Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2704, for Stephen Kinney, Connecticut
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SERVICE NUMBER
Conn.  Kinney, Stephen   S. 2704
R.I.
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6108
Ohio
Stephen Kinney
of Warren in the State of Ohio
who was a Private in the Company commanded 
by Captain Whiting of the Regt commanded by C. Gallop in the Connecticut 
line for 2 years

Conn and R.I. Line Records corrected
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Jany 21 
'04.
at the rate of 80Dollars per annum, 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of February 1833   and   South H. L. Conor
H. of R.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832                  $120
Semi-anl.  allowance ending 4th '33        40
                                                              $160

Revolutionary Claim
Act   June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles   Clerk
Book D   Vol.   Page 38

Letter to Mr Selers and 3rd 
Auditors 28th Sept 1839.
Paid at the Treasury under 
the Act of the 6th April 1838 
from 4th March to 4th Sept 1838Agt notified 15 Oct 1839.
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State of Ohio
Warren County    On this third day of October in
the year 1832, personally appeared in open
court before the [illegible] of the Court of
Common pleas for said County of Warren, now
sitting, Stephen Kinney of the township of Clearcreek and County of Warren aforesaid, aged
seventy years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following
declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832

That he was born the 6th of March 1762 in
the town of Preston in New London County and 
State of Connecticut where in the year 1778 I 
enlisted in the troops of said state under one Capt.
Asa Kinney for two months, the time begun on
the first day of February in said year we were 
exercised in Military tact of every work for
the space of four weeks at when we were
discharged from the service, though I needed 
no written discharge- On the 1st day of March 
1778 I again enlisted in the service of the said State of Connecticut for one year under one 
Captain William Whitney and belonged to the regiments of said state commaned by Colonel
George McLalin   The regiment was called 
upon to assemble and did rendesvous at New 
London on or about the first of May
following, and was marched from there (with the exceptions of the company here after named to Black point after which I never saw said 
Col McLalin or his regiment- Captain Whitney
and his company and Captain Lelay and 
his company remained at New London to keep 
guard on the seashore near the light house
where the British often make there apperence
Both companies remained at New London
until towards the last of July following, when
we had orders to join Col Nathan Gallops
militia regiment and we did join said regiment 
and were moved to Providence Rhodeisland
when we were all attaced to Genl John
Tylers militia brigade- At Providence we were
joined by two brigades of Continental troops one
commanded by Genl Glover & the other by Genl 
Varnum
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From Providence we were all marched through
Seaconck plains, Rhodeisland, from there to
Swansey, from there to Tivertown, where we 
all fell under the command of General 
John Sullivan who it was then said had
the command of Twenty thousand men,
from Tivertown the whole army marched
down to the waters edge and called on to
Rhodeisland where we staid about
four weeks, the French fleet at this time
lay in at Rhodeisland, and our army had
crossed onto the North part of Rhodeisland
at a place called Howland ferry, while
we were here our army raised several 
batterings and dug a trench three or four miles in length, there was also at this place
kept up between our army and that of the British
a Canonading for eight or nine days; At this 
time the french fleet claiming that the British fleet 
was laying off at the hook, left 
their station & moved off down in the direction
of Boston, on which Genl Sullivan by
order of of Genl Washington evacuated the 
island though not until after we had had
a great deal of pretty hard fighting,
and not until the English 
fleets had come in- from the island
the army marched to Tivertown when it
encamped three or four days and from
there we marched to Providence at which place
the militia reagiment was dismissed and the
company commanded by Whitney & [ ] with myself among them marched to Grotton fort
where we kept Garrison until the first day 
of March 1779 when my time expired
and I was discharged though I received
no written discharge-  In 1779 in September
I lived two month in Grotton fort as a
substitute for my father & one month for
my brother inlaw Issac Reed- This was under
Captain William Latham- In 1780 I was 
drafted in the militia for two months & served
in Grotton fort in the months of September-
October of that year-- In 1781 I lived as 
a substitute for one Joseph Tefts to serve in the
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Rhodeisland Militia for six months under
one Lieutenant-Johnson, and on Rhodeisland
joined the Regement Commanded by Ichabod
Ward, in which [illegible] Flagg was a major
We remained on the island for
a short time when we were order to march
to York Town and did accordingly march
in that direction for two day when 
our orders were counter manded and we
marched back to the island where we
remained until our time expired
When I was dismissed but me no discharge
I have a record of my age but it is not present
I have no written or documentary evidence of my revolutionary 
services nor do I know of any [illegible] by whom
I can prove the same-  I am however
known to my neighbors the Revd' Jacob Malford
& Alexander Johnson by whom I can
prove my [illegible] for [illegible] to state I am
reported in my neighborhood to have been a 
soldier of the revolution-  I do hereby
relinquich every claim whatever to any pensions
or annuity except the present and declare
that my name is not on the pension roll for
the agency of any state- After my 
discharge from service I resided in New London 
County Conneticut until 1812 from there 
I removed to Ontario County New York-
In 1819 I moved from there to Warren County
where I have ever since resided
Sworn to & subscribed
in open Court the day [illegible]
J. K. Wilds
Stephen Kinney
We Jacob Malford a clergyman residing in the neighborhood of the above applicant and Alexander Johnson of the same place, hereby certify, that we are
well acquainted with Stephen Kinney, who has 
duly cited & sworn to the above declaration & state we believe him to be about 70 years of age and that he is 
[illegible] & believe, is the neighborhood where he was to leave when a soldier of the revolution & state we conclude is
our opinion & that he is a man of merrit.
Sworn to & subscribed in
open Court 3rd Oct 1832
J. K. Wilds 
Jacob Mulford
Alexander Johnson
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And the said Courts do herby declare there opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogated present by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served of the states.  And the court further certify that it appears to them that, Jacob Malford who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergy man resident in the neighborhood of the above applicant, and that Alexander Johnson, who has also signed the same a resident in the same neighborhood and that they are credible persons and that their testement is [illegible] to credit
The State of Ohio Warren county
I Jonathan K Wilds clk of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the aforegoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of Stephen Kinney on an application for a pension-
In [illegible] where of I have {illegible]
set my hand & affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid at Lebanon this 8th October A. D. 1832
J. K. Wilds clk
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Stephen Kinney
of
Ohio
[illegible]
[illegible] of Conn
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BRIEF in the case of Stephen Kinney of Warren County in the state of Ohio
(Act 7th June, 1832)

1. Was the declaration made before a court or a judge? - COURT
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? NA
3. How old is he? 70
4. State his Service as directed in the form annexed.
Period - 
1. Feb 1778
2. June 1778
3. Sept 1779
4. 1780
5. 1781
Duration of Service - 
1. 2 mo.
2. 1 year
3. 2 mo.
4. 2 mo.
5. 6 mo.
Rank - Private all 5 times
Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served - 
1. Capt Kinney
2. Capt. Whitney Col Salin
3. Col Gallop Gen Tyler
4. Col Glover Gen Sullivan
5. Gen Washington

5. In what battles was he engaged - RHODE ISLAND
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? - NEW LONDON COUNTY CONNECTICUT
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence or by the rolls? - TRADITIONARY
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? And if so, in what respect? - CORRECT

X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.

J. [illegible] - Examining Clerk
Jany 16, 1833
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Rev. and 1812 Wars
Section.
October 22, 1923.
H. B. Roberts,
Highland Park,
Ill.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 2704, it appears that Stephen Kinney was born March 6, 1762 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut and enlisted there February 1, 1778 and served four weeks in Captain Asa
Kinney's company.
March 1, 1778, he enlisted and served as a private in Captain William Whitney's company, Colonel George McLellan's Connecticut regiment, the latter
part of July, he joined Colonel Nathan Gallup's regiment and was discharged March 4, 1779, was in Sullivan's Expedition in Rhode Island.
In September 1779, he enlisted and served two
months at Groton Fort under Captain William Latham and
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September and October 1780, he also served at Groton
Fort.
In 1781, he enlisted and served six months under
Lieutenant Johnson in Colonel Ichabod Ward's regiment of Rhode Island troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1832, while a resident of Clearcreek, Warren County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Rev War
2704
INVALID.
File No.  2704
Stephen Kinney
Pri. Ct. line
Act:  June 7, '32
Index:-Vol  A,  Page  206
Arrangement of 1870
Conn. and Rhode Island Line. Records of Jan'y 21 '04 &
Jany 4, 1905- Hist. to Mrs. Mary K. Brehm, Olean, NY.
1923-Oct. 22 Hist to H. B. Roberts [illegible]
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Stepehn Kinney Ohio 7th June 1832-$80
To what time last paid
Pension Office 
28 Sept 1839
& to 4 March 1838
JH
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 1st, 1839-
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entilted "An 
act of directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorising the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Stephen Kinney,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio Agency, at
the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has
been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March 
to the 4th Sept. 1838.
Respectfully yours,
Albion H, Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Stephen Kinney
of
Ohio
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Brief objections to the admission of pension claim of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Stephen Kinney which require further proof or explanation.

I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? - Does

II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? - Did

III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? - BLANK

IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? - Has

V. Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? - Has

VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? - Has

VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? - Has

VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? - Has

IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? - Has

X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? – It is
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? - HAS

XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reasons assigned for not obtaining it? - BLANK

XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? - KNOWS OF NONE

XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?

BLANK

XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? - BLANK

XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? - ARE

XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered? - ARE

Explanatory Notes

Quere V. In a case where the applicant cannot by reason of the loss of memory state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, etc. A.B. who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For blank year, blank months and blank days, I served as a blank for blank months and blank days I served as a blank; and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service and the time and matter of his leaving the same as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper form being improperly attached to the certificate.
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H B Roberts MD
Highland Park
Illinois

Sept 8th, 1923

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Sep 10 1923

Pension Bureau
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

Can you give me any information (authoritative) about one Stepehen Kinney or Kinne who served in Rev War from Connecticut & Rhode Island both so D.A.R. documents have it.
He was born in PRESTON New
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H B Roberts MD
Highland Park
Illinois

London Co Conn. - and joined the army there or New London or Rhode Island, Pension File S.2704 - I believe given his name he died at Mt Holly, Warren Co July 19 - 1848.

Awaiting your reply, I am very sincerely yours

H B Roberts

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP - Sep 10, 1923
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Philadelphia Depot of the Quartermaster's Department, 
North American Building
1428 ARCH STREET
Philadelphia    August 1, 1904
Military Secretary,
War Department,
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Being convinced that my great grand-father, Stephen 
Kinney, was  an aide on General Washington's staff, I hae the
honor to ask if you will kindly have me furnished with a copy 
of his record, or if not, will you please advise me how to obtain same?
I am, sir
Most respectfully,
John E. Kinney
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE MILITARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, August 2, 1904.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. John E. Kinney,
North American Building,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The name Stephen Kinney has not 
been found on the rolls, on file in 
this office, of any organization of
troops in service during the Revolutionary war.
It is shown, however, by the records
that there was a Stephen Kenney in 
Parson's Regiment, Connecticut Troops,
and a Stephen Kenney in the 10th Massachusetts 
Regiment, Revolutionary
war.  If it is thought that either 
one of thes soldiers is the subject
of your inquiry, a statement of his 
military service will be furnished
you upon request therefor.