Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,683, Othniel Brainard, Conn. Continental
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Service Conn. Continental 
Brainard, Othniel or Braynard
Number S,.44,683
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2112
New York
Othneil Brainard
Capt. Selden
Sergeant
Connecticut June '77- 6 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on the 25 of April 1878
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 of Aug. 1818
and _____ to William Malcolm Canasavage New York
Arrearages to ___th Sept 1 1818
4th 16  31st
894'66
Suspend ser cant file within & letter to the pension 12 Dec 1825
See letter to Hon J.G Stower, Ho: Dept 27th of April 1828
See letter Sept 12, 1828 to Sec of War V
Dropped in Roll 13 Sept 1828 under city 15 May 1828
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Othniel Braynard
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State of New York
Court of Common Pleas
County of Madison
On this 3rd day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court, being a court of record for the said county (created as such by the laws of the state of New York) Othniel Braynard aged 65 years, resident in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as follows: In Colonel Samuel B Webb regiment, in Captain Gelden- company in the Connecticut line, according to the original declaration of his declarant, bearing date the 25 day of April `1818 and the is now a pensioner and holds a pension certificate from the war department of the United States, numbered 21.21 and bearing date on the 6th day of August 1818 and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or ay part thereof , with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled 'an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March 1818:- and that I hae not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed."
Schedule
One cow $16- logy $6- mone chest of ___$6 $28
two nubn platters $1+ 3 plates/ tuts? $0.75 one set of knives & fork,  3.25
one table $2.50 one Mnuss kettle $6- six bhonis $3   11.50
six binthers plates $0.63 one bhaft ? $1 ____Oight kettle 3.38
one ____$0.50 ______& _____$-37 _____$-25 1.16
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Othniel Brainard
Private + Sergeant
Wm. Malcolm
Canasaraga N.Y.8-
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State
Office
of
County of Madison &
State DISTRICT OF New York, ss.
On this 25th day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the
Judge of the Court of Common of the County & State aforesaid
for the
said district, personally appeared Othniel Brainard
years, resident in Lenox
aged sixty two
in the said who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain
the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled ""An act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:"" That he,
the said Ohniel enlisted
in Chatham
in the state of
Connecticut
in the company commanded by Captain Belcher
of the Conneticut time, in Colonel Huntington's
Regiment in January 1777 as a private + sergeant
that he continued to
serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States until the month of June
1783
when he was discharged from service  at West point in the
state of New York
that he was in the battles of Sag Harbor, Br
wick and Monmouth
and that he is in reduced 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.
I
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
John Stocking
Judge &c

Othniel Brainard
⎬
I, John Stocking
Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears
to my satisfaction, that the said Othniel Brainard did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the
term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and
testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to
the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dated April 25
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John Stocking
of New York Clerk I certify that on the 25th day of April 1818 John Watkins officer
Madison County was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the
SEAL OF ┃
County of Madison duly qualified also that the signatures
to the above appear to be in his own proper hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal
said Court the 6th day of May 1818
J. Nell Hurd Clk
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
Madam:
M
June 11, 1925
Mrs. J. W. Knorr
4135 Tacoma Ave.,
Fort Wayne, Ind.
I have to advise you that from the papers in the
Revolutionary War pension claim S. 44683 it appears
that Othniel Brainard or Braynard enlisted in Chatham,
Connecticut in January 1777, served as a private and
Sergeant in Captain Belcher's Company, Colonel Hunting
ton's Connecticut Regiment and as Sergeant in Captain
Ezra Selden's Company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connectiticut
Regiment, was at the battles of Sagg Harbor, on
mouth and Brunswick and was discharged in June 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
April 25, 1818 while a resident of Lenox, Madison County
, New York aged sixty-two years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife aged fifty-eight
years, her name not stated. In 1835 his wife was referred
to as Grace.
They had only one child, Buckley a son who was
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living in Lenox, New York in 1825. Said Buckley had a
son Philo.
The above noted is the only soldier named othniel
Brainard found on the Revolutionary War records
of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF.
Commissioner
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44683
INVALID.
Kay
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File No.
Othniel Brainard
Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: 18th March 1818.
Index: -- Vol.
3
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Arrangement of 1870.]
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Apl 13
℗
Present
Commissioner of Pensions
W Greening
Va
Othniel Brainard
JL Edwards 
Esqr
Commission of Pensions
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April 17th 1843
Dear Sir
Will you please inform us
if Mr George Greenway late of Craigs Creek
Montgomery County Va was not entitled to a
pension under the act passed and approved on
the 7th June 1832, and whether his heirs, and
furnishing the requisite evidence, are not entitled
to what was due him under that law, at his
death; and also if the necessary evidence to
entitle him to pensions are not on file in
your office, which will obviate the necessity
of the heirs furnishing evidence, only to establish
the fact of their being the legal heirs,
Othniel Brainard, served during the war of the
Revolution seven years as Sergeant in the first
regiment of the Connecticut line under Col
Josiah Starr, Mr Brainard's name stands
on the revolutionary pension list of New York.
We wish to be informed if his heirs are not ent
titled to Bounty lands for his military services
and if so, what evidence must be brought forward
to substantiate the claim, more than what you
have already in the Office,
J L Edwards Esqr
Very respectfully Yours &c
A & J E Kendall