Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,958, for Ichabod Phinney, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Phinney, Ichabod Deborah
N. 21,958
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Massachusetts 135 Deborah Plummer of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a et c. in the et c. commanded by Captain et c. of the et c. commanded by et c. in the et c. time for Widow of Deborah Plummer  et c. who was a et c. in the Revolution
2 Hon. Thos D. DILLINGHAM July 8 / 1832,
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 50 Dollars et c. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Octo 1836 and sent et c. Lord Plymouth Mass.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $440.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar 37 40.00 $480.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by et c. Clerk, Book Vol. 1 Page 104

No. 286 Deborah Phoebe Wid of Ichabod Phoebe died 21 May 1888
La Mar Robb
Bradford Reed Turner Co On June 16 78 dis. 18 Mar 79 7 mo - 8 days
Admit $80 per commencing 4 Mar 1886
Ad July 4 1886

N o 286 Deborah Phoebe wid of Ichabod Phoebe died 21 May 1888
La Mass Robt
Bradford Rec Turner Co ent June 16 78 dis. 18 Mar 79 9 mo - 8 days
Adm l $80 per cannery 4 m o d 1881
Ad July 4 1881

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss.
On this seventeenth day of September 1836 personally appeared before the Honorable Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for said County Deborah Phinney of Plympton in said County aged eighty six years 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 of an Act of Congress passed July 14. 1836.
That she is the Widow of Ichabod Phinney who was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution as herein after set forth, to wit,
That said Ichabod Phinney served as a private soldier for the term of five months at New York in a company commanded by Capt. James Harlow in Col. Crary's Regiment. That said Phinney was one of the men raised in said Plympton for said service in July 1776 & was discharged in December 1776.
That said Ichabod Phinney was one of the men raised in the month of May 1778 for the term of nine months to march to Fishkill to complete the Continental Battalion. That said Phinney went there & served for said period of nine months but said Deborah is unable to state the company or regiment in which he was placed when he arrived there. There were several others from said Plympton in said service all of whom are now dead.

That said Ichabod Phinney was one of the men raised for Three years to reinforce the Continental Army by virtue of a Resolve of the General Court of Massachusetts passed Dec 2. 1780. That he enlisted March 30. 1781. That he served until the Army was disbanded having served in this Campaign between two & three years.
She further declares that she was married to the said Ichabod Phinney by the Rev. Jonathan Parker a Minister of the Gospel in that town at the time, on the fifth day of November 1770 that her husband the aforesaid Ichabod Phinney died on the twenty third day of March (1818) in the year Eighteen hundred eighteen; that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Deborah Phinney
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me & I certify that the said Deborah Phinney is a credible person, & is unable to travel to attend Court by reason of bodily infirmity. —
Wilkes Wood Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Plymouth

Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Wilkes Wood Esgene is Judge of Probate for said County & that the foregoing is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this twenty seventh day of September A.D. 1836.
Jacob H. Lord

I Nathaniel Goodwin of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, Esquire, of lawful age to give evidence on Oath do testify & say that I am a Son of the late General Nathaniel Goodwin of Plymouth aforesaid deceased & his Executor. In the time of the Revolutionary War my said father was Inspector  Inspector for this District & among his Books & papers which have come into my possession are two Books containing records kept by him in his handwriting of Men raised for different services in the Revolutionary War, orders & other matters connected with the Movements of the troops.
In one of said Books is
"A List of Men raised for completing of ye Continent "al Battalion for 9 months agreeable to the Resolve "of the Genl Assembly of this State of 20 th April "1778 to March to Fishkill to do duty"
The above list contains the name of Ichabod Phinney as one of the men drawn from Capt. Sanson's Company in Plympton.
The same Book also contains
"A list of Soldiers raised for three years &c to "reinforce the Army of the United States per vis "tue of Resolves of the General Court of this Commonwealth Dec 2. 1780."
"From Col. Theo. Cottons Regt 6 th "
In the above list is contained the following entry     Name  Age  Statute  Complexion  Eye  Hair  Trade  From  When      Ichabod Phinney  35  5' 7"  dark  dark  dark  Blacksmith  Plympton  3 years March 30   
The above is truly extracted from said Book & the above original entries are in the handwriting of Genl Goodwin,
N Goodwin

Plymouth J. Sept 27. 1836 Then the within named Nathaniel Goodwin personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavit by him sub- scribed Before me & I hereby certify that he is a credible person J. H. Lord Jr. Peace
Plymouth J. John B. Thomas Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of Plymouth certify that Jacob H Lord Esq is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County, & that the above is his true & genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand & the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this twenty seventh day of September 1836.
John B. Thomas

Mark Holmes - Deposition
[Faint, illegible handwritten text covering the majority of the page]

To whom it may concern.
I hereby certify, that Ichabod Phinney of the Town of Plympton in the County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Deborah Churchill of said Plympton, were joined in Marriage, November 1. 1770, by the Rev. Jonathan Parker, Minister of the Gospel in Plympton, as appears by the Records of the said Town of Plympton. Also I further certify, that the aforesaid Deborah Churchill, now the widow of the aforesaid Ichabod Phinney, is now living in said Plympton at the date hereof.
Lewis Bradford { Town Clerk of the Plympton, Sept. 5. 1836. { said Town of Plympton.
The Children of Ichabod Phinney by Deborah his Wife.
Rebecca Phinney was born March 22. 1771.
Mehetabel Phinney was born November 2. 1772.
Barnabas Phinney was born September 16. 1774.
Deborah Phinney was born September 21. 1776.
M r Ichabod Phinney, the Father of the above Family, died March 23. 1818, aged 71 years, 10 months and 28 days.
A true copy from the Records of the Town of Plympton, Ms. Book 2 d , Page 605.
Attest, Lewis Bradford, Town Clerk, Plympton, Sept. 5. 1836.

Plymouth Jp. September 8. 1836 This day personally appeared the within named Lewis Bradford & made oath that the foregoing are true copies from the Records of the Town of Plymouth Before me & I certify that he is Clerk of the town of Plymouth & a credible person.
Elizabeth post of peace
Lewis Bradford. Clerk

State of Massachusetts, County of Plymouth ss. I Nathaniel Holmes of Halifax in s d County. - of lawfull age testify and say that I was in the Army of the Revolution that I knew Deborah Finney, late of Plympton in s d County deceased, he was a three Years man so called - he was a private in Capt. Haskell's Com- -pany, Col. Shephard's Regiment I think, it was seldom that I saw him as he worked part of the time at repairing Guns - I was discharged in the fall of 1783 I think, and left Finney in the Army who was discharged early next Spring I think - said Finney Enlisted for 3 Years but was discharged some 2 or 3 months before the expiration of his term of Enlistment the War having ended - said Finney died at s d Plympton in the Spring of 1817 or 1818 as near as I can recollect. he lived about four miles from me, his first & only wife now a widow is still living - and further saith not.
Nathaniel Holmes
County of Plymouth ss. September 7 th 1836 This day Nath l Holmes came before me. I made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed. And I certify that I am well acquainted with s d Nath l Holmes & that he is considered a Man of truth & veracity Eliab Cook Judge Peace

Frank Thomas's Depts.
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a formal letter or report.]

Noah Thomas of Plympton in the County of Plymouth aged Seventy six years on Oath do testify & say that I was acquainted with Ichabod Plinney late of said Plympton who died about the year 1818. I am also acquainted with his widow Deborah Plinney now living at said Plympton to whom he was married before or early in the Revolution & I know that said Deborah has not been married since the death of her late husband Ichabod Plinney deceased.
Noah Thomas
Plymouth County ss. September 8 th 1836 This day Noah Thomas came before me & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed - and I certify that S r . Thomas is concerned in none of truth & veracity in the neighbourhood where he dwelleth Elihu Judg of P. Town

Dun's Sunda Deposition

I Daniel Soule of Plympton in the County of Plymouth & State of Massachusetts aged seventy eight years - on oath do testify & say that I was a Soldier in War of the Revolution and served in several campaigns - one of which campaigns I served in N. York - and will remember that Ichabod Thimney then of D. Plympton was there & belonged to the same company with myself - & was commanded by Capt. James Harlow Col. Coney's Regiment - said Thimney & myself served five months in the above mentioned campaign at the end of which time I returned home to Plympton where I arrived late in December in the year 1776 & further saith not
Daniel Soule
Plymouth County ss. September 8 th 1836 This day Daniel Soule came before me & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him submitted and I certify that I am acquainted with said Daniel Soule & that he is concerned a man of truth & veracity
Elizabeth Supt of Peace

I Samuel Gardner of Duxbury in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts aged Seventy two Years on oath do testify & say that I was a soldier in the War of the Revolution and served for the term of three Years to wit - two Years in Col. Stephens Regiment & about one Year in Col. Daniel Holbrook's Company in Col. Miller's Regiment & that for the said Services I am now a pensioner under the act of 1818 - I was well acquainted with Isaac Phinney of Plympton in said County - he was one of the three Years men served with me in the same Campaign & we returned home in company and I staid one night at his house in Plympton & the next day went home to my Father's in Pembroke - said Phinney was Married at the time of said Service & when I stopped at his house on my way home from West Point I saw his Wife Deborah Phinney & I have recently seen her about six weeks ago & know her to be the same Woman to whom he was Married in the time of the Revolution - she said Deborah Phinney died some Years ago I am not able to say the precise Year but have the impression it was about the Year 1817 - or 1818 - when we were in said Service we were quarantined at the Connecticut huts so called - near West Point we were of the last Troops & were discharged a short time before the three Years expired the War having closed Samuel Gardner
County of Plymouth ss. September 9 th 1836 This day Samuel Gardner came before me & made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed - and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Samuel Gardner and that he is considered a man of truth & veracity Elizabeth Judt Pierce

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Plymouth ss. I Jacob H. Lord Register of Probate for said County do hereby certify that Eli Cook Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the several signatures to the annexed affidavits purporting to be his are his true & proper signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of the Probate Court this twenty seventh day of September A.D. 1836
Jacob H. Lord
Amos Gurnea Deputy

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
21.958
Deborah Phinney widow of Schabed Phinney Pri. Rev. War
Act _____
June 14 32
Index: Vol _____
16
Page _____
129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Deborah Phinney wid. of Ichabod. Phinney.

Deborah Phinney widow of Ichabod Phinney Mass. Sept 20. 1800. Papers
L. M.
Examine this case with care and report it to Hon. Thomas D. Elliott M.C. Home Papers. —

St. Thomas
St. Mark's Rly
St. Louis

Probate Office
Plymouth Mass.
Sept 27. 1856
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I send herewith application of Deborah Phinney for a pension.
Your Obedt Servt.
J. H. Lord