Isaac Kinney Finch (1763 - 1848)

Born 25 Feb 1763 in Orange County, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Tompkins) Finch — married 19 Oct 1789 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1848 at age 85 in Clifford, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Isaac Kinney Finch (1763-1848) Born February 25, 1763 in Orange County, New York. 1776, moved to Pittston, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Married Sarah Tompkins October 19, 1789, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Sarah Tompkins was born October 10, 1768.

Isaac served in the Revolutionary War. Was a soldier in Capt. Elisha Hopkins Company, New York Militia, from February 1, to December 31, 1781”, per, "Our Ancestors" by Ernest B. Cole. Note: Original Family Tree lists that same statistic under the name of (V) Isaac Finch.

March 27, 1793, Isaac acted as administrator of his father's estate. 1800 census lists Isaac Finch in Exeter Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. In 1809, Isaac and Sarah Finch moved to Greenfield Township, Lakawanna County, Pennsylvania, and later opted not to move westward to Indiana with brothers John, Moses Sr. and Solomon Finch.

Sarah Tompkins died October 27, 1846 (age 78). Isaac Kinney died in March 10, 1848, Clifford, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (age 85).

Burial in March 1848 at the Finch Cemetery in Spencers Corners, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Isaac Finch and Sarah (Tompkins) Finch are buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Clifford, Pennsylvania. See: History of Luzerne County Pennsylvania. H. C. Bradsby, Editor, S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, 1893 (Chapter XII, pg. 373).

Sources

• FinchRoots.com
• Isaac Finch on Find A Grave: Memorial #7554026, Maintained by: Barbara, Originally Created by: Jack Galuardi, Added: 8 Jun 2003, Find A Grave Memorial 7554026
• Executor of his father's will Mar, 1793
• 1800 census Exeter, Luzerne, PA