Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1281, Benjamin Brown, N. C. Pa.
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(3-1776)

Service: N.C.

Service: Pa.

Brown, Benjamin

R. 1281
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Application of

John Brown

Benjamin F. Brown

Joshua B. Clinton

Vilet Steel

For unclaimed pension
due their Father Benjamin
Brown deceased

Attornees
Jenken & Logan
Murphysboro Ill.
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State of Illinois Jackson County. fs.

On this fifth day of May A.D. 1851 personally appeared in open court before the County court of said Jackson County State of Illinois new sitting. John Brown, aged forty six years a resident of Jackson County State of Illinois Benjamin F. Brown, aged fifty nine years, Joshua B. Brown aged fifty three years, both residents of Perry County State of Illinois and Vilet Steel aged fifty seven years a resident of Randolph County in said state, who being first duly service according to law doth in their oaths make the following declaration for the purpose or in order to obtain the areers of unclaimed pension to which their father, Benjamin Brown was entitled at the time of his death by the provisions of the act of Congress [illegible] May 15th 1828, and [illegible] subsequently and [illegible] granting pensions to Officers and Soldiers who served in the war of the Revolution.

That they with Samuel Brown who is a citizen of the state of Missouri and Elizabeth Crow who is a resident of the Bigere Territory (They informed the the said Samuel Brown of their intention to make this application and he said  do so. But he could not be here. The said Elizabeth they have not had any direct information from for the space of one year past.) are the only children and heirs at law of said Benjamin Brown deceased. They say that their father Benjamin Brown was a soldier in the war of the Revolution for more than seven years that he entered the service some time in the year 1784 in the State of North Carolina or Pennsylvania and was most of the time in the Southern division of the Army. He entered the service as an Ensigne in the third Regiment of Infantry, and was soon afterwards promoted to the office of Captain of the company to which he belong, and continued in command as Captain until the close of the war. He was several times a prisoner of war. was in the battles of Salliviens Island, Charlestown, Cowpens, Utaw Springs, Guilford, Savannah, and several others and last of all was at the taking of Cornwallis, and was shortly after discharged. The said Benjamin Brown died in the County of Perry in the state of Illinois on the 10th day of January A.D. 1829 and left no widow serving him. They have no [illegible] evidence of the facts, neither do they know any person living by where they conference his said service. That he was under different Col. Sumter, was the name of one, he was under Generals Gates, Greene, and Washington and [illegible] others. He never made any application to the government for a pension during his lifetime, to their knowledge. They make their application in Jackson County
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for the reason that one of them lived in said County of Jackson and it was more convenient for them to go there than any other place.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court all  {illegible} being first made theirs.

John  x his mark  Brown
Benjamine F  x his mark  Brown 
Joshua B  x his mark Brown 
Vilet  x her mark  Steele 

And the said court does hereby declare his opinion to be that the above Benjamin Brown deceased was the Father of the above named declarants, and that he was a soldier in the war of the Revolutionary War.

Jefferson Allen Judge of the County Court of Jackson Co.

State of Illinois
Jackson County ss.
May Term AD 1851.

Personally appeared in open Court before the County Court of said County of Jackson John Logan and A. M. Jenkins residents of said County of Jackson ["County" crossed out] State of Illinois who being first duly sworn according to law on their oaths say that they are well acquainted with John Brown, Benjamin Brown, Joshua B. Brown and Vilet Steel, and also with Benjamin Brown deceased before his death and that they knew that the persons above named and and who have made the above declaration, were always reputed to be the children of the said Benajmin Brown deceased and acknowledged by him as such, and that they believe them to be his legal heirs.

Sworn to in open Court in the day and year aforesaid. 

John Logan
A. M Perkins 

And the said Court does declare it to be his opinion that the said that the declarants are the legal heirs of of said Bejamin Brown deceased. And that John Logan and A. M. Jenkins are credible Witnesses.

Jefferson Allen
Judge of the
County Court of
Jackson Co Illinois
Illinois
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State of Illinois   55.
Jackson County
I, John A. Logan Clerk of the county court of said County of Jackson State of Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of application of the heirs of Benjamin Brown deceased for errors of unclaimed pay due their father as a soldier of the war of the Revolution.
In testimony whereof I hence hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 7th day of May AD. 1851.
John A Logan Co. Clk
By Cyrus Thomas  D. C.
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[illegible] Brown & others [crossed out]

Benj. M. Brown dec.
Illinois
Act 13- May 1828.
Rejected
del Jenkins & Logan
Oct 4/51

Jenkins & Logan
Murphysboro
Ill
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Benj. Brown died Ills.
act 15th May 1828.
Rejected
To Jenkins & Logan Oct 4th 1851
1281
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1281
REJECTED [stamped sideways]
[illegible word handwritten sideways]
Children of
P. O. Benjamin Brown
Service: _________________
Enlisted: ________________, 18
Discharged: _____________, 18
Application filed: ________, 18
[illegible, crossed out]: Claim filed too late to be entered on list of 
[illegible, crossed out] rejected claims printed in 1851.
Attorney: __________________
P. O. _________________
________Recognized. _________Contract.
__Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___,18  .
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Copy
October 4 1851,
Messrs. Jenkins and Logan
Murphysboro, Ill
Sirs:
The application of the heirs of Benjamin Brown for a pension under the Act of 15 May, 1828, has been received an examined. They are mistaken in supposing their father served to the end of the war.
We have complete returns of all the officers and men wo served and his name is not found among those who returned from Pennsylvania or North Carolina. The claim is therefore rejected.
Very truly,
J. Wilson.
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J. E. Heath Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
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Murphysboro Illinois
June 3rd. A.D. 1851.
Sir,
Enclosed and sent herewith please find the application of John Brown, Benjamin Brown, Joshua B. Brown, and Vilet Steel, the heirs at law of Benjamin Brown deceased for the amount of unclaimed pension due him the said Benjamin Brown at the time of his death for service as an officer in the War of the Revolution
Yours Respectfully
Jenkins & Logan
Atty' for applicant
J. E. Heath Esq.
Commissioner of
Pensions,
Washington City.
D. L.