Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,750, James Brown, Penn.
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SERVICE Penn. 
Brown, James 
NUMBER S.40,750
Enl. [enlisted] in Lancaster Co. Pa 
In 1820 aged 78 years res of Kittanning, Armstrong Co. Pa.
And Wife Mary.  Died Nov. 6, 1820 (from A. B.)
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Application sent November 13, 1820
J. Kelley Kittanning Penn
Died Nov. 6 1830 Agency Book
2971    
Pennsylvania  
James Brown Senior Private 4
Pennsylvania line 76 – 4 year  
Capt. Patterson
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence the 6 of April 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 of September 1818 and sent to Robert Orr esqr Kittanning 
Armstrong Cty Penna 
Arrears to 4th of Septemr 1818  - 39.73
Semi-anl. all-ce ending 4 March 1819 48  
4 mo 29/31
87.73 
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} 
78 / 20
Continued 
Died Nov 6 1830 
Kittanning,  Armstrong
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Armstong County Js. Before me Robert Orr Esquire a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Country of Armstrong in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appeared James Brown of the town of Kittanning in the said County of Armstrong who being duly sworn according to the law says that he is seventy six years of age, that he is in indigent circumstances, and that by reason of his great age he is incapable of bodily labour.
He further says that he served in the Revolutionary army about three years and six months as a private soldier a part of the time, and the rest of the time as a non-commissioned officer; that in December in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted in Lancaster County in said State, in Captain Alexander Patterson's company belonging to the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment  commanded by Colonel William Cooke, forming a part of the Continental Army; that he remained in said Regiment until after the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey, at which battle he was present.  After which event the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment was reduced; that he was then drafted into Captain Thomas Butler's company, belonging to the Third Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Craig, that he was legally discharged from the Service in the year one thousand seven hundred eighty by the said Colonel Craig he further says that in removing to the western County after the peace, his said discharge was accidentally lost with other papers; that he has never received any pension from the government of the United States, nor any land in consideration of his service in the said army.
 James Brown Senior
Sworn and subscribed before
me this sixth day of April
A.D. 1818
Robert Orr
I Robert Orr Esq. a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas as above mentioned do hereby certify that I have known the above named James Brown for many years; that I am satisfied that the facts set forth in the above
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affidavit are true, and that he the said James Brown is a very proper person to receive the benefit of a late 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”.   Witness my hand and seal this sixth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 
Robert Orr {seal}
I Eben Smith Kelley Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Armstrong in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the above named Robert Orr Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking the same and still is an associate judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified by the proper authority and that full faith and credit may be given to his acts as such -   
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning this seventh day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen – 
Eben Smith Kelley, Pro
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James Brown Senr
2971
Armstrong
Coy
25 Sepr 18
Mar. 1819
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State of Pennsylvania  
County of Armstrong Ss}   
On the eighteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in open court, at a court of Common as holden at Kittanning in and for the County aforesaid being a court of Record under the statute laws of this Commonwealth James Brown Senior aged seventy eight years, resident in the town of Kittanning aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war, as a non commissioned officer, in Captain Alexander Patterson's company in the twelfth regiment of the Pennsylvania line, and commanded by Colonel William Cook, and was in sundry 
skirmishes near Piscataway and the short Hill in the Jerseys in the year 1777 after he joined the regiment, and he remained in the said regiment till shortly after the battle of Monmouth in June 1778, when he was drafted into the third regiment of the Pennsylvania line, commanded by Colonel Thomas Craig and in the company of Captain Thomas Butler and continued in the public service as this deponent believes at the least in the whole period three years and six months, and received his discharge from the said Colonel Thomas Craig that he first applied in April 1818 for a pension from the United States under the act of Congress of the 18 March preceding, and obtained his pension certificate No. 2971 dated the 25th September 1818 
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner 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 the 18 March A.D. 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities or debts due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule thereto annexed and by me subscribed
James Brown Senior
 Sworn and subscribed in open court this 18 September A.D. 1820 E. S. Kelley, Pro.
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A schedule of all the property and income of the above named James Brown Senior aged seventy eight years, his necessary cloathing and bedding excepted as follows, to wit – 
This applicant receives a pension of forty dollars from the state of Pennsylvania in semi-annual payments   - - $
He likewise enjoys as he believes for life the use or occupancy of the cabbin in which he now dwells by gift from his son James Brown with the lot of ground situate on McKean street in the town of Kittanning, he only paying all taxes due thereon, the cabin is valued to be worth of annual rent -   $10.00 as per valuation made by Anthony Cravenor and Peter Humman their solemn oath deposed before David Johnston Esquire one of the Justices of the Peace for Armstrong County
One hundred feet of walnut and maple boards or thereabouts the whole valued at 2.00 
One Cupboard valued at - 3.50 
Half a dozen of old windsor chairs  valued at  - 3.50 
One old breakfast table valued at -  3.5 
One small square table (for sewing at) valued at  - 4.00 
One iron tea kettle valued at  - 1.50
One sett and an half sett cups & saucers, Liverpool ware – 0.50
Eight dining plates (common) valued at – 0.62
Two iron cooking potts, or pot metal valued at – 1.75
Two small baking kettles valued at – 1.50
One bucket for slopping a cow  (belonging to my daughter) 0.12 1/2 
One washing tub – 1.00
One old spinning wheel valued at – 1.00
One old check reel valued at – 0.75
One bucket for carrying water valued at – 0.25
One large plate (Delf or Liverpool ware) valued at – 0.25
One tea pot valued at – 0.25
34,99 ½
This deponent at present has no debts coming to him to his knowledge nor has he any other property that he recollects than is stated in the foregoing schedule – 
James Brown Senr.
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This deponent further states that he is by profession a carpenter, but by reason of his advanced age unable to make a livelihood from it by any means adequate to the support of himself and his wife Mary, who is about sixty eight years of age as he believes. That all his children are now married, that his youngest son Robert lately married yet resides with him, the more effectually to take care of him and his aged and infirm mother, that he had the misfortune in February last to have his Carpenter shop (which was rented), and containing sundry articles of furniture new and just finished, together with a quantity of seasoned and other boards, and all, or most of his carpenter tools therein consumed by fire -   James Brown Senr  
Sworn to and declared in open court this 18 September A.D. 1820 
E. S. Kelley, Pro. 
I Eben Smith Kelley Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas and for the County of Armstrong in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of 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 exclusive of his pension from the State is thirty five dollars. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and of fixed the seal of the said court, on this twenty fifth day of September A.D. 1820. 
E. S. Kelley Prothonotary of the court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County-
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19488   OWN   
834
Allegheny Feb 2 19/03 
2971
Pension Bureau   
Will you kindly inform me of records relating to James Brown who enlisted at Carlisle Pa in the war of revolution, and was later commissioned as Captain. He was father of William, as my mother's father. be pleased to have you any dates which may aid me in becoming a daughter of the Revolution. He died
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in Kittanning Pa.  
Am also a g-grand daughter by my mothers mother of a Joseph Ball who fought under Washington. His home was at Milltown near Stanton Deleware. If you can give me any records of this person will you kindly do 
And oblige 
Mrs R. R. Ingram 
1211 Palo Alto St 
Allegheny, Pa
U.S. PENSION BUREAU
D
FEB 4 1903
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2971   
REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE. 
O. W. & N. Div. 
MEMORANDA. 
40750      
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below. 
Full name of soldier: James Brown 
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Carlisle Penna 
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.) Kittanning Pa 
Date of death (as near as possible): About 1830 
Christian name of widow: 
Did either he or his widow receive a pension? He received pension 
Remarks: 
Your name and address: 
Hon James Neale 
Kittanning Pa
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K 2971
James B. Neale, President. 5073. James M. Painter, Cashier  
Merchants National Bank 
Kittanning, Pa., 20 Feby. 1900 
My dear Sir
An application was filed shortly after the Pension act of 1818 - or 19 - by James Brown, then of Kittanning Pa. for a pension under that act which was favorable acted upon 
The petition was numerously signed by the then first settlers and prominent citizens of the town  
I called at one time to make inquiry as to the matter and was very kindly treated by the Head of the Department of Revolutionary Pensions or claims. In a few moments be produced the original papers - He favored me with copies of the papers and fax simile of the Petition and signatures. I put the papers only too carefully away and have since been unable to find them. I would now ask the kindness be repeated. James Brown was in the war from the beginning at its outbreak was, I think a citizen of Carlisle Cumberland Co Pa - I think the petition names the battle of Monmouth as one of the Engagements he took part in.  My mother in her life time included Brandywine
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Jane B. Neale, President. 5073. James M. Painter, Cashier. 
Merchants National Bank 
Kittanning, Pa., 
He died in Kittanning 1830. His tombstone bears the epitaph which I may be pardoned for quoting: “As a soldier he fought mid cannons Loud ever As a Christian he sought to gain that blest share”  
I can freely refer you to our Representative Hon S.M. Jack, Hon Galusha A Grow, S.A. Davenport and others 
Your very Truly   
James B. Neale
The Honble The Commissioner of Pensions
U.S. PENSION OFFICE K FEB 21 1900
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1895 Neale 
Kittanning, Pa. 
Kittanning Pa 
40750 
INVALID. 
Revy OWN
File No. 45,150 
James Brown 
Pri Rev War 
Act: 18 March 18th 
Index: - Vol. 5, Page 60 
[Arrangement of 1870.] 
Dec. 20 1 Mil. Histy to Hon James Kittanning
Mch 2 1900 J B. Neale 
Feby 13 1903  
Mrs. R. R. Ingram
Allegheny Pa
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correct
Pennsylvania roll
Apr 14  TH
S. B. 
Admitted
Kittanning 7 April 1818
In public Service
No Register
Mr. Boyd
Free
The Honorable John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War
Washington City
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Kittanning, Penn 7 April 1818-
Sir,
Enclosed are the papers which I am instructed necessary to procure me the relief afforded by a late act of Congress - if they are considered sufficient to authorize you to place me on the Pension list of the United States, I would thank you to inform me of it, and cause some information to be given me in regard to the manner of paying over the money. I am very old, and am poor, and having contributed to gain the independence of my country, I shall be very thankful for its Bounty- 
With great respect 
your obedient Servant 
James Brown Senor
To the Honourable Secretary of War
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We the undersigned Citizens of the Town of Kittanning in the County of Armstrong and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do Certify that we are personally acquainted with James Brown Senior of said Town, for a number years, who is much respected for his inoffensive manners, and sober and good conduct, but by reason of his advanced age, we believe him to be altogether unable to make a livelihood by his profession, for the support of himself and his aged wife    
That we believe his Circumstances are fairly represented in his application made for obtaining the benefit of the late act of Congress for a Pension. that his Son Robert is a young man about Twenty three years of age, and lately married; and no carries on the Carpenter business which he learned with his Father, for himself since the recent loss of the old Carpenter shop with a considerable quantity of seasoned Board, with all the Carpenter Tools and some Bureaus and other made furniture therein, in February last, which were consumed by accidental fire. The circumstances of the said James Brown are so reduced as to require, and we conceive with his services, to entitled him to support, by the Pension which Congress by Law holds out to reduced surviving officers and Soldiers of the late Revolutionary Army 
Dated at Kittanning this 13th September AD 1820 
Thomas Hamilton
Robt Orn Jr 
E. S. Kelley. 
D. Crawford 
Saml S. Harrison 
R Robinson 
James E. Brown 
Samuel Matthews 
Tho Blair 
Thos M. Connell
Henry Jack 
James Pinks   
David Reynolds 
Philip Michling  
James Montieth
Samuel Houston
Wm Coutler
Robert Orr
Michael Maesling
Matthew A. Ward
Geo Ross
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Kittanning Pa
July 24
Ow public Service
Free
Honble James Barbour
Secretary at War
Pension Office
Washington City
Recd July 31 1826
James Brown 
Kittanning Pa
Report of Residence
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Honble James Barbour 
Secy at War 
Kittanning 17 July 1826 
Sir, 
I am a United States Pensioner of the revolutionary Army in the Pennsylvania line – I  reside in Kittanning, in the County Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania -  
I am Sir Very respectfully 
Your Obt Servant 
James Brown Senor
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Affidavit of George Bayers, in regard to the claim of James Brown an old Soldier
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Armstrong County Ss  
Before me the Subscriber one the of the Judges of the Court in and for the County of Armstrong aforesaid personally appeared before me George Bayers who being duly sworn according to law deposeth and Saith (that James Brown Senior a resident in the Town of Kittanning) served in the Revolutionary war for the year 1776 untill the year 1778. a part of said time as a private after said time when said regiment was reduced said James Brown was Drafted into Captain Thomas Butlers company belonging to the Third Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col Thomas Craig  And the Deponent further saith not 
George Bayers
Sworn and subscribed before me the 6th day of April AD 1818 
Robert Orr