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Veterans Administration Washington June 20, 1938

RA-J/[KBL?] Jacob Parkerson-S.31902

Honorable Walter F. George United States Senate Washington, D.C.

My dear Senators,

Reference is made to your request in behalf of Mr. J.B.Pate of Amboy, Georgia, for the Revolutionary War record of Jacob Parkerson, who served in the Virginia Troops and received a pension.

The record of that soldier is given herein as found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 31902, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. No one applied for pension as the widow of this soldier.

Jacob Parkerson was born March 3, 1961, in Northampton County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in said Northampton County, he enlisted in the fall of 1777, as a private in the Captain Smith's Company,

Could not identify a Capt Smith of [?] 2" Regt. There was a Col. Smith of that reg; Identified Capt John Craddock.

2" Virginia Regiment, marched to Pennsylvania, wintered at Valley Forge, and with his brother, name not given, who was a sargeant in Captain John Craddock's Company, of the 2" North Carolina Regiment, said Jacob exchanged placed with a soldier of that company and regiment and joined Captain Craddock's Company which was then under the command of General Wayne; soldier was at the storming of Stony Point after which his company was ordered south: on the march, the solider was taken sick and remained in Virginia until he recovered his health, then went south to rejoin his company and regiment, but instead attached himself to the light horse under the command of Colonal Caswell in the North Carolina Troops: he stated that the entire length of his service was four years and six months.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 20, 1836, while residing in Pulaski County, Georgia.