Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46062, for Benjamin Parker, Virginia

SERVICE
Va-
Parker, Benjamin
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 46062
CONTENTS

729! Kentucky
Benj. Parker
of Hardin Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Harrison of the Dept. commanded by Col. Brooks in the Virginia line for 6 months
died Oct. 19, 1836
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th day of March 1833 and sent to Saml. Haycroft Elizabeth Town Ky
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $40.00 Semi-annual allowance ending Sept 10 00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by James Boyd Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 22

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 -
State of Kentucky } County of Hardin } ss.
On this 19 th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two, personally appear- -ed in Open Court before the Hon Paul J. Booker, Com- -monwealth's Circuit Judge, now sitting, Benjamin Parker aged 78 on the 27 th of last February - 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 Con- -gress passed June 7 th 1832 -
That he entered the services of the United States, under the named Officers, and served as herein stated.
In the last of August 1777 he entered as Volunteer, in the -county of Faguer and State of Virginia; in a body con- -sisting of two captain's Companies - under the Command of Colonel Churchill and Colonel Brooks - about the the first of Sept following he started from Faguer County and marched through Lee's Pass , Frederick's Yours  Pass , then through Little York and then to Lancaster -
Benj. Harrison was the Captain of the Company - We remained in Lancaster several days - when we had order to march to Philadelphia - we started from Lancaster under same officers - and marched on towards Philadelphia - we got to Head Quarters the day after the battle was fought at Germantown where we joined the Army under the Command of

Genl Washington - Then we marched with the whole army to the White Plains where we remained till the last of November following when we were discharged - He served three months on the first tour -
He states that in the first of April 1781 - he was drafted in the 1 st County & state - and marched through Frederick- -Burg to Richmond - then down James River to Dandridge's Mill under the command of Colonel Elias Edmunds - and Captain William Jennings -
Then we marched back to Richmond, from which we were driven by the British - and we retreated to the Little Old Aquia Orange County - where we were joined by Genl. Demarcus with his army - Then we returned and chased the British back to Richmond again - From Richmond we went down James River & crossed over the river & marched near to Peter's Burg where near four hundred of our men were taken prisoners  taken by Col. Tarleton's horse company - Then we returned to Richmond and stayed there until we had served out the three months tour - when we were discharged.
He obtained a written discharge for the first service but he has lost it it . He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory whatever - In witness whereof, the day and year aforesaid
Benjamin his X Packer mark

We Jacob Vanmetre residing in the county of Hardin and John Smoot, of the same County, both of the State of Kentucky - do hereby Certify that we are acquainted with Benjamin Parker, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration - that we believe him to be 73 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 to and subscribed this day and year ago.
Jacob Vanmetre John Smoot
And the said Court do hereby express 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, in the Virginia Militia and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Jacob Vanmetre, and John Smoot who have signed the preceding Certificate are resident Citizens of the County of Hardin - and are creditable persons - and that their Statements are entitled to credit.
Paul Brown

Benjamin Parker, 11830 Declaration etc.
I Samuel Hayscraft clerk of the Warren Circuit Court in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original pro- ceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin Parker for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 19 th day of September 1832. and in the 41 st Year of the Commonwealth
Sam l Hayscraft C o Abl

11.830
Benj. Parker Kentucky
from 1777 private 16 months. $20.
Sam Hayscraft Elizabeth Town Ky

BRIEF in the case of Perry: Parker  County of Hardin — in the State of Kentucky  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 73  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.     Vol In 1777 — 3 — private Gen. Washington Col. Churchill Col. Burn Capt. Harrison   1781 — 3 — Col. Edmonds Capt. Jennings Gen. Deman  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fauquier County, Va.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Tradition  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no clergyman 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
C. H. Wharncliffe Examining Clerk.

May 31, 1934
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Benjamin Parker, S. 46062 BA-J/MCS
Mrs. Margaret P. McGauhy 723 W. 7th Street Anderson Indiana
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the record of Benjamin Parker, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claim on file on account of the service of a Thomas Barclay (searched under all spellings) of Orange County, New York.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 46062, based upon the military service of Benjamin Parker.
He was born February 27, 1759. The place of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted in Fauquier County, Virginia, in August, 1777, and served three months as private in Captain Benjamin Harrison's company with the Virginia troops under Colonels Churchill and Brooks. He enlisted in April, 1781, and served three months as private in Captain William Jennings' company in Colonel Elias Edmunds' Virginia regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Benjamin Parker died October 19, 1836.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
See Agency Book
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

1912 May 3 Hist. to Mrs. P. H. Hamly V.P.M. 1934 May 31 Hist. to Mrs. Margaret P. Hamly -1934
Invalid
Rev
46.082
File No.
Benjamin Parker Private Va Militia Per Mar
Act June 7. 1832.
Index: Vol. 7 , Page 22
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
Henry Parker which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes
EXHIBIT A. P. 10

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? no
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. † Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 1, 2, 7 not answered
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Anderson, Ind
May 19-34
Veterans Administration Washington - Va.
Gentlemen:
Have you any Record of Benjamin Parker - of Fauquier Co - Va. or Hampshire Co - Mr. Capt - Benjamin Harrison's Co of Volunteers in Revolutionary War.
Sincerely (over)
(Mrs.) Margaret P. McGahey 823-W - 7 th St - Anderson

Also a record of Thomas Barclay - of Orange Co. N.Y.

Roseville Illinois April 27, 1912.
U. S. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:-
I am writing to secure any information you may have concerning the Revolutionary War record of my ancestor, - Benjamin Parker - who was pensioned at Elizabethtown Kentucky some time after the close of the war.
Thanking you in advance for any information you may give, I am,
Very sincerely yours Mrs J. W. Hamby

a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Benjamin Parker S.F. 46062
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Aug. 1777 3 mos. Benjamin Harrison Churchill Va.   Brooks   Apr. 1781 3 mos. William Jennings Elias Edmunds      
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Volunteered in Fauquier Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 19. 1832 His el. al.
Residence at date of application, Hardin Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, b. Feb. 27. 1739
Remarks: ✓ a. Oct. 19. 1836 *
* from Agency book.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.