This is in response to the idea that Noah Jenney of Windsor Co., VT, who served in the Revolution, was different from the Noah who lived in Scipio, NY.

I see no good reason not to think Noah, son of Samuel of Hartland, was in the Revolution and moved to Scipio. The transcription of gravestones at the Jenneville Cemetery in Hartland doesn't include one for Noah. His name is inserted on an online list that represents several site surveys done since 1907. He is only presumed to be buried there with no explanation.

The Jenney genealogy claims Noah of Scipio, son of Samuel of Hartland/Windsor, married Persis Capen about 1789 in Windsor. The 1790 Windsor census lists Samuel, Noah and Lot Jenney. Hartland and Windsor are neighboring towns. Samuel had a documented son named Lot. There were Capens in Windsor in that year. Noah and Persis Jenney supposedly have gravestones in Scipio, with full dates of death, ages at death and there is a description of his grave being marked as a veteran. They are probably buried in a small family cemetery, thus the "Jenney Cemetery." Noah of Scipio's first son was Samuel and his second daughter was Bethia, the names of the parents of Noah of Hartland/Windsor. The circumstantial evidence is substantial enough to assume that there is only one Noah involved.

There is no birth record given in the Jenney genealogy for Noah. He is placed among Samuel and Bethia's children between the recorded baptisms of other children in 1763 and 1769. That there isn't a baptismal record for him isn't surprising, especially since it likely took place in Dartmouth. Baptism records are inconsistent there.

Boys under 16 did serve in the Revolution, despite whatever rules were in place. I personally know that Abner Jenne/Jenney/Jennings of Fairhaven served with his father Capt. Henry Jenne/Jenney/Jennings when he was in his early to mid teens and received a pension. I thought this might have been unique, but it wasn't. This subject has been discussed elsewhere on the internet and there are other documented, early-teen boys who served. Even without proof of this service, you would have to believe that all the captains of militia companies demanded proof of birth from their local volunteers. Unlikely, especially if they looked older for their age. They also didn't necessarily have such proof.