Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,620, for Phinehas Parkhurst, Vermont
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3-1776 
Service
Vt.
Parkhurst, Phinehas
S. 17,620

Carded

Contents
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No. 32.2 yrs
New Hampshire
hinehas Parkhurst decd late,
Grafton in the State of NH
was a Fifer in the VT com
Captain --- of the --- command
by --- in the Vt line for 2 years
---
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord
at the rate of 88 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Ending the 16 Octo 1844 wh
Certificat of Pension issued the 9 day of Jany 1845 and senl
John Bryant, Meriden NH
Arrears to the 4th of
Semi-anl. allowance ending
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by F.L. Swann, Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 111
Payl to Harriet P. Ingersoll
only Surg. Child
rep. See Let to Agent on
Jany 9. 1845
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Nov 7th 1906
F.
AW
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Parkhurst, Phineas
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension ┃
returned by the District Court for the District of New Hampshire,
submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War
on Feby 28, 1795 and printed in the American State Papers Class 9, page 159.
Rank; Fifer
Regt; Capt. Joseph Parkhursts' company of Militia,
Disability; wounded in his right side by a musket ball
When and where disabled: 1780, Royalton
Residence, Lebanon.
To what pension entitled; Full.
Remarks; Militia.
Evidence complete.
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35721
Doct Phinehas Parkhurst Declaration
Act 7 June 1832
Phinehas Parkhurst
NH
County this 30th day of October AD. 1843

M B Felton Clerk 
Act 7 June 32
L.D. 16th Oct 44
John Bryant Agent
Meriden
N. H.
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832
State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton SS.
On this 27th day of October 1843 personally appeared before  me D. C Churchill a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Grafton Phinehas Parkhurst a resident
of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 84- years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June
7, 1832
that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated He first enlisted as he now thinks in June 1776 as a Fifer in the company of Capt Hatch of Major Hoisington's Regiment
in the State of Vermont and served at least one year was stationed mainly at Royalton Fort Vermont as a frontier guard and seating party-In June 1777 he engaged for and served as a substitute for one Tilly Parkurst of said Royalton three months in the Company of Capt Bush durin this service he went to Bennington Vt but did not
reach there until the Battle was over at the expiration of said three months service he turned out and served three months under Capt Stevens as a substitute for Moses Shepard and during which time was at the taking of Burgoyne -
he was a Fifer during both of said last mentioned period He thinks in June 1778 he enlisted for and served one year as a Fifer under Capt Cushman -
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In the winter of 1780 he was a member of Capt Parkhurst's Company stationed at said Royalton and was there engaged doing guard and seaset(??)  duty was out on seaset(??) as many
as six times during the winter of 1780 and continued in this service until the 16th day of October 1780 when at the time the Indians burnt Royalton he received a wound by a shot from an Indian (as he supposes) in consequence of
which he applied for and obtained an invalid pension of which he is now in the receipt this being the last service he was called upon to render his country in the struggle for Independance war. 
Having received an Invalid Pension from the United States for a great number of years prior to the passage of the act of 7 June 1832 and the ammendatory act of February 19th 1833 having been until of late in active business as a practicing Physician & Surgeon and in affluent circumstances in point of property is the reason why he has not before applied for the benefit of said last mentioned acts but being now aged and feeble and unable to perform any kind of business and having lately met with heavy pecuniary losses is the reason of his making this application - he further declares that he has no documentary evidence of his services aforesaid
and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
In answer to several Interrogatories put to him his
replies are, that he was born in Plainfield Connecticut as he now believes on the 6th day of January 1759 - that he has no record of his age - that he was living in Royalton in the State of Vermont when called into the service above
stated. that he has lived since the Revolutionary war in Lebanon N.H. where he now lives - that he voluntarily engaged in his country's service - that he does not now recollect the names of officers other than these under
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whom he served. that he never had a written discharge - And lastly that he is known to the Rev John J. Putnam & Timothy Kenrick both of said Lebanon who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services
as a soldier of the Revolution
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity (except the present and his Invalid Pension) and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state excepting that of New Hampshire when
in his name is inscribed as an Invalid Pensioner
Phinehas Parkhurst
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year afore said before D C Churchill Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
I further certify that by reason of bodily infirmity the said applicant cannot attend the Court 
D C Churchill J.C.C. Pleas
We John J. Putnam Clergyman residing in Lebanon N H. and Timothy Kenrick a Justice of the Peace residing in said Lebanon hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phinehas Parkhurst who has subscribed and sworn
to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 84 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion
John Jay Putnam
Timothy Kenrick
---
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the war Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served
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as he states. And the said Judge certify that it appears to me that John J. Putnam a clergyman who has signed the
preceeding certificate is a resident in the Town Lebanon aforesaid and that Timothy Kenrick Esq who has also signed the same is also a resident of said Lebanon and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
D.C. Churchill J. C. C. Pleas
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss - I Nathan B Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David C Churchill is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned
and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 24th day of November AD 1834, and will expire on the sixteenth day of December AD 1860, and that his two signatures above written, (on this & the last preceding page of this sheet ) are genuine-
Given under my hand and the seal of said 
County this 40th day of October AD. 1843
NB Felton Clerk
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May 5, 1908
Hon. Frank D. Currier,
House of Representatives,
My dear Mr. Currier:
In response to your personal inquiry of the 4"" instant, concerning the Revolutionary War service of  Phinehas Parkhurst, I have the
honor to advise you that from the papers in pension File No. 17,620, it appears that Phinehas Parkhurst who was born at Plainfield, Connecticut, January 6, 1759, resided at Royalton, Vermont, when he enlisted in the Vermont troops as follows: August 1776, Fifer, under Captain Hatch, Major Holsington, served 1 year; June 1777, Fifer under Captain Bush, 3 months, and then enlisted as Fifer under Captain Stevens for 9 months, during which term
he was at the capture of General Burgoyne; April 1778, Fifer under CaptainCushman, 1 year; winter of 1780, Fifer, under Captain Parkhurst, and served until October 16, 1780 when he sustained gunshot wound of abdomen at the burning of Royalton by the Indians. The soldier was a practicing physician and surgeon of Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, where he resided when he applied for pension October 27, 1843, and died October 16, 1844; he left no widow, and his pension was allowed in favor of his only surviving child Harriet P. Ingersoll.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
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Doct. P. Parkhurst
Decem [December] 29 1843
NH
P. Parkhurst
7 June 1832
Let to John Bryant Aug. 9 1844
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Record Division
O. W. AND N. DIVISION. 
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
 May 5,  1908. 
Searched by Gill 
Original No.
Certificate No.
Claimant, 
Soldier, Phineas Parkhurst 
Service, Vt.
Remarks. No claim as above except S. 17620 was pensioned prior to 1800 but all papers prior  to that date were burned A.O.T.
 27498b4m2 - 07 Chief of Division.
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3 - 081.  22271 CONGRESSIONAL. 
Owjm. F No. 17620
NAME OF CLAIMANT: Phinehas 
 P.O 
Lebanon N. H. 
NAME OF SOLDIER: Phinehas Parkhurst 
Co. ,Regt Revolutionary War 
The above named claimant is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a bona fide resident of the District which I represent; and this inquiry is not made at the request of any pension attorney or claim agent. I desire to be advised as to 
F. D Currier, M.C. 
 May 4 , 1905. 
These slips are exclusively for the use of Representatives in Congress, and when used by any other person will not receive consideration. Representatives will greatly aid the Bureau of Pensions in giving them an early answer, if they will fill and use these slips in making calls in pension cases. 
V. Warren  Commissioner. Return letter
Returned
6-16
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17620
INVALID.

File No. 17620 
 Phinehas Parkhurst 
Fifer Rev War 
Act: June 7th 32 
 Index: --Vol. 1, Page 426 
(Arrangement of 1870.} 
1908 May 5. Hist to Hon F. D. Currier
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Certificate of the death of Phinehas Parkhurst and that he left one child 
Wm Bryant Agent 
Meriden
N.H
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Grafton
State of New Hampshire
I Samuel Swasey Register of the
Court of Probate holden at Plymouth
in said County on the 19th day of November
A.D. 1844, do hereby certify that satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited to said Court
that Phinehas Parkhurst late of Lebanon
in said County was an Invalid Pensioner
of the United States that he died at
said Lebanon on the 16th day of October
A.D. 1844. that he had at the time of
his death under the agency of John Bryant
Esq of Meriden N.H. a pending
claim
to a pension under the act of the 7th June
1832 - that he left no widow, but
did leave one child whose name is
Harriet P. Ingersoll who is still living
and is said Parkhurst only child.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said
Probate Court on the day first above
written.
Samuel Levasey R.
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Dep Secy Vermont
Certificate in the case of
Phinehas Parkhurst
Sept 13. 1844
John Bryant Agent
Meriden
N H
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State of Vermont
Secretary of States Office
Montpelier September 13. 1844
I hereby certify that upon application
made to this Office for evidence of one year's service of
Phineas Parkhurst under Capt Cushman from June 1778,
I have made diligent seach [search] among the papers in this office,
but cannot find any account or allowance for said term
of service, or any pay roll of said Captain for said term
I also certify that information has been given
to this office that some Pay Rolls of the Militia and
troops of this State are now in the office of the Secretary
of State in New Hampshire and in other places.
Given under my hand and the seal of this
Office this 13th day of September AD 1844
1
Ferrand F. Merrill
Deputy Secretary of State.
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Elias Stevens Dep.
In the case of Dr. P. Parkhurst
John Bryant Agent
Meriden
N.H
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I Elias Stevens of Royalton Windsor County and State of
Vermont. A surviving Souldier and officer of the
Revolution and pensioner of the United States depose
and say that I am well acquainted with Doctor Phinehas
Parkhurst of Lebanon N.H. who is an [illegible] Pensioner
of the United States. I have known him from his
youth. We were Neighbours in the time of the War of
the Revolution and actors together in the Country's service
The Declaration the said Parkhurst made before the
Hon D. C. Churchill in N.H. on the 27th day of October 1843
in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
of the 7th of June 1832 has been shown me and which I
have carefully freed and besides heard read and
am able to state that the same is in my belief substantially
correct and true as respects the services he declairs [declares] to
have rendered and which to my knowledge he performed
A slight variation in dates however may have occurred
in his said declaration, I am of the belief that the first
years service of which he speak as a [Fifer?] in Capt
Hatches Company of Maj Hoisingtons Regiment was not
commenced till July or August 1776. I well recollect enlisting him into that service, being myself at the time first
Sargent of said Company which office I continued to hold
till the April following when I was advanced to that of
a Lieutenant of said Company, and in reference to
said years service I would here remark that Major
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Hoisingtons Regiment consisting of three Companies of
Rangers was raised as I then under stood and still
believe by the Authority of the State of New York
I was with the said Parkhurst during the several following
Tours of service by him stated including the last wherein
to my knowledge he acted A Juditious [Judicious] part and received
the wound in the manner stated by him and for which he
was afterwards allowed an Invalid Pention [Pension], I was within a few
rods of him at the time he received the shot from an
Indian, and agree with him as to the amount of time and
dates next following the first excepting the date of the years
service under Capt Cushman which I think we commenced
earlier to wit on or about the first of April 1778 insted [instead]
of the June following. And further this Deponant saith not
State of Vermont 
Elias Steven
Windsor Los
S

Sworn and subscribed to this 10th day of November 1843
Before me
Elisha Rix Justice of the Peace
I further certify that my Fellow Felton Townsman Gen
Elias Stevens the above Deposment is a reputable
Man and a creditable Witness
Elisha Rix Justice of the Peace
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STATE OF VERMONT
Windsor County,...SS
I, Norman Williams, Clerk of the County Court of the County  of Windsor in he State of Vermont,  do hereby certify that  Elisha Rix is the acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified : that his commission was dated on the ninth day of November in year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two and will explore the thirtieth day of November( next) ? and that his signatures foregoing are genuine.
Given under my handed the seal of said County Court, this 11th day of November  A. D. 1843
N. Williams,  Clerk