Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33435, for Jacob Parke, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Continental Mass.
Parke, Jacob
NUMBER
S. 33435
CONTENTS

Mapahusetts Sept 14. 1883 To Connecticut New York Jacob Parke
of Oxford, in the state of Connecticut, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 2 years - from 1775
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 23 d of August 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d of Sept: 1819 and sent to Wm Bristol, Esq. N. Haven, Conn.
Arrears to 4th of Sept: 1819 - \frac{2.4}{31.30} 3: 30
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar: 1820 - 40.00
transferred to Massachusetts $51:30
April 6. 1826, from 4 March 1826, of Seattle
{ Revolutionary claim, } Hon: H. W. Dwight, H.R. { Act 18th March, 1818. }
New Haven Co. Ct.
Notified on 21st Sept 1820 to Henry C. Flagg, Rev. of New Haven, Conn.

Jacob Parke priv:
Col. Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regt.
Dec. 1775 2 yrs:
23. Augt. 1819.
Admitted.

State of Connecticut } for New Haven August 23 for New Haven family) 1819 -
On this 23 d day of August A D 1819 before me one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the State personally appeared Jacob Parks resident in the Town of Oxford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the 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 Jacob Parks enlisted into the service of the United States in the Month of Dec r 1775, into the company commanded commanded by Capt Moses Saul, into Col o Whitcher Regiment, at Sandisfield in the State of Massachusetts, and continued to serve the U.S. as a Soldier until the 31 st day of Jan y 1777 when he was honorably discharged at Tienderoga; that his discharge was lost by the burning of his House

That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support Jacob Marke
Sworn to this 23 rd day of August before
Wm Bristol a Judge of the Sup re Court.

South Park
Copy
H. 605
March 14 th 1920
EM

At a County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven , in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 5 th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Jacob Parke — a resident in the town of Oxford in the County of New Haven in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made Oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his income and property, necessary cloathing and bedding excepted, viz.
   1 table 75  3 Chests 1.25  8 Old Chairs 1.34  1 Dr 83  $ 4.17    1 Brass Kettle 1.25  1 Porridge Pot 75  2 Dish Mettles 75   2.75    1 Spider 25  1 tub 67  1 pk. sedirons 25  1 pail 17  1.34    1 Teakettle 25  Andirons  Longs  Real Strammell 67  .92    Stewards 34  2 Candlesticks 12  2 Meat Barrels 75   1.11    1 Teapot 12  1 Dozen Cups & Saucers 25  3 Pitchers   .33    tin Coffee Pot 18  6 Plates 25  9 Ds 27  2 bowls 6  .76    1 Sugar bowl 4  Pinto  spoons 12  Bible & Psalm book 1.66  1.66    tin dipper  Host  pan 20  1 ax 75  1 Wheel 1.75    6 Bottles 18  2 Stone Pots 30  1 Dr 8  1 Griddle 50  1.26    1 Rustic cup 25  3 Bushels Corn 1.87  1 Dr Meal 62   2.74    1 Swine $7  8 hams  forks 34  1 Skimmer 6  1 tumbler 10    Pillows 25  Old Baskets 50  1 Linn 8   .83     $28.85   
Jacob Parke

District and State of Connecticut, ss.
Be it Remembered, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven , in the District and State aforesaid, on this 5th day of July 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the Authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court, Jacob Parke aged 59 years, resident in the Town of Offord in the County of New Haven in said State, and being Sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: that I enlisted into the company of Horses for the term of one year in the regiment of Col. Nathaniel Whittemore & Massachusetts Line & served out the time of my enlistment I enlisted in the year 1776 & served until 1777 afterwards I enlisted for six months & was at the taking of Genl. Burgoyne
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, was dated the 23 day of August 1819; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 14,685 And I do further solemnly that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an 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," passed on the 18th 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 hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a house joiner but havent pursued that business in consequence of ill health and that I have in my family residing with me my wife Phoebe Parke aged Seventy years
all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
Jacob Parke
Sworn to, and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is 28 Dollars and 85 Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Abel Henry (Flagg Clerk)

District of Connecticut, ss.
I, Henry C Flagg Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is
Twenty eight Dollars and Eighty five Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court on this
5 th day of July — 1820.
Henry C Flagg Clerk
I, Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Henry C Flagg is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof; and that the preceding Certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, is authentic, and in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in New Haven
this 5 th day of July 1820
Isaac Mills Chief Judge

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of Berkshire ss.
On this twenty ninth day of March 1826, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Berkshire personally appeared Jacob
Parke who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Moses Dole in the regiment commanded by Colonel Asahel Writecomb in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Connecticut and transferred to that of New York from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory,) of Massachusetts where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future; and that his reasons for removing to the state of Massachusetts are for the purpose of residing with his daughter Mrs. Clark who resides in Sanisfield in said county with whom I expect to reside Sworn and subscribed to, before } Jacob Parke me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Thomas Irwin Justice of the Peace
NOTES.—The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be authenticated by the certificate of the proper officer, setting forth that the person taking the testimony is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The pensioner's oath must be supported by the evidence of another person as to identity. The person must swear that he well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit. The magistrate must certify that the deponent is a person of veracity. This oath must also have the authentication as above required.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss:
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth within & for the said County of Berkshire do certify, that Thomas Fanning Esq. is one of the Justices of the Peace within & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified as such acting under the authority of said Commonwealth, that full faith & credit are & ought to be given to his acts &attes- tations in that capacity, that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Thomas Fanning & that the signature to the annexed Certificate of the Justice within subscribed are his true & proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1826. — Chas. Sedgwick Clerk

I Jonathan Wilborn of Sandisfield in the County of Berkshire of lawful age do testify and say that I am well acquainted with Jacob Parke and know him to be the same person described in the annexed affidavit Jonathan Wilborn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Berkshire ss March 27 th 1826 Then personally appeared Jonathan Wilborn the above named deponent before me Thomas Irwin one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Berkshire and made oath to the deposition above written and subscribed the same in my presence and I do certify that I am well acquainted with Jonathan Wilborn the the above deponent and that he is a person of truth and veracity
Thomas Irwin Justice of the Peace

August 12, 1939.
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BA-J/CC Jacob Parke S.33435
Mrs. W.C.Mayer, 2435 Norbert Street, Flint, Michigan.
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Parke of Lee, Onieda County, New York, and that of Solomon Smith of Connecticut.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is not possible to comply in full with each request, pertaining to soldiers of that war.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.33435, based upon service of Jacob Parke in the Revolutionary War.
Date and place of birth and names of parents of Jacob Parke are not shown.
Jacob Parke enlisted in December, 1775, served as private in Captain Moses Soule's company, Colonel A. Whitcomb's Massachusetts regiment and was honorably discharged January 31, 1777, He afterwards enlisted for six months and was at the taking of Burgoyne, names of officers not shown.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 23, 1819, at which time he was residing in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut.
Col. A. Whitcomb was used on this Col's name was aka and not Asahel

Date and place of soldier's marriage and maiden name of his wife are not shown.
In 1820, Jacob Parke was aged fifty-nine years and still a resident of Oxford, Connecticut, and stated he had residing in his family with him his wife, Phebe, aged seventy years. In 1823 he was residing in Lee, Oneida County, New York and in 1826, he was living in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts with his daughter, Mrs. Clark, her given name not shown.
No further family data are shown.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Jacob Parke, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Jacob Parke Certificate #14685 Issued September 23, 1819 Rate $8.00 per month Commenced August 23, 1819 Act of March 18, 1818 Massachusetts Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

33 4-35 Rev INVALID.
File No. 33 4-35
Jacob Parke
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 816
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925-Mch. 9. Nora E. S. Kelley- inf. Jacob Parke. not as de- scribed. See letter in Cyrus S. Parke. 1812 War. W.C. 26036 Aug.
1939 - Aug 12 Hint to Mrs. W. Walker cc

The impression purport- ing to be the seal of the Notary public, must be made stronger and plainer, before the within affidavit can be considered, properly authenticated.
The certificate of pension need not be returned to the War Department —
10 Mar: 1823.
Jacob Parke transferred from Conn't to New York 3 April 1823 from 4 March 1823
Mar 20

State of New York Oneida County
On this 24 th day of February 1823 personally appeared before me the Subscriber Jacob Parke of Lee Oneida County, who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Moses Soley, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Whitcomb in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War; that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of Connecticut, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State of New York where he intends to remain, desiring his pension to be there payable in future.
Sworn & Subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid
George Brown Notary Public
Jacob Parke

Roah Allen of Tyringham in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being of lawful age Testafies & says, That he served as Lieutenant in the Army of the Revolution during the year 1776 in Capt Moses Soule's company which belonged to the Regiment in the Massachusetts line, commanded by Col s Whitcomb and that Jacob Parks served as a Private in said company during the whole of the said year of 1776 and further this Deponant saith not Roah Allen Lieut
Berkshire ss 23 d Nov r 1818 Then the above named Roah Allen made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above deposition by him subscribed are the truth & I certify that the said Roah is a man of truth & veracity before me — Samuel Tibbells Jr Justice of Peace
Seth Hubbard of Sandisfield in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being of lawful age Testafies & says, That he served in the Army of the Revolution during the year 1776 in Capt s Moses Soule's company which belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col s Whitcomb in the Massachusetts line, and that Jacob Parks served as a Private in said company during the whole of the said year 1776 and further this Deponant saith not Seth Hubbard
Berkshire ss 23 d Nov r 1818 Then the above named Seth Hubbard made solemn oath that the facts stated in the above deposition by him subscribed are the truth & I certify that the said Seth Hubbard is a man of truth & veracity before me — Samuel Tibbells Jr Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. I Joseph Woodbridge Clerk of the Inferior Courts within & for the County of Berkshire do certify & attest that Samuel Fabbins Jr is a Justice of the peace within & for the said County duly commissioned & qualified according to law & acting under the authority of the Commonwealth. That the above is his signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this sixth day of May A.D. 1819.
J. Woodbridge P.M.
Depositions of Brook Allen & Seth Hubbard

State of Connecticut ss.
Be it remembered that on this 23 rd day of August. AD 1819 - before me personally appeared the within named Jacob Parks and made solemn oath to the truth of the within and foregoing Declaration by him subscribed and filed before me for the purpose of obtaining the provision made by a certain Statute of the United States passed 18 March 1818 for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval Service of the United States and upon said Declaration and the testimony produced I am satisfied that said Jacob Parks served the United States as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War in the company, commanded by Capt Moses Saul and in a Regiment commanded by Col o Whittcomb; that said Parks enlisted into said company at Sandisfield in the State of Massachusetts and was discharged at Skenesborough; and I am further fully satisfied that said Parks served the United States in the capacity

more than nine Months having enlisted in the Month of Dec r 1775 - and being dischar- ged on the 31 st day of January AD 1777 - and I am further satisfied that said Parks by reason of reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance from his country for support; and I further cer- tify that I am satisfied said Parks has neglected to make application until this time in consequence of his pecuniary circumstances rendering it inconvenient to be at the expense of sending to Massachu- setts to obtain the testimony necessary to support his application. Dated New Haven August 23 d 1819 -
Wm Bristol a Judge of the State of Connecticut Sup re Court -
New Haven County Ss New Haven August 23 d 1819
I Dyer White Clerk of the Superior Court of said State for said County and keeper of the Seal thereof Do certify that the name Wm Bristol subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is known to me to be the proper hand writing and signature of William Bristol Esq r who is one of the Judges of said Superior Court In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court Dyer White

2435 Norbert St., Flint, Mich.,
July 16, 1939.
Administrator, Veterans Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I wish data concerning two Revolutionary soldiers, their record, place of residence, date, wives etc. Both served with the Connecticut Militia.
1. Jacob Parke - emigrated to Lee, Oneida Co., N.Y. where he died 2. Solomon Smith - wife Eleanor from — northeastern Connecticut. Asford or Killingsly perhaps. I think both were Pensioners.
9 — 100 y one
Very truly yours, Mrs. W.C. Mayer.

aws.
REV. & 1812 WAR SECTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON January 16, 1925.
Mrs. E. L. Kelley,
25 Seward St.,
Putnam, Conn.
Madam;
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford any information in regard to any Ebenezer Seavey, all spellings of that name searched.
In order to make a proper search of the records for a soldier named Jacob Park, some of the following data is essential- approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service.
✓ Page 636 Conn. Men in Rev. gives Jacob Park of Grafton as a Pensioner. I would like a copy of his pension. He was married Dec 2, 1773 Grafton born to Ruth Burnett.
Respectfully,
Hayes Haymaker
Acting Commissioner.

Mrs. E. L. Kelley - 25- Seward St. 3-871
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Putnam - RECORD DIVISION Conn.
Briefed by Geo. Mich 9-25-
.....Orig. ....
.....Cert. ....
Claimant.....
Soldier Jacob Parke -
Service Rev.
of Groton - Conn.
in gr. Dec. 2-1973 No. .... claim, Service record....., 192
Ruth Burnett ..... , Clerk.
No. claim, Alph'b record....., 192
..... , Clerk.
REMARKS: as above
.....
.....
.....
.....
noted that the record of the claimant is not in the record of the Department of the Interior.
Noty.
one to be sent to the claimant, and one to be sent to the Department of the Interior.
March 6, 1932.
noted that the record of the claimant is not in the record of the Department of the Interior.
The record of the claimant is not in the record of the Department of the Interior. It is in the record of the Department of the Interior.

Census
Rev. and 1812 War Section.
March 9, 1925.
Mrs. E. L. Kelley, 25 Seward St. Putnam, Conn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that the Revolutionary War pensioner, Jacob Parke  referred to as Parke, recorded on page 636, "Connecticut Military Record", served in the Massachusetts Troops and resided in 1819 in Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, in 1830 he referred to his wife, Phebe and in 1823, was residing at Lee, Oneida County, New York.
Therefore he is not the Jacob Parke described by you in your letter of January 30, 1925.
The law of this letter is in Thomas Pynchon's No. 17524 letter of inquiry in Cyprus G. Park. Mar. 9 1812 N. E. 36036