Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 72-200, Gideon Brownson, Continental
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE Continental
Brownson Gideon
NUMBER Disability pension and claim
B.L. Wt. 2 - 200 - Major in Warner's Regt.
Issued Feb. 14, 1793 - no papers.

CONTENTS
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Brownson, Gideon
His name appears on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by the District Court for the District of Vermont, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on May 22 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, pages 125 and 172

Rank: Major
Regt: Colonel Seth Warner
Disability: Received thirteen gunshot wounds, viz: one through his left shoulder, at the battle of Bennington the other, on Fourteen Mile Island, in Lake George in an action with savages, in different parts of his body,

When and where disabled; August, 1777, and July 1779. Bennington and Lake George

Residence : Brattleboro

Remarks: Received commutation, which is not returned.

Evidence complete, see page 172.

cannot find that this pension claim was allowed.
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309 W. 75th St, New York City
Nov. 17, 1928.

Bureau of Rolls and Pensions,
War Dept, Washington, D.C

Gentlemen:
I am interested in confirming certain traditions in my family and would like copies of such records as may be on file covering the service of the following in the Revolutionary War

General Gideon Brownson, of Sunderland, Vermont.
Colonel Timothy o  "     "
Colonel Eli  o  "   "(reported to have been in Battle of Bennington)
Captain Nathan "   [in different handwriting] no Capt. Nathan
Captain Gideon  "

Unofficial records show that some, if not all, served in Vermont units

Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am

Very truly yours,
T. M. Parks
(1st Lt. Res-U.S.A.)

[stamp]
US PENSION OFFICE
NOV 20 1928
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MHF/EEL
January 25, 1929

T. M. Parks
309 W. 75th Street
New York, New York

Sir:
I advise you that this bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services.

A careful search of the records fails to show claims on file on account of the services of Colonel Timothy Brownson, Captain Nathan Brownson or Colonel Eli Brownson.

The records show that one Gideon Brownson was Major in Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment, War of the Revolution, was in the battle of Bennington where he received one gun shot wound through his left shoulder, and thirteen other wounds in different parts of his body, in July 1779 while in an engagement with Indians on Fourteen Mile Island in Lake George.

He received Warrant No. 72 for two hundred acres of bounty land, which warrant was issued February 14, 1793,
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for service in the Revolutionary War.

There are no further data on file as to his services and none whatever as to his family.

As a possible means of obtaining further information relative to the military service of the above named soldiers, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city.

Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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V.L.M.

June 4, 1921.
Mrs. Cora DePuy McGuire,
Cheboygan, Michigan.

Madam;
In response to your letter dated the 19 ultimo, you are advised that the Rev War records of this Bureau show that Gideon Brownson was a Major in Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment, and received thirteen wounds at the battles of Bennington and on Lake George. He was allowed 200 acres of bounty land on Warrant No. 72 which issued February 14, 1793.

There is no data on file as to his family,

Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

See S.F. 18780
Nathaniel Chipman for letter of inquiry
June 4. 1921