Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22863, for Joseph Kinney, Connecticut

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Kinney, Joseph
S 22863
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Dear Letter to Joseph Kinney 23 Feb '41
N o 18531  Pennsylvania
Josiph Kinney of Bradford Co. in the State of Penn a . who was a Pr. Corp t & Sergt. in the Company commanded by Captain Ely of the Regt. commanded by Col. Chase in the Cont. Troops time for 20 days $ 2.20 4 months Corp t 14.66 2 / 3 6 " Sergt. Inf. V. Marines 30.00 $46.86 2 / 3
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 46 Dollars 86 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10. day of Sept. 1853 and sent to Simon Kinney Towanda Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1853 117.16 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th March 1854 23.43 $140.59
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }

N o 12.430 Joseph Kenney
18 Jany. 1833.
Yr. 5.
Dear Friend
Pla. Ref.
Admitted
20 00 Priv. 4 mos. Corporal 2 " 500 Length Inf y 3 " 250 " " (Mamet) 205
W. Ford
A. R.

BRIEF in the case of  Joseph H Kinney of the County of Bradford in the State of Penn a .  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 75 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 Substituted 4 for Abel Andrews As a Col. Parsons, Capt. Ely —   "79 2 15 Volunt. Col. Chase, Capt. Kinney —   "79 Substituted 1 for Same names not recollected.   " 64 15 Sergt. of Miners Ship Oliver Cromwell, Capt. Parker —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? at Sea.  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Windham Ct.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? nothing  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Bell Examining Clerk.

Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Pennsylvania County of Bradford
On this tenth day of September A.D. 1832 Personally appeared in open Court, before The Hon. Edward Herrick President of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Bradford and his associate Judges, now sitting, Joseph Kinney a resi- dent of Sheshequin in the County of Bradford aforesaid and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy five 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 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as follows "In December 1775, I think in the latter part of the month I joined the revolutionary Army at Roxbury" near Boston as a substitute "in the place of Abel Andrews of Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, where we both belonged and were then living, who as I understood had served in the Army near Boston the summer and autumn before, and who had enlisted for one year Under David Dorrance of Tolentown in said County an Ensign under Capt. Christopher Ely of Linn, Newton don County in said County in the regiment Com- manded by Col. Parsons of said Linn; whose Lieut. Col. was John Tyler of Preston & whose Major was Samuel Prentiss of Stonington. My agreement with said Andrews was to serve for him 'til Spring. But what particular time in the Spring I cannot be certain, but I believe it was to the first of May. I joined the Army as aforesaid & found a number of my acquaintances there (Viz) Squire Gady, who was a sergeant, John Fuller, Thomas Andrews brother to said Abel, belonging to said Capt. Ely's Company; whose Lieut's were, Richards and Read. I was readily accepted by the officers in the place of said Abel Andrews and did duty as a corporal. That with belonging to him (as I understood) by the terms of his "enlistment". Though frequently and I think mostly I did Sergeants duty. In the month of January I think, a brother of mine by name of "Daniel Kinney, a lad of fourteen or fifteen years old, came down and joined the Company. Having enlisted (as I understood) under said Ensign Dorrance, and served as a fifer in the regiment. Here I served through the winter. I went on to Dorchester heights near Boston, the first night our troops took possession of that place, with the second party, which left our Regimental encampment, and arrived on the hill a little before daylight, relieving the first party. We worked alternately digging the frozen ground to raise a fort, and keeping guard on the point below, until near daylight of the second day, when we were relieved by another party of our troops, and we marched off to return to our Regiment in a very severe and violent storm of wind, rain and hail, which had prevailed most of the night. I was again once or twice on the same night whilst the work, raising the fort or breastwork, was continued, before

The British troops left Boston. I continued with the regiment in camp until Marching for New York in the Spring of 1776, I am pretty certain it was in the month of April, when I marched on with the regiment through the South part of Massachusetts to Providence Rhode Island and on to said Plainfield Conn - at Eaton's tavern where the regiment halted for refreshment; in the neighborhood of said Ebenezer Durdens, whose place I had taken in the Army, and my time according to agreement with him being nearly expired, he with the assistance of his friends procured a man of the name of Isaac Page Baptiste to take my place in the regiment. He was accepted by Gen. Varnum, who, I understood then commanded the division we were marching in; and I was released and parted with my Comrades Comrades of the Regiment and my Companions of Capt. Ely's Company "above named and others" in friendship; All of whom, went on to New York, and served out the year as I understood.
I had some personal acquaintance, whilst in camp, with Captains Brewster of Preston and Gallup of Groton New London County, Ensign Lemuel Clift of Plainfield aforesaid, who was afterwards a Captain in Washington's Army, and many others of Col. Parsons Regiment. Whether any of them are yet living I know not, though I suppose my brother Daniel may be living in the northern part of Vermont or New York. How long I served in Col. Parsons Regt I am not certain for I cannot remember at what time I left it. But I believe it must have been the latter part of April. Some regiments had gone on before us, to New York, and I understood that Gen Washington was on forward of us. I am satisfied, however, that I served at this time "as much as four months. I was unwell when I left the Regt of a slow fever, had taken medicine whilst in camp of our Regimental Doct r . Ely, a brother of our Capt. Ely in whose company I served. When I was released, I went to my father within 1 1/2 mile of said Eaton's tavern; and became more unwell so that I was confined two or three weeks. Early in the Spring of 1777 I went from Plainfield to the western part of New Hampshire to my father's, at a place then called Gaudigan (since called Orange as I have understood) where my father had removed his family, the fall before. It was a new settled place and but few families there. But they had formed a Militia Company of which my father was appointed Captain in a regiment of which Jonathan Chase of Cornish was Colonel, Esq d Elisha Prine of Lebanon Lieut. Colo l and Francis Smith of Plainfield New Hampshire was Major. Upon after my arrival at my father's, a detachment from said Regiment was ordered by said Col. Chase to Recondenaga. I then went on as a volunteer with said detachment, reported by my father as Captain a Sergeant of his Company, making out the number called for out of his Com y by said order. We joined others of the detachment from other Companies, and passed on to the residence of the said Col. Chase in said Cornish on Connecticut river, where the detachment were ordered to meet, and when the whole detachment were collected, we were formed into a Company commanded by Capt. Edmond Freeman of Hanover, where Dartmouth College is situated.

83 We were ordered to furnish ourselves with provisions and take them in our knapsacks" and "march for Ticonderoga". We took up our march "through an uninhabited country, except one or two log huts with two or three inhabitants in them but no provisions for us, at a place called Canadish; and a few families at or near Otter Creek in Castleton and Hubbardton.
We arrived at Camp and were quartered at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain, opposite to old Ticonderoga fort. At what time we arrived at Camp I cannot say, but believe it must have been about the first of May, from what I well remember of the badness of the roads through the Wilderness which we passed. The brooks & rivulets appeared swollen like the running off of the last snows of Winter; the time also being very rainy during part of our march, caused us a tedious, toilsome and dreary march. Col. Chase was with us and encouraged the men; for which, and his general kind deportment towards us, he was very highly respected. Soon after our arrival at Camp there came an other troops from New Hampshire, which I understood to be Continental troops: A regiment commanded by a Col. Poor, and which appeared to be partly of new recruits. I believe the Lieut. Col. or Major of this regiment was of the name of "Scamell" a very active sprightly officer. This regiment was also stationed at Mount Independence, and I think now, that Col. Poor commanded at that place the part of the army stationed there during my stay there. But who commanded on the other side of the lake at the old Ticonderoga fort, and so the whole army there, I cannot say. But I believe Gen. St. Clair had not arrived there. Of this however I am not certain. Have long the detachment with which I served at Mount Independence continued there, I cannot remember, nor for how long a term the draft was made. But I am satisfied, it was more than a month. I was certainly from home, more than two  three months on that tour. At the time of the discharge of the detachment I was suffering very much, from a canker in my mouth and throat, and the more so, as our provision consisted of salt beef, with dry peas and bad bread. I marched out, however, with the detachment on their discharge, and finding a relative of our family by the name of John Hall (an uncle by marriage) I stopped with him at his residence at Castleton and continued with his family I think nearly two weeks. When finding myself relieved of my complaint, I set off alone for home, and on my way, about twelve or fourteen miles, as near as I can now recollect "at Otter Creek, at a house said to belong to Col. Tillead there were assembled a large company of men of a soldierly like appearance attending prayer, beside the road, where I passed close by them, as silently as I could, being anxious to pass on - having then about thirty miles to march through the wilderness to the first residence of human beings. I had heard that Col d Warner (of the Green Mountain Boys character) had gone down to the southern part of Vermont to raise volunteers for Ticonderoga, and I concluded they were his recruits going on to join the army at that place I had passed them. Whilst at their devotion, about thirty or forty rods when their prayer being to appearance ended, I saw a smart appearing young man following me on a quick walk. I slackened my pace til he came up and in a very friendly & polite manner said "Col. Warner, who commanded the party that I had just passed, requested that I would return back, he having noticed me alone with my gun and accoutrements, was fearful

that there was something wrong, or that I might hear news. I immediately returned to the Company, when Col Warner in a very gentlemanly & kind manner enquired of me where I was from and the news, and why, in a soldier's habit and alone I was travelling that way, which seemed to him a wrong course. I candidly informed him of my situation, where I had been, under whom I had served and why I was left by the company I had served with. He seemed satisfied, but said he was sorry to see me going that way, when soldiers were so much wanted at Ticonderoga and invited me to join him and his men and go on with them. But I excused myself by informing him that I was not well and that my connexions at home knew nothing where I was, nor why I was so long behind my comrades. He very cordially wished me well and I went on and gained my intended place for that night's rest, at Canaanish before quite dark. And reached my father, I think the third day after. Soon after this we learned by account, which proved correct, that my Uncle Hall, with whom I had lodged as before stated, was mortally wounded and died in a few hours at the head of a company of Militia of which he was Captain, in an action near his residence at Castleton, with a party of Indians and others, sent on Burgoyne's Army at Crown Point or that neighbourhood on his advance to Ticonderoga, just a week after I left his house. That Col. Warner had had a severe action at Hubbardton soon after, and that Ticonderoga was given up to Gen. Burgoyne. I continued from this time until October following part of the time of my father and part at Colo. Chase's in Cornish, when there was another "call for a detachment" from the regiment of Colo. Chase to join the army under Gen. Gates against Gen. Burgoyne on the north river. I went on with that detachment, from my father's company, having the post of Sergeant. With Lieut. Abel Wilder, my brother Daniel Kinney and others to Connecticut river, and down through Lebanon, Plainfield, Cornish and other towns to Charlestown (old number four). Thence over the mountains to Manchester, I think part of Sunderland, Arlington, Cambridge to Watkinsville to the north river at Saratoga, or rather alone, our station being just by a place of falls in the river, whereon was an old sawmill about half a mile above where Burgoyne's Army then lay, it being but a short time before his surrender to Gen. Gates. All the battles between the two armies had taken place before our detachment arrived at Saratoga, and as I can recollect we were informed, the negotiations for the surrender of the British army was going on, during our stay there, up to the time of the surrender. Previous to our arrival, some of the boats of Burgoyne sent by him to transport provision towards Lake George in contemplation of his retreat to Canada, had been captured on the north river, by Colo. Bellas of the militia. Immediately after the surrender, I believe the next day, we set out on our return march homeward, and took the same route that we had come out on. And also in the same manner (Viz) in small parties of half a dozen or more. I served in camp at Saratoga under my former Captain at Mount Independence Viz Capt. Freeman. On my return from the former place, he mistook me on horseback, at a huckster's shop on the way from Manchester to Connecticut.

Ride a few miles from the latter, where I was laid up in great distress, by reason of a kick from a Canadian pack horse which one of my companions by name of Minie a Lieutenant, of Canaan, a Town adjoining that in which my father lived, had obtained from Gen Burgoon's gang of pack horses. We had loaded our knapsacks on the old horse, when all the party, five or six in number, but myself stopped at a house to drink. The horse being lazy, I urged him on, and on coming opposite the barn near the house, the barn yard being open, he turned into the yard. I being vexed dealt somewhat severely with him, and in return the old brute gave me a stroke with one of his broad Canadian hind feet on my thigh which gave me immediate and violent pain. I however hobbled on, and I believe rode on the old horse part of the way, about three miles to the first house on our road, which was the huckster shop before mentioned; when the agony of my wound became so severe, that I gave up & my companion went on & left me. On the advice of a half drunken soldier, I took & bathing the wounded part with rum and salt, and in a short time the pain abated materially. In the mean time Capt. Freeman came up as before mentioned, and seeing me sitting there exclaimed 'Kinney what the D - l are you doing here?' I informed him of my situation. He insisted on my riding his horse, while he would go on foot and going on with him to the river. I reluctantly consented and he helped me upon his horse, and we proceeded to the river, a distance of seven or eight miles, before night, and there leaving me at a good tavern, he went on. - I continued the practice of the rum and salt to my hurt, according to my soldier doctor's direction 'til bed time - had a good night's rest - Started early in the morning, crossed the river and overtook my comrades before they left Charlestown; and went on home with them - How long I was out on this tour I cannot recollect with certainty. I think I was not in camp at Saratoga, more than ten or twelve days. I believe we were at least twelve or thirteen days on our march to & from that place. My home at my father's was, to the best of my knowledge and recollection one hundred and forty or fifty miles from the camp -
I was engaged in no farther revolutionary service until 1779. Early in the spring of that year I was at Plainfield in Connecticut, living with a brother-in-law by the name of Timothy Lester, whose wife was my half sister. He was a farmer, and also carried on something of the business of tanning and shoemaking, and had a man in his employ and living with him by the name of Lane, who was a shoemaker and who had a wife and one or two small children. Lane was drafted from the Militia, to serve a tour of one month at New London; and as Lester had not got through with his shoemaking business for the season, I agreed to go and serve the time in Lane's stead. Accordingly I went on to New London and joined and served in a company commanded by a Captain, I think from Hebron Con ty . an excellent man but I cannot recollect his name. His Lieutenant was Jacob Spalding of Wittingly Con ty . Who commanded the troops there at New London I cannot recollect. Before the month was quite expired, a young man by the name of Joseph Butler, from Plainfield who was serving in the same company with me, and myself agreed to go together on board of the

Oliver Cromwell a twenty gun ship then lying in the Harbour at New London and belonging to the state of Connecticut. Oliver was about my age and an acquaintance. We enlisted on board of that vessel for a six months cruise. He had the birth of master at arms, and I had that of sergeant of marines. Our captain was Timothy Parker of Norwich. The first Lieutenant was a Mr. Chapman of New London. The name of the 2 d Lieut. I cannot recollect. But the 3 d Lieut. was a Mr. Smith of Norwich. Our sailing master was of the name of Read, I think of Norwich. Our Captain of marines was Salter Perkins of Norwich. Our chief surgeon was a Frenchman whose name I do not remember. His mate was Ebenezer Robinson of Plainfield &c.
The ship lay in harbor, I think a week or more, after Oliver and myself enlisted, before she sailed, after which she went into Hampton Harbor and took in water and then stood out to sea. She did not proceed far before we took two or three small prizes of little value, one of which I remember was an old brig with Mahogany on board, and was frequently afterwards called by the crew, the Mahogany Brig. To man the prizes required so many hands, and we not being far out on taking them, our ship returned to New London, and lay there about a week as near as I can recollect. Our hands then got aboard and we sailed out again, and on, I think the fourth or fifth day out, we took a ten gun Privateer Schooner I believe from New York, with a very smart crew of about forty five men. She was manned out and sent into New London, where she got in safe and was very soon manned out by Americans, and proved a successful Privateer by the name of the Young Cromwell through the remainder of the war. About two or three days, as near as I can recollect, after taking this Schooner, we took what the sailors called a Scotch prize. We were captured by three ships of the enemy from New York (viz) The Daphne of twenty guns. The Delaware of thirty guns, a Kings ship, and a privateer of eighteen guns, whose name I cannot remember. We had a smart action with the Daphne. She being a very fast sailer, came up with us a long time before the other ships. They were all in company when first discovered, and we attempted an escape by sailing away. But the Daphne, as it proved to be, coming down upon us by superior sailing, we had a brush with her, in which we cut away her main top mast. We then thought we could make our escape, but they soon got up a jury mast, or otherwise repaired and came up with us again, leaving the other ships far behind. We then hauled up our course, as it is termed, and went into business and nearly side by side we had a sharp conflict for three glasses and a half, as it was said, but not many lives lost on our side, they aiming chiefly at our rigging, being sure of us if they could prevent our running away. The other ships coming up a close haul upon us, the Delaware being within a little more than Pistol shot, and seeing no chance to escape, our brave Captain ordered our Colours to be hauled down, and we surrendered. —

Our crew was divided in about equal numbers, on board the two Kings Ships the Daphne and Delaware, and taken into New York harbor, and then placed on board of the two Prison ships Good Hope and Jersey. My lot was on board the Jersey, and was of the first American Prisoners ever put on board of that ship; she having been used til then as a hospital ship for their own sick and wounded. She lay moored in East river above the City. It was said she was in Commission. The first Lieut. who had the command on board, was a young man of the name of Tompkins, not more, I think, than 17 or 18 years of age. He highly resented this ship being made a prison ship which circumstance proved very favorable to the prisoners, showing them much favor and generosity to retaliate on his superior as we thought, for the insult of his vessel being ordered for a prison ship. At the time we were taken we had three men killed, and I believe about double that number were wounded. I received a slight wound in my hand and arm, by a piece of a swivel, broke by a shot on our quarter deck waist; one of which, also wounded our Sailing Master in the forehead, and an Lieut. of Marines, cutting through his upper lip. I left the old Jersey, on exchange of prisoners, about the middle of August, to the best of my recollection of the time, and went in a cartel Schooner, with 14 or 15 others, into New London, and there ended my imprisonment.
The time of my service at Roxbury near Boston from some time in December 1775 to some time in April 1776 I believe to have been, including marching to and from, at least four months or more. The time at Ticonderoga I believe firmly to have been at least one month and a half inclusive of going & returning. The time to Saratoga in Oct r 1777 at least two thirds of a month. The time of serving for June, together with the service in the Oliver Cromwell and the imprisonment in the Jersey prison ship from the first of April to the middle of August 1779 can not, I verily believe have been less than four and a half months, making the whole time of service in the war ten months and two thirds of a month.
This declarant farther saith he has no documentary evidence in relation to his service, nor does he know that he can procure any evidence, though he has some expectation of procuring the evidence of Squire Cady, who he is informed is yet living in Connecticut, and whom testimony he has already been at considerable pains to obtain. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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.
Joseph Kimble
To the 1 st question put by the Court The applicant answers. He was born in the Town of Preston New London County Connecticut on the 22 d March 1757 as he has always been informed by his family.
To the 2 d Q n . He has no record of his age. He recollects, when a young boy, of his Father and Mother having a reconing of the age of himself and their other children, for the purpose, as they said, of placing their ages on the records of the Township of Preston aforesaid. But that he never saw the record.

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To the 3 rd Question he answers That he lived in Plainfield Can "as stated in the body of his declaration, when he went into the Western. In the Spring of 1782 He went to Wyoming, near Wilkesbarre Penn a and remained there & continued there til the Spring of 1784 when he removed to Sheshequin where he now resides and where he has lived ever since that time.
To the 4 th Qn. He says this question is fully answered in the body of his declaration above viz That he first engaged as a substitute for a Black & Indian in the service at Roxbury near Boston. That he volunteered in the expedition to Ticonderoga & Saratoga in 1777. and That he was a substitute for some for his time as drafted militia and that enlisted for six months on board the Olive Cromwell in 1779
To the 5 th Qn. He says That he thinks Brigadier Genl Spencer had the immediate command of the troops at Roxbury whilst he was there. That the officers of his regiment he has named in his declaration as also others generally as well as he can recollect. Though he could name some others whom he saw in the course of his service. The latter instance, Saml Genl Stark at Saratoga. Also a Col. Dyer or Colonel Huntington who had command of a reg t at Roxbury. For the general circumstances of his service he refers to the body of his declaration
To the 6 th Qn. He answers That he never had a commission or discharge in, or from the service.
To the 7 th Qn. He says he names Col. Joseph Kingsbury, Saml Genl Gore Esq r Army Genl Gore Esq r Elizur Shaeff of Sheshequin - Hon. Edward Herrick Pres t of the 13 th Judicial district of Pa Doct r Stephen Hopkins - Clement Paine & David Paine esq r of Otsego Genl Samuel M c Kean also of the Commonwealth of Pa and almost any other well known respectable citizen of Bradford Co y - Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court. Joseph Kingsbury
the day and year above said for J. M c Guire Pro t E. S. Goodrich S p We Samuel Gore and Joseph Kingsbury Residing in the Township of Sheshequin Bradford County Penn a hereby Certify that we are long and well acquainted with Joseph Kingsbury Esq r who has Subscribed and sworn to the above and foregoing declaration That we believe him to be seventy five years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he usually has been a soldier of the revolution, and that we fully concur in that opinion. We further state that there is no resident clergyman in said Sheshequin - Joseph Kingsbury Sam l Gore
Sworn and Subscribed Sep 10. 1832 in open Court J. M c Guire Pro t E. S. Goodrich S p
And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 in the States. And the Court further Certify that it Satisfactorily appears to them that that there is no resident clergyman in Sheshequin and that Joseph Kingsbury and Samuel Gore esq r are old and respectable residents in said Sheshequin, that they are credible persons and that their statements is entitled to credit.
W. H. Herrick Pres. Judge
I James P. Bull Prothonotary (or clerk) of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Bradford do hereby Certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Kingsbury for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this tenth day of September A.D. 1832
for J. M c Guire Pro t E. S. Goodrich S p

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December 3, 1925
Mr. E. Thomas Huntington 427 Main St. Hartford, Conn.
Sir:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 22863, it appears that JOSEPH KINNEY was born in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, March 22, 1757.
While a resident of Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, he enlisted late in December, 1775, and served four months as Corporal in Captain Christopher Ely's Company, Colonel Samuel H. Parsons' Connecticut Regiment. Having moved with his father (whose name is not stated) to Cardigan (later called Orange) New Hampshire, and his father having been appointed Captain of a company of militia, he enlisted in the spring of 1777 and served as Sergeant in his father's Company in Colonel Jonathan Chase's New Hampshire Regiment and was soon afterward attached to Captain Edmund Freeman's Company in said regiment and served about one and one half months. He enlisted in October, 1777, and served about twenty days as Sergeant in Captain Edmund Freeman's New Hampshire Company. While living in Plainfield, Connecticut, with his brother-in-law, Timothy Lester, he enlisted about April 1, 1779, and

served nearly one month as private, officers not stated. He then enlisted and served as Sergeant of Marines on the Oliver Cromwell, Captain Timothy Parker; after capturing a ten gun privateer and several small prizes the Oliver Cromwell and crew were captured and said Joseph Kinney was carried to New York and placed on the prison ship, Jersey, and was exchanged about the middle of August, 1779.
He married in 1782 in Wyoming (later called Wilkes-Barre) Pennsylvania, name of wife not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 10, 1832, while a resident of Sheshequin, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He died there June 3, 1841.
A son, Simon, was living in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in 1833.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

Probation
228.63 INVALID.
File No. 228.63
Joseph Kinney Private 4 Clayton Penn War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 221
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1892 File 6 - Hist L. D. Powers 260 in F.S.
1925 Dec 3 hist P. Thos. Huntington

JOSEPH KINNEY.
Entered the service from Windham, Conn., in the year 1775, and served four months as a substitute in Captain Ely's Co., Col. Parson's Regt. In the year 1777, served one month and fifteen days in Capt. Kinney's Co., (his father) Col. Chase's N.H. troops. In the year 1779, he served four months and fifteen days as a Sergt. of Marines on board the ship "Oliver Cromwell", commanded by Captain Parker. Also during this year he served one month as a substitute for one man, but was unable to give the names of his officers. Applied for pension from Bradford Co., Pa., aged

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions. Rm 1812 War Section. Washington D.C. Winfield Scott Commissioner.

October 29, 1825
Hon. Winfield Scott,
Hon Sir,
Is there any thing about Joseph Kinne S.22863?
I thank you for your early reply to Daniel Kinney, S.42772 which I hope will enable me to secure some information about some of his descendants.
I wonder if you are related to our former Genl Winfield Scott, who was one of our ablest Generals of his time.
Respectfully Yours.
427 Main St. Ht. Cinn. R Thomas Huntington

July 20. 1841 4 H. L. R. R. Washington D. C.

Shepherdstown, 13th July, 1841
J. C. Edwards Esq. Compt r of Pensions
Sir:
ms. A. 9. 2. 14. 1 Your letter in answer to mine respecting a pension for Mr. Avery Gore, came to hand by due course of mail - I immediately sent it Mr. Gore. But absence from home, & a crowd of business, has prevented an opportunity to converse with Mr. Gore, on the subject, till recently. He informs me there is some mistake in the matter. Capt Franklin's company did not belong to the Penn a line, but to the Connecticut line, and I fear my former letter to the War department will be the cause of injustice being done to Mr. Ayers, and other pensioners (if there be any) that belonged to Capt Franklin's company. Will you be so good as to look again into this matter? Mr. Gore says he was regularly enlisted, under the jurisdiction of Connecticut; and history teaches us that Myomine , at the time of the enlistment, was under that jurisdiction.
Joseph Kinney, a Pensioner, and a resident of this Town, died the 3 d of June - There would be some

five dollars due his heirs - a sum hardly worth as looking after - yet it would help to procure gravestone stones to the memory of the deceased - The family are not in affluent circumstances - Will you be so good as to inform me of the steps to be taken to obtain the small pittance that will be com- ing? Should the certificate be returned with the application? - If you have the proper blanks, will you be so good as to forward them to me?
Respectfully your Obedient Joseph Kingsbury

Joseph Kinney

Pennsylvania Bradford County, ss
Personally came before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bradford aforesaid Joseph Hinney esq. to me well known and who to my knowledge is the same person who heretofore on the 10 th September last made his declaration in order to obtain a pension: and who being duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that on the most mature reflection, he is of the full conviction and belief, that the period of time, and grade of his service as a soldier of the revolution is correctly stated in his declaration, and that although as therein set forth, he cannot with precision state the dates, and periods of his service, yet from the long time that has since elapsed, yet from the best of his recollection he served not less than the period, mentioned in his declaration and repeated below and in the following grades Viz. on the first tour, to Roxbury near Boston as substitute of Abel Andrews he served, including marching to and from the place of his engagement four months, as corporal; (Though a considerable part of the time he did the duties of Sergeant But he only claims as corporal). That on his tour to Ticonderoga; for one month and fifteen days He served as sergeant. That on his tour to Saratoga; for twenty days, he served as sergeant. That on his tour to Newbondan, as substitute for Lane; for twenty days, he served as a private; Having permission to enlist on board of the Oliver Cromwell before the expiration of the month for which he engaged for Lane. Under his enlistment on the Oliver Cromwell, for three months and twenty five days, including his imprisonment, he served as sergeant of marines. And for these services, he claims a pension
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11 th day of April A.D. 1833.
Joseph Hinney
Sam l Gore J.P.

State of Pennsylvania Bradford County
James P. Buel Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County do certify that Samuel Gore before whom the within affidavit was sworn & subscribed was at the date of the same recognized in said Court as a duly qualified & acting Justice of the peace And that I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe the within signature of "Sam Gore" to be genuine Witness my hand & seal of office this 12 th day of April 1833
For N. D. Bell Pres E. S. Goodrich D. J.

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Simsbury July 12 th 1833.
Personally appeared before me J. B. Schuyler Notary Public for said County of Windham. Sincerely yours, Signer of the within affidavit, who is well known to the subscriber, as a witness, whose testimony is entitled to full credit, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same before me J. B. Schuyler Notary Public

I Squire Gady of Plainfield in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut Aged 78 do testify and say that sometime in the month of November 1775 Abel Andrews enlisted as a Corporal in the Connecticut line of the army of the United States for the campaign of 1776 in a Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel H. Parsons and company of Capt. Christopher Ely and joined the Regiment at Roxbury Massachusetts the first day of Dec r . 1775 and served about one month, and then Joseph Kimney took his place as a Substitute to serve until the next Spring (he and myself were messmates) he served until the British army left Boston and when Col. Parsons Regt. was ordered to New York Joseph Kimney marched with us as far as Plainfield State of Connecticut, and his engagement with Abel Andrews as a Substitute having about expired, Abel Andrews had procured Nathaniel Barrett to serve out the remainder of the campaign and Joseph Kimney was released, which was, according to the best of my recollection the fore part of April 1776.
Squire Gady

Simon Winney Esquire
Towanda
Bradford County
Pennsylvania

Simon Winney Esq.
Hartford 19 Feb. 1833
Dear Sir,
I have delayed answering your favour of the 8 th inst. in order to take full time for search, which I am enabled to make, being now, and for years previous employed in the Comptroller's Office in this place. — I have, with the assistance of Mr. Phelps, the Comptroller, thoroughly searched for the object your father has in view, and am sorry it has proved so unsuccessful. — There are no rolls, or mention of any names of those engaged in the Naval service in this office — other than those of sundry officers, mentioned below, none under a 3 d Lieut. and master. —
I have copied all the notices of the O. Cromwell, contained in the books of this office relating thereto — viz: the Journals of the "Council of Safety" (4 manuscript volumes) , Compose of the then Gov. & sundry others — thinking they may possibly afford some hint, for further proof especially as assisted by your father's excellent memory & judgement.
I have also applied to the Secretary, but find nothing relating to the O. C. except a resolve of Genl. Assembly of 1779 (Jan y ) for manning and equipping that Ship — no names of men are found. —
We have many documents relating to the land service, both of the regular Line, and militia, minute men, Coast guards &c. and have furnished efficient evidence for many pensions — but are deficient as regards the Naval service. Should your father want any further evidence of land service, by forwarding the names of his superior officers, down to Capt s or Lieut s — the date of service, the place where &c. I think he could be assisted. Any thing in my power, I will render with the greatest pleasure. I accidentally saw this entry, this morning, in looking over a book, in search of some account of the O. C. "Enlisting bounty paid J. Merrill & J. Winney, $16.00" in an Ac t of Col. John Dunker Regt. — I mention this, and what follows because several have obtained pensions, from indirect testimony, assisting

the more direct; and as perhaps as assisting to fill up a chasm in the memory of events so long past. —
The first mention made of the Oliver Cromwell, is a vote of the Council of Safety, under date of July 11. 1776, appointing W m Coit, Captain — Other votes of the same Council, follow: — 31 st of same month Sam l Champlin 1 st Lieut. 3 rd Lieut. — Aug. 27 Michael Melolly 1 st Lieut. 1 st Lieut. John Smith 3 rd Lieut. and John Chapman 2 nd Lieut. — Oct. 2 nd John Spencer, & 7 others from Cap. Wells' Comp. Col o Wolcott's Regt. permitted to enlist as seamen and marines on board the O. C. — 23 rd Lieut. Young appointed Master, & Capt. W m Coit ordered on a cruise "of about 2 months, — and Nath l Shaw 1 st Lieut. ordered to furnish supplies for that ship, and the Brig Defence for that cruise. —
1777. April 11 th Seth Harding, appointed Captain — Jim s Parker 1 st Lieut. John Chapman 2 nd Lieut. & John Smith 3 rd Lieut. — Eliphalet Roberts, Capt n of Marines — John Prentice 2 nd Lieut. & Bela Elderton 2 nd Lieut. of marines, and Josiah Burnam, Master of the O. C. — Cap. W m Coit discharged, and Cap t Harding ordered to enlist men to serve until 14 th of Oct. next — (all under the same date)
1777 Dec. 6. Jim s Parker appointed Capt n of the O. C. — John Chapman 1 st Lieut. & John Smith 2 nd Lieut. —
This is all that has yet been discovered in this Office, or the Secretary, relating to the service of that ship — No Pay Rolls, or other lists of names have yet been found — There was about this time a Navy Board appointed and doubtless returns made to it; but where they now are, has not been discovered. —
The only notice of the "Armed Schooner, Young Cromwell" which has been found, is dated July 1 st 1780, W m Wattles, Commander (the vessel lying in St. London Harbour, returned from a cruise) is permitted to go on a cruise from that Harbour.
Should a certificate of any, or all of these facts be thought useful, they it will be immediately forwarded.

Gov. Dichenor of Vermont, applied for evidence of service for one of his neighbours (place of residence not mentioned) as belonging to the Oliver Cromwell, as also, did Judge Buell, in the eastern part of this state for Jonathan Waterhouse, place of residence not known, but can be ascertained if necessary, —
I am happy to hear that my little concerns in your hands are drawing to a close — And also the evidence of your increasing prosperity, for the fact that you have built for yourself a new residence — I suppose I should hardly recognize Towanda, in its improved appearance.
I remain, respectfully,
Your friend
Edwin K. Benjamin

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Hon. S. L. Edwards Esq.
Townsend July 27 th 1833
Dear Sir
I have procured the renewal of the deposition of Aguir Gady as to the revolutionary service of my father and I trust duly certified, in the manner required by the department. It cannot be found that there is any other Witness living by whom he can prove his services in the War of the Revolution. —
There yet remains unheard from, the declaration, and application for pensions of David King, Godfrey Vought and David Campbell, which were forwarded to the department by me, last fall; and more recently, also that of Paul Quick. —
Very Respectfully Sir
Your Ob t Servant
Simon A. Henry