Capt. Abner PINNEY

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• Alt. Birth: 1750

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From Scioto Company Descendants, pp. 201-202:
"Ohio military graves registration records Abner Pinney as Captain of the186th Connecticut regiment but the Connecticut Revolutionary War rosterlists him as drummer in Captain Lemuel Roberts' company of the 18thConnecticut militia regiment which served at New York in August andSeptember, 1776. The births of his eight children in Simsbury between1774 and 1787 consistently reger to him as Lieutenant Abner Pinney,strongly suggesting that he was a lieutenant of the local militia unitand that the title captain was an honorary title recognizing the factthat he had served during the war. After joining the Scioto Company,Abner Pinney sold his farm and home in West Simsbury to Oliver and LeviBradley. His sons Putnam and Levi came west with the advance work party,but Azariah remained and brought his own family and his parents west in1804. They did not arrive until after the division of lands in Augustwhere Abner was represented by his son, Abner Putnam, and received eighttown lots and 232 acres of land in Worthington, 252 acres in ClintonTownship, and 253 acres in Delaware County. Abner Pinney was the oldestmember of the Scioto Company to move west and his death soon after hisarrival was the first in the new community. The $452.51 inventory of hisestate provides a fascinating glimpse of the clothing, books, householdgoods, tools and livestock of a family migrating west. This included a"silk nankeen vest" at $3, a "Robinson Crusoe" at 12 cents, three"japanned tumblers" at 51 cents, and one "pair oxen 1 red the otherBrindle" at $55. A variety of spinning and weaving equipment suggests anoccupation to supplement farm income.
(Pinney Genealogy, Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly, 6:186-187;Pinney, Pinney Family in America, 28 & 49; Connecticut Men in the War ofthe Revolution, 472; Franklin Co. Common Pleas Court, Estate File #6,Guardianship Files #8 & #9; Simsbury Town Records 4:298, 22:346, 22:390;Franklin Co. Deed Records A:14-23, 2:9, 7:253-254; Delaware Co. DeedRecord A:161-165)"


From Pinney Genealogy:
"He served in the Revolutionary War, and although not an officer of thatrank, was ever after called 'Captain.' In the Simsbury Records, p. 240,he is called 'Lieut.' He signed the Scioto Company's agreement for 860acres. His son Azariah signed for 100 acres (the name was copied intothe Records Zariah), and his son Abner Putnam signed for 100 acres withIsrael P. Case. In the distribution he received town lots Nos. 70, 54,59, 102, 127, 128, 129, 130, and farm lots No. 22 of 93 acres, No. 60 of100 acres, No. 84 of 72 acres, No. 88 of 60 acres. Of these, Nos. 22 and84 were the Pinney farm south of the town. The partition deed of Aug.11, 1804, was signed by his sons Abner P. and Levi, under power ofattorney. They also signed for their brother Azariah.
Both Abner Pinney and his son Azariah must have come to Worthington inthe fall of 1804, for on Nov. 1 the father conveys to the son two parcelsof land, one the north half of farm lot No. 22, extending from the tierline to the river, being 46 a. 2 r. 33 p., and the other being lot 84 of50 a. from the tier line to the east section line. The consideration was$200. It was acknowledged before Ezekiel Brown, J.P., and witnessed bySq. Brown and Reuben Lamb. Rec. Bk. A, p. 232.
He d. Nov. 23, 1804. His widow, Ruth, d. Mar. 28, 1806, in her 55thyear. They are buried in the churchyard at Worthington.
On a plat of the town made about 1820, No. 127, the second lot on thewest side of Pearl street south of Berlin street, appears in the name ofChester Pinney, the others having been disposed of, No. 70 belonging toKilbourn, No. 128 to P. Hunt, No. 54 to E. Griswold, No. 59 to Webb, whohad No. 60, east of it, corner of the Green, across the street fromGriswold.
He was probably the oldest member of the Scioto Company who emigratedto Ohio. The following appears upon his gravestone, besides the Masonicemblems:

Capt.
ABNER PINNEY
died Nov. 23, 1804
in the 55 year of his age

Here Abner Pinney lies, the kind, the just,
His flesh returning to its kindred dust.
True friendship dwelt within his faithful heart,
Yet from his dearest friends was cal'd to part,
And now we trust he's landed on that shore
Where death ne'er comes, and friends shall part no more.


Mrs. Pinney was Ruth Gillet, of Granby, Conn. Her gravestone isinscribed as follows:

In
memory of
MRS. RUTH
Consort of
Capt.
ABNER PINNEY
who died March 28
1806
in the 55 year of
her age.

Beneath or near this monumental stone
A mother's form is laid, her spirit gone;
True to her vows she shared a matron's fame
And kind to all; her children bless her name,
And now her earthly joys and sorrows cease
Her soul, we hope, has reached the realms of peace."

Military:
Lieutenant in Rev. War

Religion:
Episcopalian

Alt. Birth:
Simsbury, Hartford, CT

Abner married Ruth GILLETT in 1773 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Ruth (daughter of Zaccheus GILLETT and Ruth PHELPS) was born on 29 Sep 1751 in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1806 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in 1806 in St. John's Cemetery, Worthington, Franklin Co, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ruth PINNEY was born on 28 Jul 1774 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 7 Apr 1817 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in 1817 in St. John's Cemetery, Worthington, Franklin Co, OH.
2. Azariah PINNEY was born on 26 Jul 1775 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1869 in Dublin, Franklin Co, Ohio.
3. Martha PINNEY was born on 31 Mar 1777 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; and died.
4. Abner Putnam PINNEY was born on 28 Feb 1779 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1869 in Dublin, Franklin Co, Ohio; was buried in 1869 in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Dublin, Franklin Co, OH.
5. Huldah PINNEY was born on 5 Apr 1780 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; and died.
6. Levi PINNEY was born on 30 Mar 1782 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 12 Oct 1869 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in 1869 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Franklin Co, Ohio.
7. Chester PINNEY was born on 26 Jul 1785 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1865 in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in 1865 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Franklin Co, Ohio.
8. Harvey PINNEY was born on 13 Jul 1787 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 13 Jun 1876 in Bethel, NY.
9. Elizabeth (Betsy) PINNEY was born on 27 Apr 1795 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1875 in Bates County, Missouri.

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• Alt. Birth: Feb 1710; Alt. Birth

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From Genealogy of the Pinney Family in America, p. 27:
"We quote the following from a letter from Mr. W. W. Pinney, Unionville,Connecticut: 'At a special town meeting of the Town of Windsor it wasvoted to give to my great-great-grandfather, Captain Abraham Pinney, atract of land in what is now Bloomfield, Connecticut, providing he wouldbuild a house and cultivate a certain number of acres of the land, whichhe did. The cellar is still in view.
Also from the same letter: 'My great-grandfather, Lieutenant AbrahamPinney, built himself a house about one-half mile south of the RockwellHaskins house, that was the most elegant house in those parts, being alarge two-story and attic, well finished inside, having the front roomspaneled from top to bottom, and a fine old stairway in the front hall;and a large beaufet which stood in the front parlor, and is now in mypossession. All the hinges, nails and iron used was made in the oldNewgate Prison, in Copper Hill, Granby, Connecticut. This house is still(1892) standing, in fair repair.'"

Alt. Birth:
CT

Abraham married Elizabeth BUTLER in 1734. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas BUTLER and Abigail SHEPARD (SHEPHARD)) was born on 30 Sep 1716 in Wethersfield, Now Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 3 Aug 1760 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried in St. Andrews Cemetary, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth and death date from headstone, next to Abraham under tree at back of Cemetary in Bloomsfield, CT. Possible baptism date or conflict birth date of 30 Sep, 1717

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BIOGRAPHY: Nathaniel was a Sergeant at Windsor as early as 1711 and is mentioned in a meeting of the govenor and council at New Haven, CT. on 22 May 1712.

Nathaniel married Martha THRALL on 21 Sep 1693 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Martha (daughter of Timothy THRALL and Deborah GUNN) was born on 31 May 1673 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died in 1710 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Abigail SHEPARD (SHEPHARD) on 6 Aug 1691. Abigail and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: Dec 1641; Alt. Birth
• Baptism: Jan 1642

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Alt. Birth:
Windsor, CT

Baptism:
Windsor, CT

Nathaniel married Sarah GRISWOLD on 21 Jul 1670 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Edward GRISWOLD and Margaret BLENCOW (HICKS)) was born on 10 Jan 1635 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England; died on 6 Nov 1715 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Timothy married Deborah GUNN on 10 Nov 1659 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Deborah (daughter of Thomas GUNN) was born on 21 Feb 1641 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 7 Jan 1694 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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