State of North Carolina
County of Burke
On the 14 day of March 1836 Samuel Parks of the County of Burke and State of North Carolina appeared before me, Robert C Plan?on, one of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County who being first sworn deposeth as follows vis;
That he was born in Amherest County Virginia on the 28 day of November 1757.  That his father emigrated from that county when he was about 10 years old and settled in Wilkes County N.C. know then as Rowan Co. where he remained until the year 1796 when he moved from Wilkes into the adjoining county of Burke where he at present resides.
He further states that his father has 17 children, 8 boys and 9 daughters.  That his sons all married and left his father previous to the War of the Revolution except George Parks and himself.  That his brother George was likewise born in Amherst County Va.  That from a record made by his father he (Samuel) now has in his possession, George was born on the 5th day of August in the year 1759.  That his brother the said, George resided with his father in Wilkes County (then Rowan) during the War or at the commencement of the War of the Revolution, that both himself and George Parks served in the War.  That he remembers distinctly that the first service performed by George Parks was in the charator of a substitue for one Cornelius Sale (brother in law of ours).  That he will not pretend to say the time this service was rendered nor the length of time he was engaged.  He thinks however that it was in the year 1776 and that George about 16 years of age.  That he remembers he served in Capt. Wm. Lenoir's Company of Militia commanded by Col. Isaacs.  That one William Gray was a Leut. in said Company.  That his brother Leut? for a some few months and that he returned and that he understood from him that during his service he had been part of the time engaged in the building and defending Fort Defiance in Wilkes County.  he likewise says he understood he was a Sergeant in the Army.
Some time afterward he will not pretend to say precisely how long or at what time though he thinks it was not longer than six months perhaps not so long the said George Parks again entered the service as private under the command of Capt. Samuel Johnson in the Regiment of N.C. Militia under the command of Benjamin Cleveland.  This expedition he went as he understood and believes to the Watauga River against the Indians.  He acted as Sergeant on the tour on the others I am not certain which, I think however it was the first.  My recollection does not enable me to state the length of this tour or the one performed under Capt. Lenoir.  another tour in which I myself served George Parks also served.  He was in the service a few days before I entered this War in the year 1780.  He served under Capt. Lenior in Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Cleveland.  During this tour we marched to King's Mountain but did not arrive at the place, the battle being over before we reached.  After meeting the troops camped at the Battle of King's Mountain we returned to Cain Creek in Burke Co. at which place I was discharged by Col. Cleveland to take charge of some two or three persons who were relatives of mine and had been so badly wounded in the Battle of King's Mountain as to render them unable to travel or continue in the service.  When I left Walkers on Cain Creek I left George Parks in the Army and did not see him again for some months until his return home when I understood from him that from Cain Creek when I had left him he had marched toward Salem.  I am again at a loss as to how long I myself was engaged in the service.  I should say however, that I was out some 3 or 4 weeks and that George was engaged longer but how long he remained after I left him I have no recollection.  My recollection does not enable to state particularly anything further relative tot he services performed during the Revolutionary War by George Parks.  The three tours spoken of are the most important that I am aware of his having performed.  We served frequent tours of short duration.  One that I heard him speak of was under Col. Locke this I think was before the service I was under Locke I remember myself.
We marched toward the Eastern part of the State and was gone for some time but for how long I will not for I cannot say.
George Parks moved from Wilkes too this County at the same time.  He remained here until about twenty years since when he left here and moved to Monroe County Indiana where he at present as I understand resides.  He has or had been when he left here twice married.  His last wife was the daughter of Wm. Reed by who he had five or six children when he left Burke.  He also had two sones, James and Pleasant who went with him from Burke when he moved to Indiana.
WILLIAM A. PARKS, A SON OF MINE LIVES NEAR HIS UNCLE GEORGE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.
Further the deponent saith not.  Sworn to and subscribed before me at Morganton date first written.

Joseph J. Erwin, Clerk of the Court witnessed that he knew the above persons and Daniel Moore.