Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40236, for Nathan Parrish, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Parrish, Nathan
S. 40236
CONTENTS

See letter to Hon. A. Beaumont
Feb. 20. 1836-
Let. to Stephen Jenkins
March 16; 1836
Let. to Chester Butler
Sept 28. 1836
Let. to Stephen Jenkins Oct 16/50
18,968.
Pennsylvania.
Nathan Barrish,
of Lucerne Co. in the State of Pennsylvania , who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Dewey of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Smith in the Massachusetts line, for the term of 9 months in 1776 .
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania , at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of March 1823 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of May 1823 , and sent to Pensioner, Hington, Pa
Arrears to 4th of March 1823 . $ 1 11 03 Semi anl. all'ce ending 1 st Sept. 1823  48 11 00
4/31.
$ 49 11 03
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, &c }
March 1823.

Nathan Parish ✓
Samuel Moffett, Wilkesbarre, Pa
Rec d 21 Dec: 1821.

State of Pennsylvania Luzerne County ss:
On the ninth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred & twenty one personally appeared in Open Court it being a Court of Record to wit the Court of Common Pleas in & for the said County of Luzerne in the State aforesaid Nathan Parrish aged sixty three years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision of the acts of Congress of the eighteenth of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen & of the first of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty. that he the said Nathan Parrish enlisted for the term of nine months on or about the fifteenth day of February Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & seventy six in the State of Massachusetts under lieutenant Ebenezer Doman but was transferred to the Company commanded by Captain Stephen Dewey in Col Smiths Regiment on the Continental establishment that he continued to serve in the said corps until sometime in the November following when he was discharged from the said service in the town of Crater near Pine Bridge in the State of New York that he was in the battle at White Plains & the year following joined a volunteer company & was at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne. that he does not know of any other evidence in his power of his said services neither does he know that there is any other man living who served in the same company or Regiment except those on his former declaration & the person whose affidavit is hereto annexed who although he did not serve in the line with him yet he has some knowledge of the services rendered by him — And in pursuance of the act of the first of May one thousand eight hundred & twenty I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen & 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"

Sons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war paper on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred & eighteen That I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me subscribed —
Nathan Parrish
Schedule —
Real Estate — None
Personal — one half set of carpenters tools $19.96. I am by occupation a Carpenter but owing to age & sickness I am the greater part of the time unable to work — My family consists of my wife Esther aged sixty two & two daughters one named Esther aged forty one the other named Martha aged twenty. Martha has for the last six or seven years been deranged. They are both unmarried and reside with me
Nathan Parrish
Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court August 9. 1821 —
Samuel Maffet Prot.
Luzerne County ss. —
Josiah Squires being duly sworn doth depose & say that the said Nathan Parrish enlisted sometime in the month of February Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & seventy six that he served for the term of nine months & that in the year following joined a volunteer company & was at the taking of Genl Burgoyne & that the company & Regiment to which the said Nathan Parrish belonged were raised for the purpose of keeping up the continental army until men could be procured who would enlist for the term of three years or during the war. Deponent himself is now at the age of eighty four years. and further Deponent saith not —
Sworn & Subscribed in Open Court 9. August 1821
Josiah Squires
Samuel Maffet Prot.

State of Pennsylvania } Luzerne County ss: } I Samuel Maffet Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Luzerne (the same being a Court of Record) Do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are 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 in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Nineteen Dollars and Ninety Six cents. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court at Wilkesbarre this twentyth day of November Anno Domini 1821.
Samuel Maffet Prothonotary

Wathen Parish Map line Col Smith March 27 th 1820
Informal - see letter to Hon: Geo: Dennison, Wilkes-Barre, Pa March 17 th 1821.
State of Pennsylvania
Suzerne County ss
Wathen Parish
I Andrew Beaumont Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that David Scott Esq whose name is subscribed to the within Certifi- cate is now and was at the time of making the subscribing the same President Judge of the Eleventh Judi- cial District of Penn a that the within is his own proper signature and that full faith and credit are due to his Official Acts and Deeds In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of said County at Wilkes Barre this ninth day of February Anno Domini 1820
A. Beaumont Pro.
Ad. fol 142.
Hon. Mr. Dennison, H. R.

Luzerne County
On this 28 th day of January A.D. 1820 before me the subscriber President Judge of the Eleventh Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appears Nathan Parrish aged sixty two years, resident resident in Plymouth township in said County, 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 Nathan Parrish enlisted in the town of New Marlborough in the county of Berkshire, state of Massachusetts in the month of March A.D. 1776 for the term of nine months in the company commanded by Captain Stephen Dewey in the regiment commanded by Col. Smith of the Massachusetts line upon the continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the full term of his enlistment had expired, when he was discharged at Croton river in the state of New York by parole, with the rest of the company none of whom to his knowledge ever received a written discharge; that he was in the battle of White Plains — and that he is in reduced circumstances & 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 than that hereto annexed
Nathan Parrish
Sworn & subscribed on the day of year just above said before David Peck

Lyons County ss:
On the same 28 th day of January A.D. 1820 personally appeared before the subscri- ber president judge as aforesaid Salom Prescott and Thomas Taylor credible & disinterested witnesses, who being duly sworn depose and say that they were severally enlisted soldiers in the Company of the said Capt. Stephen Dewey in the Reg. t of Col. Smith of the Massachusetts line upon the Continental establishment for nine months, that they were personally acquainted with Nathan Parrish the foregoing applicant and to their personal knowledge he served in the said Company for the term of nine months as stated in the foregoing declaration.
Sworn & submitted the day & year aforesaid before David Scott
Thomas Taylor Salom Prescott
I David Scott President Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Nathan Parrish did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the proceedings declaration, against the common enemy; And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the direction of the forementioned act of Congress.
Jan'y 28. 1820
David Scott

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ans.
November 15, 1923.
W. T. Blair, 2035 -19th St., Detroit, Mich.
Sir;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 23431, it appears that Ebenezer Parrish enlisted at New Marlboro (date of enlistment not stated), and served as a private in Captain Samuel Wolcott's Company, Colonel Simond's Massachusetts Regiment for three months, he then enlisted in Colonel Morgan's Riflemen, and was in the battle of White Plains, served until the latter part of January 1777.
He enlisted in May 1777 and served in Captain Enoch Noble's Company, Colonel Willett's Massachusetts Regiment until August 1777. A short time afterwards, he enlisted and served in Captain Warner's Company and was in the battle of Bennington.
He enlisted in 1777 and served in Captain Enoch

Noble's Company and was at the Surrender of Burgoyne, was discharged in November 1777.
He enlisted in 1778 and served as a sergeant, five or six months in Captain Collar's Company, Colonel Ashley's Massachusetts Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 14, 1832, while a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aged seventy two years.
In 1842, soldier was living in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Feb 11. A. Park
10th 11th
Gettysburg
May 23
St. Edwards Cong Pension Office Washington D.C.
For A. B. Beaumont

Washington Feb 20 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dr Sir
The enclosed will inform you what is desired. I should presume the Catégorie mentioned is the catégorie of prison which I presume the heir of St. Paul (I think was the prison name) cannot find.
Will you inform me what papers have been forwarded in the above case?
Respectfully
A Beaumont

Mr Calhoun Sir after Receevng your kind letter of the 25 of November I write to Mr Dennison then in Congress Requesting him to write to me and give me sum information How I might find the paper containing my first Declaration But I Receevd no anser from him I waited til he got home I then Called on him he tolde me that he was Confidant that he gave the paper to me but he Did not after sum Debate upon the matter he agreed that if he did not give it to me it must be in his office and he could find it he has since found in his office & I here with in close it to you — — Mr Denison tells me I must be more particular in stating the time of my storing the store my first Declaration was written by Judge Scott I told him I inlisted in february but my time of service began on the first day of march when I inlisted I was ordered to be Great Barrington on the first day of March Ready to go to Canadaz the Reasons why I Did not go I partly stated to you in my former letter I will here give you amore particular Description of our situation great barrington was then the County town in Berkshier County in massachusetts Vene york line and lies in a line Between N: york & Ticonderoga and was then a place of deposit for publick stores & a garde was keep there the Reason why a gard was kept there is as follows it was found out that the British whether they left Boston or not they intended to send a fleet & army to N: york for this purpose there was a Combination of Tories formed at and about Canderhook in york state and By them a privet Communication kept up from N: york to Canadaz and from Canderhook to Boston those folgers that were enlisted and Did not go to Canadaz were imployed to wake up this nest of Tories I lived about seven miles from G. Barrington — —

On the Boston Road I was But a Boy But the Lieutenant under whom I enlisted was a kinsman of mine & put confidence in me I was allowed to go home as I have stated in my former letter we were ordered to spend our time in learning the drill but this was not all we was ordered two of us to go at a time to a certain place on the Boston Road privately in the evening and there by canceled all right all that was found traveling that could not give a good account of them leaves were taken before what was then called the Committee of Safety it soon my turn to watch the road three nights in a week but it did not last long for the General Howe made use of all the deception he could to give time to these Tories to affect their Welsh plan it was soon found out that His intentions was for New York we was soon ordered there to meet them where I served my time out faithfully I think I have proved my services to the full extent of the Law and I am sure that no soldier that served at any time during the war deserves a compensation more than those that served & suffered in 76 & 77 you can if you please inclose my certificate in a letter send it to the post office in Kingston as that is the nearest post office to me I am sir with respect a poor old suffering soldier Plymouth April Nathan Parrish
20 1823

Col. J. L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Sir,
Is there any balance of Pension due Nathan Parrish, a Revolutionary Soldier? He was on the roll of Pennsylvania Pensioners, and resided in Luzerne County Penn a .
Respectfully
Yours
Chester Butler
House of Reps.
Sep. 23, 1850

To what time was Nathan Parish, Penn. act 1818, last paid?
J L Edward Jan. 20. 1836
He was paid to the 4 th March 1829
- JH

40 236
Revy INVALID.
File No. 40, 236
Nathan Parish
Rev. Rev. Rev.
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 882
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 24/07 Barnes Ga 18 m Nathan J.M.
Charles Fuller M.C.
Col. J. V. Edwards Commr. of Pensions Washington D.C.

2 Philadelphia Roll Act 18 March 1818.
Mathew Parrish free $8 per month.
To what time last paid?
Ans. March 4, 1829

Wilkes Barre Oct. 30 th 1850.
Dear Sir,
I sent to your department some six weeks or more since, papers making out the claim of the Heirs of Nathan Parrish decd. to the same pay due said decedent at the time of his death, as a pensioner of the United States, to wit, from the 21 st of March 1829 to 24 July. 1829. Since which time I have heard nothing from your department, in relation to them. I wish you would inform me whether they have arrived or not. By doing so you will much oblige.
Yours Respectfully,
Heuben Peckins "
To J. R. Edwards Esq. Com. of Pensions Washington

Wilkes-Barre Feby. 26 th 1850.
Dear Sir,
Nathan Parish a soldier of the Revolution obtained a Certificate for a Pension, from the War Department dated May 16 th 1823, and under the said Certificate drew his Pension to March 4 th 1829. He died on the 24 th day of July 1829, leaving due at the time of his death, back pay from said 4 th of March to 2 d 24 th July 1829. After his death, an effort was made, and proper proofs obtained by his heirs to enable them to draw the back pay.
The papers containing the proofs, together with a power of attorney to draw the back pay, were sent to Philander Stevens then M.C. from this district, (who is since deceased,) who said previous to his death that he had never drawn the money, or delivered up the papers containing the Certificate and proofs to the Department.
Now I would like to be informed of the fact, whether the money has been drawn and the papers spoken of delivered up, or not - and whether anything more than the back pay is yet due. The Heirs seem to think that they are yet entitled to 100 acres of land, and pay for 3 mos. extra. By giving the above information you will much oblige.
Yours Respectfully
Stephen Jenkins
to S. L. Edwards, Esq. Commissioner of Pensions,

Rev. War Section.
May 4, 1915..
Mrs. Adelaide M. Hawke, 54 Wyoming Avenue, Tunkhannock, Pa.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 28 th ultimo, you are furnished data in the pension claims of the following Revolutionary War soldiers:
R. File No. 176. Elisha Ames, Private, Massachusetts troops, born in 1758. died September 26, 1845, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
W. File No. 25,537. David Doolittle, Private Connecticut and New York troops. He was born January 21, 1765. and died May 1, 1851, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
Sur. File No. 40,102. David Loveless, Private, Massachusetts troops, born in 1766. He died in 1845, in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania.
Sur. File No. 22,431. Ebenezer Parrish, Private, Massachusetts troops, born in 1760, resident of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in 1842, date of death not stated.

The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to David Angel.
Very respectfully,
G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner.

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Ebenezer Parrish a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 22431.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 3 mos. Pri. Saml. Wolcott Simonds Mass.   ✓ to Jan. 1777 ✓ Morgan   May, 1777 to Aug. '77. Enoch Noble. Willett   Soon after ✓ Warner ✓   ✓ 1777 to Nov. 1777 Enoch Noble. ✓   1778, 5 or 6 mos Rgt. Collar Ashley.  
Battles engaged in, White Plains, Bennington, 2 nd battle of Stillwater
Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Enl. at New Marlboro.
Date of application for pension, Nov. 14, 1832. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Philadelphia, Pa.
Age at date of application, 72 yrs
Remarks: He was a resident of Luzerne Co. Pa. in 1842.
There is no data relative to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.