Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9285, Reuben Brock, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  N.C.
Brock, Reuben
NUMBER  S. 9285 
[round stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

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CONTENTS  [blank]
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Let 7 April 1835 M. M. Norton.
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Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6th April 1838 from 4th Sep 1839 to 4 March 1840. Agt Notified 29. March 1841
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Paid as above from 4 March to 4 Sep 1840. Agt Notified 22d July 1841.
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Date of death not on AB -



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5614
South Carolina
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Reuben Brock
of Anderson Co in the State of S.C who was a private [illegible] the Company commanded by Captain Atkinson of the Regt. commanded by - in the North Carolina [crossed out: line for] Militia for 6 mo. from 1776.

[round stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]
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Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 25 Dollars -- Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of feby 1833 and sent Hon Jno R. Griffin HR.
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Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                37.50
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833  12.50
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Due   50.00
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{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk,
Book D.     Vol. 8      Page 81
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State of South Carolina }  ss.
Anderson District }
On this 27th day of September 1832. Personally appeared before the Honorable Garett, presiding Judge in the Court of General Sessions & Common Pleas in the District aforesaid, Reuben Brock a resident in the District of Anderson and State aforesaid aged 78 Years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832. That he Enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776. about the first of June with Capt. John Adkinson of the Cavalry, this deponant [sic: deponent] doth not recollect the Regiment if he was attached to any of the North Carolina [illegible] or State Troops; He does not now know which; His company officers were Lieut. William Payne and Ensign John Rogers, He Enlisted in Orange County North Carolina and served out the Term of his Enlistment Six Months, and was discharged at Cross Creek. he was in no battle or was he Employed in a regular camp but mostly engaged in scouting or patrolling against the Tories - He was born in Orange County North Carolina - He was afterwards drafted to serve a tour of three months in the Militia under the Command of Capt. Lawkin and owing to the situation of his family he gave a Horse, Saddle & bridle to get a Substitute to do this duty which was to be done in the low country in South Carolina and for which service he paid about seventy five or eighty dollars in the said property rather than let his family suffer. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity Except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any State.
S/Reuben Brock
S/Van A Lawhon CCP.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.


I Vann A. Lawhon Clerk of the Court of Sessions and Common Pleas for Anderson District in the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Brock for a Pension.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this [blank] day of September Anno Domini 1832 -


We Sanford Vandiver a clergyman residing in the District of Anderson and Hezakiah Rice residing in the said District, Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Reuben Brock who has subscribed & sworn to the within declaration. that we believe him to be 78 years of age; that he is reputed and believed [crossed out] in the neighbourhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
S/Sanford Vandiver
S/H Rice

Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
S/Van A. Lawhon CCP.
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinions after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states; and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the said Lawford Vandiver who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman residing in the said District, and that Hezekiah Rice who has also signed the same is a resident in the said district, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit as represented to me by those in whom I repose implicit confidence .

Richard Gantt

I Vann A. Lawhon Clerk of the Court of Sessions and Common pleas for Anderson District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Reuben Brock for Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office in this 27th day of September anno Domini 1832

Vann A. Lawhon JP
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Reuben Brock
of
South Carolina



admit for 6 mo. Cavalry
at 25. per ann -



Gen Griffin
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BRIEF in the case of Reuben [crossed out: Brock] Brock of Anderson  of District in the State of South Carolina;
(Act 7th June, 1832.)

1. Was the declaration made before a Court of a Judge?   Court

2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank]

3. How old is he?  78.

4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.

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[table with the following headers: Period. (In.) | Duration of Service (Years, Months, Days,) | Rank (As a) | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served (Gen.) | ]
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June in 1776 | [blank] 6 [blank] | Pri | Capt Atkinson



5. In what battles was he engaged?  [blank]

6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?  Orange County North Carolina

7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  Traditionary

8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct Except the name of Field Officers omitted

I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.


Jas Wilson  Examining Clerk.
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February 18, 1928

Mrs. W. M. Sherard,
1110-4th Ave W.,
Hendersonville, N.C.

Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 9285, it appears that Reuben Brock was born in Orange County, North Carolina, date not stated.
While residing in said Orange County, he enlisted June 1, 1776 and served six months in Captain John Adkinson's Company of Cavalry in the North Carolina Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, while a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina, aged seventy-eight years.
He referred to his family as having lived during the Revolution, names nor relationship not stated, and there is no further reference to family on file.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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9285

INVALID

File No. 9285

Reuben Brock
Priv. Rev. War.

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:- Vol. 1, Page 46

1926 Oct. 4 Hist to Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed awj
1927 Feb 15: Hist to Mrs. W. M. Sherard  awj
1927 Sept 27-Hist to Judge John Humphries awj
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33,964

John Stonebraker
Kentucky

[illegible]

Ct 24 Jan'37
Hon. J. Calhoon

H. Barklay June 25 1833

Hon. Wm. E. Niblack Jan 27/58
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10,223

John Stonebraker

Rejected
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Treasury Department 
Second Comptroller's Office,
July 6th, 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Reuben Brock, a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of twenty five Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4th Sept. 1840.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K Parris
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Hon. James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.
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Pendleton, S.C. 
3 May 1833

Dear Sir,
Yours of the 7th April enquiring concerning the character standing of Reuben Brock of our District , is at hand. You also request me to get him to state something more concerning his service in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Brock lives about 28 miles from me, and I have no opportunity of attending to the matter, but will refer it to Van A. Lawhon Esq. Clerk of the Court of our district, at
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Anderson C. H. I know very little of Mr. Brock, but understand he is a man of good character.
Very respectfully
Yours
Miles M. Norton
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
March 11th, 1841

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Reuben Brock, a Pensioner on the Roll of the S. Carolina Agency, at the rate of twenty five dollars per annum, under the law of the 7 June 1832, has been paid at the Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1839, to the 4th March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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Chambers of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Circuit
Atlanta, Georgia

421-2 County Court House,
August 16, 1937


Veterans Administration,
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:
Kindly advise me if a pension was ever awarded Henry Pope, of North Carolina, Ensign, 1st N.C. 1775; Captain 8th N.C., 1776; debrief 1778

If you have any record of him personally, kindly give me this information; also, as of his family etc,
Yours truly,

John D. Humphries
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Chambers of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Circuit
Atlanta, Georgia

August 18, 1937.

Revolutionary War Pension Department,
Veterans' Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sirs:

I shall appreciate it if you will furnish me with a copy of the application of Reuben Brock II for pension because of service in the Revolutionary War. This pension was granted according to my records, on September 27, 1832, while he was a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina.

I shall appreciate any additional information which you might be able to give regarding Reuben Brock and his family and war service.

Yours very truly,
John D. Humphries
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Hendersonville, No. Car,
Feb 11th, 1928

Bureau of Pensions
Washington D.C.,

Dear Sir:
Will you please give me the complete record of a pension given to Reuben Brock for service in Rev. War. He lived in North Carolina and later in South Carolina. If you have dates of when he lived in the two states, please give them,
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and name of wife if you have it, or any other information about him that you may have.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours truly,
Mrs. W. M. Sherard
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Nov 1-1926

E. W. Morgan
Acting Commissioner
Bureau of Pensions

Dear Mr. Morgan:

Thank you for your letter of Oct. 4 giving details of pension claim S.9285, Reuben Brock. Is his original application showing age to be seventy-eight years, Sept. 7, 1832 on record or merely a copy? If the first, is it possible to read the age as other than seventy-eight or is the writing incontestably legible? Family records name Reuben as father of James Brock, a soldier with proven record of service, yet if above date and age were right this Reuben would not have been old enough . On other hand living grandsons of James know of no other Reuben than he who was James' father. 
Have you any record as to how many
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years this pension claim was paid and whether it was paid continuously to Reuben himself or to a widow? Had his age been ninety-eight in 1832 he would have been old enough to be James' father. I also happen to know members of this family have lived to very old age.

I realize I am asking quite detailed and expert service of you but this is the last link in this genealogical line unproved and I shall greatly appreciate your valuable assistance.

Thanking you for as prompt a reply as possible, I am 
yours truly,
Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed

46 Belleview Ave
Ossining N.Y.
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Rev
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PENSION OFFICE U.S.
L   AUG 18 1926]
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Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. of London
100 William Street
New York

August 16-1926
46 Belleview Ave,
Ossining N.Y.

Dept. of Pensions
Washington D.C.
Please give me the record of Revolutionary service of Reuben Brock and of James Brock of South Carolina. Also advise if you have any record of service in the War of 1812 by John Machen who served with either S.C. or Ga. troops. 
With appreciation,

Yours truly,
Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed
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October 4, 1926

Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed
100 William St
New York City

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 9285, it appears that Reuben Brock was born in Orange County, North Carolina, date not stated.
While residing in said Orange County, he enlisted June 1, 1776 and served six months in Captain John Adkinson's Company of Cavalry in the North Carolina Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, while a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina, aged seventy-eight years.
He referred to his family as having lived during the Revolution, names nor relationship not stated, and there is no further reference to family on file.

Respectfully,
E.W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner
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Rev.&1812 Wars Section  MMNJ

January 3, 1936

Mrs. Prentiss B. Reed
46 Bellview Ave.,
Ossining, New York

Madam:

I have to advise you that from the original papers in the application for pension of Reuben Brock, S.9285, War of the Revolution, his age is given September 27, 1832, the date of said application, is plainly written"78 years".

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid, and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Civil Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. citing all of the following data: "Reuben Brock, Certificate No. 5614, issued February 14, 1833, rate $25 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, South Carolina Agency".

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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September 27, 1937

Reuben Brook
S. 9285
BA-J/AWF

Judge John D. Humphries
Atlanta
Georgia

My dear Judge Humphries:

Reference is made to your letters in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Reuben Brock of Anderson District, South Carolina, and Henry Pope of North Carolina.
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon the service of Henry Pope.
The data which follow concerning Reuben Brock were obtained from papers on file in pension claim,  S. 9285, based upon his military service in the War of the Revolution.
Reuben Brock was born in Orange County, North Carolina, date not given, nor were the names of his parents stated.
While residing in Orange County, North Carolina, Reuben Brock enlisted June 1, 1776 and served six months in Captain John Adkinson's company of cavalry in the North Carolina troops, his service consisted in scouting against the Tories.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Anderson District, South Carolina, aged seventy-eight years.
He referred to his family as living during the
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Revolution, he gave no names and the degres of relationship was not stated.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further references to family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D.C., and furnish the following data-
Reuben Brock
Certificate 5614
Issued February 14, 1833
Rate $25.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
North Carolina Agency,

Very truly yours,
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator