Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18,000, Benjamin Hinkley, Conn.

SERVICE
born
Hinkley Benjamin Puanha
NUMBER
W. 18.000
CONTENTS
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New York (p. 2530)
children of Puanma. Hinkley deceased widow of Benjamin Hinkley deceased (who died May, 18, 1782, and the widow of who died on the 7 th of May, 1838) of Washington Co. in the State of N. York who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lt. Parker of the Regt commanded by Col. Spencer in the Connecticut line for 12 mos. private. Certificate made payable to the children, as per envelope.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany, at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1839, & termi- nate 7 May, 1838, time of Puanma's death
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th — day of March 1839 and sent to Hon. O. Holt, Willington, Count
sent to the 7th of May 1838, $286.83 Pension annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the }
Recorded by S. V. Elliot Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 2, Page 115
Set to Pension Agent, just noting him to pay amt. due to Amasa Hinkley David Hinkley & Phoebe Skinner, children of Puanma Hinkley, de- ceased — March 6, 1839.

Declaration State of New York } County of _____ }
On this 16 th day of October -- 1838 personally appeared before the Court of the undersigned First Justices of the county panels in & for the County aforesaid.
Phebe Skinner a resident of Cambridge in the County of Washington in the State of New York, aged fifty eight years; a credible person, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836.
Viz. That Benjamin Hinckley was a Soldier in the army of the Revolution as she has been informed and expects to prove: That he enlisted into a company of men, raised in 1775, to march to the vicinity of Boston in Massachusetts; that he enlisted at Willington under Lieut Jonathan Parker; that the company was attached to Col o Spencers Regiment and performed a tour of duty there of more than seven months.
And that in the Spring of the year 1776; he the said Benjamin, again enlisted into a company of State troops raised in Tolland County Connecticut under the above named Jonathan Parker that he marched to New York in the

Spring of the year 1776, and remained in the City & its vicinity until the American forces were driven out by the enemy, that he remained with the army and was at the Battle at White Plains, and he continued with the army until the term of his enlistment had expired, when he again returned to his home in Willington.
And she further declares, and says, that she fully believes and expects to prove, that the aforesaid Benjamin Hinkley, was married to Piarria Nye of said Willington, in said Tolland County; on the 24 th day of March Seventeen Hundred & Seventy one; by the Rev Gideon Noble; Minister of the Congregational Church in said Willington:
And that the aforesaid Benjamin Hinkley, has died on the 18 th day of May 1828. And that he left his said widow Piarria Hinkley, that she died at said Willington on the 7 th day of May 1838 and that at the time of her death the pension granted by said act was in her, a vested right, That in her own life time she never made any application for the pension thus due to her.
That at the time of her Death she left three Children who were the children of the said Benjamin Hinkley & herself viz Amasa Hinkley and David Hinkley

State of New-York,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
ss.—I,
Edward Dodd
Clerk of said county, Do
certify that
John McLean
Esquire, whose name is subscribed to the
certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed
Declaration
was, on
the day of the date of the said certificate, a
Judge
in and for
said county, dwelling therein, duly qualified, and authorized by law to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds, &c. And that, I am well acquainted with the
hand writing of the said
Judge
and verily
believe the signature to said certificate to be genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said county, this Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
Edward Dodd Clerk

of the town of Luz in the State of New York, and herself the declarant Phoebe Skinner of Cambridge in the State of New York, who are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Benjamin and Phebe. Whereupon she prays that a Pension Certificate may be granted for the benefit of the said surviving children, such sum as the Commissioners of Pensions shall find to be due to the said Annasa Kinkley, David Kinkley, & Phoebe Skinner, payable at Hartford Connecticut and sent to the care of my attorney Jesse Grewton of East Windsor Connecticut.
Phoebe Skinner
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first written before said me Court John M c Lean First Judge of the County courts of Washington Co. N.Y.
And the said Court hereby declare that it hath been satisfactorily proved to them this day, that Benjamin Kinkley late of Willington in Connecticut was a Soldier of the Revolution and that he married Phebe Nye, on the month of March 1771. That the said Benjamin Kinkley died on the 18 th day of May 1782. That he left a widow Phebe Kinkley, and that she

The said Phebe died at said Wilming- ton on the seventh day of May Eighteen Hundred thirty  Eight and that she left three Children of her self and the said Benjamin Hinkley and no more, viz Amasa Hinkley, and David Hinkley of Lee, in the State of New York and and Phebe Skinner of Cambridge in the State of New York.
In testimony whereof I Clerk of said Court hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings before said Court in the matter of the application of Phebe Skinner of Cambridge for balance of Pension due her mother at the period of her death.
whereupon I do hereunto set my hand and affix the Seal of said Court at in the County of & State of New York
Attest

Certificate of Mr. Rudolph J. G. G. G.

State of Connecticut Tolland County                      To Tolland
On this 27 day of August A 1838
Before the County Court for said Tolland County at Tolland it hath been Satisfactorily proved this day that Benjamin Kimbley late of Willington died on the 18 th of May 1782, That he married Puerina Nye on the 22 nd day of March Seventeen hundred and seventy one and that the said Puerina died at said Willington on the 7 th day of May A.D. 1838 and that she left as the offspring of herself and of the said Benjamin Kimbley three children and no more, viz Amasa Kimbley and David Kimbley of Lee, in the State of New York, and Phoebe Skinner of Cambridge in the State of New York.
In testimony whereof, I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of said County court do hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court at Tolland aforesaid, this 27 th Day of August A 1838
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

State of Connecticut Tolland County, S
On this 27 th day of August 1838 personally appeared, before the county court for the county of Tolland aforesaid, Hiram Rider Esquire a credible person, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose & say; That He was not of sufficient age to remember the death of Benjamin Winkley, who married Susanna Nye, yet he is acquainted with these facts That the only children, now living, of the said Benjamin Winkley and Susanna Nye, are Amasa Winkley and David Winkley of Lee, in the State of New York, and Phila Skinner of Cambridge in said State of New York, and that their Mother the said Susanna died at Willington in Tolland County on the 7 th day of May A.D., 1838.
Hiram Rider
Sworn and subscribed up on the day and year first named.
Before said Court:
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand, and affix the Seal of said Court at Tolland aforesaid, the day and year first named
Attest Jeremiah Parish Clerk

I, ROYAL R. HINMAN , Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify and make known to whom it doth or may concern,
THAT Daniel Glazier Esqr is
and for more than three months last past, has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Tolland in said State, duly appointed, commissioned and qualified, having full power and authority, by the laws of said State, to take the acknowledgment of Deeds and to certify the same; also to administer oaths to witnesses and to take Affidavits and Depositions out of Court, and to give certificates thereof; and that full faith and credit may and ought to be given to the official acts and attestations of the said Glazier in Court and Country.
In testimony whereof, I have, in my capacity of Secretary as aforesaid, hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the Seal of said State, at the City of Hartford, in said State, the 30 th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty eight
And I certify that the signature of said Glazier hereto annexed is genuine.
Royal R. Hinman
Secretary.

State of New York Columbia County ss
Be it known that on this 19 th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Eight personally appear- ed before me Hiram F. Patridge a justice of the peace in and for the County of Columbia John Hinckley aged seventy seven years who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says he is knowing to the service of Benjamin Hinckley in the war of the Revolution says that the said Benjamin enlisted into the Ame- rican Army in the Town of Willington Hertford County Connecticut in the month of May in the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy five He enlisted under Lieutenant Jonathan Parker His Captain's name was Solomon Wells immediately after his enlistment he marched with other of our City to Boston or Roxbury where he remained six months on duty as a Soldier of the American Army when his time of enlistment expired and he returned home In the Spring of the year One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy six he again enlisted for eight months under the above named Jonathan Parker Lieutenant says that he (the said Benjamin Hinckley) during this campaign was with the American Army in New York until the Army was driven from there that he remained with the Army and was in the Battle of White Plains He continued with the Army until on duty until his term of service expired when he again returned to his home in Willington in the County Hartford aforesaid which is all that this deponent knows of the service of the said Benjamin Hinckley in the war of the Revolution
This deponent further says that he is well knowing to the marriage of the said Benjamin Hinckley to Rebecca Wye of the Town of Willington aforesaid says they

were married on the twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one they were married by the Reverend Gideon Nobles of the Town of Marlinton aforesaid this deponent says he was present at the marriage and saw them married This dep- onent further says that the said Benjamin Hinckley died on the 18 day of May 1782 and further this deponent saith not So far and subscribe the nineteenth day of June John Hinckley before me Hiram F. Patridge Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponent John Hinckley that he is a man of good character and that I believe him to be a man of truth and veracity
Hiram F. Patridge Justice of the Peace
State of New York } Ontario County Clerks Office } S. Thomas Hall Clerk of the Common pleas Court of the County and state aforesaid do hereby Certify that Hiram F. Patridge is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected and qualified that his term of service commenced on the first day of January 1838 and will expire on the thirty first day of December 1841 and that his signature above written is genuine Given under my hand and the seal of said County the fourteenth day of July 1838 Thomas Hall Clerk

I, Gideon Merick Town Clerk and register of and for the Town of Willington in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut hereby certify that in the records of this office I cannot find any entry of the marriage of Benjamin Winkley and of Puanha Nye under any date and I further certify that before 1820 when a new law went into effect requiring a penalty that all marriages which were solemnized should be recorded in the Town records. There were but few marriages recorded for many years in this place so that no suspicion arises against any claim made that certain persons were married from the fact that it is not to be found in said records.
Gideon Merick Town Clerk of Willington
State of Connecticut Tolland County ss Willington on this 25 th day of August 1838 personally appeared before me the subscribing authority knowing Gideon Merick a credible person and at this time Town Clerk & register of the Town of Willington aforesaid and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing certificate by him subscribed.
Before me Daniel Glazier Justice Peace

No record Benjamin Hinckley & Maria Nye

State of Connecticut } Hartford Tolland County } So East Hartford Willington On this 25 th day of August A D 1,838 personally appeared, before me the sub- scriber, Rev. Francis Wood who is at this time keeper of the Records of the congregation Church in Willington who is a credible person, & at this time Clerk of said congregation Church; & made solemn oath to the truth of the follow- ing certificate by him subscribed; viz, The Records of Marriages of the late Gideon Noble a former Pastor of the Congreg Church, (if he kept any) are lost: there has been search made to find, if possible, any records kept by him, but it has been unavailing: and I do not know of any entries of Marriages in any records kept by him & cannot find an entry of the Marriage of Benjamin Wentley & Hannah Hise under any date.
Francis Wood Church Clerk.
Sworn & subscribed the day & year first named.
Before me, and I certify that in the second line from the top, Hartford & East Hartford was erased; & Tolland & Willington was inserted before signing. (Samuel Glazee Justice of the Peace

1445-4032
① children of Lucas Hinckley (2530)
11032
N.Y.
act 4 July 36
from 4 march 31. to 7 may 38 the day of his death -
Am
O. Hall
admnd
Am
12 mo. pri
40$
Amasa Hinckley David Hinckley O. Hall Skinner children of Lucas Hinckley Hon. O. Hall. wid of Lucas

State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office Hartford
I Henry Kirtland Comptroller of Public accounts hereby certify that in the Books of the late pay table of the Revolutionary War I find Capt Solomon Wells Credited for services performed in the year 1775 in the following terms
  Dr. Capt Solomon Willes  Leg A 13 th     1775 May 12 To order on Treasurer  £300  " "    " " 16 To Do  210     " 29 To Do  40     June 1 To Do  9  18    Sept 23 rd To Do  100  " "    Dec 14 To Do  210  " "    1776 Jan 6 To Do  1072  -2 2    Cr By acct rendered      1776 Jan 6 By acct rendered  1942  00 7  
And I further find that Captain Jonathan Parker is credited in the following terms
  Dr Capt Jonathan Parker  Leg A 206     1776 June 21 To order on Treasurer  580  " "    1777 March 21 To Do  89  " 13    April 3 To Do Do x State arms returned  32  " 17 - 2    To Balance credited on New acct  10  0 3    1777 April 3 By his acct rendered  732  " 10 - 5  
  And from 1777 Feb 13 To Feb. 1778 a further acct  328  " "    1783 Feb 4 By acct rendered  578  2 9  
Henry Kirtland Compt

State of Connecticut ss } Secretary's Office Oct 30. 1838 }
I hereby certify that at an extra session of the Legislature of the State of Connecticut in June 1776, that an act of was passed by said Assembly raising six Battalions of Troops, which were to be marched directly to New York to reinforce the Continental Army then at that place, & that said troops were to continue in service until the 25 th day of December then next unless sooner discharged, & that the proper Officers were appointed to command said troops, among whom Jonathan Parker was appointed a Captain of the 6 th Company and third Battalion
In Testimony of which I have hereunto affixed the seal of this State and signed the same this day of October D 1838
Rayal William Secretary of State

✓ N. York 4032
Pranna Winkley
4 July, 1836
(Letter in the case). - Papers sent to Hon. O. Holt, and let to him, Jan'y 22, 1839.
Dec 36-2530

18,000 with Benjamin Hinckley
Oct. 16-1888 - 58
Cambridge N.Y.
Deeds by Phebe Skinner.
on her behalf - 1st of Anna 1 David Hinckley only surviving Children of me
1775-Willington Ct.
St. John's Church Cal at Salem Wells Spencer 772
76 John D. R. V. Cal Spencer 572
White Plains
married Phoebe Sage mch 24. 1771 & died mch 18. 1782, & she died May 17 1838.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Oct. 3-1900-King to. Mrs. P. S. Dean-Brockport
File No. 18,000
Amasa, David, & Phebe Skinner
Children of
Benjamin Hinckley
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 4, 1836
Index:—Vol. CA , Page 325
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Brockport - N. Y.
Sept-21 st 1908.
Hon. H. Clay Evans.
Com't'r of Pensions.
Dear Sir -
Will you kindly furnish me such information as the records of the Pension Office show of the pensioning of Abigail Henry - widow of William Henry a soldier of the Revolutionary War .
Said William Henry served as a private in Colonel Peter Vroomans Regiment - New York Militia.
The like information is sought - as to the widow of Benjamin Hinkley - maiden Peninah Nye Hinkley .

Said Benjamin Hinkley m d from East Haddam Conn. Enlisted February 16-1777- Company Holmes -
I desire also any information the records may give as to the widow of one Daniel M c Arthur of Colonel Fredericks Fishers Reg't N. Y. Militia, Revolutionary War.
Any fee or charge for records I will remit -
An early reply will oblige
Very Truly Yours.
Mrs. T. J. Dean.
Brockport N. Y.

V Root Hinkley
16 mo St

House of Reps Washington 11. Dec r 1837.
Sir I have the honor herewith to transmit the accompanying letter of inquiry from Messrs Charlton Esqrs. Will You have the kindness to give it an early consideration.
Wm A. V. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
Respectfully Yours &c Orin H. Holt

Letter in Philee Skinner x ab

East Windsor Hill Hartford County Connecticut
October 29 th 1838
Sir:
I herewith transmit the application of Mrs Phoebe Shinner one of the children of Benjamin & Susanna Hinkley formerly of Willington in Connecticut.
The Declaration was taken before the Chief Judge of the County of Washington N.Y. as the court were not expected to be in session for some time: And therefore, the finding of the court there, is not obtained, & officially ratified, but I trust the finding of the court in Tolland County will fully supply that; as both Mr. Hinkley his wife lived to the end of their days in that County; & the Witness, before the court at Tolland, was the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut a highly respectable man.
Most respectfully Yours.
Jesse Charlton
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

75. St  x Parkers Spence -
Boxbury Neg
7 and
76. " —————
children Amasa & David Kinsley & Phoebe Skinner
died 7 May 1838
Compts certificate for service of Capt Solomon Wells

Report to Hon. O. Holt H.R.

East Windsor Hill, Hartford County Conn
Jan 26 1839.
Dear Sir:
I received from you the papers of Philip Skinner and others this morning.
The reason why the Declaration was taken before the judge & not in open court ought to have been stated.
But you will see that the examining clerk, has been very severe upon the Clerk of Washington County without any cause.
He says; the attestation of the Clerk of Washington County, N. Y., to the official character & signature of a judge, upon a Declaration which has no such  seal or signature is a very reprehensible violation of his duty.
Just turn up the Clerks certificate & see the Judges signature.
Yrs
If Mr Mr Edwards will consent to receive it, as I think he will as the only omission is, that he the judge did not state the reason why it was taken out of court, when it may be fairly presumed there was good reason, it will save the applicants a good deal of expense & much delay.
What misled the examining Clerk was; that on the 4 th page, where he looked for the signature he did not find it, & yet it will be perceived that the judge signed in the right place & that the Clerk certified aright .
I thought I would not send out the papers and Mr Edwards letter to the first judge of the County of Washington or to

the clerk of that county, lest it should set their wigs on fire!
I will immediately right write to Mrs Shinner & find whether there is any family record & if there is obtain & send it.
When the Declaration was written, it was expected to send to the County of Washington the proof, so that they might find & certify to the facts stated but it was on further consideration thought not best: so that, the court had nothing to find of that sort, & all that follows the signature of the judge is useless; but does not vitiate the rest.
I am Sir very respectfully your obed Servt
Jesse Charlton
Hon O Holt
House of Rep
Washington
P.S. Sir do you hear from Mrs Sarah Masons papers