The New York City Directory for 1791 shows:
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The New York City Directory for 1791 shows: Lenington, Thomas, porter house, corner of Nassau and George streets. http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Directory/1791NY/l.html .THOMAS LENNINGTON, RWPA #W20439. He married in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, in 1775, Sarah Sickerton. (She had once claimed the marriage took place on 20 April 1778 but changed her testimoney when applying for pension rights.) He died on April 2, 1829. His wife resided during the war in Bulls Ferry, New Jersey. He served as an ensign in Captain John Nicholson's Company and took part in attempting to capture ____ Ross who was loading a vessel at Fort Ann on the Saint Lawrence River with supplies. He states they were able to take the vessel and its cargo, but were recaptured by the British and held as prisoners-of-war. Brigadier General James Clinton states on March 22, 1780, that Lennington was a sergeant in Captain Nicholson's Company in 1775. Clinton also states that Thomas was captured by the British on May 8, 1776. |
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