Person:Christian Fink (45)

Colonial Service: Documents Relating to The Colonial History of the State of New York Edited by Berthold Fernow Volume XV. State Archives, Vol. I Albany N.Y. Wood Parsons and Company, Printers, 1887.

Alphabetical Roster of The State Troops. Letter "F" includes the following: Finck, Christian, private Klock Klock and Finck, Hanyost, private Klock Zeely

The following about Christian's Revolutionary War Service is from the Mooty book on page 112 (see notes).

Following is a chronological list of Christian's b. 1759 Rev War activities:

1. Spring 1775 Enlisted as private in Capt. John Keysers Co. (4th Co) Col Jacob Klock's Reg (2nd Reg) of Tnjon Co. Militia.

2. Spring 1776 1st active duty. Christian was in Capt. Andrew Dillen bachs Co. (Andrew Dillenbach succeeded Capt. Kejer). He was stationed at Caughnawaga for one week.

3. Spring 1777 Stationed at Fort Stanwix for 3 weeks. In Dillenbachs Co. and under Corporal Cornil, they went to Wood Creek and unloaded whiskey and provisions, transporting them to Fort Stanwix.

4. 3-7 Aug 1777 Battle of Oriskany near Fort Schuyler (Fort Stanwix). Christian was wounded In that battle 7 Aug 1777.

5. Nov 1777 Christian was engaged for four weeks in transporting provisions from Albany to Stlllwater (located on the west bank of The Hudson about 11 miles below Saratoga) . This is probably the same time referred to in Christian's court testimony of his activities as he states he was at Stillwater shortly after Burgognes surrender and that took place 17 Oct. 1777. 6. Spring 1778 Twice stationed at Fort Plank in Capt Cook's Co. Fort Plank is located two and a half miles west of Fort Plain and a quarter of a ml. from the Mohawk River.

7. May 1778 Springfield, located 10 miles W NW of Cherry Valley and at the head of Lake Otsego, was burned. Christian was stationed there for one week after it was burnt.

8. 11 Nov 1778 Cherry Valley Massacre. Christian was stationed here for four weeks after this occurred. Col. Jacob Klock was on his way with 200 reinforcements (one being Christian) when this massacre was executed. They went in pursuit of the enemy but only for a short distance They then returned to Cherry Valley to assist in giving the victims burial plus other duties.

9. May-Nov 1779 Time of Gen. Sulliyans march into Western New York. During this time Christian, in Capt. Cooks Company transported provisions from the Mohawk River to Lake Otsego with a horse and wagon for Gen Sullivan's army.

10. Rome and Ft Stansix. Christian was ordered here "2 or 3" times. We know of 2 of them.

11. Albany & West Point. Christian transported provisions from Albany to West Point on at least 2 occasions. We don't know the dates of these services. He may have been in Klock's Reg., Peter Suts' Co. at these times.

12. Oct. 24-30, 1781. Christian, b. 1759, Andrew, b. 1751, Hanyost, b. 1753, and possibley another brother, Myndert, were in this, the Battle of Johnstown.

Also: The Frontiersmen of New York by Jeptha R. Simms Albany, NY 1883

Volume II, Page 538 Capt. Andrew Finck, a native of the Mohawk valley, who possessed a spirit suited for the times, was also in the John- stown battle. In a correspondence between Andrew Finck, his son, and H. F. Yates, in which a part of the military services- of the Captain are mentioned, I find the following facts noted. During the action near the Hall, the British took from the Americans a field piece, which Col. Willett was anxious to re- cover. He sent Capt. Finck with a party of volunteers to reconnoitre the enemy, and if possible get the lost cannon. Three of the volunteers were Christian and Myndert Finck, brothers of the Captain, and George Stansell. While observ- ing the movement of the enemy from the covert of a fallen tree, Stansell was shot down beside his brave leader, with a bullet through his lungs ; and was born from the woods by Hanyost Finck. Strengthening his party of volunteers, Capt. Finck again entered the forest, soon after which he picked up a British knapsack containing a bottle of French brandy and cocked hat. The cannon was soon after recaptured, and it being near- night, Willett drew off his men and quartered them in the old Episcopal church in Johnstown ; gaining entrance by breaking in a window.

Land: In the Mooty book, page 105, it says that Sherry Warden received papers from the National Archives stating that Christian Finck, b. 1759, received 600 acres of Bounty Land, but when Mooty requested them, she was informed there were none. However, Cayuga Co. was part of the land granted to Revolutionary War veterans.

Excerpt from "History of Montgomery Classis, R. C. A.", 1916, by W. N. P. Dailey. Recorder Press, Amsterdam, NY

Stone Arabia Reformed Church . " . . . the church connected itself (January 20, 1790) with the Classis of Albany, and on May 31, 1791, it was incorporated as the "Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Stone Arabia." An inventory of church property filed at Fonda, January 3, 1794 is signed by D. C. A. Pick, V. D. M. Adam Loucks, Hendrick Loucks, Frederick Gettman (elders,), and Jacob Snell, *Christian Finck, * Nicholas VanSlyck and John H. Van Wie, (deacons)

Record: 1830 Census finds him in the household of Christian Christian Fink in Cayuga Co. There is one male of 70 and under 80 listed.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Compendium of Early Mohawk Families, Maryly B. Penrose, Gen. Publishing Co., C1990
   p252.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Compiled by Helene Kline Mooty & Marie Peer. THE Descendants and Ancestors of Andrew Wellington Fink & Susan Henrietta Beadle. (Name: self-pub., 1985, supplement, 1987, 298 pages;)
   112.
3. ↑ Andrew Finck, Major in the Revolutionary Wars. Address to Herkimer Co. Historical Soc., 6/8/1897 by John B. Ko. (Name: Utica, NY, 1897;).
4. ↑ 1838 Federal Census for NY, Cayuga, Victory T., roll M19 88, Image 846, Ancestry.com
   433.