Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7955, for William Parker, Pennsylvania
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE  NUMBER
Penn  Parker, William  R. 7955
CONTENTS
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New York
Wm Parker
Revy.
Suspended
See let to Hon E.
Howell Apr 19 '34
do do. 28 June 34
7955
Act 7 June '32
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
7955
P. O. Wm Parker
Service;
Enlisted: REJECTED, 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: 1852 Printed 18
Rejected and suspended
Alleges: Claims Book gives
Reasons for suspension
Re-enlisted: " Suspended for
more perfect details
of service
Attorney:
P. O.
Recognized.
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Contract.
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26. 231
William Parker
Pension Papers
Hon. E. Howell
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State of New York
County of Allegany ss. On this 26th
day of June A.D. 1833 personally
appeared in open Court before Andrew
C. Hall. Asa S. Allen, Daniel L. Gilman
& Josiah Utter esq four of the Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of the said County
the quorum of the said Court being a
Court of Record William Parker a resident of the Town of Haight in the said
County of Allegany & State aforesaid aged
seventy - seven years, who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth on his oath make
the following declaration, in order to obtain
the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832, that
he enlisted in the service of the United States
in the year one thousand seven hundred and
seventy six in the month of June by enlisting
as a volunteer in the Pensylvania Malitia [Militia]
in a company commanded by Captain
Potter, whose Christain he does not recollect
in a regiment commanded by Col William
Dean at Philidelphia in the State of
Pensylvania; that he was then put on board
of a sloop & sailed to Billingsport in the State of
New Jersey, that he remained at
at Billingsport aforesaid for the space of
two months, that there was no battle while he
as there, that they are then reviewed by
Genl George Washington that he was
then dismissed verbally. that by reason of old
age & the consequent loss of memory he is
unable to set forth the names of more of the
officers of the said Company & Regiment
that he has no documentary evidence &
knows of no documentary evidence & knows
of no person living who can testimony to his
service as aforesaid
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And he further declares that he a second
time entered the service of the United States
by enlisting in the Pennsylvania State
malitia aforesaid as a volunteer at the
Town of Babington in the County of Philidelphia & State of Pensylvania aforesaid in a
Company commanded by Capt Thomas
Doinging & in the regiment before mentioned
under the command of Col William
Dean, the lieutenant of the said Company
was Samuel Cox William Mills, Ensign
Samuel Cox, first sergeant Malachi Fisher
he can not now recollect the names
of any other officers of the said Company
he was marched in the Company aforesaid
to Trenton in New Jersey, that he remained with
his company aforesaid at Trenton for a
short time & was then marched to Amboy
that he was at Amboy aforesaid when the
battle on Long Island took place &
heard the firing & that he was not engaged
in any battle that he remained at Amboy
aforesaid for the space of two months & was
then marched home & discharged verbally &
that he has no documentary evidence nor
knows of no person living who can testify to
his service aforesaid-
And he further declares that he was
drafted in the month of August 1777
into a company of malitia of Pensylvania 
commanded by Capt. Thomas Doinging aforesaid
& Regiment commanded by
to William Dean as aforesaid at
Abbington aforesaid that he was marched from
thence up Scuylkill River to a place called
"the Twp"
Germantown
that he remained at the place last afore
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said for two months that he was then
marched back to Germantown & was in
the battle fought on
the 4th of October 1777 near that place
& was discharged after two months & five
days service, the name of the Lieutenant 
of the said Company was Samuel
Cox & that he can not reccollect the
names of the other officers, that he was
discharged verbally that he has no
documentary evidence & knows
of no person living who can testify to
his service last aforesaid -
And he further declares that in the same
month as last aforesaid in which
he was discharged and about two
days after his discharge he again 
enlisted as a volunteer in the service of the United States
at Jenkintown in the State of Pensylvania
in the Pensylvania State Malitia in a
company commanded by Capt
Demus Warrall in the Regiment commanded
by Col William Dean aforesaid that the
name of the lieutenant of the said
Company was Major Pencock, & was
marched to the same place last herein
before mentioned, that he heard While at
the "The Twp" that Burgoyne was taken
& was in no battle this period of service
& was then discharged verbally & that he
has no documentary evidence nor
knows of no person living who can testify
to his service aforesaid
And he further declares that he was a
sixth time enlisted in the service of
the United States by being drafted at
Abbington aforesaid in a company commanded by Capt Doinging & in a regiment
service as aforesaid
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And he further declares that he
commanded by Col Dean aforesaid in
the month of October 1778 Lieutenent
Samuel Cox. & was marched across the
Scuylkill to a place near where Gen
Wayne was defeated in Chester County
& he remained in that vicinity
for two months & was then discharged
verbally
& that he has no documentary
evidence nor knows of no
person living who can testify to
his service aforesaid-
And he further declares that in the
month of September 1781 he
was drafted in the Pensylvania malitia in a Company command
Lintenant Samuel Leach the name of
the captain he never knew that he
does not know whether the Regiment
was commanded by Col William
Dean or Col Coates whose first name
he does not know at abbington aforesaid
was marched to Bristol in Pensylvania
& from thence to Germantown, that he
remained at Bristol for about
seven weeks & was discharged after
being out about two months as near
as he can reccollect was discharged
& that he has no documentary evidence
nor
knows of no person living who
can testify to his service of aforesaid
that the whole time he was in the service
of the United States aforesaid
not for one year or more --
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever
to a pension or annuity except
the present & he declares that his name is
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in any State - that there is no clergyman in
his vicinity who he can
get to certify to his
service
William Parker
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
J W Shenman Clk

We Samuel S. Haight & Bildad
Sherman residents of the Town of
Angelica in the said County of
Allegany hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with William Parker who
has subscribed & sworn to the above
declaration, that we believe him to be
seventy seven years of age, that he is
reputed & believed in the neigbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & that we concur in that
opinion
Saml S Haight
Bildad Sherman
Sworn & Subscribed
the day & year aforesaid 
J W Shenman Clk

And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation
of the matter & after putting the interogatories
 prescribed by the war department
that the above named applicant was a
Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states,
and the court further certifies that it
appears to them that Samuel S. Haight
& Bildad Sheman who signed the
preceeding certificate are residents of
the Town of Angelica aforesaid & are
credible persons & that their statement is
entitled to credit-
Jonah Utter
Andrew C. Hull
Asa S Allen
D.S. Gilman
Judges

service as aforesaid
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I Judson W Shenman Clerk
of said Court & County do certify that
that the within contains the
original proceedings of the 
said Court in the matter
of the application of William
Parker for a pension In testimony whereof
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of Office this 26th day of June 1833
J W Shenman
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To
We whose names are hereto subscribed
do certify that we have for a number
of years been personally acquainted with
William Parker who has made application
for his pension as a revolutionary soldier
and that he has ever since we have
been so acquainted with him Sustained
a good moral character and that
in our opinion full faith & credence
ought at all times & places to be placed
in an affidavit that he has made
or may make in obtaining his said
Pension. And further that we are
acquainted with his pecuniary circumstances
and varily believe him
to be a person towards whom the liberal 
hand of Government ought to
be extended for his Revolutionary
services - Dated 
araugus Co 1834
Burton Calt
John Palmer J.P.
J B McElheney
Col Jonas Eastwood local preacher
Isaac C Spalding [illegible, merchant?]
Sanford J Clark
Solomon McKeon [illegible]
James Davidson
Thomas Carpenter merchant
Reuben Hand Minister of the local [illegible] to the church of William Parker [illegible]
Calvin Allen [illegible]
Isaac L Andrews Comm of Deeds
James Dinsmoor