1763 - 1848

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• Birth	6 Oct 1763	Nine Partners, Dutchess County, New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Apr 1848	Dryden, Tompkins County, New York   [3]
  Person ID	I78975	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2003 00:00:00
  Father	Joseph HEAD, b. 11 Sep 1733, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Mother	Mary DICKINSON
  Family ID	F33708	Group Sheet
  Married	23 Dec 1784	Orange County, New York   [4]
  Family ID	F34374	Group Sheet

• Notes

  He was age 69-11-27 living in Tompkins Co., NY 3 OCT 1832 when he applied for his pension. He lived in Sussex Co., NJ when he enlisted in the Revolution and was in Sussex Co., NJ in the 1793 Militaary census. His widow applied for a pension 11 JUL 1838, aged 80 years, living at Lansing, Tompkins Co., NY. Britton Head, age 77, a Rev. Pensioner, was living with Britton Head (probably his son) in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY 1 JUN 1840. Britton Head served in the Levies under Cols. Albert Pawling and Lewis DuBois. He was in Milton, Cayuga Co., NY in 1800 at 3-0-0-0-1 and 3-1-0-1-0. He was in Dryden in 1810 and he died there 24 APR 1848 and his widow died there 13 AUG 1855. He applied for his Rev. Pension 3 OCT 1832 at Tompkins County and stated that when he was age 31 he moved to Cayuga Co., NY and in April 1832 moved to Tompkins County. His widow applied for Bounty Land Warrants 11 JUL 1848 when age 80. The probate of her will, dated 23 OCT 1855, did not mention children named Smith, Margaret or Joseph. Several of their children were baptized in the Newburgh, NY Methodist-Episcopal Church.

• Sources

  [S1125] Frank J. Doherty, Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. (Pleasant Valley, New, Volume VI. Page 334,335.. [S1125] Frank J. Doherty, Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. (Pleasant Valley, New, Volume VI. Page 329.. [S1125] Frank J. Doherty, Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. (Pleasant Valley, New, Volume VI. Page 335.. [S1125] Frank J. Doherty, Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. (Pleasant Valley, New, Volume VI. Page 334..