Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19,017, for William Park, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Park, William
S. 19,017
carded
CONTENTS

4653 Vermont
William Park
of _____ in the State of Vermont who was a Pvt & Q.M. in the Continental command by Captain Woodbury — of the Regt. commanded by Col Wood — in the Massachusetts line for — Private 7 mo — $23.33 Q.M. Master 8 " — 106.66 $129.99
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 129 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 th day of January 1833 and sent to H. H. Hall Home Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 — $194.98 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 1833 64.99
$259.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Viral Luce Clerk Book D Vol. 4 Page 99

No 4934
Permark William Park.
Yus p. 22 Jan'y 1833
obj. 14. 16
H North St Hall No. Reps
7 mo
P 208.
2
above mentioned
It is certain that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case
Examining Clerk

BRIEF in the case of  William Park of Woolford  county of Bennington in the State of Vermont  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     In 1775 2 Private Capt Woodbury, Col Holman   1776 5 do do, Gen. Fellows acting   1778 8 2 nd Master Col Wood   1780 Was detached as a but from ill health sent a substitute he served 3 Lieutenant  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Documentary for services as quarter Master Traditional & living for the remainder  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective No seal to the deposition of the Witness 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Jas C. Melvin Examining Clerk.

State of Vermont } ss Bennington County
On this 14 th Day of August A.D. 1832. Personally appeared before the Hon Probate Court now sitting within and for the South District of the County of Bennington William Park a resident of Woodford in the aforesaid County of Bennington aged eighty two Years who being first Duly sworn according to law on his oath make the following Declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 — That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
At the beginning and through the Revolutionary war I lived when at home in Northbridge in the County of Worcester and State or Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
Some time in the fall as near as I can recollect in the Year 1775 I went as a Militia Man to Roxbury to help guard the lines it was at a time when the Service of the eight Months Men had nearly expired — and before the army could be recruited with Years men or Continentals we went for six weeks but I stayed by request and for want of new requests eight weeks I served under Capt Woodbury it was at a time when the field officers were changed and my Memory does not serve to decide whether Col Holman was Col. or Lieut Col. I was in the Hospital Sick when our time expired and do not know whether I ever received any written Discharge
In 1776 I went to New York as a Militia Man for five Months under the command of Captain Woodbury Col Holman and Brigadier Fellows we went through Connecticut by land to New Haven from thence to the City of New York by Water about the time we landed at New York was the Battle of

2 Long Island - While at New York two or three were taken from each company to Man out three small forts near the bank of the North River and I was one of the number while on that duty I acted as acting Sergeant. One or two days before we left the city we were ordered back to duty in our respective companies. At the time the retreat from New York commenced I was in a fort called Redhill fort. And while the British ships were going up the North river and their soldiers were landing from the East River our army were in such haste to leave the city as to forget us in said fort about thirty two of the guard and about as many of the artillery. Untill an officer said to Col afterwards Gen Knox came back and ordered us to leave the fort. In the night we crossed the North River to Pound's Hook. The next day went up on the Jersey side of the North River untill we heard how our army lay then crossed the North River and joined our respective companies. We had some sick and I was sent to take care of them at a place better I think Scarsdale in New Jersey and was there untill our times were nearly out our officers said we were discharged with them.
In 1778 I went in the Militia as Quarter Master under Col Ezra Wood we went eight months we went through Connecticut to Pikes Kill in New York that being our place of rendezvous I believe I arrived in the latter part of April or fore part of May the Regiment did not all arrive at once neither were they all discharged at once. After we arrived at Pikes Kill we took a circular route to White Plains where a part of our Regiment was employed in making and procuring forage for the Teams. The last part of our time was employed in building huts as they were then called for the

3 continental Soldiers there were erected in a part of Pikes Kill then called continental Village a plan of which encampment I then took and now have in My possession which is in a book and is nearly as follows
The rooms were 16 feet by 18
Officers Quarters
I was one of the first that arrived and the last and I were the last discharged in our regiment I was out a few days more than eight months - I was discharged in the fore part of February 1779 while I was returning our camp equipage and settling My business as Quarter Master the Col went to the General as he informed Me and promised his Discharge and mine he said he said his Discharge and mine were on one instrument and he could not give me mine without his - The above time being 8 Months as Quarter Master and 7 Months as a private is all the time I was confined to the army. In 1780 I was Detached as Sent but being in a poor state of health I hired a Sub- stitute by the name of Kelly to the acceptance of the Col who I believe served out My time which was three Months I was employed while at home considerable time in Drafting Men and procuring and forwarding clothing to the army - The amount of which my memory will not serve to state at one time I recollect of going 20 Miles to carry clothing to the Superintendent at Lehigh in 1777 I was appointed Delegate from Northbridge to attend two State Conventions which there were held at Concord
I have never been in any engagements it has so happened that when there was any fighting I was employed

as Quarter Master over other business taking business &c I was born at Rexbridge in the County of Worcester now State of Massachusetts in December 1749 - I resided in the Revolutionary war at Northbridge in the County of Worcester aforesaid I have no legal record of My birth but suppose it is in Rexbridge aforesaid I moved from Northbridge to Chesterfield in the State of New Hampshire in the Year 1786 according to the best of My Memory and about the Year 1795.9 M oved to Woodford in the County of Bennington and State of Vermont where I lived until about the Year 1803 when I moved to Bennington in the County of Bennington aforesaid where I resided until about the Year 1808 when I removed back to said Town of Woodford where I have resided to the Present Time
I received a Court Commission in the Matitia Signed by the Council of Massachusetts before their State Constitution was formed which was in 1777 - When I served as Quarter Master I acted under a Warrant from Col Ezra Wood - where the Commission or Warrant are I do not know - I have no written Documents concerning My revolutionary service excepting some receipts for camp Equipage which I took while acting as Quarter Master and some other receipts of the same Description which I heretofore sent to Washington to Benjamin Swift I do not know of any Man now living who could testify of My service except Stephen Pratt whose Deposition I expect to forward with these Papers
I further State In the Services above stated I was never Drafted but was drafted a volunteer I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state In answer to the Interrogatories propounded by the court The Applicant Declares
1 st That he was born at Rexbridge County of Worcester State of Massachusetts on the 11 th December A.D. 1749

I was never drafted but was asked a volunteer I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state In answer to the Interrogatories propounded by the court The Applicant Declares
1 st That he was born at Rexbridge county of Worcester State of Massachusetts on the 11 th December A.D. 1749 2 d He has no legal record of My age except one I made 3 d That he lived in Northbridge during the war Moved from Northbridge to Chesterfield New Hampshire about the year 1786 Moved to Woodford in the county of Bennington and State of Vermont 1795 resided in Bennington county of Bennington aforsaid from about 1808 to about the year 1808 when I removed to said Woodford where I have ever since resided 4 th That he served as a volunteer as stated in his Declaration 5 th I served under Gen Gates a short time also under Gen Washington at New York & Gen Scamuel Sargent reminds further except what are above stated 6 th Have no discharge no knowledge of any except what is above stated to are no commission I do not know what has become of it or my warrant as above stated
William Park
Sworn and subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid
We Isaac Tithenor & Osceola C. Merrill of Bennington in the county of Bennington and State of Vermont. Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Park who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that he concurs in that opinion
Isaac Tithenor
O. C. Merrill
Sworn and subscribed the Day and Year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion

5 After the investigation of the matter  was  done and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the the War Department that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
And the court further testifies that it appears to them that Isaac Tinker and Orasmus L. Merrill who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of the Town of Cummington, Connecticut and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
S. D. NORTH JUDGE
William Haswell Register of the Court of Probate for the District of Bennington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Park for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 22 d day of August, A. D. 1832.
Wm Haswell

Revolutionary Claim of Wm Park Admitted act 1832 Vermont
Filed 23 rd Feb 1833
STATE OF VERMONT
COUNTY OF
to wit:

STATE OF VERMONT,
Bennington
COUNTY, SS.
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 17 th day of
February
185 3 , before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, in and for the
County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Luther Park a resident of
Bennington in said County, and made oath according to law, that he is a son of Wm Park deceased who was a Soldier & Officer in the War of the Rebellion and afterwar a pensioner of the United States, that he did not draw a large a pension as he was entitled to & the heirs are entitled to increase as he rightly believes that he is directly interested as aforesaid, as a claimant, and makes this affidavit for the purpose of obtaining such increase or annuity of pension as may be due under any of the laws, regulations, or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted. The said affidavit further declares that he hereby constitutes and appoints Henry Robinson of Bennington to be his Attorney and Agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to do all things necessary and lawful in the premises, except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me,
Luther Park A. Robertson Justice of the Peace.
I further certify that Luther Park above named is a respectable resident of this County, and is, as I believe, directly interested in said claim, and acknowledge the above power of Attorney to be his act and deed. I further certify that I have no interest in this claim A. Robertson Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont, } BENNINGTON, ss. COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
I, SAMUEL H. BLACKMER , Clerk of the County Court for the County of Bennington , being a court of record and having a seal, as hereto attached, do certify that Asahel D. Robertson Esq.
was at the date of the paper writings to which this is attached, and now is a Justice of the Peace
within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his signature to the foregoing jurat and certificate is genuine; that the said paper writings are executed according to the laws of this State, and are in due form; and that as such Officer, he is duly authorized by the laws of this State to take acknowledgments of Deeds and Depositions, and to administer oaths, &c.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Court, at Bennington , in the County of Bennington , this 18 th day of February Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- three  S. H. Blackmer  CLERK.

19014
INVALID.
File No. 19,017
William Park
2 3/4 Master Rev War
Act: June 7" 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 283
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 11, '08. Hist. to W. H. Wils
1917, May 28, History to Mrs. Louis Schermerhorn
1924 May 27. Copies mailed to Oscar J. Darch, 748 St. Johns Place, Brook- lyn, N. Y. (see receipt for payment in Hezekiah Gay W 21101) aw.

Record Division. O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
April 8, 1908
Searched by L. D. Lamparter
Original No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Res. of Bennington Co. Vt. after service. Claimant, _____
Soldier, William Park
Service, Mass. or Vt.
Rev. War
Remarks: No claim was above except Wid. #15150 not ident. Res. of Mass. Invoice #19017 sent.
Chief of Division.

Request for Photostating (To be prepared in duplicate)
M 6
Ex. aud
912
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK
Job No. _____
Date May 17. 24
Subject Wm Park S. 19014 - Rev.
1 copies of 1 pieces consisting of 2 pages to be (No.) (No.) REV. WAR SECTION (No.)
forwarded when completed to the _____ Division
Remarks: Copies mailed May 27. 24. to Oscar T. Barch 748 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn N.Y. See receipt for payment in Hezekiah Jay W. 21101
Approved:
W.W. Wilson
REV. WAR SECTION Chief DIV.
Chief clerk.

War Department Pension Office January 22 1833
Sir I herewith enclose to you the papers of William Park. — A Brief accompanies them showing the objections to the admission of his claim. — as soon as these objections shall be removed and the papers returned to this de- partment a final decision will be had upon them
A Pension Certificate has been issued for James Hicks which will be sent to you shortly
I have the honor to be Sir Your Obedt Servt J. L. Edwards
Hon ble Mr Hall House Representatives

William Park.
4934. Index
Hon. M. Hall.
add. endear
Hicks 2957.

I John Crane of Northbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged Seventy Six years do testify & say, that I have been a Minister of the Gospel in the said town of Northbridge more than fifty years, I was acquainted with William Park soon after I came to Northbridge he was then the Clerk of said Town, & his moral character & a person of strict veracity was very good, and was chosen Deacon in my Church soon after my ordination, and continued to officiate in said Office several years & till he moved from said Northbridge, which is more than forty years since. It is said he now lives in Bennington in the State of Vermont I think he must now be more than eighty years of age, and that he is reputed to have been a Soldier in the Revolution & I concur in that belief. and further the Dependent saith not.
John Crane
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss. Northbridge August 23 d 1832. Then personally appeared the Reverend Doctor John Crane, who signed the above De- =position & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Deponent & know him to be a person of strict veracity
Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for said County, certify, that Benjamin Adams, Esquire, above named, is a Justice of the peace for said County, and his signature to the certificates of the oaths of John Crane, James Fletcher, & John Person, hereto annexed appears to be in his own proper hand writing. —
In testimony whereof, I have hereto set my hand, and affixed the County Seal, this thirty first day of August in the year of our Lord 1832.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.

I James Fletcher of Northbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify and Say, I was formerly well acquainted with William Park formerly of said that Northbridge, that in the year 1770 the said William, went into the Service for the term of eight months as Quartermaster in the Regiment commanded by Col. Ezra Wood, I believe the said Park marched from Northbridge in June in the year 1770 & I saw him at White Plains with the said Regiment in August the same year & I have no doubt, but that he served the said term of eight months in the said Office of Quartermaster. and I further testify, that the said William Park during the time he lived in said Northbridge he was a man of truth & a man of good moral character, & I have never heard anything against his character since he left this place - and further the deponent saith not -
James his Fletcher mark
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss Northbridge August 23 d - 1832. Then personally appeared Col. James Fletcher, who signed the above Deposition & made solemn Oath to the truth of the same. and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said Deponent to be a man of truth & a credible witness Benjamin Adams Justice of the Peace

I John Person of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age do testify & say I enlisted in June in the year 1776 in the Company commanded by Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury in the Regiment of Col. Holman, I was then well ac- -quainted with William Park then of Northbridge in said County, he enlisted in the same Company & served with me during the term five months, we marched to New York City, where then when the British Troops arrived there, we retreated to Harlem, afterwards near Kingsbridge to White Plains & were in the battle there at the end of the said term we were discharged together at Cooton's Bridge above White Plains & further the deponent saith not - John Person
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester ss Uxbridge August 23 d 1832. Then personally appeared John Person, who signed the above deposition & made solemn oath to the truth of the same. I further certify I am ac- -quainted with the said deponent & he is a man of truth & is a credible Witness Benjamin Adams Justice of the Peace

I. Stephen Pratt of Bennington County of Bennington and State of Vermont of lawfull age do upon testify and say that in the Summer of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Six I served five months as a Private Soldier in the Company Commanded by Capt. Dan. Morse in the regiment Commanded by Col. Holman during that time I was stationed at the City of New York I further say that during the above time one William Park now a resident of Woodford the County of Bennington affd. served in the regiment of Col. Holman not in the same Company with me though I frequently saw him I have been acquainted with him for Twenty Years last past and believe he has resided in Woodford affd. during that time and further I say not
S. Pratt
Sworn to, and subscribed in Probate Court, this 22 d day of August, A.D. 1832, at Bennington, Vermont. Wm Haswell, Register.
John Person same as above
I certify that the above named deponent is a credible witness. Jan'y 25. 1833.
Heiland Hall one of the Reps in Congress from Vermont,

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Dear Sir:
I am anxious to join the D.A.R. which is about to be started here in Paterson. & in order to fill out my application I must have some official documents.
The ancestor for whom I am a descendant was William Park who was Quartermaster in Col. Ezra  Ebenezer Wood's Mass. regiment.
Will you kindly send me such papers as I would need showing where he drew pension. He was my great

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great Grandfather, but I can not get any official records as all of my family are deceased. So if you can furnish me with any thing authentic I will be greatly obliged.
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