Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17,864, William Brann, Va.
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Virginia

Brann, William Sr.

S. 17,864
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17864

INVALID

File No. 17,864

William Brann , Sr.

Private Revolutionary War

Act: June 6, 1832

Index:: Vol. 1, Page 438

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]
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23.689

Virginia

William Brann Sr.

Enlisted in he State of Virginia
who was a private in the __  commanded
by Captain of the __ Regiment commanded
by Colonel Morgan in the Virginia
line for 16 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 53 dollars 33 cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of March 1834
and Honorable J. M. Chinn

Arrears to the 4th of March 1834.   159.99
Semi-annual allowanced ending   26.67

          $186.66

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Nathaniel  Rice Clerk,
Book E. Vol. Page 4
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Westmoreland County State of Virginia On this the 6th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said county William Brann Sr. a resident of the county and state aforesaid. Aged 85 years and 10 months 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. I was born in the aforesaid county of Westmoreland on the 6th day of May 1748 according to my fathers family record which I now have in my possession in my fathers family bible. I have ever lived and do still continue to live in the aforesaid county only when I was in the service of my country. To the best of my knowledge in the year 1777 I was drafted to perform an 18 months tour of duty and having no person to work but myself and having a wife and several helpless children (which wife is now living and is 82 years of age), I concluded if I left them for so long a period of time they must suffer. I therefore hired a man to take my place who was at that time bound to serve as a servant for seven years for which I gave the enormous sum of nine thousand pounds of tobacco which amount by the assistance of my friends I actually paid and was then of having the liberty of remaining with, and labouring for my wife and children. But contrary to my expectation, I was immediately enrolled with the militia and ordered on guard and marched to Sandy Point on the Potomac River under Captain Daniel Morgan and Lieutenant William Atwill where we continued to the best of my recollection 5 months from thence we marched to Peckalone where we stayed 2 months from thence to Baileys warehouses where we stayed 5 months from thence to Momony ferry where we stayed one months under Captain George Garner from thence back to the Rapahanock River where I was placed under Captain Harrison for 2 months. I was then ordered down to the siege of Wallis at Yorktown but in consequence of a desparate rising under my right arm I was examined by Captain Harrison and sent home as being entirely unfit for duty where I remained for several months unable to render any service to myself or family during the aforesaid time of duty I served under command of three different colonels. To wit Colonel Lee, Colonel Washington, and Colonel Lane. I have no documentary evidence of any service but am well satisfyed that I served at least sixteen months during which time I rendered no service for myself or family.
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I deem it unnecessary to make a further detail of my services as I intend having hereunto annexed the affadavits of respectable persons of my county. To with Moses Self who was a regular soldier of the Revolution and now a pentioner of the United States and James McKoy who served in the militia and was at the siege of york. It may not be amiss I hope for me to make known that I have 13 children 10 sones and 3 daughters. 5 of which served faithfully from the commencement to the close of the late War. I also have a numerous host of grandhildren, but alas, myself and wife worn out with years and cares are now tottering on the brink of the grave and I have but little hope of enjoying the mercy and benevolence of my country but a very short time at most. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatever. 
William Brann Sworn 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Before me Bendt Walker  J. P.  
I Moses Self served ages 72 years a resident of Westmoreland county and state of Virginia, a soldier of the Revolutionary War and pentioner of the United States do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Brann who has signed and sworn to the foregoing declaration. That he is a respectable member of the Methodist church that I believe him to be 85 years of age that I know him to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War and have personal knowledge of his being drafted and of his giving nine thousand pounds of tobacco to a man by the name of Laurence Clarke to take his place and that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and such is my belief.         Moses Self Senr.     
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid     
Before Me Bendt Walker J. P.    
I James McKoy aged 74 years a resident of Westmoreland county and state of Virginia do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Brann who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be 85 years of age and have a knowledge of his services as I served with him in the militia. A great part of the time set forth by him and do believe the foregoing declaration to contain the truth that he is respectable in his neighborhood and believe to have been a soldier of the Revolution as is stated by him in his declaration. James McKoy Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid     
Before Me Bendt Walker J P.
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I Samuel Templeman a clergyman residing in the county of Westmoreland and state of Virginia aged 76 years do hereby certify that I am and have been long acquainted with William Brann Senr. who have subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration that I believe him to be 85 yeas of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that it is my belief that he was, and further that he is a man of high standing and due credit should be allowed to his oath.      
Samuel Templeman 
Sworn and subscribed this 8th day of March 1834     
Before me Bendt Walker J.P.      
And the said Benedict Walker a justice of the peace in and for the county of Westmoreland in the state of Virginia do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that he said William Brann Senior was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he stated in his declaration and that the said applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court and I said Benedict Walker further certify that Moses Self and James McKoy who have signed the preceeding certificates are residents of the county aforesaid and are credible, and persons of good standing. And further that Samuel Tempelman who hath signed the above certificate is a regular ordained Preacher of the gospel of the Baptist order A resident of said county and that each of his statements are entitled to good faith and credit given under my hand this 8th day of March 1834. Bendt Walker  J.P.
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State of Virginia Westmorland County to wit - I, William Hall, Clerk of the County Court of Westmoreland in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that Benedict Walker Esq. before whom the within declaration of William Brann Senr and the several certificates annexed thereto were made, is and was at the time of attesting the same, a Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that five several certificates within purporting to be the signature of the said Benedict Walker are his genuine signatures.    
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Signed my name and affixed the seal of the said Court this 8th day of March 1834 in the 58th year of the Commonwealth    William Hall  Clerk of the Court of Westmoreland County

Hon J M Chinn 30.069

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