Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11638, Richard Vining, Mass.
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Mass
Vining, Richard
S 11638
carded
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Utica, N.Y. 14733.
Richard Vining
Booville in the State of N.Y.
who was a Pr. Sergt in the Company commanded by Captain Goodrich of the Regt commanded Col. Patterson in the Mass. line
for
7. Mo. 28. days
2. Mr. Sergt
Inscribed on the Roll of N.Y.
the rate of 33 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of June 1833 and sent to B.P. Johnson, Rome N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 66.66
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. '33 16.66
$83.33
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
recorded by FF Franciosi Clerk,
Book E Vol. 4 Page 6
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July 9 1776 Recd of Richerd Vining three
pound [illegible] towards a house that my [illegible]
Lest the Richard have all Quebec last
December as witness and Sybel
Goodrich
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23rd July 1776
discharge [illegible] Perry from the main guard
Theo. Sedgwick M. [illegible]
To the Setg. of the main guard
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Peekskills July 27 1776
Capt John King [illegible] please to pay to Sarjant
Richard Vining the wages and Billeting 
money that belongs to us the Subscribed as with our hands
Nath. Hubbard
Benjm Baldwin
David Kibbe Junior
Abijah Hubbard
John Kibbe
Isaac Finch
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To Corprol Vining Sir I have rec'd orders for the 
militia to march forthwith to Skensbworow these are to [illegible] you to join the militia to meet at my hous forthwith in 
order to march with a gun &c six days provisons &c
Jacob Cookson
Sept. 13th 1776
To Richard Vining
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State of New York
Oneida County SS
On this 9th day of October personally appeared before Joshua Hathaway one of the Judges of the Court of General sessions of the County of Oneida & Com PleasRichard
Vining a resident of the Town of Boonville
in the County of Oneida and State of
New York aged 79 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 entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers and
served as herein stated. That Colonel
Patterson commended the Regiment of volunteers in which this deponent enlisted after he arrived at Boston on or about the first of May in the year 1775 does not recollect
the Lieutenant Colonels name nor that of
the Majors name belonging to said regiment.
The capt name was William Goodrich
Lieutenants name was David Picksley.
Thinks the name of the Ensign was also  Picksley is not certain. The first Sergents name
was Joshua Finch. The deponent Continued in the service of the army in this
Regiment until the first of September
or about that time as a private, they were
stationed at Cambridge in Massachusetts.
Says he lived in the Town then called Lowden
but now called Otis in the State of Massachusetts when he first went as volunteer
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to Cambridge into the service. About
the first of September (1775) General
Arnold had orders to march to Quebeck
when deponent volunteered his services
into the same company under the same
officers except the Colonel whose name
he does not now recollect. After they
had started he got acquainted with Lieut
Colonel Greene and Major Miegs
does not recollect their Christian names.
The orders then came to Newburyport
which the div and lay some days in
preparing sloops to carry the army across the bay of Fundy into the mouth of
Kenebec River. They next set sail &
went up the Kenebec River as far as
an Indian fort called Fort Western.
They then landed and lay some days
making preparations for marching through
the woods. Then they took up the line of
March up the river aforesaid until the
Stream get so small that trees reached
across so that they crossed and left the
Kennebec and went through the woods
to Sadon River should think about
fifteen miles from Kenebe. Previous
to this time by undertaking to goe round
a creek which was not Fordable (the
company with me) I having occasion to
stop was left by my Company and got lost
and was in the woods alone three days.
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without a mouthful of provisions. In this time I did not travel much as I thought I should not gain the River by traveling until the sun could be seen. It was then cloudy when the sun shone again I then struck for the River and came up with the main company of the army and then I got half allowance which was allotted to the army on account of the scarcity of provisions. the day after I came up with the company aforesaid I started at sunrise and overlook my own company. I continued on half rations for nine days when I came to Sadon River. Then we went down Sadon River until we came to a marsh which by a previous rains had been over flowed. We waded the marsh some places to our middles and the ice as thick as a window glass. After we had got across the marsh we came onto a rise of ground and a creek which we could not cross presented itself and the company was ordered to fire three rounds as a signal of distress. Major Miegs procured from some Indians a bark canoe on hearing the firing and crosses a pond which lay upon the west side of us and took Capt. Goodrich and went back to where the (illegible) was which belonged to the army and carried our company across. General Arnold took 5 or 6 men pushed on to the french inhabitants as fast as possible to provide provisions for us. the General on coming to the first in habitants procured a cow and sent back to relieve the army previous to this
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our company was oblige to kill a dog and eat it for our breckfast and in the course of the day I killed an owl and two of my mess mates & myself
fared in the repast-however we came up with the cow and cooked a portion of it and drinked the broth of the calf and owl cooked together and the next day eat the meat. the second day after we got the beef. It rained heavily and turned to a snow storm and the snow fell midleg deep. the day following we waded a river thirty rods wide we came soon to a house where we drew a pound of beef and 3 potatoes each do not recollect the name of this man owning the house--went from the house into the woods and found an Indian Camp and lodges for the night. Next day started and I was taken sick of a kind of camp & (illegible)-could not walk far in a day went on five miles and came to another house where we got our pound of beef 3 potatoes and a pint of oat meal each. We then went on when I became so feeble That myself and two men hired a Frenchman to carry us on at our own expense for 13 miles. there we found comm. rations. We then went on verry much enfebled by reason of sickness and hardship for four or five days untill we reached Quebeck.
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at Quebeck we lay on the opposite side of the River from the Town about our week. then Gen. Arnold ordered all who were fit for duly to cross the River. Who crossed and presented themselves in from of the fort when the British fired upon them. No injury done except that our man had a leg shot off by a cannon ball. the General then ordered a retreat. We retreated up the river towards Montreall to a place called point Trembull 24 miles from Quebeck. We lay there about four weeks until Gen. Montgomery had secured Montreall when he came and (illegible) us and we returned to Quebeck. I was sick and left at point Trembull left in a hospital at that place--stayed at that place about two weeks them my physician told me that he would give me a recommend for a discharge as did the other physicians when I got to Quebeck but refused it as I thought I might get better. I went to Quebeck and my Capt. went with me to the physician who gave mae a recommend for a discharge which I presented to General Arnold, who told me I had not better take a discharge but had better take a furlow until I gained Health and soundness which furlow he gave me which furlow is lost. The Gen. have gave me five dollars toward my expenses. I bought a horse of my Capt. of which I was to let him have ten
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dollars out of my wages. After I left the Capt. was taken prisoner in an attempt to scale the walls of Quebeck as I understood my Lieutenant Rec'd the pay for the company to which I belonged and sent word to me that your money was ready. I went to Stockbridge in Massachusetts and received my pay. This was after the Lieutenant had returned home. I then went and paid the ten dollars to my Captain for the horse to wife for which I took his receipt which I kept and herewith present. I returned home the 28th day of January 1776 but was not discharged until until the first of May following. I have on never took a discharge but received my pay for a years service and consider myself as belonging to the army until that time. The deponent further deposes and says that in the Summer of 1776 an alarm was spred through the country for the militias to goe to Sofus on the North River believes it is now called Newburgh. I was then a sergant. The deponent did not mean to say he was a sergent when he was at home and previous to his going to Newburgh or Sofus but that by an order from the General I was placed in Capt. John Rings Company as a sergent. I accordingly warned the men belonging to Capt. Jacob Cooks's Company according to his order
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of whose company I was a corporal and the company assembled at Capt. Cooks house all the officers refused to go above me in command and then were none would go except some of the officers would go with them. I finally told the Capt. that if the fifer would play a tune I would follow him and see how many would volunteer to go with me we had no drummer. The following named persons volunteered and went with me to Sofus to wit Nathaniel Hubbard, Benjamin Baldwin,  David Ribbe Jr, Abyah Hubbard, John Ribbe, & Isaac Finch. We then fired up and went on 5 or 6 miles before night. We went with all possible dispatch to Sofus aforesaid. The British did not learn they lay in sight of our army on the River. We stayed there two months or about that time. I served in Capt. John Kings company. I cannot recollect the names of any other officers who commanded at that time. At the expiration of about two months the deponent returned home by order of the officer commanding whose name he does not recollect did not take a discharge. I rec'd the money at the time stated and the order herewith submitted and paid the same to the above named persons then with
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an order which was in my official capacity handed to me the circumstances of which I cannot recollect. I was born in East Windsor Hartford County in the State of Connecticut. I think there is record of my age in the town Book in the Town clerks office at Windsor aforesaid. My father died when I was 9 years old. I was then put out to a man by the name of Israel Peas in the Town of Enfield who I lived with in the whole four years and nine months. In the mean time I left him 1 1/2 years after I left my brother who I lived with a time after I left Mr. Peas. I went to Lowdon in Massachusetts now called Otis. I there got married to Miss Phebe Langdon do not remember what year he moved to Lowden but believes it was in the year 1773. Lived in Lowdon 4 years and a little more moved from there to Granby in the state of Connecticut. Thinks he lived there about 25 years from there I went to the Town of Salisbury County of Rutlow State of Ohio fourteen or fifteen years is the length of time I lived ^in that place^ which I cannot tell I left that State in 1824 in the month of October and removed to the town of Granby aforesaid where I lived about seven years.
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I then moved to the Town of Boonsville County of Oneida and State of New York where I now reside. My wife died about 18 years since. I never was in a small armed battle or in close engagement but a Cambridge (illegible) as my (illegible) employer in Commanding for the purpose of anoying the enemy and building bristworks and at Quebeck a great deal of throwing cannon shot into the and the enemy Riller and wounded may of our men. I do not know that any person is living who knows of my having served in the war of the Revolution. Says he does not now recollect may of the officers names in the Army at Cambridge or Quebeck. he thinks at the latter place Capt. Thomas Brower and John Brown who afterwards this deponent understands was killed at the taking of Burguoine who was the Colonel. Says he hereby relinquishes all claim to whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and the declares that that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. he further says he knows of no minister of the gospell who can testify to his character as to truth and veracity or to the report of his having been a revolutionary soldier.
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I further certify that the very old papers hereto attached were handed to me by the said Richard Vining at the time he made oath to his lengthy declaration in which was written before I arrived where the said Richard resided-but on many of the facts related in his history are perfectly in my recollection. I think it not best to attempt to abreviate the same.
J. Hathaway Judge of Oneida Com.  pleas Courts 
(illegible)

I George Brown Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Oneida County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of Judge Hathaway in the matter of the application of Richard Vining for a pension.
Witness my hand and seal of office this 13 day of October 1832
Geo. Brown Clerk
Joseph B. Read, Dep. clk.
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We, Lorin Miller and John W. Vining residing in Boonville hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Richard Vining who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Lorin Miller
John W. Vining
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before me J. Hathaway Judge of Oneida Com Plea

And the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states; And the Judge further certifies, that it appears to him that Lorin Miller who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in Boonville and that John Vining who has also signed the same, is a resident in Boonville and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And that the said applicant from bodily infirmity is unable to attend court. That I had to attend in Boonville 24 miles from home for the purpose of taking the above declaration
J Hathaway Judge of Oneida Com. Pleas (illegible)

I,...............Clerk of the Court of ................do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of ..................for a pension.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this............day of ............
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15997
Richard Vining
Oneida Co. N. Y. 

1775-6 one year in General Arnold's
Expedition to Quebec and at Cambridge new Boston. 
Col. Patterson Regt. at Cambridge
1776 as Sergeant
2 months in the Militia Capt. John Kings Co
Total 1 year & 2  mos.

B. P. Johnson agent, Rome N. Y.

Pension payable Utica N. Y.
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admd. 
7 mos. 28 days pro
2 mo. Sergt.

15997
Richard Vining
Oneida County N.Y.

1775 Col Patterson Regt.  4 mos.
1775-6 Gen. Arnolds exp. 
actual service 3 mos. 28 days
1776 as Sergeant in Capt. John Kings Co. 
two months

B. P. Johnson agent. Rome
Pension payable at Branch Bank Utica
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State of New York
Oneida County SS
On this eighteenth day of February 1833 before me personally appeared Richard Vining who being duly sworn deposes and says that he served in the Revolutionary war as stated in his former declaration.
That he served in Capt. William Goodrichs company and in Col. Pattersons Regiment at Cambridge near Boston according to the best of the deponents recollection for the term of four months-for which service I claim a pension.
And also that his deponent served under General Arnold in his expedition to Quebec as before stated from the first of September 1775 or about that time until his arrival at home the 28th day of January 1776. Making 'three months' (underlined) and 28 days for which he claims a pension--and that he rec'd pay until May (illegible)
And also that this deponent in Summer of 1776 served in Captain John Kings company as a 'Sergeant' (underlined) and that this deponent served at that time according to his best recollection the term of 'two months' (underlined) for wwhi time he claims a pension.
Richard Vining

Personally appeared before me the above named
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Richard Vining to me known as a man of truth and veracity and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit.
George Manchester Jutice of the Peace
Febry. 18th 1833

Clerks Office
Oneida County SS I George Brown clerk of said county do hereby certify that George Manchester before whom the foregoing afft. was taken was on the day of the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County--that I am acquainted with his hand writing and believe the foregoing signature to be his. I also certify that the annexed papers on the original proceedings before Judge Hathaway. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 22d day of February 1833.
Geo. Brown Clerk
Jos. B. Read Dep. clerk

(seal with ribbon)
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action not marked
on Index & Brief 
not on file
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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 service. The use of the phrase "about three or four months" is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed; he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
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 manner 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 from being improperly attached to the certificate.
(finger pointing) In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

(hand written note)
See Certificate now
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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 my making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peac, &c. 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 that the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For_______year______months, and ________days, I served as a ______For _____months and _____days, I served as a ______;and for such service I claim a pension.

(hand written note)
Answered so far as he can identify the time
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Rev. War

11638
Richaard Vining
Sergt. Rev war
Vining

Act: June 7th 18322
Index: Vol. A, Page 389


{Arrangement of 1870}
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The national Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name: Vinnet, John
Grade: private
Line: New Jersey

Warrant No.: 8817
Acreage: 100
Issued: June 16, 1789
to Thomas Coyle, assignee

The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on 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 resolution 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.