Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 14088, for Hiel Parmelee, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Conn.
Parmelee, Hiel
S. 14088
Carded
CONTENTS

2660 New York
Miel Parmelee of Otsego Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stevens of the Regt commanded by Col. Worthington in the Militia Com- pany for 11 months a Corporal 4 " I was a private
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 55 Dollars 61 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Novr 1832, — and due to P.O. Morse Cherry Valley.
Arrear to 4th of Sept. 1832 $82.51 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 27.50 $110.01
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Gales Clerk Book D Vol. 5, Page 125

In the matter of Abel Parnall a Revolutionary soldier
Exemplification No 1177.
July 21, 1832
Additional affidavits
James O. Morse  Attorney
mitted Corporal 21 & 10 310 private
18288 36.41 1.71 2881-525.62 1055/2 147/1 9204 11 366
State of Maine ss 1832

Interrogatories proposed to Hill Parmachoo on his examination before James O'Morse First Judge of Otsago County on the 15 th day of November 1832 in relation to his claim to a pension under the act of June 7. 1832 & the answers of said Parmachoo thereto on oath -
Ques. - Where & in what year were you born?
Ans - I was born on the 23 rd day of January 1755 in the town of Killingsworth in the then county of New London (afterwards county of Windleses) & State of Connecticut. I have a record of my age at home in my Bible.
Ques. - Where were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolutionary war & where do you now live?
Ans. In Killingsworth when called into service. Since the Revolutionary war I have lived in Killingsworth until about 17 years ago when I removed from that place to Springfield in Otsago county & State of New York where I now live.
Ques. - How were you called into service? were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute?
Ans My first service under Capt. Sturges in 1775. & my other services when Danbury was burned, when the Enemy landed at New Haven & when New London was burned were performed by me as a volunteer. Into the other services I performed by me in the Revolutionary war & set forth in my affidavit & declaration hereto annexed I was drafted. I never served as a substitute for any person during the war.
Ques. - State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops when you served such Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service.
Ans - At Boston. were Col. Hortington  of the of the Militia. & Genl. Putnam of the Regular army. In 1775 at I cannot recollect many Regular officers nor the continental or militia regiments that were stationed at the same place with myself. The

circumstances of my service to the best of my remembrance are stated in my affidavit her- eto annexed.
Ques. Did you ever receive a discharge.
Ans. I never did receive a written discharge but at the close of each term of my service I was verbally discharged by my commanding officer
Ques. State the names of Persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Ans. Mr. Joseph Farnham can testify to my actual services & James O. Morse First Judge of Otago County can testify as to my character for veracity. Sworn & subscribed
Third day of Decr November
Phil D. D. Webb
1832 before me
James O. Morse First Judge of Otago Co.

State of New York } Otsago County } p.
On this 15 th day of November 1832 personally appeared before me James O'Moore First Judge of Otsago County in the State aforesaid Hill Parmelee to me personally known who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath depose & declare for the purpose of amending (according to the instructions of the War Department) his declaration heretofore made by him on the 26 th June last past in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of said county in support of his claim to a pension under the act of June 7. 1832 an exemplification of which said declaration is hereto annexed as follows.
That about the 1 st April 1775 he enlisted as a volunteer into a company of militia commanded by Capt. Stevens in Col. Worthington's regiment at Boston Killingworth in Connecticut & marched to Boston where he remained in service 3 months & was verbally discharged. He this deponent then returned home & afterwards in March 1776 he was drafted into a company of militia under Capt. Gale in Col. Worthington's regiment & served in said company as a corporal & marched to New York where he remained in service 3 months & was again verbally discharged. This deponent then returned back to Killingworth and in the month of August of that same year 1776 he was again drafted into a company of militia under the same officers as last aforesaid & marched to White Plains in the State of New York where he remained & performed service as a corporal 5 months & was taken sick, verbally discharged & returned home again. This deponent further declares that in the month of September 1777 he was again drafted into a company of militia

under Capt. Bristol in Col. Worthington's regiment & marched to Fishkill, where he remained & served as a Corporal in said company 3 months & followed the shipping up the North River & was verbally discharged at the expiration of said three months & returned home to Killingworth. This deponent further declares that he knew in relation to the other services set forth in his declaration they were performed by him as a volunteer & were as follows. When Danbury was burned 3 weeks under Capt. Bristol. When the Enemy landed at New London New Haven 2 weeks under the same Captain. when New London was burned & Fort Griswold taken 1 week. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any state.
Heil Parmelee
Sworn & Subscribed
This 15 th day of November 1832 before me.
James A. Moore Esq. Judge of Oyer & terminer
State of New York
Otsego County ss 3 Joseph Farnham of the town of Springfield in said County being duly sworn doth depose & say that in the war of the Revolution he lived at Killingworth in the State of Connecticut & knew Heil Parmelee who also resided there at the same time & this deponent well recollects that said Parmelee did volunteer into a company of Militia under Capt. Sturges in Col. Worthington's regiment & left Killingworth & was gone nearly 3 months as this deponent thinks

he was informed at the time that said Parnelle had been with his company to Boston. This deponent further says that about the 1 st of April 1776 said Parnelle was drafted into a company of Militia under Capt. Gale & marched to said New York & served as a corporal as this deponent then understood & verily believes to have been the case about 3 months. This deponent recollects that sometime in August 1776 said Parnelle was again drafted into a company under said Capt. Gale & marched to White Plains where he served 5 months & returned home sick. He also recollects that about the month of August or September 1777 said Parnelle was again drafted into Capt. Bristol's company of Militia & went to Fishkill or Peksill on the North River where he served about 3 months. This deponent says he perceives by the papers returned by the Department to said Parnelle that in the deposition of this deponent thereto annexed there is a slight mistake in naming the officers as it regards the two last named services herein before set forth. The service at Fishkill was & not the service at White Plains was performed in Capt. Bristol's Company. In relation to the other services mentioned in said Parnelle's affidavit preceding of 3 weeks 2 weeks & 1 week this deponent knows that the statements therein to be substantially correct.
Sworn & subscribed
This 15 th day of November
1832 before me
James M c Nee County Court Judge of Otsego County
Joseph Farnham

State of New York
Otsego County ss I James O'Morse First Judge of Otsego County do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with Abel Parmelee and Joseph Farnham who have made the preceding affidavits before me for a number of years & that they are both men of fair reputation & entitled to full credit on oath or otherwise
James O. Morse
Dated Nov 15 th 1832
State of New York
Otsego County ss I Horace Lathrop Clerk of the said County do certify that James O'Morse, before whom the foregoing Affidavits of Abel Parmelee and Joseph Farnham purport to have been severally sworn, was at the date of the same, First Judge of the said County of Otsego: And that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said several Affidavits to be his proper hand writing and signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 17 th day of November 1832
Horace Lathrop, Clerk
Abel Parmelee pension papers.

The People of the State of New York by the grace of God free & Independent State to whom these presents shall come or may concern Greeting Know ye that we having inspected the records, proceedings remaining in the Clerk's office of our Courts of Common pleas for our County of Otsego do find therein the record of certain evidence proceedings in the words & figures following to wit
Otsego Com pleas
of June term 1832
State of New York
Otsego County To
Be it remembered that on the 26 th day of June 1832 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Otsego State of New York a court of record proceeding according to the principles of the Common Law with power of fine & imprisonment Hiel Parmelee a resident of the town of Springfield in said County of Otsego aged 77 years who being duly sworn doth depose declare in order to obtain a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 7. 1832 Entitled an act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers & soldiers of the revolution that he was born in the town of Killingworth County of Middlesex & State of Connecticut that about the 1 st April 1775 he enlisted as a volunteer at Boston under Capt Stevens & continued in service 3 months he further declares that in March 1776 he was drafted & served as a Corporal under Capt Gale on a tour to New York of 3 months this deponent further declares that in August 1776 he was again drafted & served as a corporal on a tour of 5 months to White Plains under Capt Gale & that he returned home & continued so all winter this deponent was again drafted in Sept r 1777 went to Red hills as a corporal under Capt. Brother for 3 months followed the shipping up the north river this deponent further declares that during the intervals of the above drafts he was almost constantly called out on alarms during the revolution first when Danbury was burned next when the enemy landed at New Haven & again when New London was burned that Groton was stormed & that he was constantly out week day & night to guard the sea Coast as he lived within about 6 or 8 miles of the sea during the war this deponent declares that he has no hesitation in saying that he was engaged two years & more in actual
service in the service of the said a

State of New York
services during said war & the said Heil Parmelee further declares that he hath not at any time heretofore received any annuity or pension under any law of the United States for services rendered by him in the war of the revolution
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 25 th day of June 1832 Horace Lathrop Clerk
Heil Parmelee
State of New York Otsego County ss Joseph Farnham of the Town of Springfield in the County of Otsego & State of New York aged Sixty eight years being duly sworn says that at the commencement of the war of the revolution he resided in the town of Killingworth in the State of Connecticut & that Heil Parmelee also at that time resided there this deponent further says that he well recollects that about the first of April 1776 the said Parmelee started as a Corporal in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Gale which marched to New York City or near there that the said Company was gone about three months, that the said Parmelee returned with it this deponent understood at the time severally believes that the said Parmelee served the said three months as a Corporal This deponent further says that some time in August in 1776 as deponent thinks he recollects that the said Parmelee again marched as a Corporal in Capt. Bristol's company of Militia for White Plains in the State of New York that the said Company was gone between four & five months & deponent recollects that said Parmelee returned with the Company sick & deponent understood at the time severally believes that he served all that time in said Company & contracted his sickness in said service this deponent further says that he recollects that in the month of August 1777 as deponent thinks the said Parmelee again marched in Capt. Gale Company of Militia for Peekskill on the Hudson river that said Company was gone about three months & that said Parmelee returned with them this deponent understood at the time severally believes that he served during that period in said Company this deponent further says that during the last three years of the war the said Parmelee

belonged to a select Party of the Militia called minute men whose duty it was to repair to certain places at a moments warning also to watch the beach of the sound that during this period the said Parmelee was very frequently called out sometimes to ride on horseback to the beach & walk on it all night to watch the enemy & give an alarm in case they should attempt to land & also to go under arms to Danbury New Haven & various other places on Long Island sound & also where during which time this deponent verily believes said Parmelee was in actual service as much as one year including several alarms which he was in which took place before they were minute men this deponent further says that he has known said Parmelee ever since during all which time he has sustained a fair unblemished reputation further saith not Joseph Farnham Sworn subscribed this 15 th day of June 1832 before me James O. Morse one of the Judges of Otsego County Courts
State of New York } Otsego County ss. } I certify that I have been acquainted with the above named Joseph Farnham for sixteen or seventeen years during all which time he has sustained a fair unblemished reputation & I consider him a credible witness in every way worthy of belief James O. Morse
State of New York } Otsego County ss. } We the Judges of the County of Otsego certify that Hon d Parmelee appeared before us in open Court at the present June term of said Court & made his declaration & oath in manner form as above specified for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of June 7 1832 & at the same time produced before the said Court the deposition of Joseph Farnham duly taken before James O. Morse one of the Judges of this Court & which is hereto annexed which is to us satisfactory evidence of the declaration of the said Farnham at the same place with myself. V. Morse

State of New York
Will Parmelee aforesaid In witness whereof we the said Judges have hereunto subscribed our names in open Court at the Court House in Cooperstown aforesaid this 26 th day of June 1832
Elisha Root
H. Walworth
J. O. Morse
County of Otsego So. Levi Resfield of the town of Otsego aged 86 years being duly sworn says that he knew the aforesaid Will Parmelee in the year 1775 & recollects that said Parmelee was engaged in service in the war of the revolution & he further says that he has heard read the preceding declaration of said Parmelee & according to his best recollection he believes the facts therein stated & set forth are true & further saith not
Levi Resfield
I certify that I am acquainted with the above named Levi Resfield & consider him a man of integrity & truth & a credible witness & also that he was sworn to the truth of the above affidavit this 27 th day of June 1832 before me J. O. Morse one of the Judges of Otsego County Court
Filed June 27 th 1832
All which we have caused by these presents to be exemplified & the seal of our said Court of Common pleas to be hereunto affixed Witness George Morell Coyne first Judge of our said Court at Cooperstown in the County aforesaid the 27 th day of June A.D. 1832 —
Horace Lathrop Clerk

Revised
14088 INVALID.
File No. 14. 088
Hiel Parambee
Corp New York
Act: June 1 st 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]