Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 9591, for Hugh Parks, North Carolina
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SERVICE
N.C.
Parks, Hugh
Elizabeth
NUMBER
W9591
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
5237
Indiana
Hugh Parks of Scott Co in the State of Indiana
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Goodman of the Regt commanded by Col Polk in the N Carolina
line for 3 years Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 day of February 1833 and sent to Hon Wm Hendricks
U.S. Senate Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - $120.00 Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 40.00 $160.00 Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Jno Cromwell Clerk Book D Vol. 9 
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[preprinted form with handwritten answers]
8084
Madison, Inda
Elizabeth Parks widow of Hugh Parks who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died on the 13 Dec. 1838 of Scott Co in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Compy. commanded by Captain Goodman
of the Reg. commanded by Col. Polk in the N. Carolina line for 2 years Inscribed on the Roll of Marion at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. Certificate of Pension issued the 9" day of Feby 1844 and sent to Hon. O. B. Ficklin H.R
Total amount, $400.00 Act July 7, 1838. Recorded by F. L. Swann Clerk, Book D Vol. Page 429
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PSALM OF DAVID In METRE: Newly Translated, and diligently Compared with the Original TEXT, and former Translations. More plain, smooth, and agreeable to the TEXT, than any heretofore.
Allowed by the Authority of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the KIRK of SCOTLAND, and appointed to be Tung in Congregations and
Families. EDINBURGH Printed by MARK and CHARLES KERR, His Majesty's Printers.  MDCCXC.
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[illegible] [Hugh] Parks [junior] year of our Lord 1790 December the 4 Robert Parks was born in the year of our Lord 1793 february the 7 Alexander Parks born in the year of our Lord 1795 february 5
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[Sarah] Parks was born in the year of our Lord 1809 November 12
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Elizabeth Parks was born in the year of our Lord 1806 March the 20th Sarah Parks was born [March the] [crossed out] November the 12 1809
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Hugh Parks application admd. 3 years pri. 80$
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The State of Indiana SS.
Scott County
On this sixth day of November in the year 1832 personally appeared before the Judges of the Scott County Circuit Court Court now setting for said County (being a Court of record) Hugh Parks a resident of said County, aged Eighty
five years last February, 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, [left blank] and served in the fourth Regiment of the North of Carolina line, for six months in a company commanded by Captain Roger More, on the [left blank] day of [left blank] in the State of North Carolina (the
certificate & discharge both being lost he cannot recollect dates) that afterwards Captain William Goodman coming to the command of said Company he enlisted for the term of three years under said Captain Goodman in said Company in the State of North Carolina aforesaid in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Polke [Polk] in the line of the State of North Carolina On the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said Corpse (about four years and four months untill the [left blank] day of
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(time not recollected) when he was discharged fromthe service at Pyramas [Paramus] in the State of New Jersey. He was commanded by General Frank Nash, Colonel Polke, [Polk] Lieutenant Colonel James Saxton Colonel Polke [Polk] afterwards resigned his command and
Lieutenant Col James Saxton was promoted to the command of said Regiment. He resided in Orange County in the State of North Carolina when he entered the service. He was in the battles of the Brandywine and Germantown, those were the two principal battles in which he was engaged He was also in several skirmishes particularly on one knight [night] near Pedee [river] in North Carolina he was engaged in a Skirmish or which he received
a wound in the left leg, which has of late years
wholly disabled him from labour. He further
States that he has once been on the pension roll under the act of March 18. 1818 and 1st May 1820. and has been dropped therefrom on account of property, and at the time he made said application he then resided in the County of Scott & State of Indiana, He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State of (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Indiana
Hugh Park X his mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Ward Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I James Ward Clerk of the Court of the County of Scott in the State of Indiana do hereby certify
that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of [illegible] Parks for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court Lexington this 6th day of November D. [A.D.] 1832
James Ward Clerk
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Pension
Pension Office
9 April, 1829.
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State of Indiana
Scott County Set
On this second day of March in the year of our Lord 1829 personally appeared in the Scott Circuit Court, being opened and a court of record for said County, Hugh Parks resident in said County aged eighty two years the fifteenth day of February last past who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of 18 March 1818 and the first of May 1820. That he the said Hugh Parks enlisted for the time of six months in the company commanded by Captain Roger More [Moore] on the [blank] day of [blank] in the State of North Carolina (the certificate and
discharge both being lost, he cannot recollect dates) That afterwards Captain William Goodman coming to the command of said company he enlisted for the term of three years under said Captain Goodman in the said company in the State of North Carolina aforesaid in the regiment commanded by Colonel [blank] Polke [Thomas Polk] in the line
of the State of North Carolina in the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps (about four years and four months, when he was discharged from the service at Pyramus [Paramus] in the State of New Jersey. That he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except the present That
his name has been placed on the pension list
That his pension certificate is dated 28 August 1818. and is numbered 4728 and he drew a pension up to 4 March 1820 that he never before exhibited a schedule of his property because he fondly hoped that with the assistance of his family and the prudent management of his little property he might be enabled to gain a support without the aid of his country. But as his
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property is not of a productive kind, as his sons, with the exception of one hereinafter named, have all left him and as a wound in his left leg, which he received in a night skirmish near Pedee [river] in North Carolina has of late years wholly disabled him from labour he feels himself justified and necessiated [necessitated] to ask his country for aid And in persuance [pursuance] of the act of 1st May 1820 I Hugh Parks do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service in the
Revolutionary war passed the 18 day of March
1818 and that I have not nor have any person
or persons in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed
and by me subscribed  By Occupation I am a farmer but in consequence of my lameness in my left leg I have not been able of late years to do any active labour, I have eleven children living three of whom reside with me to wit my son Pleasant Parks aged about twenty five years and my two daughters Elizabeth Parks aged about twenty three years and Sally Parks
aged about nineteen years. my wife is to aged
and infirm that she can render me very little