Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,667, Israel Brightman, R.I.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE:  R.I.

Brightman, Israel

NUMBER:  S. 29667

CONTENTS:  [Blank]
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21,921
Massachusetts
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Israel Brightman
Bristol in the state of Masstts
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Simmons of the Regt commanded
By Col. Cook in the Masstts 
line for 18 months R I
R J Mill
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Inscribed on the roll of Masstts 
at the rate of 60 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th da of March, 1831
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of Nov. 
1833 and sent to A Bassett
Taunton
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep.'33    $150
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mr '34  30
$180
{Revolutionary Claim}
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Go. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 2. Page 42
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27,040
Israel Brightman
Briston Co.
Mass.
Private 18 months
Capt Simmon Col Cook R I
On Roll Capt Simmons Line



A. Bassett Esq
Taunton Mass
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[Bold] Commonwealth of Massachusetts,  ) [end bold]
                 Bristol, ss.                                   )

At a Court of Probate holden at Westport in and for said County on the thirtieth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three before the Honorable Hodijah Baylies, Judge of the Probate, &c. for said County, personally appeared Israel Brightman a resident of Westport in the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged Eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832, make the following declaration.
   That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers served as hereinafter stated; to wit: under Captain Ephraim Simmons, Lieutenant Nathaniel Church and in olonel John Kook's Regiment, a general account of his service in the Revolutionary War will e found under the 5th interogatory,
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Ans. I was called into the service by draft.

5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers who were with the troops when you served ; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service.
The said Israel Brightman says the general circumstances of his service in the War of the Revolution is as follows (to wit) that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy four he moved from Westport, aforesaid into the Town of Little Compton in the State of Rhode Island and lived in said Little Compton Six years, that immediately upon his moving into said Town of Little Compton he was enrolled in the militia in what was called the South Company, in said town, that in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six he thinks in the Month of April he was drafted as a Soldier for half the time to guard the shores about Little Compton and on Rhode Island that he entered said service under Captain Ephraim Simmons, in Colonel John Cooks Regiment and Commenced Service on Rhode Island was at Newport and in the service in the summer of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Six and had not returned to the main when the British Troops landed there, and he marched to the other end of the Island and returned to Little Compton, this was in the fall of seventeen hundred and Seventy six and from the time the British took possession of NewPort in seventeen hundred and seventy nine, the said Israel says he was a drafted soldier belonging to the South Company in Little Compton aforesaid in actual service half the time and liable to be called upon at any other time as circumstances might have required, that his name among others is borne on the Company Rolls of Capt Ephraim Simmons now in the Pension Office at Washington attached to the declaration of said Capt Ephraim Simmons. That during the time aforesaid while the British has possession of Rhode Island
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The said Israel says he was employed as a guard and statiioned at various places along the Shores of Seconnet was a considerable portion of the time at the Church Farm so called on Seconnet Point, and at the time was at the Langley House so called at Fogland Ferry, was in Spencer 's Expedition in seventeen hundred and sseventy seven assisted in collecting the boats and returning them, was in Sulivans [Sullivan's] Expedition in 
Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight on Rhode Island, the said Israel says
that he performed all the service required of him as a soldier for one half 
the time as above specified, that it is impossible for him to specify the 
exact time or times that he entered and left the service as aforesaid for
sometimes it would be longer and sometimes shorter but he does know
that he was actively in the service as aforesaid for one half the time,
which he [illegible] to b e eighteen months for the whole time that he
was in the service and for which he asks a pension, that he has no
documentary evidence that will enable him to state anything further than
what he has related as abovesaid- that he has no recollection of receiving 
a written discharge during said time of service, and for the truth of the
foregoing statement he must rely upon hs own character, aided by the depositions hereunto annexed.
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6.  Ans. I was a soldier and have no recollection of receiving a written
discharge.

7.  the Reverend Israel Washburn, Abner Brownell Esq, Sylvester Brownell of Little Compton.  Sylvester Gifford Esq Nathan C. Brownell Esq.  Frederick Brownell, Isaac Cory. Colonel Nathaniel Tompkins, William White Esq. Adam Gifford, William Gifford

Israel Brightman 
Israel Brightman [signature]
H. Baylies
Howard Tripp a clergyman residing in Dartmouth adjoining
Westport and Abner B. Gifford  residing in the town of Newport
are well acquainted with Israel Brightman
we bellieve him to be eighty three years of age
Abner B. Gifford & Howard Tripp
H. Baylies, Judge of Probate

Howard Tripp
is a clergyman resident in the town of Dartmouth
Abner B. Gifford
H. Baylies

Anselm Bassett
matter of Israel Brightman of Westport
Anselm Bassett
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29667
Rev INVALID
29667
Israel Brightman
Pri Rev War
Act June 7 39
Vol. 2 Page 53
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I Job Briggs of Little Compton in the County of
Newport and State of Rhode Island, aged seventy six
years testify and say that I was a private in the army
of the war of the Revolution, that during the war aforesaid
I lived in Little Compton-that a general draft took place
amony the militia in Little Compton and they were
put into classes, and served each one half the time,
that I was classed as aforesaid-and was placed
under the command of Capt. Ephraim Simmons
who then lived in Little Compton, that I was in what
was called the South Company of Millitia, that we
were stationed at Seconet [Sakonnet] Point, and Fogland Ferry
I recollect very well that Israel Brightman who 
now lives in Westport in the State of Massachusetts
then lived in Little Compton aforesaid-that he
was one of the South Company Militia and was in
the class as aforesaid and under the command of
Captain Ephraim Simmons,  I have no hesitation
is saying that I believe that said Israel Brightman
was in the service of the United States, as one of the
militia of the South Company in Llittle Compton
at least eighteen months during the three years of
that the British had possession of Rhode Island
from 1776 to 1779
Job Briggs

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol ss  On the 2 day of July AD 1833
personaly [personally] came before me the above named Job Briggs, and
made solemn oath that the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed
is true, and I do further certify that the said Job Briggs is
well known to me, that he sustains a good character for
truth and that his statement is entitled to credit
Abner B. Gifford Just. of the Peace
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I Feancis Wilbour of Little Compton in the State of
Rhode Island aged seventy seven years say that
during the war of the Revolution I lived in Little Compton
where I now live- that Israel Brightman of Westport in the state of Massachusetts, lived in said Little Compton
and near to me during said war- that I was a soldier
and in the service of the United States, as one of the militia
of Little Compton, and in what was called the militia class [?]
while the British had possession of Rhode Island from
1776 to 1779.  I was in Captain Ephraim Simmons
Company in Colonel Cooks Regiment. the able bodied
militia of Little Compton, who were able to do duty was
called upon to perform duty as a guard alternately, each
serving one half the time.  I was then and am now
well acquainted with Israel Brighman aforesaid
I knew him in the service of the United States as aforesaid
in Seventeen hundred and seventy six, and according to
my best recollection he was in the service one half the
time from 1776 to 1779 when the British troops
left Rhode Island and I have no hesitation in saying
that to my knowledge he served eighteen months
as a soldier in the war as aforesaid.
Francis Wilbour

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol ss. On this 2d day of July AD 1833
personaly [personally] appeared before me the above named Francis Wilbour and made solemn oath that the deposition aforesiad
by him subscribed is true according to the best of his recoll-
ection and belief - and I do further certify that the said
Francis Wilbour is well known to me, that he sustains
a good character for truth and veracity-and that
his statement is entitled to credit.
Abner B. Gifford Just. of the Peace
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss I Anselm Bassett Registrar of
the Court of Probate in aforesaid
county of Bristol, do hereby certify that
Abner B. Gifford whose signature is
affixed to the foregoing certificates
is a Justice of the Peace for said
County of Bristol.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and the seal of said
Court this third day of August
eighteen hundred thirty three.
Anslem Bassett
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I Ephraim Simmons of Fairhaven in the
County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, aged
ninety four years, testify and say that I lived
in Little Compton is the State of Rhode Island during
the war of the Revolution, that I was in commission
as a Captain of the militia from the commencement
of the war aforesaid till the year seventeen hundred
and eighty, that I was in the service of the United
State[s] most of the time from 1776 to 1780-I
commanded what was called the South Company
in Little Compton- and was called upon by the
authority of the State of Rhode Island to guard the
Shores, and obeyed said order, was in and about the
Shores of Little Compton and on Rhode Island
several times,- was with battle at Quaker Hill.
my memory is not very good, but I can remember
things that took place long ago on the Revolutionary
war better than things of latter days.
I remember Israel Brightman who now lives in
Westport in the State of Massachusetts, that during
the Revolutionary war he lived in Little Compton in
the State of Rhode Island, and not far distant from
me, I also remember that he was a soldier under
my command, and according to the best of my recollection
was in the service as much as one half the time from
the time the militia was called out in 1776 untill
the British left Newport in seventeen hundred and
seventy nine.  I have no doubt on my mind
but that said Brightman was in the service of
the United States under my command at least eighteen
months.
Ephraim Simmons
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Bristol ss
on this 5th day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
thirty thirty [three?] there personaly [personally] appeared
the within named Ephraim Simmons
and made oath that the deposition
within by him subscribed according to
the best of his recollection is true, and
I do further certify that the said Ephraim
Simmons is well known to me, that he
sustains a good character for truth- and
that his statement is entitled to full
credit.
Abner B. Gifford Just of the Peace