Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 45046, for Jonathan Parker, Massachusetts
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(8-1776)
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|Continental (Mass.) | Parker, Jonathan | S45046
|N.H|

Contents
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16.096 [[??]] R
New Hampshire

Jonathan Parker 2d
of New Ipswich in the state of N Hampshire
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel rei of the New Hampshire
line, for the term of One year.
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire
at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence
the 22 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 of November 18[[??]]
and Sent to JK Smith
Amherst Hillsboro Co N. H.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819      		131.45
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1820	   48.
						$179.45

Revolutionary Claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
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45046
Reg Invalid
File No. 45046
Jonathan Parker
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: Vol. 3, Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Jona. Parker 67
of 
New Hampshire Line
Sworn to 22 Apr.
2 Wit or to Circumstances
[[??]] Private
Col. Reed Rye
New Hampshire Line 
1779 - 1 year
[[??]] N. Hampshire
Role
Proof of service by the
testimony of a credible
witnesses is wanted.
1 creditable wit obtained
an office Oliver Brown
TH Smith
[[right margin]]
Found on the roll of 1 & 2 years men N.H. line
Admd
17 Nov 1819
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I Jonathan Parker of New Ipswich in the County of Hillsborough and state of New Hampshire of sixty seven years of age, do testify and declare that in the month of May, in the year of our Lord seven thousand seven hundred and seventy five, I enlisted in the company commanded by Cap Joshua Parker, which company belongs to the Regiment Commanded by Col William Prescott in, as I believe, General Heath's Brigade of the Massachusetts infantry. And that I served in said company and Regiment until the first day of January then next, and which time the term of my enlistment expired, and said Regiment except those who again enlisted, was disbanded. And I further testify and declare, that in the month of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine I again inlisted as a recruit to the Continental Army, to serve in the line of the New Hampshire Company, for the term of one year from the twenty fifth day of June, then [illegible], and on the twenty fourth day of said August, I marched to join the Army, on the first day of September following, I arrived at [illegible] in the state of New York, where were some Continental troops, and was immediately put on duty, the New Hampshire brigade then being in the Susquehannah Country, and on this arrival of General Poor's Brigade in Connecticut, which I think, was in the month of November, I joined Capt Dustin's Company in Col. [illegible]s's Regiment in said Poor's Brigade, which is [illegible] in the town of Bethel, between Danbury and Newtown, and I served in said Company and Regiment until the twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight, at which time I had a regular discharge in writing signed by the Commander of said Regiment at W Point NY which discharge on a particular occasion, I sent by a member of the Legislature belonging to said town of New Ipswich to Portsmouth, which was never returned to me, and the said member having been long since dead, it is, I believe, impossible for me, now, to procure it. There was other services which I performed, in the Army, during the Revolutionary
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tionary war, but they not being on the Continel establishment, are not particularized, and I further testify and declare that by reason of my reduced circumstance, I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support. Jonathan Parker
Sworn to the 22? day of April [illegible]
Before me W. H Smith } associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas


Plate of New Hampshire Hillsborough ss. On the twenty second day of April [illegible] Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough personally affirmed Jonathan Parker resident in New Ipswich in said county aged sixty seven yearn and being duly cautioned made solemn oath agreeably to Law, in order to obtain a pension under the late act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" that he inlisted in the month of August AD 1779 to serve for the term of one year from the twenty fifth day of June then last past as a recruit to the Continental Army & joined the Army at [illegible] in the state of New Tork & served in Cap Dustins Company in Col [illegible] Regiment in the New Hampshire & continued to served in said corps or the service of the United States until the twenty fifth day of June AD when he was regularly discharged in writing at West Point in the State of New York by the Commandment of said Regiment that he is in reduced circumstances is & stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support. From all which I certify that it appears
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to my satisfaction that the said Jonathan Parker did
serve in the Revolutionary war against the Common
my on the Continental establishment more than nine months
and know transmit the proceedings & testimony taken &
had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War
pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of
Congress
T.H. Smith
Associate Justice of the Court of Common Please
This certifies that the signatures of T. H. Smith on
this sheet is in his own handwriting and that he
is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for
said County of Hillsborough In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the seal of said Court
[state seal stamped on left side] Moses Eastman Clerk
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I Oliver Bacon of office in the County of
Cheshire and State of New Hampshire of Sixty
four years of age, do testify and say, that in the
year one thousand Seven hundred and seventy
seven, I ingaged in the Contind Army as an
Orderly Sergeant in the Company, then comanded,
by Capt Blodgett in the second New Hampshire
Regiment. That the same year I was taken in prisoner by the British, and remained with them
about eighteen months. And in the year one
thousand seven hundred and seventy nine I 
joined a detachment of the Continental troops
at Fishkill in the State of New York under the
Command of Lieut. [Lieutenant] Trent. And in the year
one thousand seven hundred and eighty one I
received an Ensigns Commission; and in the
year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three
I received the appointment of Secret, but did not
receive the Commission. And I was knowing that
Jonathan Parker of New Ipswick in the County
of Hillsborough in said State, joined the Continental troops as a recruit for one year at said
Fishkills, about the first of September in the year
one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine
and did duty there untill the return of the Regiment
from the western expedition the November
following, when he joined Capt Dustins Company
in said Regiment, in which I was orderly Sergeant,
and continued in the same untill his year uprised for which he engaged, which was some time in the
month of June following, and he was then legally
discharged, the time he was actually [carot in illegible] was more than nine months. And I further testify, that I
around in the least [illegible] in what I testify to
as above - And further saith
Oliver Bacon
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State of New Hampshire Chashew Jr ⎬ Jaffery October 2d 1819.
Then the before named Oliver Bacon
personally appeared and made solemn
oath, that the foregoing deposition by
him subscribed, was the whole truth and
https://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pngnothing but the truth. And I hereby
entity that I have been acquainted with the
deponent for more than twenty years, and
that he is a man of good character; and that
I have no doubt as to the truth of what he
has testified to. And I fully believe him
not in the least interest in what he testifies
Abel Parker Judge of Probate
for said County of Cheshire, and
Justice of the Peace and of the Quorum
the said State
Cheshire Oct 16, 1819
[Seal of the Superior Court on left]
I Salme Hale Clerk of the Judicial
Courts in said County certify that
Abel Parker is a Justice of the Peace
& Judge of Probate in & for said County
and that the foregoing is his signature.
In testimony whereof thereunto
affix the Seal of our Superior Court
of Judication
S. Hale clk
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I Timothy Fox J. [illegible] of New Ipswich depose that Jonathan Parker has lived in this town more near forty years - that he is more than fifty years of age & only [illegible] the labor of his hands - This labor not now sufficient [illegible] his [illegible] - - That his circumstances are [illegible] and he in Actual need of help from his country. -- Timothy Fox Jr.

I Benjamin Champney [illegible] of said New Ipswich affirm the above deposition.
Benjn Champney

Hillsborough Ss. Oct 27. 1818 [illegible] personally appeared the aforesaid Timothy Fox J & Benjamin Champney and severally made [illegible] that the above Affidavit by them severally subscribed are [illegible] before me.
Jam Batchelder J.P.
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Hillsborough ss. This certifies that Timothy Fox Junr and Benjamin Champney who gave their affidavits on the other side of this paper are both [illegible] witnesses in Courts of Law & that Samuel Batchelder who made this certificate of their oaths is an [illegible] Justice of the Peace for said County & whose official oath in said [crossed out] his office of Justice of the Peace, one entitled to Credit by the Laws of the State of New Hampshire.

T. H. Smith Justice of the Court of Common Pleas

[upside down] Jonathan Parker

This certifies that the signature of T. H. Smith on this paper is in his own handwriting & that he is one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Hillsborough [illegible] whereof I have hereunto [illegible] the seal of said County.
Moses Eastman Clerk