by Capt John Hale and about the same Capt Hale was urgent that I should also enlist into the same company, in June following being 1776 I enlisted into Capt Stites (or Stites) Company and marched to Mount Independence near Lake Champlain where I found said Putney and was knowing that he served out his year as on neutrality and as I was discharged in November and left the said Putney in the Army and the fore part of the year 1777 I saw Putney who I the understood had been home but a short time — I was also knowing that that the said Putney was in the Army in the Summer of 1780 as he joined the Company commanded by Capt Henry Butler to which company I belonged and that he served about three Months and I know we were dismissed at the same time and as I understood he had served three months at that enlistment
Sworn and subscribed to the day and year aforesaid.
John Palmer
I Arnot Huntson of Brownington in the County of Orleans and State aforesaid aged 64 years do certify that was knowing that William Putney the within applicant joining to a Company of Artillery at Portsmouth in the State of New Hampshire about the first of May 1761 commanded by Capt Ebenezer Dunning that he continued at Portsmouth in said Company with me seven months —
Sworn and subscribed in open Court this 15 th day of August 1832
Arnot Huntson

And the said court do hereby declare 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 and served as the States knew the court further certifies that it appears to them that John Palmer and Emory Hampton who have signed the preceding certificates are residents in the towns of Charleston and Brownington aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit.
I John H. Kimball Register of the federal court for the district of Orleans aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Putney for a pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and seal at Office this 15 th day of August 1832 John H. Kimball Register -