Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7976, for Stephen Parnell, Maryland
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Service
MD

Parnell, Stephen

Number
R.7976
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Stephen Parnell
Indiana

Rejected - deserted
See letter 16 July 1833 to
Hon W Hendricks, Madison, Ind.  

7976
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Land Office, Annapolis, July 12th, 1833

I certify that it appears by the muster rolls remaining in this office that Stephen Parnell enlisted as a private in Captain Norwood's company in the 4th Maryland Regiment on the 3rd day of April 1778 and on the 25th of May, 1780 deserted on furlough.

George G. Brewer
Reg. Land Office W.S. MD

Memo - The surname is spelt upon the roll Purnell instead of Parnell - on comparing however his declaration with the muster rolls, I do not think there can be any doubt but that it is the same person, and that some mistake was made in spelling his name.

George G. Brewer

Regt Land Off W.S. Md
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7976
Stephen Parnell

REJECTED
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Stephen Parnell

G.G. Brewer

W. Hendrick request for this a consideration as soon as convenient.

Feb 4, 1833
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress of the 7th June 1832 - State of Indiana, Decatur County

On this 13 day of November 1832 personally appeared in the probate of said county to wit at the November Term of said court on the second day of said court it being the second judicial day of said court and who being duly sworn according to law Stephen Parnell resident of the county and state aforesaid about seventy year of age doth on his oath aforesaid make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of congress passed June 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the U.S. in about the year with Captain Norwood and served in the 4th Maryland Regiment of the line under the
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following names appears - Col blank Major Adjutant Harts enlisted at Ellicott Mill in Maryland by Benjamin Todd recruiting officer - entered for three years, that this applicant resided at the time of his said enlistment in the county of Anne Arundel in said state, that this applicant continued to serve in said army about eighteen months when this applicant received a furlough that this applicant was in the battle of Monmouth - he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and that he declares his name is not on the pension roll in any state. sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.

Stephen Parnell

Sworn to in open court on this 13th day of November 1832.

Henry H Talbott, Clk
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the above-mentioned applicant was a revolutionary solder and served as he states.

A C McCoy - Sole Judge of Circuit

I Henry H Talbott clerk of the Probate Court for Decatur County do hereby certify that the [illegible] contains the original proceedings of the case in the matter of the application of Stephen Parnell for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 13th day of November AD 1832.

Henry H Talbott, Clk

SEAL