Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,368, for Josiah Parker, Massachusetts
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Mass   Parker, Josiah   S 29368
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18.026 
Maine Josiah Parker
of Kennebec in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Bangs of the Regt commanded by Col. Marshall in the Mass ma line for 13 mo 9 ds
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 44 Dollars 33 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of July 1833 and sent to R.C. Vose.  Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  $88.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept - 22.16
$11.82
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by    Clerk
Book E Vol. 1  Page 42

See letter to Hon Daniel Bronson
H.R. June 25, 1841
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Josiah Parker 25991
Private - Mass'tts troops,
Bangs' Co:
Marshall's regt.   4 month
Same -               3 "
Freeman's Co|
Hallett's regt |   3  "   
Drake's Co       |
Tupper's regt   |  3 "
13 months & nine days as a private - Proof C.D. Bangs' certificate.
Adm'd  13 mo. 9 ds pri   43.33  99.
R.C. Vose.
Augusta, Me.
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Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Maine, Waldo County, ss.
On this second day of April A.D. 1883 personally appeared before me (name smudged) Justice of the Peace for the County of Waldo in said state, Josiah Parker a resident of Belmont in the County of Waldo and State of Maine, aged seventy three 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 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain Abijah Bangs and served in Col. Marshall regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: vis. Bangs Capt. & Marshall Col. That he enlisted in that company regiment in July 1776 for four months, which period he fully served out & was verbally discharged at Boston in November 1776. That the last of November 1776 he again enlisted in the same company & regiment under the same officers for the period of three months, that this period he fully served out and was verbally discharged at Boston in March 1777. That during the above periods he was employed principally in the Forts & fortifications.
That in July 1780 he again enlisted in Capt. Freeman's company in Col. Hallett's regiment of the same troops for the period of three months, that this period he fully served out in Rhode Island & was verbally discharged at Brett's hill in October 1780. That this service might have been for four months.
That in August 1781 he enlisted in Capt. Drake's company in he thinks Col. Tupper's regiment of the same troops for the period of three months. that this period he fully served out & was honorably discharged at West Point the last of November 1781. that his discharge was in writing & is lost.
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And to the interrogatories propounded under the instruction of the war department he answers:
That he was born on the year 1759 at Yarmouth Massachusetts, where he presumes his age was recorded & where he lived when he entered the service. That he has lived in Maine upwards of thirty years, lived in Augusta in April 1818, lived afterwards in Searsmont, then in Belmont, afterwards in Belfast & has lived in Belfast for the last six months. That he enlisted & was discharged as he has stated. That he made a declaration of his services as above recited before the Hon Judge Weston the fifteenth day of April 1818 which declaration will be annexed hereto.
That any of his neighbors will testify to his character for veracity & their belief of his services, we have no doubt.
Wm White, A. Goddard, John Sampson  Alexr Niff
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Attest Wm. White   Joshiah Parker X [his] mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me   David Goddard. Justice Peace,
And the said Justice does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. & that his is very infirm & unable to go from home.   David Goddard, Justice Peace.
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State of Maine
KENNEBEC, ss. - I, John Chandler, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that David Goddard, Esq. before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Peace as within; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Justice in the matter of the application of Josiah Parker for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this 22d day of April A.D. 1833  J.A. Chandler
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29368
Revy INVALID.
File No.: 29,368
Josiah Parker
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol 2, Page 315
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Josiah Parker, aged fifty eight years, a citizen of the United States born in Yarmouth Massachusetts - now a resident in Augusta in the District of Maine. Upon oath testify and declare that I enlisted into the United States Army during the revolutionary war, upon the continental establishment, against the common enemy, in the month of July 1776. for the term of four months, into the company commanded by Captain Abijah Bangs, and regiment commanded by Col. Marshall, of the Massachusetts troops or line, I fully lived out the period of my enlistment and was discharged by the verbal permission of my officers, in November 1776 at Boston. I again enlisted into the same establishment & into the same company and regiment under the same officers, the last of November 1776 for the period of three months. I fully lived out  the period of my last enlistments, and was discharged verbally by the permission of my officers at Boston in the month March of 1777.
during the above period of seven months I was employed (inserted word illegible) in the forts and fortifications in the month of July 1780. I again enlisted into the continental establishment and into the company commanded by Cap. Freeman and regiments by Col. Hallet of the Massachusetts troops  a line for the period of three months, in the Rhode Island expedition, I marched to Rhode Island, lived out the period of my enlistments and was discharged verbally by my officers at (illegible Hill on Rhode Island in October 1780. = I again enlisted into the same establishment, against the common enemy in the month of August 1781 for the term of 3 months into the company commanded by Cap. Drake and  regiment commanded by I think Col Tupper of the Massachusetts line, I fully served out the period of my last enlistment and took my final and honorable discharge at West Point last of November 1781. - My discharge I have lost and is not now in existence to my knowledge. From my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do hereby relinquish all claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any; but I am not to my Knowledge been on any pension list whatever - I request that I may be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine -
Josiah Parker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kennebec ss.
On the fifteenth day of April, A.D. 1818 Josiah Parker, before named, after having been carefully examined, made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration, by himself submited 
Before me, Nathan Wirton- Chief Justice of Court of (illegible) Eastern Circuit
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I George Read of Augusta in the District of Maine of lawful age upon oath testify and declare that I am well acquainted with Josiah Parker within named from his reduced circumstance on life he is in need of assistance from his country for support: He sistains the character of a man of truth.  Geo Read -
April 18th, 1818. Sworn & subscribed before me and I testify that I am well acquainted with Geo. Read & he is highly credible as a witness.
Robert C. Vose Just. Peace
Josiah Parker
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, May 8th 1833
I hereby certify, that, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Josiah Parker is borne on "a pay roll for Capt. Abijah Bangs' company in Col. Dike's regiment for travelling rations to & from camp to their respective homes & one days wages for every twenty miles home"; as belonging to Harwich I was allowed for 174 miles travel "to & from camp". Said roll dated November 27th 1776.
And that the name of Josiah Parker is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Abijah Bangs' company in Col. Dike's regt. as having served as a private from Dec. 2d 1776 to Feby 28th 1777. & was paid for three months service.
and that the name of Josiah Parker is borne on a "pay roll of Capt. Nathaniel Freeman's company in Lt. Col. Enoch Hallet's regt, of new levies from the County of Barnstable army 1780. Discharged Oct. 31st 1780" as having been paid as a private for two months & sixteen days service, from Aug 16th
2.16
9.16
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and that the name of Josiah Paker is borne on "a pay roll for Capt. Daniel Drake's company in Col. Drury's regiment from the County of Bristol, which marched to     " as having been paid or three months & fifteen days service as a private rom Augt 27th 1780
Edwards D Bangs ho
I further testify that the name of Josiah Parker is borne on "a pay roll of the additional state wages due to Eben. Baker's company of militia in Col. Nathaniel Freeman's regt on alarm at Falmouth in Sept 1779", as having been paid as a private for eight days service
Edward D Bangs Lg
1.16
3.15
13.01
.08
13.09