Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6,767, for Michael Mc Kinny, Virginia

SERVICE
McKinney, Michael
NUMBER
R. 6767
CONTENTS

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
6767
P. O.
Michael O'Kinney
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

Michael M Kinney Virginia.
Rejected.
/ Grand /
Feb 16 Mar: 35 N. Goff
6767

State of Virginia County of Harrison
On this 20 th day of January 1834 Personally appeared in open Court before the justices of the peace for the county aforesaid now sitting, Michael McKinney aged 74 Years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following decla- -ration in order to Obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832—
That he was born in the State of Maryl- -and in the Year 1760 as he is informed havi- -ng no record of his age. That in the year 1775 he moved to Western Virginia then West Virg- -inia now Harrison County where he has resided untill the present time. That in the Spring of 1777 he volunteered in a company of Rangers commanded by Capt. James Boothe was appointed first Sargent in said Company was Stationed at Edwardes Fort Stationed on Book's Creek a Branch of the Monongahela River was employed as a spy in traversing the wilderness between the aforesaid River and the Ohio River for the term of nine Months. When he was discharged by Capt. Boothe—
Again in March 1778 he volunteered under the above mentioned Capt. Boothe was Stationed at Edwardes Fort as before mentioned was continued in the Office of First Sargent employed as before stated for the term of six months was again discharged by Capt. Boothe

orally as before for the within services he never received any pay altho he was promised a liberal compensation by his officers-
In march 1779 he volunteered in a company of rangers commanded by Cap t W m Robinson was again appointed first Sargent in s d Company was employed as a spy, while thus engaged, in passing from P owers to Edwards Fort in Company with W m McKiney they were way laid by a party of Indians captured and taken to Sandusky as prisoners and subjected to the most cruel treatment such as running the gauntlet, &c, upon one occasion while running the gauntlet was stuck with a club knocked down and the rim of his belly broken which has partially disabled him untill the present time, upon an other occasion he was severely burned by the Indians the scars of which are obvious at the present time he was captured on the 20 th October 1779 and remained a prisoner untill near the close of the war when he was taken to Fort Pit with several other captives and delivered to Col t Gibson where he received an honorable discharge in writing signed by Col t Gibson which has since been lost by the burning of his house in 1799 He also received a certificate authorizing him to draw provisions on his way home which was also destroyed at the same time
He is acquainted with Daniel Kincheloe & John Bather our delegate in the Va s Assembly to whom reference may be had. He has no documentary evidence by whom or knows of no one by whom he can prove the above services. He hereby relinquishes every

Claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Michael his McKinney mark
We Joseph Morris a clergyman, residing in the County of Harrison and John Sumnerville residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Michael McKinney who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 74 Years of age; that he is es- teemed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion Joseph Morris John Sumnerville Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Morris who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Harrison & State aforesaid and that John Sumnerville who has also signed the same is a resident in the County & State aforesaid and is a credible person & that their state- ment is entitled to credit

Rev. J. J. Allen
100 West 12th Street
Michael McKinney Declaration Seal
I David Dawson Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County, do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Michael McKinney for a pension.
In Testimon whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of my office at Clarkburg, the 27th day of January 1834
D Dawson