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Note: Rev. Soldier - rank Captain. Inscriptions on the Tomb Stones and Monuments in the Grave Yards at Whippany and Hanover, Morris County, N.J., 1894:
p.22 Whippany Grave Yard
"In Memory of Captain Timothy Tuttle who departed this life June 15th, 1816, aged 67 years 8 months & 28 days."
Enlisted Dec 1775. Revolutionary War service record obtained from Heritage Quest. Served as private and sgt. in Capt Joseph Morris' company. Served as ensign in Capt Stephen Manson's company. Fought at Springfield, Woodbridge, Ash Swamp, Quibbletown, Red Bank, Hackensack and Elizabethtown. Commissioned 2 Apr 1781 as Captain of the 1" company of Hanover militia, Col. Sylvann Seeley's New Jersey Regiment. Was very musically accomplished. He was fond of sacred music and led his comrades while on the expedition to Canada in 1776.
His family entertained General Washington and received from him the gift of a tea caddy. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI:
The Society of the Cincinnati is an historical, hereditary lineage organization with branches in the United States and France, founded in 1783 by Major General Henry Knox to preserve the ideals and fellowship of the American Revolutionary War officers. The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, then a small village, was named after the Society. Now in its third century, the Society promotes public interest in the American Revolution through its library and museum collections, exhibitions, programs, publications, and other activities. The Society is named after Lucius Quinctius CINCINNATUS, who left his farm to accept a term as Roman Consul and served as Magister Populi (with temporary powers similar to that of a modern-era dictator). He assumed lawful dictatorial control of Rome to meet a war emergency. When the battle was won, he returned power to the Senate and went back to plowing his fields. The Society's motto reflects that ethic of selfless service: Omnia reliquit servare rempublicam ("He relinquished everything to save the Republic").[1] The Society has had three goals: "To preserve the rights so dearly won; to promote the continuing union of the states; and to assist members in need, their widows, and their orphans." King Louis XVI ordained the French Society of the Cincinnati, which was organized on July 4, 1784 (Independence Day). Up to that time, the King of France had not allowed his officers to wear any foreign decorations, but he made an exception in favor of the badge of the Cincinnati. George WASHINGTON was elected the first President General of the Society. He served from December 1783 until his death in 1799. The second President General was Alexander HAMILTON. Upon Hamilton's death due to his duel with Aaron BURR, the third President General of the Society was Charles Cotesworth PINCKNEY. In 1808, he ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States against James MADISON.
-Served 12 mo. as Sergeant, Morris Co. Militia, NJ
-Served 10 mo. as Ensign, Morris Co. Militia, NJ
-Served 10 mo. as Lt., in Morris Co. Militia, NJ
-Served 2 mo. as Captain, Morris Co. Militia, NJ
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Historic Homes & Institutions and Genealogical and Famiy History of NEW YORK by William S. Pelletreau, A.M., Vol. I, © MyFamily.com, Inc., May 14, 2007:
p.467
"Captain Timothy Tuttle, son of Captain Daniel and Jemima (Johnson) Tuttle, was born September 18, 1748, and died June 16, 1816. He resided at Whippany, Morris county, New Jersey. He enlisted at the same time as his father and four brothers, in the revolutionary army. He was sergeant, ensign, lieutenant and captain from Morris county. His family entertained General Washington, and received from the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary forces the gift of a tea caddy which he had used in the army. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Captain Timothy wooed and won Mary WARD, a belle of Hanover, New Jersey, during the revolutionary war, the wedding taking place October 14, 1779. She was the daughter of Timothy COOPER and Jerusha WARD. Timothy Cooper WARD was born in 1736, died March 13, 1816, and is buried near his son-in-law and daughter at Whippany. His wife, Jerusha, was born January, 1737, and died March 21 1811, and is also buried at Whippany. Mary (Ward) Tuttle died June 5 1851, aged ninety. Captain Timothy was a pensoiner of the United states government during the latter years of his life. Children: James, of whom further; Ashbell, Timothy, Ambrose, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Lydia, Mary Ward, Ambrose Johnson."
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Revolutionary War Pension Record for Timothy Tuttle
Pages 24-25:
Timothy Tuttle--W. 6326.
"Timothy Tuttle, while a resident of Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, enlisted early in December 1775, served as private and sergeant in Captain Joseph Morris' company, Colonel William Winds' New Jersey regiment, was on the expedition to Canada, and returned to Hanover after absence of one year. He served as ensign in Captain Stephen Munson's New Jersey company and was in the first battle of Springfield, also served in Captain Obediah Kitchel's New Jersey company, and was in engagements at Woodbridge, Ash Swamp and Quibbletown. He was commissioned August 6, 1777, ensign of the 1st company Morris County militia, Colonel Ellis Cook's New Jersey Regiment, served under Captains Obediah Kitchel, Munson, David Bates and Ward, was in the battle of Red Bank and in engagements at Hackensack and Elizabethtown these services as ensign amounted in all to nine months He was promoted to Lieutenant (date not shown), was in Captains Obediah Kitchel's and David Bates' companies, Colonels Sylvanus Seeley's and Hathaway's New Jersey regiments, was in the battle of Connecticut Farms, and in the battle of Springfield; these services as lieutenant amounted to five months. He was commissioned April 2, 1781, Captain of the 1st company of Hanover Militia, Colonel Syvanus Seeley's New Jersey regiment, and served two months.
The soldier was an accomplished singer, was fond of sacred music, and led his comrades while on the expedition to Canada in 1776.
Following the war, Timothy Tuttle continued to reside in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He owned and attended a large flour mill there. He died June 16, 1816, at his home in Hanover. The age of the soldier, the date of his birth, and the names of his parents are not shown.
Timothy Tuttle married October 24, 1779, Mary, the daughter of Timothy Cooper WARD, who was also a resident of Hanover, New Jersey. The wedding ceremony was performed by Reverend Jacob GREEN, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Hanover. Mary WARD was born January 1, 1761.
Mary Tuttle, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed February 16, 1837, at which time she resided in Hanover, New Jersey. She died there June 8, 1851.
Four children of Timothy Tuttle and his wife, Mary, survived their mother: Timothy Tuttle, Ambrose J. Tuttle, and Mary L. Bleything, wife of Edmund L. BLEYTHING, all of Morris County, New Jersey, and Elisabeth (Tuttle) Davis, the wife of Harvey DAVIS of Schenectedy, New York. The daughter, Elisabeth Davis, died September 20, 1862, and was not survived by children.
In 1837, it was stated that Keturah FLATT, the sister of Timothy Tuttle, the soldier, was present at her brother's marriage to Mary Ward. Reference was made to one John TUTTLE who resided in New York City in 1776; no relationship to the soldier was stated."
Very truly yours,
/s/ A. D. Hiller, Assistant to Administrator
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More BIO:
Timothy Tuttle, a native of Morris County, New Jersey, joined the patriot cause when he enlisted in the First New Jersey Continental Regiment in 1775, commanded by Colonel, later Brigadier General, William Alexander (Lord Stirling). He was accorded the rank of sergeant, and served in Captain Joseph Morris's First Company. One of Tuttle's first assignments was the fortification of New York City in late 1775. However, with an American campaign against the British underway in Canada, he was ordered to proceed northward to reinforce the beleaguered American effort. Eventually, Tuttle was stationed at Ticonderoga, and other various locations in the northernmost portions of upstate New York, including Fort Edward, Lake George, and Crown Point. After surviving a bout of smallpox, Tuttle assisted in rebuilding the fortifications on a hill opposite Ticonderoga. The result of the soldiers' efforts was the halt of the British advance into New York that was led by General Guy Carleton in October 1776. Sergeant Tuttle and a segment of the First New Jersey Regiment were discharged upon their return to New Jersey in early November 1776.
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