Person:Philip Tenney (3)

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Deacon Philip Tenney
b.16 Dec 1706 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.21 Dec 1783 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Dec 1690
  1. Mercy Tenney1691 -
  2. John Tenney1692 - 1732
  3. Susanna Tenney1694/95 -
  4. Sarah Tenney1696 - 1772
  5. Samuel Tenney1697 - 1777
  6. Joseph Tenney1698/99 - 1775
  7. Ann Tenney1700 - 1726
  8. Daniel Tenney1701/02 - 1751
  9. Deacon Jonathan Tenney1703 - 1786
  10. Dorothy Tenney1705/06 - 1784
  11. Deacon Philip Tenney1706 - 1783
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Deacon Philip Tenney1706 - 1783
  • W.  Jane Hale1711 - 1799
m. 30 Jun 1730
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Deacon Philip Tenney
Alt Name[1] Ensign Philip Tenney
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 16 Dec 1706 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 30 Jun 1730 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Jane Hale
Will[1] 1 Jul 1771
Death[1][3] 21 Dec 1783 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Probate[1] 5 Jan 1784 Will proved.
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The Estate of Deacon Philip Tenney

"The will of Deacon Philip Tenney, gentleman, "being Infirm of Body," bequeaths to wife, Jane, "the use of one-third of my land, and that part of the house which I now improve, the garden, etc., for her life; the firewood to be supplied by my three sons, Solomon, William, and John." To son Solomon, land at Bare Hill and land in the new pasture; the Harriman lot in Bradford and Rowley, and salt marsh at Bletchford (so called); to son William, various lots of land, with the house and barn; to son John, several lots of land; to daughter Jane, wife of Jeremiah Eames, £6, "my great Bible" and "a gold necklace." Sons Solomon and William, executors; witnesses, Thomas Tenney, James Palmer, and William Greenough. Dated 1 July, 1771; proved 5 January, 1784. Inventory, eighty-seven acres of land, with house, etc., £551.15s.; personal property, £94.11s.8d. "Part of a pew in the Meeting house," £2.8s.; military armor, £1; "Bible and other Books," £1.13s. (Essex Probate.) He had land in Bridgton, Me., and Townsend, Mass."[1]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Deacon Philip Tenney, in Tenney, M. J. (Martha Jane), and Jonathan Tenney. The Tenney Family or the Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638-1904: Revised, with Partial Records of Prof. Jonathan Tenney. (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1904)
    42-43.

    Deacon Philip Tenney, born in Bradford, Mass. (now Groveland), 16 December, 1706, son of Elder Samuel and Sarah (Boynton); married 30 June, 1730, Jane Hale, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Palmer) Hale of Groveland, Mass., in that part of the town known as "Hale's Comers." Residence, East parish, Bradford … He was chosen deacon in Congregational Church, 1764. (Perry, 61.) … Mr. Tenney received a commission from the governor of Massachusetts, bearing the seal of George II, making him an ensign of Second Foot company in the town of Bradford in the Fourth Regiment of Militia in the county of Essex. … He died 21 December, 1783; buried in Groveland cemetery under a broad decorated slate tablet.

  2. ↑ Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907)
    157.

    Tenny, Phillip, s. Sam[ue]11 and Sarah, [born] Dec. 16, 1706.

  3. ↑ Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907)
    365.

    Tenny, Phillip, Dea., [died] Dec. 21, 1783. [a. 77 y. (Death book kept by and now [1907] in possession of William B. Ladd.)].

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