Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33441, for Theodosius Parsons, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Parsons, Theodosius
S. 33441
Mass. residence and agency
CONTENTS

S. 345.
Massachusetts
Theodosius Parsons Capt Lockwood private
Continued 3 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of Sept. 1818. e
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to the Hon. Wm. Dugle House of Reps U.S.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 Semi-annual ending March 1819 $46.63 $46.63
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sibury Duke bounty Continued
Verified as correct January 30 1821 Sam Waller Jn. Gen. G. H. of B. R. State

Theodorus Parsons
5.345
On
Rev. Walter Folger
M. R. Westport

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dukes County ss.
in this 16 th of Feb y 1820 June 16 th 1820. personally appeared Theodosius Parsons aged 64 years in Open Court, being a Court of Record for the County of Dukes County in the State of Mass- achusetts proving his being a Residant, in his being in said County being justly duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he enlisted in the Revolutionary War on the Eleventh day of February one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Seven for the term of three years in a Company commanded by Capt. Samuel Lockwood in the Second Regiment, of Artillery commanded by Col o John Lamb not long after he enlisted Capt o Lockwood resigned his Commission and that Capt o William Stephens took command of said Company and that he the said Theodosius Parsons continued to serve in said Company until the Eleventh day of February one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty when he was discharged at Morris Town in the State of New Jersey. And that he applied for a Pension on the tenth day of September one thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen, to the best of his Recollection, and obtained a Pension Certificate No 5345 and that he received three Semi- annual payments And he further saith that he is a Cabinet and Chair Maker by Occupation, that his bodily infirmities deprive him of labour his wife is fifty years of Age of a tender Constitution, and he has One Son with him of 14 years of age And that he is not able at present to do but very little towards his support for this six or eight years past his out goings have been from forty to fifty dollars a year more than his income which was and is the cause of his applying to the Government for Assistance And in pursuance of the Act of Congress passed the first day of May 1820.

I do solemnly swear that on the 18 th of March I was a resident Citizen of the United States 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 an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring my self within the Provision 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 Eighteenth Day of March 1818 - And that I have not nor has any Person without for me any property or debts contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule annexed and by me subscribed. Theodosius Parsons

Here follows a Schedule of the Property of Theodosius Parsons as appraised by two disinterested Men viz Captain Lot Luce and Captain John Baxter.
  a Wooden Clock $ 10 " A. Bellown $ 75   3 fall leaf tables 6 " writing or portable Desk 3   one Square Ditto 50 one flax hetchell 2   one Bureau 5 50 joiner tools to the amt of 12   a chest with two drawers 2 1 Dozen & half of Brooms 1 12   2 Common Chests 3 50 a hoe & Shovel 1 12   4 Trunks 4 50 a small hatchet aormout 12   12 chairs 6 8 Pails & Tubn 2 50   1 Bed & Bedstead 20 4 candlesticks 85   Glass ware to the amt of 2 3 candlestands 2   Crockeryware to the amt of 2 2 pair of Iron Dogs or handfrons 1 50   Tin Ditto 2 2 pair of Shovel & Tongn 2   Pewter Ditto 30 1 old Silver Watch 12   Iron hollow ware to the amount of 7 1 pair of flat Ironn 50   Brass Ditto 1 a Loom 5   2 Looking glasses 4 Dry lark old iron &c 1 25   3 Dozens of glass Bottles 2 47 41   2 pair of scales & weights 1 75 Theodosius Parsons 125 49   Steel yard 75 $ 173 50   half bushel, peck and 1/4 peck measures 50   1/4 tin measures 1   6 jugs 1 50   a Case of 8 bottles 75   1 Limajon 67   2 Doz of Phials 50   50 volumes of Books and Pamphlets 30   1 Doz of Knives & forks 1 75   11 Silver Tea Spoons 6 50   6 pewter spoons 12   a map of the frontier of the State of New York and Canada 1 50   $ 125 49 
 John Luther { Robert Luce } John Baxter
Sworn to and declared on this 16 th day of November A.D. 1820 Before me
Jairus Ware Judge of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for So. Circuit. The fore going is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for Dutchess County

Dukes County ss:
I hereby certify, that the within Instrument, is a true copy of the Original;
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 17 th Day of November 1820
Cornelius Marchant Clerk of the Circuit Court Common Pleas for the County of Dukes County
N.B. There is no particular seal of the said Court than the above
Albert Cornelius Marchant Clerk of said Court.
Cornelius Marchant of Dukes County

I Theodosius Parsons of Fisbury in the County of Dukes County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, testify and declare that I was enlisted into the service of the United States in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven in the month of February by Henry Waring a Lieutenant in Capt Samuel Lockwood Company after which commanded by Capt William Stevens in the 2 Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col John Lamb, and that I continued to serve my Country in said Company & Regiment till the month of February one thousand seven hundred & eighty when I was discharged at Morris Town in the State of New Jersey - and I further declare that I am in reduced circumstances and stand in need of assistance from my Country - dated at Fisbury Sept 29 1889
Theodosius Parsons
Dukes County ss. Personally appeared the above named Theodosius Parsons and made oath to the truth of the above declaration on the day and date above written perform me
George Athearn Judge of the Court of Probate for Dukes County

33 H 41 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 H 41
Theodosius Parsons
Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To the Honorable J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War. —
Sir - We the Subscribers are Neighbours, and acquainted with Theodosius Parsons, he is Sixty four years of age, and destitute of any real Estate, and is now laboring under several bodily infirmities, which disenable him to pursue his common Occupation, We therefore give it as our opinion, that he is a Subject for which the act of Congress was made of the 18 th of March 1818, and the act of the 1 st of May 1820, which is to alleviate the necessitous Situation of the old revolutionary Soldier whose lamp of life is now trembling in its Socket. —
Silas West. { Physician
The foregoing is a true copy of the Original Signed by me Cornelius Marchant
Jabez Luce Matthew Merry W m Pottle
Select Men for Tisbury.
William Davis, Town Clerk —

To Whom it may Concern. This may Certify that we the Subscribers are Neighbours and acquainted with Theodosius Parsons of Tisbury in Dukes County and State of Massachusetts. and that he the said Theodosius Parsons does not possess any real or freehold estate. and is far advanced in life and Disabled in Body and in low Circumstance. Therefore we give it as our opinion that he stands in need of Support from his Country
Thomas Dunham Lot Luce Nunial Dunham
Tisbury Nov r 25 1818

Capt Charles Knapp of of said Greenwin testifies that Theodosius Parsons was in the service of the United States and served in Capt James Lockwood company 2 d Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lame for the Term of three years and was Honorably Discharged the said Knapp was sergeant in said company Certified by Charles Knapp

I do certify that the within Dependant Charles Knapp is a Man of truth and Respectability
Yoshua Ferris Justice of Peace and the said Charles Knapp has made oath to the within Deposition before me Yoshua Ferris Justice of the Peace

Dukes County ss. - I Cornelius Marchant Clerk of the Court of Sessions and Circuit Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Dukes Do certify that George Athearn Esq m is being in said County is Judge of Probate for and keeps his Office of Record in the same County and is qualified by Law to administer Oaths in all Cases, And that due Respect ought to be paid to all his doings, in his Official Capacity and the same to be considered as valid therein And thereout. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal official this 17 th day of October A.D. 1818.
Cornelius Marchant

State of Connecticut Fairfield County } ss; I David Burr of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield, Clerk of the County Court, or Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, Do certify and make known, that Joshua Ferris Esquire is a Justice of the Peace, within and for the County of Fairfield, duly Commissioned, with full power and Authority to administer Oaths, and do all other matters and things appertaining to the Office of a Justice of the Peace, within & for said County — And that full faith and credit, is and ought to be given to his Official Acts and proceedings
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of said Court in said Fairfield this tenth Day of September A. 1818.
David Burr

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss Greenwich September The 11 th 1818 Personally Came Henry Waring of said Greenwich and Testifieth and saith that he Enlisted Theodosius Parsons then of said Greenwich into the service of the United States In the Revolutionary war in the fore part of the year 1777 and that he served three years in the Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the company commanded by Capt Samuel Lockwood and afterwards by Capt Stephens and that he served therein for the term of three years When he was Honourable discharged at Morris Town in the State of New Jersey Some time in the month of Feb y 1780 and the Deponat further says that he was first Lieutenant in said company at the time of said Enlist- ment and that he has no interest in the forgoing Testimony Henry Waring
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss Greenwich Sep r 11 th 1818 Personally appeared Henry Waring the foregoing Deponant and made oath to the truth of the above statement
Before me Joshua Ferris Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that Henry Waring the foregoing Deponant is a man of truth and respectability Joshua Ferris Justice of the Peace

State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss Greenwich Sept 11 th 1818 Personally came David Lockwood of New Milford in the State of Connecticut and county of Litchfield and testifies that Theodorus Parsons then of said Greenwich was Entisted into the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War and that he Served for the Term of three years in the 2 d Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb in the Company commanded by Capt Samuel Lockwood and afterwards by Capt Stephens and that he served therein for the term of three years and when Honorably Discharged and that he the Deponent was in the same company and Regiment at the time with the said Theodorus Parsons and the Deponent further says that he has no interest in the foregoing Testimony David Lockwood
State of Connecticut Fairfield County ss Greenwich Sept 11 th 1818 Personally appeared David Lockwood and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Testimony before me
Joshua Ferris Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that David Lockwood the foregoing Deponent is a man of Truth and Respectability
Joshua Ferris Justice of the Peace