Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9984, for Phinehas Parker, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
Parker, Phinicks
L. 9984
carded
CONTENTS

Let Pen Agent 14. April 1837.
New York 28.769
Phineas Parker
Stuben Co in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Dana of the Reg t commanded
by Col l Wells in the Connecticut
line for 3 months & 4 days
917 Roll of death not rec d
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 43 Dollars 77 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of June
1834 and sent to Seth
Weed, Hammonds Port P.O.
Arrears to the 4th of March '34 of 13 1.31
Semi-ant. allowance ending Sep t 4 '34 21.88
$153.19
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam l H. Page Clerk
Book E Vol. 1 Page 115

State of New York Steuben County
On this sixteenth - day of October 1882 Personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Steuben and State of New York now sitting Phineas Par- ker a resident of the Town of Pultney in the County of Steuben aged Seventy five years and upwards 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 7. 1832 -
That he Entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he on the 9 th day of September 1776 he Entered the Service in a company of Artillery at Windham County in the State of Connecticut by a General order for all the Company under Capt Elihu Huntington and Lieutenant Phinehas Allen under Colonel Experience Storrs and Major Brown. and marched from Mansfield in the State of Connecticut to Coventry and from there to Weathersfield and then crossed Connecticut river and went to Wallingford and North Haven from there to New Haven from there to Stamford and home neck in the State aforesaid and so on to Eastchester in the State of New York - from there to New York Island and was stationed near Fort Washington when Colonel Graves Regiment lay where he remained for the term of two or three weeks from there crossed Kingsbridge and marched to Westchester from there to New York

where he was stationed as a Guard for 24 hours and then returned to Westerly where he remained about two weeks from then marched to White Plains and was there at the time of the battle at that place where he saw General Washington and General Sullivan. from White Plains marched to a place called Northcastle where he was discharged on the Eleventh day of December and returned home to Windham County his native place making the term of seven three months and two days. Sometime after this deponent returned home to Windham County aforesaid the exact term of time this deponent can not exactly tell - he again entered the service at Windham County as a drafted man for two months and marched to New London under Captain Wayles and Lieutenant Samuel Clark where his term of two months expired and he was dis- charged and returned home - That on or about the 4 day of July 1780. he Enlisted in the State Service of Connecticut under Captain James Dana and Lieutenant Joseph Hale and was attached to the regiment commanded by Colonel Levi Wells and marched to New London where he staid till some time in December from then marched to West Haven where he remained until he was dis- charged a bout the latter part of February or the first of March and returned home to Windham County he was again called out under his former Captain Huntington at the time Arnold burned New London and was gone 2 days was discharged and returned home That this deponent has no recollection of have- ing received any written discharge for any of the above mentioned services

That he has not been able to procure any evidence of his said Services and does not know of any person Now living who was acquainted with him at the time they were performed or rendered nor has he any Documentary Evidence of his Services
That he was born in the Town of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut on the 2 day of July in the year 1758 as he has been informed by his parents averred believes
That after the war was Ended he lived about 10 or 12 years in the Town of Mansfield in the State of Connecticut from thence went to Utica in the State of New York where he resided about 19 years from thence to his present place of residence in the Town of Putney County of Herk & State of New York where he has resided at least 20 years and where he now resides
That in his present Neighborhood he is known known to Joseph Stewart Ezra Pellon Esq and Reverend John Borden Elijah Brown and Daniel to others who can testify as to his character character for veracity and their belief of his Services as a Soldier of the revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever 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 Sworn to and subscribed the 8 day of Phinehas Parker Phinehas Parker H. S. Rumsey Sec. At. Stephen Bouton

we Elijah Brown and Daniel Northrop residing in the Town of Pultney in the County of Steuben and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phinehas Parker who has subscribed and sworn to the above declarations that we believe him to be seventy five years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opin- ion
Sworn to and subscribed the } Elijah Brown day and year aforesaid } Daniel Northrop M. J. Runsey Clk. C.R. Steuben County
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the investigation of the matter and after hearing the interrogatories presented by the war department that the above named appli- cants was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Elijah Brown who has signed the proceeding certificate and Daniel Northrop who has signed the same are residents of the Town of Pultney and that they are credible persons and their Statements is entitled to credit
I David Runsey clerk of the Court of Common pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application Phineas Parker for a pen- sion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 th day of October 1832 D Runsey Clk Steuben County, By M. J. Runsey dep Clk

No. 19. 711
Phineas Parker Steuben County New York
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Admitted Private 13 mo 4 days Admitted Private 13 mo 4 days
Seth Med Agt. Hammonds Port. P.O New York
12 6233 6244 6277

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Phineas Parker Steuben County N. York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     not stated 1776 3 2 Private Capt. Huntington Lieut. Allen Col. Morris Maj. Brown White Plains From Manhattan field. Conn. to Coventry to Meathfield 75 years Wardham County Traditionary   not stated 2 ditto Capt. Mayles Col. Graves Croton Conn. Connecticut   Enlist 1780 about 6 ditto Lt. Clark Col. Morris Wallingford to New Haven to Stamford Horse neck to Eastchester to Island   not stated 2 ditto Capt. Dana Lt. Hall On the Kings Bridge Great Chesters to Kings Neck to White Plains to North Castle to N. London do. to Westchester  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Daniel D. Davidson Exam Clerk

August 23, 1932
Phinehas Parker- S.9984 XXXXXXXXXXXXX BA-J/REL
Ray Bassett Kipp 609 N. Jackson Street Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to Phinehas Parker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from original papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.9984, based upon the military service of Phinehas Parker in that war, and not from a printed volume.
Phinehas Parker(erroneously pensioned Phineas) was born July 2, 1758, in Mansfield, Connecticut.
While residing in Mansfield, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops, as follows: from September 9, 1776, in Captain Eleazer Huntington's Company, Colonel Experience Storrs' Regiment, was in the battle of White Plains and was discharged December 11, 1776; in 1778, exact dates not given, two months in Captain Wales' Company; from about July 4, 1780, in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Levi Wells' Regiment and was discharged about March 1, 1781; in 1781, at the time of the burning of New London, two days in Captain Eleazer Huntington's Company.
After the Revolution, he lived ten or twelve years in Mansfield, Connecticut; then moved to Utica, New York, where he lived for nineteen years; then moved to Pulteney, Steuben County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while residing in Pulteney, New York.
There are no data as to his family.

In order to secure the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Phinehas (Phineas) Parker, S.9984, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Phinehas(Phineas)Parker, Certificate No. 26769, issued June 12, 1834, rate $43.77 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

In the case of Phineas Parker 19711
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the length of his lenses were according to the test of his eye and not less than the ends mentioned but and 2 lenses

State of New York } Steuben County } ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Steuben Phineas Parker who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and the diminution of memory he can not swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his rec- ollection he served not less than the periods mentioned here- in and in the following grades for three months and 2 days in the year 1776, as a private under Captain Huntington under Colonel Harris marched to White Plains
in 1778 was drafted for for the term of two months as a private and served under Captain Wayles station- ed at New London in 1780 Enlisted eight months as a private and served during the same period under Captain Dana in Colonel Wells Regiment
in 1781 Volunteered under Captain Huntington two days as a private and marched to Norristown and for which services he claims a pension. That he has no record of his age was living in Mansfield in the State of Connecticut at when called into the service Phineas Parker
Sworn and subscribed before me this 12th day of July 1833
Nathaniel Ball Justice of Peace
State of New York } ss: I William H. Ball Clerk of the said Steuben County } ss: County, do certify, that Nathaniel Ball Esq. before whom the preceding affidavit was sworn, to have been sworn, was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and only believe his name subscribed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature.
Witness my hand and seal of office, this 13th day of July 1833.
Wm. H. Ball

Direct these papers to Seth Weed Putney Steuben County N.Y.
August 29/86 Pension Office

New York Rev.
Phineas Parker Suspended Lot. South West 22 Oct. 1833
Act. 7 Jan 32

State of Connecticut } Mansfield March 18 th 1834 County of Tolland }
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of Peace in and for the County of Tolland aforesaid on the 18 th day of March 1834. John King of said Mansfield and after being sworn according to law - deposes and says that he is now seventy one years old and that during the Revolutionary war he entered in the service of the Country and performed a tour of duty of eight months in a Company of Connecticut State Troops under the command of Capt m James Dana in a regiment under the command of Col. Levi Wells - said eight months service commenced about the middle of July 1779 and we were stationed at New London in Connecticut till about the first of December following, when we were marched to West Haven in Connecticut for winter quarters and there remained until the expiration of the said eight months service, which was about the middle of March 1780 and then rec d regular discharge and returned home - That Phineas Parker then of said Mansfield and now residing in the Town of Belmont or Pettusville in the State of New York - enlisted at the same time and for the same term of eight months service & performed the service as a private in the same Company and regiment with said department - and further I deponent saith not John King
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, and I hereby certify that the said John King who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition in my presence is a resident of said Mansfield and is to me well known and is a credible person and his statements are entitled to full credit.
Salmon D. Morris Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } S.S. Tolland Tolland County } Novatus Chapman Clerk of the County Court within and for said Tolland County do certify that Salmon Storer Esquire before whom the within Depositions were taken and whose certif- -icates are annexed thereto was at the date of each of the said certificates a Justice of Peace within and for said County of Tolland duly qualified and legally authorized to administer Oaths and take Depositions and that the Signature to said certificates purporting to be his is genuine and that the same to be his own proper handwriting
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Tolland the 20 th day of March A.D. 1832.
Novatus Chapman Clerk

State of Connecticut } ss Mansfield March 13 th 1834. County of Tolland }
Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Tolland aforesaid on the 13 th day of March 1834. Isaac Arnold of said Mansfield and after being sworn according to law - deposes and says that he is now sixty nine years old, and that during the Revolutionary War, he enlisted as drummer, about the first of September 1776 and performed a tour of duty of three months in a company of Connecticut State Troops commanded by Capt. Lemuel Clark and Regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Hobb - That s d company marched to Kings bridge and encamped near Fort Washington in the State of New York, where they remained till about the middle of Oct. 1776 when the army marched to White Plains, and there entrenched and continued till the term of three months for which the company in which he served were enlisted expired, and that about the first of Dec r 1776 they were discharged and returned home - That Phineas Parker then of said Mansfield and now residing in the Town of Pyltrey or Steuben County of Fultonville in the State of New York - enlisted at the same time and performed the same tour of duty of three months as a private in the same company and Regiment with the said deponent - The said deponent further says that he again enlisted in the Revolutionary army the fore part of July 1779 as drummer for a tour of duty of eight months in a company of Connecticut State Troops under the command of Capt. James Dana, in a Regiment commanded by Col. Levi Wells. that s d service was performed from s d fore part of July 1776 till the first of Dec r following at New London in Ct. they were then marched to West Haven in Ct. for winter quarters where they remained till the fore part of March 1780 when the term of eight months having expired they were regularly discharged and that the said Phineas Parker above named enlisted at the same time for s d term of eight months service and served as a private during s d term of eight months in the same company and Regiment with said deponent - and further s d deponent saith not -
Isaac Arnold
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, and I hereby certify that the s d Isaac Arnold who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition in my presence is a resident of s d Mansfield and is to me well known and is a credible person and his statements are entitled to full credit -
Salomon Storrs Justice of Peace

April 16. 1834
Pension Office
add Lendrum for Phenix Paker. Meru Tak

Pultney Steuben County N.Y. Honorable Lewis Cass - April 5 th 1834
Secretary of War
Sir The following is a copy of a letter received from the war department
War department Pension office October 22, 1833
Sir
The papers in support of the claim of Phinehas Parker for a pension have again been examined and suspended for proof the regulations require the best that can be obtained in every case, in this it is obvious, that proof might if sought for with due diligence be obtained There are numerous applicants for pensions who served in the same Regiment in which a part of the alleged service was performed; amongst others the name of Peter Tyler is one the papers are placed on file -
The remarks as to proof in regard to the claim of Phinehas Parker are applicable to that of Peter Tyler whose case is likewise suspended and his papers placed on file
I am Respectfully yours Abt. Servt
Geo. Wm. Crump Actg. Commissioner of Pensions
Seth Weed Pultney N.Y.
Sir
Since the receipt of the above the Applicant has been able to procure the affidavits of John King and Isaac Arnold duly authenticated which are herewith enclosed and submitted in support of his claim
Respectfully your obedient Servt
Seth Weed

Fulton N.Y. St. Louis April 8 th
Secretary of War Washington D.C.
Brandeis

1920 Mar. 3 Hist. to Sylvia Snedaker 1920 Nov. 17 L.G. Scamper for data & reply to Rad. for Int. Dept. 1928 Sept. 26 Hist. to Mrs. L.G. Ogden. aw. 1930 - May 22 Hist. to F. Webster Tyler - E.E. Letter in class William Barney - N. 206 St. 1932 - Aug 23 - Hist. to Ray Beckett Kips E.E.
Rev. has
9984. INVALID.
File No. 9984.
Phineas Parker
Prin. Br. was
Act: June 4th 1832.
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 288
[Arrangement of 1870.]

609. N. Jackson St., Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Aug. 11, 1932.
Director of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly inform me whether any of the following facts appear in the records, and if so cite volume and page.
Phinehas Parker , son of Ephraim Parker. born at Mansfield, Conn., July 2, 1758, died at Pulteney N.Y., Oct. 26, 1846, enlisted in the Continental Army under Col. E. Storer, Capt. E. Huntington Sept. 9, 1776 and served 3 mos. and 2 days. Second enlistment under Col. Jeremiah Mason, Capt. Wales in 1778 and served 2 mos. Third enlistment on July 4, 1780 and served 8 mos. under Col. Levi Wells, Capt. James Davis. A Fourth enlistment in 1781, served 2 des. under Capt. Huntington. He was engaged in the Battle of White Plains, and applied for pension in 1832.
Yours very truly Ray Basset Kipp.

March 3, 1920.
U.S. Pension Office - Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen -
About 2 weeks ago I wrote asking for the war record and a copy of the Pension certificate of Phineas Parker who was born in Mansfield Conn in 1757. We have found that he was a private in Capt Wales Co, Col. Jeremiah Mason's regiment of Conn Militia and was a revolutionary pensioner in 1790. I am waiting for this pension certificate to complete my application blanks for admission to the D.A.R. I will be very much pleased if you will look this up at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully
Sylvia Snedaker
1723 g. St. N.W.
Vivafis Apt. # 33.
Washington, D.C.

February 14, 1920.
Pension Bureau.
Washington. Rec for 1/28
Dear Sirs:
Will you please send me a certified copy of the pension certificate of Phineas Parker, who was born in 1757 in Conn., a member of the Conn. militia and became a Revolutionary pensioner in 1790. Would like also to have as much of his military record as you have on file.
Very gratefully yours -
Sylvia Snedaker
The Varnai's Apts # 33.
1723 G. St. N.W.
Washington.
D.C.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Per 28
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR EIGHTH DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Pekin, Illinois. Oct. 14, 1920.
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Will you please furnish me with the date of death of PHINEAS PARKER, a Revolutionary pensioner, who received his pension at the home of his son in Pulteney, New York?
Said Phineas Parker is an ancestor of mine, and the date of death is required by the D.A.R. in considering my daughter's application for membership therein.
S. C. Scrimger S. C. Scrimger

✓ 2¢ Postage Stamped + add'l Envr rec'd F.I.R.E.
N
Earimer Jerome Ogden
Penn Yan, N. Y.
August 28, 1922.
Pension Bureau, Buffalo, N. Y.
Gentlemen:-
I am very desirous of learning the date of marriage and place of same of Phineas Parker and Lois Lincoln. Phineas Parker was born in Tolland, Tolland County, Conn. in 1756. Can you give from your records the month and day of birth? He died in Pultney, N. Y. Oct. 26, 1846. His wife died ten years earlier. He fought in the Revolution under Colonel Butler, according to records in the office of the Adjutant General, Hartford, Conn. and received a pension thru the Buffalo pension Bureau.
If you can furnish the names and dates of birth of his children, I shall be very grateful. I enclose stamped envelope and a prompt reply will be appreciated.
Very sincerely yours,
(Mrs) Charity P. Ogden

Rev. and 1812 Pension Section REL
May 22, 1930
Mr. F. Webster Tyler Box 985 Binghamton, New York
Dear Sir:
I advise you from the paper in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.9984, it appears that Phinehas Parker was born July 2, 1758, in Mansfield, Connecticut.
While residing in Mansfield, Connecticut, he enlisted and served as a private with the Connecticut Troops as follows:
From September 9, 1776, in Captain Eleazer Huntington's Company, Colonel Experience Sterrs' Regiment, was in the battle of White Plains and was discharged December 11, 1776.
In 1778, exact dates not given, two months in Captain Wales' Company.
From about July 4, 1780, in Captain James Dana's Company, Colonel Levi Wells' Regiment, and was discharged about March 1, 1781.
In 1781, at the time of the burning of New London, two days in Captain Eleazer Huntington's Company.
After the Revolution, he lived ten or twelve years in Mansfield, Connecticut, then moved to Utica, New York, where he lived nineteen years, then moved to Pulteney, Steuben County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1832, while residing in Pulteney, New York.
There are no data concerning his family.
Date of death not on AB
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

Rev. war section.
V.L.H.
November 17, 1920.
S. C. Springer, Pekin, Illinois.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 14 th ultimo, you are advised that in order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and date of death of Phineas Parker you should forward this letter to the Auditor for the Interior Department, 14 th and B Streets S. W. Washington D. C.
• Phineas Parker, Certificate No. 28,769, issued June 12, 1834, $ 43.77 per annum from March 4, 1831, Act June 7, 1832. New York Agency."
Very respectfully,
F. D. Byington
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
N.Y. 9984
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____ received _____ for a statement of the military history of Phinehas Parker a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 9. 1776 3 mos. 2 days Pvt. Eleazer Huntington Experience Storrs Conn.   1778 2 mos. " Wales   aw July 4. 1780 8 mos. " James Dana Levi Wells   1781 2 days Huntington ✓  
Battles engaged in, White Plains Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mansfield, Conn. Date of application for pension, Oct. 16. 1832 Residence at date of application, Pultney Stephen Co. N.Y. Age at date of application, born July 2. 1758 in Mansfield Conn. Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family.
• Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Levi Wells Regt. was not raised until Spring of 1780. see Conn. p. 618-