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We are attempting to make a list of all hill town men and women who served in the armed forces. If you know someone who served, please add their name to the list. If you know more about any of them, if would be a fitting tribute to them if you would also create a biography of them. Until then, the only thing we can share with viewers of this page is their name.
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As late as the year 1767, a map of Rensselerwyck shows no settlers on the site of the future Rensselaerville, the country being unpopulated except to the roaming tribes of Indians from Stockbridge and Schoharie...There were other pre-revolutionary settlers of this district whose names have come down to us, commerated in many instances by New York State Historical Markers. But to no great extent was the country populated; no deliberate movement made to open up the acreage of Rensselaerwyck that lay beyond the Helderberg till the close of the American Revolution. (Old Rensselaerville - Mary Fisher Torrance)
  
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Please add a name below in alphabetical order. To do so, first register then sign in. You will see an Edit tab to the right. Click on it and enter a name in the sample format shown below. Go the bottom of this page and click Show Preview. The name should then appear in red. If it looks OK, go to the bottom of the page again and click on Save Page. If you click on the name you can then add a biography. You need not write a biography to add a name to the list.
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Most Revolutionary War veterans claimed by Rensselaerville are those who moved to the area after the war. Below are sources of Revolutionary War veterans honored by Rensselaerville:
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June 1, 1840 '''Census of Pensioners''', Rennselaerville, Albany County, New York<br>
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Name Age Head of family, with whom residing<br>
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Nathan Dayton 82 Nathan Dayton<br>
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Doctor Smith 76 Jared Smith<br>
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Mathew Mulford 83 Charles L. Mulford<br>
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John Rogers 84 Sands Jervis<br>
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Mary Bliven 77 Augustus L. Cross<br>
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Sylvanus Purrington 85 Sylvanus Purrington<br>
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Eliphaz Kilbourn 83 Eliphaz Kilbourn<br>
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John J. H. Burnett 83 John J. H. Burnett<br>
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Reuben King 75 Asa Woodford<br>
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Henry Cline 86 George Benn<br>
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Apollos Moore 75 Apolios Moore<br>
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==Men who served in the Militia==
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*[[Bio:Barnes, Warner|Barnes, Warner]]
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*[[Bio:Becraft, Francis| Becraft, Francis]]
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*[[Bio:Beecher, Amos|Beecher, Amos]]
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*[[Bio:Bliven, Arnold|Bliven, Arnold]]
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*[[Bio:Cline, Henry|Cline, Henry]]
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*[[Bio:Couchman, Henry| Couchman, Henry ]]
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*[[Bio:Dayton, Nathan|Dayton, Nathan]]
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*[[Bio:Durant, Allen |Durant, Allen]]
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*[[Bio:Ford, Abel|Ford, Abel]]
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*[[Bio:Foster, Edward| Foster, Edward ]]
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*[[Bio:Hochstrasser, Baltis| Hochstrasser, Balthazar]]
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*Jenkins, Samuel
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*[[Bio:Kelsey, John |Kelsey, John]]
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*[[Bio:Kelsey, Jonas|Kelsey, Jonas]]
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*[[Bio:Kilbourn, Eliphaz| Kilbourn, Eliphus ]]
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*[[Bio:King, Reuben|King, Reuben]]
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*[[Bio:Mackey, Alexander| Mackey, Alexander ]]
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*[[Bio:Mackey, George William| Mackey, George William ]]
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*[[Bio:Moore, Apollos|Moore, Apollos]]
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*[[Bio:Mulford, Matthew| Mulford, Matthew ]]
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*[[Bio:Purrington, Sylvanus|Purrington, Sylvanus]]
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*Rogers, John
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*[[Bio:Shultes, Johannes|Shultes, Johannes]]
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*[[Bio: Tracy, Levi|Tracy, Levi]]
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*[[Bio:Tuthill, Nathan| Tuthill, Nathan ]]
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*Weaver, Edward
  
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We would like to start a biography for each of these people with the basic data about their military service and anything else you care to add under one or more of the following categories as appropriate:
 
  
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*Photo
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[[Category:Military]] [[Category: Revolutionary War]]
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*Birth (date, place, parents)
 
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*Education
 
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*Military Service
 
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*Marriage and Children
 
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*Occupation
 
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*Death (date and burial)
 
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*Other Media (newspaper articles, service papers, obituary, etc.)
 
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*Gallery (photos)
 
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Click on [[h:Instructions for Entering Service Personnel|Instructions for Entering Service Personnel]] for additional help.
 
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==Men in the Militia==
 
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*[[Couchman, Henry]]
 
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*[[Foster, Edward]]
 
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*[[Kilbourn, Eliphus]]
 
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*[[Mackey, Alexander]]
 
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*[[Mackey, George William]]
 
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*[[Mulford, Matthew]]
 
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*[[Tuthill, Nathan]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 5 September 2013

Go to Military History

As late as the year 1767, a map of Rensselerwyck shows no settlers on the site of the future Rensselaerville, the country being unpopulated except to the roaming tribes of Indians from Stockbridge and Schoharie...There were other pre-revolutionary settlers of this district whose names have come down to us, commerated in many instances by New York State Historical Markers. But to no great extent was the country populated; no deliberate movement made to open up the acreage of Rensselaerwyck that lay beyond the Helderberg till the close of the American Revolution. (Old Rensselaerville - Mary Fisher Torrance)

Most Revolutionary War veterans claimed by Rensselaerville are those who moved to the area after the war. Below are sources of Revolutionary War veterans honored by Rensselaerville:

June 1, 1840 Census of Pensioners, Rennselaerville, Albany County, New York
Name Age Head of family, with whom residing
Nathan Dayton 82 Nathan Dayton
Doctor Smith 76 Jared Smith
Mathew Mulford 83 Charles L. Mulford
John Rogers 84 Sands Jervis
Mary Bliven 77 Augustus L. Cross
Sylvanus Purrington 85 Sylvanus Purrington
Eliphaz Kilbourn 83 Eliphaz Kilbourn
John J. H. Burnett 83 John J. H. Burnett
Reuben King 75 Asa Woodford
Henry Cline 86 George Benn
Apollos Moore 75 Apolios Moore

Men who served in the Militia

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