Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,610, Francis Brown, Continental N.H.
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(3-1776) SERVICE Continental N.H. Brown, Francis NUMBER S.45,610 CONTENTS
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18.576.
New Hampshire
 
Francis Brown
of Grafton Co in the State of N. Hampshire
who was a private in the Regiment commanded by
Colonel Poor of the N. Hampshire
line, for the term of 9 months.
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Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commenced
the of June 1818-

Certificate of Pension issued the 4 of May 182
and sent to Hon. T. Whipple in
H. Reps

Arrears to 4th of March 1822-358.1
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1822. 48.5
$406.15
[illegible]
(Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.)
Died Jan 1.1829
A.B. 
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Grafton Co
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No 4
Frances Brown
Capt Jas Huntoon
Col Bean Regt
N.H. Line

Francis Brown
Priv
Col Poor's
N.Hampshire Regt
1776 9 months
5 June 1818
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton ss.)
On this 8th day of June 1818, before me the
subscriber, one of the Judge of the Court for the probate of with for said County
personally appears Francis Brown
aged seventy seven years, resident in
Bridgewater
in the said State, 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 Francis Brown enlisted in to the continental service
in the State of N. Hampshire as a private
in the company commanded by Captain Winton
Commanded by Col Poor
of the regiment
that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States,
until the the expiration of the term of eighteen months having
for a second year in the same corps when
with a [illegible]
when he was discharged from service in the year
State of Massachusetts at Winter Hill; that he was in the battles of
Prospect Hill in 1776
and
that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country to
support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
[Signature] E Evans Judge of Probate

I Edward Evans Judge of the Court for the
aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said
need of assistance from his country for his or
did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common
enemy; 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.

June 9th 1818 [Signature] Evans Judge of Probate

In testimony whereof
set my hand & have here
of said Court be and state
above written
Evans Judge of Probate
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I Francis Brown of Bridgewater
Grafton  Cy & State of New Hampshire Depose &
say that from mature deliberation & more perfect
[signature] since making my original Declaration
& application (here unto annexed) for a pension under the act
of Congress passed in the 10th day of March
1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons
engaged in the revolutionary war with Great Britton "
that entered said service on or about the first of May 1775
for the term of eight months in the Company commanded
by Capt Sullon in the Regiment commanded by
Coll Enoch Poor in the New Hampshire Line
that I faithfully served  said United States against the
Common enemy the full period of my inlestment
that afterward on the first of January AD. 1776 of
again enlisted in to the same corps for the time of
one year & continued in said Corps during the term
of my enlistment according to the best of my ability
being a part of the term unable to do duty by injury
of in your time by accident while in son
that the time of my discharge was the first of the
year 1777 the time stated in my former Declaration
being 1778 was by mistake that the words Prospect
hill should read Bunkershill

Frances his x mark Brown

Grafton is
State of New Hampshire
August 10th 1821 then personsonally
the above named Francis Brown &
made solemn oath that the above
Declaration by him subscribe
contains the truth & nothing but the
truth before me
[Signature] E Evans Judge of Jud
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 State of New Hampshire
Grafton at the Court of Session's holden at
Haverhill within & for the County of
Grafton in the last tuesday of February
AD 1822 being a court of record by law
establish
Present the honorable
Daniel Blaydell Chief Justice
Hugh Ramsey
Abel Merrill
Saml Hutchins
Saml Burns 
Personally appeared Francis Brown aged about
seventy eight years resident in Bridgewater in said
county who being first duly sworn according to
law doth on his oath declare that he served as
soldier in the revolutionary war was from the
first of May 1775 until the last of December 1776 in
Capt Tiltons Company in Col. Enoch Poor, Regt that
he was in the battle the 17th of June 1775 near
Bunker hill that being the only battle he was
in that the date of his original declaration is
10th of June 1818 that he has not received a pension
certificate & no pension - That he was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 15th day of
March 1818 and that he has not since that time by
gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property
or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring himself within the provisions
of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land & naval
service of the United States in the revolutionary war
passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and
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that I have not nor has any person in trust
by me any property or security contracts or debts
due him nor has he any income direct or indirect whatever and that he has not any real
or personal estate to the amount of me and
excepting poor bedding & wearing apparel
that by occupation he is a farmer a very infirm
and incapable of performing any manual
labour that his family consists only of himself
and wife that she is totally incapable of doing
any thing towards her support
witness S P Webster
Edward Towle
Francis his x mark Brown

Sworn to and declared before the Justices
of said and on this twenty sixth day of
February AD 1822 UED Woodward Clerk

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
I Geo Woodward Clerk of the Court of
Sessions for said county of Grafton
do hereby certify that the foregoing
Oath & declaration are truly copied
from the records of said Court. I further
certify that it is the opinion of said
Court that the said Brown is worth
nothing
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of said Court and this
26th day of February AD 1822
[Signature] EW. Woodward Clerk
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M.C.S.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
May 6, 1925
Mrs. William L. Manchester
Bristol, P.O. Box 432
R.I.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 45810, it appears that Francis Brown enlisted May 1, 1775, place not stated, served as private in Captain
Tilton's Company, Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regiment; was
in the battle of Bunker Hill, while helping to erect a building a
piece of timber fell and badly injure him; he was discharged January
1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 8,
1818, at which time he was a resident of Bridgewater, Grafton County,
New Hampshire, aged seventy-seven years. He died January 28, 1828.
In 1822 he referred to his wife, her name not stated. There is
no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner
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The schedule must be exhibited before a court held in the county where the applicant resides
return this envelope
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45610
INVALID
Revy
File No. 45610
Francis Brown
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 62
(Arrangement of 1870.)

Mch 16/90 Soldier pens
Theil Joy. Boston
Above ext pa
Mar 29 97
1925 May 6 Hist to
Mrs. Urn.L. Manchester 
W.C..S.
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Brown, Francis S. 42610
Send to Mrs. Wm. L. Manchester
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Bristol, (P.J.P.O. Box 462 
Personal inquiry
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I Nicholas Giles of Sandbornton in the county
of Strafford in the State of Newhampshire
on oath declare, that I was a Soldier in
 Cap. Sinclairs Company Col Poors
Regt on the continental establishment, in the
Year 1776 and was personally acquainted with
Francis Brown who was a soldier enlisted
for one year in said Poors Regt
 the first of January 1776, and after words
was detached to [illegible] to raise a Barrick
near Linchmores Point, said Building full
by which means said Brown was
much hurt, the bottom of his belly
was broken, he was ruptured and
unable to join the Reg. when it
Marched and was furloughed
by his Col untill he should be able
to sjoin, and he never was
able that year, and remains a
poor ruptured Cripple to this day
[Signature] Nicholas Giles

Strafford
State of Newhampshire
personally appeared the above named  Nicholas Giles
a reputable freeholder in the County of Strafford
and made on oath to the truth of my above Deposition by him
Subscribed before me
[Signature] Joshua Lovejoy Justice of the peace
and Quorum
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State of
New Hampshire
Secretary's Office
August 6. 1821
I hereby certify that Joshua Lovejpy Esqr
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
certificate, was at the date thereof viz
on the 11th of April last a Justice of
the peace for the County of Shafford in
said State duly appointed and commissioned
and that to his acts and attestations as such
faith and credit an due
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the public seal of said
State at
Concord on the day of the date hereof
[Signature] Saml Sparhawk Secretary
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I Robert B Wilkins of Concord in the County of Rockingham
in the State of New Hampshire depose & say that I was a
Lieutenant in the New Hampshire line in the
continental revolutionary Army, and was personally
and well acquainted with Francis Brown who
enlisted as a private soldier the 1st of January1
1776 under one Joseph Huntoon for one year
into Colonel Enoch Poors Regiment, said Reg.
was upon the Continental establishment, said Huntoon
and said Brown had both served eight months
in Capt Tiltons Company in said Poors Regt
in the year 1775 and said Huntoon did serve
the whole of said year 1776 in said Capt
Tiltons Company in said Poors Regd therefore I
concluded that said Huntoon reenlisted said
Broton into said Tiltons Company
but I know positively that said Brown
did enlist the St of January 1776
soldier for one year in Col Enoch Poors
Regt and did faithfully serve several
months in said Reg after which he was
detached to assist to frame & raise a storehouse
Barrack near Linchmoors point in
Cambridge Massachusetts, when a misfortune
happened in attesting to raise the frame
some of the timbers fill, and one sunk of the
umber fell accrost said Brown body
and bruised him in a most shocking manner
it broke the bottom of his belly & rustered
him exceedingly had, he was so badly wounded
that his life was dispaired of for some time
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said Brown was carried to a house of one of the
Citizens and the Regimental Surgeons attended him, and one Nicholas Giles a soldier
Nursed him he laid languishing in that
situation considerable time when his Regtt hat
is to say Col Enoch Poors Regt was
ordered to march, when Col Poor with the
Person & his mate visited said
Brown and found him so low and
disabled that by the Surgeons advice
Colonal Enoch Poor Gave Said Francis
Brown a furlough or rather a pass
permitting him to go to Brintwood in
New Hampshire whenever he should be
able and there remain until fit
for duty I saw said Brown a year after
he was hurt and he had not then got
able to do duty, and he has never been
able since it was all in consequence
of or injury or disability which he recd
when doing his duty as a soldier of the 
United States
[Signature] Robert Wilkins

State of New Hampshire
Rockingham IConcord July [illegible] 1821
Be it known that on this
thirtieth day of July A.D. 1821 before me Joseph Law. Notary Public within & for said State
personally appeared Robert B. Wilkins & made
solemn oath that the above certificate by
him subscribed is just & true
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my Notarial
Seal at Canan in the County & State
aforesaid on the day aforesaid-
[Signature] Joseph Low, Notary Public
I certify that the deponent to the foregoing
certificate is a credible witness-
J Low Not Pub