Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1238, John Baptiste Brognard, French New Jersey Residence In 1823
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(3-1776)

[column headings: 
Service
Number]

Service:
French

Brognard,
John Baptiste
Mary

Number:
R1238

[Handwritten notation: New Jersey Residence in 1823]
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Marriage Certificate

Dr. John Brognard

to

Mary Herd
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State of New Jersey
Burlington County ss

	John Pope one of the magistrates appointed for said county to whom it may concern send Greetings:

These are to certify that I have this
day joined together in the Holy Bands
of Matrimony Doctor John Brognard
and Mary Herd and pronounce them Lawfully Man & Wife.  Witness my
Hand and Seal at Mansfield this Twenty seventh day of February One Thousand 
Seven Hundred and ninety one 1791

			John Pope [signature]

Witness persons
 G. Garnier
Caleb Wright
Wm. Reynolds
Margaret Reynolds
[signatures]
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State of New Jersey
Mercer  County ss

	On the 29th day of December 
A.D. 1846 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace
In and for said County, personally appeared 
Francis J. Brognard Esquire a resident of the
Township of Hamilton in the County of Atlantic and
Sate Aforesaid, in the Thirty first year of his age, a 
Person of credibility and truth, who being duly sworn
According to law on his oath saith.  That his is the Grandson of Doctor John Brogrand late of the county of 
Burlington in the State of new Jersey deceased, altho [although]
young at the time of his grandfathers death, still he 
has a distinct recollection that he spoke the English
language with a broken accent, that he has since
understood and believes that his said grandfather
was a Frenchman by birth and left Salice in France
when quite a young man with the foreign volunteers and
served in the American Revolution till near its close
after which he settled in Burlington County and 
there practiced medicine till he died sometime in the 
year 1823, that his widow Mary Brognard now
resides in the City of Philadelphia, she still remains 
the widow of his said grandfather and is now making
application for a pension for the services of his said
grandfather in the American Revolution.

Frans. J. Brognard [signature]

Sworn to and subscribed the day 
and year above mentioned 
Before me Fredk Kingman [signature] J.P [initials]
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Mary Brognard, dec.

Widow of

John Brognard

Pennsylvania Act
July 7th 1828.

Additional evidence.

Evans & Sharretts
Washington City.
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State of Pennsylvania
County and City of Philadelphia  ss.Close
Updated by (just now)


	Be it known that
on this eighth day of July, in the year one thous
and eight hundred and fifty seven before me, 
an Alderman and Justice of the Peace, of 
the City of Philadelphia, in the County and 
State aforesaid, personally appeared, Mrs. Maria
Dunphy aged sixty three years, a resident of
No. 1927, Cherry Street, in the City of Philadelphia;
Who, being duly sworn according to law, on 
Her oath declares, that she is the Daughter
of John B. Brognard, and of his widow, Mary
Brognard, who made application for a
Pension from Philadelphia city, under the 
act of July 7th 1838; which was not granted
and no part of which, has ever yet been al
lowed or drawn.   The further declares 
on her oath as aforesaid, that her mother
the said Mary Brognard, the application for 
pension as aforesaid, died in the city of 
Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania,
On the twentieth day of February A.D. 1832; of
Which there is not so far as she knows, or believes, any public record; but of which she
Has family record as follows; to wit:
“Departed this life on Friday the 20th Februa-
Ry 1852, Mary Brognard widow of Dr. John Brognard in the 82nd year of her age”.  She 
Further declares on her oath as aforesaid that
she (Declarant) is the only child or direct 
heir at law, left by her mother the said
Mary Brognard, deceased as aforesaid, at the
time of her death, and that she (Declarant) 
is the only legal claimant of the Pen-
sion, to which she believes here 
was justly entitled.

Maria Dunphy [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me, on the
day and year first above written and
I certify, that I am well satisfied of
the credibility and truthfulness of Declara[nt
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[declar]ant; that the above extract is a true copy  of 
a family record in the possession of the declarant; that of the authenticity and trust
of said record I have no doubt, that 
said record is part of a family record, in 
an old family bible, well work, large,
(weighing six and three greater pounds) and not
Legally unavailable.  I further certify that 
I have no interest in the claim.

		Alex R Martin [signature]

State of Pennsylvania		)
County and City of Philadelphia  )  ss.

	Be it know that on
This ninth day of July, in the year one thousand
Eight hundred and fifty seven, before me, an
Alderman and justice of the Peace, of the City of
Philadelphia, in the County and State aforesaid, 
personally appeared Joseph R. Brognard,  importing
merchant, of No. 6 Jones Alley, in the City
of Philadelphia; and made oath in the due form
of law; that he is thirty nine years of age; that 
he is the second son of John B. Brognard, 
and his first wife; that the second wife of 
his grandfather, was Mrs. Mary Brognard, who
applied from Philadelphia for a Pension;
that he was personally well acquainted with
his step grandmother, the said Mrs. Mary Brognard
and with her family; that he knows she
died, and was buried in the City of Philadelphia,
in Laurel Hill Cemetery; that when the said 
Mary Brognard died, she left one child only
her surviving; to wit Mrs. Maria Dunphey, of
said City of Philadelphia; and finally, that
he has no interest in this claim. 

	Joseph R. Brognard [signature]

Also at the same time, personally appeared
before me, L. Ney Brognard, importing merchant
of No. 11 Bank Street, in the City of Philadelphia, 
in the County and State aforesaid, and made
oath in due form of law, that he is thirty 
seven years of age; that he is the Grand[son]
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[grand]son of John B. Brognard; that he was well
acquainted with Mrs. Mary Brognard of Philadelphia City, the widow of said John B. Brognard; that
the said Mary Brognard died some five years 
ago, in the City of Philadelphia; and that she
left one child only, her surviving; to wit: Mrs.
Maria Dunph, now a resident of the said City
of Philadelphia; and that he has no interest
in this claim.

	L. Ney Brognard [signature]

Sworn and subscribed before me, this ninth
day of July, A.D. 1857; and I hereby certify, that
I am fully satisfied, that affiants are cred-
ible persons; I further certify that I have no 
interest in this claim.

	William Ogle [signature]
	[Drawing for a Seal]
	Alderman 
	Ex Officio Justice of the Peace

[There appears to be a tear in the page with writing on it with the words – in the – which th {illegible} 185{illegible last number}

State of New Jersey )
County of Middlesex) ss.

	I, Nicholas Boosann, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas, of the County and State aforesaid
do hereby certify, that satisfactory evidence has been
exhibited to said Court, that Mary Brognard, widow of
John B. Brognard, was a resident of the City of Philadel-
phia, in the County of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, where she died, in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and fifty two, on the twentieth day of February; 
and that the said Mary Brognard, when she died,
left one child only her surviving; to wit: Mrs. Maria
Dunphy, of Philadelphia.
	In testimony whereof, I have
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hereunto set my hand and seal of
office, at the City of New Brunswick,
this eleventh day of July, 1857.
	N. Booraem [signature]

[There’s a tear in the document with illegible words showing through]

Mary Brognard, des
Widow of 
John Brognard,
Pennsylvania Act
July 7, 1838
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Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873

1238

[Stamped Rejected] [with illegible writing]

P.O. Mary Brognard

Service:

Enlisted:  Francy, 18

Discharged: CEP, 18

Application Filed:     , 18

Alleges:  List of rejected (or suspended) 
Claims printed in 1852.

Re-enlisted:  shows cause of rejection (or suspension) as follows:
“A physician in the French Army.”

Attorney:

P.O.

_____________ Recognized.  __________Contract.

__________Cert. of Dis.  Searched for _________________, 18  .
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State of Pennsylvania,
County of Philadelphia, ss.

	I, Edward G. Webb, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County, Do Certify,
That   Alexander Martin & Williams Ogle
before who the annexed affidavits were made, were at the time, and now 
are Aldermen and ex-officio Justices of the Peace of the City of Philadelphia, duly commissioned and
qualified to administer oaths and affirmations, and to take acknowledgements &c., and to all whose acts, 
as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere, and
that our signatures thereto are genuine.
		IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of 
said court, this tenth day of July, A.D. 1857
			Thomas p Uffton [signature?] Prothnotary,
			Edu Grett [not a signature - seems to be the same hand as that which subscribed Uffton]
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13258

Rejected

[illegible letter] Penn  John

Mary Brognard

Let to Hon. Gis Lykez

Feb. 25th '47 do to

Same May 13 1847

Evan J Sharretts August 11/57

1238

Act 7th July 1838
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Pension Office
May 12, 1847

Sir

	Enclosed herewith is the
Original Discharge of John B. Brognard
Written in the French language; also copies
of the other papers which were filed by
his widow; Mary Brognard, in support
of her claim to a pension under the
Act of July 7, 1838; it being in consistent
with our rules to return the originals.
	I will be obliged to you for an
Acknowledgement of the receipt of the
discharge.

Hon George Sykes, 
Mount Holly
New Jersey

13258 PA
38 Regd
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Hon Geo Sykes
Feb 25 '47
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Sir

Pen Off [Pension Office]
February 25th, ‘47

	I have the honor to
inform you that Mary Brognard
is not entitle to a pension for
the service of her husband in
the allied French corps under
the Duc de Lauzun in which 
his discharge shows he, served
from 15 Nov 78 to 1 May ’83 – 
If you should present the case
to Congress you will find that a pension by special act was granted ^on 3rd March '31^ to Peter Cleer of Baltimore who belonged to the same corps.

Hon Geo Sykes
	H. R.
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Hon Geo Sykes
	H. R.

Washington, July 20th 1857.
George C. Whiting, Esq.
Comm of Pensions

	We herewith enclose the
evidence showing the period of the deceased of
Mrs. Mary Brognard, and the name of Her
surviving child.
	The papers in this case, will be found in
this suspended files of Pension [?] Acts July 7th 1838, 
No. 13258.  The service of Dr. Brognard is
Established by record evidence from 13th Nov 
1778, to May 1st 1783, and this marriage is also
established by record evidence, as having taken 
place 27th July 1791.
            This errand of the Pension Office in the adjudication of this claim is this.  The office aforesaid, that Dr. Brognard was a surgeon,
when in fact, he was a sergeant, in the Grenadian
company of foreign volunteers under Count Sagius
This is evident from his discharge, as his description list is given therein; his height, age, color of eyes &c, and and that he paid £300 into the
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Treasury of the Company, as [illegible], in order to
obtain his discharge.  He is expressly designated
as a Sergeant.  If he had been a surgeon
He could have resigned at his pleasure.
There is another fact, which  is worthy of notice
[illegible] even heard of a descriptive list of an officer?
Under the 3rd dictate of the Acts of July 7 
1832, Mrs. Brognard is clearly entitlled [entitled] to a
Pension of $120 per annum (see Journals of Congress
Mary 27th 1778) under Acts July 7 1838, from 4th March
1836 to 20 July 1852, the day of her death.
	We hope that his claim will receive 
your early attention.
				Very respectfully,
				Evans J. Sharretts
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Near Mount Holly NJ

May 24th 1847

Col James L Edwards
Comr of Pensions

	Your letter of the 13th
instant enclosing the original discharge of
Dr John B Brognard written in the French
language – together with copies of Mrs Brognard's application for a pension and sundry affidavits &c – reached me safely last evening
on my return home after an absence of several
days -    Permit me on behalf of his grandson to thank you
for returning the former – as well as for copies
of the latter – 

Your friend sincerely

Geo Sykes
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Trenton March 16, 1847

Col James L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

	Some time since
I enclosed to you the discharge of Doctor John Brognard with sundry other papers relative to his services
in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary
War – upon an application of his widow for a pension
and in reply to my communication you state that 
Mrs Brognard was not entitle to a pension
	One of the grandsons of Dr Brognard expects to
leave for Europe soon and it will be of importance to him to have his grandfathers discharge
	Will you do me the favour [favor] to send the 
papers I left with you in Mrs Brognards case to me
by mail at your earliest convenience – as she is 
desirous of presenting a petition for a pension at the 
next session of Congress

Your friend sincerely

Geo Sykes

Direct to me at Mt Holly
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House of Representatives
Washington City Feby 16th 1847

Col James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

	I herewith enclose to you 
the application of Mrs Mary Brognard widow of Doctor 
John Brognard dec late of the county of Burlington and
State of New Jersey for a pension, with sundry documents relative to the case -  You will oblige
me by taking it up and reporting it to me at your
earliest convenience

	One of the grandsons of the applicant intends going to the place of his grandfathers nativity in France
in a few months on business which may render it
important to have the original Passport and discharge 
of his grandfather with him and on the account as 
translations of them accompany the papers I desire you
to return the originals to me xxxxxx with your report -    Doctor John Brognard and Mary
his wife (the applicant) were persons of the highest respect
ability and integrity of character – From my earliest 
recollection up to the time of his death in the Spring
 of 1823 they resided at the Village of Columbus then
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called the “Black Horse” within five miles of the residence of my
father in the County of Burlington -  of fine talents
and studious habits he was for many years anterior to his
decease the most eminent and distinguished Physician in 
that Section of the country.  Being the only Physician
employed in my fathers family (except when sometimes
accompanied by his son Dr Francis Brognard) I was a 
patient of his shortly before his death and have a distinct
recollection of his personal appearance which corresponds
in every particular with the description of him in the
passport herewith enclosed his age of course excepted
	His language was strongly marked with a foreign accent
and by the older most intelligent and best informed citizens he was said to be a Frenchman by birth and
to have served in the American Army in the Revolutionary War -   From my knowledge of the hand
writing and signatures of John Pope and Caleb Wright
I am fully satisfied that the marriage certificate here
With enclosed is a genuine Document
       The statements of Mrs Brognard and her daughter
Mrs Dunphy are entitled to the fullest and most implicit
credit

Your Friend Sincerely 
Geo Sykes
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State of Pennsylvania
County and City of Philadelphia

On the first day of February A.D. 1847, before the Subscriber one of the judgesof the Court of Common pleas in and for said County
in and for said County Personally appeared
Maria Dunphy a resident of the city of Philadelphia
a person of credibility and truth, in the Fifty-third 
year of her age, who being duly sworn according 
to law on her oath Saith that she is the daughter
of Doctor John and Mary Brognard, that  her
father Doctor John Brognard died on the 17th
day of April 1823, in the county of Burlington
and State of New jersey, that she well recollects
the military discharge and marriage certificate
now attached to her mothers declaration from
her earliest infancy, had often heard her father 
say he came from France with General Lafayette 
and served in the American Revolution. She also
distinctly recollects the scar under her father's
right eye as described in his discharge, deponent
is a widow, with whom Mary Brognard (her
mother) resides. She has remained a widow ever
since the death of her husband the Said Dr.
John Brognard.
Sworn to and subscribed             }
the day and year above written   }          
Maria Dunphy
Before me.                                    }
              A. V. Parsons  Judge
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State of Pennsylvania
City & County of Philadelphia ss
I John Smith
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for
the County aforesaid do certify that the
[illegible] Suson V Parsons before whom the annexed
Affidavits were made and who in his own
proper handwriting has thereto subscribed
his name was at the time thereof and
now is an associate Judge of said Court
(being a Court of Record] duly commissioned & qualified
to all whose acts as such full faith and credit
are and ought to be given as well in courts
of Judicative as thereout.
	In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affix
The seal of said Court this Second day of
February Anno Domini one thousand and
Eight hundred and forty seven (1847)
John Smith (signature)
       Prothonotary
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Mary Brognard
Widow of John
Per 
Act 7 July 38
Mgrd 23

Hon Geo. Sykes
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY

I, Charles G. McChesney, Secretary of State of the
State of New Jersey, do hereby certify, that Frederick 
Kingman Esquire, before whom
the within affidavit [taken stricken out] of Frank J. Brognard
was taken [illegible]
was, at the time of doing thereof, a Justice
of the Peace
in and for the county of Mercer in said
state, duly commissioned and sworn; that full faith and credit
are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signa-
ture thereof is in the proper handwriting of the said
Frederick Kingman

In testimony whereof, I have hereunder set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Tren-
ton, in said state this Sixth day of February A.D. on thousand 
eight hundred and forty-Seven
Charles Mc Chesney [signature]
Sec’y of State.
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State of Pennsylvania
County and City 
of Philadelphia   SS

	Be it Known that on
the first day of February AD 1847, before the 
Subscriber on of the Judges of the Court of Common
Pleases in and for said County, personally
Appeared Sara McGlees a resident of the 
City of Philadelphia a person of credibility and
truth in the Sixty first year of her age.  Who
being duly affirmed saith that she is a 
half sister to Mary Brognard widow of Doctor
John Brognard late of the County of Burlington
And State of New Jersey deceased affirmant
lived with the said John and Mary Brognard
from 1801 to 1808 often heard him say he
came with the French army to the Country
and Served in the American Revolution he 
died in the year 1823 since which time his
widow has remained unmarried
affirmed and subscribed
the day and year above written
before 

Sarah McCleese [signature]

A.C. Parsons [signature]
Judge of the Court Common Pleas
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Military discharge.

We the undersigned certify To all whom it may
concern, that we have given a full discharge to the within
named John Baptiste Brognard to go wherever he sees
fit Said Brognard is Seargeant in the Grenadier Company in the Corps of Foreign Volunteers of Lauzun [Volontaires-etrangers de Lauzun], a native
of Salina in the provence [province] of Franche Comte' in the Jurisdiction of Besancon [Besançon], aged twenty two years, five feet seven
inches in height, oval face, acquiline [aquiline] nose, black eyes,
chestnut hair & eyebrows, a scar under his right eye, and
slightly marked with the small pox.
	Done at Wilmington the first day of the month of
May 1783.

Trentman [signature]

The said Brognard has served very faithfully in the corps
since the 13th  Nov. 1778 until this time and has obtained this
Discharge by the payment of three hundred pounds which he
has paid into the Treasury of the Caps.

(Translation)
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Declaration “July 7, 1838” Supplements

State of Pennsylvania
County and City
of Philadelphia                   ss

	On this first day of February
One thousand eight hundred and forty seven
Personally appeared before subscriber one of the 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County,
in and foresaid county Mary Brognard a resident 
of the City of Philadelphia and in the Seventy Eighth
year of her age, who being first duly affirmed according
to law, doth on her affirmation make the following declaration 
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by 
the act of Congress passed “July 7, 1838” entitled “an 
act granting half pay and pension to certain widows
and the several Supplements thereto.
	That she is the widow of Doctor John Brognard
a native of France who came to this country and 
served as a Seargeant in the Granadier Company in the 
Corps of Foreign Volunteers of Lauzun in the Service
Of the United States during the Revoluation war under
The Marquis Lafayette for upwards of four years as 
She has often heard him say and believes as is set forth in her said husbands miliary discharge attached
hereto, which has been in her possession since his death.
That the description of her said husband’s person
as contained in his miliary discharge is correct and
that “John Baptiste Brognard” written therein and 
“Doctor” John Brodgnard” written in the Marriage Certificate
was the same identical person, the husband of declarant
	That soon after he received his discharge he
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located himself in Burlington County New Jersey where
he married and practiced medicine a profession
which he has studied in France till the time of his
death.  The claimant was his second wife.
	She further declares that she was married
to the said Doctor John Brognard on the twenty seventh 
day of February Seventeen hundred and ninety one
as stated in her marriage certificate hereto attached
	That her husband the aforesaid John Brognard
died on the seventeenth day of April Eighteen 
hundred and twenty three.  That she was not
married to him prior to his leaving the Service but 
the marriage took place previous to the first
of January Seventeen hundred and Ninety four
viz. at the time above stated.
Affirmed to and subscribed on the
day and year above written
Before A.V. Parsons [signature]
Judge

X her mark 
Mary Brognard

	I hereby certify that the above
declarant is unable to appear in open Court
on account of bodily infirmity
	A.V. Parsons [signature]
	Judge
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Pension Office
August 11th 1857.

Gentlemen,
	The claim of the heir of Mrs. Mary Brognard for
arrears of pension has been examined & rejected.
	A pension
was denied Mrs. Brognard in here life time for the reason
that her husband served in the Allie’s French Corps under the Duc de Lauzun.
	The first section of the act of 7th June, 1832, provides
that a soldier in order to be entitled to its benefits, must have served in the
Continental line, State troops, volunteers or militia.  The husband of
Mrs. Brognard did not so serve & consequently she was not entitled o a 
pension.  It is quite immaterial whether John Brognard served as an 
Officer or a private; the fact that he did not serve in the Continental
line, State troops, volunteers or militia [cross out] is conclusive
against the allowance of a pension to him if he were alive or 
his widow, if living or arrears of pension to their children

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