Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,136, David Brown, Conn.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.

Brown, David

NUMBER
S.22136

CONTENTS

[illegilble] 17H8 in Groton, New London Co. Conn. there at [illegible] res. in 1832 Springfield Twp. Bradford Co. Conn. Pa.
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Dead

Pen Agent & O.P. Ballard, 
May 23, 1837

Died Feb 3, 1836

11489

Pennsylvania
David Brown

of Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Jn. Morgan of the Reg commanded by C A Gallop in the United States troop for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 - - Dollars __ __ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2nd day of May and sent to D. Bullock 1833 North Smithfield Pa.

Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $160.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Sep '33 $40.00
[total line] $200.00

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo B. Whiting Clerk
Book E Vol. 5 - Page 3
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[partially completed; difficult to read handwriting]
State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County
On this 6th day of September 1832
Personally appointed by the Sub [] of the [] of the  judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania. 
David Brown [] [] in the township
of Springfield in the County of Bradford of State of Pennsylvania aged eighty four years who having first duly sworn [skip 1-2 lines] oath on his oath make the following
my declaration in order to obtain benefit of the Act of Congress [...]  June 7, 1832 that he entered the Service of the United States as a volunteer in the merchant marine [sic] in the month of April or May 1776 under the following named officers and [...]  herein stated under Capt. John Morgan, Lieutenant Williams, in the brigade [sic] commanded by Col. Nathan Gallop all of this in the town of Groton in the county of New London and State of Connecticut and was employed in James [sic] in guarding the shoar of the River [...] what was called Groton
That at one time was detached from Captain Morgan's company and went into a company commanded by Captain Ralf/Ralph Stodard and worked steady by helping build Fort Groton for the term of one month. I then reentered Captain Morgan's company I had [...] liberty [...] my officers to be absent and spent time on until they called for [...] my times of absence was short. I continued in the service this way for something more than two years and left this service at Groton in the State of Connecticut and removed to Guilford in the County of
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of Windhelm in the State of Vermont had no written Discharge as I served in the Military [Shore] Myself and three others
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set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of September 1832
J.P. Bull

6966.
David Brown
Declaration

2 years as private
$80
D. Bullock

(?) Smithfield & Bradford Pa.
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid David Brown an applicant for a pension under the provisions of the act of Congress of 7th June 1832 who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best
of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades
In two years & three months I served as a private in a regiment commanded by Col Nathan Gallup as set forth in the declaration to which this is annexed and for such service I claim a pension
I also swear that there was not at the time of
making this application on the 6th September 1832 nor has there since been any resident
clergyman in the township of Springfield in the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania
Sworn & subscribed
David Brown
March 30th 1833 before me
James Mattocks Justice of the peace
Bradford County

I James P. Bull Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County certify that
James Mattocks is known & recognized in said Court as a duly qualified Justice of the peace
as above stated. And that I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe the above signature purporting to be his to be genuine
Witness my hand & seal of office this second day of April AD 1833
for
J. P. Bull Prot
E. F. Goodrich Dep
&
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We John Parkhurst & Barnard Newell residing
In the Township of Springfield in the County of
Bradford in the State of Pennsylvania hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with-
David Brown.  Who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we claim him to be
Eighty four years of age that he is Reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
John Parkhurst
Barnard Newell
Sworn & Subscribed
Before me Sept 6, 1832
Jno McKean
associate Judge
Bradford County State of Pa

I certify that the above named applicant David
Brown by reason of bodily infirmity is unable to attend the Court I also certify that the above named John Parkhust & Barnard Newell
are (?) men of veracity & to whose Testimony credit is due Sworn & Subscribed before me
Sept 6, 1832
Jno Man
associate Judge
Bradford County
State of Pennsylvania
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State of Pennsylvania
Bradford County ss
I James P. Bull Prothonotary and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County as
make known that John McKean Esquire who has
signed in this place is and was at the time of his signing the same an associate Judge of Bradford Common Pleas duly commissioned as such and that to his official acts and (?) in this behalf full faith & credit and to be given
In testimony whereof I have (?) sit my hand & seal of office this 7th day of Sept 1832
J.P. Bull

6966
David Brown
Declaration

2 years as private
$80
D. Bullock
(?) Smithfield & Bradford Pa.
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525

(handwritten initials to the left of the following heading)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D.C., ____, 19__

In reply to your request of  ___, received ___ for a statement of the military history of 
(handwritten) David Brown
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

(handwritten) S.22.136

[Column headings: Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. | Length of Service. | Rank. | Officers under whom service was rendered. - Captain. | Officers under whom service was rendered. - Colonel. | State]

(handwritten answers)
Apr. or May 1776 | 2 yrs & 3 mos | Pvt. | {John Morgan, Ralph Stoildard | Nathan Gallup | Conn.

Battles engaged in, (handwritten) none stated
Residence of soldier at enlistment,  (handwritten) Groton, New London Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension, (handwritten) Sept. 6, 1832. This claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, (handwritten) Springield Imp. Bradford Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, (handwritten) born in Groton, New London Co. Conn. in 1748
Remarks: (handwritten) there is no family data on file

Respectfully, 
6-2856
Commissioner.
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(scratch paper)

(top of page)
David Brown

(bottom of page)
$ 8A:

D Bullock Esq.
North Smithfield PA
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which these answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of David Brown  which require further proof of explanation.
(David Brown's name is handwritten)
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides?
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so?
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served?
V. *Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled?
(handwritten) No - see Quere 5
VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations?
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion?
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal?
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
(handwritten answer) No.
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
(handwritten answer) No.
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?

EXPLANATORY NOTES.
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For ___ year ___ months, and ___ days, I served as a ___. For ___ months and ___ days, I served as a ___; and for such service I claim a pension.
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase (italics start) about three or four months (italics end) is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c,  without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.

QUERE XIV. Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper with contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

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In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
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(envelope/scratch paper)
April 13,

Hon J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissions of Pensions
City of Washington

free

Ret.
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(envelope)

Troy PA
May 16
David Brown 11489

J.L. Edwards Esq
Commissions of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Troy PA May 13th, 1837
Sir
Enclosed you will find the claim of the heir of David Brown [] for the arrears of his Pensions up to the time of his death which I hope and trust will be found sufficient to authorize an [] for the payment of the same. The [] is [] to be divided among them but they are anxious to receive it.
[] Sir with much respect
Yours []
D.P. Ballard

J L Edwards Esq
Commissions of Pensions
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I enclose the pension papers of David Brown's death certificate as which it is requested may [] [] to me.
Yours respectfully
[] [] Bradford Co. Darius Bullock
March 30, 1833
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(Initial JMD written in upper left corner)
Department of Interior
Washington D.C.

My ancestor David Brown S22136 Rev. soldier, native of Groton New London Co. Conn. served under Colonel Matthew Gallup, lived for a time at Coleraine, Mass. afterward removed to Bradford Co. PA dying there 1833. Did the said
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David Brown receive a pension and have you any data regarding his family, name of wife, date of marriage, etc.
Very truly,
Mrs. Thomas Colony
Feb. 16, 1915
Troy
Bradford Co. PA
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Milan PA
April 13 - 1914
Pension Department
Washington, D.C.

I am writing to you to try and gain information in regard to my great-great grandfather so that his grave may be marked.
David Brown was a minute man during Revolutionary War and drew a pension.
David Brown was born in Massachusetts. David Brown moved from near Coleraine, Mass to Sheshequin Bradford Co. P.A. in 1809 or 10 he moved to Springfield Bradford Co. P.A. in 1813 where he lived until his death in 1833. David Brown's body lies in
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the Spears Cemetery Springfield PA
David Brown wife's name was Avery before the marriage. I think it was Anna Avery as near as I have been able to [] but am not sure about that. 
Yours Truly
Mrs. Mary Harrie Loomie
Milan Penns
[]. R. 22
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22136
INVALID

(on left side of page written sideways and upwards) Revolution

File No. 22,136
David Brown
[] Rev. War
Act: June 9th '32
Index: -Vol. 2, Page 50

[Arrangement of 1870.]

(handwritten and initialed by MBH)
1914: Apr 20: hist to Mrs Mary H. Loomis. MBH
1915: Feb 20: history to Mrs. Thomas Colony. MBH
1917: May 5 to Dr. Milton Lombaltine U.S.A. heir. dept.