The Ancestors of My Grandchildren

He joined the Massachussetts Militia at Attleborough on the first of May 1775 as a volunteer for eight months under Capt. Caleb Richardson, Lieut. Enoch Robenson and Ensign Solomon Stanley, was attached to a Regiment commanded by Col. Timothy Walker, Lieut. Col. Nathaniel Leonard and Major A. Mitchell, marched from Attleborough to Roxbury near Boston, and remained at Roxbury and Dorchester until the first of January 1776.
     On the 25th of December 1775, before leaving Capt. Richardson's Company he enlisted in the United States Army for the time of one year, from the first of January following, with Captain Oliver Pond on the Massachussetts line under the following named officers - Col. Joseph Read, Lieut. Col. Clapp and Major Smith, Capt Oliver Pond, Lieut. Elias Bacon, Ensign Oliver Rowser (?). He joined this Company at Roxbury aforesaid on the first day of January 1776, was directly marched to Dorchester and assisted in building the fortifications on Dorchester point, remained there until the last of March., the marched to New London and from there by water to New York, remained with the Army until the first of May, and was the tansferred to the Artillery for the building of cannon carriages and baggage wagons. Remained at work with the Artillery until a few days before the British Army entered New York, when we removed with the apparatus belonging to the establishment to Kings Bridge, from there to the White Plains, and from the White Plains after the Battle to the High C?? about fout miles above Peekskill in Dutchess County, New York. Remained at Peekskill at work building cannon carriages and baggage wagons for the Army until the first of January 1777, when he was discharged and left the service.
     He entered the service of the Massachussetts Militia at Attleborough on or about the first of September 1777 under Capt. Stephen Richardson and Lieut. Enoch Robinson, marched to Tiverton in the State of Rhode Island, and was there attached to Col. Welbers Regiment. The Capt. of this company was selected by Col. Wade to form a front march, with power to select a company from the entire regiment, he accordingly selected his own company, who with the exception of eight or nine, turned out and volunteered to follow the Captain. He then marched with the company and Capt. - down on the shore, east of Rhode Island - to a place called Fogland Ferry, and reamined in that vicinity guarding the shore until the last of October or first of November following. He was then dismissed and returned home, having during the tour of duty done the duty of a corporal.
     He sailed from Providence in the State of Rhode Island about the middle of December 1777 in a private armed vessel of twelve guns (12 pounders) by the name of "The Sally", commanded by Capt. Leonard Bishop. They had an engagement with and captured a British of ... guns by the name of the "Louisa" commanded by a Capt. Payne. Thomas Tiffany was wounded in the engagement, was out about six months, returned home in July 1778. A Daniel Steglis was one of the crew on board the Sally during the cruise.
     At the time of Gen. Sullivan's expedition in Rhode Island he took the place of some person, whose name he has forgotten, and went on the expedition to Totten Island, was on the Island about 10 days, was in the Battle on the Island 28 Aug 1778, he does not recollect teh name of the Capt. of the Company with which he served.
     He again entered the service of the United States at Attleborough on the first of August 1780 as a volunteer in the Massachussetts Militia under Capt. Caleb Richardson, Lieut. Perrigene White and Lieut. James Orne, he was attached to a Regiment under Col. Michell, Lieut. Col. Stephen Richardson and Major Benjamin Bates, and marched to Butts-Hill on Rhode Island, where Col. Jacobs acted as commander. He stayed there and assisted in building the fortifications until the first of October. He then procured a substitute, and was discharged by his officers and returned home, having served at this time more than two months and having done duty as a sergeant.⁴

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     Thomas Tiffany, the third brother to become a settler of Susquehanna county, was born at Attleboro, Mass., May 31, 1756, and died May 12, 1835. In Massachusetts he married Melitiah Tingley, who was born October 5, 1762, and died May 5, 1835, a sister of Elkanah Tingley. His wife and children came from Attleboro and joined the Nine Partners settlement, locating on a lot in the extreme southwest corner of the settlement, and remaining there through life. He was commissioned a justice of the peace in 1799, and was one of the most prominent settlers of the township. Their children were as follows: (i) Lorinda, born January 31, 1780; (2) Alfred, born December 22, 1781, died February 26, 1860; (3) Thomas, Jr., born February 15, 1784, died May 7, 1848; (4) Peletiah, born September 12, 1786; (5) Tingley, born October 28, 1788, died December 15, 1866; (6) Dalton, born January 10, 1791, died June 9, 1867; (7) Lewis, born May 21, 1793, died January 20, 1860; (8) Preston, born April 20, 1795, died October 23, 1876; (9) Milton, born September 5, 1797, died February 4, 1799; (10) Betsey, born September 17, 1799, died November 27, 1829; (11) Mela, born March 14, 1802, died September 27, 1866; and (12) Orville, born December 8, 1805, died April 27, 1876. The parents rest in Harford cemetery.

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     Thomas Tiffany. son of John Tiffany, of Attleboro, Mass., was born in 1756. and married, in 1779, Melatiah Tingley, who was born in 1762, a daughter of Thomas Tingley, of Attleboro, Mass. In the fall of 1794 Thomas Tiffany with his family joined the "Nine Partners" settlement. Both he and his wife in died 1835. The children born to them in Attleboro. Mass. were Lorinda. Alfred, Thomas, Pelatiah, Tingley, Dalton and Lewis, while those born after their settlement in Pennsylvania were Betsey, Millie. Preston and Orville. The father located on a part of the "Nine Partners" tract of land, and there engaged in farming throughout life. He was commissioned a justice of the peace in 1799.⁵