The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
The Reed and Berbach Families of New York State - Person Sheet
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Notes for Henry I. DUNN
1774 - ca 1783:
From Henry Dunn’s pension application:
“Claimant would further say that he landed at New York in 1774 - and from thence he proceeded to the county of Albany town of Half Moon now Halfmoon, Saratoga county where he resided until the close of the war. He then removed to the adjoining town of Stillwater where he now resides and has resided there ever since.”908,864
1783:
Elizabeth and Henry I. Dunn resided in Stillwater, New York.864
From Henry Dunn’s pension application:
“Claimant would further say that he landed at New York in 1774 - and from thence he proceeded to the county of Albany town of Half Moon now Halfmoon, Saratoga county where he resided until the close of the war. He then removed to the adjoining town of Stillwater where he now resides and has resided there ever since.”908,864
1783:
Elizabeth and Henry I. Dunn resided in Stillwater, New York.864
Military notes for Henry I. DUNN
Henry Dunn was a veteran of the American War of Independence. Henry Dunn entered the Militia of the State of New York during May 1776. The Militia was commanded by Capt. Jeremeah Vincent of 12th Regiment of Scotland.822
The following is taken from a typewritten summary of Henry Dun’s pension record provided by the War Department Pension Office to Maud Reed Buchanan in 1929. Spelling, punctuation, formatting and transcription errors have been corrected for the sake of readability and comprehension:908
1776:
Henry Dun entered service May 1776 as private in the Militia of the State of New York in a company commanded by Capt. Jeremiah Vincent, part of the 12the Regiment commanded by Col. Jacobs Van Schoonhoven. Other Regiment officers were Lt. Col. James Gordon and Major Ezekiel Taylor.
He was assigned one to three days of duty at a time and night guard duty to protect the people against the enemy on the north and west, and Tories and Indians within the bounds of the county (Saratoga County was at this time Albany County) during October and November. He marched to Fort Edward on the Hudson River several times – at one period Gen. Tenbroack was commanding.
1777:
In January 1776[7?], he enlisted as a Batteaux man in a company under command of Cap. Tunis Vischer, resident of the city of Albany, engaged in transporting necessaries (supplies) for the army.
In June, while transporting cattle from Fort George to Ticonderoga, he received an injury in the heel of the foot from an ox and was ordered back to Fort George. The enemy was advancing and Gen. Schuyler having been personally acquainted with him directed him to go home to his family until he recovered his wound. He was an invalid at the time of the surrender of Burgoyne – making a tour of service at this time five months. He further states that during the remaining part of the season he was called on several occasions to Schuyler’s Fort Edward and at various other places in the county. The date of service or the length of the same is out of his power at this time to determine.
1778:
1778 – He completed one month’s service on an expedition in a company of militia under the command of Cap. Joshua Taylor to Cherry Valley, now in Otsego County, New York to suppress the invasion of the Indians and Tories who were at this date making daily havoc among the inhabitants.
1778 – He was again ordered on an expedition in a company of militia under the command of Capt. Hezekiah Dunham, he thought in the month of September. He went to Fort Edward on guard duty.
1778 – He was again ordered to march under Capt. Dunham on an expedition to a place called Palmerton, a northern post then guarded by special direction, he thought in the month of October. The company consisted of sixty men.
1779:
1779 – He was called out under Capt. Taylor to a place known by the name of Andy Hill where the detachment remained a short time and then marched to Palmerton where they remained four to six weeks. Joseph Cook was adjutant.
1779 – In October, he served under Capt. John Van Denburgh and General Schuyler at Saratoga County where they remained as a guard for one month.
During the war, the claimant stated he was called out on alarms to General Schuyler. He served on tours of duty to Schuylerville, Fort Edward, Saratoga and numerous other places where the tours of duty were from one to three weeks, not specified. There was no way he could determine the amount of time he served. Yet he continued to serve at all times when called on from the date of his entering the service until the close of the same.
1833:
Henry Dun applied for a pension on 28 Aug 1833 before the Court of Common Pleas in Saratoga County, New York State. He was 83 years old and living in the town of Stillwater. His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish satisfactory proof of six months military service as was required by the pension law.
The following is taken from a typewritten summary of Henry Dun’s pension record provided by the War Department Pension Office to Maud Reed Buchanan in 1929. Spelling, punctuation, formatting and transcription errors have been corrected for the sake of readability and comprehension:908
1776:
Henry Dun entered service May 1776 as private in the Militia of the State of New York in a company commanded by Capt. Jeremiah Vincent, part of the 12the Regiment commanded by Col. Jacobs Van Schoonhoven. Other Regiment officers were Lt. Col. James Gordon and Major Ezekiel Taylor.
He was assigned one to three days of duty at a time and night guard duty to protect the people against the enemy on the north and west, and Tories and Indians within the bounds of the county (Saratoga County was at this time Albany County) during October and November. He marched to Fort Edward on the Hudson River several times – at one period Gen. Tenbroack was commanding.
1777:
In January 1776[7?], he enlisted as a Batteaux man in a company under command of Cap. Tunis Vischer, resident of the city of Albany, engaged in transporting necessaries (supplies) for the army.
In June, while transporting cattle from Fort George to Ticonderoga, he received an injury in the heel of the foot from an ox and was ordered back to Fort George. The enemy was advancing and Gen. Schuyler having been personally acquainted with him directed him to go home to his family until he recovered his wound. He was an invalid at the time of the surrender of Burgoyne – making a tour of service at this time five months. He further states that during the remaining part of the season he was called on several occasions to Schuyler’s Fort Edward and at various other places in the county. The date of service or the length of the same is out of his power at this time to determine.
1778:
1778 – He completed one month’s service on an expedition in a company of militia under the command of Cap. Joshua Taylor to Cherry Valley, now in Otsego County, New York to suppress the invasion of the Indians and Tories who were at this date making daily havoc among the inhabitants.
1778 – He was again ordered on an expedition in a company of militia under the command of Capt. Hezekiah Dunham, he thought in the month of September. He went to Fort Edward on guard duty.
1778 – He was again ordered to march under Capt. Dunham on an expedition to a place called Palmerton, a northern post then guarded by special direction, he thought in the month of October. The company consisted of sixty men.
1779:
1779 – He was called out under Capt. Taylor to a place known by the name of Andy Hill where the detachment remained a short time and then marched to Palmerton where they remained four to six weeks. Joseph Cook was adjutant.
1779 – In October, he served under Capt. John Van Denburgh and General Schuyler at Saratoga County where they remained as a guard for one month.
During the war, the claimant stated he was called out on alarms to General Schuyler. He served on tours of duty to Schuylerville, Fort Edward, Saratoga and numerous other places where the tours of duty were from one to three weeks, not specified. There was no way he could determine the amount of time he served. Yet he continued to serve at all times when called on from the date of his entering the service until the close of the same.
1833:
Henry Dun applied for a pension on 28 Aug 1833 before the Court of Common Pleas in Saratoga County, New York State. He was 83 years old and living in the town of Stillwater. His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish satisfactory proof of six months military service as was required by the pension law.
DNA notes for Henry I. DUNN
Ancestry.com DNA Shared Ancestor Match for Laurel Reed Berbach (L_ReedBerbach):
Henry Dunn
4th great-grandfather
16 Feb 2017, sylviaclark427, Distant Cousin (5th-8th Cousin), moderate confidence
Henry Dunn
4th great-grandfather
16 Feb 2017, sylviaclark427, Distant Cousin (5th-8th Cousin), moderate confidence