Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,610, Ebenezer Brown, Mass.
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Isaac Bolster's company, Colonel Ebenezer Learned's Massachusetts regiment. 

After the Revolution, Ebenezer Brown moved to Paxton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, thence to Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 28, 1833, then a resident of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, where he had lived "over" forty years. He died there April 1, 1834. 

Ebenezer Brown married January 1, 1788, Lydia Cogswell; they were both then of Paxton, Massachusetts. The date and place of birth of Lydia Cogswell were not given, nor were the names of her parents stated. 

The widow, Lydia Brown, was allowed pension on her application executed October 18, 1838, at which time she was seventy-two years of age, and living in Hubbardston, Massachusetts. She was then referred to as "the late wife" of the soldier, Ebenezer Brown. 

Reference was made to ten children of the soldier and his wife, Lydia Brown, only name designated was Dexter Brown of Hubbardston, Massachusetts. 

Hezekiah Newton of Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1838 aged eighty-four years, stated that he married the sister of the widow, Lydia Brown, but did not give the name of his wife. Catharine Newton of Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1838 aged seventy-six years, the widow of Ezekiel Newton whom she married in the month of August, 1780, was the sister of the widow, Lydia Brown. 

The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to the family. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment
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of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the widow, Lydia Brown, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data: 

Lydia Brown, widow of Ebenezer Brown
Certificate #1921
Issued February 27, 1839
Rate $29.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1836
Act of July 7, 1838
Massachusetts Agenoy. 

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Secretary's Office, August 8th, 1833. 
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Ebenezer Brown as Corporal is found on a Muster Roll of Capt. Isaac Bolster's company, in Col. Ebenezer Learned's Regiment, where he is allowed from April 27th to August 1st, 1775, fir services and travel, three months & twelve days. 3 mo = 12 dys
Ebenezer Brown claims further service under Capt. Isaac Bolster in Col. Ebenr Learned's Regt, the roll is not found in this Office. 
Sulivan(?) D. Bangsky