Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 380-100, for Joseph Kinyon, Rhode Island
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R.I.
Kinyon, Joseph
Kinyon
Kinyon
B.L.W. 380-100
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Joseph Kinyon
[illegible] Rhode Island
[illegible] 24 Dec. 1807
to Jos. Stanton [illegible]
2 Del. to N Knight
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Certificate in Favour of the heirs of 
Jos Kynnion
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Providence 18th. Jan. 1790
This certifies that the Legal Representatives of Joseph Kynion [illegible] in the Rhode Island Regmt. Intilled for the War (and was killed in the battle of Monmouth June 1778) and Intilled to receive one hundred acres of [illegible] bounty land from the United States agreeable to resolve of [illegible] Jereh Olney [illegible] Lieutenant Commander Rhode Island Regiment 
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The Secretary of War New York
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Two Certificates
Of Joseph
Kinyons bounty
Col. Olney
Of Rights to
Military Bounty Land

Rec’d of
Gen. Stanton
May 3d. 1802
No. 152

Del.d to 
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Col Stanton
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Know all men by these presents that I Joseph Stanton of the State Rhodisland Have made ordained constituted & appointed & by the presents do make ordain constitute & appoint the Hon Nehemiah Knight of the State aforesaid my true & Lawful attorney for me in my name & for my benefit, to sell or dispose of one Hundred acres of Land the same being the property of the Heirs of the late Joseph Kinyon who fell in the late Revolutionary War with Great Britain & said heirs have conveyed the same tract to me as per deed of said having date the month of April 1807 for me & in my name to make sale of the abovesaid Land & to make a deed to the Purchased in as full & final a manner as I could have done if I was present, & the power of substitution to substitute one or more attorney, whose Lawful proceedings in the Premises shall be Binding & [illegible] in Law, & by the proper [illegible] I do that by the doing of my said attorney or attorneys, by virtue of these presents in witness whereof I have set my hand & Seal this 7th day of Dec A Domini 1807 haled & delivered in property of 
Peleg Cross [illegible]
Nicholas Clarks 
Joseph Stanton 
Personally appeared in Charlestown in Washington County the within Named Joseph Stanton maker of the above power and acknowledged the same to be his vollentory [sic] act and power before me the subscriber this 7th Day of December 1807 with his hand and seal thereunto affixed 
Attest Samuel Perry Justice of Co Court of Common pleas 330
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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting know ye that we Elisha Kinyon of Charlestown County of Washington & State Rhodisland &c yeoman & Amos Kinyon of Same Town and County & State of Rhodeisland & Desiah Johnson of Same Town County State aforesaid & James Kinyon Son of Daniel of the same Town & County & State aforesaid & Dinah Greene & Browning Green both of the same Town County & State aforesaid - For & in consideration of the sum of Twenty five dollars to me in hand before the unsealing hereof will & truly paid by Joseph Stanton of the same County Town & State aforesaid, The receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge & ourselves herewith satisfied & paid do exonerate acquit & discharge the said Joseph Straton his heirs executors & admin forever by these presents. Have given granted Bargained sold aliened conveyed & confirmed & by these Presents do freely fully & absolutely give grant Bargain Sell aline Enfeoff & Confirm unto the said Joseph Stanton His Heirs & assigners forever one certain tract of Land Situated in the State of Ohio or in the Western Country it Being military Bounty granted by Congress to Joseph Kinyon of Charlestown a Soldier in the Continental army who fell in the action at Monmouth in the State New Jersey said tract of Land contains One One Hundred Acres be the same more or less. To have & to Hold the said Granted & Bargained Premises with the appurtenances to same belonging or in any wise appertaining to him the said Joseph Stanton his Heirs & assigners to his & their proper use benefit forever and we the said Elisha Kinyon & Amos Kinyon & Desiah John for James Kinyon Son of Daniel & Dinah Grane & Browning Greene, we for our for [illegible]
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our heirs executors & administrators do covenant promise & Grant to & with the said Joseph Stanton his heirs & assigns that before the unsealing hereof we are the sole & Lawfull owners of the aforesaid premises & have good Right to dispose of the same in manner aforesaid, and do by these present as the Lawfull and soldiers of the said Joseph Kinyon warrant the said Bargained Premises to the said Joseph Stanton his heirs & assigners forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand & Seals this ninth of April in the year of our lord one thousand Eight Hundred & Seven Signed and Sealed & delivered in presents of us 
Samuel Perry 
Robert Perry
Elish Kinyon [signed under seal]
Amos Kinyon [signed under seal]
Desire Johnson her mark X [signed under seal]
James Kinyon [signed under seal]
Dinah Green [signed under seal]
Browning Green [signed under seal]
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Charlestown in Washington County Personally appeared the within Named Elisha Kinyon Amos Kinyon Desire Johnson, James Kinyon and Dinah Green and her husband Browning Green and acknowledged the within and foregoing Instrument to be her vollentary act and deed hand and and seal thereunto affixed before me the subscriber this 9th Day of April 1807
attest Samuel Perry Justice CC Pleas
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[ink stamp] [illegible] APR 8 1890 RECEIVED.
HOLDRIDGE O. COLLINS
Lawyer,
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
March 25, 1899.
To the 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington. D. C.
Dear Sir.
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Certain documents presented to me tend to show that there is a record in your office concerning a Joseph Kenyon [Kinyon] who served during the War of the Revolution as Sergeant in Captain Allyn’s Company Rhode Island Regiment commanded Col. I. Angell.  He enlisted for the War on March 5, 1777 and he was killed Jun 28, 1778.
Will you kindly send me an abstract of data as you have concerning this
Very Sincerely Yours Etc
H. O. Collins
[stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE. H MAR 31 1899
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Joseph Kinyon
L. W. B
Rev. B. L. 380
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This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services. 
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States. 
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O. W. & N. DIV
REVOLUTIONARY
[letter heading]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, 
WASHINGTON, D. C., 
Sir:- 
October 5th, 1898. In response to your recent communication you are advised there is a paper on file in this Bureau which reads as follows: 
"Providence 18th January, 1790. 
"This certifies that the legal representatives of Joseph Kynion, [sic]  late a sergeant in the Rhode Island Regiment, inlisted for the War (and was killed in the Battle of Monmouth, June, 1778)”, are entitled to receive one hundred acres of military Bounty Land from the United States , agreeable to resolve of Congress.
(Signed) Joreh, Olney, late Lieut. Col. 
Comd. Rhode Island Reg'm't."
Honble 
The Secretary of War, 
New York."
It appears that this grant was issued December 24, 1807, to the heirs of Joseph Kynion (or Kenyon), i. e., Elisha Kinyon, Amos Kinyon, Desire Johnson, James Kinyon, Dinah Green and her husband, Browning 
Very respectfully, 
Acting Commissioner.
Green. Mr. H. O. Collins,
Los Angeles, Cal.