Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,771, for Anthony Parras, New York

SERVICE
New York.
★ Parras, Anthony
NUMBER
S. 43.771
CONTENTS

New York
✓ Anthony Parras - Col. Van Courtland
New York Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 3 d of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of May 1818 and sent to the disbursing officer, care of Lieut. Col. B. T. Jones & C. Johnstown, Montgomery County N.Y.
Arrearages to 2 Sept. 1818.
5. 2 / 31 mo. $ 40.57
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
✓ Samuel a Mrs. Sears. 1705.
Montgomery, Co. N.Y. Cont.
2/8 31/1000/516 150 31 190 18 3/4 4
9.4 4.2 5. 2 / 31 $40.57
Notification sent fully to Col. B. T. Jones Johnstown Montgomery Co. N.Y.

Montgomery Pa
I James Hildreth
Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery and State of New York do certify that upon an examination in pursuance of the law entitled an act to provide for Cer- tain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war, passed the 18 th day of March 1848 I do find that Anthony Davis served in the revolutionary war, as a private soldier from the year 1781 until the end of the war, when he obtained an honorable discharge at West Point in the year 1783 (which discharge has been produced to me) and that the said Anthony Davis agreeably to the provisions of said act is entitled to a pension of eight Dollars per Month.
Given under my hand at Johnstown County and State aforesaid this 3 rd day of April in the year of our Lord 1848. - James Hildreth
Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis Came before me James Hildreth Esquire one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Montgomery and State of New York and made Oath that he served as a Soldier in the revolutionary war, that he enlisted in the Company commanded by Captain Datsy in Colonel Larimer Regiment of New York Artillery, at Newburgh, in the year 1784 that he served in said Regiment until the end of the War when he received an honorable Discharge at West Point, (which Discharge he has now produced) and this Deponent further says that he receives no pension at present from the United States.
Subscribed and sworn to this 3 rd day of April 1818.
Anthony Davis
before me James Hildreth one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County in the State of New York
The above Deponent further declares that by reason of his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4 th day of
Anthony Davis
April 1818. James Hildreth one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County and State of New York. I John McCarthy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery State of New York do hereby certify that James Hildreth the above signed is one of the Judges of the said Court for said County, and was at the taking of the annexed affidavit and examination.
John McCarthy

Anthony Parras.
361.
16 Mar 1818
Sept 1820
continued
5 th May 1818
Sep 1818
Nicholas Dohy Johnstown, Wexford Co - W

State of New York Montgomery County 3 d On this fourteenth day of June in the year of Our Lord 1820 personally appeared in Open Court of common pleas of the said County being about of Rensselaer for the said County constituted by the statutes of said state a quo sixty five years on the eigh- teenth day of February last past who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows in Capt. John Doughty's Company in Colonel John Lamb's Regiment in the New York line on the continental establishment and in the artillery corps and that he believes the date of his Original declaration is the third day of April 1810 and the date of his pension certificate is the fifth day of May in the year of Our Lord 1810 and is number 361 and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 10 th day of March 1810 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent to thereby so diminish it as bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled

an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that
I have not now any person in trust for any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have any income me  other than what other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed
and by me subscribed to wit one cow four sheep one hog one horse five old chairs one bushel sowing of summer wheat one acre and an half of corn planted
this spring and am in possession of a small log house & about ten acres of land
as a tenant at will to Jacob Wilson and Robert Lottridge that I am by occupa-
tion a common day laborer that  and in con- sideration of his advanced age he is incapable
to labor all the time & in fact only about half the time & then slowly & not
fully as a laborer ought to entitle him to a dis- -tress wages that he has a wife aged sixty
eight years of age residing with him and a grand child aged about ten years that his wife has broken her arm last winter and her advanced

age she is incapable to labor of any moment and is of a feeble and decrepit state that his wife is Hannah and his grand child name Mary Ann Nicholas, and that his grand child cannot labor of any consequence by reason of her tender years.
Anthony Parras Sworn to and declared on the 14 th day of June 1820. in Open Court before me.
Simon Lathy Clerk
Schedule of Property real and personal belonging to Owens by Anthony Parras this fourteenth day of June 1820 to wit
Personal Property.
   One Cow — — — — — $ 15. —   four Sheep — — — — — 4 —   1 Hog — — — — — 5 —   1 Sledge — — — — — 5 —   five Old chairs — — — — — 12 5   half acre of Wheat — — — — — 4 —   10 Acres of land — — — — — 10 —   One 1/2 acres of corn as tenant at will 3 —   Holds 10 Acres of land as tenant at will $ 37. 25  
Anthony Parras

State of N. York Montgomery County Clerk's Office
I John M c Carthy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing Dath and schedule thereto annexed are duly copied from the Records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court by credible witnesses  testimony and that it is Opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property therein is thirty seven dollars & twenty cents In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court On the 12 th Day of June 1820 J. M c Carthy

43 771 INVALID.
Reg
File No. 43 771
Anthony Barras Pu Rev Nav
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.]

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Anthony Parras Matrofs in the 1 st New York Artillery Regiment, having faith- fully served the United States from the 26 th January 1781 until the present period and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the Ninth
Day of June 1783—
George Washington
By His Excellency's Command
REG of
John Adjutant

HEAD-QUARTERS, June Ninth 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Parole May 2 1781