Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21414, for John Parker, South Carolina
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S. G.
Parker, John
S 21414
carded
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29 9 75
South Carolina
John Parker


in the S. C troops 
line for 22 month + 22 day

Inscribed on the Roll of 
at the rate of 74 Dollars 66 cents for annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1834

Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of December(?) 1835 and to 6H

Attears to the 4th of December 1835 $298.64... allowance entering 42cpc
37.83/ $333.97
Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 6 Page 100

Order to pay 18 March 1842
Saved 14 March 1845
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John Parker
32486
application of
John Parker
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The State of ...

On this ... day of October ... before the ... of the court of G... and ... in the State afore... and for the... afore said, more in Se, John Parker res... in the State... afore and, who .. according to Law, doth an oath make the foecoming declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress... 1802 on the 18th November 1775... Capt. John ... to go and was in an agreement in which count for some times and after eight days serve... by the Torries? Reagan the under Sainne officer... by Gen. I Williams and in December and after a true of Six weeks called the Snow Camps have having taken some  kingdom? and served the country ... revew were disbanded 
... 1778 was Capt. John Irwine ... by Grant Williamson ... against the Cherokee Indians ... killed was in the R. battle in which they were survived by the indians and ... little ... and having been out there ... was sent back to Ninety Six with the wounded. July 1777 ... Capt. Irwine... commanded  by Williamson ? ... on this Florida E. formed the R... and having stood there eight days ... back 
In May 1778 in Capt. Irwine commanded by ... Pickens with a member of ... to Beach Island and served that sounty and having served six weeks was disbanded.
In the face of same grow under same offices served as true if three months against the Cherokees in the direction of the standing Peach trees. In May 1779 in Capt. Arwoods company of Rangers in the command of ... Jackson serves a true of six weeks a long cause in So. Carolinas and a ... the times in ... the country
In 1780 under the command of Capt. Irwine ... and Pickens marched to ... in the Cherokee... and saved one month
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In January 1781 joined a company commanded by Capt
Samuel Moore and was with him in active service 
serving the county - skirmishing with the tories and 
occasionally attaching themselves to various commands in 
different parts of the country and having serviced with
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him ten months he was killed by William Cunningham
then this applicant was commanded by Capt RobertMaxwell and having [illegible] and the Tories
to Bull Swamp they returned and were disbanded having 
served with him about six  weeks.
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He hereby relinquishes  every claim whatever to a pensioner any authority except the present and declares that his name   
is not on the pension roll of any agency in any  state

To the Interrogatories purported by this Court his answers 

First  - was born in Ireland in 1759 as he supposes being is well satisfied as his 16th year when  he entered the service 

Second - .  Has no record of his age

Third - Was living in Abbeville So. Ca. when he entered the service and lived there during the war and until  he removed to Anderson District in which District he now resides

Forth - Was always a Volunteer

Fifth- The general circumstances of his service with the[illegible] of such officers as he served with already stated far as  recollects.
Sixth- Never had a written discharge
Seventh - He resides at some distance from the Court House and knows but few of his neighbors now present but he would appeal with great confidence to every neighbor he has  for a testimonial as far as of his veracity and his reputation in the neighborhood as a volunteer of the Revolution
           his
John X Parker
          mark

In open Court
By one Van A Lawhon  C C
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he Sanford Vandiver a clergymen residing in the 
District of Anderson and James Brown residing
 in the same hereby certify that we are well acquin
ted with John Parker who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration; that we believe him to be of 
the age he has stated, that he is reputed and believe
 in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been 
a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur  in
that opinion, sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Sanford Vandiver
James Brown

Before
Van A Lawhon  C.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter and after putting 
the interrogations prescribed by the War Department that
he above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier
and served as he states, and the court further certifies
that it appears to them that Sanford Vandiver is a clergymen and 
that James Brown is a resident in this District
aforesaid and is a credible person and that their 
statement is entitled to credit.

A.P. Butler
Presiding Judge


I Van A Lawhon clerk of the court of General
sessions and Common Pleas  do do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said court in the matter of the application
of John Parker for a pension

In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
this first day of October 1834
Van A Lawhon
CC

[Seal bottom left]
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21414
File No. 21414
John Parker
[illegible] Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 312
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Pension Agency
Charleston S.G 10 March 1845

I hencewith form and for authority to pay the voucher of John Parker a pension under act 7 June 1832

I am Sin Rispy
Your absent
Jno C Cochran
Pension Agent

J.L Edward Esq.
Commpione of Pensions
Washington DC
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The State of South Carolina 
 To John Parker

For 69 days duty as a private Footman in Capt
Wm [illegible] company, Col Bratton's Regt Genl 
Sumters Brigade from 18th Oct. to25th Dec 1781 
@ 10 per day in currency $ 34.10 11 on Ftg $ 4.18.63/4
SEAL 

Taken from the Pay Bill

State S. Carolina} 
Ninety Six District}

To Edward Blake & Peter Bocquet [illegible] to Hugh Warnock the Indent due to me from the [illegible]
for Militia services and oblige

Yr Obt. Sevt
John Parker
29 August 1785

I do hereby certify that I did see John Parker assign his name to the above  order 29th  August 1785
William Moore J. P.

I did see Buchannan name taken out Hugh Warnock name put in
Wim Moore J. P.

State S. Carolina 
To John Parker

From duty per Col. Anderson re[illegible] $ 291.1
[Illegible]

[illegible] 10 June 1785 full satisfaction from the 
[last sentence is illegible]

Hugh Warnock 

[Handwritten notes:]
           mo   days
291/   19     21.                             [illegible]
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.... Office 
J.C May 7 1835

I do hereby ... the ... to be a ... of the ... accounts of John Parker for ... performance in the Revolutionary War as settled and ... in this office.

William Laval 
for 
John T. Seibels
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Account M
of John Parker's
Revolutionary sources  S.Ca

Adams or 
22 mo 12 days
H 74''

Fees for $3.00 paid by S Whitner
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[Beautiful State Letterhead, page is torn and damaged]

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY,

George McDuffie Esquire

Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the State [illegible]

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME

Know ye That William Lavall is Comptroller General
of the State of South Carolina that John T Seibels
whose signature is affixed to the certifcate on the
[illegible] sheet of paper is and was at the time of
signing this I am, the lawful Deputy of the said
William Lavall.  That his said certificate is in 
due from and by the proper Officer.

THEREFORE, All due Faith, Credit and authority is and ought to be and given to his Proceedings and Certifcates as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand and [missing] ed the Seal of the State, in the Town of Columbia the Seventh day of May (missing)
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Thirty xxx
in the fifty ninth year of the Independence of [missing]
States of America.

BY THE GOVERNOR. 


B. H. Saxon
Secretary of [missing]