Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33,383, for John Mc Kinney, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
McKinney, John
S. 33383
CONTENTS

12.865 New Jersey R
John M c Kinney 2 d Romolph township in the state of New Jersey who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the New Jersey line, for the term of One Year (1776)
Enscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 9 th of May 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of July 1819 and sent to Lewis Condich Esq r Judge. Morristown N. Jersey-
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 9 m th 27/31 - 79:20 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 2 d Sept r 1809 - 48: -
$127:20
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
ordered Continued Feb. 17, 1822
Application of John M c Kinney for Pension Morristown, N. Jersey Feb. 17, 1822

State of New Jersey
County of Morris ss
On this Ninth day of May Eighteen hundred and eighteen, before me the subscriber, One of the Judges of the Inferior court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Morris, personally appear, John M c Kinney, aged Sixty Six years, resident in the township of Randolph in the County of Morris & State aforesaid, 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" That he the said John M c Kinney Enlisted at Morristown in the State aforesaid, for One Year, in the Company Commanded by Captain Peter Dickerson of the Third Regiment of the Jersey line Commanded by Col. Elias Dayton, some time in the month of February of the year 1776 and continued to serve in the said Corps, in the service of the United States, on the Continental establishment until some time in February of the year 1777, when the said Regiment was disbanded at Ticonderoga in the State of New York, he having served the full term of One year; he was in no battles, but frequently engaged in skirmishes, This Deponent further saith 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.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, the day and year aforesaid
John Simons
Living bond.

I Lewis Condick a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Morris & State of New Jersey do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John McKinney within named did serve in the Revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in the foregoing deposition, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the act of Congress of the 18 March 1818 Morristown New Jersey Lewis Condick.
State of New Jersey } I Robert H. McCarter Clerk of the County of Morris } County of Morris, do certify, that Lewis Condick Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit is made, is, and was, at the doing thereof duly enrolled One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Morris, and that full faith and credit, is due and ought to be given to his official acts as such.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the S d County of Morris the Nine-tenth day of May A D Eighteen hundred & Eighteen.
Rob t H. McCarter
State of New Jersey Morris County ss:
Theophilus Hathaway of S d County, appear before the subscriber, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of S d County, & being first by me duly sworn, on his oath saith, that he served one year as a private soldier in the Revolutionary army of the United States, in Capt. Peter Dickerson's Company, of the 3 d Jersey Reg t . Elias Dayton, Colonel: - that he faithfully remembers John McKinney, as a private soldier in the same company & Reg t . - that this Deponent & said McKinney, both enlisted at Morris Town New Jersey at the same time, viz: in February, as this Deponent thinks, in the year 1776, for the term of

one year; in the company & Regiment before named: - that both of them served out the full period of their enlistment, viz: one year, & were regularly & honorably discharged, with the others of said company at Ticonderoga. - That they were engaged out on the Northern expedition, upon the Mohawk River & the neighbouring country, assisted in erecting Fort Stanwix, & were discharged in February of the year 1777. - That Stephen Arnold, who has deposed as to the services of said Mr. Kinney, is well known to this deponent to have served as a soldier in the same company & Regt. & for the same period. - That their company officers were Capt. Dickerson, Lieut. Gordon & Ensign Anderson, afterwards Capt. Anderson, this deponent thinks his first name was Joseph, Anderson, & probably the same gentleman, who is now the Comptroller of the Treasury of the U. S. - That said John W. Kinney is the same man, who is present at the taking of this deposition, & whose name (or signature in characters) is added to a declaration made on oath, herunto annexed, & signed by him as his signature.
Sworn & subscribed before me at Morris Town State of New Jersey April 18 th Domini 1819
Lewis Bondick Stephen Hattaway

John McKinney
1285 Rock
Can
Aug 19
Apr 19
E. a.

District of New-Jersey, } ss. Morris County, }
On this tenth day of July, 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, holden at Morris-Town, in and for the County of Morris, in the term of July, in the year aforesaid. [The said court being a court of record, possessing a seal, proceeding according to the course of the common law, having a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping records of its proceedings, and its Judgments being removeable by writ of error only]
John H. Kinney aged sixty six years, resident in the township of Roxbury in said county, who being sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Third Jersey Regiment commanded by Col. Dayton in Captain Dickerson's company that he made his original declaration or application for a pension on the 9 th day of May 1818 that he has received a pension certificate which is Numbered 12.865
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 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. That I am sixty six years of age by occupation a Mason but am unable to pursue my occupation by reason of a complaint which stops my urine that I have a wife named Sarah aged about forty five years old who has been under the care of the Physician for two years last past and is unable to do any thing towards getting a support I have five children but they do not reside in my family nor are they dependent on me for a maintenance
John H. Kinney
Sworn to declared the 10 th day of July 1820 before
Gab. H. Lord

SCHEDULE referred to in the foregoing deposition of
John McKinney
3 Sheep 1 Hog 1 old chest 1 old water pail 1 do tin pail 1 do table 1 pair Iron traces 1 old ax & frying pan 1 old iron pot
I have small debts due to me but in an unsettled state, the amount unknown, but not exceed fifty dollars — I am indebted to several persons, but do not know the amount supposed not to exceed fifty dollars —
John McKinney
Sworn to & declared the 10 th day of July 1820 before
Gab. H. Ford

State of New Jersey, } ss. County of Morris. }
I, Robert H. McCarter, Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Morris, 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 hereby 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 ten dollars and twenty cents. — $10.20.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty.
Robert H. McCarter Clerk of the Court for the County of Morris

33383 Rey INVALID.
File No. 33383
John McKinney Rev Rev Dad
Act: March 18 n 1818 n
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 268
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John A. Kinney S
That in the Kalyan @ for part of the denied in the typical to the

State of New Jersey County of Morris } On this Fifteen day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred & Nineteen before me Lewis Bondil One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for said County personally came Stephen Arnold who being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that he has for a long time been personally acquainted with John M c Kinney; that he this Deposition know him to have been a private soldier in the revolutionary war; that this Deposition enlisted in the same Company with the said John M c Kinney and at the same time, to wit in the Company of Capt. Peter Dickerson of the Third Regiment, Commanded by Col. Elias Dayton of the Jersey line, on or about the day of February of the year 1776, and continued in the said Company & Regiment, with the said John M c Kinney until some time in the month of February of the year 1777 having both served one year the time for which they enlisted at which time the said Regiment was discharged or disbanded at Ticonderoga in the State of New York: This Deposition further saith that it was at Morristown in New Jersey where this Deposition and the said John M c Kinney enlisted.
Sworn to & subscribed before me the 13 th day of April Eighteen hundred & Eighteen Lewis Bondil
Stephen Arnold
I do hereby certify that Theophilus Hathaway, whose deposition is herunto annexed is my neighbour; - that I have known him well, for upward of twenty years, as a man of honor & strict integrity. - That I am well assured by information to be relied on, that the above Stephen Arnold, is a man of truth. That from their united testimony, & a long detail of particular occurrences during the campaign of 1777, I am satisfied of the service of John M c Kinney, upon the Continental establishment, for the full period of one year. - I am also well convinced, that said John M c Kinney is now, & has been for many years past, in very indigent & needy circumstances, & requires the assistance of his Country for support. - Given under my hand, at Morris Town N. Jersey, this 16 th day of April Domini 1819.
Lewis Bondil, a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of Morris County in the State of New Jersey.