Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14,090, for William Parsons, Connecticut
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Parsons, William

NUMBER
S. 14,090

carded

CONTENTS
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8425
New York
William Parsons of Cortland in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commande by Captain Pease
of the Regt. commande
by Col. Huntington in the Clonnt
line for 15 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 50 Dollars
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Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of April
1833
and sent to Hon. E. C. Reed
Homer-
Arrears to the 4th of Ma: '33
Semi-anl. allowance ending A'Sp '33
$100
25
$125
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 4 Page 28
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Wm Parsons

Aornd
5.14
$_248

Feb. 15 '33
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BRIEF in the case of William Parsons
of Cortland County in the State of New York
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Eighty one years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.
enlisted
In 1775 Apl 19
to forepart of July
Vice a few days, entered
November 1777 May -
July as a minute man 1778 home 
-
blasting days -
Drafted _ 1779
volunteered _ 1781. Sop

Duration of Service.
Years, Months, Days
2 1/2
5
1
[illegible] 728 [illegible]
about - 3
outstation 1
1

Rank.
As a

Names General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen. Putnam
Capt. E. Peas. Col. Huntington
Maj Clark, Capt Peay
Capt Robinson
" Col Ely
" Col Malcomb Lt Col Smith
" Col Sherman Gent Parsony
Capt Fold
Capt Waly

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5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Summer Court
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Paul Blodget, prove him a revolutionary soldier in 1781
John Pomery proven him a soldier. Ely D. Lester also proves served in 1775.  A clergyman & Col Shermin certify to traditionary evidence.
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.
( duration of same more than 2 years) 
D King Examining Clerk.
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Aomo
12 mo. pri
50 $

If the within papers are defective or further proof is required address
E. C. Reed Homer, Cont
land Co N.Y. at present
of the House of Reps
Washington Decr 3. 1832

Allow Persons what you think him entitled
to no more
E. C. Reed
Papers corrected & returned
E.C. R.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7. 1832
State of New York
of
Cortland County
On this day of 2nd day of October Personally appeared
in open Court for the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for
the County of Cortland, now sitting William Parsons a resident of
Cortlandville in the County aforesaid Cortland & State aforesaid, aged 81 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 act of Congress passed June 7 1832 was born in October in the year 1750
That he enlisted the service of the United States in the year 1775.
about the 19th day of April he volunteered in the town of
Summers in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut
where he was born and had always lived to that time
to go to Roxbury on the first breaking out of disturbances
under Captain Emory Peas Leuteant Peter Kilby Samuel Felt
Ensign. Gen. Putnam was at Roxbury had command of the
men but they were not very regularly organized Colonel
Huntington came before he was discharged and also
had command but thinks he was not there when
he first arived at Roxbury, Captain Walbridge
of Stafford was there had command of a
company the applicant was at Cambridge law
Putnam there marched from Cambridge to
Brookline from there to Roxbury and staid
there about four weeks there was some
commanding but no fighting otherwise. he
returned to Summers in the fore part of July
and in a few days enlisted under Major Joel Clark
of the 22d regiment Huntington was Colonel was
enlisted by Captain Abial Peas. who was then a
Leutenant afterwards made Captain for about five
months two weeks. rendezvoused at Summers went to Preston
encamped at Roxbury near Boston. three
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was some cammonading. laid there till midle of December, & was discharged and returned to Summers having served five months saw
Washington during this compain and the
Virginia Riflemen.
In the month of May 1777 he volunteered to go
to Groton fort Legard commanded the fort
the duty was to repair the fort. staid one month.
was under Captain Robertson he thinks
Ely was Colonel was discharged and returned
to Summers same year he volunteered to go
to New London under Captain Roberson
& Colonel Ely in the fore part of July and
he went to New London and from there
to Groton fort Legard commanded at the
fort about first of October had orders to go
Providence Rhode Island staid there about one month then marched to Groton fort and
staid about three weeks and had orders
to go to horse neck and staid there till about
first of November and then went to New Jersey
went to the Saw Pits and a place called Rye 
and laid there till into december in December
he was marched to New Rachell & Westchester
to East Chester after forage & to guard the teams 
Col Ely & Webb were taken prisoners during the
campain and Enas was Colonel after that. in January
some time he was ordered to the Eastward
again had the measles near Danbury about
the last of January in Connecticut & as soon
as he was able he started for home got home
about first of february & was discharged by
Captain Buell under whose care
Robinson had left him having been in the
service between 7 & 8 months
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in June in the year 1778 he enlisted as a minute
man till about February after under Captain
Robinson in Colonel Malcombe Regiment.
Smith Leut. Colonel at Summers aforesaid
went to West Point & staid at a place called
Nelsons Point near by fortifying about three
months saw General Lee & Washington
in September went home having been
discharged staid about 3 weeks & enlisted
at Summers in the Continental line under
Captain Robertson in the regiment commanded
by Colonel Sherman and was marched to
Horse such & from there to marched to
Bedford & met the continental troops
went there for stores from there went to
Honnick from there went to West Point
and when snow began to come went to
the Jerseys. Parsons was General of the line
They lay in winter quarters about 4 miles from
Morristown and on the 8 of January
was ordered to go to the East and was
discharged about the last of January according to
his best recollection this was the winter
of the deep snow
In the month of July about the first 1779. he
was drafted under Captain Samuel Felt went to
Groton & New London & served and
month & was discharged
in September about the middle 1781 he volunteered to go to
New London & went under Captain Soloman
Wales he thinks, and staid about one month
or more he has no record of his age
or documentary evidence of his service
his eyes were injured in the service of
which he has not recovered, and has
him entirely blind many years. he was at the
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fort when corn Wallis capture was celebrated in the
latter part of October after the war he moved to Granby Hartford County then moved back to
Summer from there he moved to Cortlandville
where he now resides he is aquainted with
William Shearer and Elder Walter G. Dye of the
said County of Cortland who can testify as to his reputation as a soldier
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
William Parsons
his X mark
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
Samuel Hotchkiss Clerk
Mc Walter G. Dye a clergyman residing in the town of
Cortlandville and William Shearer jr residing in
in the same place do hereby certify that we are
well acquainted with William Parsons who has
Subscribed & sworn to the above declarations
that we believe him to be 81 years of age: that he is
reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the
day & year aforesaid
Samuel Hotchkis Jr. Clerk 

Wm Shearer Jr
[signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the
interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the
above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served
and served as he states & the court further certifies that it appears to them
that Walter G Dye who signed the preceding certificate is a clergy
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-man resident in the town of Cortlandville and that William Shearer who has also signed the same is a resident in the said town of Cortlandville and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit

William Mallery
Andrew Dickson
Aaron Brown
Joseph Reynolds
Judges of Cortland County Courts

Cortland County ss
I Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clerk of the Court of common Pleas of said County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the applica-tion of William Parsons for a pension
Witness my hand and seal of office
this 3d day of October AD 1832
Samuel Hotchkiss Jr Clk

House of Reps
March 2, 1833
I certify that the above papers of William Parsons are precisely in the same situation now
that they were in when passed upon by the Court of Common Pleas of Cortland County.

E. C. Reed
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Rev War
14090
INVALID.
File No. 14,090
William Parson
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index:--Vol. 1   ,  Page  289
[Arrangement of 1870]

July 31, 1901
Mrs Clarence B. Boliner
New Haven, Conn.
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NINETEEN LYNWOOD STREET
Pension Bureau:
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me the military record of my
great-grand father William Parsons of Warehouse Point Conn.
It may be possible
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the birth place has been given as Windsor or Enfield for the records seem to be rather mixed.
Kindly send me this at your earliest convenience as I have to send it to the D. A. R. at Washington within a few weeks.
Hoping the record will be easily found and soon
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forwarded. I remain
Very sincerely Yours
Mrs. Clarence B. Boliner nee
Gertrude Sanford

July nineteenth
New Haven Conn
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State of New York
Cortland County ss
Paul Blodget of the town of Virgil in the County of Cortland & State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he was acquainted with William Parsons at Groton Connecticut in October in the year 1781 that the said Parsons was then a Soldier in the Army of the United States that this Deponant & the said Parsons were present together at Groton at the celebration on the receipt of
the news of the capture of Com Wallace that this Deponant was then a Soldier in the Revolutionary war & serving at Groton under Capt Solomon Wales that the said Parsons lived in the town of Sommers State of Connecticut that he now resides in the town of Cortland Ville State of New York
This Deponant served at Groton about two months when he was discharged & went home, whether Parsons was dis=charged at that time this Deponant does not know And
further this Deponant saith not.

from before me
this 20th day of Sept 1832 ⎬
Edward C. Reed
Justice of Peace

Paul Blodget

I certify that the above named Paul Blodgett is a man of truth & veracity - Sept. 20, 1832
E. C. Reed J.P.

House of Reps
March 2. 1833
I certify that on this 20th day of Sept 1832 when I took the affidavit of Paul Blodgett above I was an acting Justice of the Peace of the town of Homer Cortland County New York
E. C. Reed
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State of New York
Chenango County SS
John Pomeroy of the town of Hamilton in the County of Madison State of New York personally appeared before Erastus Foote one of the Justices of the peace of said County of Chenango and being duly Sworn makes oath and says that he was perso-nally acquainted with William Parsons and knows that he served as a Soldier at several different times in and during the Revolutionary War that at that time this deponent and the above named William Parsons resided in the town of Summers in the County of Tolland in the State of Conn-ecticut and that the said William Parsons has since that time removed to Courtland Ville in the County of Courtland State of New York where the said Parsons now resides and further this deponent saith not
John Pomeroy
Subscribed and Sworn this
6th day of September 1832 before
me Erastus Foote Justice
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State of New York
Chenango County SS
I Jarvis K. Pike Clerk of said County do certify that Erastus Foot before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Chenango and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the affidavit to be his proper hand writing and Signature

Witness my hand and
Seal of Office this 6 [?] day
of Sept 1832
J K Pike Clk

Deposition of John Pomeroy
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Elijah Sexton of Smyrna in the county of Chenango and State of New York being duly sworn upon Demas Hubbard and of the Justices of said county makes oath and says that he is personally acquainted with William Parsons in the year 1775 at summer in Connecticut and marched [illegible] to Cambridge together and [illegible] themselves in command of [illegible Pease and marched from Cambridge to Brooklin & from there  to Roxbury in Massachusetts the time of service was about four or five weeks  and in the  year 1779 he knew the said Parsons at Morristown in [illegible] service in the State of New Jersey.

Elijah Sexton

Subscribed and sworn this 8th day of September 1832 
before one Demas Hubbard Justice

I certify that I am well acquainted with Elijah Sexton and fully believe him to be a man of truth and veracity.
Demas Hubbard Justice
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State of New York
Chenango County Ss
I Jarvis K Pike Clerk of said county do certify that Demas Hubbard before whom the within affidavit purports to have been sworn, also the certifficate which he has signed was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the affidavit and certifficate to be his proper hand writing and Signature

Witness my hand and
Seal of Office this 6 day
of Sept 1832
J K. Pike, Clk

Deposition of Elijah Sexton
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Parsons, William  GRADE Sergeant   LINE Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4833   ACREAGE     100   ISSUED Apr. 19, 1790
to John Bush

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.