Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 11,202, for William Parks, Virginia
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Va.
Parks, William
NUMBER
S. 11202
carded
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CONTENTS
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4527
Kentucky
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William Parks -
of Gerrard in the State of Ky:
who was a Pr: in the Compy commanded
by Captain         of the Regt commanded
by Col. Benton in the Va
line for 13 ½ months from 1776

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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 55 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Jan 33
and sent to Hon: R. P. Letcher. House of Reps.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832      67.50.
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar: 33 2.50
                                                         $90.00
   Revolutionary Claim,                                                       
⎨ Act June 7, 1832.      

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 55
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State of Ky. Garrard County [illegible]

On this 20th day of August 1832
personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court held in and for the County and and now in session,  Wm. Parks a resident of the County of Garrard and state afd. and aged upward of  77 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
June the 7th 1832.

That he joined the army in the War of the Revolution in the militia in Montgomery County as volunteer in the State of Virginia
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in the summer of the year 1776 (the month
he does precisely remember) under
Capt John Montgomery. his General was by the
name of Christy (he believes Wm Christy) his Cols were Russell and Arthur Campbell - He
engaged for a certain period of time, but he does not now remember the time
That they marched against the Cherokee Indians, and after returning from the expedition, he assisted in erecting a Garrison at Holston, where a treaty was made with the Indians. That he served faithfully the period of thirteen months
and was honorably discharged in the year
1777
which discharge has long since been destroyed
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that afterwards he volunteered for a short period under Capn. James Montgomery, Col Wm Preston was his Col. and served about one month more, during which time he was in the skirmish at Alamance in North Carolina our party
was commanded by Col Wm Preston, and four
days afterwards, he was in another engagement
at the Ready Fork of Haw River in the and State of N.C. 
William Parks

sworn to and subscribed the day & year afd. 

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
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We John Brown clergyman residing in the
County of Garrard & Isaac Marksbury residing in
the same County hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Wm Parks who has sworn to and subscribed the above declaration: that we believe to be 77 years of age. That he is a
man of irreproachable character for truth and integrity, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he lives, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and in that opinion we fully concur.
sworn to & subscribed the day & year afd.
John Brown
Issac Marksbury
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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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And they further certify that it appears to them that John Brown who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Garrard and that Issac Marksbury is a resident of said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to full credit.  They also certify from their own knowledge of the applicants character and standing in society he is entitled to the fullest credit.
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I James H Letcher clerk of the Court of Garrard
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Parks for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office this 20th day of August 1832 and 57th year of American Independence
James. H. Letcher clc
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Wm Parks Gard. Ky
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Pension Papers
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August County Court
1832 Sworn to & in
open Court [illegible]
J.H. Letcher Clk
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I certify I have known Wm Parks for nearly thirty years. He support as good a character for honesty integrity and truth as any man in the county in which he resides. I know he was examined in open court, I being present
and answered satisfactorily every interrogatory
prescribed by the War Department.
RP Letcher
21st January 1833
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William Parks

from 1776 private
13 1/2 months
$45.
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BRIEF in the case of William Parks
of Garrard Co in the State of Kentucky
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? A Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?

3. How old is he? 77

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.  
In 1776
Duration of Service. Years. 1 Months, 1 
Period.
1777 
Duration of Service. Years. about 1
Rank. 
1776 As a private
1777 As a private
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
1776  Cap Montgomery Col's Russell & Campbell
1777  Col Montgomery Col Preston

5. In what battles was he engaged? engagement at Reedy Forks skirmishes

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Montgomery Co. Va

7.  Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary,

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?

Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION.
3 -- 525
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S 11202
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.  ---, 19--

In reply to your request of ______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of William Parks. a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension
on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
Summer 1776

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
13 mos

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  John Montgomery 
COLONEL.  Russell

STATE.
Va
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DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
1781

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
1 mo

RANK.
Pvt

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.  James Montgomery
COLONEL.   Wm Preston

STATE.
Va
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Battles engaged in, Allamance and Haw River NC Feb 14, 1781
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enl in Montgomery Co. Va
Date of application for pension, Aug 30, 1832 His cl was al.
Residence at date of application, Garrard Co Ky
Age at date of application 77
Remarks: There is no data on file as to family
above noted is the only W. Parks
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
6-285C
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Rev Service

MONTICELLO, GA., JULY 12, 1919

COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

[Stamp:  U.S. PENSION SERVICE K JULY 16 1919]
SIR:
WILL YOU SEND ME A STATEMENT OF THE MILITARY HISTORY OF 
MARK PENN  none at all, OF MARYLAND, ALSO WILLIAM PARKS, OF NORTH CAROLINA,
VIRGINIA OR SOUTH CAROLINA, SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?
S 11202 the only one
RESPECTFULLY,
(Miss) Dorothy Penn.
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Dec. 29-1902
Nellie C. Parks
Valparaiso, Ind. 
1919 July 25. Hist to Miss Dorothy
Penn. aw.

11202  Rev War
INVALID.
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File No.  11,202
William Parks
Priv, Rev War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 289 

[Arrangement of 1870.}
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I certify Jacob Doolin is a man of Good character.

R. P. Letcher
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Doolin


to ⎬ appropriate Parties
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Madison County Sec. Commonwealth of Kentucky 

The undersigned Justice of the peace for County afd. certifies that this day personally appeared before me Jacob Dooley aged 77 years and made oath, that he was a soldier
at the Long Island in the State of Virginia
he thinks in year 77 and that in that campaign he saw William Parks and was acquainted with him; but whether: he Parks was private or Sergeant, he knows not. he Doolin was discharged & left Parks there: how long
Parks service he knows not: Given under
my hand this 6. of Nov. 1832.
             Henry B. Hankins
             J.P. I.C.
State of Kentucky
Madison County ⎬Sec.
I David Irvin clerk of the Court for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Henry B. Hawking Esqr. whose name is subscribed to the above affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified as such and is also one of the Justices of the Madison
County Court. 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 5 day of
November 1832
David Irvine Cm Cl

[SEAL]
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
William Parks, which require further proof or explanation.

I, Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amout [sic] of pension he is entitled?
   No.
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?    No
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ++Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
1, 2, 5, & not no 2
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. 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."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the 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 months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may 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.
++QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end 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.