Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R, Jacob Briant, Conn. Vt.
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
Conn.
Vt.
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riant, Jacob
or Bryant

NUMBER
R-

CONTENTS
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May
18, 184[5]
Lydia Bryant, do

Res for 23 1848

No papers
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10

J. L. Edwards
Com’r of Pensions
Washington City

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of no record evidence, or any person living that his
service can be proven by and therefore call for information
to obtain our due.
William Briant
Subscribed and sworn
day and year above
written before me A. Van Treyl J. Peace


The said Court do certify that satisfactory proof has been
made before said Court, that Jacob Bryant within
named died on the Sixteenth day of July 1842, and that
his wife died on the 8th day of December 1819
and that William G. Bryant, Samuel Bryant and Abigal Collins
were the only surviving children of the said Jacob and
Lydia their Father and Mother at the time of the said
Jacob, their father’s, death and all over twenty one years
of age.
A. Van Treyl one of the
Justices of the Troy Justices Court

I Prentis L Jones Clerk of the Justices Court of the
City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer being a Court of Record
Do Certify that the above contains the proceeding taking
before said Court in the application of the children of
Jacob Bryant for a pension. And the signature of
Abraham Van Treyl is his genuine signature subscribed
thereto and that he was one of the Justices of said
Court, at the date hereof -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Justices Court this 14 day of July 1845
P. L. Jones
Clerk
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State of New York County of Rensselaer ss -
On this 14 day of July 1845. Personally appeared
before the Justices of the Justice Court in the City of Troy
County aforesaid. Being a Court of record, William G. Briant
of the County and State aforesaid in the 58th year of his age
who being first duly sworn according to law, Testifies and
says, that in order to obtain the benefit of the act
of Congress passed the 7th June 1832 Saith that he is
one of the only surviving children with Samuel Bryant
and Abigal Collins of Jacob Bryant and Lydia Bryant
(deceast) their Father and Mother at the time of their
Father’s decease who died in the County of Windham
State of Vermont on the Sixteenth day of July 1842
in the Ninety fifth year of his age. And that their mother
died on the 8th day of December 1819 [&] the said Children
of the said Jacob aforesaid. And to be allowed what our father
would have been entitled to for his services in the Revolutionary
 war had he applied in his life time. I further depose
that I have often heard our father tell of his services while
residing in Connecticut under Capt Chamberlin and
according to my best recollection in Col Warner Regiment.
[I] often herd him say he was in the battle of Bunker Hill
and other skirmishes six months as a private and
that his second service was in the State of Vermont
under Capt. Demmick as Lieutenant for 18 months.
Was at Bennington Battle and the taking of Burgoyne
and other services as he has often heard him tell-- But
what Colonel or Regiment I cannot recollect but think
it was Colonel Allen. I further depose that I have
often herd our Father say that the reason he did not
apply was because he could not obtain it under the law of 1818
on the account of property, so he declared he never would.
I further depose that I have often seen his Commission, which
was thrown about and at last lost-- and that I know
of
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of no record evidence, or any person living that his
service can be proven by and therefore call for information
to obtain our due.
William Briant
Subscribed and sworn
day and year above
written before me A. Van Treyl J. Peace


The said Court do certify that satisfactory proof has been
made before said Court, that Jacob Bryant within
named died on the Sixteenth day of July 1842, and that
his wife died on the 8th day of December 1819
and that William G. Bryant, Samuel Bryant and Abigal Collins
were the only surviving children of the said Jacob and
Lydia their Father and Mother at the time of the said
Jacob, their father’s, death and all over twenty one years
of age.
A. Van Treyl one of the
Justices of the Troy Justices Court

I Prentis L Jones Clerk of the Justices Court of the
City of Troy in the County of Rensselaer being a Court of Record
Do Certify that the above contains the proceeding taking
before said Court in the application of the children of
Jacob Bryant for a pension. And the signature of
Abraham Van Treyl is his genuine signature subscribed
thereto and that he was one of the Justices of said
Court, at the date hereof -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of said
Justices Court this 14 day of July 1845
P. L. Jones
Clerk
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Lansingburgh July 14th 1845
Sir
I enclose you the application of the Heirs
Jacob Bryant for a Pension.

Yours Respectfully
Andrew Zollett

J. L. Edwards Com'r
of Pensions