Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3964, Parker Gee, Va.

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Service Va. Gee, Parker R3964

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The State of Indiana
Henry County

Be it remembered that on the day of January 1839 then personally came before me  James Miner a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Henry  Parker Gee aged about 86 years a resident of said County at his residence he being unable by reason of disability from old age and blindness from appearing in a Court of records and on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 June 1832 [illegible] Parker Gee being first duly sworn says that he entered the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution as a Private soldier to be best of his recollections on the 12 day of August 1780 that he was born to the best of his information on the 10 day of June 1753 and that he is very old and his memory very much impaired But that to the his of his recollections and belief he entered the service of the United States and served as follows [illegible] He was enlisted for 18 months by one Captain Ballard Smith at [illegible] Court House Virginia (he then being a resident of Pittsylvania County Virginia) and served his time 18 months entirely out and was not at any time during this time engaged in any civil pursuit that at the time he enlisted there were a number of others who enlisted into the same service for the same period amongst

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amongst whom were Samuel Avery, John Stonn, Isaac Skaggs and one Atkins that about 100 men were enlisted at [illegible] court house during the time he was there and that in October following He and the other troops were marched to Hillsborough North Carolina and formed the American army under General Greene 18 months until he was discharged and that from Hillsborough he was marched to South Carolina and from thence Back again into North Carolina and in marched different routes as necessity and prudence dictated that he Believes that his Colonels name was Lacy but whose given name he cannot recollect that the majors name under whose command he served was Joel Lewis of the North Carolina State Legion that name of the other officers under whom he served he cannot recollect His principal occupation during is service was in guarding and taking care of Baggage and in nursing the sick at the time the Battle of Guildford Court house he was stationed at Ironworks about 12 miles from the Battleground guarding Baggage And at the end of his service he was regularly discharged and received his written discharge from Major Joel Lewis which discharge together with the record of his age was destroyed by the mice or rats in his house in Kentucky about fifteen years ago that he has no documentary evidence of his service nor does he know of any [illegible] living by whom he can prove his service and owing to his great

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Age and loss of memory he cannot state certainly whether he served in the Virginia State troops or the North Carolina State troops But to the best of his recollection and belief he served in the North Carolina State troops The troops he served in were called the North Carolina State Legion and major Lewis under whom he served he thinks was a major in that Legion that he has been entirely blind for seven years past and his memory is so imperfect that he cannot now state more particularly the facts of the service nor the names of officers and troops with whom he [illegible] that he was Born in the State of Maryland and when he was very young he removed to Pittsylvania County Virginia where he resided when he entered the service of the United States and resided there until the year 1818 when he removed to Madison County Kentucky from when he removed to Butler county Ohio and from then to Henry County Indiana where he has resided between four and five years, that he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension except this declared that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state 
Subscribed sworn to before me this 26th day of January 1839 James [Illegible] Justice of the Peace

Parker his + mark Gee

I James Miner a justice of the Peace within and for the county of Henry State of Indiana do certify

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that after examining the within named Parker Gee and administering the oath [illegible] it is my opinion that said Gee is a revolutionary solder and served as he states that said Gee is entirely blind and his memory very much impaired
Give under my head and seal this 26th day of January 1839
James Miner seal
Justice of the Peace

State of Indiana
Henry County
By Eli Murphey Clerk of the [illegible]
6 is [illegible] certify that James Miner Esqr before whom the foregoing proceedings in this matter of the aplication of Parker Gee for a pension [illegible] at this date thereof an acting justice of the peace of said County, duly elected Commissioned and qualified & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts as such & that his signatures are genuine

Witness my hand & the seal of said court at [illegible] this 12th day of February AD 1839
Eli Murphey 6 [illegible]

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One this twelfth day of April in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty One personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, duly appointed for the County and State above mentioned, Job Gee one of 3 surviving children of Parker Gee age fifty one years, a Resident of [illegible] County, State of Ky who being duly sworn according to law declare that he is the identical Job Gee son of Parker Gee who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Ballard Smith letter in the [blank] Regiment of [blank] commanded by Col. [blank] that he Enlisted at Battestout CH on or about the 12 day of March 1780 for the term of 18 months and was honorably discharged at Hillsborough North Carolina on or about the 12 day of December 1781 by reason of time of Service being out

This, deponents application, is for the purpose of procuring from the United States the full amount of His share of His Father [illegible] Pension under the Act of Congress in such cases made [illegible] that is due for the above referred to services. Deponent depend much on the Records of the War Department and proof herewith sent, to support this claim. When he died aged about 87 years, height about 5 feet 8 or 10 inches Dull hair Blue eyes, a native of Virginia and by occupation a Farmer. His discharge is is lost – deponents Mother died in June 1847 in Henry County [illegible] His Father died in same county in January 1842 His Father and Mother never drew Pension -  [illegible] in {illegible] Co there about [illegible; above service

The undersigned appoints Eliphalet Easton of Cincinnati Ohio his Attorney, to procure the amount due on this application. All that is allowed on this, should be sent as directed by said E Easton and any orders, receipts, or Agents, that said E Easton may make, for the further purpose of having this claim settled, will and ought to be respected the same as though given by the deponent in person. 

(ATTEST)
Robert Griffin 

Job his + mark Gee

Acknowledged, - Sworn, and subscribed before me, the day and year above written. And that I believe the said Job Gee to be the person who, Father performed the Military Service aforesaid, and of the age above stated. As witnefs my hand and Notarial Seal. 

Richard  Hill
Notary Public for Said County

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State of Ohio
Hamilton County

On this 26th day of April in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty One personally appears before me, a Notary Public, duly appointed, for the County and State above mentioned Eliphalent Easton the attorney within named and by these presents nominated, Constituted, and appointed William Nance of the City of Washington D.C. his attorney to act for him in the premises as within [illegible] 

Eliphalent Easton 

Acknowledged before me the day & year above written, as witness by Hand & Seal. 
Richard Hill Notary Public

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3963 
P.O. Parker Gee
Service: [illegible] June 24 1882 with rejd Soldier File  in 3964
Enlisted: [illegible], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
REJECTED
Application filed: [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18

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3964
P.O. Parker Gee
Service: [blank], 18
Enlisted: [blank], 18
Discharged: [blank], 18
REJECTED
Application filed: [blank], 18
Alleges: [blank]
Re-enlisted: [blank]
Attorney: [blank]
P.O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized. [blank] Contract.
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for [blank], 18

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Parker Gee
Indiana
Suspended
[illegible] 23 Feb 1839
Hnr: J Randen
3964
Act June 1832

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No. 38214
Parker Gee decd
Ky
Act of 7th June 1832
AR Parker Sept 25th, 1851

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 Washington July 19th 1839

Sir have the goodness to give the enclosed a careful examination more especially [illegible] on other Evidence you may be in possession of as to the Service of the soldier Parker Gee who [illegible] frequently spells his name Jee and greatly oblige us all 
James Randen

J L Edwards [illegible]

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No. 38.214
Parker Gee, dec.
Ky.
Act 7 June 1832
[illegible]

A.R. Parker
Present

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Wash City June 3rd 1831

Sir
Enclosed is the application of Job Gee one of the Children of Parker Gee in the War of the Revolution. 
He applies for the pension to church his Faither and Mother were entitled
Early attention is respectfully requesting.
I have the honor to be yours, 
A. R. Parker

Com: of Pensions Present

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The National Archives 
form VAM-51 12-5-41          
Division of Veterans’ Administration Affairs
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Name Gee, Richard  Grade Private Line Maryland
Warrant Number 11276 Acreage 100 Issued November 29, 1790 to Bazil Shaw, Admin.

*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 subsequent dates. Other records to 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 The National Archives.