| John Zinn - Nancy Zinn
- Virginia W6379 - Bounty Land Warrant 34520-160-55 At the time of this application he was at the age of 71 years. On January in the year 1780 he arrived at Pidales Station at the junction of the Hinston and the Stones at the south fork of the Lickin River and there he was enrolled as a minuteman in the Virginia Militia under Captain Isaac Riddle, Lieutenant Casper Abner, Ensign David Patton and Colonel Benjamin Logan. He also served under the same officers in February of the year 1780 until June the 20th of the same year. He was at that time engaged in guarding the station and hunting to keep the station in food. The Indians attacked the station March 11, 1780 and they in that engagement wounded Andrew Band. On June 24, 1780 they in the same station were attacked by Captain Byrd at the had of 200 British and 500 Indians. John Zinn was taken prisoner in that engagement and he was held as such after being taken to Detroit until May of the year 1781. In June 28th of the year 1784, he left Detroit in the company of Richard Rue, Bery Cottingham, Ransom Tinsley and Thomas McGuire. In all he served for two years and eight months. He was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. James How and James Winnon swear that they were at one time well acquainted with him. And Michael Leonard and Elizabeth Franks also swear that they were at one time well acquainted with him. He entered the service at Pidales Station. Nancy Zinn at the age of 60 appeared in open court and swore that she and John Zinn were married in Pendleton County, Kentucky January 16, 1844. She also stated that her husband, John Zinn, died in Grant County in the State of Kentucky April 1847. William C. Collins swears in open court that he was a close neighbor of them and knew them very well for many years. Henry Thompson swears that he also was at one time well acquainted with them. Nancy Zinn, before her marriage to John Zinn, was called Nancy Mullikan. They were married by Reverend Jesse Robinson. William H. Oneal swears that he was acquainted with Nancy before her marriage to John Zinn. Set Bond and Priscilla P. Morgan swear that they were at one time well acquainted with them. Nancy received a pension of $80 per annum and her certificate of pension was issued December 31, 1852 and it was sent to C. W. Bennett. John Zinn also received a pension on the Kentucky Roll of Pensions at the rate of $80 per annum. His certificate of pension was issued June 11, 1852 and it was sent to Honorable R. M. Johnson, H. R. |