Joseph Olney

On board the USS Columbus (Abraham Whipple), Olney was involved in the Raid of Nassau and the Battle off Block Island.

Olney was on gunner James Bryant's court-martial, held on USS Alfred at Newport on 23 October 1776, as a captain.

[6] Cabot encountered HM frigate Milford (Captain John Ford) on 28 March, off Nova Scotia.

[6] Olney had to wait until May 1778 for his next command, the Continental Navy ship USS Queen of France (1777).

[6] His brother George Olney was the secretary and quartermaster for Major General Nathanael Greene throughout the war.