Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1643, John Braden, Va.
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SERVICE Va.
Braden, or Bredon,  John 
NUMBER   S. 1643
CONTENTS [left blank]
carded

This Envelope Includes
FIANL PAYMENT VOUCHER
JBr
Received from GAO
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[Declaration page 1]

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832

State of Tennessee 
Claiborne County 
Court of pleas & quarter session September Term 1832-

On  this Eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand & Eight hundred & thirty two, personally appeared before the Justices of the court of pleas & quarter sessions of said County now sitting it being a court of record John Braden resident of the county & state aforesaid aged 72 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the services of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. He states that he was born in Augusta County State of Virginia in the year 1750 as he has been told by his father, but has no record of it.

He states that he entered the services of the united states a substitute for his father Edward Braden, the year he does not recollect in the company commanded by Captain John Young, the field officer was Major George Moffieth [Moffett] he was the only field officer of that Battalion at that time and marched from Augusta [Va.] state of Virginia to the Bigg Leavels [Big Levels, Lewisburg, Virginia now West Virginia] in the same state [Va.] & from there to a place called the little levels [now Pocahontas County, WV] 
in the same state aforesaid  [Va.] & there was stationed untill he was discharged, this was a three month tour

And he further states that in September 1777 he was drafted for three months his company was commanded by Captain William Henderson & that Major William Boyer [Bowyer] commanded his Regiment and marched from the county & state aforesaid to fort McIntosh on the north side of the Ohio River & there joined general [Lachlan] McIntosh's army - 

and from there he marched about one hundred miles further to a place called fort Tuskarouway [Fort Laurens, Ohio] he believes that was the name of the fort, tho he is not certain
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[Declaration page 2]

and from there he marched Back again to fort Macintosh [McIntosh] [Ohio] and there was mustered out of Service as they then called it .

He further states that some time in January 1781 he was drafted again for another three months tour his company was commanded by Captain James Trimble and his field officers was Colonel Sampson Mathews, Colonel William Boyce, and Major Alexander Robirtson [Robertson] and marched from Augusta County State aforesaid [Va.] to Fredericksburg in the same state & from there to Bolingreen [Bowling Green, Va] in the same state & from there to James river & crossed  the same a little below Scabbin point [Cabin Point, Va] as he thinks and by Smithfield [Va] and marched on near to Portsmouth [Va.] there he was stationed untill his time expired & there was discharged.

He further states that some time in June in 1781 he was drafted again for 20 days and marched from Augusta County  state aforesaid [Va.] through Richmond [Va] to a place called the Hickernut church [Hickorynut or Hickory Neck Church, near Williamsburg] under Captain Joseph Paterson [Patterson]. 

he was afterward attached to Captain Zaceriah [Zachariah] Johnson company and was in sight of a Battle at the place called the hot water [Battle of Hot Water Plantation, Williamsburg Va. June 1781]
and was what that time as they called a flanker at that battle  He states that he joined the army commanded by general William Campbell, general [Daniel] Morgan, & general [Peter] Muhlenberg and gen Wayn [Anthony Wayne] near the church aforesaid 

also on the 4th July Last aforesaid he was ordered by general [William] Campbell to take three men with him to guard two or rather to watch said roads as spies made that put in to the main road that leads from Richmond to Williamsburg and there the Enemy came to him & one of the enemy was shot by his co-spier & he (your applicant) was taken prisoner & was a prisoner 45 days & was then Exchanged back again, 

but while prisoner the Battle was fought near James town. General [Anthony] Wayne was the commander of the american troops. the Enemy was commanded  by Lord Cornwallis
[General Charles Lord Cornwallis] [Battle of Green Spring, Virginia July 1781]. Colonel [William] Boyer was taken prisoner at that Battle, 

he states that he was there discharged puting all the time together that he served makes nine months & 20 days. He states that he has lived in that state of Tennessee ever since 1792 that he left Virginia in that year, and  that he lives in in the county & state first above written
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12.188
John Breadon [Braden]
Tennessee
from 1777 private 
9 mos 31 days 
$32. 33/100

$64.66
16.16
80.32

Benj. F. Cloud Clk
Tazewell Claiborne T
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1643
INVALID. Revwar
File No. 1643
John Bredon [Braden] 
Pri Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-Vol. A. Page 112 [or 42] 
[Arrangement of 1870.]

John Braden 
Records Corrected 
Oct .21 '03 a