Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 8283, for John Parish, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
R.J.
Parish, John Parrish
W 8283
Hannah
CONTENTS

1878 A.P. G. Professor A. B. Gardner West Point - gave his military & family history Prior
A. 213 Rhode Island Hannah Parrish deed widow of John Parrish who died in the August 1794 of Kent in the State of Rhode Island who was a sergeant in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Green in the R.I. time for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Providence at the rate of 324 Dollars 08 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & ending 11 July 1838.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th day of April 1837 and sent to B. Lowell Esq.
Providence Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending R.I.
Paid from $180
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
W. Wrightman Clerk. Recorded in Book _____ Vol. _____ Page 113
a. 2. 19.

Hannah (6121) Celia Parish Bx 6121
R.S. Act 7. July 38
admd 2 yrs Surgeon's Mat $80
certificate payable to Sarah Green & Celia Parish chil- =dren of Hannah Parish late widow of Jno. Parish dec. Surgeon's Mat
. no deduction
B. Cowell Dividends R.S.

State of Rhode Island County of Providence
Celia Parish, now resident in the city of Providence maketh oath, that she and her sister Sarah Greene wife of Stephen Greene of East Greenwich, are the only children of John Parish and Hannah, his wife, — that her father the said John, was a Surgeon's mate, as she believes, in Col Christopher Greene's regiment, during the war of the Revolution and served during that war; that he died in August 1794 and that her mother lived as his widow until the Eleventh day of July  August 1838, when she departed this life;
And she further declares that her said mother belonged to the Society of Friends or Quakers and therefore felt Conscienceous scruples, in her life time, in asking for a pension on account of her husband's said services, although she believed herself entitled by law: But since her death I, the said Celia, and my said Sister Sarah Greene, feel it right and proper for us to obtain whatever arrears of pension were due our their said mother at the time of her death.
Wherefore We  they request that an order may be made that the same be paid accordingly
Celia Larris H

State of Rhode Island &c
Providence County ss. In the city of Providence on this twenty eighth day of June A. D. 1839. personally appeared before me, the undersigned, Celia Parish, Singlewoman, before named, and made oath to the truth of her statements contained in the deposition on the other side written; which deposition was reduced to writing by me in her presence, and by her subscribed in my presence.
I also further certify, that the said Celia Parish is a credible witness.
William H Smith
Justice of the Peace

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
My office July 7 A. D. 1889.
Henry Bowen Secretary of said State, and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof.
Do certify, That at the date of the annexed certificates signed "John Brown Jus ce p acis " "Abraham Jus ce P acis " and "William H. Smith Justice of the Peace" the said Brown was an Associate Justice of the court of Common Pleas within the county of Kent, and the said Aplin and Smith Justices of the Peace for the town of Providence in the county of Providence, severally duly elected and commissioned, as appears of record in my office. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State the day and year first above written
Henry Bowen

State of Rhode Island - County of Kent At a Court of Probate holden within and for the Town of East Greenwich in said County on the 26 th day of January A.D. 1839 -
Be it remembered that satisfactory evidence was produced before said Court, that John Parish late of said East Greenwich, who was a Surgeon's Mate in Col. Christopher Greene's Regiment of Rhode Island Continental Troops, duly appointed for and during the War of the Revolution, and Hannah Tibbitts were lawfully joined together in marriage on the 17 th day of March 1782., that they lived together as husband and wife until August 1794. when said John departed this life, that said Hannah then lived unmarried and as his Widow until the Eleventh day of July 1838. when she departed this life. - And be it further remembered, that satisfactory evidence was produced before said Court, that at the time of the death of said Hannah, she left two chil- dren only, by the said John, to wit, Sarah Greene, Wife of Stephen Greene of said East Greenwich, and Celia Parish, Singlewoman, now resident in the City of Providence, and that each of them are now over Twenty one Years of age.
Kent ss Office of the Court of Probate, East Greenwich, Jan y 28 th A.D. 1839. I Nathan Whiting, Clerk of said Court, do certify the above to be a true Copy of Record in said Office duly examined and compared by me.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of said Court the day and Year above written.
Nathan Whiting Probate Clerk

State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
Sarah Greene of East Greenwich in said County maketh oath that she & her sister Celia Parish are the children of John Parish who was a Surgeons mate in Colo Greens regiment of Rhode Island Troops. That their Mother Hannah Parish departed this life August 11, 1838 entitled to a pension on account of her husbands service in the War of the Revolution. That after her death they made an application for all arrear of pension was granted & they were allowed the arrear of pension at the rate of $480 per annum. That they have since been informed that they did not receive all or so much as belonged to them under the act of Congress of July 7, 1838. That there ought to have been a larger pension allowed them Wherefore, the for her self & in behalf of her sister the said Celia the only two children her Mother left, now claiming all further arrear as arrear of pension that may be their due - request that an order may be sent to the Agent for paying pensions in Providence to pay the same to them
Sarah P Greene
Celia Greene. Jeremiah J. Slocum

Kent Jc. East Greenwich December 8 th D 1843.
Personally appeared before me the within named Sarah J. Greene & made oath to the within declaration by her signed. I also certify, her statement, entitled to full credit.
Jeremiah S. Slocum Just of the Peace
State of Rhode Island Jc.
County of Kent Jc.
I Jeremiah S. Slocum Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in the County aforesaid, being a Court of Record, do hereby certify that Jeremiah S. Slocum Esqr. is a Justice of the Peace in the town of East Greenwich in the County aforesaid, and is fully authorized to act in his said capacity, and that his signature above written is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this Eighth day of December D 1843.
Jeremiah S. Slocum Clk

October 1, 1934
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BA-J/EEL John Parish- W.8283
Mrs. Ruby L. Blyth Macedon New York
Dear Madam:
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of John Parish(the name also appears as Parrish) are not shown.
John Parish or Parrish served as surgeon's mate in Colonels Christopher Greene's and Jeremiah Olney's Rhode Island Regiments. The place of his residence at time of entering the services and the dates of his service are not shown.
John Parish or Parrish married March 17, 1782, in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Miss Hannah Tibbitts, the daughter of Henry Tibbitts, deceased. Both were then of said East Greenwich.
The soldier died in August, 1794, and his widow, Hannah, died July 11, 1838.
Two children survived their mother: Sarah, wife of Stephen E. Greene, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and Celia Parrish, a single woman, of Providence, Rhode Island.
On June 28, 1839, Celia Parrish(as she signed) made application in behalf of herself and her sister, Sarah Greene, for the pension due their mother, Hannah, on account of the services of her husband, John Parish or Parrish in the Revolutionary War.
The claim was allowed.
There are no further data as to family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

1934 Oct 1 - Hiat B Mrs Ruby L. Byth - Elch Letter in case Ebenezer Patrick - H. 6849.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
8283
Hannah Parrish
Wid.
John Parrish
Surgeon Mote Rev. W.
Act: July 7 th  1838
Index: - Vol. 16 , Page 110
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hannah Paris. Children
3 3 1 3 2

State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
On this 19 day of March AD 1851 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Peace in said County Sarah Greene of East Greenwich in the County of Kent and said State who makes the following declaration in order to obtain all arrears of pension due her mother Hannah Parish late of East Greenwich deceased widow of John Parish a Sergeant in the of Col. Greene's regiment, in the war of the Revolution. She declares says that when the act of Congress of July 7 1838 granting pensions to certain widows of officers & soldiers of the army of the Revolution was passed her said mother was living but died in August following. That after her death her surviving children Celia Parish and Sarah Greene wife of Stephen E. Greene of said County applied for & obtained the arrears of pension at the rate of $480 per annum or forty dollars per month only whereas it should have been at the rate of $45 per month, or $540 per annum. She further declares that by a Resolve of Congress of Sept 30 1850 respecting the establishment of the Hospital department & Medical Staff

Surgeons Anates should be paid $45 per Month, as will appear by reference to said Resolute, and that their father as the latter was paid after this rate up to the 31 st of December 1881 as will appear by the evidence on file in the Pension office in Washington, wherefore she, for herself & her sister the said like Parish requests that they be allowed & paid the arrears of pension according to the said rate of payment of $45 per Month according to the provisions of the acts of Congress granting pensions, & that an order be made to pay them at the agency for paying pensions at Providence when they receive their former payment.
Sarah P Greene
State of Rhode Island
Kent Sc.
East Greenwich March 19 th A D 1851
Personally appeared Sarah P Greene and subscribed and made oath to the foregoing declaration - and I further certify that she said Sarah is a credible witness -
Before me Jeremiah S. Hoxie Justice Peace

State of Rhode Island &c County of Kent fr
I Joseph J Tillinghast Clerk of the of the Supreme Court of State within and for the County of Kent hereby certify that Jeremiah S. Sloum. of said County is a Justice of the Peace - duly appointed by the General Assembly of this State and commissioned by the Governor thereof. and that full faith and credit is due him in all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 19th Day of March AD 1851
Jos J Tillinghast CLK

R. Island.
Hannah Parish, & ma of John
Parish.
2 years Surgeon's Mate.
m. 17 mo 19 dy at $4 50
6 mo 11 dy at $4 00
$524, 88 per annum
To commences
March 4, 1836 and end 11 th July 1838, when she died deducting former payments at the rate of $480 per annum
Payable to Sarah Green & Celia Parish, only children
B. Converse
Providence R. I.

Providence Dec 18 th 1843
Sir
I herewith enclose the application of Sarah P Greene & Lila Parish children of John Parish who was a Surgeon in the Army of the Revolution. After the death of their Mother they made application for the arrears of pensions & were allowed at the rate of $480 per annum under the act of July 7 1838 but they have been informed that they are entitled to a larger amount to wit at the rate of $600 per annum If such be the fact I have to request that an order may be granted for them to receive the balance at the agency for paying pensions in this State.
I am respectfully Y an ob t serv t Berya Lowell
J L Edwards Esq

Providence March 20 1851
Sir
I herewith transmit the claim of Sarah Green & Abia Parish children of John Parish Surveys Mate in Col. Gages Regiment during the war of the Revolution for an increase of their Mothers Pension. He death & that they are only the surviving children was duly proved when they first applied. They now rely on the Residue of legacies referred to in their claim which seems conclusive.
I am very Respectfully your obt Servt Benja Cowell
J. L. Heath Esq

Let to B. Comd August 13. 1841
R. Island - L 213
M rs annah Parish, m rs widow of John Parish,
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the _____ Aug t 1794, of Kent in the State of R. Island who was a Sgt t M a in the County commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Green, in the R. Island for 2 years
- widow paid 11: July 1838 -
Enscribed on the Roll of R. Island at the rate of $80 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836. & end 11: July 1838 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Sep r 39, and sent to B. Comd r , Providence, R. Island
  Bears to the 4th of Sep r -  $1,680.00     Tri-annual allowance ending  240.00     Arrears payable to  $1,920.00     Maral Green & Celia Parish, children   { Act July 7, 1838 }  
led by R. Burdick Clerk Vol. 2 Page 19.

Thereby certify That Doct r John Parrish now residing in East Greenwich in the County of Kent, and Miss Hannah Tibbitts of said East Greenwich, (Daughter of Henry Tibbitts ju r late of said East Greenwich deceased) was lawfully joined together in the honourable State of Marriage in said East Greenwich the seventeenth day of March A d One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Two by me the Subscriber, H. Cooke Just. Peace.  Record & Comp d with the original, March nineteenth, One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty two, by H. Cooke T n Clerk
State of Rhode Island Kent County - } East Greenwich September 25 th A d 1838.  I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date, which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures, as follows; (in the certificate, "seventeenth day of March A d 1782" (and in the date of recording) "March 19 th 1782."
Witness Nathan Whiting Town Clerk.  I Nathan Whiting above named, depose and say, that I hold the office of Town Clerk, in the County, Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true Extract from the Records of said Town, with the exceptions above named, as certified by me.  N. Whiting T. Clerk
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 25 th day of September A d 1838  John Brown Just C.C. Peace

To the Honable General Assembly to be convened at Providence on the last Monday of Feby 1783.
The Subscribers, your Honors Committee for settling certain accounts with Col. Olneys Battalion in the Service of the United States, Beg leave to Report,
That we have met with a committee of Officers, from the Battalion for the purpose, aforesaid, and after due Examination of the accounts find the following ballance due to said Regiment viz. A Ballance of Nine Thousand, one hundred, thirty seven pounds 10/11 d L. Ck. due to the present effective Officers & Privates, including the additional pay to the Regimental Staff, for their Pay & Subsistence from the first day of August 1780 to the 31 st December 1781 inclusive
Also a Ballance of Four Thousand & Eighty Seven pounds, eighteen Shillings & 1 d L. Ck. due to the non effective officers & privates, or their Representatives in full for their pay & Subsistence from the said 1 st of August 1780 to the 31 st of December 1781 including also the pay arrear to such as died in January 1782.
Also a Ballance of Two hundred, Sixty two pounds, due to eight maimed privates of said Regiment, who were transferred to the Corps of Invalids, but have never yet joined the same, in full for their pay in arrear during the same period as tho they had joined said Corps. The particular accounts on which the aforesaid Ballances arise, are annexed to this Report & herewith exhibited, a Reference to which will more explicitly manifest the mode which we have pursued in the adjustment of said accounts

The arrears due to the officers of the said Battalion & the officers of the Detached Battalions of Green & Sherburns Regiment belonging to this State on account of subsistence & the additional pay to the Regimental Staff of said Battalions are not yet adjusted
Your Committee Beg leave further to Report that there is the Sum of Twenty three hundred, Sixty & five sixths Dollars of the new Continental Emmission (so called) viz 1116 \frac{2}{3} dollars in the hands of Thomas Hughes Paymaster to the late Col Angells Regiment & also 1224 \frac{1}{4} Dollars in Daniel S. Dexters hands Paymaster to the late Col Greens Regiment.
Being part of the monies of said Emmission which was furnished by this State for the use of said Regiments which was not paid out to the Regiments & is now due to the State
all which is submitted by your
Honors Humble Serv t
Providence 26 th Feby 1783
J. Rumrill
Esch Hopkins
Benjamin Bourne
In the Lower House 26 th Feby 1783
Resolved that the within Report be received, excepting that part which is for a ballance of £ 262.19 to Eight wounded men which is recommitted
Voted B Bourne
In the Upper House 6 th March
read & concurred
by order
Samuel Ward Secy
Tenry's Office R Island Decem 15. 1838 - The foregoing is a true copy of the Report and resolution thereon now on file in this office.
Witness Henry Burden Tenry

State of Rhode Island In
To the non effective officers & Soldiers of said Regiment - being a list of Ballances due to them from August 1. 1780 to the 31st December 1781 as account settled
   Israel Angell Coll £ 84,   Samuel Ward Lieut Coll 72,   Simeon Thayer Major 78,   William Tew Capt 45,   Elijah Lewis Capt 45,   Peter Furner Surgeon 58, 10   Thomas Cole Capt 152, 2, 10,   Stephen Olney Capt 108, 18, 11,   Dutry Gerald, Ditto, 97, 4, 2,   David Johnson Lieut 35, 9, 4,   Elias Cornelius Surg ts Mate 94, 10, 0,   John Parrish Ditto 40, 10   John Cook Lieut 14, 11, 11   925, 17, 2  
The foregoing is a true copy of part of the names and sums - attached to the foregoing Report. witness Henry Burden Secy

To the Honble the Council of War We the subscribers who were appointed a Committee to ascertain the Balances due to the Commissioned non Commissioned Officers & Soldiers in the conti- nental service, belonging to this State, or credited as part of its Quota, in consequence of the depreciation on their Pay, Beg leave to Report that in said Settlement, we have strictly adhered, to the acts of the General Assembly and Council of War All monies advanced the Troops either as Subsistence money or otherwise, or paid by them for the Cloathing and Refreshments, which they have received, as well as their monthly pay, have all been valued by the Scale of Depreciation, heretofore adopted by the General Assembly. By a particular Resolve the Troops were made accountable only for such Re- freshments as they actually received. We had recourse to the Pay Masters accounts of expenditures to find the Quantities with which they were chargeable.
By the way perhaps it is not impertinent to observe that the Quantity expended is far short of that sent on, about 500 weight of sugar, part of said Refreshments were in the case of Lieut Oliver Dister, and by him sold & converted to his own use. He afterwards resigned his commission, first giving his note of hand for said sugar, to Col Angell. We are ignorant of the amount of the note, and to whom it is payable, and have therefore omitted charging it in the foregoing account, either to Col Angell or the Regiment, Being directed by the Council of War to make the officers who neglected reasonably to settle their recruiting account for the Balances due to the State, at some reasonable time, We have fixed on the month of September A D 1777 and charged the officers who settled their accounts subsequent to that Period & from whom balances were due with the depreciation

on the same. The method which we have pursued in the Settlement of the foregoing account will fully appear on the Books, containing an exact state of each officer & soldiers account, which we here present, it is unnecessary therefore to mention every principle, on which the adjustment of these accounts is made.
Upon the whole, if the Council are of opinion that the mode which we have adopted in the liquidating of these accounts is just both with respect to the State & Army, we find the Balances due from the State as follows. To Col Angells Regiment, Nineteen Thousand One hundred and six Pounds, four shillings & 11 d . To Col Greens Regiment, Six Thousand Five hundred & Thirty three pounds, and 6 d . The accounts of Col Sherburne, his officers and men are unfinished. Colonel Sherburne not being able to ascertain the exact sums of Recruiting money in each officers hand, on the time when he settled his recruiting accounts, The sums due to each Officer & Soldier is carried out against their respective names in the preceding account
Benja Bourne Thos Tillinghast
Thomas Rumrill Esah Hopkins John Northrup
Committee
Providence May 1780.
In Council of War, May 13 th 1780 Resolved that the foregoing Report be, and the same is hereby received and referred to the Honable the General Assembly for their further consideration
By Order.
William Mumpford Colbr
Secry's office R Island
Decem 15. 1838. The foregoing is a true copy of the Report & resolution thereon, on file in this office
Witness Y s W m Brown Secy

List of Balances due to the officers of Col. Christopher Green's Regiment War  Three years
   1780 Christopher Green Colonel 419 9 11   Samuel Ward Lieut Colonel 307 13 9   Ebenezer Hagg Major 277 14 2   Peter Turner Surgeon 328 5 9   John Parish, Surgeons Mate 222 18 4   Elijah Lewis Captain 212 5 9   Thomas Coke Ditto 230 5 9   John Singer Dexten, Ditto, 192 6 6   John Holden, Ditto, 236 5 4   Thomas Arnold, Ditto, 220 15 3   Zephaniah Brown Lieutenant 118 12 7   David Johnson Ditto 110 15 0   John Cook Ditto 125 9 2   Daniel Dexten Ditto 42 2 1   Chandler Buckingham Ditto 35 6 5   The foregoing is a true copy of part of the names & sums - attached to the foregoing Report 3080 5 9   witness Henry Bowen Treasr  

I Daniel S Dexter of the city of Providence State of Rhode Island on oath before me do hereby certify that I am now in the eighty second year of my age, that I was Adjutant General and Captain alternately in Col Christopher Greene Regiment of Rhode Island continen- tal troops from 1779 to January 1781, (when said Regiment and Col Israel Angell were joined together under Lieutenant Col Jeremiah Olney) and from that time to the end of the war. And I further testify that when I joined said Col Greene's regiment Peter Turner was Surgeon and John Parish Surgeon Mate. How long before they had belonged to it I do not know, nor do I remember how long said John continued in it after wards, but I believe he was appointed for during the war and I never heard of his resigning or of his being dischar- ged.
Danl. S. Dexter.
State of Rhode Island &c Providence Feb. 5. 1838 Then the above named Daniel S Dexter subscribed and made oath to the afore- going deposition before me. And I further certify that said Daniel S. is a credible witness.
M. A. Allen for Deane

October 1, 1934
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BA-J/MEHF/eel
Mrs. Ruby L. Blyth Macedon New York
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Josiah Parrish, born 1706 or 1725, married Elizabeth Plant, served in the New York troops and died in New York State in 1795 or 1806; John Parish, born 1761, Bradford, Connecticut, married Sarah Osborne, served in the New York Troops and died in 1831 in Hebron, New York; Jacob Parrish, born in 1752, Preston, Connecticut, married Mehitable Flint, served in Colonel Moses Hazen's Regiment and died in 1838, in Randolph, Vermont; Joshua Parrish; Dr. John Parrish; Israel Converse; Ebenezer Patrick; Robert M. Patrick; Samuel Patrick; William Patrick, born 1733, married 1760, Elizabeth Campbell, served in the Albany County, New York militia and died in 1823; Captain William Patrick, born 1741, died 1778.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any of the above named soldiers except Doctor John Parrish, Ebenezer Patrick or Patrick and Captain William Patrick. Their records are furnished herewith as found in the respective claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.