Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 39,249, Archibald Brown, S.C.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICES. S.C.
Brown, Archibald
 NUMBER 39,249
CONTENTS
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South Carolina
Archibald Brown
of Chester Cy in the State of S Carolina
who was a Private in the Compy commanded
by Captain Duff of the regiment commanded
by Colonel Sumter in the S Carolina
line, for the term of 15 month. On Roll

Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of March 1823

Certificate of Pension issued the 11th of Oct 1823
and Sent to John Rosborough
Chester, C H. S. C

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1823
49.3
Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 March 1824
48
$97.3
Revolutionary claim,
Acts March 18, 1818,
and May 1, 1820.
March 1. 1823
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18.479
Archibald Brown
priv
Col. Sumpters
S. Carolina Regt
1776 for 15 mos
28 March 1822.
Roll. Regt
the residence of the
applicant must be stated
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State of South [sic] Chester District
on the 28 day of March 1822
personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common pleas of record for the District & State aforesaid Archibald Brown aged upwards of Sixty five years who being duly first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order  to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 16th of March 1818 & the 1st of May 1820 
-that he the said Archibald Brown was enlisted for the term of fifteen months in the spring of the year 1776 by Ensign Joshua Lacy at a place commonly called
Gumlog Moon now in York District and State aforesaid and served in the company commanded by Captain James Duff in the sixth Regiment commanded by Col (now Genl) Thomas Sumpter in the line of the State aforesaid on the continental establishment - that he continued to serve in the said Corps until some time in the summer of 1777. when he was regularly discharged from the said
service at a place called the Big Savannah near Santee River he thinks, by the Col. himself in the State aforesaid - that said discharge is lost or destroyed, as he afterwards lost his papers and other effects in the war when the British troops occupied the country - that on the day the British fleet attacked fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island he was stationed at Boltons landing near Charleston - and Immediately after his discharge he entered the Militia
service in Capt Brattons Company Colonel Neals regiment - was at Ashes defeat on Briar Creek State of Georgia under the command of Major Ross, was at the Battle of Stono in South Carolina and had acted as Sergeant Major but on the day of the battle acted as adjutant in the room of Captain Hawthorn then absent and Immediately after the fall of Charleston when the enemy came into the back country he joined Genl Sumpter at Clam's branch
in the Indian land - Capt Nixons company was at Hook's defeat near Col Bratton's - was at the battle of the Hanging Rock, was with Genl Sumpter when attacked by the British at Fishing Creek, was at the Battle at Blackstocks, was at the capture of the Congaree fort besides some other Skirmishes, and continued in the
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service when ever called on until the enemy left the Country And in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part
thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th of
March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor
have I any income or property other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed clothing and 
wearing apparel excepted.
And that he is by occupation a Weaver and has no other means of support & has no family or friends to provide for him that he is now upwards of Sixty five years of age &  considerably Infirm[ed] by the palsey & in such indigent circumstances as to need the assistance of his country
Archibald Brown
be
Rosborough c.c.p.ls
A Schedule of the goods & Chattels Rights & Credits of Archibald Brown
viz that he lately traded for an indifferent horse creature which Immediately strayed from him and that he dose [does] not know whether ever he will get it, & which by the best information cannot be worth more than $20,
One old Saddle & Bridle say worth 6.50
one pair Saddle Bays 6.30
Has in Cash 3,12½
Due him by John Mills 1.50
By Samuel Lewis .25
total $35,37½
that he is possessed of no landed property

Archibald Brown
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State of So Carolina Chester District
Personally appeared William Knox of the District & State aforesd aforesaid] before me Joseph Gaston a Justice of the Quorum for sd [said] District & being & bring duly sworn on his oath sayeth, that he was well acquainted with Archibald Brown who is about applying for the benefit of the act of Congress of March 1818 in favour [favor] of indigent soldiers of Revolutionary war that sd [said] Brown
was enlisted in the Sixth Redgt [regiment] commanded by Col (now General) Thomas Sumter in Capt Duffs Company that he believes sd [said] Brown served out his full time of enlistment as he was well acquainted with him both in the regular service & afterwards in Militia under Genl Sumter when the British Armey [army] invaded the state after the fall of Charleston that the said Brown was a good friend to his country, & knew of him being at Hooks [Huck's] defeat at the Battle of the hanging Rock at Fishing Creek & at Black
stocks & continued to serve untill the enemy left the Country and that he has reason to believe that he is now in very indigent circumstances 
Sworn to & Subscribed this 17th day of Feby
1822 Joseph Gaston J.Q.
William Knox
State of So Carolina Chester District
Personally appeared Benjamin Rowan of sd [said] District before me the within named Justice of Quarum & being duly sworn on his Oath sayeth that he was well acquainted with the within named Archibald Brown knew him
in the regular service in the sixth continental Regt commanded by Col (now Genl Thomas Sumter Capt James Duff's company that they both served in the same company, & he believes was both discharged at the same time after compleating [completing] their term of service of fifteen months at a place called Taucaw [Eutaw] near Santee River & the Big Savanah in the Summer of 1777 and was afterward with him in Militia service when the British invaded the Country &c and has reason to believe that said Brown is now in very indigent circumstances
Benjamin Rowan
Sworn to & subscribed this 9th day of Feb 1822
Joseph Gaston J.Q.
The court was of oppinon [opinion] that the amount of the value of the property totals are the schedule was acurat [acurate]
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I John Rosborough Clerk of the Court of
the District of Chester do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule hereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the
said Court and I do further certify that it is the
opinion of the said Court that the total amount
in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty five Dollars thirty seven and a half cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal of the said
Court on this fifteenth day of May AD 1822
Rosborough
clerk
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[appears trifold, text on first fold completes the text from the third fold]
June 21 1901 Hist to
Mrs Henry Fondi
Mobile Ala.
39249
INVALID.
Revy
aw
File No. 39,249
Archibald Brown
Pri Rev War
Act: 18th March 18
Index: - Vol. J, Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of South Carolina
Chester District
Personally appeared before me, Joseph Gaston, a Justice of the Quorum for the District aforesaid; Archibald Brown, who has lately
applied to the Secretary of War of the United States for a pension, agreeable to the late act of Congress in such cases made and provided; and it appearing that the said War Department wants further information respecting the residence of said Brown. He being therefore, duly sworn, on his oath sayeth, that when the Revolutionary war was over through the whole of which he served either in the Regular, or Militia service, he resided for two or three years in Rocky and Fishing Creek settlements, when he was formerly done, New York, and Chester District in the State aforesaid. That he then went to Fayetteville North Carolina, and resided in that town, and the neighbourhoods [neighborhoods] of it, for about thirty years, following the weaving trade, which has been his only occupation. That he then returned into South Carolina, into the Black River Settlement in Williamsburgh [Williamsburg] District, and resided there about five years, and on Christmas day 1821 he returned into Chester District, and has resided there, and in York ever since, and is where he intends to make his future residence and that he has never made any application for a pension only by the late one for Chester District Court, and is not now possessed of as much property as he
then was, having since that time lost his House
Archibald Brown
Sworn to & Subscribed this 30th day of August 1823 before me
Joseph Gaston J.Q.
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Copy of an additional deposition taken before the Clerk of the Court and filed with the original papers in the office, viz,
South Carolina
Chester District 
Archibald Brown  who makes application for a pension, and before me and Samuel Lewis appeared before me and made oath that the Said Archibald Brown Resides in Chester District and has washing at the house of Samuel Lewis, his calling leads him to be employed in different neighborhoods
Sworn to & assigned March 1823
Before me J Rosborough 12 & 66 pts}
Archibald Brown
Saml. Lewis

State of South Carolina Chester District
I John Rosborough Clerk of the Court of the District of Chester do hereby certify that the foregoing oath is hereby copied from [illegible] files in that office. Also that Joseph Gaston Esquire before whom the within Deposition was taken was at the time of administering & codifying the same a conflict acting Justice of the Quorum in and for this District
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Said Court on this twenty fourth day of September A.D. 1823
J Rosborough
a c c Ds
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State of South Carolina
Chester District
I hereby certify to the Honb. the Secretary of War of the United States, that I was at the latter end of the Revolutionary War acquainted with Archibald Brown who has lately applied for a Pension. That I served in one tour of Militia duty with him under Genl Sumter at the time the British burnt the Church near Mounks Corner & retreated to Charleston. That his character was that of an active Whig & a good Soldier dureing [during] the war. That he resided in the Settlements of Fishing Creek & Mocks Creek for some five years after the war & then removed; & has been absent ever since until his late return in the latter end of the year 1821, or beginning of 1822. And has resided since that, sometimes in Chester, & sometimes in York District, amoung [among] his old acquaintances, & fellows the occupation of weaveing [weaving] when he can get [illegible]. At the time he made his application to Court, he was living at Mr. Samuel Lewis's in this District. And appears to be in perfect indigent circumstances at present, to have no property but his clothing; is aged & infirm & afflicted with the palsey [palsy] and is certainly a proper subject for the bounty of the government, provided the prove of his services be sufficient.
Given under my hand 
this 1st day of Sept. 1823}
J McCreary former Member of Congress.
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18.476
Mr. Edwards
Archibald Brown,

John Rosborough
Chester C.H. S.C.

Recd. 7 Octo. 1823
Free
Honorable John C Calhoun 
Secretary of War 
Washington City
Recd. Oct. 7. 1823
[stamp] ES C [illegible]
SEP
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[stamp]  O.W.& [ILLEGIBLE] JUNE 21 1901 RECEIVED.
Mobile June 14th 1901
U.S. Commissioner OF Pensions,
Dear Sir:
Please let me
know if Archibald Brown
Charleston S.C. or
Richmond Va. can
be found in the
records of the Revolution
If or what services
were rendered by him.
.
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We claim that he was sent to Paris with dispatches for Franklin
Yours respectfully
Mrs Henry Fudi
No 1059 Dauphin St
Mobile Ala.
[stamp that reads PENSION OFFICE; I JUN 19 1901 vertical between U. and S.]