Born to Joseph & Jemima (Newcomb) Kinne, he was baptized at Preston (now Griswold) Conn. on June 13, 1762 and was the twin of David Kinney. The family moved to Bethel, Vermont and Royalton, Vermont where he is mentioned in the town records as "Deacon Jonathan Kinney, schoolmaster". He came to Plainfield in 1793 and took a farm on Lot No. 4 where he built the first frame house in Plainfield, Vermont in 1794.
He was the first minister of the Congregational Church at Plainfield, which was organized as the Church of Christ in 1799 at the home of Jonathan Kinney. This house was occupied in 2009 by a Kinne descendant, and it is pictured at right. The house is known for it's unusual facade of both "brick & clapboard" and the "ell" is the original Central District Meeting house. The Kinney Homestead is located south of the village of Plainfield on the west side of the Onion River and this cemetery (originally called God's Acre or the Ira Stone Cemetery) where generations of the Kinney descendants are buried. A Kinney Reunion was held here Aug. 19, 1891.
Jonathan Kinney was a captian of the militia, and he married (1) Lydia Kendrick at Royalton, Vermont on Jan. 20, 1785. They had a large family (listed in the memorial for Lydia Kinney), and (2) Rebecca (Smart) Cummings, widow of Deacon Fenno Cummings, on Jan. 20, 1834 in Berlin, Vermont.
Note: According to the "Gazetteer of Washington County, Vermont, 1783-1889", Capt. Kinne was the preacher at the Congregational Church [in his home] until 1826, but was not ordained or recognized by his ministerial brethren, because he "disbelieved in infant baptism." In 1829 a new church building was built, I assume, in Plainfield Village.
He was the first minister of the Congregational Church at Plainfield, which was organized as the Church of Christ in 1799 at the home of Jonathan Kinney. This house was occupied in 2009 by a Kinne descendant, and it is pictured at right. The house is known for it's unusual facade of both "brick & clapboard" and the "ell" is the original Central District Meeting house. The Kinney Homestead is located south of the village of Plainfield on the west side of the Onion River and this cemetery (originally called God's Acre or the Ira Stone Cemetery) where generations of the Kinney descendants are buried. A Kinney Reunion was held here Aug. 19, 1891.
Jonathan Kinney was a captian of the militia, and he married (1) Lydia Kendrick at Royalton, Vermont on Jan. 20, 1785. They had a large family (listed in the memorial for Lydia Kinney), and (2) Rebecca (Smart) Cummings, widow of Deacon Fenno Cummings, on Jan. 20, 1834 in Berlin, Vermont.
Note: According to the "Gazetteer of Washington County, Vermont, 1783-1889", Capt. Kinne was the preacher at the Congregational Church [in his home] until 1826, but was not ordained or recognized by his ministerial brethren, because he "disbelieved in infant baptism." In 1829 a new church building was built, I assume, in Plainfield Village.
Born to Joseph & Jemima (Newcomb) Kinne, he was baptized at Preston (now Griswold) Conn. on June 13, 1762 and was the twin of David Kinney. The family moved to Bethel, Vermont and Royalton, Vermont where he is mentioned in the town records as "Deacon Jonathan Kinney, schoolmaster". He came to Plainfield in 1793 and took a farm on Lot No. 4 where he built the first frame house in Plainfield, Vermont in 1794.
He was the first minister of the Congregational Church at Plainfield, which was organized as the Church of Christ in 1799 at the home of Jonathan Kinney. This house was occupied in 2009 by a Kinne descendant, and it is pictured at right. The house is known for it's unusual facade of both "brick & clapboard" and the "ell" is the original Central District Meeting house. The Kinney Homestead is located south of the village of Plainfield on the west side of the Onion River and this cemetery (originally called God's Acre or the Ira Stone Cemetery) where generations of the Kinney descendants are buried. A Kinney Reunion was held here Aug. 19, 1891.
Jonathan Kinney was a captian of the militia, and he married (1) Lydia Kendrick at Royalton, Vermont on Jan. 20, 1785. They had a large family (listed in the memorial for Lydia Kinney), and (2) Rebecca (Smart) Cummings, widow of Deacon Fenno Cummings, on Jan. 20, 1834 in Berlin, Vermont.
Note: According to the "Gazetteer of Washington County, Vermont, 1783-1889", Capt. Kinne was the preacher at the Congregational Church [in his home] until 1826, but was not ordained or recognized by his ministerial brethren, because he "disbelieved in infant baptism." In 1829 a new church building was built, I assume, in Plainfield Village.
He was the first minister of the Congregational Church at Plainfield, which was organized as the Church of Christ in 1799 at the home of Jonathan Kinney. This house was occupied in 2009 by a Kinne descendant, and it is pictured at right. The house is known for it's unusual facade of both "brick & clapboard" and the "ell" is the original Central District Meeting house. The Kinney Homestead is located south of the village of Plainfield on the west side of the Onion River and this cemetery (originally called God's Acre or the Ira Stone Cemetery) where generations of the Kinney descendants are buried. A Kinney Reunion was held here Aug. 19, 1891.
Jonathan Kinney was a captian of the militia, and he married (1) Lydia Kendrick at Royalton, Vermont on Jan. 20, 1785. They had a large family (listed in the memorial for Lydia Kinney), and (2) Rebecca (Smart) Cummings, widow of Deacon Fenno Cummings, on Jan. 20, 1834 in Berlin, Vermont.
Note: According to the "Gazetteer of Washington County, Vermont, 1783-1889", Capt. Kinne was the preacher at the Congregational Church [in his home] until 1826, but was not ordained or recognized by his ministerial brethren, because he "disbelieved in infant baptism." In 1829 a new church building was built, I assume, in Plainfield Village.
Inscription
REV. JONATHAN KINNEY:
Father of Amory G H.N Born in Preston
Conn. June 9. 1762. Died in Berlin VT.
May 7, 1838: and he was able. faithful.
and much beloved as a husband. father.
and Christian Minister.
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