Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10910, for William Jennings, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Jennings, William
S. 10910
carded
CONTENTS

20044 New York
William Jennings
Orleans in the State of N. York was a Sergeant in the Corps commanded Captain Brytendale of the Reg. commanded Col. Livermore in the N. Jersey for 13 m. & 20 d. pay 1 m. Prov. - 5
scribed on the Roll of N. York 71 66 at the rate of 11 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 day of July 1833 and South W. Fank Newbury
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 33 $ 14 3 32 Pemi-anl. allowance ending 4th 33 3 5 83
$ 119 16
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. C. S. W. Clerk,
Recorded by Book E. Vol. 3. Page 22.
Date of death not in OB

Stat. of New York
On this twenty third day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Personally appeared in Open court before Addison Garland Samuel Garland & Abraham Garland at a Court of Open & Public
Now Sitting William Jennings a resident of the town of Murray in the County of Orleans and State of New York aged (74) 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 th 1832.
That he entered into the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as given upon State He Volunteered his Services and entered into the Service of the United States under the following officers Lieut. Benjamin Coykendall or Roykendall Lieut. Solomon Meadough and the name of the Ensign he does not recollect the C.O.'s name was Sward and the Generals name was Howe he does not recollect their given names he entered the Service in the Spring of the Year (1777) or (1778) which Year he does not recollect in the month of May as he believes at this time he entered the Service as a Substitute for one William Brown who had been drafted and was on duty & in actual Service some time over one month before he returned home he marched from Sussex to Pumptown and from there to Paramus and there encamped and staid until relieved by others the nature of our Service at this time was to prevent the Tories from committing depredations on the inhabitants who were friendly to the Rebel-tion and also to put a stop to any communication with the British Army which was then in New York While out at this time our men were frequently fired upon when on the post as sentinels by the Tories and some of our men killed. After he returned home he entered the Service of the United States as a Minute man with an engagement & understanding to march at any time on a moments warning from the officers.

and continued in that capacity during the remainder of the Revolutionary War. He volunteered and joined this Company. Soon after, he returned home. Which was in the Year of Our Lord as near as he can recollect A.D. 1778 and in the summer season. Under Capt. Josiah Cole Lieut. Solomon Madamough and Ensign Joseph Elston in Col. Swards Regiment and the Majors name was Samuel Meeker. The Indians and Tories at this time were constantly looking about killing and harassing the inhabitants. Our business was generally to keep them in check guard and protect those who were friendly to the Revolution. He was called out by alarms and kept on the alert the most part of the time so that he could not attend to any other business for about two years he was the orderly or first sergeant the greater part of the time in this company and whenever there was an alarm he had to warn out the men. He recollects of being called out on an Expedition into the State of New York to a place called Minisink in pursuit of a company of Indians and Tories came up with them. It failed in capturing them. He was at the battle of Monmouth but not in the engagement arrived there just at the close of the engagement and at this time he was in Capt. Conrad Coers Tymans or Goundrymans Company he was out at this time nearly a month does not recollect the names of the other officers who commanded at this time. except General Washington commanded in chief After the battle was over and the British Army marched for Philadelphia to Staten Island opposite Elizabeth town point he was marched to Elizabeth town and remained there until some time after harvest. This Year including the march to Monmouth he was in actual service six months as an orderly sergeant. He served as a sergeant the whole time except the first month when he went as a substitute.

At an Other time he was ordered out and marched to Sussex Court house in the County of Sussex to guard prisoners this was in the Autumn of A.D. (1779) he was gone at this time about two months and then was relieved and returned home — The whole time he was in actual Service was one Year and Six months He was called out on an alarm for four several times on the Delaware River against the Indians and Tories who frequently attacked and plundered the Inhabitants does not recollect the length of time he was gone on these several Expeditions he always went when called upon except once when he was lame but at the same time rode out & warned the men He was in the Service from the time of Monmouth battle in the manner before stated and under the before mentioned officers until the close of the war ready required to march when called on or ordered out in any emergency and in consequence of the frequent alarms good time to time was unable to do much of any other business during the whole of that period having to warn all the company at all times — The length of time that he served in the aggregate was not less than one year and six months in actual Service He was born according to the Records kept by his Father in the Year of our Lord (1758) on the 10th Day of May in the Town of St. Peter's of Warren in the County of Somerset and State of New Jersey And is now 74 Years of age he moved with his father from that place in the Year of our Lord (1776) to the Town of Wantage in the County of Sussex and same State where he resided when he entered the Service while his father lived at this place his father was draughted into the Service was taken sick and died in consequence of the depreciation of Continental money this Mother lost nearly all the property which left us destitute He says he served in the Militia each term of Service

His father's name was Samuel Jennings he Died on the 14th Day of Sept. (1776) He has since moved into the town of Murray in the County of Orleans and State of New York Where he now Resides He says they could not raise their grain in consequence of the frequent alarms
He has no documentary evidence nor does he know of any person now living whose testimony he can procure that can testify to his service that he does not now nor never has nor neither has he ever made any application Whatsoever for any pension or annuity except the present from any State nor from the United States or War Department Nor neither is his name on the pension Roll of the army of any State except this he now presents to the War Department and he further says he has is nearly worn out with hard service hard labor and old age and incapable of per- forming much of any labor
Sworn & Subscribed Nov 23 rd 1852 William Jennings
Day of August 1852 before me J. B. Miller Clerk of said Court
I William James a Judge of Orleans County Court Do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Jennings the foregoing affi- davit and have lived near him for some time his nearest neighbor and have always found him a man of the first responsibility for truth and veracity and also a man of integrity and a member of the Baptist Church in

good Standing with that denomination of Christians And that he has been reputed to have been a Revolutionary Soldier in the Revolutionary Army and I do believe that he has proved as he has set forth in his Declaration and I do further certify that his statements are in my opinion not that he candid sworn to and subscribed before me this 8th Day of March 1833 William James Horace Hildreth Justice of the peace a Judge of Orleans County Court
We Midad Ferris a Kingman residing in the town of Murray in the county of Orleans and State of New York and William James Allen of the same place do hereby certify that we are acquainted with William Jennings who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn and subscribed this 23rd Day of August A.D. 1832 before me
W.B. Mills Clerk of said Court Midad Ferris William James Allen
I Abraham Mills Clerk of the Court of Appeals & Terminals Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Jennings for a Pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 25th Day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirtytwo
AB Interlocution & Processes Marked 129 None before & certain J. Mills Clerk of said court

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 lived as he states in the town of Murray who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Murray in the County of Orleans and State of New York and that Benjamin Henry who has also signed the same is a Resident of the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
John Elmer Bennett Judge William Jennings one of the judges of the court of Oyer and terminer
Abraham Mills Clerk of the court of Oyer and terminer
Do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Jennings for a Pension In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd Day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
A. S. Mills Clerk of said Court
Notations & Errors? March 15 Done before the Execution A. S. Mills
The proceedings in the matter of William Jennings for a pension

23964 William Jennings New York
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William James Murray New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Jennings Orleans County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Vol 1777-8 Sub. More than 1 priv Capt Loykendall Col Seward Genl Howe 21 years Town of Wantage Sussay Co Traditionary evidence Clergymen & Citizens No Witness No Reason given   Vol 1777-8 Carried Sept 26 time Not 1 month sergeant Capt Cole Col Seward State of New Jersey  
6500 3773 7166
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.
the applicant claims for services while in the Minute Service 1 year and 6 mo

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. (This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.)]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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 amount of pension he is entitled. 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:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
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 that 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 objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown 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.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he 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.
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 papers 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

November 15, 1938
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Mr. Milton R. Jennings 465 G Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
WILLIAM JENNINGS S. 10910 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
You are furnished herein the record of William Jennings as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 10910, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
William Jennings, son of Samuel, was born May 10, 1758, in Warren, Somerset County, New Jersey; the name of his mother was not given. He moved with his father from Warren in 1776 to Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey. His father enlisted there but was taken sick and died September 4, 1776.
While residing in Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey, William Jennings volunteered in May, 1777 or 1778, served a tour of one month as a private in Captain Benjamin Coykindall's company, Colonel Seward's New Jersey regiment. Upon his return from that tour, he volunteered in the same year as a minuteman to hold himself in readiness to march at any time, was called out on several alarms and expeditions against the British, Tories and Indians, in defense of the inhabitants, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Josiah Cole and Conrad Gunterman in Colonel Seward's New Jersey regiment, and was discharged at the close of the war, his service in all amounting to more than a year.
After the Revolution, the soldier lived for a time in Wantage, New Jersey, then moved to Murray, Orleans County, New York, where he was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832.
It is not shown whether the soldier was ever married.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of William Jennings, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

Certificate data continued -
William Jennings Certificate #20044 Issued July 30, 1833 Rate, $71.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLIER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

The Declaration in the matter of William Jennings for a Pension
13967 added 13 mo 20 ds seyr. 1- fri
Jennings, Wm. N.J. 10912

State of New York Orleans County ss 3 Be it Known that on This 12 th Day of January A.D. 1833 Personally came before me William James a Judge of Orleans County Court William Jennings the Person Who Swore to and Subscribed the foregoing Declaration to me personally known and Who after being Duly Sworn by me according to law makes Oath to the following allega- tions in answer to the Interrogatories here under written and put by me in addition to the foreg- oing Declaration for the purpose of obtaining a pension
1 st When Was you born and in What Year? — Answer he Says he Was born In the Town of Warren in the County of Somerset in the State of New Jersey on the 10 th Day of May A.D. (1758) according to the Record kept by his father
2. Have You any Record of Your age & if any Where is it? — Answer He Says the record of his age he has now with him taken from his fathers Record kept by him
3. When Were You living When You Was called into the Service? Where have you lived Since the Revolutionary War & Where do you now live
Answer He Says When he first entered the Service he lived in the Town of Wantage in the County of Sussex in That Since the Revolutionary he has lived in the Town of Wantage When he lived at the time he entered the Service in the County of Sussex & State of New Jersey When he continued to live until he Moved to the Town of Murray When he now lives
4. How Were you Called into the Service? Were you drafted Did You Volunteer or Were You a Substitute And if a Sub- stitute for Whom?
Answer The first time he entered the Service Was in

Was in the Spring of the year (1777) or 1778 in the month of May as near as he can recollect and he believes to be true - as a Substitute for one William Brown Who was Drafted in the Militia or State Troops - after this Service which Was one month that he served as a Substitute for Brown - He Volunteered his Services into the Company of Capt. Josiah Cole as stated in his foregoing declaration to serve when called on during the war and Did serve as then set forth
5th State the name of some of the Regular Officers Who were With The Troops Where You Served - such Continental and Militia Regiments as You can Recollect - and the general Circumstances of Your Service - Answer - General Washington - Lee - Wayne he also Recollects General Howard under whom he served Col. Seward or Steward's Regiment of Militia or State Troops the Regiment to which he generally belonged Major Samuel Meeks
Capt. Josiah Cole Lieut. Salomon Mead -ugh or Meadows Ensign Joseph Elston or Ellison also Capt. Conrad Countryman or Groundryman Capt. Benjamin Lockwood Lieut. Duncan McVear
The general circumstances of my Service was to guard the Inhabitants from the attacks of the British, Indians and Loyalists march against the British Army whenever they invaded the State keep garrison guard the Prisoners and help fortify and keep the British from foraging in the country when they marched through the State and go on Express sometimes warn the Company out on alarms and sometimes carry the orders

6 th Did You Ever Receive a discharge - and If so by Whom Was it given - And What has become of it? -
Answer - I never Received a Written discharge but did receive a discharge after I had served out the month for Which I engaged as a substitute for the aforesaid William Brown but I have forgotten by Whom The Reason I never Received any other discharge may be - because I had Volunteered my Services after the death of my father to go at a minutes Warning at all times - as long as the War lasted - this was the nature of my engagement in Capt Coles Company and therefore I never asked for a discharge and could not be discharged until the close of the War When the Company became disbanded -
7 th State the names of persons to Whom you are known in your present neighborhood and Who can testify as to your Character as to Truth and Veracity & their belief of Your Services as a Soldier of the Revolution Nelson Hemen Hille Asa Clark Horace Hibbard Ezra Eri Wood Ezra Thomas J. Jewett Sworn to and William Jennings
Subscribed before me William James a Judge of Orleans County Courts this 12 th day of January A.D. 1839
Mr Hemen Hille Asa Clark Horace Hibbard Ezra Eri Wood & Thomas J. Jewett after being duly sworn do hereby certify that We are acq- -uainted With William Jennings and that We do consider him to be a man of the strictest Truth and Veracity That he has always been reputed to have been a Revolutionary Sol- -dier and to have served in the Revolutionary Army - And

We do further certify that we believe that he has served in the Revolutionary Army as he has stated and set forth in the foregoing Declaration and affidavit Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 12 th Day of January A.D. 1833 William Jennings a Judge of Orleans County Courts
Heira Hill Horace Hibbard Asa Clark Jr Thomas G. Gantt
And I the said William Jennings Judge of the Court of Common Pleas the County of Orleans do hereby certify that I am acquainted with Heira Hill Asa Clark Jr Horace Hibbard and Eri Wood who live in the neighborhood of William Jennings the foregoing Applicant who has Sworn to and Subscribed the foregoing Declaration & Affidavit and that I have for a long time been acquainted with them and that they are men of the first respectability truth and veracity and they are entitled to credit - And I do further certify that I am acquainted with William Jennings the said Applicant who I consider to be a man of the strictest truth and veracity and is so reputed by his neighbors and is reputed and believed to have been a Revolu- tionary Soldier and I do believe that he has served in the Army as he has set forth in his said Declaration - And I do further certify that he is now become so infirm and decrepid that he cannot attend the court without great inconvenience and danger to his health
William Jennings a Judge of Orleans County Courts Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 8 th Day of March 1833 Horace Hibbard Justice of the peace

State of New York Orleans County Clerk's Office
I, Abraham B. Mills Clerk of the said County do hereby Certify that William Lewis before Whom the additional proceedings in the proceeding Declaration was made in the matter of the Application of William Lewis for a pension and also before Whom the preceding affidavit was sworn (excepting his name) was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Court in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verify believe his name subscribed to the said affidavits and the certificate of the further investigation of the said proceedings to be his proper hand writing and signature
Witness my hand and seal of Office
This 8th day of March 1833.
A. B. Mills Clerk
State of New York Orleans County Clerk's Office
I, A. B. Mills Clerk of the said County do hereby Certify that Francis Hibbard before Whom the affidavit of William Lewis purports to have been sworn - was at the date of the same a justice of the Peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verify believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature -
Witness my hand and seal of Office
This 8th day of March 1833.
A. B. Mills Clerk

State of New York
Orleans County ss
Personally appeared before me the Undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orleans William Jennings 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 Service rendered by himself but according to the best of his Recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below And in the following grades
For the Year (1777) or it might be the Year (1778) The first period or term of Service was one month as a private In the same Year or Years he served Seven months as an Orderly Sergeant For the Year (1779) he served
Six months and twenty days as an Orderly Sergeant
And for such Service I Claim a pension And the said William Jennings further deposes and says that there is no person or any surviving Witness that he can obtain or procure to prove his Services - And that he is at this time unable to attend a Court of Record in consequence of bodily Infirmities
Sworn to and subscribed before me William Jennings this 11 th day of June 1833 William James a Judge of Orleans County Courts
Orleans County ss I Abraham H. Mills Clerk of said County do hereby Clerk's Office certify that William Jennings before whom the above affidavit was sworn - was at the date of the same a Judge of the County Court in and for said County duly qualified according to Law - And further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge & truly believe his name
Subscribed to the above Affidavit in presence - Witness my hand and seal Office this 20 th day of June AD 1833 -
A. H. Mills Clerk

MRS. FRED WILDEY HIGHLAND TERRACE STAFFORD SPRINGS CONNECTICUT
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen —
Will you kindly send me records of William JENNINGS Jennings who enlisted at Elizabethtown, New Jersey and served in the American Revolutionary War, and, also, of a Captain Daniel (Dannell Ward) who lived in either Morris, Essex or Sussex County,

New Jersey.
Grant these records for admission to the Daughters of the American Revolutionary.
Thanking you in advance,
I am
Mary Wilder Barton
Mrs. Philip B Barton Stafford Springs Connecticut

Veterans Administration Washington, D.C. Rev.& 1312 Records Sec.
My dear Director;-
To save your and my time so will you please check them out which were had applied for pension or land claim and therefore you are to send me ONLY one from any that you have found then tell me the best who you have in file but DO NOT BEND me their nature, so I will pick one out from time to time to save your trouble. The following names that I want you to check them out that you have in file and tell me all that you have data in file then and send me only ONE of them of his Personal nature;
Rev-1312 Joseph Jennings of Sussex Co, N.J. ✓ " " John Jennings of Morris Co, N.J. ✓ " " Jacob Jennings of Sussex or Warren Co, N.Y. " " William Jennings of N.J. you had N.Y. Rev 1312 Daniel POOL 1782-? of Tioga or Tomp. Co, N.Y. Rev " George Rhodes 1756-1823 ) Lansing Twp his wife Catharine 1756-1824 ) Tomp. Co N.Y. Rev ✓ Henry Teeter 1743-1804-Tomp. Co. N.Y. Rev 1312 Joshua North 1736-1865 ) Lansing Twp H.Wife Nemah 1789-1840 ) Tomp. Co, N.Y. Rev 1312 Henry Updike 1738-1843 ) Ulysses Twp Polly h. wife 1801-1834 ) Tomp. Co, N.Y. Rev " Thomas North 1753-1815 ) Lansing Twp Naomi h. wife 1762-1844 ) Tomp. Co, N.Y. Rev " Jacob Updike 1752-1827 ) Ulysses Twp Anna h. wife 1752-1822 ) Tomp. Co. N.Y. Rev. ✓ Henry Williamson of Seneca Co. 1312 Andrew Teeter of Newfield Twp, Tomp. Co, N.Y. he was sol. his records were destroyed by fire in 1926. Ref Rept 29, 1935
These foregoing are absolutely relatives of mine by lineal descendants.
Trust that you will only check them out that you have in file and send me back this paper thus marked X. Thank you very much.
Rd.#1.
Milton R. Jennings, Ithaca, N.Y.

Nov. 7, 1938
Adm. of Veterans' Affairs Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir:
Kindly send me abstract of Rev. War pension due. of William Jennings S10910
Signed
Milton R. Jennings 465 9 th St N.W. Washington, D.C.
An abstract of this claim was sent Mr. Jennings on May 16, 1938. but on Nov. 7, 1938, he stated he had never received it.
MCJ
11/7/38

May 16, 1938
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Mr. Milton R. Jennings R. F. D. # 1 Ithaca, New York
William Jennings, S. 10910 Andrew Tester, W.C. 34657 BA-J/MGHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request that the Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records of this office be searched to determine whether or not such claims are on file based upon service of Joseph Jennings of Sussex County, New Jersey, John Jennings of Morris County, New Jersey, Jacob Jennings of Sussex, or Warren County, New York, William Jennings of New Jersey; George Rhodes, Henry Tester, Thomas North and Jacob Updike, all four of Tompkins County, New York, Henry Williamson of Seneca County, New York; also, that the War of 1812 pension and bounty land records be searched to determine whether or not such claims are on file based upon service in that war of Joseph Jennings of Sussex County, New Jersey, John Jennings of Morris County, New Jersey, Jacob Jennings of Sussex or Warren County, New York, William Jennings of New Jersey, Daniel Pool of Tioga or Tompkins County, New York, Joshua North, Henry Updike and Andrew Tester of Tompkins County, New York. You state that you desire the record of one, only, of the above-named at the present time and will select from the list furnished you, others, in the future.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War and War of 1812 data, and the limited clerical forces available for furnishing information in regard to soldiers of those wars, it is impossible to comply in full with requests of the nature of yours, no matter how great the desire to do so.
The record of one William Jennings only, of New Jersey, has been found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. His record, and that of Andrew Tester of the War of 1812, are furnished you herewith.
It may interest you to know that should you be in this city some future time, you may examine and collect data from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 pension and bounty land claims which may be on file based upon service of the persons listed above. In matters of extensive research, this is the usual procedure and has proven to be very satisfactory in so many instances.

These records are located at present in Room 1851, Wing 8 of the Navy Building, 19th and Constitution Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

May 16, 1933
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WILLIAM JENNINGS S. 10910 RA-J/MLB
Mr. Milton R. Jennings R. F. D. # 1 Ithaca, New York
Dear Sir:
The data which follow in regard to William Jennings were obtained from pension claim, S. 10910, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
William Jennings, son of Samuel, was born May 10, 1758, in Warren, Somerset County, New Jersey; the name of his mother was not given. He moved with his father from Warren in 1776 to Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey. His father enlisted there but was taken sick and died September 4, 1776.
While residing in Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey, William Jennings volunteered in May, 1777 or 1778, served a tour of one month as a private in Captain Benjamin Coykindall's company, Colonel Seward's New Jersey regiment. Upon his return from that tour, he volunteered in the same year as a minuteman to hold himself in readiness to march at any time, was called out on several alarms and expeditions against the British, Tories and Indians, in defense of the inhabitants, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Josiah Cole and Conrad Gunterman in Colonel Seward's New Jersey regiment and was discharged at the close of the war, his service in all amounting to more than a year.
After the Revolution, the soldier lived for a time in Wantage, New Jersey, then moved to Murray, Orleans County, New York, where he was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832.
It is not shown whether the soldier was ever married.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of William Jennings, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
See "New Jersey in the Revolution" page 393

Certificate data continued -
William Jennings Certificate #20044 Issued July 30, 1833 Rate, $71.66 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
mmms
January 23, 1924
Mrs. Phillip B. Barton Highland Terrace Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 10910 it appears that William Jennings was born May 10, 1758 in Warren, Somerset County, New Jersey and in 1778 moved with his father Samuel to Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey where his father died September 4, 1776. Soldier was a resident of said Wantage during the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1832 while a resident of Murray, Orleans County, New York, for the service of one month as a private and thirteen months and twenty days as Orderly Sergeant in the New Jersey Troops.
It is not stated that he ever married.
Respectfully,
Date of death not on AB.
Commissioner.

Rev War
10910
INVALID.
1927-see Mt. Hist. 25 Mr. Phillips P. Carlton. 1938 May 16 St. L. Milton R. Jennings 1938 May 15-Heet. sent again to 1927-1938 Milton R. Jennings - Mt. Hist.
File No. 10,910
William Jennings Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 192
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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