Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7957, for Philip Judd, New York
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(S-1776)

SERVICE
Judd, Philip
Parkhurst, Mary


NUMBER
R.7957
Former Widow

This woman also married Nathaniel Brown, William Jewett, and John Parkhurst. All of whom are alleged to have served in Revolution

New York Residence
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Received March of 1773 and Recorded
In Kents Book of Records Number 5 page 49th
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To all People whom these Presents shall come: Greeting.
KNOW YE That I William Peters of Kent in the County
of Litchfield and Collony of Connecticut in New England in America

For the Consideration of thirty pound Lawfull money
Received to my full Satisfaction, of Mary Judd of Kent in the County aforesaid
Do give, grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Mary Judd one certain Tract of land Lying and being in Kent aforesaid so Butted and Bounded  as follows (viz) beginning at a stake and stone which is the south west corner of a lot of land that Ruben Sackett bought of Mark Keeny thence runs west on high way eleven rods to the stake and stone from thence North on highway as Hig[illegible] far enough to include twenty acres thence east 198 yards south till it intercepts the west line. Ruben Sacketts land containing twenty acres.

To have and to hold, the above granted and bargained Premises, with the Appurtenances thereof, unto ____ the said Mary Judd forever, to her and their own proper Use and Behoof. and also, I the said William Peters do, for my self and my heirs, Executors and Administrators, covenant with the said Mary Judd, her 
Heirs and assigns; that at and until the ensealing of these Presents I am well seized of the Premises, as a good indefensible Estate in Fee-simple, and have good Right to bargain and sell the same in Manner and form as is above written; and that the same is free of all incumbrances whatsoever. And furthermore, I the said William Peters do, by these Presents, bind myself my Heirs forever, to Warrant and Defend the above granted and bargained Premises, to the said Mary Judd Heirs and Assigns against all Claims and Demands whatsoever
IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 25th day of March in the 13 year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, of Great Britain, etc. KING Annoque
Domini, 1773

William Peter

Signed, Sealed and Delivered, to presence of Augustus Jackett
Eleazer Curtiss

Litchfield County
Kent March 27 AD 1773
Then personally appeared William Peters Siner and sealer of the above written and acknowledged it to be
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Declaration of
Liberty Judd, one of the
heirs of Mary Judd
widow of Philip Judd
H.U. Soper Agent,
Batavin
Genessee
N.Y.

1103
Mary Parkhurst
Formerly wid of
Philip Judd
N. Y.
Act July 4th 36
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State of New York
Genesee County
On this 14 day of February 1844
personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the said County of Genesee Liberty Judd who being first duly sworn
according to law, doth declare that he is a resident of the
town of Bethany in the said County of Genesee and is aged
Sixty eight years. That he is one of the children of Philip
Judd and Mary Judd his wife that the only remaining
living children of the said Philip Judd and Mary Judd besides
 this declarant are Ira Judd and Phoebe Hays
that the said Philip Judd and Mary Judd wife
married as this deponent has been informed by his
mother about twelve years before the deponent was
born and about the year 1763. that the maiden
name of the said Mary Judd was Mary Peters and she
was the brother of William Peters who gave her a deed
of some land in Connecticut after she was married
to the said Philip Judd, which is hereunto annexed
That the said Philip Judd went into service in the
Revolutionary war and was drafted and after having
served a few months he was killed in the battle which was
last fought near New York and the mother of this Declarant
never saw him afterwards. He was killed sometime in the
fall of the year 1776 - And this deponent further declares
that his said mother was again married about one year
after the death of her first husband to Nathaniel Brown
who had served in the Revolutionary war as a private
and as this deponent has been informed by his said
mother, before she was married to him. That she had no
children by her second husband - that her said
second husband, Nathaniel Brown died somewhere
about forty years since, and my mother was again left a widow
and in about one year
of her said husband
Nathaniel Brown, She was married to William Jewitt, who had
been a Revolutionary soldier, with whom the she lived about
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four years when
he died and left no children and in the
year 1813 she married John Parkhurst, who had served
in the war of the Revolution as this declarant understood
for both the said mother of this declarant and the said
John Parkhunt and the said John Parkhurst died
about the year 1824
and without issue And
this deponent further declares that that the said
mother of this deponent lived with this deponent
until her death after the death of her last husband and she did not marry after the
death of her fourth and last husband and she died
on the 20th January 1838, and this deponent
declares that the letter hereto annexed for Philip Judd
to his wife was among her papers and has been in the
possession of this Deponent since her death.-
Liberty Judd

Sworn and Subscribed
in open Court the day
and year aforesaid
H. H. Carpenter
Clerk
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MMHf

Rev.&1812 Wars Section

October 3, 1925

Mrs. A. S. Bowen
Cozad, Nebr.

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim R. 7957 it appears
that on February 14, 1844, Liberty Judd, a resident of
Bethany, Genesee County, New York aged sixty-eight
years, applied for pension in behalf of himself and
Ira Judd and Phebe Hays the only living children of
Philip Judd, and stated that his father enlisted in
1776, served a few months and was killed in a battle
near New York in September 1778, no officers or further
details of service given.
He also stated that his father married about 1763,
Mary Peters. In 1773 she was living in Kent, Litchfield
County, Connecticut. About one year after the death of
his father, his mother Mary married Nathaniel Brown a
Revolutionary War soldier who died about 1804. They had
no children.
Then in about one year, she married William Jewett
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a Revolutionary War soldier who died about 1808. They
had no children. In 1813 he married John Parkhurst
also a Revolutionary War soldier who died about 1824
without issue. She died January 20, 1838 aged ninety
five years, at the home of her son said Liberty Judd.
The claim for pension was not allowed as the son
failed to furnish any proof of the alleged service of
his father, as required by the pension laws.
There are no claims on file on account of the
services of the said soldiers, Nathaniel Brown, William
Jewett and John Parkhurst.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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Patarin Genesee County, N.Y.
February 16. 1844

Sir
I herewith endow the declaration or statement
of Liberty Judd, who is one of the children of Philip and
Mary Judd, both deceased. I am unable to determine
whether the widow was entitled to a pension before her
death and if so, how far the heirs can claim it-
I have put the facts in the shape of a general declaration, 
It seems to me that the history of this woman is very
remarkable.-- She was married to Philip Judd in
1763 who was drafted in 1776 and was killed in battle
soon afterwards, She had three husbands afterwards all
of whom had served in the Revolutionary, and all of
whom she outlived and died herself in 1838 at the
advanced age of 95.-
I should hope that there may be some law
that will give the heirs a Pension who had taken
care of her for about 15 years and espicially as
but him who had the care of her has recently
experienced a Reverse
of fortune and is now poor
I am Yours
Very
Respectfully
H U Soper

Hon. J. L. Edwards
Comn of Pension
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Jeremy Brown
William Judd
Mary Judd
William Judd
Ira Judd
Phebe Judd
Liberty Judd

To 
Mr Philip Judd
Att Kent in East Greenwich

East [illegible] Ira Judd [illegible]

Mary Brown
Philip Judd
Mary Judd
[illegible]
Phebe Judd
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New York September the
6 th AD 1776
Kind and Loving wife
an opportunity now offers to write to you and hope by the Blessing
of God the few lines will find you and our Children in good Health
as they love me at present.
How Long I shall continue in such a
State of Health God only knows. I hope within a week or [? 10] Days I shall be permitted to return home to you and my Dear Children
again and find you all well at my arrivil [sic] I received your letter of
the first of this month which I received with joy which is all the pleasures 
I have or can take to git a long from the World and peruse a letter from under
your hand and I hope you will not fail of writing every opportunity you have.
I have no news remarkable [sic] to write to you it is considerable still time hear [here] to what it was a few days ago only [only] yesterday a ship set out to go from Hellgate a Cross by Governor's Island and their was a brisk fire from our batteries which obliged her to lay by and hall [haul] down her sails-
their is every day more or less of the regiment going home .How soon we shall all go I cannot tell but I expect I shall soon be dismisst so give my love to all enquiring friends and hopeing I shall find you well at my arriva. I Subscribe my self your friend and loving husband
Philip Judd
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H.U Soper
16 Sep 1844
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253
Pension Office
14. Septr 1844
Sir
The papers in the case of Mary J
Parkhurst formerly widow of Philip Judd---
claiming a pension under the act of
July 4th 36 have been examined and
filed. The date of the death of Mary
Parkhurst and the names for
the children who survived should
be certified under the seal of Court
of Record. The name of Philip
Judd may not appear upon the connecticut roll in this office and it
becomes necessary to produce the
certificate of the Comptroller of Connecticut setting forth whatever in
formation he may in regard to said
Judd service
H.W. John E
Batavia
N Y.
6103
Act 4
July 36
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6103
Mary Parkhurst
formerly widow of Philip Judd NY
Suspended
7957

Act of July 4 36
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7957
P.O.
Mary Parkhurst
Service formerly the widow of
Philip Judd & Nathaniel Brown
Wm Jewett
John Parkhurst
All Revolutionary Soldiers

REJECTED
 
printed list of 1852 gives as cause of suspension proof her demise and the
names of her children.
Attorney:
O.
Recognized.
Contract.
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U.S.PENSION OFFICE L AUG 17 1925

COZAD, Nebraska
Aug. 12th 1925

Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C
Philip Judd of Hebron
Connecticut, had Rev. Service
and was corporal in
Captain Carter's Co., 13th Reg.
Marching, Aug. 12th 1776
Others in the Co. were
Lieut. Eleaser Carter
Ensign Jno. Taylor
Did Philip Judd, or his widow
receive a pension all avaiable
information desired
Mrs. A. S. Bowen
Cozad, Neb.