Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1257, Thomas Brooks, N.C.
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SERVICE 
N.C.
Brooks, Thomas
Martha

Number R.1257

Contents
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States of Georgia.
Habersham County. 

On this 10th day of June 1852. Personally appeared in open court before the court of Ordinary now sitting. James Brooks a resident of Sain County and states aged Seventy four years who after 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 Congrefs paper June 7, 1832. That he is the son of the late thousand Brooks of North Carolina who informed him that he performs a great deal of Service in the revolutionary war in the state of North Carolina as an officer of high grade and perhaps sound as a private declarant also further says that the said Thomas Brooks informed him in his lifetime that he was married to Martha Temple before the commencement of the revolutionary war and that he tho said James Brooks remembers that his father Thomas died on the 31st day of July 1812 and his mother Martha died on the 10th day of May 1844 both in the state of North Carolina. Chatham County and that he now applies for the Pension and due his mother Martha at her death. declarant yet further says that he has understood from his father that he was in the fourteen battles during the war but does not remember the names of the places where they were fought.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the pursuant and declares that his name is not on the pension role of any agency in any states that he is the son of the above named Thomas Brooks and Martha Brooks and that only one that he knows to be now living and was their seventh child. Sworn to and subscribes in appear court this day and year above written and certify that I am not intrusted in the result of its case nor case comes in its prosecution. 
James Brooks
Cicero H. Sutton
Ordinary

I Ciaro H. Sutton clerk escofiance of the court of ordinary in and for the county of Habersham State of Georgia do
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hereby certify that the above declaration contains the original recordings of the Gais court in the matter of the applications of James Brooks for the pension due his mother Martha Brooks at her death. 
The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seat of the said court this 10th day of June 1853. and I certify that I am not intrusted in the result of the case nor concurs in its persecutions. 
Cicero H. Sutton ME Ex officio C.O. 

No 7978
Martha Brooks
no 9 Thomas 
Geo
July 4, 1836
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Phebe
[remainder illegible]
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Martha Brooks Geo

4th July 1836


McRae CC for Lumpkin
Jan 5, 1856
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[copy too dark- illegible]
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[crossed out- Acts of July 14, 1862 and March 8, 1873]

1257
[stamped] REJECTED

P.O. Martha Brooks
widow
service: Thomas Brooks

Enlisted:___, 18
Discharged: ______, 18

Application filed:____, 18

[illegible] eges:  1853

Re-enlisted:______

Attorney:_______
P.O________

_Recognized. ___Contract
____Cert. of Dis.  Searched for ___, 18
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State of Georgia
Franklin County
Personally came this day Rachel Martin aged Eighty Six (86) years and after being first duly sworn according to law, saith an oath that she was raised in the state of North Carolina, Chatham County and was acquainted with Thomas Brooks and Martha, his wife of the same place from her first recollection and as far back as between seventy and eighty years and knew them to be living together as husband and wife as that time and that they had a son by the name of James Brooks who was their seventh child and they only one that she knows to be living at this time who resides in Habersham County State of Georgia and is applying for the pension due his mother the above named Martha at her death. 
Affiant also further says that tho said Thomas Brooks was honored with the title of Major and that she understands that he and his wife both died in the state of North Carolina and that he died first sworn to and subscribes before me this 8th day of June 1853.
William J Martin JR 
Rachem Martin
I hereby certify that the above named affiant may be relied on for truth and honesty and that her
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mine is such as entitles her to be considered a credible witness. I further certify that I am not in trusted in the result of the case nor concerned in its prosecution.
 
William J Martin 

I William I Oliver clerk of its inferior court of Franklin County states of Georgia do hereby certify that William J Martin Esq before whose the forgiving affidavit was encounter is and was as the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly certifies and qualifies and that the name that subscribed is his genuine signature in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my label and seal of office this 15th day of June 1853 and I certify that I am not intrusted in the results of the case nor concerned in its persecution
Wm I Oliver CIC
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Patsy or Martha Books
[illegible]
Ga
Suspd or admd

GC ames
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State of Georgia
Habersham County }  SS

Be it know, that before me, the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared James Brooks a resident of the county and State aforesaid and made oath, in due form of Law, that he is the identical J W. Brooks who has made application for a Revolutionary Pension, due, and payable to him as the child and heir at law of Brooks late decd widow of  Thomas Brooks who was an officer in the War of the Revolution- That he does by these presents constitute and appoint George C Ames, Esquire, of Washington City DC his true and lawful attorney, for him and in his name, to prosecute his said claim which has been made out and filed in the Pension office, with full and ample power to act for him in the premises, to file additional evidence and arguments, and to do all acts necessary to a complete and final adjustment of his said claim. Hereby ratifying and confirming all that his said Attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done, in the [illegible].   James Brooks
Witness J. T Carter
Witness J S Alley

Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, this 12th day of April 1834.  George H Martin J Peace

State of Georgia
Habersham County } I , Philip Martin Clerk of the Superior Court of said County, do hereby certify that Geo H Martin
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Esquire, before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney and affidavit have been proven and acknowledged is and was at the time of the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for our said county and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine. 
Witness my hand and official seal, this twelfth day of April AD 1834  Philip Martin Clerk SC.
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Hughes is suspended
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State of Georgia 
Habersham County }  SS

On this 12th day of October 1853, Personally appeared before the court of Ordinary at a call term now sitting in said county James Brooks a resident of Habersham county State of Georgia. aged seventy eight years. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on this oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1835 That he is the son of Thomas Brooks and Martha his wife who were married in the State of North Carolina  in Chatham County on the 20th day of August 1764. That the said Thomas Brooks often informed declarant that eh served as a Major in the Revolutionary war in the State of North Carolina. That the said Thomas died in said State and county on the 31st day of July 1812. and the said Martha died in the same state and county on the 10th day of May 1844. and that he declarant now applied as the only known surviving heir for the pension due his mother the said Martha at her death.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the said court and I certify that I am not interested in this case nor concerned in its prosecution.  C. H Sutton Ordinary            James Brooks

State of Georgia
Habersham County }   I Cicero H Sutton clerk Escoficia of the court of Ordinary in and for said county, do hereby certify that the above contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Brooks for a pension. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of October 1853 and I certify that I am not interested in the result of the case not concerned in its prosecution.  Cicero H Sutton Ordinary and Ex officia CCC
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State of Georgia 
Habersham County }
I Edmund Adcock do hereby certify that I was raised in the State of North Carolina Chatham County near to Major Thomas Brooks and that I have known him from my first recollection to the days of his death and that he was always regarded by the community as having served in the revolutionary war as a major. I further certify that I was intimately acquainted with James Brooks within named as the son of the above named Thomas Brooks and Martha his wife and know him to be the same identical man who applies as within stated, and that I am now seventy years old. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of October 1853.  John H  Wyly JIC     Edmond Adcock (his mark)

I hereby certify that the above named affiant who testifies to the identity of James Brooks is a resident of Franklin County State of Georgia and that he is a credible witness and that I am not interested in the result of the case nor concerned in its prosecution.  John H Wyly, JIC

State of Georgia 
Habersham County }  I James E Wriggs Clerk of the Inferior Court of said county, do hereby certify that before  whom the foregoing certificate was executed is and was at the date of the same a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said county duly commissioned and qualified and that the name thats subscribed is his genuine signature  and that I am not interested in the result of the case nor concerned in its prosecution. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 12th day of October 1853.  James E Griggs Clk. IC
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Clarksville, Georgia
October 13th 1853

Dear Sir.
Enclosed, I sent the Declarations made out anew as instructed by the Department together with an affidavit of identity in the case of James Brooks and if allwed be so good as to send the certificate to me for him at this place.

Yours &C  Thos. J. Hughes

Hon L. P. Waldo Comr
of Pensions Washington City DC
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277
Pension Office
Sept. 13, 1853
Sir, 
The claim filed by you for the service of Thomas Brooks , decd, late of North Carolina should be approved(?) under the Act of July 4, 1836, if, as stated by his late widow Martha Brooks was married to him prior to the [?] of his said service and not as due the Act of June 1, 1832. Thomas Brooks having died as stated on the 30th July 1812. 
With a new declaration is noted the character of the same claimed
should be directly
set forth and
sustained according to the regulations
which can no doubt be [?] of 
Martha Brooks, his widow now a
resident of
Chatham Co N.C. and
was a soldier off such distinguished merit
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Thos Lumpkin Sept 13-83


or alledged in the papers submitted to the
office It is very clear, however from 
The certificate of the Comptroller
N. C. that then as now on [illegible]
the soldier named Thomas Brooks
the sence of that State during the
Revolutionary war and that one
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there never [illegible] per North [crossed out] Carolina for my [illegible] off.  Martha's husband [illegible] that graterly the evidence
[illegible] said it was granted under a
useful in establishing the identity
of a copy  of the manager [illegbile] 
Commit an obtained , and of
they are 
must sates per, the Faring Record
should be filed to sustain
the alleged date of the namager.
The papers  omitted of  go leave  her
filed with  suspended case under the
Act of July 4. 1836
Thomas Lumpkin,
[illegible]
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Washington DC
July 18th 
Enclosed you will find
declaration of James Brooks
son and heir of Martha Brooks
widow of Thomas ^Georgia claiming a
Pension
under act of 7th July, 1838 accompanied
proof of her husband's service
marriage to.
I am very re?
W. Sumpkin
Hon R.P. Waldo
Comm of Pension
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State of North Carolina
Comptroller's Office
I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry