Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 18710, for Robert Parks, Connecticut

SERVICE
Conn.
NUMBER _____
Parks Robert Martha
11/18/70
CONTENTS

3491 Albany New York Martha Parks widow of Robert Parks who died on the 11 th October 1827 of Ulster Co. in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Spiller of the Regt. commanded by Col Conn. in the Cont line for 14 mos & 12 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 48. Dollars ——— Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Jan y 4. 1841 and sent Genl. W. Mallory No. of Reps. Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1840 $456.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Ma ch 41 24.00
480.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836 } Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by H. H. Radburn Clerk Book C Vol. 1 Page 125

Morris Brown Utica N.Y.
No 5240 4th Martha Parks Ny.
July 4. 1836
M. Parks
M d 22 Apr 1770
Husb died 11 Oct. 1827
729 days under Capt Shearer in 1775 723 " " " Bolanus in 1776
14. 12
Hon.
M Mallory H.R.

State of New York } Steuben County } p
On this 12 th day of November 1840 personally appeared before me Lazarus Hammond a Judge of the Steuben County Court being a cousin of mine Martha Parks a resident of the Town of Cohocton in the said County of Steuben with otherwise aged 85 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 That she is the widow of Robert Parks who was a private in the Revolutionary War that in the year 1775 she lived with her said husband in Grafton Connecticut & in May of that year the said Robert Parks then known as Robert Parker Jr. enlisted into Capt. Loomis's Highlanders  Light Infantry  Spies  in the  regiment  infantry  of  the  Continental  army  for  the  term  of  eight  months  months & marched to Boston served out his time & returned home to Grafton in January 1776. She cannot say under what other officers he served in that town that about the last of May 1776 the said Robert Parks again entered the service under Capt. Baldwin served seven months in Col. Mott's Regt. went on to Lake Champlain & worked on & assisted in building Fort Ticonderoga since. After serving out his time he returned home about the first of January 1777. He was several times after that drafted out & went into the service but she cannot be particular in specifying his service there is also other. She has no documentary evidence in support of her claim but she well recollects that for a long time her husband had a written discharge among his old papers in his pocket book & while she was absent her Grand Children obtained it & destroyed it that her husband in his last town in Capt. Baldwin's Company

ward as an orderly sergeant & when he returned brought home with him his warrant appointing him such which was kept with his discharge for many years but destroyed at the same time
She further declares that she was married to the late Robert Parker who was then called Robert Parkhurst in the said town of Gotten by Esq. Nintle of the town of Preston adjoining on the 22 d day of April 1770. That her said husband died on the 11 th day of October 1827 & that she has always remained the widow of the said Robert Parker as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. That she has no documentary evidence of her marriage & cannot after a forthful trial up to this time obtain any That the Bible left herewith contains the original family record & her always been in her possession in the old family bible & contains a true original statement of the ages of her children subscribed & sworn to before me this 12 day of Nov 1860 Martha h Parker
Logan Farmmond judge mark of Skubers County Court
I further certify that the said Martha Parker is unable to appear in open court by reason of age & bodily infirmity. That I have no doubt but the facts set forth by her in the above declaration are correctly stated & that she is a woman of true faith & veracity

35 He hanged also Haman's head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord. 36 And they ordained all with a common decree, in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus' day.
37 Thus went it with Nicanor: and the time forth the Hebrews had the city in peace. And here I will make an end. 38 And if I have done well, and as seemeth the story, it is that which I desired; but, if otherwise meanly, it is that which I could attain unto. 39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone, and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste; even so, speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end.
Robert Park Martha Park
32-1770
The End of the APOCRYPHA.
Robert Park Born August 24 1748 Martha Park Born December 1754
Our first Born child April 1751 Dearest May 8 Mary Park Born December 1752 Joshua Park Born January 23 1753
Jonathan Park Born January 23 1756
Vandy Park Born April 24 1758 Sarah Park Born May 20 1759 Hannah Park Born April 15 1761
Mutha Park Born January 8 1763 84 child Born and Dearest December 1764 Park Born May 17 1766 Park Born July 1768
13 Child Born December 1769 4-1770

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Thelma

State of New York Steuben County
Isaac Thorne of the town of Cohocton in said county being duly sworn says that he has been on acquaintance with the said Martha Parks & her said husband Robert Parks until he died for the last 40 years that he always understood the said Robert was alive in the Revolutionary Army that said Martha has always remained his widow & has never since been married that her statement is entitled to full credit for truth & veracity Subscribed before me Nov 12 1840 Isaac Thorne
Lazarus Hammond Judge of Steuben Co. Court
State of New York Steuben County
Mary Hicks of said county being duly sworn says that she now resides in the town of Cohocton in said county that the said Robert Parks died on the 11 day of October 1827. That about 24 years ago she was a warrant for an orderly sergeant in the Revolutionary War to the said Robert Parks in his possession & talked with him about it that she also was in his possession in his discharge from the service. That the said Martha Parks is the widow of the said Robert Parks & has never married Subscribed before me this 12 day of Nov 1840 Mary Hicks
Lazarus Hammond Judge of Steuben Co. Court

State of New York Steuben County
Stephen Hicks of the town of Corbin in said county being duly sworn says that he has been acquainted with the said Martha Parker & her deceased husband Robert Parker for about 40 years. That he always understood & believed that said Robert Parker was a revolutionary soldier that he died Oct 11 1827. That said Martha has remained in his widow her name never changed and that he has been acquainted with her since Nov 12 1840
Stephen Hicks Lazarus Hammond Esq. of Steuben Co. Court
I the said Lazarus Hammond do hereby certify that the said Joseph Thorne Mary Hicks & Stephen Hicks are respectable persons & of true integrity that their deposition for truth & veracity is good & their statement is entitled to the fullest credit
Nov 12 1840
Lazarus Hammond Esq. Judge of Steuben Co. Court
State of New York
Steuben County ss
I William Hamilton, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Lazarus Hammond Esquire, before whom the four preceding Affidavits purport to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, One of the Judges of Steuben County Courts, And that I am acquainted with
his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said four preceding Affidavits and two Certificates, to be his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and Seal of Office, this 21 st day of November 1840.
Wm Hamilton, Clerk

State of New York } Cattaraugus County } ss
Thomas Grant being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he resides in the town of Otto county aforesaid and was born in Groton County of New London and State of Connecticut in the year 1757 and is now eighty two years old and was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. That he was well acquainted with Robert Parks junior who was born in and a resident of the aforesaid town of Groton. That he this deponent was present and saw the said Robert Parks junior married to Martha Grant widow of Robert Parks junior now deceased, on or about the year 1771 and in the first week of May in that year by Esquire Winter of Preston in Connecticut. That in 1775 (he thinks) said Robert Parks junior enlisted into the continental service for eight months under Captain Spurr and Lieutenant Samuel Williams and went to Boston Massachusetts and served out his time and returned. In the year 1776 (he thinks) said Robert Parks junior enlisted for seven months in the United States Troops under Captain Baldwin in Colo Samuel Mott's Regiment and went on to Lake Champlain and work'd on the building Fort Independence, served his time out and returned. Said Robert Parks junior was afterwards drafted in the militia for two months at Groton Connecticut under Captain Morgan and served his time out, but cannot say in what year nor under what officer he served. This deponent also well remembers of said Parks having been again drafted in the militia and serving one month but cannot be sure under what officer or what year.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 28 th day of August 1839 Israel Day Judge of Cattaraugus County Common Pleas Court
Thomas Grant
I certify that the above named Thomas Grant is a man with whom I am well acquainted and that he is a person of truth and veracity and fully entitled to confidence.
Israel Day Judge

State of New York
Cattaraugus County ss
I Francis E. Baillet Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Israel Day Esq. is a judge of the Court of Common Pleas as within and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said county the 28th day of Aug r 1839 Francis E. Baillet clk
Cattaraugus County ss - Elijah P. Root, George Delap, Nathan Larabee & Truman R. Colman being sworn do depose & say that they were well acquainted with the within named Thomas Grant for several years previous to his making the within affidavit & up to the time of his death which occurred about the first day of April last & that he was a person of truth & veracity & that he was fully entitled to confidence & that he had a remarkable retentive memory Subscribed & sworn before me this 19 th day of Oct 1844 B. Chamberlain First Judge  E. P. Root George Delap Nathan Larabee T. R. Colman
State of New York
ss 17 1/2 County ss
I Francis E. Baillet clerk of the County of Cattaraugus do certify that Benjamin Chamberlain Esq. is first judge of the County Courts in and for said County, commissioned and sworn & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said County this 20th day of October 1840
Francis E. Baillet clk

Boston Ct Febry 26 th
Bill
Post Master
3.331 1.122
46.66 1.33 48.00
Cohocton Steuben County New York

Preston New London County Ct, February 26 th 1840
Dear Sir
Yours of the 25 th of Jan y . was duly received and In answer to your inquiries con g . the Widow M. Park I have made diligent inquiries so far have have found one old lady who was acquainted with Mrs Park & says she was at their house & they put her into the little chair & then put Mrs Park's child into her lap this she remembers well but knows nothing of the marriage, she was quite young then no Records can I find of Esq. Hitting went to one of the Executives with the will annexed could find nothing he says if there was any Records they are in hands of the other who is in Ohio no Church nor Town Records
A.B. This is two more persons living in Groton Ct. that I am in hopes can tell or remember something about this couple have not seen them yet, will in a short time & if I can find any thing that will do you or Mr. Park, I will let you no soon, I have had a number of cases of this sort at first I could get nothing or in other words no proof by continuing to search I did find proof & they have drawn a Pension It is a long time since this Marriage took place & most all are gone off the stage of action
Yours with sentiments of esteem & respect
Henry Brown
O.M.
Paul C. Cook Esq

Comptroller's Office
Hartford Dec 16 1840
I certify that on application for evidence of the services of Robert Parks Esq in the War of the Revolution under Col Spence in 1775 and with Col Baldwin in Col Mott's Regiment in 1776 that I have examined the Books of papers remaining in this Office and find on "A Pay Roll of the 10th Co 6th Regt raised by Genl M'Henry Count May 1775" the name of Robert Parks Esq in Col Mott's Spence Company Commencing service May 9 (reckoning Dec 18th having passed) Seven Months Nine Days (7 Mo 9 days) in that no Pay Roll of Col Baldwin can be found in the Office that on Pay Table Book is the following Accounts
1776 June 17 To Cash on acct for ap his Company £ 852.0.0 Supra Mott's Regt 63 1777 June 4 By his ap paid this day for his Comp Enlisting Bounties & man. fult Rec. w. ye. Prew. etc £ 852.0.0
Henry Atkinson Compt
  852     333     2556  13    2556  37.00    2556     400 | 2835.10 (7.03)     280     33   

5240
Martha Parks
Act. July 4. 1836
Mariad 22 d Apr 1770
Husband died 11 Oct. 1827
Capt Peter Spier } Comd Militia State Troops 7 mo 29 days — Capt Baldwin } 7 mo 23 days
Admitted
Private 14 mo 22 days
$48.—
Hon M. Mallory House Reps US

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
18710
File No. 18710
Martha Parks Widow of Robert Parks Pri Rev War
Act July 4th 86
Index: Vol. M , Page 113
[Arrangement of 1870.]