Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21855, for Arnold Kinyon, Rhode Island

SERVICE
R. I.
NUMBER
Hinson, Arnold
S. 21855
CONTENTS

21.951 Rhode Island
Arnold Kingon
of Providence in the State of Rh. Island who was a Seaman in the Comp commanded by Captain Mills of the Regt. commanded by Col. Richmond in the R. Island line for 18 months a private
6 " " Seaman $60 24 $84
Inscribed on the Roll of Rhode Island at the rate of 84 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov. 1833 — and Ten U.S. Newell Kingston
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 210 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1/4 34 42 $252
Revolutionary Claim, Rct June 7, 1832. Go. Collier
Recorded by Clerk Book E. Vol. 2. Page 118

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th A.D. 1832.
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations. County of Washington ss.
On this 11 th day of October A.D. 1832 - personally appears in open court, before the judges or justices of the Supreme Judicial Court now sitting, Arnold Kenyon a resident of Westerly in said County of Washington, aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, with the oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832 - That is to say, that in the fall, the month he does not now remember of the year 1775, at said Westerly, he enlisted under Capt. Thos. Mills for a period of one year, in Col. Nickerson's Regt. in the State line and was marched on to the Island of Conanicut in Narragansett Bay, where they were stationed & served in guarding the inhabitants & their property against the enemy till some time in the spring of 1778, when we were ordered directly to the Red Bank and went over to the Island of Rhode Island where they stationed the town of Newport five or six weeks, when we were marched to Howland's Ferry or Island, where we were stationed & served, he thinks, till some time in Sept. 1778, when we were ordered & marched to the Westward, through Westerly, & Westerly to Stratford in Connecticut; from which last aforementioned place, (they) were in the night embarked on board for Long Island.

with Col. Dickinson & Major Barton. He thinks that they were joined in this expedition by Col. Livingstone, when we surprised & took prisoners thirty or forty of the ene- my & returned with them to New Haven, where after a short time we returned to New London where where he was discharged in the autumn of 1776, after having served out his years then for which he had enlisted, and returned home to said Westport, where he again soon after his return enlisted as a private under Capt. Thomas Thompson, in Col. Barton's Regt. He thinks, in the fifteen months service in the state line he was marched to Trenton, where they were stationed & served against the en- emy till some time in the spring of 1777, when he was then honorably discharged, after having served five months.
Immediately after his discharge at Tren- ton, early in the month of April 1777, he enlisted & entered as a mariner on board the ship Oliver Cromwell, at New London Connecticut, mounting twenty guns, com- manded by Capt. Seth Wood, owned & fitted out by the state of Connecti- cut to cruise against the enemy; he sailed in this ship from New London soon after he entered on board as aforesaid, touching at New Bedford for more men, & the banks of Newfoundland for the English Channel. They on reaching the Channel took an English merchant ship bound from Quebec to Merlins San English Brig bound to Quebec laden with provisions & clothing for the English troops. Then went to the United States. After we arrived in the British Channel, we took an English packet mounting sixteen guns, bound

from the West Indies to England, with which we soon after returned to Boston when we arrived in the fall of 1747. After serving his above named six months term of service he was then discharged & returned home. And in August 1748, he again enlisted for thirty days service for Nantucket & served out this term on the Island of N. Island as per privates & was then in Sullivan's expedition in Col. Weymouth's
And the said Ranger avers, that he faithfully performed all the above mentioned periods of service in defense of his country. He further declares, that he was in Newports R.I. when on the 12th day of Octr. 1757 removed thence to said town of Westport where he then resided during the whole period of the revolution & has ever since the the revolution resided there except one year that he resided in the town of Stonington, State of Connecticut some years in the Town of Hope Intown in said county of Washington; that he does not remember that he ever received any written discharge from any of his said services; but that he was verbally discharged therefrom by his commanding officer that he has no documentary evidence of any of said services. That he has no record of his age or birth; that he is not acquainted with a single person in his immediate vicinity; but refers to Nathan F. Dyer Esquire &
Romer Babcock Jr - who are his neighbors & witnesses to the

town in which he lives, who testified to his character for veracity & then he said that he was a soldier of the revolution & to the account of any dispossessions.
We hereby certify that the above claim is true to a farthing except the present holders, that his name is not on the pension roll of the government. Sworn to & subscribed this day & year above said Witness Matthew Keefe Atty      Arnold Hingson
We Nathan H. Dixon residing in the town of Westport in the above said county and Robert Babcock residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abner Henson who has subscribed the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reported to have lived in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we are in that opinion. I sworn to & subscribed this day above said Witness Matthew Keefe Atty      Nathan H. Dixon Robert Babcock Jr.
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as such as he states; and the court further certify that Abner Henson to them that Nathan H. Dixon and Robert Babcock Jr. who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents in said Westport & that they are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Thomas P. Wells, Clerk of the aforesaid Supreme Judicial Court do hereby certify that the foregoing con- tains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Arnold Henson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here- set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 19th day of September 1832.
Thos P. Wells Clerk

2 Jerrold Crumb, now residing in North- Stonington, Connecticut, of lawful age, and engaged according to law depose, and say, that I was a soldier of the Revolutionary war — That Jerrold Kiryong of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island enlisted into the said service in AD 1775 — the fall after the battle at Lexington in the Company of Thomas Wells of Hopkinton in said County, and served in said Company in the Regiment of Col. Richmond twelve months according to the period of his enlistment — and I further Depose, and say that I enlisted as a soldier as aforesaid at the same time into the same Company, for the same period of service, and continued in the service with the said Kiryong during the whole year — Our first station was on the island of Conan- -nicut in New-Port County Rhode Island where we remained from the fall of 1775 — until the next spring — when we moved over to New-Port where we stayed a few days, and thence went to Howland's Ferry on the Island of New-Port, where the bridge now stands, there we erected a fort — and left there for New-Port in the fall of AD 1776 — and thence we proceeded to Long Island the same fall, to Long Island in the State of New-York, where we landed, but remained there only a few hours, and then now named

we were ordered into said Col Richmond's Regiment to take charge of Prisoners and arms, which Prisoners and arms we left at New-Haven in the State of Connecticut - from thence we were marched to New-London, and there the said Arnold Kenyon was with me, honorably discharged, after serving one full year, the term of our enlistment - Westerly August 3 rd - Thorne his Crumb D 1832 ~ - mark
Washington County ss. Westerly August 3 rd D 1832 ~ -
Personally appeared Thorne Crumb the above subscriber to this deposition who - signed the same by making his mark in my presence, - and made solemn oath to the truth of said Deposition before me - I further certify that Thorne Crumb is personally known to me and is a credible witness ~ - Nathan H. Dixon Justice of Peace

Edward Hiscoc of Westerly in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island, on oath deposeth & saith, that he is seventy three years of age; that he served in the Revolutionary War at Silver Town, State of Rhode Island in Capt Thomas Thompson's Company, in Col Separk's Regt in the fifteen months service in the State line, and well remembering that Arnold Kenyon, then of said Westerly, served as said Silver Town in at the same time in the same Company & Regt with this deponent. The particular period of the war or length when the said Kenyon's service at Silver Town was performed this deponent is not at this moment able recollect with certainty, but thinks it must have been in 1776 or 1777 - nor does he remember the particular length of his service, but continued a considerable time. Edward Hiscoc
Washington ss. State of Rhode Island &c. Town of Westerly Augt 9 th 1833 Personally came before me the above named

deponent, Edward Hiscoc, who before me gave & subscribed the preceding depo- sition & was by me duly sworn to the ac- cording to law. I further certify that he is personally known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing affidavit and that his testimony is entitled to credit.
By me John H. Lusk Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island } Washington ss. - & Providence Plantations
I, Samuel Helme Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Washington & State Aforesaid do hereby certify - that Nathan F. Dixon Esq. whose Signature in his own proper hand writing is annexed to the preceding Certificate regarding Arnold Greene and that John H. Groves Esq. whose Signature in his own proper hand writing is annexed to the preceding Certificate regarding Edward Hiscocx were respectively at the times of their respective Signatures Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly sworn & qualified.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Affixed the seal of said Court. This Nineteenth day of September in the Year A.D. 1833.
Sam. Helme Clerk

27 box Arnold Kingston R.I.
Byrall 18 monthly Namau 6 " DH aonid
M rs P. Newell Kingston R.I.

State of New York } Rensselaer County } ss
Abel Lewis of the town of Peterstown in the County and State aforesaid being duly sworn before the under named a justice of the Peace of said County Deposeth and saith in the fore Part of April 1777 said Deponent and Arnold Kingson of Westerly Rhode Island enlisted on board the ship Oliver Cromwell commanded by Seth Hardon sailed from New London on or about the above mentioned time said ship was owned and fitted out by the State of Connecticut that the said Arnold Kingson entered on board said ship as a Marine and was to have the same monthly wages that the State soldiers had from New London Sailed on a cruise to the banks of Newfoundland and from thence to the channel of England first Prize they took was a ship bound from Quebec to Madeira the 2 d Prize was a Brig bound from England to Quebec laden with provisions and clothing for the English Army the 3 d Prize was an English Packet bound from the West Indies to England had on board an English Admiral bound home for his health
The Oliver Cromwell came into Boston about the first of October following at which Place this Deponent and the said Arnold Kingson were discharged after serving six months which was the term of their enlistment and further this Deponent saith not
Subscribed and sworn to } before me the 17 th day } of August 1832
Abel Lewis
Isaac Saunders justice of the Peace
State of New York } I certify that Isaac Saunders whose genuine say Rensselaer County } nature is affixed to the above affidavit, was at the time of taking the same, one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Rensselaer.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed my seal of office this Thirtieth day of Au- gust 1832.
Archibald D. Willcutt

Penlee
21855
INVALID.
File No. 21,855
Arnold Kingon Seaman Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]