Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26825, for Moses Parr, Rhode Island
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SERVICE
R. I.

Parr, Moses
Mary


NUMBER
W. 2825
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[left page]
L. F Sowles,
Oct . 4, 1856

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5319
Vermont. B.
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Mary Parr, Decd
widow of Moses Parr.
who died on the [blank]
of R I  in the State of [line through]
who was a private in the [blank] commanded
by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded bay [blank] in the Revolution
line for 7 mos & 18 days
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Inscribed on the Roll of Burlington
at the rate of 25 Dollars 31 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.   Send 16th January 1843.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of March 1855 and sent to  J. D. Woodward
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Arrears to the 4th of [blank]
Semiannual allowance ending  Present
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{Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4th, 1836,
Section the [blank]}

Recorded by G. T. Getty Clerk,
Book D.   Vol. 2.  Page 343.
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Esther Morehouse
Child of Moses Parr, 
Vermont Power,
act July 4 1836

Papers of Mary Parr,
of Vermont & widow of Moses.__
[illegible]
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State of Vermont County of Grand Isle ss.
On this 4th day of June 1854 before the subscriber a Justice of the 
Peace in and for said County personally appeared Esther Morehouse a resi-
dent of the town of Alburg in said County aged fifty nine years and 
made oath according to law that she is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears
or increase of pension, supposed to be due to her as one of the children of
Moses Parr
and she hereby appoints J. Douglas Woodward, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N.Y., his Attorney to prose-
cute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at
Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue th same, a certificate for
any arrears or increase of pension to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in 
and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as Deponent might or could do, were ^s he personally
present at the doing thereof; and she hereby revokes all former powers if an inconsistent with the above, and 
authorizes her said Attorney to appoint Attorney's, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid, 
hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall law-
fully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand 
and seal the day and year first above written. 
In the presence of
H.L. Sweet
Hiram Sweet } 
Esther Morehouse 
Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe
the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and 
described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution. 
H.L. Sweet Justice Peace. 
State of... County of... ss. I, the subscriber, Clerk of
said County certify that before whom the above affidavit and Power
was sworn and acknowledged on the day of 185 was
at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature
above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper re-
lates, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at
in said County this day of 185
[L.S.] 
Clerk.
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Moses Parr Son Born the 22d January 1730 And Departed his Life the 16th January [illegible]

His Espouse Mary  Born the 12th April 1755

Their Daughter Marsey  Born the 10th of June 1777

Their Son Thomas Born the 7 December 1778

Their Daughter Abigail  Born the 12th September 1781

Their Daughter Anna  Born the 15th January 1783

Their Daughter Palley  Born the 24th July 1787

Their Daughter Susanna   Born the 14th February 1788

Their Daughter Esther  Born the 9 May 1795

Their Daughter Elizabeth Born the 10th June 1799
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√ 3677

Mary Parr
Vert
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State of Vermont
County of Grand Isle ss

On this 13th day of July A. D. one thousand eight Hundred and thirty eight, personally appearance before me Joseph Sewel a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Grand Isle aforesaid, Mary Parr a resident of Alburgh in the county of Grand Isle aforesaid and State of Vermont aged eighty two years (12 days of Last April), she being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 That she is the widow of Moses Parr who was soldier of the revolution, and served as a second Sergeant during part of the years of 1777,1778, 1789 & 1780 in the following manners  She resided with her parents in the Town of South Kingston in the State of Rhode Island from her infancy to the time of her marriage which was in the month of October A. D. 1777.  That she was acquaintance with said Moses Parr and knew the he was drafted into the service of the revolution early in the Spring of 1777 for Six  months and service that time out and was in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Pottenger The regiment by Colonel Dyer, the company to which he was attached was employed in guarding the Sea Coast.  Said Moses Parr returned from that service in the month of September 1777 and before the end of the same month Parr was again drafted for one month and on the first Thursday in October of the Same
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year the said Parr and herself were married to each other  The Saturday following said Parr joined his company commanded by said Captain Pottri and went to a place called Tivertown and Served out the month and then returned to South Kingston.
Early in the Spring of 1778 the said Moses Parr entered the Revolutionary Service again under Captain Timothy Lock. and Served over Seven months in guarding the Sea Coast at different points in Rhode Island.  In the Spring of 1779 the said Moses Parr was again drafted into the Service of the Revolution and Served Seven months in guarding the Coast as aforesaid and in the summer of 1780 said Parr was again drafted for five months and served that time out under the same Officers Last aforesaid and during all the Services aforesaid was a second Sergeant in the Infantry as aforesaid   The said Parr and herself moved from south Kingston to the town of Hoosae in the County of Rensselaer
and State of New York in the first of the year of 1781.  In the fall of the same year the said Parr was again drafted for the Term of one month and Served that time as a private Soldier in the company of infantry commanded by Captain Stephen Niles, the Regiment was commanded by [illegible] Shaw (as Colonel or major) 

In the fall of 1782 the said Parr was again drafted and Served as before twenty days.  He was drafted for one month but returned before the time Ex
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Children of Mary Parr
Widow of Moses
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State of Vermont
Grand Isle County ss}
I Wyman Clark Clerk of Grand Isle County 
Court being a Court of record do hereby 
Certify that Nathan N. Niles before whom 
the within and foregoing Affidavit was taken was a the time
of taking the same, a legally appointed Commissioned and acting 
Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Grand Isle, and 
that his name hereto subscribed is genuine. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed 
my name, and affixed the seal of said Court, at 
North Nero in said County this nineteenth day of 
January A.D. 1855. 
Wyman Clark. Clerk
of Grand Isle County Court
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September 11, 1939.
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Mr. John H. Brandt, Jr., 
270 Arden Road, Mt. Lebanon, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

BA-J/CC
Moses Parr
W.26825

Dear Sir: 
The date which follow were obtained from papers on file
in pension claim, W. 26825, based upon service of Moses Parr
in the Revolutionary War. 
Moses Parr was born January 22, 1738, place of his birth 
and names of his parents are not shown. 
While a resident of South Kingston, Rhode Island, Moses Parr
enlisted early in the spring of 1777, served at various times until 
1779, in Captain Samuel Potter's and Timothy Locke's companies, 
Colonel Charles Dyer's Rhode Island regiment. In 1781, he moved
from South Kingston, Rhode Island to Hoosick, Rensselaer County, 
New York, enlisted and served with the New York troops, under
Captain Joel Gilbert and Stephen Niles, Colonels Marinus Willett, 
and Killian V. Rensselaer, one month in the fall of 1781, and twenty 
days in the fall of 1782. The above service was rendered as second
sergeant and private, the length of service about two years and two months. 
The soldier moved to Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont, in 1785 or 
1793, and died there January 16, 1806.
Moses Parr married October 1, or 2, 1777, in South Kingston, 
Rhode Island, Mary Sweet, who was born April 12, 1753, and had lived 
in South Kingston, Rhode Island since infancy. The name of her parents
are not shown. She was also referred to as Molly. 
Soldier's widow Mary Parr, was allowed pension on her application 
executed July 13, 1838, at which time she was a resident of Alburg, Grand
Isle County, Vermont, She died there January 16 or 20; 1843.
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The names of children of Moses and Mary Parr are shown as
follow:
Marsey (Marcy) born, June 18, 1777
Thomas " December 7, 1778
Abigal " September 12, 1781
Anna " January 15, 1783, married Benjamin Baboock 
Polley " July 24, 1787
Susanna " February 14, 1789
Esther " May 9, 1795, married Nathan Morehouse
Elizabeth " June 10, 1799.
Their daughter Marsey married George Bremmer, who died March 
17, 1844. In 1845, their son, James Bremmer was aged thirty-eight
years and a resident of Alburg, Vermont. Marsey died prior to 1843.
In 1853 Esther Morehouse was residing in Alburg, Vermont. In 1855, 
Thomas Parr was residing in Bombay, Franklin County, New York. 
In 1836, one Stephen Sweet was aged seventy-five years and a 
resident of Albugg Vermont, and in the same year one Joseph Sweet
was Justice of the Peace in Grand Ilse County, Vermont; in 1852, 
one James Sweet, aged eighty-six years and residing in Clinton County, 
New York, stated he witnessed the marriage of Moses Parr and Mary Sweet;
and in 1854. one H.L.Sweet was Justice of the Peace in Grand Isle County, 
Vermont. Their relationship to the family not shown. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER, 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.
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State of Vermont
Grand Isle County ss.}
On this 26th day of December
AD one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty nine Personally appeared before me
Albert C Bulter a Justice of the Peace in and for 
the County of Grand Isle and State of Vermont
Mary Parr a resident of Alburg in the County 
of Grand Isle aforesaid aged eighty three years
who being first duly sworn according 
to law doth on her oath make the following 
declaration in amendment of  and in ad
-pliton to a former declaration by her made in 
order to obtain the benifits of a provision made 
by the Act of  passed July 4th 1836. 
That she knows that her late husband
Moses Par was in the service of the revolution 
during the Spring and Summer of the year
1777, but whether as substitute for others 
or as a drafted man or both she does not 
recollect sufficiently clear to swear. 
The last of September 1777 he returned from 
the service to South Kingston RI, and was 
there married as stated in a former declaration
, about the last days of September said Parr
was drafted for one month and on the 
Saturday after his marriage which took 
place on the first Tuesday of October 1777
Said Parr and the others who were drafted embarked 
for Levertown, where he was stationed and 
served and served out that month and retuned 
he was 2nd Sergeant Charles Dyer was Colonel, 
Samuel Potter was Captain and Timothy 
Lock was Lieutenant.
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In the Month of April 1778 said Parr was again
drafted and entered the revolutionary service
as second sergeant in the same company 
commanded by Timothy Lock under the same 
Colonel, said Parr continued in the service 
until into the month of November, he serv-
ed on his own drafted and as substitute for 
the following named persons viz Christopher 
Robinson, Christopher Robinson, Benjamon 
Staunton, Sylvester Robinson, James Robi
noson, Joseph Hazard and Stephen Hazard, 
and the said Mary Parr saith by reason of 
age, and consequent loss of memory she is not 
able to state the precise length of time said 
Parr served for each, or either of the above
named persons, nor can she state positively
, that said Parr served as substitute  for all
of the above named persons in the year
1778 war can she state the precise length 
of each draft was the order in which they 
were made but  according the best 
recollection and belief said Parr served 
not less than seven months in the year
1778; she recollects that said Parr was one of 
the men detached to escort three hundred Britis
-h prisoners from South Kingstown to Providence
Said Parr was also out among others of the 
American Troops who enlisted in leading the 
French troops. In the month of April 1779 said 
Par was again drafted and entered again into the 
revolutionary service, and continued to
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serve untill sometime in November of the 
same year, and while so in the service he
served as his own drafts, or as substituted 
for part, or all of the above named pers
-ons where they were drafted but as stated 
in relation to the year before she cannot s
state the length of each draft nor the order 
in which they were made. According to 
her best recollection and belief the said 
Parr served as a soldier of the revolution 
in the year 1779 not less than seven months
This year(1779) the company to which said Parr
belonged was the same company of which he
was second sergeant, under the same Colonel 
as in 1778, and that season was spent nearly 
if not wholely in guarding the sea east 
of Rhode Island. Whether said Parr served 
as Sargent during the whoe of the time 
while in the service in the years 1777, 1778
 & 1779 she is not able to state, she knows
he did when serving on his own drafts
but whether he did when a substitute 
for the persons above named she cannot
tell, Those persons for whom Parr did 
duty as substitutes who forced , and at first 
released to pay taxes or do duty and service
of there had there property taken before they 
would process substitutes, they agreed with 
Par so that when Parr was not drafted & 
all of them was he took the place of all 
of their life more than or was drafted
at a time they procure others as substitutes.
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In February 1780 Said Parr and herself moved
from South Kingstown RI, to Hoosae in the 
County of Renssilac in the State of New York
And while he resided there viz in October 1780 said 
Parr was drafted as a private and for one 
month which time he served out, and 
in October 1781 said Parr was again 
drafted for one month as a private and 
served 20 days where he was discharged in 
the two last times of service he served in 
the Company Commanded by Capt Stephen 
Niles and regiment by Col Samuel Shaw 
According to the best recollection 
and belief of said Mary Parr, her late 
Husband Moses Parr served as a soldier 
of the revolution not less than the peri
-ods each year as followed viz. 
In the year AD 1777 not less than 5 months
In the year AD 1778 not less than 7 months 
In the year AD 1779 not less than 7 months 
In the year AD 1780 not less than 1 month 
In the year AD 1781 not less than 20 days
Making in all not less than 20 months & 20 days
Attest W.W. White 
her
Mary Parr
mark 
Subscribed and sworn to on the day 
and year above written before me 
The was "September: attended to October fore signing  
Albert C Butler Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Grand Isle County
On this 26th day of December
AD one thousand eight hundred and
thirty nine personally appeared before
me Albert C Butten a Justice of the Peace
in and for the County of Grand Isle aforesaid Stephen Sweet a resident of Alburgh
in the County of Grand Isle aforesaid aged
Seventy Seven years who being first duly sworn
according to law doth depose and say
That Moses Parr the late Husband of Mrs Mary
Parr of Alburgh and myself both went into
the revolutionary service in April 1777 I
was a substitute for my father, Parr for
himself, both of whome were drafted for
fifteen days. When the 15 days expired
we both continued in the service as
substitutes for others. Parr continued to
serve untill into September when we
both returned home & Par was married I 
was again drafted for one month
and on the first or second Saturday of
October we both in company with others
marched to Livestown & there quartered
during that months service, the company
to which he belonged was commanded by
Capt Samuel Potter and the regiment by
Col Charles Dyer.
In April AD 1778 said Parr and myself
both entered the revolutionary service in
the same company and continued in
untill into November, we were imployed
in guarding the east untill August when
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a draft of one half the regiment was
made for 20 days when we were were all
sent to the Island of Rhode Island. This
season one Captain, Lunt, Parr and
a portion of one company by permission
of one commanding officer volunteered to
go and assist in landing the french troops
& left the remainder of our company in
charge of our Ensign William Steadman
who marched the remainder of us by the
way of Providence outa the Island where
our whole company met again, I recollect that 300 Prisoners taken by the french
to be taken to Providence & Parr as
Sargeant with men myself included,
took 20 of the prisoners to Providence, I was
with Parr except when the company was
divided as aforesaid in the service from
sometime in the month of April untill
into the month of November when we
dismissed, Timothy Lock was captain &
Charles Dyer Col.
In the year 1779 I was five months a soldier ┃
in the Revolutionary service and during all
that time said Parr was a soldier and
in the same company, and I have not the
least doubt, as entered in the spring and
left Parr in the service that he served
all of seven months, 2 months of this year
we were quartered at one George Hazards and
3 months at one Clarks about three miles
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Mary Parr
widow of 
Moses Parr
Act July 4, 1836
Vermont
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AFFIDAVIT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY 
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS CLAIMS. 
State of Vermont
County of Grand Isle }ss. 
Be IT REMEMBERED, That on this 10th day of October, A.D., 1854, 
I, Esther Morehouse, do make known and declare that I am 
the daughter and heir-at-law to [Moses Parr] [ scratched out] Mary Parr who was 
the wife of Moses Parr a Revolutionary Soldier, 
who served years under the command of 
in the forces raised in the State of Rhode Island, and that he and his wife were
married about the month of , A.D., and that he and his wife were
month of, A.D. ,that he died about the 
month of January, A.D. 1840, and that a pension of
dollars a year was drawn by said
on account of said services, and so continued until the year A.D. 18 ,since which time nothing has
been received by either, or the heirs of said parties. 
And that claimant is now 58 years of age; and it is understood and believed that there are
arrearages of Pension, and other claims due for said services, NOW, THEREFORE, the true intent of all
this is to qualify and irrevocably appoint and empower Benj H. Baldwin Jr., of Washington,  District of 
Columbia, as my true and lawful Attorney, 
with power of substitution, to investigate, ^and substantiate [demand and receive the avails of,] [scratched out] said claim or
claims, and to say and do all things relative thereto, as amply as I might do; hereby ratifying every 
thing said or done by said Attorney, or his substitute, in virtue hereof; Also, revoking all Powers of 
Attorney, or other authority previously given for any such purposes. 
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, day and date first above named. 
Attest:
J.M. Sowles 
Esther Morehouse
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STATE OF NEW YORK 
CLERK'S OFFICE OF CLINTON COUNTY.}SS. 
I LEWIS W. PIERCE, Clerk of the County Courts of said County, (the same being Courts of Record,)do hereby certify 
that H.G. Robbins Esquire whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof or
acknowledgement of the annexed instrument and thereon written, was a the time of taking such proof or acknowl-
edgment a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Clinton, dwelling therein, commissioned, sworn and duly 
authorized to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice of the 
Peace, and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine and 
that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State. 
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court and County this Eight 
day of February A D. 1855 
L W. Pierce Clerk
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Alburgh VT 14th March 1839
J L Edwards Esq
Dear Sir
I forwarded additional proof and 
Declaration in the case of Mary Parr
application for pension, since two 
months ago, which I think must have
been miscarried or misplaced as no accordance 
has been received. The old lady is quite
anxious and will be greatly obliged 
to you, if you will cause it to be 
attended to & accordance returned as soon 
as convenient. 
With great Respect
Your  most debt sevt
Giles Harrington
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September 11,1939.
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Mr. John H. Brandt, Jr., 
270 Arden Road, Mt. Lebanon, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
BA-J/CC
Moses Parr
W. 25825
Robert Ayrs or Ayres
W.20648
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the 
Revolutionary War record of Robert Ayres who died in 1833, and 
Moses Parr who died in 1806, and Anthony Conard, also the record 
of Tom Parr who served in the French and Indian War. 
There is not claim for pension on file based upon service in 
the Revolutionary War of an Anthony Conard. This office has no record
of service rendered in the colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, 
hence no record of service of Tom Parr in the French and Indian War. 
The Revolutionary War records have been searched also and no claim
for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a Tom or Thomas
Parr in that war. The records of Robert Ayres and Moses Parr are furnished you herewith. 
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator.
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Alburgh Sept 25th/56
Mr Minot
Dear Sir
I am reque
-ted by teh heirs of Moses Parr
who was a Soldier in the Revolution 
to ask what was the amount of the 
pension drawn by Mr. Woodward of 
Plattsburgh for said heirs if you 
will be kind enough to inform me
on this point you will confer a 
favor on the heirs
Respectfully Yours 
L. H. Sowles
Alburgh 
VT
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
NAME Parr, Noah 
GRADE Private
LINE North Carolina 
WARRANT 
NUMBER  13588 and 14153 
ACREAGE 100
ISSUED January 3, 1800
to Solomon P. Goodrich 
*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 subse-
quent 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.