Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1292, Edward Brown, Va.
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SERVICE
Va.

Brown, Edward

NUMBER
R. 1292
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Edward Brown
Virginia
Rejected
Singleton's Report
Let 16 Mar: 35. W. Hoffman
1292
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[stamp] REJECTED
1292
Edward Brown
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank]
Discharged: [blank]
Application filed: [blank]
Alleges: List of rejected claims
printed in 1852, shows
cause of rejection as follows.
"Did not serve six months."
Attorney: [blank]
P.O.  [blank]
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Refent in
Eward Brown's case
an applicant

not [illegible]

Rep. Singleton Report
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Lewis County
Edward Brown. Applicant.
Christopher Nutter aged 74 yrs. says that Brown is
an old man, and that he came to this county Harrison after
the Revolutionary war was over, knows nothing of his having
done revolutionary services.
William Carder, has known Brown since 1785.
he knows at that time was a young man. 4 or 5 years
younger than himself. he Carder is 72 yrs. old.
Saw Edward Brown June 27. 1834. he says that he
is either 70. or 71 yrs old. was raised in Hardy County.
Settled in Harrison (now Lewis) County 43 years ago.
Says that in the year in which Cornwallis and
his army were captured at York Town in Virginia, he
was drafted to serve a tour of duty. he set out to perform
the tour of duty and got as far as Rickinham County.
(he started from Hardy) and there met the soldiers
returning from the war, & he returned with them. he
was given less than a month. Samuel Hornback
was his captain. this is all the service he done during
the war of the Rev. after his settlement in Lewis County
as before stated, he was continually out in the Indian
war.
R H Souther wrote his declaration. gave him
the same account of his services. that he has now given
made no contract with Nathan for compensation.
I the undersigned John J. Brown (son of
the above named Edward Brown) do certify that I was
present when the forgoing statement was made by the
said Edward Brown of his revolutionary services &
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that the same is correctly noted down. I further certify that
I was present when the said Edward Brown related his
Revolutionary & other military services to R H Southan,
and that the statement here given is precisely the same
that was made to the said Nathan. Given under my
hand this 27th June 1834
J J Brown
Witness
Nathan Goff

a true copy.
W. Singleton
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War Dept.
Pen. Office.
Mar. 16, 1835.
Sir:
The claims of the following named persons to pensions
under the Act of June 7, 1832, the merits of which have been thoroughly
examined by Mr. W. G. Singleton, a special agent appointed
by this Dept, for that purpose, have, upon the receipt of his report,
been rejected, to wit:
* * * *
Edward Brown.
* * * *
* * * *, all of Lewis Co. Va. You will please inform
them of this decision in their claims.
I am --
Weedon Hoffman, Esq.,
Weston,
Lewis Co., Va.