Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,219, John Brown, Va.
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(3-1776) WC
SERVICE Va.
Brown, John
NUMBER S.39.219
CONTENTS enl. in James City Co. Va. Jn 1818 aged 55 yrs., & res of New Kent Co. Va.
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(3-1776) WC
SERVICE Va.
Brown, John
NUMBER S.39.219
CONTENTS enl. in James City Co. Va. Jn 1818 aged 55 yrs., & res of New Kent Co. Va.
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4,732
Virginia Roll
John Brown 2d Private Virginia Line 4 In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia-at the rate of-Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st of October 1812 and Sent to
["John Tyler Pa[illegible] Charles City Courthouse Virginia" crossed out] -Hon Mr Tyler H. of Rep. Dec. 2, 1818-
Arrears to 4th of September 1818- 29:44-
Semi-anl. all'ce 4 March 1819-        48:-
3 mos. - 24                                     $77:45
17/31-4:38
4/30-1:6   

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}
5 Years
Struck from rolls
Inv Pen-
N: Kent Cy

[below written sideways at right]
I have received a letter from Judge Marshall in which he states that Porterfield was a state regt
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correct
New Kent County, State of Virginia to wit:
On this 15th day of May in the year 1818 before us the subscribers, justices of the peace and Judges of the county court of New Kent aforesaid, personally appears John Brown aged fifty five years resident in the county aforesaid, who being by us first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by a late act of Congress intituled [entitled] "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service in the United States in the revolutionary war," that he the said John Brown enlisted in the service of the United States in May 1778-in the County of James City in the State of Virginia in Porterfields Regiment on continental establishment, That he continued to serve in said Regiment or in the service of the United States untill the end of the Revolutionary War, when he was discharged from service at little York in Virginia, That he was in the Battle when Gates was defeated, and at the siege of York when Cornwallis was defeated, and that he is in reduced ["in" crossed out] circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except ["the enclosed" crossed out] [illegible] certificates-
Sworn to & declared before us the day and year aforesaid~
Ro. Warren  Seal
R. Graves  Seal
S. W. Crump  Seal
W Douglass  Seal
Beverly Crump  Seal
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We Robert Warren, Richd. Graves, Seaton W. Crump, Wm Douglass, and Beverly Crump - Justices of the peace and judges as aforesaid do certify that it appears to our satisfaction that the said John Brown did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceeding Declaration, against the common enemy and we now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before us to the secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress~
May 15th, 1818.
Ro. Warren  Seal
R. Graves  Seal
Seaton W. Crump  Seal
W Douglass  Seal
Beverly Crump  Seal
[seal at left]

I do hereby certify that the foregoing was sworn to in open court and signed by the members thereof. Whereupon I have hereunto set my hand as clerk of the county court of New Kent in Virginia and affixed the seal of my Office this 15th day of May 1818~
Barthow. Dandridge CC
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In Council February 5th 1808
It is advised that John Brown be allowed his bounty of Land as a private during the War in the Continental Army. 
Danl L Hylton Clerk of Y Cy

On the 15th of March 1808 a military Bounty land Warrant issued to the above named John Brown as a private of the Continental line for two hundred acres. 
Wm Price Regr
Land Office}
April 5th 1808}
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39219
INVALID.
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Revy 
File No. 39219
John Brown Prv Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 59
{Arrangement of 1870.}