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Descendants of John Frederic Tone (12/13/2003)

Generation No. 1

1. John Frederic¹ Tone¹ was born Bet. 1750 - 1752 in Hesse or Hesse-Cassel, Germany (probably)², and died July 06, 1830 in Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire ³. He married Sarah//³. She was born 1760³, and died February 02, 1829 in Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire³.

Notes for John Frederic Tone:
Kenneth Edward Tone, J.D., Tone Family, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, 1978), p. 81-83:

John Frederic Tone was a Hession Trooper. He was snatched off the street in his native Hesse or Hesse-Cassel, Germany and brought to this country against his will, to fight with the English against the Patriots in the Revolutionary War. He later deserted and joined the American forces and was severely wounded in both the battles of Kingsbridge and Yorktown. After the war he settled in Plainfield, New Hampshire where he resided until he enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812. After that war he returned to Plainfield, New Hampshire where he lived out his remaining years with his family.

b. 1750 or 1752 probably in Hesse or Hesse-Cassel, Germany
com. On his Revolutionary War Pension Application which he signed in 1818 he stated that he was 66 years old which would indicate that he was born in 1752. However, his grave marker in the East Plainfield, New Hampshire Cemetery show no year of birth but reads that he died "July 6th, 1830, ag 80" which indicates he was born in 1750.
o. Soldier (Revolutionary War and War of 1812) and Farmer
d. July 6, 1830 at Plainfield, New Hampshire
bur. East Plainfield, New Hampshire Cemetery. His grave marker reads: "John F. Tone, d. July 6th 1830, ag 80, served in Revolutionary War (Pvt. Conn.)" and was erected by the Col. Samuel Ashley Chapter, D.A.R., Claremont, New Hampshire (For cemetery location see page 105)
m. Sarah
b. 1760
d. February 2, 1829
bur. East Plainfield, New Hampshire Cemetery. Her grave marker reads: "Sarah, wife of John F. Tone, died Feb 2d, 1829, ag 69"
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Revolutionary War Record: (p.82-83)

John F. Tone wrote in his application for pension concerning his war service: "....in the month of January 1781 I enlisted into a Company commanded by Capt. Pearson in a Regiment of infantry commanded by Col. Samuel B. Webb in the Connecticut line for the term of three years - that in the course of said term I was in the battle of Kingsbridge where I was wounded and in the battle of Yorktown where I received a severe wound in taking the redoubts - that I continued in active service against the Common enemy all the time after my said enlistment except when I was confined to the hospital by my wounds until the latter part of the month of October 1783 when I was honorably discharged at West Point in the state of New York by General Henry Knox who gave me a written discharge...."
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New Hampshire Pension Records, Volume 54, Pages 121-123 (Tone Family, p85-86)

S 43986 Connecticut Service
John F. Tone

April 3, 1818 John F. Tone of Plainfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, sisty-six years of age, deposed:

that he enlisted in January 1781 in Connecticut under Capt. Pearson, Col. Samuel B. Webb, for three years, and served until the latter part of October 1783 when he was discharged at West Point, N. Y. by Gen'l Knox;

that he was in the battles of Kingsbridge and Yorktown in both of which battles he was wounded, and quite seriously so at Yorktown while aiding in taking the redoubts; and that except when confined to the hospital by his wounds, he continued in active service until the latter part of October, 1783 when he received a written discharge signed by Gen. Knox which he has lost.

(Signed) John F. Tone

June 12, 1818 Christopher Tone of Plainfield, N. H., certified to John F. Tone's need of a pension.
(Signed) Christopher Tone

April 21, 1818 GEORGE HUBBARD testified to service in the same regiment with John F. Tone
(Signed) George Hubbard
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(Page 86):
S43986
TONE, JOHN F.

November 24, 1818 MOSES DYER of Grantham, N. H., testified that he enlisted in Fifth Massachusetts regiment under Col. Putnam, in 1781 and served two years and ten months;

that while in service he became acquainted with John F. Tone a private in Col. Webb's Connecticut regiment ans was frequently on duty with him; and knows that he served more than two years.
(Signed) Moses Dyer

Claim allowed and Certificate 14372, New Hampshire Agency, was issued September 14, 1819, to John F. Tone under Act of March 3, 1818.

July 18, 1820 John F. Tone of Plainfield, N. H., seventy years of age, testified that he has, in his family, a wife, Sarah, sixty years of age; Sarah Tone and Selome Tone (relationship not stated).
(Signed) John F. Tone

Pension continued.

According to memorandum on file, Pensioner died July 6, 1830.
(Only Revolutionary Pensioner named John F. Tone or Tohn from any state. BMD.)
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Database: New Hampshire Pensioners, 1835
Combined Matches: 1
page 696
County: Cheshire Co.
Name: John F. Tone
Rank: Private
Annual Allowance: 96 00
Sums Received: 1176 80
Description of service: Connecticut continental line
When placed on the pension roll: September 14, 1819
Commencement of pension: April 3, 1818
Age: 80
Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Died July 6, 1830.
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[1790 Census - Plainfield Town., Cheshire County, New Hampshire - image 3]
John F. Tone: males 16+ = 1, males <16 = 2, females = 3.

[1800 Census - Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire - image 4]
John F. Tone: males <10 = 1, 10-15 = 1, >45 = 1; females <10 = 4, 10-15 = 1, 26-44 = 1.

[1810 Census - Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire - image 8]
John F. Tohn: males <10 = 2, >45 = 1; females <10 = 1, 10-15 = 2, 16-25 = 2, >45 = 1.

[1820 Census - Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hamphire - image 11]
John F. Towne - males 10-15 = 1, >45 = 1; females 16-25 = 1, >45 = 1; foreigners not naturalized = 1.

More About John Frederic Tone:
Burial: Unknown, East Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire ⁴

More About Sarah//:
Burial: Unknown, East Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire ⁵

Children of John Tone and Sarah// are:

	2	i.	John Frederick² Tone ⁶, born in New Hampshire⁶; died Unknown in infancy⁶.
+	3	ii.	Susannah Tone, born December 15, 1794; died September 26, 1846.
+	4	iii.	Christopher Tone, born Abt. July 02, 1797 in Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire (probably); died August 19, 1850 in Franklin County, Ohio.
+	5	iv.	Sarah "Sally" Tone, born 1802 in Plainfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire; died Unknown.
+	6	v.	Selome Tone, born Bet. 1804 - 1805; died Unknown.

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