Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7301, for Humphrey Parrish, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
N.C.
Va.
Parrish, Humphrey
or Parish
NUMBER 
S.7301
Carded
CONTENTS
[blank]
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12.723
North Carolina-
_____________________
Humphrey Parish
Rutherford in the State of North Car.
he was a pri. in the company commanded by Captain Hays of the Reg't commanded
by Col. Moore in the North Car.§
is for 6 months -

Humphrey Parrish
N.C. and Va. 
July 12, 1904.
Records corrected [initials]
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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum, to 
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18. day of May '33 and sent to T. F. Birchett
Rutherfordton No. Ca.
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Arrears to the 4th of March '33 - 4
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept. '33  1 =
$50
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by William Miller Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 6 Page 57
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Rutherfordton N. C. }   Free
17 March 1833}

War Department
Pension Office
Washington City

N. C. 
Humphry Parish
23154
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State of North Carolina} On this 11th day of Rutherford County} March 1833 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid now sitting Humphrey Parish a Resident of the United States in the County of Rutherford and State of North Carolina aged 69 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in Order to Obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I am not certain of the date but believe it was in the year 17   but I well Remember it very soon after Gates Defeat at Camden I was a Volunteer for three months under Captain Gilliam in the County of Granville & State of North Carolina Col. William Moore commanded the regiment we joined the main Army at Hillsboro from that place we was stationed at Salisbury a few day, from there we was ordered on to Six Mile Creek in McLenburg County where we was stationed untill our Term expired and we was Discharged and Returned home to Granville County N. Carolina shortly after my Return I was Drafted for a Three Months Tower under Captain Harrison we was stationed at Williamsboro to guard a magazene at that place where we was continued untill some time after Cornwallis left the state we was Discharged and Returned Shortly after my Return I went into the State of Virgina and not being pleased at being Drafted I Inlisted for Three years in the Continental Service under Captain William Hay, our headquarters was on the Appomattock River about Twenty miles above Petersburg where we was stationed about the time of the taking of Cornwallis we was then furlowed to go home to be Ready at a moments warning I have not been called to serve out the ballance of the time expect they have not had any use for me if it was necessary I am still willing to shoulder my muskett in the Defence of my Country I know I served my Country for that which I have obtained that is liberty I have never rec'd any compensation for my services but now when it is offered I claim it as my right. I hereby relinquish ever Claim whatsoever to a pension except
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The present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatsoever.

Question by the Court

Where & in what year were you born? 
Answer} I was Born in Granville County in the state of North Carolina

Have you any record of your age and if so where is it? 
Answer} I have not any recod of my age only from infomation taken from some circumstances of the family

Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, & where do you now live. 
Answer} I was living in Granville County North Carolina when first called into service and made that my place of residence untill the year 1796 I then moved to Rutherford County  North Carolina where I have resided ever since.

4th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom. 
Answer I was first a Volunteer for 3 months under Captain Gillam Col. William Moor commanded the REgiment we joine the main Army under General William Butler at Hillsboro N.C. we was marched to Salisbury from there to Six Mile Creek in Mecklinburg North Carolina this was soon after Gates Defeat near Camden we served our term out and returned home soon after I was drafted for three months under Captain Harrison we was stationed a Williamsboro and kept there as a guard over the magazene at that place we was kept at that post untill after Cornwallis left North Carolina and pass into Virgina there was in my recollection any Officer at that place higher in command that a Captain from that place we returned home under our officers that we went under I shortly after went into the State of Virginia on a visit I met with Captain William Hhay and inlisted for three years in the Continental Army I went on to head quarters about twenty miles above Petersburg on the Appomattocks River in the State of Virgina we was at that place when Cornwallis was taken our company was not full at that time sometime after that we was all furlowed to go home to be ready at a moments warning I returned home and have not been called on to this day but am Ready not if my country require my service -
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State the names of some of the regular officers where with the troops where you served, such continental & militia officers as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service
Answer} I recollect Gen'l Burler Col. Moore

Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so what has become of it?
Answer} I never had a discharge I at all time returned home under the same officers that I went out and I rec'd as a furlow signed by  Captain Hay but I took no care of it after peace was proclaimed.

State the names of persons in your neighbourhood, to whom you are known who can testify as to your character for veracity and good behaviour your services as a Revolutionary soldier 
Answer} Drury Dobbens Moses Waters

Sworn to & subscribed this day and year aforesaid in Open Court 11th March 1833
[Signatures]
Theo F. Birchett Clk
Humphrey Parrish [seal]

We  Drury Dobbens a Clergyman residing in the County of Rutherford and state of North Carolina and Moses Waters - residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Humphrey Parish who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court.
[Signatures]
Drury Dobbins [seal]
Moses Waters [seal]
Test Theo. F. Birchett Clk

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier as he states - And the court further state that it appears to them that Drury Dobbins who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the county of Rutherford and state of North and that Moses Waters  who has also signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman Resident in the County of Rutherford and State of North and that Moses Waters who has also signed the same is a resident of the same and                  are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
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I Theo. F. Birchett Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the county of Rutherford and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings in the matter of the application of Humphrey Parish for a pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Rutherford on the 12th day of March 1833.      
[Signature] 
Theo. F. Brichett Clk
[Seal]
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23154
Humphrey Parish
Rutherford county
North Carolina


Admit as a private
for 6 mo. $26 -



T. F. Birchett
Rutherfordton
North Carolina
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Humphrey Parish, Rutherford County, N.C.

[Headings]

Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | Names and rank of the Field officer under who he served. | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. | Proof by which the declaration is supported.

Volunteer 1780 | 3 mon.| Private | Capt. Gillam Col. Moore | [blank] | Hillsboro Salisbury Mecklenburg Williamsboro Appamatocks | 69 Granville N. C. | Traditionary

Drafted  | 3 mon. | [blank] | Capt. Harrison | [blank] | [blank] | [blank] | [blank]

Enlisted x | [blank] | Capt. Hays | [blank] | [blank] |[blank] | [blank] | [blank]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,

J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

x for three years, served part of the time, was furloughed experesses a willingness now to serve the remaineor if required - had no compensation for what he did do. Duration of service not stated.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers, all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [musicians] or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State Territory, or District of }
County of  } ss.
On this     day of     personally appeared (a) before    A. B. a resident (b) of    
in the county of     and State, Territory or District of    aged (c)     years, 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 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)    , with
and      served in the     (e) regiment of the
     line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. [hand pointing right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.   A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  I     of the Court of
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of    for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
day of     & c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the    and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with    , 
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,    Clerk of the Court of
do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of     
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day of    & c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known in the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his Case. The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia. 
1. Where and in what year were you born?
 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live? 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom? 
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services 
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? {To an Officer. {Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what Office has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates. The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject. Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court. Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature. No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure , taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter. 
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[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which the low the rule laid down for his guidance. 
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should not do so, he must answers of conforming to the rule. 
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned. 
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served. 
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of he Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case  where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: " Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but , according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:  - For -----year -----months, and -----days, I served as a -----, For ----- months and -----days, I served as a -----; and for such service I claim a pension." It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served with a embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. 
[g] The opinion of the court is always required. [h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. 
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers. 

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.

[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[hand pointed right] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is note 
[j] applies to continental troops only. 
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases. 
[l]  If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. 
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.


T. E. Bradford.
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February 24, 1931

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWF: MLB

Bryan Key Jennings
3324 Demere Street
Jacksonville, Florida

Dear Sir:

You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7301, that Humphrey Parrish or Parish was born in 1763 in Granville County, North Carolina. While residing in said Granville County, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Gillam's
company, Colonel William Moore's North Carolina regiment; shortly after the expiration of this service, he enlisted and served
three months as private in Captain Harrison's North Carolina company.
While on a visit to Virginia, he served in Captain William Hay's Virginia company, until after the surrender of Cornwallis, when he was furloughed, date of enlistment not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.
There are no data as to his family. The above noted Humphrey Parrish or Parish is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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7301.
Rev War
INVALID.
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File No. 7301
Humphrey *Parish
Pri. Rev War
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Act June 7th 32
Index:-Vol. 1st, Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Humphrey *Parrish
Records corrected July 12, 1904.
[initials]

1924 - June 13 - Hist. To Blanche Green - awf
1927 - June 17 - Hist to Mrs. E. E. Wall awf
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1930-June 6 - Hist. to Mrs. Jane P. J. Wilson awf
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1931-Feb/ 24.-Hist to Bryan K. Jennings awf
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Winston, Virginia
May 10th 1924

Bureau of Pensions
Dept. of the Interior
Washington, D. C. 

Sirs:-

I would like very much to know if Captain Humphrey Parrish of the Goochland Militia who served during the Revolutionary war is on the list of those pensioned, and if there is a record of how long he served or any other information about him -
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Blanche Green
Winston, Virginia

(over)
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P.S.
Please give number of volume and page also-
B.G.
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[Trademark]
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Oklahoma

MRS. M. L. OPPERUD
President, Blackwell
MRS. BEN F. MASON
1st Vice President, Pawhuska
MRS. R. S. RYBURN
2nd Vice President, Ardmore
MRS. W. R. MARLIN
Secretary, Pawnee
MRS. L. N. CONSER
Treasurer, Blackwell

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FIRST DISTRICT
MRS. MILES FARRAR, Miami
SECOND DISTRICT
MISS LEE STIGLER, Muskogee
THIRD DISTRICT
MRS. O. A. BREWER, Hugo
FOURTH DISTRICT
MRS. OLIVE COLAW, Bristow
FIFTH DISTRICT
MRS. LULU D. ANDERSON,
Oklahoma City
SIXTH DISTRICT
MRS. G. A. HOWE, Duncan
SEVENTH DISTRICT
MRS. FESTUS McCLAIN, Hobart
EIGHTH DISTRICT
MRS. DEAN ROBERTSON.
Tonkawa

MRS. E. E. WALL
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN
SAYRE, OKLAHOMA

MRS. MAYBLE GRAHAM
Parliamentarian, Drumright
MRS. C. E. HERRICK
Historian, Guthrie
NETTIE R. KELLOGG
Chaplain, Guthrie
MRS. EMMA R. MORFORD
Nat'l Committeewoman, Hennessey
MRS. E. E. WALL
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN, Sayre

June 10th, 1927

Commissioner Winfield Scott
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please advise me whether or not
the pension records in your department show any one pension granted to Humphrey Parrish of Goochland County Virginia, for Revolutionary war service.
I will appreciate it very much and thank you
for the information.
Truly yours,
Mary Rutherford Wall
[Signature]
Mr E. E. Wall,
Box 135,
Sayre, Oklahoma.
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Department of Justice,
WASHINGTON.

June 15, 1927.

From 
Mrs. E. E. Wall,
Box 135,
Sayre, Oklahoma.

Dated June 19, 1927

Subject:
Requests information concerning
Revolutionary War service of one
Humphrey Parrish.
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Respectfully forwarded to

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.

By direction of the Attorney
General.
[Signature]
James Galdwin
Chief Clerk and
Administrative Assistant.

T-1006
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[Trademark]
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Oklahoma

MRS. M. L. OPPERUD
President, Blackwell
MRS. BEN F. MASON
1st Vice President, Pawhuska
MRS. R. S. RYBURN
2nd Vice President, Ardmore
MRS. W. R. MARLIN
Secretary, Pawnee
MRS. L. N. CONSER
Treasurer, Blackwell

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FIRST DISTRICT
MRS. MILES FARRAR, Miami
SECOND DISTRICT
MISS LEE STIGLER, Muskogee
THIRD DISTRICT
MRS. O. A. BREWER, Hugo
FOURTH DISTRICT
MRS. OLIVE COLAW, Bristow
FIFTH DISTRICT
MRS. LULU D. ANDERSON,
Oklahoma City
SIXTH DISTRICT
MRS. G. A. HOWE, Duncan
SEVENTH DISTRICT
MRS. FESTUS McCLAIN, Hobart
EIGHTH DISTRICT
MRS. DEAN ROBERTSON.
Tonkawa

MRS. E. E. WALL
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN
SAYRE, OKLAHOMA

MRS. MAYBLE GRAHAM
Parliamentarian, Drumright
MRS. C. E. HERRICK
Historian, Guthrie
NETTIE R. KELLOGG
Chaplain, Guthrie
MRS. EMMA R. MORFORD
Nat'l Committeewoman, Hennessey
MRS. E. E. WALL
PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN, Sayre

The Adjutant General
Washington D. C.

Dear Sir:

Will you please advise me whether or not
the records of your office show any Revolutionary War service of Humphrey Parrish who would have enlisted in the army from Goochland County Virginia.
Thank you.
Truly yours,
[Signature]
Mary Rutherford Wall
Mrs. E. E. Wall
Box 135,
Sayre, Oklahoma.
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JANE PIERCE JENNINGS WILSON
TREASURER

RESIDENCE 2201 HANOVER AVE.
PHONE: BOULEVARD 4335

JENNINGS FAMILY RECORD
503 RICHMOND TRUST BUILDING
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, U. S. A.
ADDRESS MAIL P. O. BOX 1612
CABLE ADDRESS CHALOEBER

November 2, 1929

Department of Interior
U. S. Pension Office
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen:

An entry in an old family bible indicates that our ancestor Humphry Parrish had made application for a pension as a Revolutionary Soldier. May we ask if you have any record of a pension being granted to Humphrey Parrish.
Thanking you for your courtesy, I am,
Sincerely yours,
[Signature]
Mrs. Jane Pine Jennings Wilson
Mrs. Jane Pierce Jennings Wilson.

P.S. Humphrey Parrish was born in Goochland County, Va. and died in Louisa County, Va.

[stamp - REVOLUTIONARY &1812 WARS SECTION BUREAU OF PENSION NOV 4-1929]
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3324 Demere St.
Jacksonville Fla

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington D. C.

Dear Sirs - 

Please let me have information on the following name - Capt. Humphrey Parrish - M. Goochland Co. Va.
and acct - 1779-80, 221
Have been told he was father of my great gr. mother Massie Parrish of Goochland Co. Va.
Yours truly
[Signature]
Bryan Key Jennings
above address

[stamp-U. S. PENSION OFFICE FEB 4 1931]
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3-872.
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RECORDS.
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CHANGES TO BE MADE.
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CORRECT.
S. F. 7301
ctf.
orig.
ctf.
Name Humphrey Parrish
Service NC & Va
Date filing.........From...........
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INCORRECT.
Humphrey Parish
N.C.


Constuaite
July 6, 1904

12225b20m3-04   0-6

COMPANY, REGIMENT, ETC., SHOULD INVARIABLY BE USED.
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section
AWF/eel

January 6, 1930

Mrs. Jane Pierce Jennings Wilson
Postoffice Box 1612
Richmond, Virginia

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7301, it appears that Humphrey Parrish or Parish was born in 1763 in Granville County, North Carolina. While residing in said Granville County, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Gillam's Company, Colonel William Moore's Regiment; shortly after the expiration of this service, he
enlisted and served three months as private in Captain Harrison's North Carolina Company.
While on a visit to Virginia, he served in Captain William Hay's Virginia Company, until after the surrender of Cornwallis, when he was furloughed, date of enlistment not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.
There are no data as to his family.
The above noted Humphrey Parrish or Parish is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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June 17, 1927

Mrs. E. E. Wall
Sayre, Box 135
Okla

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 7301,
it appears that Humphrey Parrish or Parish
was born in 1763 in Granville County, North Carolina. While residing in said Granville County, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a
private in Captain Gillam's Company, Colonel
William Moore's North Carolina Regiment; shortly after the expiration of this service, he enlisted and served three months as private in Captain Harrison's North Carolina Company.
While on a visit in Virginia, he served in
Captain William Hay's Virginia Company, until after the surrender of Cornwallis, when he was furloughed,
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date of enlistment not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina. 
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted Humphrey Parrish or Parish
is the only soldier of that name found on the
Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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June 13, 1924.

Blanche Green,
Winston,
Va.

Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 7301, it appears that Humphrey Parrish or Parish was born in 1763 in Granville County, North Carolina, and while residing there, he enlisted in 1780 and served three months as a private in Captain Gillam's Company, Colonel William
Moore's North Carolina Regiment. Shortly after the expiration of the above service, he enlisted and served three months as a private in Captain Harrison's North Carolina Company.
hill on a vice in June
After this [note inserted - While on a visit in Virgina] he served in Captain William Hay's Virginia Company until after the surrender of Cornwallis, when he was furloughed, date of enlistment not stated.
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He was allowed pension on his application executed March 11, 1833, while a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina.
There is no data on file as to his family. The
above noted Humphrey Parrish is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.