Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45048, for Samuel Parker, New Hampshire

SERVICE
Continental N. H.
Parker, Samuel
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 45048
CONTENTS

15. 630 New Hampshire
Samuel Parker
Lyman in the state of N. Hamp te who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Crane of the Massachusetts line, for the term of six years 1777.
scribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of - 8 - Dollars per month, to commence on the 7 th of April 1818
ertificate of Pension issued the 26 th of Oct r 1819 and sent to Ezra Bartlett Esq r Haverhill New Hampshire
arrears to 4th of Sep 1819 — $ 134.93 emi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Mar 1820 " 48.
16 mo 26/30 $ 182.93
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Date of death not on AB
Notification sent the 24 th June 1820, to the Pensioner at Bath, A. H.

Samuel Parker Private Col. Cram's Regiment
1777- 6- years
Presented
Rejected Adm?
(See final settlement certificate No. 49146)
Haverhill, N. H.

Deposition William Johnston
in favour of Samuel Parkin

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)
ON this ninth — day of April — 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County —
personally appears Samuel Parker
aged 62 years, resident in
Lyman — in the said State, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:" That he the said Samuel Parker enlisted in Febry 1777 at Peek's-
hill — in the State of New York in the company commanded by Captain Henry Burbeck of the Third Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. John Crane
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the 9 th June 1783. —
, when he was discharged from service in West-Point State of New York — ; that he was in the battles of
Bemis' Heights and Still-water and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Ezra Bartlett
I, Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas —
as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Samuel Parker is in indigent circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for sup- port by did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dec. 22 d — 1818. —
Ezra Bartlett

State of Vermont County of Caledonia
I William Johnston of Lawfill age being duly sworn do Vettify and say that being well acquainted Samuel Parker now of Lyndon in the State of New Hampshire while he served as a Matrose in the Company commanded by Henry Burbeck in the war and that I was personally knowing to his serving three years in said Company the Regiment being Vermont Col John Brane I also saw his Discharge after the war was over and it was an honorable one I know that he was very much esteemed by his officers and the Company in general as a good and faithful soldier I having served in said Company myself and I further say not
William Johnston
November 10th 1875
State of Vermont County of Caledonia
Personally appeared before me the above named William Johnston and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing before me I also certify that he is a credible Witness
At John Channing Assistant Judge of Caledonia County Court

Copy Samuel Parker
Continue 15630
25 Octo. 1819.

District of New Hampshire
County of Grafton
At the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire holden at Hanover within and for said County of Grafton being a court of record by the laws of said State on the 29 th day of May in the year of our Lord 1820 personally appeared in Open Court Samuel Patten aged sixty five years resident in Lyman in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows viz a private soldier in Capt Henry Burbeck's company & Colonel John Cram's Regiment Massachusetts line that his Original declaration was made & dated the ninth day of April AD 1818 that he has received a pension the certificate of which is numbered 15630 & I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March AD 1818 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 thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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 passed on the 18 th day of March AD 1818 & I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income or property to the amount of one dollar beside my clothing & I farther declare that I am by occupation a farmer infirm & unable to perform much labour my Wife is aged fifty four years very infirm and is unable to do any labour and has to have assistance to dress & undress her I further declare that I have no other means

of support than by my pension I live with Mr Joseph Porter of Lyman who married my daughter Eunice aged 30 years they are not under any obli- gation to do any thing for my support all my children being of age have left me & I have no means of maintenance except this pension Samuel Parker
Sworn to & subscribed before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature for the State of New Hampshire in open Court on this 29 th day of May 1820
Attest S. P. Webster Clerk
I Stephen R. Webster Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the county of Grafton do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath is truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount of the property of the said Parker is not of the val- -ue of one dollar - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court on this 30 th day of May Anno Domini 1820 -
S. P. Webster Clerk

January 10, 1959
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Mr. E. J. Parker Wilton New York
SAMUEL PARKER, S. 45048 THOMAS PARKER, W. 15728 BA-J/MLB
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Samuel Parker who, you state, was born January 17, 1756, in Salem, New Hampshire, served from Walpole, that state, married in Walpole, Hannah Moser, and of Thomas Parker, born March 28, 1754, at Salem, New Hampshire, married in August, 1780, at Walpole, New Hampshire, Lucretia Johnson, and served from Walpole.
You are furnished the records of Samuel and Thomas Parker, as follows:
SAMUEL PARKER S. 45048
The data which follow in regard to Samuel Parker were obtained from pension claim, S. 45048, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Samuel Parker and names of his parents were not given.
Samuel Parker enlisted in December, 1776, place not designated, served three months as private in Captain Joshua Heward's company, Colonel Gilman's New Hampshire regiment, and marched to Peekskill, New York. He enlisted at Peekskill in February, 1777, as matross in Captains Bryant's and Henry Burbeck's company, in Colonel John Crane's 3 d Regiment of Continental Artillery, to serve during the war, but after serving three months, obtained a furlough for sixty days to go home, after reaching home, was taken sick and confined to his home for many weeks. After recovery, he volunteered in Captain Post's New Hampshire company, was in the battles of Bennington, Bennington, Bunker Hill and in the battle of Stillwater in which General Burgoyne was taken, and served until June 9, 1780.
After the Revolution, Samuel Parker settled in Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, where he was allowed pension on his application executed April 9, 1828, at which time he was aged sixty-two years.

In 1820, Samuel Parker was living in Lyman, New Hampshire, with Joseph Porter who married soldier's daughter, Eunice, then aged thirty years. He referred to other children, also, but did not designate any names, nor state the names of his wife then aged fifty-four years.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of Samuel Parker, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Samuel Parker, certificate #15620, issued October 26, 1819, rate $8 per month, commenced April 9, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, New Hampshire Agency.
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THOMAS PARKER W. 18728
You are furnished herein the record of Thomas Parker as found in pension claim, W. 18728, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War
The date and place of birth of Thomas Parker and names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Thomas Parker enlisted about January 1, 1776, and served one year as a private in Captain Jason Wait's company, Colonel Timothy Bedel's New Hampshire regiment, marched to Quebec in Canada and from there to Ticonderoga in New York where he remained until discharged by Colonel Baldwin. He was called out in the fall of 1780 when Royalton, Vermont, was burned, and served four or five weeks as private in Captain John Jenks's New Hampshire company. Thomas Parker stood in readiness as a minuteman to be called upon any moment, until the close of the Revolutionary War.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed April 1, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Chelsea, Orange County, Vermont. In 1819, he was aged sixty-five years and still living in Chelsea. He died June 29, 1829, in Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont.
Thomas Parker married August 20, 1780, Lucretia Johnson. They were married by a Congregational minister in Walpole, New Hampshire, and their marriage was recorded in the records of the Congregational Church of that place. The date and place of birth of Lucretia Johnson and names of her parents were not stated.
Soldier's widow, Lucretia Parker, was allowed pension on her application executed August 28, 1827, at which time she was aged seventy-five years and a resident of Cambridge, Lamoille County, Vermont. She died sometime in 1841.

It was stated that Thomas Parker and his wife, Lucretia, reared a large family but the only names designated as those of children were Harriet who in 1880 was aged nineteen years and Polly then aged sixteen years both of whom were living at home.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, the name and address of the person paid, and possibly the exact date of death of soldier's widow, Lucretia, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Lucretia Parker, widow of Thomas, certificate #1495, issued October 21, 1887, rate $40.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1881. Act July 4, 1866. Vermont (Burlington) Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1939, Jan. 10-23rd. 65 N. Park Ave.
45048 INVALID. Reg
File No. 45-648
Samuel Parker Pris. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 384
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Abner Powers of Guilhalla in the County of Essex & State of Vermont of Lawful age do testify and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight or - seventy nine I was well acquainted with one Samuel Parker belonging to the Artillery, that I saw him frequently from that time until the capture of Cornwallis in the regular Service; he belonged or resided since the War of the Revolution (as I have been informed) in the town of Lyman in the State of New- Hampshire and further the deponent saith not
Abner Powers
State of Vermont } Essex County ss }
Guilhalla Sept. 20 th 1819
Personally appeared Abner Powers Signer of the foregoing Affidavit and made solemn oath that the facts therein con- tained are true
before me
Tim o Fairchild Justice of Peace
I hereby certify that according to the best of my knowledge and information the above named Abner Powers is a credible Witness and a Respectable man
Tim o Fairchild Jus. Peace

State of Vermont Essex County ss
Application of Sam l Dashiell
I William Gates Clerk of the county court within and for the county of Essex aforesaid Do hereby certify that Timothy Fairchild Esq r before whom the annexed affidavit was taken and sworn to was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Essex and State of Vermont acting under the State of Vermont and that his name then so affixed is his own proper signature In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the County Seal at Montpelier in said County this 2 nd day of Oct. A.D. 1819-
William Gates Clerk.

Haverhill N.H. Oct. 8 th 1819.
Sir,
The accompanying application of Samuel Parker for a pension was returned rejected on account of desertion: if it is true that he deserted & did not again return to his duty in the army, his claim to a pension is rightfully rejected & it would be highly improper, further, to obtrude it upon your notice; but if an entry of desertion has been, improvidently, made on the rolls on account of his not joining his company immediately on the expiration of a furlough granted to him, owing to a severe fit of sickness, as he suggests; and if, as soon as returning health would permit, he did return to his company, was received & served therein one, two or more years & until the period of his enlistment expired; & then received a certificate of an honorable discharge; it would seem that his claim to a pension was meritorious.

The facts respecting this he has caused to be placed on paper in an affidavit form, and to satisfy you that he did serve until the close of the war and received a certificate of an honorable discharge from the army, he has procured the affidavit of Ezra Child of Bath in this county, who is a very respectable man & who testifies that he took the certificate of the applicant's discharge & exhibited it as proof of his services in the United States Army. — William Johnston also testifies that he saw the certificate of the applicant's honorable discharge after the close of the war. —
If you will take the trouble to examine the rolls of that Company for one, two or three years preceding the close of the war, and should find the applicant's name regularly entered therein as a matross on duty, he confidently believes you will consider him entitled to a pension, & will, (notwithstanding the entry of desertion in the early part of his enlistment,) grant him a certificate to that effect & forward it to him. —

I am, very respectfully,
Sir,
your obedient servant
Ezra Bartlett
Honorable,
John C. Calhoun,
Secretary of War

Samuel Parker of lawful age upon say that in the month of December 1776 I enlisted into Colin Gilman's Regiment of New Hampshire militia in Capt Joshua Hovey's company for three months & marched to Pittsfield in New York. After my three months service expired I enlisted in Febru- ary 1777 into Captain Bryant's company of Artillery in the 3 d Regiment. commanded by Col John Crane, for during the war. which was under the continental establishment. when I enlisted I made an agreement with Captain Bry- ant to be gone sixty days (after my three months service expired) before I joined the company. I came home & was immediately taken sick with the lung fever which confined me to my room about thirty days - and for many weeks I was unable to undergo fatigue. after my health was restored I volunteered into a company Captain Post's company of militia. & marched with them to the State of Ver- mont. was with them at the Battle at Bennington after this engagement I joined a part of my company stationed at Stillwater in the State of New York. was in the Battle at the taking of Burgoyne in Oct r we marched on to Albany when I had the small Pox - we then marched to Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania and immediately joined the remainder of my company which was stationed at Wilmington about twenty eight miles down the Delaware River - My former Captain Bryant

was killed in the Battle at Brandywine - As Mr Henry Burbeck took the command after the death of Capt Brian. & I served in his company and under his command faithfully until the close of the war. & then had an honorable discharge handed me by him - when I returned to the Army - my officers - questioned me respect- ing my being absent longer than the time agreed on my relation to them the above facts - I presenting a certificate which I believe I took from my Physicians - They appeared perfectly satisfied - with my excuse - and inflicted no punishment whatever - I had no knowledge of being returned - a deserted man
Samuel Parker
Grafton ss. September 28th 1819 - Personally appeared the above named Samuel Parker and made solemn oath that the above declaration by him signed is just & true - and I do certify that he is a credible witness and a man of truth & veracity.
Before me, David Smith, Justice
I Ezra Bartlett Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the county of Grafton & State of New Hampshire do certify that David Smith Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace for said county & that the above signature is his own hand writing.
Ezra Bartlett

I Ezra Child of Lawful age upon Oath that after the close of the Revolutionary War the State of New- Hampshire was called upon to make out their quota of Soldiers which served in the Army of the United States. and the state called upon the Town of Bath to furnish their part being two and the Town of Bath made choice of myself as their agent to go and settle with the State on that matter and accordingly I went and agreed with Samuel Parker of Lyman who had served as a Soldier in an artillery company as a matross and took his discharge from the U.S. Army from him as proof - and went to the committee of said State and he was allowed as one of the Soldiers for said Town of Bath and credited on the Book in June on or about the year 1786 I think he had served three years as allowed them. His discharge was a good one no objections were made to his service, & I believe he was a good Soldier - Ezra Child
Grafton ss State of New Hampshire September 23 d - 1819 - Personally appeared the above named Ezra Child Esq. & made solemn Oath that the above certificate by him signed is just & true and I do certify that he is a respectable man and a credible witness
Before me
Sam. Hutchinson Justice of the Peace

I Ezra Bartlett one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within & for the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire do certify that Samuel Hutchins Esq: before whom the preceding affidavit purports to have been taken is an acting Justice of the Peace within said County; that the signature in his name on the preceding page is his own hand writing that full faith & credit is due to his certificates & official acts as such Justice of the Peace; and I further certify that I am well acquainted with Ezra Child, the within named deponent, & consider him to be a very respectable man whose character for truth & veracity stands unimpeachable: In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name & affix the seal of said Court, no particular device or impression being used therefor. This eighth day of October A D 1819.
Ezra Bartlett

November 11, 1938
Pension Department, Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Is there any record of Pensions for the following two brothers?
Both of here Thomas Parker
born- March 29, 1754 at Salem, N.H.
Married- Aug. 18, 1780 at Walpole, N.H., to Lucretia Johnson
Res. at time of Service- Walpole, N.H.
Record of Service-New Hampshire Rolls
Col. Benj. Bellows Reg. of Militia in the State of N.H. which Regiment reinforced the garrison at Ticonderoga when besieged by the enemy in June 1777. Time of engagement-June 28th
Thomas Parker, Private, Discharged-July 9, 1777. Service- 12 da.
Samuel Parker
born- Jan. 17, 1756 at Salem, N.H.
Married- Apr. 15, 1779 at Walpole, N.H. to Hannah Messer.
Res. at time of service- Walpole, N.H.
Record of Service.
1- Same service as for Thomas above.
2- Capt. Jeremiah Post's Co. in Col. David Hobart's Reg. and Brig. Gen.
John Stark's Brigade Militia- July 1777.
Samuel Parker, Private, Time of Engagement- July 24th, Discharge-Sept. 28th.
If there are Pension Papers for these men, will you please send me a summary of them.
Very Truly Yours,
N. J. Parker
N. J. Parker, Wilton, Saratoga Co., New York.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Parker, Samuel GRADE Private LINE Crane's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)
WARRANT NUMBER 4884 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 15, 1796 to Bradley Richards
*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 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 National Archives.