Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,136, for Asa Phinney, Connecticut

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Phinney, Asa.
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31.948
Connecticut
for Phiney Munaham in the State of Conn who was a Private in the Conn. comm. by Captain Brainerd of the H. G. comm. by Col. Johnson in the Conn. V. line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 20 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th day of May 1832 and sealed this 10th day of May 1832 Huntingdon Female School
Arrears to the 4th of March 1832 $290.00
Pemi-anl. allowance ending Sept. 1832 10.00
$300.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M. C. Addams Clerk,
Vol. 30 Page 35

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act. 7. June '32
Ration Rolls in the hands of Johnsons son shew that Branches Company was in service Jany. Feby & March 78
adm'd 6 mpr
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Hon. J. H. Huntington Senate
Return to A. T. Spencer

District of Connecticut, County of Windham ss.
On this 2 a day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six, personally appeared before the subscriber, Andrew T. Judson Judge of the United States for the District of Connecticut, Asa Phinney, a resident of the town of Canterbury in the County of Windham and District aforesaid, aged 80 years, last May who by reason of bodily infirmity and extreme old age is unable to appear in open Court at Hartford or New Haven when the District Courts of Connecticut are by law holden, which I do certify, and the said Asa Phinney being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oaths 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, under the following named Officers; and served as herein stated - viz -

1 st Term of Service
The latter part of the month of December 1777, I was drafted from the Connecticut Militia for a three month's tour of duty, at Providence R. I. and immediately after said draft, I marched to Providence aforesaid, and as a private, I joined the army of the revolution at Providence R. I. on the 1 st day of January 1778 and served from that day until the last day of March 1778, except 7 or 8 days while I was sick with the measles, taken in the service, having a furlough from the Col. of the Regiment, dated March 11 th 1778. The said service was performed, all of it, at Providence R. I. in Capt. Moses Brann's company in Col. Obediah Johnson's Regiment. My company officers were as follows. Capt. Moses Brann, Lieut. Joseph Burgess. Ensign Tuckerman. On the last day of March 1778, the company was discharged at Providence, and I returned home, with Ebenezer Park and several others, all of whom are dead except said Park, so far as I know and believe. During my said service, I was taken sick with the measles, and Col. Johnson gave me a furlough, which I annex to this declaration.

The foregoing furlough has been lost for many years, but a few weeks since was found by one of my family. Among some old papers of mine, and am now able to produce the same. But for this discovery I should not have been able to specify the year of this term of duty. This furlough, so found has led me to the house occupied by a son of Col. Johnson where I went last week, and Nathan Johnson, on examination of his father's papers, has found sundry papers which show the exact period of time which Capt. Branch's Company served. N o 1 is an Abstract of Rations for "January, Feb. & March 1778". N o II is a statement of what is due for the same period.
N o III. " Field and Staff Officers receipts " for the same period. These are all original papers, in the hand writing of Col. Johnson.
If it should be asked why I have not made out my declaration at an earlier day? The answer of this declarant is, that soon after the law passed, and at various other times I did go to Judge Jackson to have him get a pension for me, and at each time I was told that I must be able to "swear" to this period of service, and identify the time and year on oath , which I could never do until I found my furlough. I had forgotten the year and could not state it on oath . The other periods I could remember, and without this, I could not make out six months . Finding these papers, refreshes my recollection, so that I can state the same on oath .

2 nd Term of Service.
In the month of June 1779, I was drafted from the Militia of Connecticut, to perform a tour of duty at New London in said State, and in consequence of said draft I proceeded to New London in the month of June 1779 and there joined the Army and served three months in Capt. Joseph Rainsford's Company with Lieut. John Eusworth (my uncle,) and Ephraim Wheeler Ensign, and was discharged at said New London at the termination of my tour of duty - to wit - in the month of October, 1779. The exact day of June when I entered the service, I cannot now state; neither can I state the exact day of October when I was discharged. But I do know the period of my absence was three months, during the whole of which time I was in the Army at New London, under the command of Captain Rainsford. Ebenezer Park from the same town, served with me in the same company.
This period of service has always been familiar to my mind, though aged and infirm, I could identify the time, and now well remember it. I have no written documents, and can find none in relation to it.

3 d Term of Service
My remaining tour of duty was performed at Tower Hill R. I. in the summer of 1780 in Captain Bottoms Company of Connecticut Militia. And continued only one month.
My service in this Company commenced on the 10 th day of July 1780, and terminated on the 10 th of August 1780. I was drafted for this tour, and marched from Canterbury, my native place with Elijah Dyer, who was younger than myself - and served with him the whole month and tented with him - and messd with him - The place of our encampment was in sight of the Island of Rhode Island where the British were
Interrogatories 1 st Where, and in what year were you born?
Answer: I was born in the town of Canterbury in May 1761.
2 d Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer:
3 d Where were you living when called into service; where you were where have you lived since the revolution war; and where do you now live?
Answer. In the town of Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut.
4. How were you called into service: were you drafted; did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer. I was drafted for each tour.
5. State the names of some of the regular officers, who were with the troops when you served in such continental and militia regiments, as you can recollect; and the general course of your service? Answer I refer to the statement in my preceding declaration.
6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service: and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Answer. I do not remember ever receiving any written discharge.

The said Asa Phinney 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.
Asa Phinney
Sworn to and
Subscribed the day
And year aforesaid
Andrew T. Judson Judge of the
United States for the
District of Vermont.

I Nathan Waterman of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, depose and say that I am now the Town Clerk of the Town of Canterbury, and as such have in my possession care and keeping the Records of Births in said town, and find there duly recorded the Birth of Asa Phinney, who is now alive and a resident of said Canterbury which record is in the following words & figures to wit -
"Asa, son of Joshua and Lucy Phinney "was born May the 22 d " [twenty second] "1761" (Seventeen hundred and sixty one)
And I do further say that the above and foregoing is a true copy of said record as the same stands in figures, and I have added the same time in words at full length.
Town Clerk Office p. Canterbury Nov. 11. 1841.
Nathan Waterman Town Clerk
District of Connecticut Windham County } ss. Canterbury
On this 11 th day of Nov. 1841. Personally appeared Nathan Waterman signer of the foregoing affidavit, and made solemn oath that the facts therein stated are true. And I further certify that said Waterman is a credible witness, and that I know that he is Town Clerk, as he states.
Attest Andrew T. Pearson Judge U. S. District of Connecticut

I Ebenezer Parks of the town of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, aged 82 years, last March do, on oath depose and say that I served in the war of the revolution and a pensioner of the United States - that I have from my youth resided in said town of Canterbury, and always have known, and do now know Asa Kimney of the same town of Canterbury who has, in my presence, subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. And I further state that the said Asa Kimney did serve as a private in the army of the revolution as follows.
I was myself a private in the Company of Connecticut Militia, commanded by Capt. Moses Branch, in Col. Obediah Johnson's Regiment, and the 1st of December 1777, I was drafted for a tour of duty at Providence, R. I. and repaired to Providence, the 1st of said December, and on the 1st day of January 1778 commenced my service at said Providence, and served my full term of three months, including January, February & March 1778. The aforesaid Asa Kimney was also drafted for the same service and the same term, and I know that said Asa Kimney did enter said Capt. Moses Branch's Company at Providence, on the 1st day of January 1778, and served with me the whole term of three months, in said Company of Capt. Branch, from the 1st day of January 1778 to the last day of March 1778, making three months, (except a few days when he was sick and on furlough. Capt. Moses Branch, Lieut. Joseph Burgess, and Ensign Tuckerman were the officers of the Company. Col. Obediah Johnson commanded the Regt. On the last day of March 1778 Mr. Kimney and myself, and the residue of the Company were discharged at Providence.

In the month of June 1779, I also performed a tour of duty with said Ara Phinney at New London Connecticut. Said Phinney was drafted, and my father was drafted. I went as my father's substitute and served three months in Capt. Joseph Ramsford's Company of Connecticut Militia. I know that Ara Phinney, above named, served in the same company with me, in the same company, as a private, he went to New London and returned with me, and I saw him every day during the term of three months. Officers of the company were as follows - Capt. Joseph Ramsford, Lieut. Job Eustworth (uncle of said Ara Phinney) Ephraim Wheeler was Ensign. The exact day of the commencement of this tour, I cannot remember, but I know it was in the month of June 1779. The service was all performed at New London. Genl. Tyler was in command. Said Phinney & I were both discharged together, in October 1779. And further say not. Ebenezer Park
District of Connecticut ss. Contested November 3 rd A. D. 1841. Personally appeared before me the subscriber, Ebenezer Park, the identical person who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit and before me made solemn oaths to the truth of the same, And I further certify that the said Ebenezer Park is a credible witness. Abel Andrews T. Judson Judge of the U. S. for the District of Connecticut.

I Elijah Dyer of the town of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, Age 77 10th February years, on Oaths do depose and say, that I am well acquainted with Asa Phinney of said town of Canterbury, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, in my presence and hearing; and I further say that I did myself serve in the Army of the revolution, as a private, but have never applied for a pension, and I do further state that said Asa Phinney served in the army of the revolution as follows, within my knowledge - viz.
I was born in February 1764, and the summer of 1780, when I was 16 years old, I was drafted for a tour of duty in the Connecticut Militia, and at the same time the said Asa Phinney was drafted for the same service, and we both marched from home together, (our father's being neighbors,) we arrived together at "Tower Hill" in R. I. according to my best recollection, in the month of July 1780 for I know people were cutting hay all the way down - we went through Greenwich and by Greenwich Court House. we commenced duty at "Tower Hill" in Capt. Bottom's Company. (of Plainfield) I was in the mess and same tent with said Asa Phinney, and we both served one month, according to my best recollection, and then we were discharged together, and returned home together.
At the time of our service at Tower Hill, the British were on Rhode Island. Tower Hill is situated on the Maine land 4 or 5 miles from the Island - we could see camp.

This is all I know personally of the service of Asa Kimney but by general report, he was in the further service, and I have often heard that he served at Providence and at New London, and verily believe it.
When said Kimney was absent from home it was said and believed, in the time of it, as I now well remember, that he was in the Army, at Providence & New London, but I was not with him except at some tower hills. Said Kimney lived in my father's family the winter before we went to tower Hill.
Elijah Dyer
District of Connecticut } ss. January No o 3 rd 1841 Windham County }
Personally appeared Elijah Dyer signers of the foregoing affidavit and before me made solemn oaths to the truth of the same: and I do further certify that I know the said Elijah Dyer to be a credible Witness.
Attest. Andrew T. Judson Judge of the U.S. for the District of Connecticut.

I William  Nancy Phinney of Canterbury in the County of Windham and State of Connecticut, do hereby on oath do depose and say, that Asa Phinney who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, is my father, with whom I now live, and with whom I have always lived. And I further state, that about one year since in looking over my father's old papers, in his house, I accidentally found the original paper called a "furlough" which accompanies my said father's declaration, and I immediately exhibited the said "furlough" to my said father and that paper at  brought to his mind the year of his service, which before the finding of that paper he was unable to specify under oath. After I found the paper it I gave it to my brother who resides in Norwich and he kept it for several months, and after he brought it back to our house we sent to Mr. Johnson of Jewett City and found other papers which have enabled my father to re recollect the time of service. He is now aged 80 infirm.  Nancy Phinney
District of Connecticut ss. Canterbury Nov 3 rd 1841. Personally Appeared William  Nancy Phinney signor of the foregoing Affidavit, and before me made solemn Oaths to the truth of the same: And I further certify that said  William  Nancy Phinney is a credible witness. Attest Andrew T. Judson Judge of the U. S. for the District of Connecticut

We Walter Clarke, a Clergyman residing in the town of Canterbury, and Richard Fenner residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Asa Phinney who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 80 years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Walter Clarke Richard Fenner
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 d day of November A. D. 1841.
Before me
Andrew T. Judson Judge of the U. S. for the Dist. of Connecticut
And now the said Andrew T. Judson, Judge of the United States for the District aforesaid, do declare my 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 as he states. And I do further certify that it appears to me that the Rev d Walter Clarke who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in said town of Canterbury, and that Richard Fenner is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
And I certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings, in the matter of the application of Asa Phinney for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3 d day of November A. D. 1841.
Andrew T. Judson Judge of the U. S. for the District of Connecticut.

I certify that Asa Kimney, the within named has frequently applied to me to make out his claim for a pension, but on inquiring of him, I found he could not identify the year when his first term of service was performed - and as the two other terms would not amount to 6 months I always told him, he could not obtain his pension. Since his Furlough has been found showing the time when his three first months service was performed, I have drawn up his declaration. Untill that was found, he had given up applying.  Andrew T. Judson
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act. 7. June '32
Return Rolls in the hands of Johnsons son shew that Branches Company was in service July 26 th & March 7 th
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Hon. J. H. Huntington Senate
Return to A. T. Judson

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Lora Phinney Rev. Beer War
Act: June of "1832
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 295-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Providence March 11 th 1778
Asa Phinney of Capt. Branches Company is permitted to be absent from camp Three Days On Furlough -
Obadiah Johnson Col.
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