Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42961, for Andrew Mc Kinney, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)
SERVICE 
Continental
Penn.
McKinney, Andrew
NUMBER 
S. 42961
B.L. Wt. 967-100
CONTENTS
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9814  R
New York.
Andrew McKinney
of Schenectady in the State of N York
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Cpt Wiley
of the Penna
line, for the term of two years. 1781
inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 15th of April, 1818
certificate of Pension issued the 26th of Apl 1819
and sent to John H. Paige, Esq
Schenectady N.Y.

Arrears to 4th of Mar 1819 8 10 mns & 16/30 4/31. 85.29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Sept 1819 48.00
$133.29 ┃
{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Nov 12, 1825
Discontinued
Notification sent to
Jilles A. Fonda Esqr
17 July 1820
Schenectady
Cond.
Note for End
to T H  Fonda
Nov 10th 1820
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State of New York         
County of Schenectady} ss  On this Fifteenth Day of April 1818 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Schenectady, personally appears Andrew McKinney, aged Sixty one years, resident in the City & County of Schenectady, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he the said Andrew McKinney enlisted in the summer of 1781 in Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania and he was attached to the Company commanded by Captain Thomas Wiley of the Corps of Artificers of the Pennsylvania line, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States untill sometime in June 1783, when he was discharged from service in Philidelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, that after his said enlistment he was in no battles, though previously as a volunteer he had been in the Battles of Long Island, White Plain, Germantown & Brandywine and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services
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Sworn to & declared before
me the day & year aforesaid
John Gates
Andrew McKinney

I, John Gates Judge, & as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the
said Andrew McKinney did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned
act of Congress 15th April 1844
John Gates

I John Gates Judge &c in addition to the above do certify that Andrew McKinney is in indigent circumstances & requires assistance from his country for support.
John Gates 

State of New York
County of Schenectady } 
In testimony that John Gates
was on the date of the above Declaration
& Certificate one of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas in & for the County of
Schenectady, & that the above are his
signitures I subscribe my name & affix
the seal of the said Court of Com:
Pleas this 10th Day of April 1818
Jelles A Fonda Clerk 
of the County of the Schenectady
Adm'd [admitted]
John H. Paige, Esqr.
Schenectady N.Y.
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967
Andrew McKinney
private
Pennsylvania Corp Artillery
Warrant issued Feby 23, 1821
Hon: John Fay
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fe 84041
Pennsylvania artillery
fe 84.041

State of New York
County of Schenectady }

I , Andrew McKinney 
aged sixty six years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath testify
and declare, that, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six
I enlisted in the army of the Revolution, against the common enemy of my country,
for the term of "during the war," and served in the company commanded by Peepers
afterwards Wiley
and in the regiment No.
under command of Colonel Stewarts
of the
Pensylvania line; and that I continued in the service aforesaid until
the close of the war, in seventeen hundred and eighty-three, when I was regularly
discharged from the
said regiment, commanded by Colonel
Stewarts afterwards artillery artificers 
My discharge is now lost or mislaid, so that I cannot produce it to corroborate
the above statement. I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the
Bounty Land promised to me on the part of the United States; nor have I ever assigned
or transferred my claim to that gratuity in any manner whatsoever: therefore,
Know all men by these presents, that I, Andrew McKinney aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint John Fay of the county of Montgomen and state of New York to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, or of such other person as is duly authorized to issue and deliver the same, a warrant for the quantity of Land
due to me as aforesaid, and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefor; and my said
attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or
more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest,
Andrew Mckinney
Jelles A Fonda

I, John Innes
aged sixty seven
years, a citizen of the United States, do, upon oath, declare, that I have been long
acquainted with Andew McKinney who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence, and well know that he is the identical person he therein represents himself to be; and, further, I know that he did perform the military service therein stated.
Attest,
Jelles A Fonda 
John Innes X his mark


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Before me Thomas Harman Jus.
Andrew McKinney personally appeared the above named Andrew McKinney subscriber to the foregoing declaration,
and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his
free act and deed; and, likewise, personally appeared John Innes
who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity, both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth, and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectfully subscribed, this tenth day of Feby
1821  
Th A Harman Ps 
Justice of the Peace
Justice peace for the County Schey. 


In testimony that the above written Thomas Harman Jus. was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths, and take acknowledgments, &c. in the state of New York
at the above date, and that his name there
subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have hereunto affixed the county
seal, and subscribed my name and quality, at Schy. this tenth day of February 1821
Jelles Fonda C. Clerk, &c.
paid
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
County of Schenectady, } ss.
On this fifteenth day of August 1828 personally appeared before me Simon A Groot one of the Judges of the court of 
Common Pleas of said County Andrew McKinney 
a Pensioner under the act of the 18th March 1818 and 
pursuant to the act of the 1st May 1820. Certificate dated April 26, 1829. No 90114
aged sixty five
years resident in the county of Schenectady who being first duly sworn according
to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary was as follows: he
enlisted in Capt Peepers Company of Rifle Men in Pennsylvania 1776. Col Stewards Regt served one year & until dismantled afterwards reinlisted in Capt Wileys company artillery artificers, continued & discharged at the close of the war. 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale,
or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that
I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me

Schedule
Real estate --- none
Personal Estate - 2-Horses - valued $30--
3 - Hogs valued --- 4-50
1-Sow & 5 pigs -- 3-
1-Plow -- 1 50
Household furniture- table, chest,
6 chairs Knives & forks &c, &c $10.00
[total] $49"00
Income name
occupation laborer

family 
Andrew McKinney aged --- 65
Mary wife -----60
James son apprentice to a blacksmith--- 20
Andrew Son ---- 13
Sworn to and declared, on the 15 day of August 1820, before me
Simon A Groot one of the Judges
of Court of Common Pleas
of said County examined and
approved in open court
Andrew McKinney
I, JELLES A. FONDA, Clerk of the county of Schenectady, do hereby certify, that the foregoing
oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do
further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule is forty nine dollars and -- cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said county, on this 19 day of Augt. 1820
Jelles A Fonda
Clerk of the County of Schenectady.
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State of New York
County of Schenectady } Ss
Jelles  A Fonda Clerk of said County being duly sworn
& saith that if there is any real
estate returned on the Inventory
of Andrew McKenny in Maryland
to the Secretary of war for said Andrew Mckinneys application It is
a clerical mistake of this depoment which he find by examining the original on file within
Clerks office of the County of Schenectady 
Jelles A Fonda 

Schenectady
Augt 19th 1820
-
Sworn before me
Simon A Groot
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
of said County

Andrew McKinney
9813
Sept 1819

Jelles A Fonda
Schenectady NY
Jn 10 1820
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Not entitled
9814
26 Apl 1819

Notification sent to 
Jelles a Fonda
Schenectady N York
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STATE OF NEW-YORK,
County of Schenectady, } ss.
On this seventeenth day of May 1820 personally appeared
before me Simon A Groot one of the Judges
of this Court of Common Pleas of said County Andrew McKenney a Pensioner under the
act of the 10th of March 1818  certificate
dated April 26 - 1819, &o 1814, aged sixty five
years resident in the county of Schenectady being first duly sworn according to
law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: he enlisted in Capt Peepeles Company Col Steward Regt 1776, Pensylvania line Rifle Regiment continued five years & six months and discharged. 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale,
or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to
diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that
I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to
me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. 
Schedule
Real estate ----none
Personal estate 2 Horses valued --- $30.--
2 Hogs --- $4.50
1 Sow & 5 pigs --- $3--
1 Plow --- 1 50
Household furnute - 6 chairs
1 Table - Knives & forks &c &c
valued about --$10--
[total] $49--
Income name. Occupation name
family
Andrew McKenney myself, aged, 65 years
Mary wife 60 years. James son 20 years, apprentice
Andrew Son 13 years
Sworn to and declared, on the 17 day of May 1820, before me Simon A. Groot, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County and approved in
Open Court May 18th 1820
Andrew McKenney -

I, JELLES A. FONDA, clerk of the county of Schenectady, do hereby certify, that the foregoing
oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do
further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited
in the aforesaid schedule, is forty nine ---
dollars and ---cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed
the seal of the said county, on this 24 day of June1820
Jelles A Fonda 
Clerk of the County of Schenectady.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3--525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., .....19..
S. F. 42961

In reply to your request of..., received... for a statement of the military history of Andrew McKinney a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's ) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
[column headings] DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE.
RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. COLONEL. STATE. 
Spring 1776 / 1 yr & 9 mos / William Peebles /Burns / Miles, Brodhead and Stewart / Penn
and afterwards until Summer 1781 / Armorer in Allentown Penn 
Summer 1781 / June 1783 / Thomas Wylie in a Corp of Artificers / Martin / Proctor

Battles engaged in, Long Island, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted at Carlisle Penn.
Date of application for pension, Apr 15, 1818 His al. mas al.
Residence at date of application, Schenectady N. Y. 
Age at date of application, 61 years old ^ Date & place of birth & if an ngt stated. Died Nov. 12. 1823* 
 
Remarks: In 1820 his wife Mary was 60 years old and children James 20 years and Andrew 12 or 13 years
Respectfully, 
* from Agency book. 

Commissioner 
8 -- 2856
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42961
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 42,961
Andrew McKinney
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:- Vol. 3, Page 321
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1918 Nov. 2 Hist to Bessie McK.
Timeson
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Andrew McKinney
Appla. for Pension
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State of New York
County of Schenectady Ss: 
-
Andrew McKinney of the City &
County of Schenectady being duly sworn deposeth & saith, (by way of supplement to & in explanation of his above declaration under
oath) that he first enlisted sometime in
the Spring of the year 1776, previous to the
Declaration of Independance, under Captain
William Peebles in a corps called the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, to serve for the
Term of One year & nine months. That the
said Battalion was first commanded by
this Deponent thinks Colonel Brodhead & Lt. 
Col. Miles - one being colonel & the other Lt. Col
this Deponent may be mistaken
which was the Col. & commanded- That this Corps was
afterwards called the Second Rifle Battalion,
That it afterwards became the Pennsylvania
State Regiment & was commanded by Col
Walter Stewart - That this Deponent served
the term for which he enlisted & was discharged
at Valley Forge, - thinks he then was under the
command of Capt Burns
That during this enlistment he was in
the battles mentioned in his aforesaid Declaration. That in his aforesaid Declaration
the term volunteer is used, by which this
Deponent meant that he had voluntarily
enlisted
---
This Deponent further says that after
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his aforesaid discharge - he was hired as an
Armorer, & was engaged as such in Allentown
in the State of Pennsylvania untill some
time in the summer of 1781 when he enlisted
as stated in his aforesaid Declaration, under
Captain Thomas Wiley of the Corps of Artificers
- That after his said enlistment he
was attached
to a company of Artillery
commanded by Captain Martin in a Regiment
commanded by Col. Proctor & was in the
expedition down the Ohio commanded
by Genl Clark. After the peace in 1783
returned to Capt Wileys Compy of Artificers &
was discharged at Philidelphia 
and further saith not ----
Andrew McKinney

Sworn before me
this Day or Jany 1819
Wm Strong J. P. 

State of New York
County of Schenectady Ss
John Innes of the City & County
of Schenectady being duly sworn deposeth &
saith that he was a soldier in the War
of the Revolution attached to Captain Crosses
Company 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, that
he was in service from the 1776 untill after
the peace in 1783. That he has for a
number of years been personally acquainted
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'with Andrew McKinney who has subscribed
& made oath to the foregoing affidavit. That
he first knew him in the year 1776 at
Carlisle as a soldier belonging to the 2d.
Rifle Battalion of the Pennsylvania line,
That he was with the said McKinney in
the battles of Germantown, White Plain &
Brandywine,-- That he also knew him
as a soldier in the year 1777 & untill
the time of his discharge from the said
Corps-
That this Deponent has a knowledge of the service of the said McKenney
in the Corps aforesaid for more than
a Year
and that this Deponent has no
doubt but the facts set forth in the
forgoing affidavit of the said McKinney
in relation to his first enlistment are
true-
This Deponent does not recollect
the said McKinney during his second enlistment in the Corps of Artificers -& further
he saith not
John Innes X his mark

Sworn before me this
19 day of Jany 1819-

Wm. Strong J.P.
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State of New York
County of Schenectady Ss: 

I certify that Andrew McKinney & 
John Innes who have subscribed
& sworn to the foregoing affidavits are credible witnesses
---
Schenectady 19th January 1819
Wm Strong J.P. 

State of New York
County of Schenectady Ss:  In testimony that William
Strong before whom the foregoing affadavits
of Andrew McKinney & John Innes were
taken, & who subscribed the foregoing certificate
was on the day of the date thereof one of the
Justices of the peace in & for the County
of Schenectady and the above his signtures I subscribe my name & affix
the seal of said County this
19th Day of January 1819
Jelles A Fonda 
Clerk
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PENSION OFFICE U. S. 
L
OCT 30 1918

Schenectady, N. Y.
October 28, 1918
Bureau of War Records,
Washington D.C.
Gentlemen-:
I very much desire the Revolutionary War record of my Great-
Grand-father Andrew McKinney, who was born in Ireland, and came to this
country prior to the revolution,
He served in a Pennsylvania Regiment, and was in the battle of
Long Island, White Plains, Germantown, he at one time lived at Allentown
Pa, I understand he received a pension,
I am desirous of proving my eligibility to the Daughters of the
Revolution Society, and will appreciate all the material you may be able to
send me,
My great-grand-father died Nov. 12, 1825 and is buried near here,
and the most of his descendents live in this vicinity,
Thanking you in advance for any material you may be able to send
me I am
very truly yours, Bessie McKinney Timeson
my Grand-father enlisted twice, the first time under Capt, Peebles
in the spring of 1776, and 2nd in 1781 under Capt. Thomas Wiley, Corps of
Artificers Pa. line,
154. Elmer Ave.
Schenectady
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
From VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME McKinney, Charles
GRADE Sergeant
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 7442
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED
June 17, 1790 to Peter Hughes, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded o this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
From VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME McKinney, Charles
GRADE Sergeant
LINE New York

WARRANT NUMBER 7450
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED
June 17, 1790 to Peter Hughes, assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded o this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.