Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 1942, Moses Brown, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.         Brown, Moses [stamp of star above name]
NUMBER S1942
carded
CONTENTS

B. May 26, 1752, in Dinwiddie Co. Va. there at enl. in 1832 res. of Davidson Co. Tenn.
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Rev. War   1942

INVALID

File No. 1942  [illegible work written vertically]
Moses Brown
Pvt. S.C. line
Act:  June 7, 1832
Index:--Vol. A, page 42

[Arrangement of 1870.}


Virginia Line. Records corrected 
Nov. 17 '03 a
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1810
West Tennessee
Moses Brown
of Davidson in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain    of the Regt. commanded by Genl. Gates - in the So. Carolina line for 15 months - 
Va Line Records corrected Nov. 17 /03
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of 50 - Collars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 1wth day of Nov: 1832 - and delived (delivered ) to W13. Servis, 5 Auditor
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832  75.-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th March 1833  25-
$100. -
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 9 Page 144
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
State of Tennessee}
Davidson County} Ss.
On this 15th day of October 1830, personally appeared in Court before the Justices of our said Court now sitting, Moses Brown a resident of the County & State aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress, passed June 7th June 1832.
That he entered the Service of the United States, under the following named officers, & served as herein stated to wit, That he was born in Dinwiddie county Virginia, on the 26th day of May 1752, and entered into the Service of the United States as a drafted militiaman sometime in the month of July 1780 under Capt. Pegrinn - they marched from the County in which he was born & enlisted to the American Army under the Command of Genl' Gates - in South Carolina - After they got to the Army of Genl Gates, he was taken sick, and lodged in the hospital, and there remained until after the battle at Camden, in which Genl Gates the American Commander was defeated by Lord Cornwallis the British Commander - Upon retreating from the place of battle his company took him out of the hospital and carried him along with them as far as Hillsboro in North Carolina - in their retreat to this last place they secured many of the enemy including tories as well as the british - he was here discharged by his Captain - After his discharge he went home, and staid there but a very short time before he was drafted a second time, and placed under the Same Capt. Peagrum, and marched for the General rendezvous of the Continental army under General Muhlenberg stationed a what was called Stoner's Mills - her by the influence of some of his friends Genl Muhlenberg was prevailed upon to send him to Petersburg in Va. as an artificer in which capacity he served until the battle at Petersburg took place, in which he bore his part -
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Our Army was defeated at Petersburg, and they retreated with much haste, to Chesterfield Court-house in Virgia (Virginia) and from thence again to Osborne's on James River, & from there they marched to Little-York, but did not arrive there until after the surrender of Lord Cornwallis - The whole of ars composing the army was here dismissed and i returned home - If he received any certificate for his service in either the first or last tour, he has no recollection of it - he has none now & must have lost it if he received any - he served fifteen months in all - seven in the first, and eight eight in the last expedition - 
(He further stated that he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony ^he can procure who can testify to his service crossed out).
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State - 
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open court
Henry Ewing Clerk

Moses Brown

Question Where * in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born in (illegible crossed out) ^ Dinwiddie County Virginia on the 26th day of May 1752.
Question. Have you any record of your age, and if so, what is it? 
Answer. I have often seen my age in Virginia recorded in testament belonging to my Grandmother - I am Eighty years of age -
Question - where were you living when called into Service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer. I lived in Dinwiddie County when called into service: from there I moved to Davidson County, Tennessee  I have resided here ever since for the space of thirty two years I suppose.
Question. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer or was you a substitute? & if a substitute for whom
Answer. I was no substitute - I was drafted twice and as I stated in narrating the facts of my Service, was placed in the service of the Continental Army, as a volunteer Artificer -
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Question. State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troop, where you served; such continented Militia Regiments as you can recollect, the general Circumstances of your service ? 

Answer-  I don't know that I can recollect more than I have already stated with regard to officers. Genl. Stevens was an Officer who served with us & not heretofore spoken of - as well as Col Faulkner.

Question. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?

Answer. If I ever received any I have no recollection of it, and must have lost it if I did, as I have none now.

Question. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier in the Revolution?

Answer. In my neighborhood I am known by
Robert C. Foster Col Eph. H. Foster and William Lytle, will testify as to my character for veracity for character, and their belief of
my services as a soldier of the Revolution.

Sworn to and Subscribed in open court October 15" 1882  Henry Ewing Clerk
Moses Brown [signature]
We William Herrin ___"___"___" a Clergyman, residing in the County of Davidson & Thomas Ferebee a Justice of the peace for said County residing in the same County do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Moses Brown, who he subscribed
& sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be about eighty years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have
been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court October 15th 1832 Henry Ewing Clerk
William Herrin [signature]
Thomas Ferbee [signature]

I do hereby certify that Moses Brown served in the American Army as he has stated in the
within Declaration   October 15th 1832
Sworn to and subscribed in open court
Henry Ewing Clerk
Moses Brown [signature]
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State of Tennessee | Ss
Davidson County | Court of pleas and quarter Sessions October Term 1932
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and
after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the before named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies
that it appears to them that William Herrin who has signed a preceeding certificate is a
Clergyman resident in said county and that Thomas Ferebee Esquire who has also signed the same
is a Justice of the peace resident in the same county and that they are both respectable &
creditable persons and that their statements are entitled to full credit. And that said Moses
Brown is himself a man of good Character & Standing in his neighborhood.
Signed in open court October 15th 1832
[signature] E P Connell
[signature] Will Williams
[signature] J Wharton 
State of Tennessee | Ss
Davidson County
I Henry Ewing clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for
said county do hereby certify to whom it may concern that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings of said court in the matter of the application of Moses Brown for a pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of said court to be also affixed
at office in Nashville on this 15th day of October
A.D. 1832 [signature] Henry Ewing 
Moses Brown
Pension Claim
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for 1780 service
15 months
$50