Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43,798, for Thaddeus Parker, Massachusetts

SERVICE
SERVICE Mass.
Parker, Shaddens
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 43798
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6346
New York
Shadecus Parkin
of Greene County in the state of New York who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bond of the Majst rs line, for the term of One Year
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of August 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 of Feb y 1819 and sent to Hon Skirland (Hann Repr 3 )
  Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1818  3.92    Semi-anl. all ce ending 4 Mar 1819  48.00     51.92  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
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Notification sent the 26 th June 1820 to John Order Eng rs Catherine N. York

T. Parker
(6346)
(March 1879)
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State of New York { Greene County ss. { On this Thirtieth day of May 1820 personally appear- ed in open court, in a Court of common Pleas held in and for said County of Greene being a Court of Records for the said County of Greene Thaddeus Parker aged sixty three years, resident in the town of Cairo in said County of Greene, who being first duly sworn, according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows, In Captain Agerys Company Colonel Bonds Regiment of Massachusetts, that the original Declaration of the said Thaddeus Parker, for the benefit of the act entitled "an act to provide for cer- tain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818- bears date the 28 th day of August 1818- and is inscribed on the pre- vious list Roll of the new York agency by certificate Number 6846 and I do solemnly swear that I was resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818- and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner, disposed of my prop- erty or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act 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 18 th 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 here- annexed and by me subscribed.
I have no property either real or personal except my necessary wearing apparel.
Thaddeus Parker
I am by profession a Physician, have not practiced in many years and the state of my health is such that I am unable to practice Physic or Surgery for my support, I have no family- Sworn & declared this 30 th day of May 1820. in open Court before me. Thaddeus Parker
W m Van Bergen - Clerk

The court certify that the pensioner has no property other than his cloathing-
Moses J. Gantlin
Thos. E. Barker
Benj. Haxton
State of New York
Greene County ss I William Van Bergen Clerk of the said County of Greene do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the pensioner has no property, except his necessa- ry wearing apparel. In testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said court on this 20 th Day of May 1820
Wm Van Bergen

Frederick Parker
Adm.
Hon. D. Rutland, H. of R.

State of New York } On this twenty first Greene County } day of August 1818 before me the Subscriber First Judge of the County of Greene aforesaid personally appeared Thad- deus Parker aged about sixty years, resident in the town of Cairo in the said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following decla- ration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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. That he the said Thaddeus Parker enlisted in the month of April 1775 to serve for nine months; he en- listed in the company commanded by Captain Agery; and to the best of this Deponent's re- collection was annexed to a Regiment com- manded by a Colonel of the name of Donald- son, the name he does not precisely remem- ber, the place of his enlistment was New Bedford in the State of Massachusetts. He was stationed at Roxbury near Boston neck and in sight of Bunker Hill battle; that he served out his said term of nine months in the said corps and in the service of the United States; that before the termination of his said term of ser- vice he again enlisted in the said Company commanded by Capt Agery for one year. The Regiment to the best of this Deponent's re- collection was commanded by Colonel Bond of this he is not certain; that after his second enlistment and in the spring of the year 1776

and after the British had evacuated Boston the corps to which this Declarant belonged were ordered to the city of New York and afterwards were ordered to march to Canada this was in the fall of the year 1776: They met the American Army on their retreat from Canada at the junction of the Rivers Sorell & St Law- rence, returned with the Army to Lake Champlain, and from there were ordered to New Jersey in Morris town where they re- mained until this Declarant was discharged having faithfully served out the term for which he had enlisted secondly as aforesaid, this De- clarant did not receive any written discharge that he now recollects, and if he did, it was has been long since lost; That this Declarant in April in the year 1781 entered on Board the Prima- teer Ship General Washington as Surgeons Mate fitted out a New Bedford aforesaid; That the said privateer was taken by the British in June following, and this Declarant in prisoner aboard on board the Jersey Prison Ship for a period of four months: That this Declarant is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the as- sistance of his country for support: And that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Moses Cantine Thaddeus Parker

I Moses Hantine First Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satis- faction, that the said Thadous Parker did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for a term of more than nine months in the continental establish- ment: And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress: I further certify that I have for several years past been acquainted with the said Thadous Parker and know him to be in very reduced circumstances and in need of the assistance of his country for support. Dated 20 th Augt. 1818
Moses Hantine
I Rev. L. Abel Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Greene in the State of New York: do certify that Moses Hantine on the 28 th day of August 1818 was and now is First Judge of the said Court of Greene; That I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and that the signatures of the said Judge to the above declaration and certifi- cate are genuine. In witness whereof I have here to set my hand, and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid this Twenty Sixth day of August 1818 Rev. L. Abel Dept. Clerk

J. Thaddeus Parker, now of the Town of Cairo County of Green State of New York, do State and declare under a solemn Oath that in the year 1775 in the month of April I enlisted a Soldier for in the Continental Service nine months Service in the Company of Capt. Azery, of the Bedford Col. of the regiment I have forgot the name, was stationed near Boston Neck Roxbury, in sight of Bunker Hill Battle, after which Service, I again enlisted January 1776 for one year in same Company and Regiment, were ordered in the Spring to the City of New York. Soon after we were ordered to march into Canada, retreated with the main Army out of Canada in the fall our Regiment was ordered to Morris town in Jersey and was discharged in the winter of 1777, was a Surgeon mate on Board the General Washington Ship - ped from New Bedford Massachusetts April 1781 as a privateer. The said Ship taken by the Boston in June following, was imprisoned on Board the Old Jersey Prison Ship. Confined about four months. &c. Am now about sixty years of age (my Discharge was lost) in indigent and reduced circumstances circumstances and need the assistance of my Country for support, pray that the Honorable the Secre- tary of the War Department place me on the Pension list under the act of March 18 th 1818
Thaddeus Parker

State of New York } Greene County } ss
I hereby certify that the within named Thaddeus Parker appeared before me this 10 th day of April 1818 and subscribed and made solemn oath that the within statement is true in every particular and I being personally acquainted with him believe his statement to be true and I know him to be in needy circumstances and consider him entitled to relief from his country
Daniel Sayre
one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Greene County State of New York
Greene County ss I hereby certify to the Clerk of said Court that the within named Daniel Sayre is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of said Greene under my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of said County April 10, 1818
SpnL J. Van Buren Clerk of said County of Green
Thaddeus Parker

43 798
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Rev
File No.
43 798
Thaddeus Parker
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Act:
18 th March 18 th
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