Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,066, for John Phinney, Connecticut
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Conn.  Phinnry, John.    S 41,066
NY.        BL (??) 808-100
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SERVICE
Conn
N Y
CONTENTS
Phinney, John
NUMBER
S. 41,066
B.L. Wt 808-100.
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4,192
Vermont
John Phinney, or Finney.
Swift's Sergeant
Connecticut line
..the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
..scribed on the Roll of Vermont.
At the rate Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 7th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th of Nov 1818 and forwarded to Ezra Hoit[Hoyt] Esq
Addison County Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818,430. $39.46
Semi-anl. All’ce ending 4th Mar 1819  $48.00
Mo 28/30.                $87.46
Col Swift Regt
Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818
War 1777
Continue
New Haven Addison County
Died May 31, 1832
See agency book

[illegible] sent to S Swift [illegible]
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John Phinney
Phinney or Finney
No 42
4192
July 26 1820
[illegible] S Swift
Middlebury, Con.t
Con. August 2, 1821
[illegible] S. Swift
Middlebury, Con.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF ADDISON, ss. On this 4th day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record (having the power of fine and imprisonment) for the said County John Finney or Phinney aged sixty six years,
resident in New Haven in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:  for 18 months
under an enlistment for that period, commencing in December 1775, in Capt.
Cartis's company, in Col. Van Schack's regiment of the New York line, ending [illegible]1777, he enlisted for during the war & served until the close in Capt. Chapman's Company Col. Herman Swift's regiment of the Connecticut line that the date of his original declaration is the seventh day of April 1818, the number of his pension certificate is 4.192.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day
of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale or in any manner, 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 18th day of March, 1818; 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.

30 Acres of land in New Haven with an old unfinished house 180.00
2 old stone homes, 2 [illegible] 47.00
1 Yearling heifer, 8 Sheep 10.00
2 Pigs, 7 Geese 5.00
1 old plough shore, 5 old [illegible] .86
1 old single sleight, 1 old [illegible] 3.00
1 small crowbar 1.75
1 pitchfork, 1 old chain, 1 old table 1.39
1pr. long 2 pails 1.00
1 wash tub .20
1 old pot & kettle .30
250.70

1 large pot .25
2 old barrels .75
3 milk pans .60
4 tea cups & saucer .20
4 Brown Earthen bowls .25
1 pitcher 2 cream pots .12
6 old knives & forks 20
2 glass bottles 12
1 small tumbler 3
1 old [illegible] 3.00
5.32

John Phinney
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And the said declarant on his oath aforesaid further states that he is by occupation a farmer; that for twenty five years, he has been afflicted with the asthma & rheumatism, so that he has not been able to perform any labour[labor] except some light chores; that he has a wife aged 48 years of a feeble constitution, and subject to epileptic fits, and one daughter depending upon him for support, Laura aged 14 years, afflicted with the [illegible], so as to be wholly unable to [illegible] and she has occasioned great [illegible] to the declarant for medicine & [illegible], he has besides seven other children, who are either of age or are for the present provided with places two of which are minors & liable to be supported by him; that not being able to meet the expenses of his family & of the sickness he has recently contracted & now over following debts, for necessaries & medical aid, which he has no means of pay & for which he might have been striped of every cent & committed to jail, but for the charity of his creditors:
To Dr. Stone 25,
John Talmage 35.
[illegible] Harman 30, 
Ezra Hayes 12
Francis Bradbury 35, 
Elisha Finney 145.
Orin Wheler 12. 
Benedict Champlain 10
Belden Seymour 8 
Sundry all debts 30
110
235
$345

Sworn to & declared, on the 4th day of July 1820 before the Court aforesaid 

I, SAMUEL SWIFT, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison in the State of Vermont, 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 the property, exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two hundred fifty four Dollars and 22 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 13th day of July 1820.
Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Court for
the County of Addison.
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John Finney
John Phinney
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John Finney
April 7
Correct by Roll
Admitted
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John Phinney of New Haven in the County of
Addison & State of Vermont appeared before me Ezra Hoyt one of the Judges of the County Court aforesaid & with a view of obtaining a pension from his Government under the
Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" has exhibited the following evidence.

The said John Phinney deposes & says that in January 1777 he enlisted into the service of the United States in the Company Commanded by Capt Albert Chapman
Heman Swift Col.  2d Connecticut Regiment
& Genl Huntington's Brigade for Term of the War & served during the the War & was honourably discharged still belonging to Col. Swifts Regt. He further saith that he has long since lost his discharge but annexed
hereto is his Warrant by Virtue of which he acted as a Sergeant in said Service.

He further saith that he then was & ever since has continued to be a citizen of the United States of that in consequence of his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his Country.

& he further says that according to his best recollection when he entered the service he wrote his name as first signed below & that he altered the same as signed in the second place while in the service & that he is very
confident he enlisted by beginning his name with F. & the
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he wrote the same begining[beginning] with P. when discharged
John Finney
John Phinney

State of Vermont
Addison County ss
April 7th 1810

When the foregoing Affidavit was taken & sworn to before me
Ezra Hoyt Judge

I Ezra Hoyt Judge & as aforesd[aforesaid] do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the sd[said] John Phinney did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken that before me to the Secretary at War pursuant
to the directions of the act afores[aforesaid].

May 12th 1818.
Ezra Hoyt Judge

State of Vermont I, Samuel Swift Clerk of the County Court Addison County ss for said County of Addison, do hereby certify that Ezra Hoyt who has made the above certificate & before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, and on the day of the date one of the Judges of the said County Court, and that his name scribed is his own proper signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affixed the seal of said County Court, at Middlebury this 12th day of May A.D. 1818.
Saml Swift Clerk

And I do further certify that the above named John Finney is poor & in need of the assistance applied for.
E. Hoyt Judge
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MOS/HMM
October 17, 1929.
Hon. F. Dickinson Letts
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Letts:

In response to your telephone call of October 16, 1929 I have the honor to furnish you herewith the information desired by Mrs. H.
W. Chehocke of Iowa City, Iowa.

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 44066, it appears that John Phinney enlisted in December 1775, place
not stated, and served thirteen months in Captain Curtis' Company in Colonel Van Schaick's New York Regiment. He enlisted in January 1777 in Captain Albert Chapman's Company in Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut Regiment, was appointed Sergeant of this Regiment July 10, 1780,
and served until the close of the Revolution.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 12, 1818, at which time he was a resident of New Haven, Addison County,
Vermont,

In 1820 he stated that he was sixty-six years of age, that his wife was forty-eight years of age and that he had a daughter, aged fourteen years, and seven other children, but he gave no names.

The place of his birth and the names of his parents are not
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given.

He died May 31, 1832.
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41066
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 41,066
John Phinney
Serg Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:  Vol. A Page 398

Arrangement of 1870.

Apl. 16-1903
Emma Finney Wel[sh]
Germanton Pa

1929 Oct. 19. of hist. to Hon F. D. Letts for Mrs. H.W. Chehocle. See case of Reuben Messenger
S 36118
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Applicant aged 66 yrs.
Asthma & rheumatism.
Wife 48 yrs old, feeble, subject to fits

1 daughter at home, 14 yrs old. 7 other children who are provided for at places.

50 acres land, valued at $180.
whole and of sched: $256:22
served from 1777, till the close of the war
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808
John Phinney
priv
2 Regt. Cont. line

Warrant issued July 1st 1819

Satterlee Clark atty.
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Phinney, John
Conn: NY S41066
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Heman Swift Esq.
Col. Second Connecticut Regiment.
To John Phinney [illegible]

By Virtue of the power and authority to me given I do constitute and appoint you to be a Sergeant in said Regiment; you are there fore to observe and follow such orders and directions as you shall receive from me or other your superior Officers, according to the rules and discipline of War, for which this shall be your sufficient warrant.

Given under my hand at Arms this 10th day of July Anno Domini 1780.
Heman Swift Col.
Continental Reg't.
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Case of
John Phinney or Finney
No. 4.192
Affidavits.
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We Ezra Hoyt & Jon'a Hoyt [illegible] both of
New Haven in the County of Addison & State of Vermont depose & say we now are & have been for a long time well acquainted with John Finney of New Haven & do not believe he has for a number of years from his own industry & that of his family [illegible] been  able to gain a support without the aid of private charity. he has become very infirm & unable to labour[labor] much himself, what little land he has is very broken unproductive & yields but a mere trifling income with his labour[labor] thereon. & he has no other source of living within our knowledge except the pension he has received from the Government & without which we verily believe he must become a  public charge.

Ezra Hoyt
Jon'a Hoyt [illegible]

August the 21 1820
Sworn to before me Silas L. Bingham Justice Pe[ace]
State of Vermont 
County of Addison, ss

I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County of Court for said County of Addison, do hereby certify that the above named Silas L. Bingham is a justice of the peace for said County, and his name above written his own a proper signature. And I further certify that I am
personally acquainted with the above named Ezra Hoyt & Jon'a Hoyt [illegible]. and that they are both gentlemen of high repute y questioned veracity. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Middlebury this 21 day of August 1820
Saml Swift, Clerk
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40911
State of Vermont
Rutland County SS
Hubberton March 15th 1819

I John Phinney of New Haven in Addison
County and State of Vermont formerly of Warren in Litchfield County in Connecticut enlisted in the spring season 1777 in Capt[Captain] Chapman's Company Col Swift's Regt. then the 7th, but afterwards the 2nd Conne[Connecticut] Regt. to serve during the Revolutionary war, and did serve to the close of the war: when I was honourably[honorably] discharged at the Highlands of N. York by Genl[General] Washington: but on my removal from Connect to Vernon, or about that time, by some means I lost my discharge, by which means I have never obtained my Revolutionary bounty land, nor disposed of it to any man.

John Phinney
State of Vermont
Rutland County

Hubberton March 15th 1819
Personally Appeared John Phinney signer to the above Declaration & made oath to the truth of the same before me.

J. Whelpley Justice of peace

We Jonathan John Deming of Castleton and John Rumsey of Hubberton in Rutland
County State of Vermont, formerly from Connect[Connecticut] served during the war in the same Regt. and Company with the above named Sergt[Sergeant] John Phinney and were personally acquainted with him, and were all discharged the same time, as above stated,

State of Vermont 
Rutland County
Jonathan Deming
John Rumsey

Hubberton March 15th 1819

Personally Appeared Jonathan Deming and John Rumsey signers to the above deposition  made oath to the truth of the same credibility of [illegible] and John are certified by me.

J Whepley, Justice of Peace

I John Phinney of New Haven in the County of Addison State of Vermont do hereby constitute and appoint Maj Pasterly Clark of the City of Washington my true attorney; for me, and in my name, to ask, demand and receive of and from the War department of the Govt of the United States; my
Revolutionary Bounty earned & warranted for me and in my name to sign the Books and receipts for the same. 
John Phinney

Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of
March 1819.
J Whelpley
In presence of J Deming

John Phinney acknowledged this instrument to be his true act and deed before me.

J Whelpley Justice of peace
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State of Vermont
Rutland SS

I Robert Temple Clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Ichabod Babcock & James Whelpley before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken, are Justices of the peace for said County, duly commissioned and that the annexed are their signatures.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand
and affix the seal of said County at Rutland
this 6th day of April 1819.
R Temple
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41066
Jno. Phinney
Apl. 7, 1818 - 64
New Haven Vt

Jany 77 Conn
Capt Albert Chapman
Col Heman Swift
Sgt to close of war

In July 1820 said 
his wife 48
Laura 14
7 other children not named who are of age
or provided with places

but none mentioned
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O. W. & N. DIV.
Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.
Respectfully returned to
1606b3m
Commissioner.
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U.S. PENSION OFFICE
APR 11 1903
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Address: " Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C."

Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, April 9, 1903

Respectfully returned to Mrs. Ashbel Welch,
No. 152 West Walnut Lane, Germantown,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For the information requested within, application should be addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., whose office is separate and distinct from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department.

Will the Com. of Pensions kindly give the
required information. Application was made
to the Bureau of Pensions. Aug. 13 and 27. 1902. After two months an answer was received. Act. 17, 1902. signed E.S. Ware, commissioner referring me to the War Department: If you have no record of the pensioners of 1818 kindly forward this correspondence to the person whose business it is to know something about it. with instructions to return the same to me at the above address.

BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
Emma Finney Welch
F C Ainsworth, Chief, Record and Pension Office.
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R P 0705197 APRIL 7 1903

SQUARE STAMP
SOMETHING WAR & NAY
APRIL 15, 1903
FILES
 
ROUND STAMP
PENSION D
U.S.
OFFICE
APRIL 11, 1903

HANDWRITTEN 
705097
OR 7A5897
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182 WEST WALNUT LANE,
GERMANTOWN, PHILA.

I want to find where it was in Addison Co.
that he lived. It is hardly probable that the
United States Government would pay out nearly one hundred dollars a year for fourteen years without having some record showing when where and to whom paid. Who sent in the death record?

If there are any fees in your office please
let me know what they are and the amount
will be forwarded at once

Very truly yours
Emma Finney Welch
Mrs Ashbel Welch
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ROUND STAMP
PENSION OFFICE
U.S.
APRIL 11, 1903
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182 WEST WALNUT LANE,
GERMANTOWN, PHILA.

Referred to Com. of  Pensions April 9, 1903 

April 8th, 1903.

Chief of the Record & Pension Office.
War Department Washington D.C.

Dear Sir:
Under date of Nov. 12, 1902, I wrote asking for information relating to Sergeant John Phinney or Finney (The name is spelled both
ways on your records), a soldier from Kent, Litchfield Co. Conn., who it is said, removed to Vermont, where he received a pension in 1818.

The letter was returned, with a request for
my reasons for making this application.
They were for genealogical purposes only
and were given as requested. Nov. 14, 1902.

You  were also referred to Col. Kerger, Assist: Adj. Gen. of N.J, and to Mr. John W. Jordan  Assist. Librarian of the Penna. His Society, of
which Governor Pennypacker, of Penna, is our President, and to the above I might have added the name of my brother-in-law. Rev. R.R. Hoes, Chaplain U.S.N. now stationed at Washington
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Your reply which did not answer my question
was to give me the facts relating to the services of Sergt John Finney in Conn., as found in "Conn. Men in the Revolution" pp 219.323, 361., adding "His name is last found in a company muster roll dated May 26, 1783, without remark." Allow me to call attention to the statement fr 639. same book: "John Phinney Finney Sergt. was a Conn. Pensioner residing in Vermont in 1818."

In "Senate Documents Pension Rolls published
by order of 1st session. 23d Congress" which I saw for the first time, yesterday, you will find the following in Vol. 1. p. 31 of Vermont Pension Rolls: John Phinney or Finney, Sergeant from Conn. Annual allowance $96.00. Sums received $1,358. Placed on roll Nov. 5. 1818. Commencement of Pension April 7. 1818. Died in Addison Co. Vt. May 31. 1832.

Today, I write not to inquire why this
information relating to the pension was
not given me in November, but to ask if
you will kindly have the original records
examined and tell me where this pension
was paid and if the names of his children
or other members of his family are mentioned.
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U.S PENSION OFFICE
APR 11 1903
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Answered through Hon. F.D. Letts, Oct. 17, 1929

Iowa City Iowa
Sept 17 1929

Dear Sirs.
Please send me the pension record of Sergeant John Phinney who was born in 1757 & died in 1832 in Addison Co. Vermont. I believe he drew a pension from 1818. Also send me the information filed regarding
himself & family at time of application.
If there are charges please send bill. 
Thanking you I am Yours respectfully
Mrs. H.W. Chehocle
732 Bray
PS. I want birth place, parents, place of
enlistment & children's wife's name if
possible.
US PENSION OFFICE
SEP 19 1929
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Oct. 16 1929
Telephone call from Hon. F.D. Letts - House of Representatives on behalf of Mrs. H.W. Chehocle Iowa City, Iowa who have previously
written for Rev Wardala rel. to John Phinney (see Mrs. Chehocle's description in her letter of Sept. 17, 1929) and Reuben Messenger who was a 
pensioner in New Hartford, Conn. in 1840 aged 87 yrs.
MMHJ