Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4585, for Patrick Sinnott, Connecticut

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SERVICE    Conn.
Sinnott, Patrick
Mary
NUMBER   W. 4585

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Ohio 
Pittsburgh 6194 
Pennsylvania Agency 
Mary Sinnott 
widow of Patrick Sinnott who was a Pri in the Conn Line 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Sept 1844 and sent to W. B. Pierce Esq. Albany N.Y.
[Act of March 3, 1843. & June 17 1844]   
Recorded in Book A  Vol.  2 Page 209. 
Rep’d [reported]

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Patrick Sinnott born January 4th AD 1762
Mary Sinnott Born Junr April 4th AD 1762
Mary Sinnott Juner [Junior} Born January 11th AD 1782 Died April 12 [unreadable]
Phebe Sinnott Born November M 21st AD 1783
Mary November 23 AD 1785
Patrick S. S. Born March 25 AD [unreadable]
Abigail Born April 12 AD [unreadable]
Anna Born June 29 AD 1792
Edward Born December 6th AD [unreadable]
John P. Born August 11th AD 1797
Died August 16th 
[stamp] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES

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Joanna Born Sunday August 8 AD 1799
Charlotta Born November 14th AD 1802
Kathrine Sinnott Senr Died March the 24 1819 age 51 years the 4 1819

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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7, 1838.
State of New York ss 
On this 6 day of April 1843 personally appeared before George A Stansbury One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Onondaga in said State of New York Mary Sinnott of the town of Lysander in the County of Onondaga aged eighty one years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by an act of Congress passed July 7. 1 1838 entitled "an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."  That she is the widow of Patrick Sinnott who was a soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution, and served as follows, viz.   He first enlisted to serve in the Navy on the Ship Putnam when having served three months he was taken prisoner, and confined by the British in their Prison ships then lying in New York harbor three months more. He afterwards, to wit, during the year 1780, the year before Declarants marriage to him, enlisted and served with the Connecticut troops, for and during the full term of nine months. That Declarant cannot remember the name of his Colonel, but has often heard him and others state that he served during said term of nine months at Horse neck in said State of Connecticut with or under Captain Smith, Lieutenant Doty & Ensign Clark and Declarant further saith that she was married to the said Patrick Sinnott in the month of December (1781) Seventeen hundred & Eighty one at Saybrook Connecticut by one Esquire Buck a Justice of the place. That previous to said marriage she resided in said town of Taylor and bore the maiden name of Shipman she being a daughter of Colonel Edward Shipman

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of that place. That her husband the said Patrick formerly made a record of said marriage but it is now lost or destroyed. She has presented the record of the births of her children which was also made by her said husband Patrick, and in his own hand writing. And Declarant further saith that her husband the said Patrick Sinnott departed this life from [unreadable] in the month of March 1818 or about thirty years ago since which time she has remained his widow single & unmarried and is still unmarried.  And Declarant further saith that she has always been informed and verily believes that her husband the said Patrick Sinnott at the commencement of his said service of nine months served as a Corporal.  That afterwards during said service he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant and at the expiration thereof was Quarter Master Sergeant and further declarant Saith that she was not married to said Patrick previous to his leaving the service, but that her marriage took place previous to the year 1794 to wit at the time before stated & that the accompanying is her said family record.   
Mary Sinnott
Subscribed & sworn the day and year aforesaid before me  & I certify that said Mary Sinnott the declarant cannot attend Court owing to old age & bodily infirmity}   
George, A. Stansbury 
a Judge of Onondaga County Courts

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State of New York 
Onondaga County } ss On the 3d day of April 1843 before me Philo B Castle a Justice of the peace in & for said County is George Pettit of the town of Fabius in said County aged Sixty three years, who being duly sworn deposth and saith that he is well acquainted with Widow Mary Sinnott who resides in the town of Lysander in said County & remains the Widow of Patrick Sinnott deceased. That this deponent was also well acquainted with said Patrick Sinnott & was associated with him in town business in said town during his lifetime, & knows that he died in said Town about thirty years ago, since which time said Mary has remained his Widow single & unmarried as deponent was informed by her four years ago, & by others since & verily believes to be true and deponent further saith that he has often seen the hand writing of said Patrick Sinnott is acquainted therewith that he has examined the old leaf of a bible or other Book, presented to him by Ira Knapp soninlaw of said Mary & with whom she resides & purporting to be a record of the births of her children, deponent verily believes that said record is in the own proper handwriting of said Patrick Sinnott & was made by him, & deponent has annexed the same at the top of this deposition with three half pages.  That deponent well recollects hearing said Patrick often say that he was taken prisoner while serving in the revolutionary war, & was confined in one or more of the British prison ships then lying in or near New York harbor & that said Patrick, during the six years of my acquaintance with him being from 1806 to 1812 was reputed to have been a soldier or Sailor, or both, in the American service in said War. 
George Pettit
Subscribed & Sworn this 3d day of April 1843 before me & I certify that George Pettit is a credible Witness Philo B. Castle Justice

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State of New York 
Onondaga County 
Clerks Office } ss  
I Lewis J Gillet, Deputy Clerk of said County do hereby certify that George A Stansbury before whom the foregoing declaration of Mary Sinnott purports to have been sworn was at the time thereof one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County & that Philo B. Castle before whom the accompanying affidavit of George Pettit purports to have been taken was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in & for said County. And further that I am acquainted with the of hand writing of the said Judge & Justice & verily believe their respective signatures to said declaration & affidavit are genuine.   Witness my hand & official seal this ninth day of May A.D. 1844. 
Lewis J. Gillet, Dep Clerk  
(clerk absent) 
Patrick Sinnott

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STATE OF MICHIGAN, ss. 
THIS SHALL CERTIFY, that Witter J. Baxter whose official attestation appears to the annexed Affidavit was at the time of signing the same, a Notary Public County of Wayne in and for the State aforesaid, duly empowered and qualified and that to all his official acts and attestations, as such Notary Public full faith and credit are due, and ought to be given, as well in courts of justice, as thereout; and further, that I am well acquainted with the hand-writing of the said Witter J. Baxter, and verily believe the signature genuine. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the great seal of the State of Michigan. 
Done at the City of Detroit in the said State, the 24th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and of the Independence of the United States, the sixty Eighth
 R. P. Eldridge Secretary of State.

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State of Michigan 
Wayne County } ss:  Asa Lord Now a resident of the Town of Dearborn in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan being duly sworn says that he is now in the Eighty fourth year of his age is a native of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut that during the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine and Eighty he was in service in the Revolutionary was in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Mead that during the time of such service this deponent was well acquainted with Patrick Sinnott who was like wise a soldier in the same regiment with this deponent that said Sinnott served in said Regiment for the period of nine months such service commencing according to the best of this deponents recollection some time in the month of June in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine that Abraham Tyler was a Major in said Regiment of Col Mead that the said Patrick Sinnett was attached to the Company of Captain Smith in said Regiment in which company  Samuel Doty was an Ensign the Christian name of said Capt Smith this deponent cannot now recollect.  That during a portion of the service

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Nine Months during which the said Patrick Sinnott served in the Company of said Capt Smith this deponent served in the same company that this deponent now draws a pension from the United States for this services, which he this  Deponent rendered as aforesaid in the regiment aforesaid.   And further this deponent saith not.  
Asa Lord
Subscribed and sworn to me this 24th day of and April in the year 1844 
Witter J. Baxter  Notary Public Wayne County Michigan

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11013
Mary Sinnott applicant for pension 
Act July 7. 1838 
m [married]  82  d [died] 13 
Admd [admitted]
9 mo pri  
Capt Smith Col Mead 
Connt State troops 
Wm. B. Pierce  Albany N.Y.

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Power of Attorney to Examine the papers of Mary Sinnott of 10 Ohio 
act of July 7th 1838 
House Reps April 18th / 52  
Please permit B. B. Chapman Esq to make the examination for me 
Norton S. Townshend

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Know all men by these presents That I Joanna Knapp of Carlisle Lorain County in the State of Ohio and daughter of Mary Sinnott deceased late of said County & State and who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States as the widow of Patrick Sinnott do hereby constitute and appoint Norton S. Townshend  my true and lawful attorney to prosecute the claim of said Mary Sinnott deceased for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or Increase of Pension that may be due and I hereby authorize my said attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere to file additional evidence or arguments & to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said claim to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed & to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present hereby ratifying & confirming all that my said Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.   
Witness my hand & seal this 24th day of February A.D. 1852 
Joanna Knapp [seal]
Signed & sealed in the presence of 
Ira Knapp
B.B. Chapman 
State of Ohio 
Lorain County }  On this 24th day of February 1832 before me the  subscriber a Notary Public in and for said County state personally appeared Joanna Knapp and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act & deed for the purposes therein mentioned& I do further certify that she did make oath that she has directly an interest in said claim.   
In testimony whereof I have set my hand seal the day year aforesaid 
Bird B. Chapman Notary Public

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Revy WIDOW, &c. 
File No. 4585 
Mary Sinnott 
Widow Pat’k Sinnott 
Pvt. Conn line.
Act: Mch 3d / 43, June 17th / 44  
Index: -- Vol. M, Page 214 
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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8553 
New York 
Mary Sinnott of Patrick Sinnott who was a pensioner under the Act of - who died in March 1813 of Onondaga in the State of New York was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the Regt commanded by  - in the Conn line for nine months 
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 30 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of July 1844 and sent to Wm. B. Pierce Esq Albany N.Y.
Total amount  150.00
[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by Tho Lumpkin Clerk 
Book D Vol. 1 Page 181 
Reported

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50
.08
400
100
Wid. 4585
File with Case

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In the matter of the application of Mary Sinnott for a pension under the act of July 7. 1838.}
Albany May 24, 1844  
Sir
By reference to the enclosed papers you will perceive that the above applicant was married by a Justice of the Peace.   I have sent to Connecticut but have not been able to find any record of her marriage.  
The marriage is proved by applicants family record which is shown by the affidavit of George Pettit to have been made by Patrick Sinnott in his own hand writing. Said Patrick Sinnott died in 1813.   
The applicants husband said Patrick Sinnott, served a year & was imprisoned three months, but I am unable to prove but nine months service, to wit, in 1779 & 1780 under Colonel Mead, Captain Smith & Ensign Doty.   This service of nine months is proved by the testimony of his fellow soldier Asa Lord who is now in the receipt of a pension for service in the same Regiment during the same period.   
I am very respectfully Your Obt svt
Wm. B  Pierce
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions

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11408
Mary Sinnott
Applicant for pension
[unreadable] 
March 3 1843 & June 17th 1844
$30
No 141 Act 1844
Agent Wm. B. Pierce Albany NY

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Declaration  
In order to obtain pension under the act of March 3, 1843 & June 17, 1844 
State of Ohio 
Lorain County } ss  
On this tenth day of August A.D. 1844 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for said County Mary Sinnott a resident of Black River in said County aged 82 years & upwards who being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the acts of Congress passed March 3 1843 & June 17 1844 granting pensions widow of persons who served in the Revolutionary war.   That she is the widow of Patrick Sinnott who was a soldier of the United States during the war of the Revolution, entering the service from the State of Connecticut & first serving three months on board the ship Putnam when he was taken a prisoner & confined three months more & afterwards served nine months under Capt Smith & Lieutenant Doty as is more particularly set forth in her original application for pension under the act of July 7 1838. That when in Lysander N Y. her late residence, she applied for & has now received a pension at the rate of $30 per annum, under said act of July 7. 1838 & that she is still a widow.   
Mary Sinnott
Subscribed & Sworn the day & or above written before me & I certify that said  Mary Sinnott personally known to me.  
Patrick S Sinnott Justice of the peace

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The State of Ohio 
Lorain County ss }  I Geo H Benham Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County aforesaid, Certify that Patrick S. Sinnott Esquire before whom the foregoing proceedings were had was at the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in said County duly commissioned and qualified that his Commission was dated on the 8th day of Jany AD 1842 and will expire on the 7th day of January AD and that to all his official acts full faith and credit should be given throughout the United States and Elsewhere.  In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Elgin the 10 day of August AD 1844 
G.H. Benham

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Mary Sinnott 
Applicant for pension 
Act July 7. 1838 
Supplemental 
Black River 
May 22
Paid
Mr. William B. Pierce
Albany New York
Single

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State of Michigan 
Wayne County } ss Asa Lord a resident of the Town of [unreadable] in the County of Wayne and State of Michigan, being duly sworn says, that he is now in the Eighty fourth year of his age is a native of Saybrook in the County of Middlesex in the State of Connecticut that during the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy nine and seventeen hundred and Eighty he was in service in the revolutionary war in the Regiment under the command of Colonel Mead that during the time of such service this Deponent was well acquainted with Patrick Sinnott who was likewise a soldier in the same Regiment with this deponent that said Sinnott served in said Regiment for the period of nine months such service commencing according to the best of this Deponents recollection some time in the month of June Seventeen hundred and seventy nine that Abraham Tyler was a Major in said Regiment of Colonel Mead, that the said Patrick Sinnott was attached to the company of Captain Smith in said Regiment, in which Company Samuel Doty was an Ensign (the Christian name of said Captain Smith this deponent cannot now recollect) that during a portion of the said nine months during which the said Patrick Sinnott served in the company of said Capt Smith this Deponent served in the same company that this Deponent now draws a pension from the United States, for the services which he this Deponent rendered as aforesaid in the Regiment aforesaid - that during the time that this deponent served with the said Sinnott in the company of Captain Smith the said Sinnott was a Sergeant in said Company & did duty as such 
Asa Lord
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 18th day of May A.D. 1844 and I certify that said Asa Lord is a credible witness} 
Witter J. Baxter Notary Public
Wayne County Michigan

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This shall certify that Witter J. Baxter whose official attestation appears to the foregoing affidavit was at the time of Signing the same a Notary Public in and for the County of Wayne and State aforesaid, duly empowered & also and that to all his official acts and attestations as such Notary Public full faith and credit are due, and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Witter J. Baxter and verily believe his signature to the jurat of said affidavit genuine.   
In testimony whereof I have  hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Michigan.   
Done at the City of [unreadable] in the said State the 18th day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and forty four and of the independence of the United States the Sixty Eighth 
Thornton F. Brodhead  
Deputy Secretary of State

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Black River May 21st 1844 
Mr W. B. Pierce 
Sir  On the recpt of yours of May 10th I forthwith repaired to Dearborn Michigan & procured the within aft [affidavit] duly exemplified & certified agreeable to your directions as I suppose & hope they are correct, you will please up advised as matters progress & Oblige yours 
Lorain County, Ohio,  P. S. Sinnott

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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES 
Form VAM-51 
12-5-41 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives 
NAME   Sinnott, Patrick    GRADE  Sergeant Major   LINE    New York
WARRANT NUMBER  7721  ACREAGE  100   ISSUED   June 15, 1790
To – not shown
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 Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives. 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.