MILITARY Pension: George Deneger; Hudson, Columbia co., NY Revwar: Col. Dubois's N. York Regiment submitted by Luana Dinager Enders (ldenders @ mindspring.com) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm Submitted Date: April 20, 2004 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 12 Kb ************************************************ Revolutionary War Pension Documents of George Deneger (abt 1759 1843) of Columbia County, NY. Transcribed in 2004 by Luana Dinager Enders Please note the various spellings of his name are given in these documents as 'Deneger', 'Teneger', 'Tenigar', and 'Teniger', but also appear in other sources as 'Denninger', 'Daniger', Dinnager' and many other permutations. Any errors or omissions are strictly my own and I welcome comments. I may be reached at ldenders@mindspring.com State of New York } Columbia County } Clerks Office } I certify that John I. Miller, before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and (???) foregoing certificate is first Judge of this court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Columbia and was so at the time the said affidavits & certificates were made and that the signature of the said John I. Miller to be found Affidavits & Certificate is genuine & in his hand writing witness my name & the county seal this 17th day of February 1820. John I Miller Judge Tenigar Geo. Deneger Priv. Col. Dubois's N. York Regiment 1777 3 years 15 Dec 1819 Admitted X (seal) ***** Declaration in order to be restored to the pension List under the act of the 1st of March 1823. State of New York } Columbia County } City of Hudson } On this Twenty fifth day of March 1823 personally appeared in open court being the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayors Court, being a Court of Recovery in The City of Hudson especially created as Court Of Record by the statute Laws of said State Proceedings according to the course of common law with jurisdiction unlimited in point of (amount?) keeping a record of their proceedings and having the power of fine & imprisonment George Denneger a resident in said county aged sixty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions of the acts of the 18th of March 1818, the first of May 1820 and the first of March 1823 that he the said George Denneger enlisted for the term of three years on or about the day of June 1777 in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain James Rosecrantz in the regiment commandeered by Colonel Lewis Dubois in the line of the State of New York on the continental establishments that he continued to serve in the corps until sometime in the summer of 1780, when he was discharged from said service in the village of Schenectady in the State of New York and I do Solemnly Swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March Eighteen Hundred & Eighteen & that I have not since that time by Gift, Sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an Act to Provide for Certain Persons Engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War (enacted?) on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not now have any person in trust for me any property or Securities (covering?) or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule here unto annexed by me. Subscribed (initials?) One Old Horse (blind) five dollars-----------------------$ 5.00 Four Sheep four dollars-------------------------------------4.00 One Old Cherry Table one 25/100 dollars---------------------1.25 One Small Locking (gla?) fifty cents------------------------.50 Six Knives & Forks thirty one cents--------------------------.31 Six Spoons thirty one cents--------------------------------- .31 Five Old Chairs one dollar----------------------------------1.00 One Undivided half of Seven Bushels Living Rye on the ground five dollars----------------------------- 5.00 Two Old Cows twenty dollars--------------------------------20.00 Whole amount of property is thirty seven 37/100 dollars $37.37 That he is by occupation a farmer, that he is sixty four years of age, that he is infirm and cannot labour being badly ruptured and subject to a disease called Phthesic , that he has nine children but have all become of age and left his employment, that he now lives with his son Jacob Denneger who is poor and unable to assist him in his support, that his wife is sixty three years of Age & is subject to Rheumatism. George Denneger Sworn & Subscribed this 25th March 1823 before me. Aleck Coffin Mayor Hudson Mayors Court of the term of March 1823 Presides Alexander Coffin Esq. Mayor The court having inquired into and investigated the foregoing case, it is ordered on the opinion of the Court that the said George Denneger has no other avails of property except the amount of thirty seven dollars & thrity seven cents as noted in his schedule. Aleck Coffin Mayor State of New York } I do hereby certify this to Columbia County } be a true copy of the original City of Hudson Clerks Office } on file in this office. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said Mayors Court of the (seal) City of Hudson this 25th day of March 1823. James Barton Clerk Mayors Court ***** State of New York } Columbia County } Henry Like a pensioner now on the pension list roll of the New York (agency?) being duly sworn says that he has been acquainted with George Tenegar within named from their childhood they were (b--ght?) and always lived in the German Town. - About the spring of 1778 this deponent first knew said Tenegar in the continental service. He then belonged to Col. Dubois's regiment and Capt. Rosencrantz's company. - This deponent had before understood that said Tenegar had enlisted in said Company regiment the spring before. This deponent always understood and from his having seen the said Tenegar (unexpectedly?) in the said service subsequent to the spring of 1778 up to the spring of 1780 he veryly believes that the said Tenegar did service in the said company regiment up to the month of May 1780 as stated in his declaration. -This deponent was not present when said Tenegar received his discharge but he has always understood that said Tenegar returned home about the spring of 1780. This deponent further says that he has no interest in the (?) of said Tenegar's application. Sworn before me this Henry Like (his mark) 15th day of December 1819 John I. Miller First Judge of Columbia County ***** State of New York } Columbia County } Zechariah Holsapple a pensioner on the pension list roll of the New York (agency?) being duly sworn says that he knew George Teneger within named in July 1778. - Said Tenegar then belonged to Col. Dubois's regiment or to Left. Rosecrantz's company. - This deponent was at that time attached to Col. James Livingston's regiment. From July 1778 until the spring of 1780 this deponent saw the said George Tenegar very frequently & at some periods every day, and this deponent knows that said Tenegar did serve faithfully in the said company regiment from the summer of 1778 until the spring of 1780. This deponent further says that he has no interest in the (?) of said Teneger's application and further saith not. Sworn before me this Zechariah Hotsapple X (his mark) 15th day of December 1819 John I. Miller First Judge of Columbia County ***** State of New York } Columbia County } I John I. Miller First Judge (?) affirm and Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said George Teneger did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term stated in said declaration on the continental establishment. - I further certify that I am satisfied that the above named Zachariah Holsapple and Henry Like are credible witnesses & that the facts stated in their affidavits are true. - I further certify that it has been proved to my satisfaction that the said George Teneger is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. - And I now transmit the testimony & proceedings taken & (said?) before me to the Secretary Of War (?) to the said Act. (Given?) under my hand the 15th day of December 1819 John I. Miller ***** State of New York } Columbia County } On this fifteenth day of December 1819 before me the undersigned First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid personally appeared George Teneger aged sixty years resident in the town of Red Hook in the county of Dutchess who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the (late?) Act of congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. - That he the said George Teneger enlisted for three years in the month of May 1777 near Fort Montgomery in said state in Col. Dubois's regiment in Capt. Rosencrantz's company in the New York line of the continental army. - That he served out the full term of his enlistment and was honorably discharged from the service in May 1780 at Schenectady in said state that he was in the battle at Fort Montgomery when the Fort was taken by the enemy where he lost nearly all his property & effects & in active service during the whole of said three years. - This deponent further says that his discharge is now lost and further that he is in indigent circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support & further saith not. Sworn to & subscribed before } George Deneger Me this 15th day of December 1819 } John I. Miller First Judge of Columbia County ***** D Sir Enclosed I forward you the application of George Deneger to be restored on the pension list. You will perceive by the enclosed certificate that he was placed on the list in 1820 and his pay commenced in Dec. 1819 and he says the reasons why he has not before renewed his application are that he empowered John B. Dexter to obtain his papers and gave him a power to receive the money that Dexter soon afterwards died and that he could not obtain the possesion of his papers and (-thall?) thought that he could by his own industry support himself that he has not received any money on account of his pension up to this day (?) the special request of Mr. Deneger enclosed his certificate which you will please return Yours Respectfully Hon. J C Calhoun Jacob Poucher Secty of War