Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19744, for Levi Parmenter, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Mass.
Parmenter, Levi
NUMBER
S.19744
CONTENTS
carded

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Massachusetts,
Agent notified, Jany. 31. 1842
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Levi Parmenter, of Middlesex in the State of Mass: who was a priv: in the Comp: commanded by Captain Wheeler of the Regt. commanded by Genl. Heath in the Mass. line for Militia for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass: at the rate of 20 Dollars ————— Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of Jany: 1842 ————— and sent to Hon. H on o Parmenter, H. Reps.
  Arrears to the 4th of Sept. '41  210,00    Semi-annual allowance ending 4th  } 10,00    March 1842     220.00  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by M co L. Moody Clerk Book E, Vol. 2, Page 67

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Middlesex: ss:
On this ninth day of February eighteen hundred forty one. Personally appeared before the Hon. S. P. P. Vay Judge of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex and State aforesaid, and in open Court now sitting in Concord in said County, Levi Parmenter, a resident of Sudbury in said County, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June Seventh 1832, Granting Pensions to officers and soldiers who rendered service in the Revolutionary War. That he engaged and rendered service as one of the Guards of the Continental Stores in Sudbury in the aforesaid County of Middlesex. And, that according to the best of his recollections he engaged in this service near the last of November A.D. 1779, and continued as one of the Guards untill the Continental Stores were removed from Sudbury, making a period of near eighteen months. That at the time he entered as one of the Guards, the officers were a Comissary by the name of Daniel Loring, and a Sergant of the Guards by the name of Robert Dams. That there were but six Guards besides the Sergant, all belonging to Sudbury, and according to the best of his recol- -lections, the names of the other guards with himself, were Josiah Goshnow, Eliza Moore, William Parmenter, Jonathan [blank] and Benjamin Perry. That in the course of the time [blank] as there, two of the Guards left, and Caleb Whicker [blank] John Dames, came in as Guards. We further States that he went as a Guard of the Continental

Stores agreeable to his Fathers orders, and continued as above stated. He is not certain that his name was enrolled by Sergeant Robert Dams, as he was at that time under age, and that his Father Micah Parmenter received the pay for his service as a Guard, also that at the time he engaged in this service he resided in Sudbury, and has resided there ever since the War, and that no one of the men that were Guards with himself are now living, and have been dead for eight or ten years past, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service in addition to the evidence here exhibited, He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State or on that of the United States,
Levi Parmenter
Subscribed & sworn to in open Court by said Levi Parmenter, - the words Joseph having been altered to Josiah in the 5 th line from the bottom of the first page & the word the having been interlined on the 2 nd page before, subscribing &c before me. The ninth day of February A.D. 1841
J. P. May judge of Prob. for said County of Middlesex
We the subscribers Paul Walker & Asher Goodnow executive citizens of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Parmenter, who subscribed the above declaration, that he is a credible man & his statements are believed by all who know him. & we have always understood & believed, that he served in the revolutionary war, as he states. Paul Walker      Asher Goodnow

Middlesex ss. In Probate Court Feb. 9 th 1841. The said Judge of Probate, does hereby declare his opinion, after the investigation of the matter & putting the necessary interrogatories, as required by the War Department, — that the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier & served as he states. And the said Judge does further certify, that it appears to him that Asher Goodnow & Paul Walker, who have signed the preceding certificate, are resident in the town of Sudbury — and they are both known to me as respecta- ble inhabitants (one of them Asher Goodnow being a magistrate of said County) of said town & credible persons; and that their statement is entitled to cre- dit
J. P. P. Day Prob. Ct.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. I Isaac Pitkin, Magistrate of the Court of Probate in and for the County of Middlesex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing concerns the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Lem- uel Parsons for a Pension: —
I also certify that Lemuel Parsons Esq. is the Judge of said Court & that his several signatures written on the foregoing certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & forty one
Isaac Pitkin Esq.

Levi Parmenter Application for Pension
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Levi Parmenter
Mass.
ad T. Jupp '32
allan 6ms.
See 2 letters comw.
Parmenter in this case
See Rolls Ad. 25 p 28 & 33
11 H. W. Parmenter NOR

I Ruth Barker of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Widow, in the eighty fourth year of my age, Do testify and say that I am a native of said Sudbury, and have always resided on this place on which I now live, which place was formerly owned by my father Robert Eames, and by him owned in the time of the Revolutionary War, which I will remember, At that time there were Continental & State Stores kept on this place, and a guard of said Stores here until the Stores were removed. My father the aforesaid Robert Eames was of the guard Sergeant of the said Continental Stores, and Daniel Loring of this Town was Commanding of the guard, and I further testify and say that Levi Parmenter who now resides in this town was here as one of the said guard at the time my father was Sergeant of said guard. There were only six of the said guard, besides the Officers above named. and I well recollect that the said Levi Parmenter was the youngest and the smallest of said guard that he frequently came to our house for water, and also that the said Levi Parmenter continued here in said guard at least one year -
Ruth Barker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, mark
Middlesex Ys. February fourth A. D. 1841. Then the above named Ruth Barker personally appeared, who is known to me as a person of integrity and sound mind and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed is true.
Before me Thos. Stearns, Justice of the Peace The interlineation was made before signing -

I Mary Bogle of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, single Woman, now in the seventy seventh year of my age. Do testify and say that I have always lived on the place on which I now live, - that my father Rowand Bogle lived on, and owned the said place in the time of the Revolutionary War. Said place is situate about one fourth of a mile from the place which was formerly owned by Robert Eames - That in the time of the Revolutionary War there were Continental Stores kept near the house of the said Robert Eames. That there was a guard to keep the said Stores at that place, And that Levi Parmelee now living in this Town belonged to said guard, - that my mother did his washing at that time -
Mary Bogle
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss. February the fourth A. D. 1841 - Then the above named Mary Bogle who is personally known to me as a person of veracity and sound mind, personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by her subscribed in true -
Before me Thos. Stearns, Justice of the peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex County, ss. I Isaac Riske Mygale of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that Thomas Stearns Esq. is a justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified & that his signature above written is genuine. In testimony whereof I herein hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of February in the year Eighteen hundred & forty one. Isaac Riske Mygale

I Levi Pownler of Sudbury in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Seventy-eight years of age the eighth of this present month, on Oath do testify and say that according to the best of my recollections, the Statement which I made in my declaration before the Hon. Samuel P. D. Hays Judge of Probate for the purpose of obtaining a Pension under the Act of Congress passed June Seventh A. D. 1836, was true, And the reason of my not applying before was, that by my former enquiries I found that all the men that accompanied the guard with me, were dead, and I did not know any one who could testify to my being there as one of the guard until within eighteen months since, when I heard that Mrs. Ruth Barker recalled testimony of seeing and knowing that I was one of the guard, and near a month before I made my declaration I was informed that Wm. Melly Boole was knowing to my being there as one of the guard, and I then thought that the evidence would be sufficient for me to obtain a Pension, which I have thought was my just due after over six years service, and have applied for such a Pension with evidence and exhibited ones I may be able hereafter to exhibit, in conformity to the Rules and the regulations of the Pension Office at Washington, And further testify that the list of the guards was not collected nor recorded, and I am not certain whether my name was on the roll, or the name of Micah Pownler, my Father, at that time I was under age and my Father received the pay for the service which I rendered, I am not knowing to the fact that Sergeant Robert Lamb made a return of our Company, But I am certain that we drew our rations regularly all the time that I was there, And that it was the Continental Stores we had the charge of,  Levi Pownler
Sworn and subscribed to before me this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one. Lyman Hovey Justice of the Peace
I the subscriber, hereby certify that the above named Levi Pownler is a person well known to me, and that he is a person of good mind and strict veracity. Lyman Hovey, Justice of the Peace. Sudbury May 21st. 1841.

I John Goodnow of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman - Do testify & say that I am now, according to the Records of said town seventy nine years old, that I was born in said town & has always had my home in said place, except when engaged in the Revolutionary service & in the service to suppress the Shays Rebellion. That I am well acquainted with the late Levi Parmachuk and was also with his father Micah Parmachuk, although I have no personal knowledge of the said Levi Parmachuk being in the public service as guard of the Continental stores in said town yet I have no doubt but that he the said Levi Parmachuk was employed in guarding the said stores in this town during some part of the Revolutionary war. I do further testify & say that the said Levi Parmachuk sustains a good character for veracity. And I have also for many years been well acquainted with the Misses Rachel Barker & Miss Mary Bogle & that they also sustain good characters for truth & veracity - And that the said Miss Barker & Miss Bogle have always resided near the place where the said Continental stores were kept. John Goodnow
Middlesex ss.
Sudbury May 22 d 1848. Then the above named John Goodnow made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true -
Before me Thos. Stearns, Justice of the peace I hereby certify that the above John Goodnow sustains a good character for truth & veracity, & that Molly Bogle & Mary Bogle refer to one, and the same person
Thos. Stearns Justice of the peace

I, Ebenezer Parmenter of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Eightieth year of my age, Do testify and say that I rendered service in the Revolutionary War, and receive a pension for services thus rendered. That I have always resided in this town. That at the time of the Revolution there were Continental and State Stores kept in this town. I was then a quartermaster of the Continental Stores from December 1777 to July 1778. Capt. Robinson had the command of the guards at the time I was there. I think that the state guards were discharged before I left, and I think there was no other guards after I left, except the guards of the Continental Stores, which stores I think remained here in town until near the close of the war. And I further testify and say that I have always been acquainted with Levi Parmenter, who was the son of Micah Parmenter, and that he the said Levi Parmenter still resides in this town. I have formally understood and verily believe that the said Levi Parmenter rendered service as one of the guards of the Continental Stores after I left, I believe the said Levi Parmenter to be a man of veracity, and whatever statements he has made or may make relative to his said service may be relied upon as true - Ebenezer Parmenter.
Middlesex Gs.
Sudbury May 22 d 1841 Then the above named Ebenezer Parmenter, who is known to me to be a man of truth and veracity, made oath that the above statement by him subscribed is true -
Before me
Thos. Stearns Justice of the peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex ss
I Isaac Brocke Register of the Court of Probate in & for the County of Middlesex hereby certify that Lyman Hove & Thomas Stevens Esquires are respectively Justices of the Peace within the said County duly commissioned & qualified, & their signatures respectively signed on the foregoing papers are their genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of said Court this twenty eighth Day of May in the year Eighteen hundred & forty one. — Isaac Brocke Register

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, May 29 th 1841.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that an order is on file signed by Levi Parmenter and six others directed to Thomas Ives Treasurer authorizing Capt. Asahel Wheeler to receive the wages due him for guarding the Public Stores at Sudbury — the above order is dated Sudbury February 3 rd 1783 — also Another Order is found on file signed by Levi Parmenter and five others Authorizing Robert Emes to receive from Thomas Ives Treasurer, the wages due as guards at Sudbury in Major Heath's Company, in the Service of the United States; the amount being 19/11 d — This order is dated Sudbury August 18 th 1783.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Devi Parmenter Mass.
At June 7. 1832
Allow to our private p20 per ann. Mass. militia Capt Asahel Wheeler. Gen Heath. —
Hon. W m Parmenter H o Rep d .

Hm W. Parmeter A. Q.

Sir,
Please to pay the Bearer capt Asahel Wheeler what wages is our Due on a musteroll he has in his hands for our Guarding public Stores in Sudbury. Sudbury y e 3 rd Feb y 1783
Rob t Emes
Caleb Wheeler
To Thomas Ivers Esq r Treas r Attest Dan d Goodenow W m Moore
Jonas n Graves
Josiah Goodenow
Levi Parmenter
John Emmes
Elijah Moor
Sir, Please to pay the bearer Robert Emes the wages that is our due on a Roll for Seven men which did duty as Guards at Sudbury in Maj r Heaths company in the Service of the United States after the s d Maj r Heath was Discharged, from Oct r 1780 it being nineteen shillings and Eleven pence p r man, and his receipt shall be your Discharge
Sudbury 18 th August 1783
To Thomas Ivers Esq r Treasurer
Test Jonathan Goodenow Calven Emes
Jonathan Graves
John Emmes
Levi Parminter
Josiah Goodenow
Caleb Wheeler
Elijah Moore

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, June 19 th 1841.
I hereby certify, That the foregoing are true copies of original documents now on file in this Department, in addition to which the following entry appears on an "Account of Articles delivered by Jabez Hatch Dep y Quar ter Master for y e States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island & New Hampshire from y e 1 st Day of March to y e last Day of May 1781 inclusive" "April 30. The Magazine Guard at Sudbury, Rob t Emes Serg t , 3 cords, 5 Feet of Wood." The commis n of Issues depart t Sudbury, Dan l Loring. A.C.I. 15 cords 4 Feet of Wood." It also appears on the Minutes of Council of March 7 th 1783, that a Warrant was drawn on the Treasury in discharge of the "Pay Roll Serg t Robert Emes & Men for Service as Guards at Sudbury in 1780 — cont d Army Amount. £7..1..5."
John D. Sleeper
Secy of
the Com n War

House of Reps Jan'y 27. 1842
Sir
Mr Levi Parsons of Sudbury Massachu- setts is willing to accept the Pension for six months pension as stated in your letter I believe of the 8 th inst
Respectfully Abijah Sweet
Mr Parsons
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
I enclose a letter from Mr Black about the ap- plication of Mrs Anna Stone —

Nantwich May 20 L 33
Leu Payment Aug 1 1780 2mo 6d
Quarters in and about Buxton £4.8.0
to Oct 6. — See See Oct 6 0.19.11
from Aug 19 1780 to Feb 80 not on
John Evans Joseph Goodhead } on 10.00
Mrs. Palmerston } 10.35
Mr. Palmerston } 3.
Leu not } 3.
from Aug 1 to 79 not on
M c Roberts & Evans Rodmers on
from Nov 1779 Leu not (43)
Page 30 Leu Payment.
  May 1 1780 — 3 7  £60.0     33 Aug 1 to Oct 6, 2 6  £4.8-     1780.  5.60  x 19.11    + 28 days  .15  11.7 "    not on before May 1780  5.21 days   

Meal Pamela name appears whole pm 1779 — Sen. put approx May 1780 5 or 6 days — We had 19.11 — Oct 1783 equal to 15 — We had blank mmu in Feb 1783. The 19.11 was part Since Oct 1780 when he 2nd 16 days expired — He had Oct 1783

Asahel Wheeler in his declaration under the act of 1818 describes 5 lots of serum commencing in 1775 and ending in 1777. amt of 11 m c & 13 days He claims for none beyond 1777 - Mop. July 6 th 1836. No 1062 Jerusha Wheeler

Leon Parmentier
Mess See Lt. Col. Mr.
Parmentier Dec 16 1840
(Lib) to same March 9. '41
do to same May 10 th 841
do to same June 11 th 841
do " same " 25. 1841
" " " July 26. 1841
do " do Dec. 20. 1841
do " do Jany 3. 1842

Proclamation 19744 INVALID.
File No. 19744
Levi Parmenter
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 319
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sen Parnell
Nov 79 Quad. Sudbury 18 m. d.
Asahel Wheeler
See Vol 20 p 28 & 33 m
note 5 m 6 d
In comrade's book
for Gordon now 0 Sept
High mone 0
Mr Parnell 0 March Mar 29
Tho In Grass 0 1 mo. m 21
v Benz Amy Berry 0 h 155
v Call Wheeler 0 113
v Robt McLean 0 } sub for 2 left
The Egan Parnell not on } m 21
from July 1 Dec 1779 } h 157
now/m May 2 - Dec 1779

1 May 1. Age 79
W 70 p 158
Gen P. 3 15-
Boy
W. G. G.
< 182 - 1/86
Ret Eam p on
Capt Asahel Wheeler, Col Reed
  1777 Sept.  Silas Parmach  } 41 days at the north     Isaac Goodnow     Thos Eames  
do do at Roxbury from Sudbury
C' dais n Sudbury @ Lincoln