We are Mayflower descendants. For sure.

After many decades of the story being told in my family that we were descendants from the Mayflower passengers, I have found the source material to prove it.

However according to our family stories, it was suppose to be the Morrill line, and I have run across much web site information and chronicles stating such, however I have not seen proof.

This is the direct line I have proof of ... the South family line, my father’s mother's mother family. Edward Fuller’s son Samuel’s daughter Hannah married Nicholas Bonham and their daughter Hannah married Daniel Lippington whose daughter Dorothy married Thomas South, my 7th great-grandfather.

Edward Fuller - Mayflower Passenger
Relationship to Michael Tieman: 11th Great-grandfather
Born: 4 Sep 1575, Redenhall, England
Died: 11 Jan 1620, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts

Edward Fuller has been generally identified as the son of Robert and Sara (Dunkhorn) Fuller, baptized on 4 September 1575 at Redenhall, Norfolk. Thomas Morton, writing in 1637, says that Samuel Fuller (brother of Edward Fuller) was the son of a butcher. The name Matthew also occurs in this Redenhall Fuller family.
     The name of Edward Fuller's wife has not been discovered. In James Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (1860-1862), Edward Fuller's wife was given as "Ann". However, there are no American or English records which give her name. I suspect James Savage may have made a simple typographical error: Mayflower passenger Edward Tilley had a wife Ann; or perhaps he was thinking of their sister Ann Fuller. Nonetheless, numerous sources published after 1860 have utilized Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, and so the identification of Ann can be found in numerous other books and online resources.
     Very little is known about Edward Fuller. What is known is that he, his wife, and his son Samuel came on the Mayflower in 1620 to Plymouth. A single Leiden judicial document mentions Edward Fuller, and proves that he, like brother Samuel Fuller, were living in Leiden. As stated by Governor Bradford, "Edward Fuller and his wife died soon after they came on shore." Edward died at Plymouth, between January 11 and April 10, 1621; his wife, whose name is sometimes given as Ann, but is really wholly unknown, died early in 1621, after January 11th. but son Samuel (who would have been about 12), survived. An older brother, Matthew, had stayed behind and came to America in 1640.
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Samuel Fuller - Mayflower Passenger
Relationship to Michael Tieman: 10th Great-grandfather
Born: About 1608, Redenhall, England
Died: 31 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Occupation: At age 12 arrived in America on Mayflower

Samuel Fuller, (Edward'), b. about 1608, at some place in England not yet found, no record of his birth or baptism having been discovered; d. Oct . 31,-Nov. 10, 1683, at Barnstable, Mass.; m. at Mr. Cudworth's house in Scituate by Capt. Miles Standish, magistrate, "on ye fourthe day*e of ye weeke", April 8-18, 1635, Jane Lathrop, dau. of Rev. John Lathrep of Scituate and (after 1639) Barnstable, bapt. Sept. 29, 1614, at Edgerry, Co. of Kent, England; d. subsequent to 1658 and before 1683, but the exact date is not found.
     Samuel Fuller grew up under the care of his uncle, Dr. Samuel Fuller, at Plymouth. He had three acres at the division of lands in 1623, receiving, it is thought, those of h1s father and mother, and one for himself. If this theory is correct he was at least sixteen years of age at the time, and his birth occurred as early as 16o8, instead of 1612 as we have conjectured above. It is not quite certain however that he was old enough to work this land alone.
     Gov. Bradford's words about this matter are as follows: " All this while no supply was heard of, neither knew they when they might expecte any. So they begane to thinke how they might raise as much come as they could, and obtaine a beter crope than they had done, that they might not still languish in miserie. At length, after much debate of things, the Gov (with y« advise of y« cheefest among them) gave way that they should set corne every man for his owne perticuler, and in that regard trust to themselves ; in all other things to goe on in y* general way (as a joint-stock company) as before. And so assigned to every family a parcell of land, according to the proportion of their number for that end, only for present use (but made no devission for inheritance), and ranged all boys and youth under some familie. This had very good success." Bradford's History of " Plimouth Plantation", ed. Mass. p. 162.
    The land assigned to him was on the South side of the town brook; " to the Woodward" and included what is now Watson's Hill. His neighbors were John Howland, Stephen Hopkins, Edward Winslow (?) Gilbert Winslow, and the Indian Hobomok.
     On June 1, 1627 at a town-meeting, the inhabitants were divided into twelve groups for the purpose of dividing the cattle then owned in the Colony. " The eighth lot fell to Samuel Fuller (the Doctor) . and his company ; joined to him his wife Bridget Fuller, Samuel Fuller, Jr., Peter Browne, Martha Browne, Mary Browne, John Ford, Martha Ford, Anthony Annable, Jane Annable, Sarah Annable, Hannah Annable, Damans -Hopkins. To this lot fell a red heifer, came of the cow which belongeth to the poor of the Colony, and is of that consideration, viz.: these persons nominated to have half the increase; the other half with the old stock, to remain for the use of the poor."
     He is mentioned in his uncle's will in 1633 as follows: " It. my will is that my Cozen (nephew) Samuell goe freely away with his stock of Cattle and Swine without any further recconing w«* swine are the halfe of six sowes, six hogges, one boare & four shotes. Also one Cow & one heyfer." " It . my will is that in case my sonne Samyell and other my children die before such time as they are fit to enter upon my land for inheritance that then my kinsman Sam. ffuller now in the howse with me enjoy w1soever lands I am now possessed of except my dwelling howse at town or whatsoever shall be due to me or them." " It. I give to him my Rufflet Cloake c my stuffe sute I now weare." The date of this will is July 3o, 1633 and within three months of that date the good doctor had been laid to rest.   
    As the doctor's children survived, Samuel' received none of the lands, and soon, apparently, started out with the cattle and wine to seek a home. The whole transaction seems clearly to show that he had reached man's estate, being at least 21, and perhaps as much as 25 years of age at the time.
    He became a freeman of the Colony in 1634, and settled in the nearby town of Scituate, where on April 8-18, 1635, as before stated, he married Jane, daughter of Rev. John Lathrop, the pastor of the Scituate church. Nov. 7, 1636 he joined the church of Scituate, having a letter of dismission from the church of Plymouth, of which he had been a member. He built in 1636 the fifteenth house in Scituate, on Greenfield Street, the first lot abutting on Kent Street. He had twenty acres of land on the east of Bellhouse Neck in that town, probably a grant from the town.
    The kind of house these early settlers built is worthy of note. Mr. Lathrop calls them " small plaine pallizadse Houses." The walls were made of poles filled between with stones and clay, the roof thatched, the chimney to the mantle of rough stone, and above of cob-work, the windows of oiled paper, and the floors of hand sawed plank*. Mr. Lathrop who had been accustomed to life in Christ's College, Cambridge, and to a generous life in England, truly says that the dwellings in Scituate were " meane ". Elsewhere he calls these structures booths, and says they were open and cold, and in winter a high piled fire had constantly to be kept burning. All the houses in the village were alike,— there was no opening for pride to claim supremacy.
    In June and July 1639 the Rev. Mr. Lathrop and many of the members of his church removed and founded the town of Barnstable, probably at the time the most easterly settlement on Cape Cod. If Samuel Fuller and his young family did not at once follow him thither, he did so in a few years. Otis, following the church records of Barnstable, thinks that he was there as early as 1641, basing his view on the fact that the Barnstable church record contains the baptism of his daughter Sarah on August 1, 1641, and of Mary on June 16, 1644. Otis says further that it does not appear that he was an inhabitant of the town till after January first, 1644. Now it is quite possible that the baptismal record is correct, and that Samuel Fuller did not settle in Barnstable until 1650. There being no pastor at Scituate, it is quite likely that the two children were carried to Barnstable, or that the Rev. Mr. Lathrop visited Scituate, for their baptism. The record was little more than the minister's private diary, and all that it can certify to is the fact the children were baptized by him. The place might be anywhere he might be, if not within the parish of another settled pastor. The reasons for thinking that Samuel Fuller settled in Barnstable as late as 1650 are two.
     In the second volume of Plymouth Colony deeds, folio 1. ( See Mayflower Descendant, Vol. 1. April 1899, p. 91) is a deed which begins as follows: " To all Christian people to whom this p'sent writing shall com Samuel Fuller of Scituate in the government of New Plymouth in New England in america sendeth greeting:" He then proceeds to convey to " Peter Collymore of Scittuate " " one dwelling house and a barne and Cowhouse with sixteene acars of upland more or less bounded on the west with the land of Mr William Varssall, on the south with the land of Resolved White, on the north with the hieway by the herring brook; and on the last with the mersh; as allsoe two pcells of mersh land contoining twelve acars, with all and severall the appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way apperteining." This deed was signed and sealed March 25, 1650, the first day of the year according to the calendar then in use, equivalent to April 4, 1650, N. S.
    Samuel Fuller signed his name to this deed and there is appended the consent of his wife, as follows: "The 16th (26th N. S.) of May 165o Jane Fuller the wife of Samyel Fuller did com before mee Timothy Hatherley asistant to the Governor of New Plym : in New England and did freely acknowlidg her willingness of the within Mencioned sale and did freely Resigne up her Right to Peeter witnesses Collymore. Timothy Hatherley.
     This is perhaps the only mention to be found of Samuel Fuller's wife Jane after her marriage. Mr. Hatherley was never a resident of Barnstable, and everything seems to show that the Fullers were still in Scituate at this date, May 16-26, 165o.
     The other reason is that the first recorded birth of Samuel's children occurs on the Barnstable records, in the birth of the child Thomas on May 18, 1651. The earliest records of Scituate are lost.
Captain Matthew Fuller, Samuel's cousin, appears to have removed from Plymouth at about the same time, and together they bought of Secunke, an Indian, Scorton or Sandy Neck, that is, so much of it as lies within the town of Barnstable. The arable land in the purchase was set off to the Fullers, the remainder, including the meadows, was reserved as town commons, and afterward divided.
     Samuel Fuller also bought meadow of his cousin Matthew that was Major John Freeman's and meadow of Samuel House, and land on Scorton Hill. He lived in the northwest angle of the town in a secluded spot, where few had occasion to pass. He had been a constable at Scituate in 1641, and his name appears a few times as juryman, or committee to settle difficulties with the Indians.
    He was the only one of the passengers of the Mayflower who settled permanently at Barnstable, and one of the late survivors of that immortal company. He was buried, if not on his own estate, in the ancient burial place at Lothrop's Hill in Barnstable, near the site of the first Meeting House. No gravestone now exists."

Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter

When Official Government Source Records Fail

In the world of genealogy, we search for sources to the information we get on our ancestors. The Holy Grails of sources are the official birth and death certificates, marriage license and Social Security records. The best overall source if it can be found would be the death certificate, since it would have correct names and places of birth of spouse, and both parents.

These are official original city, county, state and federal government records less than one hundred years old but how accurate are they really?

Let me tell you about six instances when they are incorrect just in our family and just in the previous three generations … my parents, and my wife Nancy’s grandparents and great grandparents. I won’t comment on how or why these discrepancies happened, I can only guess, but you can guess as to the mistakes that can happen because of the misinformation. This is why I try to get two or more sources that agree before I call it as good info.

My father Malcolm LaVerne Tieman
According to his birth certificate he was born in 1926, although his marriage license filled out by him states he was 21 when he married in Dec. 1944. My math says he was 18 … plus he had just graduated high school and signed up for military service in June of 1944. The good news is that his parent’s names and birthplaces are correct as are my mother’s age, parent’s names and birthplaces.

The official Social Security Death Index states his place of residence when he died was Richardson, Texas, my sister’s address, when in fact he lived in Stow Ohio when he died, he never lived in Texas.  

Nancy’s grandparents, Robertha Watt and Les Marshall
Robertha’s birth certificate states her father was James Reid Watt and her mother was Elizabeth Milne. According to her death certificate filled out by her son Donald, her father was James Watt and her mother was Elizabeth Reid.

Les Marshall’s birth certificate has his father as Frederick Marshall and his mother as Fannie Mae Smith. His death certificate however filled out by his son F. James, has his mother’s name as Fanny unknown last name.

Nancy’s great grandparents, Fannie Smith and Frederick Marshall
Fannie’s birth certificate has father as Charles Smith and mother as Emma Hewiston. Her death certificate filled out by her son Les, has her father as C. Smith and mother Emma Hewison.

Frederick’s marriage certificate has his father as Alfred Marshall and mother as Jane Elizabeth Hone. His son Les filled out his father’s death certificate as father Halford Marshall and mother’s name unknown.

So, yes official birth and death certificates, marriage license and Social Security records are very important original sources, but genealogists check, check and check again just to be sure, otherwise can you imagine the rabbit hole I would be going down looking for Nancy’s ancestors from her grandmother Elizabeth Reid or looking for my father’s birth record if he was 21 in 1944?

Revolutionary War Patriot Moses PARKHURST 1762-1827

  When I started to trace my ancestors back in the 1700's, I found several that fought in the Revolutionary War, actually five ancestors - three in my direct line.  

    In my journey through this time I kept running across the Sons of the American Revolution Society, a society based on direct line ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War. 

    As I researched the SAR, I found that my beliefs aligned with theirs and it seemed like a good organization and even though I am not a joiner, I filled out their application. 

    Yes, I am now a proud member of the Sons of the American Revolution and my Patriot ancestor which I researched is Moses Parkhurst my 4th great-grandfather on my mother's side. 

    The following is his story, which is not a very happy one, but he and his family were survivors.  

    Moses PARKHURST was born in Mendon now Milford, Massachusetts in 1762, the son of Samuel PARKHURST and Kezia BEMIS.

    Nothing is known at the moment about Moses’ childhood, or what his father did. Was his father, Samuel, a landowner, farmer, shopkeeper, laborer or did he have a craft like a carpenter, or professional occupation like a lawyer?

    In 1779 at age16 Moses enlisted to fight in the American Revolutionary War. He originally enlisted in the 6th Massachusetts Regiment[i], the Massachusetts Line[ii], commanded by Col. Nixon for nine months. Moses re-enlisted before the end of the term in the same regiment, in the company commanded by Capt. John Holden.  

    Moses was furloughed in in Dec 1782 and honorably discharged in July 1783 at New Windsor, New York. He received his written discharge papers signed by General Washington. His military record does not show any battles he was in, but he was awarded the badge of merit for three years faithful service and it showed he was paid every 12 months for those three years.

    Service[iii]: Massachusetts, Rank: Private, Birth 1762 Massachusetts Death: (Post) 1820 Killingly Windham Co. Connecticut, Service Source: *S38293, MA Sols & Sail, Vol 11, pp915-916 Service Description:1) Capts Nelson, Clayes, Holden, Smith, Daniels 2) Cols Tyler, Nixon, Smith, 6th Reg, MA Line.

    On 11^th of October 1787 Moses married his first wife, Catherine HUCKER, in Franklin, Massachusetts and they had two children; Horace 1788-1833, Nellie 1790-1859. I cannot find at the moment when or where or how Catherine died.

    Moses remarried in 1796 to _________ in Norfolk, Massachusetts and had five more children; Susanhah 1796-1878, Jotham 1798-1860, Sophia 1800-?, William 1812-?, and Moses Henry (my direct line ancestor) born in Killingly Connecticut in 1820 and died in Keokuk, Iowa in 1881. I do not have any information on Moses’ second wife, but she must have died before him since she is not named in the will, only the names of the executers are named and the judge.

    This is where the paper trail gets a bit confused.

    According to the new Federal government anyone who fought in the Revolutionary War was granted Bounty Land of 100 acres[iv], in a spot designated by Congress. Most of this land was farm land in the Ohio frontier. I have papers filed by Moses for his pension in 1818 showing the deed for his Bounty Land 100 acres dated 3 Mar 1803[v]. There is also a deed of sale[vi] for that same Bounty Land filed in the state of Massachusetts 6^th Jan 1797 by Moses for $20 (farmland sold for around $2/acre at that time) to a Samuel Ide (?) and signed by J.(or S) Fisher Justice of the Peace. In 1806 another document was filed by S. Fisher[vii] to take away that same Bounty Land from Moses by the courts in Connecticut. When and who owned the land and when it was sold is up for debate I suppose, somewhere there is some more paperwork hopefully clearing this all up.

    Anyhow, in 1818 Moses filed for his pension[viii] of $8/mo. and got it. In 1820, the gov't. changed the pension rules again and only those who fought in the Revolutionary War and could not work were entitled to the pension.

    Moses refiled for his pension in 1820,  “The applicant is not in good health being constantly affected with jaundice & ______ complaint which renders him unfit for labour, his occupation a common laborer.”, and he listed his estate item by item showing he was poor and worth only $21.11 (1 cow worth 15.00 Dolls., 1 goat worth 3.00 Dolls., 3 chairs worth 50 cts, 1 pot 50 cts, 1 dish kettle 30 cts, 1 small skillet 12 cts. 4 cups & saucers 10 cts, 1 broken tea kettle 25cts, 1 hoe 17 cts, 1 pail 10 cts, old casks 17 cts). Moses needed the pension so his family, wife and two sons William aged 8 years and Moses Jr. 4 mos. could live. At that time, a common laborer when he could work could make $.68/day or $20.40/mo., a carpenter $1/day or $30/mo.and a mason $1.22/day or $36.60/mo.

    In the 1820’s the Industrial Revolution kicks in and drives prices and wages down. Prices dropped by 50% from 1820 -1830. Today think of it as your $30,000 car now being bought for $15,000, and wages did the same.

    Nothing more is known of Moses and his family until his will[ix] was probated 12 Feb 1827 in Connecticut, date also on his pension stop date papers, and his estate was now worth $4.12 in goods and $42.35 in pension cash.

    Any way you cut it, Moses and his family was poor. I wish I could find out more about his unnamed wife and what she did to help bring in money and what happened to her and her six kids from Horace the oldest born in 1788 to William born in 1812. 

    Moses Jr. was born in Connecticut, married in 1847 in Ohio and died in Keokuk Iowa in 1881. There is another story lost waiting to be uncovered.

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[i] The 6th Massachusetts Regiment also known as the 4th Continental Regiment was raised on April 23, 1775 under Colonel John Nixon outside of Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment was part of the Massachusetts Line and would see action at the Battle of Bunker Hill, New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton and the Battle of Saratoga. The regiment was furloughed June 12, 1783 at West Point, New York and disbanded on November 3, 1783….From Wikipedia

[ii]    The Massachusetts Line was the name given to those units within the Continental Army that were assigned to Massachusetts at various times by the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. Line regiments were assigned to a particular state, which was then financially responsible for the maintenance (staffing and supplying) of the regiment. The concept of the line was also particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state.^[1]

The size of the Massachusetts Line varied from as many as 27 active regiments (at the outset of the war) to four (at its end). For most of the war after the Siege of Boston (April 1775 to March 1776) almost all of these units were deployed outside Massachusetts, serving as far north as Quebec City, as far west as present-day central Upstate New York, and as far south as Yorktown, Virginia. Massachusetts line troops were involved in most of the war's major battles north of Chesapeake Bay, and were present at the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781. General officers of the line included Major Generals Artemas Ward, William Heath, and Benjamin Lincoln, and Brigadier Generals John Glover and John Nixon.
    The line's history began in the immediate aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775, after which the Massachusetts Provincial Congress raised 27 regiments as a provincial army. These units, which were mostly organized by mid-May, were adopted into the first establishment of the Continental Army in June 1775. These units were generally referred to by the names of their colonels, and were numbered one way by the state and another by the Continental Army.
    At the end of 1775 the army was reorganized into its second establishment; a number of Massachusetts units were disbanded, but some were retained and others established. In the 1776 establishment regiments from the northern states identified as Continental regiments. At the end of 1776 the army was again reorganized. The third establishment restored a state-based regimental numbering scheme which was retained until the end of the war. After two major reorganizations (at the start of 1781 and 1783) the army was almost completely disbanded in November 1783, leaving a single regiment under the command of Massachusetts Colonel Henry Jackson. ….From Wikipedia

[iii] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution” p.915-916  Parkhurst, Moses, Milford (also given Mendon). List of 9 months men mustered by Thomas Newhall, Muster Master for Worcester Co.; Capt. Nelson’s co., Col. Tyler’s regt.; mustered July 21, 1779; also descriptive list of men raised for Continental service, as returned by Seth Washburn, Superintendent for Worcester Co.; Capt. Nelson’s co., Col. Tyler’s reg.; age 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft.4 in.; complexion, light; engaged for town of Mendon; marched July 21, 1779; reported delivered to Ensign J. Hubble; also, descriptive list of men belonging to 6^th Mass. Regt. Who enlisted for the war subsequent to Sept. 30, 1779, as returned by Col. Thomas Nixon, dated Highlands; age, 17 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 2 in.; complexion, light; engaged for town of Mendon; also, Private, Capt. Peter Clayes’s co., Col. Thomas Nixon’s (6^th) reg.; Continental Army pay accounts service from Jan. 1, 1780 to Dec. 31, 1780; residence, Milford; also (late) Capt. John Holden’s co., Col. Nixon’s re.; pay rolls for Jan - July, 1780; also, Capt. Peter Clayes’s co., 6^th Mass. Reg.; payrolls for Aug.-Dec. 1780; also, descriptive list dated West Point, Jan. 29, 1781; Capt. Clayes’s co., 6^th Mass. Regt. commanded by  Lieut. Col. Calvin Smith; age 18 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 4 in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, blue; residence, Mendon; enlisted Dec 17, 1779, by Ensign White; enlistment, during war; also, Private, Capt. J. K. Smith’s (3^rd) co. (formerly Capt. Peter Clayes’s co.), Lieut. Col. Smith’s (6^th) regt.; return for wages for the year 1781; said Parkhurst allowed wages for 12 mos.; also, Capt. John K. Smith’s co., Lieut. Col. Smith’s regt.; return for wages for the year 1782; said Parkhurst allowed wages for 12 mos.; reported on furlough in Dec.,  1782.

[iv] The first pension law in 1776 granted half-pay for life to soldiers disabled in the service and unable to earn a living. The first pension law based on service was passed in 1818, but it was later amended to make eligible only those soldiers unable to earn a living. Fires in 1800 destroyed the earliest Revolutionary War pension application records.

    During the Revolutionary War the Continental Congress promised bounty land as an inducement to military service. For this war and other wars in which the United States engaged during the years 1812-1855, the issuance of bounty land warrants to veterans or their heirs as a form of reward for service was continued.

    The warrants for Revolutionary War service were issued under acts of July 9, 1788, March 3, 1803, and April 15, 1806.

    The 1788 act gave free land in the public domain to officers and soldiers who continued to serve during the Revolutionary War or, if they were killed, to their representatives or heirs. The resolution provided that a private or noncommissioned officer would be entitled to 100 acres of bounty land, an ensign to 150 acres, a lieutenant to 200 acres, a captain to 300 acres, a major to 400 acres, a lieutenant colonel to 450 acres, a colonel to 500 acres, a brigadier general to 850 acres, and a major general to 1,100 acres.

    A 4,000 square mile tract was located in the Northwest Territory and was set aside for these land warrants. This area came to be known as the U.S. Military District of Ohio. Originally the lands in this district were to be distributed by January 1, 1800. By the end of 1802 about 14,000 warrants had been issued. However, additional time was needed to locate warrants and to grant warrants to soldiers with late applications or uncompleted claims. Congress passed the act of 1803, which was later amended by the act of 1806, to extend the time limit.

    The first series includes warrants issued under the act of July 9, 1788 (numbered 1-14220). Most of the warrants from 1-6912 in this first series were destroyed during the War Department fires in 1800 and 1814. Beginning with warrant 6913, most of the actual warrants are intact. Those that are missing are presumed to be lost or not surrendered by the veteran or his heirs.

    The second series comprises warrants issued under the acts of March 3, 1803, and April 15, 1806. The warrants are numbered from 1-272 under the act of 1803, and continue from 273-2119 under the act of 1806. A series of 18 additional warrants issued under later acts is also included.

    Note: Warrants issued at this time were assignable and were often sold by the veteran on the open market. When this was done a notation on the reverse of the warrant indicates subsequent transfers of ownership from the veteran to heirs or assignees.

    *Description information taken from the following sources. For more information on these record collections, please consult these two references. U.S. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Warrants Used in the U.S. Military District of Ohio and Related Papers (Acts of 1788, 1803, 1806), NARA Descriptive Pamphlet, M829. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1972. War of 1812 Military Bounty Land Warrants 1815-1858, NARA Descriptive Pamphlet, M848. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1975.

[v] Bounty Land Grant Deed Number 140. “Pursuant to an Act of Congress regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for other purposes, passed the 3^rd day of March 1803, Johuyles This___ (?) Asignee(s?) to Moses Parkhurst, a private(?) in the Massachusetts Line is entitled to one hundred acres of land to be located agreeably to said act on any unlocated parts of the fifty quarter townships and the fractional quarter townships which have been refeserved for original holders by virtue of the fifth section of the Act entitled “AN ACT in addition to an act entitled an act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the Society of the United Brethren propagating the Gospel among the Heathens. Given at the War Office this twenty-eight day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 4. H. Dearborn, Secretary of War.” 

[vi] Sale of Property  in the State of Massachusetts on 6^th Jan 1797 for the Bounty Lands owned by Moses Parkhurst and sold to Samuel Ide (?) for $20 as witnessed by the Justice of the Peace J. Fisher. “To all Persons to whom theses Presents Shall come, Know ye, That I Moses Parkhurst of Franklin in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman in the Service of the United States of America, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Twenty Dollars to me in Hand paid at and before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents by Samuel Ide (?) of Richland(?) in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts … transfer and assign to the said Samuel Ide(?) … all the Right, Title, Interest, Claim and Demand … I may have to all the Land which I am entitled to … from the Congress of the United States of America, for my services as soldier in the Army of the United States of America, for and during the War with Great Britain …”

[vii] “Know all men by these presents that I S____ Fisher of P_______ in the state of Connecticut … to ask, demand, solicit and obtain in my name, from the United States of America. A grant or grants Patent, or Patents for all the land which Moses Parkhurst of Franklin in the County of Norfolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts is entitled to from the Congress of the United States of America for his services as a soldier in the Army of the United States for and during the war with Great Britain … this thirteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six.”

[viii] Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Packet: Service: Mass. Parkhurst, Moses  Number:S38293, B.L. Wt. 140-100

[ix] “Estate of Moses Parkhurst Town of Killingly Date 1827 No. 3114 … The following is the Articles of our Inventory of Property belonging to the Estate of  Moses Parkhurst …one Baluster Bed, Bedding and Bedlinen  50cts.,three chests 50 cts., one iron pot 50cts., one ___ pot 25cts., one tea kettle 16 cts., one _____  ______ 25 cts., one table 16 cts., one iron bar $1.00 one shovel 25 cts., one hand ____ 35 cts., one water pail 9cts., one small pail  and iron 12cts. $4.12 ___ his pension $42.35 cash. Fees $2.25.”