Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,019, for Samuel Parker, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Parker Samuel
S. 19019
carded
CONTENTS
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[Ruled lines for entry]

et to Pension Agent L D Chipman Spain 28 Dec 1835

State of Vermont
District of Marlboro p { On this first day of October A D 1872 personally appeared before the court of Probate within and for the District of Marlboro in the county of Windham and State of Vermont Saw Sitting Samuel Parker of Whitingham in the county of Windham and State of Vermont aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn deposes and makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That on the thirteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and eighteen he was placed on the pension list roll of the Vermont agency at the rate of eight dollars per month to commence on the 13th day of April One thousand eight hundred and eighteen that after the passing of the act of Congress of A D 1821 requiring of all pensioners to make out and exhibit a schedule of their property to the court of record with an accompanying declaration in order to be entitled to receive any such schedule for several years and supposes that his name was stricken from the roll in the Vermont agency as he has never received his said pension since that time he then the says that in the month of February A D 1829 in consequence of a circular issued by the then Secretary of War he made out his declaration and schedule and exhibited and made oath to it before the Superior Court of the State of Vermont from which he has had no return from the Secretary of War he then for present his name is dropped from the pension roll of the Vermont agency and that it has never been restored. He then the declares that he served in the ninth Massachusetts regiment about two years in the years 1781 and 1782 and was then transferred to the third Massachusetts regiment on the continental establishment on a three year enlistment which said enlistment is in the department of War and was discharged on the 23 day of December 1783.

he further declares that his present place of residence is in the Town of Whitingham in the county of Windham and state of Vermont and that his place of residence at the time of making his first application was in the same Whitingham
He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency nor any state nor ever has been except the one above alluded to.
Samuel Parker
State of Vermont. District of Marlborough ss. In Probate Court at Brattleborough in said District, August 1. A. D. 1832. Personally appeared the above named Samuel Parker and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing application by him subscribed.
Before me.
Marshall Miller Judge of Probate
I James Elliot, Register of the Probate Court within and for the District of Marlborough aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Parker for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this first day of August, A. D. 1832.
James Elliot, Probate Register.

Daniel Parker - Application for Pension
Windham County - Vermont
February Term 1820
1 May 1820
Vermont,

STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF WINDHAM, SS.—At the Supreme Court begun and held at New-Fane, within and for the County of Windham, on the third Tuesday next after the fourth Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. Present—
Hon. Titus Hutchinson , } Esq. Chief Judge. Hon. Bates Turner , } Esq. Assistant Judges. Hon. Ephraim Paddock , }
On this 18th day of February A. D. 1829, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for the County of Windham, and State of Vermont—proceeding according to the course of the common law;—with a civil jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of their proceedings; and having the power of fine and imprisonment:— Samuel Parker resident in Whitingham in said County of Windham, aged 65 years; who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress, of the 18th of March 1818, and the 1st of May, 1820,—That he, the said  served in the Revolutionary war as follows —that he enlisted for the term of in December 1780  in the  Sutton, Massachusetts in the Company commanded by Captain William Watson , in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson as com  in the line of the State of Vermont to serve about the Continental establishment: two years  when he was discharged from the said service by General Knox  his original  that his name has been placed on the pension list, and dropped therefrom on account of his property, and his pension certificate is  when he was transferred to the Company commanded by Captain Woodbridge in the third Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson, and he continued to serve in the said Company until the 23rd day of December 1783 the State of  13th day of April 1818 .
chusetts ninth Massachusetts when he was transferred declaration is dated numbered
And, in pursuance of the act of the 1st May, 1820, I do hereby  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, 1818. 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.
Samuel Parker
Property  Schedule of real and personal Estate—necessary clothing and bedding excepted.
  16 2/3 Acres Land with house and part of a Barn $400.00   1 Mare 30 - 1 two year old colt $40 - 3 Cows, $46. 116.00   1 Calf $4.50 - 1 Pig, $4.50 - 10 Sheep $14 23 —   1 new in the meeting house $12 - 1 Stall in the Shed $8. 20 —   1 draught chain & 1 pr. traces 1 —   1 Plough $3.50 - 1 old hoe & 1 old axe 75c 4.25   1 horse waggon $15 - 1 harness for do. $2. 17 —   1 horse saddle - 1 man & woman's saddle $2.00 5 —   1 bed & bedding $2.00 2.00 

Rev. 41812 War Section. ADY
June 19, 1929.
Mrs. Harry E. Crank, General Delivery, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18819, it appears that Samuel Parker enlisted December 1780 in Sutton, Massachusetts, served as a private in Captain William Watson's Company, Colonel Henry Jackson's Ninth Massachusetts Regiment and Captain Woodbridge's Company, Colonel Michael Jackson's Third Massachusetts Regiment and was discharged December 23, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 13, 1818, while a resident of Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, aged about fifty-four years.
In 1829 soldier's wife, name not given, was aged fifty-two years and he had four daughters, their names and ages not stated. There are no further family data.
This is the history of the only Samuel Parker of Whitingham, Vermont, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
EARL D. CHURCH, Commissioner.

1929 June 19. Hist. to Mrs. Harry E. Crank. 9/10/29
INVALID.
File No. 19079
Samuel Parker
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 n 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 283
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Vermont- Rolls - 1749-
Samuel Parker private Massachusetts Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 13 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818 and sent to John Roberts Esq Brattleboro Windham Co Vermont
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 semi-annual account ending
4 mo 22/30 th  $37.85
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
.80 Three Years Col: H d Jackson's regt.
Whitingham, Windham Co
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No 682 Windham Co. Vt. Samuel Parker
applied
for Pension August
admitted
$80. per Ann
sent to Governor.
Whitingham
Windham Co
1842

BY THE HONOURABLE MAJOR-GENERAL K N O X,
Commanding the AMERICAN FORCES on Hudson's River.
Samuel Parker, Soldier the Third Massachusetts Regiment Regiment, being enlisted for Three Years, is hereby honourably DISCHARGED from the Service of the United States.
Given in the State of New-York,
the Twenty third Day of Decr.
1783
H. Knox
By the General's Command,
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
9 August
John B. Stafford Adj t

Cottont
Hon John Catharine Bryan
Secretary of War
Washington D.C.
Dec 23 1861

Samuel Parker of Whitingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont a citizen of the United States Deposes Testifies and declares that in the month of December A D 1780 he enlisted into the army of the United States in a Company Commanded by Captain William Watson in the ninth Regiment in the Massachusetts line Commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson for three years and served in said Company and Regiment on the Continental establishment in the war of the revolution against the common enemy for about two years and was arranged out into Captain Woodbridge's Company in the third Regiment in which Company and Regiment he served as aforesaid until the twentieth third of December A D 1783 at which time he was regularly discharged which discharge is the same that is herewith transmitted he further declares and testifies and declares that he has now in his hands some property not to a great amount and is very much embarrassed with debts and his health is very much impaired has a large family who can contribute but very little to their own support and that by reason of his own bodily infirmity he is unable to support himself and family by labor and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country Sworn to and declared this 13 th day of January A D 1878 before
Me John Roberts Judge of Windham County Court in the State of Vermont

State of Vermont
Whereas on this 13th day of April A.D. 1818 County of } before me John Roberts one of the judges of Windham County Court within and for the County of Windham in the State of Vermont personally appeared the before named Daniel Parker who being before just duly sworn hereon his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain 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 wars
I John Roberts Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that that the said Daniel Parker did serve in the revolutionary wars as stated in the preceding declaration for the term of nine months and more against the common enemy on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the directions of the said act of Congress.
John Roberts Judge of Windham County Court State of Vermont
State of Vermont. Windham County Court Clerk's Office, Pratt'sborough, May 21st A.D. 1818.
I certify that the Honorable John Roberts, Esquire, is one of the Assistant Judges of the County Court aforesaid, and that the signatures of the fore- going certificates are in the hand writing of the said Judge. Witness my hand and the seal of the said Court. Attest James Elliot, Clerk.

Ephraim Smith of Whitingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont
Upon his oath Smith that he is well acquainted with Samuel Parker of Whitingham aforesaid that he has a large family to support a considerable part of which consists of small children who can contribute but little towards their support - that he has lost his health which renders him unable to labour. that he is some involved in debt - that he depends like all other farmers on his labour for the support of his family and the payment of his debts which he is prevented doing by his ill health and that in my opinion he needs assistance from his Country to prevent his approaching distress
Ephraim Smith
Sworn to this 13 th day of June 1818

please to send Remuneration to next Sunday March 23rd
West Halifax N.S. March 23rd
Free
J. L. Edwards Esq. Carnegie Hall of Pensylvania Washington City
20

Wulifone March 28 th 1885
Dear Sir
I have made application as attorney to the agent for paying pensions at Burlington Vt for the pension due Samuel Parker of Whitneyham in the county of Windham Stt up to the 4 th of March - inst. & was informed that he was suspended in order - last - he had not been notified of the fact & does not know the reason of the suspension than have the goodness to write me on the subject & & inform me if any thing is necessary to be done to have him restored - also the cause of his suspension & much oblige you
Yours Affec Stt Nipman Swain
Hon J. L. Edwards Esq

1 Muskogee, Okla. February 3, 1929 Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Dear Sir, -
As you will see from enclosed I am seeking information neces- sary to join the Daughters of The Revolution. I have been referred to you for additional information.
Thanking you for any aid you may give.
Very truly
Yrs. Harry E. Crank Muskogee, Okla. Gen. Del..
Encl. War Dept. H Town Clerk of Whitinsburg H. returned. Capt. Samuel Parker lived in Whitinsburg at the time of the Revolution