Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 35024, for Samuel Parsons, Connecticut

SERVICE
Parsons, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 35024
Conn.
CONTENTS

From New York Rolls.
(N o 1642.)
Maryland
Samuel Parsons, 1 st Capt Champion Musicians Connecticut Line.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818 and sent to W. Barclay, Esq. Albany, New York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Service - after ending
4 months 21/30. $37.60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
5 Years war
✓ Willis ✓ Genl Froy, Renselaer Co. Sept. 18
Notification from the 10 th May 1821, to Geo. Wilson, Esq. M c 25 Murray St. N.Y.

531
Samuel Parsons a pensioner }
1842
Sept. 10/42,
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Geo: Wilson, Esq N o 25 Murray St. N.Y.

NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
IN the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of August ————— term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty —————
PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Jay Esquire Recorder of the City of New-York ss. Be it Remembered , That on the Twenty first day of August ————— in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty ————— personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, Samuel Parsons ————— aged Sixty ————— years, resident in the City of New York, in the State of New York, United States of America who being first duly sworn ————— according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That is to say, he enlisted in the year 1778 in the continental establishment in the third Regiment of Infantry commanded by Colonel Willis, in a company commanded by Captain Henry Champion, for and during the War, in the line of the State of Connecticut, deponent enlisted at West Point in the State of New York and saith he served untill the conclusion of the War, and was Honorably discharged on the 7 th day of June 1783 he was about a year after his enlistment appointed a musician, and served as such from his appointment untill his discharge
and that his original declaration is dated the fourteenth ————— day of April ————— one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ————— and that his pension certificate is No. 1642
Sam l Parsons

AND I do solemnly swear _____ that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 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 and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that 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 other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Real Estate _____ None
Personal Estate (necessary bedding and clothing for himself and family excepted) as follows to wit: _____
   1 Wooden Clock _____ $9.00.  1 Cherry Table _____ $2.00    1 Looking Glass _____ 1.25.  1 Common Y o _____ 0.75    1 pair And Irons _____ 1.25.  1 Shovel and Tongs _____ 0.75    1 Sammany Print _____ 5.00.  1 Common desk _____ 5.00    1 Trunk _____ 1.50.  1 Chest _____ 1.00    1 Brass kettle _____ 2.00.  1 Iron kettle _____ 0.75    1 Iron Pot _____ 0.75.  6 Chairs _____ 1.50    Crockery & Glass _____ 2.00.  1 Old Carpet _____ 4.00    $22.75  1 Pinch back Watch _____ 2.00     $24.75     22.75     $47.50   
The whole value of deponents property is _____ $47.50
Deponent is a sailor by trade, which business he now pursues when he is able, which is not more than \frac{1}{2} his time see in consequence of a partial loss of his eye sight and being much afflicted with Rheumatic Pains, he is not able to earn his living by his labour — he has a wife named Elizabeth Parsons aged 59 years who is able to do nothing, she is crippled with the Rheumatism she is not able to get her own victuals — he has a daughter who resides with him named Eliza Parsons aged 20 years who is not able to do any kind of laborious work she had the intermittent fever last fall which has so much impaired her constitution, that she is not able but very little work, deponent is obliged to hire a person to take care of his family and do the house house work — he has a black girl whom he hires named Ann aged 17 years who does the housework and to whom he pays 3$ per month for her services, he saith he is in such indigent

circumstances as to be unable to support himself without the assistance of his country, that is to say without the aid of the General Government except by private or public charity. —
Sworn in open Court this } 21 st day of August 1820.
Sam d Parsons
Benj m Ferris Clk
I, Benjamin Ferris Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing Disposition and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 fifty Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this thirty first day of October 1820
Benj m Ferris Clk

correct.
E.A.G.
Conn: line
14 Apr. 1818
Barclay St

[No. 1....Declaration.]
I Samuel Parsons — of the city — of Troy , — in the county of Rensselaer — in the state of New-York, Do, according to the act of the Congress of the United States of America, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and "naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," make the following DECLARATION under oath, that is to say : I do solemnly declare , that I am a resident citizen of the United States, to wit, in the town, county and state aforesaid, and that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. I do further declare , that I was a musician — in the War of the Revolution , and that I served as such in the said war of the revolution, against the com- mon enemy, until the end of the said war, for the term of five years and upwards during said war on the Continental establishment — That I belonged to the company commanded by Captain Champion — in Col. Willis — regiment, and in the line of Connecticut — And I do further declare, that I entered the said service the day of  month of May one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight — and left the said service on the seventh day of June — one thousand seven hundred and eighty three . — having left the same by reason of the expiration of my said term of en- listment, at which time I received regular discharge which discharge I gave to a man to whom I sold my bounty land in order to enable him the more fully to substantiate his title thereto — And I do further declare, that I am not not now able to produce any further evidence of my said service than the affidavit of David Haydon on the other side And I do further declare, that I hereby relinquish all claim to every and any Pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, or of any individual state . Witness my hand, this fourteenth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
WITNESS
Amos —
Samuel Parsons
[No. 2....Judge's Certificate.]
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } To wit : COUNTY OF ALBANY, }
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the fourteenth day of April — in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen at the city of Albany, in the county of Albany, and state of New-York, before me Amos Esquire, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New-York in and for the — in the said state, duly appointed, qualified and sworn, (the same Court being one of the Courts of Record of the said state) personally came and appeared, the before named applicant Samuel Parsons — who resides in the town, county, and state mentioned in the above declaration, and in my presence subscribed the foregoing Declaration ; and also before me then and there he was duly sworn to the truth of the facts contained and set forth in the said declaration. — And it appearing to my satisfaction , as well from the said declaration under oath, as from such other evidence as was in the power of the said applicant to produce, that the said applicant served in the Revolutionary War as afore- said, against the common enemy, and that the declaration aforesaid under oath of the said applicant is in all other respects true, I do therefore certify and transmit the testimony in the case, and the proceedings had thereon, to the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War, according to the requisitions of the act of Congress in that case made. Given under my hand and seal , at the city of Albany, in the state of New-York, the day and year first above mentioned in this certificate.
Note
See affidavit of David Haydon on the other side }
Amos

State of New York } County of Albany - } ss. David Heydon of the town of Greenbush in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York being duly sworn saith that he hath known Samuel Parsons mentioned in the foregoing declaration for many years and that he knows that he the said Samuel Parsons served in the revolutionary war from personal knowledge and that he verily believes his said declaration to be true in all other respects. -
Sworn to this 14 th day of April 1818 before me
David Heydon
Ambrose Spencer
Clerks Office - } State of New York } City of Albany - } ss. I certify that Ambrose Spencer who subscribed the foregoing certificate and before whom the above affidavit was made is a Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and that the signatures are his own proper hand writing - In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 15 th day of April 1818. -
W. Woodford Clk

The Honorable Secretary of the War Department,
Albany,
SIR,
The preceding Vouchers are forwarded to the War Department for the purpose of procuring the Applicant, named in such Vouchers, to be placed on the Pension List .
I will thank you to forward to me as soon as possible, the Certificate or Document of the Application being granted, in the manner adopted in your Department.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your most obedient Servant,
Wm. Barclay,
Agent for the Applicant.

James L. Edwards Esquire War Dept. Pension Office
Rec. D. 5 Feb. 1892
Mr. Edwards
Joseph

Office Bank United States Baltimore 2 February, 1822
James L. Edwards Esquire War Dept. Pension Office
Sir
Enclosed is the application of Samuel Parsons a Revolutionary Pensioner for a transfer of his name from the State of New York to that of Maryland to which I crave your attention.
with much respect
Your ob t . serv t
W m H. Murray

Samuel Parson's 1 st application for transfer from New York to Ma- ryland
Transf d 8 Feb: 1822-
Sep 18

State of Maryland—Baltimore County, ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That before me a Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid, personally appeared Samuel Parsons and made oath that he is the identical person named in the original Certificate in his possession, of which the following is a copy:—
War-Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY, That in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
Samuel Parsons
late a Musician in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York  Maryland Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the fifteenth  fourteenth day of April 18 18
Given at the WAR-OFFICE of the United States, this 30 th day of June 18 18
(SIGNED)
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.
that he is entitled to a Pension of Eight dollars per month, on account of services rendered the United States, during the Revolutionary War; that he served in Captain Henry Chapman's Company of Infantry in the 3 d Connecticut — Regiment; that he now resides in Baltimore — and has resided there for the space of about 15 years past; and that previous thereto he resided
in New York and that intending to reside permanently in the state of Maryland he wishes to have his name transferred from the pension roll of New York to that of Maryland .
Sworn and subscribed this second day
of February 1822
before me.
Samuel Parsons
W. H. Murray

35 024 Rev INVALID.
File No. 35 024
Samuel Parsons
(Musician Rev 1822)
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 316
[Arrangement of 1870.]