Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5645, Daniel Brewster, Mass.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Mass.

Brewster, Daniel
Johnson, Mary
Former Widow

NUMBER
R. 5645.

CONTENTS
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State of New York
Jefferson County ss.

On this fifteenth day of February 1838
personally appeared before me John Macomber a Judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Jefferson aforesaid Mary Johnson of the town of Leray in the County of Jefferson, she being unable to attend in open Court from infirmity and old age, aged Eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed July 4th 1836 and the act Explanatory of said act passed March 3, 1837: That she was married to Daniel Brewster who was a Soldier in the revolutionary that at the time of the breaking out of the war and during the war she and her said Husband resided in the town of Williamstown in the State of Massachusetts
In the year 1775 immediately after the battle of Lexington her husband Daniel Brewster left home to go into the army and was absent all the Season cannot recollect the precise time he was out in that year but that it would not be less than Eight months. That the second year
of the war the said Daniel Brewster was called out in an alarm and was absent about three months. not long after his return the same year was again called out and was absent about three weeks thinks it could not be less than three weeks and the said Mary Johnson
further declares that in the Spring of 1777 her said husband left home to go into the army and was out nearly the whole season that he went Early in the spring and was absent a short time and then returned home and had not been at home but one or two days and was then called out again and did not return home till some time after the surrender of General Burgoyne it was late in the fall when he returned that he must have been
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absent between Eight and nine months during this year

he was as she understood at the battle of Bennington and at the taking of Burgoine that he was in Col Symes regiment under Major Stratton and Captain Clarke

whether he served under these officers all the time he was out she cannot State

she further declares that her husband was out several other times some times would be absent a month sometimes two some
times a Shorter period but cannot recollect the particulars how long or the precise times when she understood and had the impression at the conclusion of the war and such was the understanding of her husband that he had been in the army of the revolution in the whole about

She further declares that she was married to
the said Daniel Brewster on the twenty Second
day of November in the year Seventeen hundred Seventy one in the town of Norwich in the County of New London in the State of Connecticut 

that her husband Daniel Brewster Died in Williamstown aforesaid in the year 1784 

that she was afterwords married to David Johnson who died on twenty seventh day of July 1812 

And that she was a
widow on the fourth July 1836 and still remains
a widow as will more fully appear by reference
to the proof hereto annexed

Sworn & Subscribed on the 15th
day & year first above written

J Macomber Judge
of Jefferson County Courts

Mary Johnson [signature]
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I John Macomber a Judge of the court of
Common pleas in & for the County of
Jefferson in the State of New York do certify that I am acquainted with Mary Johnson who has subscribed the declaration hereto annexed that I believe her to be Eighty four years of age, that from old age and consequent infirmity she is unable to attend in open Court that the said Mary Johnson is a credible person and that her statement is entitled to Credit Feb 15th 1838
J Macomber Judge
of Jefferson Co Courts

State of New York
Jefferson County
I Peleg Burchard Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County  of Jefferson Certify that John Macomber is a Judge of said Court
as above stated and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is is

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and Subscribed my name this 16th day of February in the year one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight
P. Burchard Clerk
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NY  Aug 23
Add [illegible]
Mary Johnson
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[text written sideways]
Evans Metts(?) NY
Aug 16
Hon J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Evans Mills
left to New York
Dr Sir
August 10th 1838
Inclosed [Enclosed]  I send you an other affadavit in the matter of the application
of May John Son pension whose papers were transmitted last winter

William Wardwell the justice of the peace
before whom the inclosed affidavit was
was taken have neglected to add his certificate
of the Credibility of Timothy Brewster and as it would be considerable trouble to Send again to him. I have procured the Certifficate of John Macomber the officer before whom the Original papers were Executed who has for a great number of years been acquainted with said Brewster
Yours Respectfully
J W Tomblins

Ann Edward
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Daniel Brewster, name not
found on any roll of men from
Williamstown in 1775 is found
of Capt Saml Clark well the
Aug 7 days and in Sept 24
days in 1777. See Mass roll
Vol 18 P.76 & 79
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Mary Johnson
wiD Brewster
Ny
Lit. J W Tamblen
June 8th 1838
JH Bronson  June 12 1838
J W Tomblin Sept 13 1838
5645
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5645
P.O. 
Mary Johnson
Widow
Daniel Brewster
Service:
Enlisted: ____________,18
Discharges: _________, 18
Application filed: _________, 18
Alleges: ______________
Re-enlisted: _______________
Attorney:___________________________
P.O. ____________________
____Recogniaed, __________Control
_____Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ____________, 18
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Jefferson County

Timothy Brewster of Ellisburgh in said County being duly sworn before Wm Rodell [Wodell?] Esquire a Justice of the Peace of Ellisburgh in said County says in the year 1777 he resided in the Town of Norage [?] New London County State of Conneticut says he had a
brother by the name of Daniel Brewster who resided in the year 1777 in the town of Williamstown Berkshire County
State of Massachusetts and that his brother Daniel Brewster married a Girl by the name of Mary-or-Molly Tracy - says that
some time in the month of June 1777 his sister and Daniel Brewster's wife wrote to this deponant that her Husband
was in the servis [service] and that she needed his assistance in attending to his Brothers bisness [business] and deponant further
knows that his brother Daniel was called out again the fore part of August 1777 and was in the Battle at Bennington State of Vermont Deponant further says That soon after being wrote by his brothers wife he started
and arrived at his Brothers house on the same week and remained in his Brothers Daniels family for some months says some of the time his Brother was at home and some of the time about as Deponent believes in
the Revolution service - further says that said Daniel Brewster was his oldest Brother. also says he Deponent
was 78 years old last September and further sayeth not - 
Subscribed and sworn this
28th day of June 1838

Timothy Brewster [signature]

William Waddell Justice
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STATE OF NEW YORK
Jefferson County Clerk's Office
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I, PELEG BURCHARD, Clerk of said County, do hereby Certify, that William Wodell Esq ________
before whom the annexed affidavit purports to have been sworn,
was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised to take the same--and further, that I am well acted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the same to be his proper hand writing and signature. 
Witness my hand and seal of said county, this Thirtieth day of June in the year 1838, 
day
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P. Burchard Clerk.
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I hereby certify that I have been for many years
acquainted with Timothy Brewster who subscribed the within affidavit and know him to be a man of undoubted truth and veracity
13 Aug 1838
I Macomber Justice of the peace in [illegible]
Jefferson County
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[text left side of document]
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In the matter of the application of 
Mary Johnson for a pension

John W Tamblin agent
Post office
Evans Mills
Jefferson County 
New York

[text on right side of document]
3328
Mary Johnson
and Dav Brewster
NY
Act July 1836
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State of New York
Oswego County ss

Lucy Meacham of in Sandy Creek in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is seventy nine years of age, that she is well acquainted with Mrs Mary Johnson of Leray in the County of Jefferson in the
State of New York and has been acquainted with her from the earliest recollection of this deponent, the said Mary being now 84 years old, her maiden name was Mary Tracy
and further that she, this deponent, was well acquainted with Daniel Brewster from her childhood, that he resided in Norwich in the State of Connecticut, being the place
of residence of this deponent and of the said Mary Tracy previous to the Revolutionary war, that the said Daniel Brewster and Mary Tracy were married by the Rev. Mr Wight in Nov 1790, or 1771, and that she this deponent
was present at the said wedding, it being at the house of her Father. And further that the said Daniel & Mary resided together as husband and wife, and raised a family
of children, until the time of the death of the said Daniel which happened about the close of the revolutionary war as she then understood and believes. And further this deponent testifies that during the said war she understood and believes that the said Daniel Brewster left his family and went into the
Revolutionary Army and served one or  two tours as a soldier, and particularly of his having been in the battle at Bennington, & further saith not.
 Signature of Lucy Meacham

Subscribed and sworn this 30th day of Decr 1837, before me - And I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent Lucy Meacham and that she is a person of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit
Hiram Hubbell, Judge of
Oswego Co. Courts
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State of New York
Oswego County ss

Lucy Meacham of in Sandy Creek in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is seventy nine years of age, that she is well acquainted with Mrs Mary Johnson of Leray in the County of Jefferson in the
State of New York and has been acquainted with her from the earliest recollection of this deponent, the said Mary being now 84 years old, her maiden name was Mary Tracy
and further that she, this deponent, was well acquainted with Daniel Brewster from her childhood, that he resided in Norwich in the State of Connecticut, being the place
of residence of this deponent and of the said Mary Tracy previous to the Revolutionary war, that the said Daniel Brewster and Mary Tracy were married by the Rev. Mr Wight in Nov 1790, or 1771, and that she this deponent
was present at the said wedding, it being at the house of her Father. And further that the said Daniel & Mary resided together as husband and wife, and raised a family
of children, until the time of the death of the said Daniel which happened about the close of the revolutionary war as she then understood and believes. And further this deponent testifies that during the said war she understood and believes that the said Daniel Brewster left his family and went into the
Revolutionary Army and served one or two tours as a soldier, and particularly of his having been in the battle at Bennington, & further saith not.
Signature of Lucy Meacham

Subscribed and sworn this 30th day of Decr 1837, before me - And I also certify that I am personally acquainted with the deponent Lucy Meacham and that she is a person of truth & veracity and entitled to full credit
Hiram Hubbell, Judge of
Oswego Co. Courts
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State of New York
Oswego County ss

Lydia Meacham of Sandy Creek in said County being duly sworn deposeth and saith that she is seventy six years of age, that in the year 1770 she was well acquainted with
Mary Tracy and Daniel Brewster, that they together with this deponent at that time resided in Norwich in the State of Connecticut, and that the said Mary and Daniel
were married to each other in Nov or Decr of the year 1771, or when this deponent was in the eleventh year of her age, and that she was present at the said Wedding, and that a Clergyman of the name of White, or Wight performed the ceremony- that she was acquainted with the said Mary & Daniel from the time of their marriage as aforesaid till
the time of the death of the said Daniel Brewster which occured as she at the time understood & verily believes in
1784 - that the said Mary, then a widow was married as she at the time understood & believes in December in 1784 to David Johnson, and that they continued to live together until the said David died which was about twenty four years since and that this deponent attended his funeral and that she has been ever since acquainted with the said
Mary, now Widow Johnson, that she now resides in the town of Leray in the County of Jefferson in said estate and has not been married, as this deponent has ever understood
since the death of said David but remains a widow. And further that during the revolutionary war she was frequently at the house of the aforesaid Daniel Brewster &
saw his wife the said Mary, and was informed that he was absent in the Army, and verily believes that he was but can not recollect for how long a time or for how many tour sand
further saith not.
Signature of Lydia Meacham
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Subscribed and sworn this
30th day of December 1837
before me, and I further certify
that the said Lydia Meacham
is a credible person
Hiram Hubbell Judge of
Oswego County Courts

State of New York
Onego County SS. I Mariner W. Mathews Clerk of said Clerks Office  County do hereby certify that Hiram Hubbell Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits purport to have been sworn to, was on the day of the date of the said (Jurats?) a Judge of the County Courts of said County Commission and sworn and duly authorized to act as such Judge. I further
certify that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge and that the signatures to the said mats are his Genuine
handwriting

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said County
this 30th day of December AD 1837
M W Mathews Clerk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
Division of Veterans' Administration Arc

Name - Brewster, Daniel
Grade - Private
Line - New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8149
Acreage - 100
Issued July 16, 1789 to - not shown

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent
dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.