Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,756, Andrew Bryson, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn.

Bryson, Andrew

NUMBER
S.40,756
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16.317
Pennsylvania 
Andrew Bryson of Bucks County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Irvine of the Penn line, for the term of one year & 10 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 14 of Jan 1820 and sent to Hon Sam Moore House of Representatives U.S.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819. 125.18
ending 4 March 1820.            48
                                                $173.18

1516/31 4/80

Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818
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Andrew Bryson

16.317

March 1820

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District of Pennsylvania 
On this thirtieth day of June A.D. 1820 personally appeared in open court of Common Please held in Doylestown for the County of Bucks being a Court of record proceeding according to the Court of the Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings Andrew Bryson aged sixty seven years resident in Bucks County in said district who going first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of congress of the 18th of March 1818 and first of May 1820 that he served in the revolutionary war in the company commanded by Captain Irwin in the regiment commanded by Col Miles (2nd Pennsylvania Rifle regiment) in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and has obtained a pension under the act of the 18th of March 1818 his certificate being numbered 16.317.
And I do swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress (illegible) an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and march service of the United States in the Revolutionary war" (illegible) on the 18th day 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 other than what is contained in the schedule hero annexed and by me subscribed.
   Schedule of property of Andres Bryson a pensioner.
I have besides necessary clothing and bedding Five sheep stove and pipe 2 chests, three splint bottomed chairs table & stand, Bible & other books, dresser nine plates, tea cups and saucers and
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Tea ware, six knives.and forks, coffee mill, and coffee pot, & earthen pots 2 jugs, 2 bottles, 2 iron pots 2 racking, bake iron and frying pan, five tongs and shovel smoothing iron, dough trough and fish barrel 1 barrel and two flower casks, cotton wheel and reel, butter churn 2 cedar tubs one axe, 3 hoes & dung fork one keg  and rake, one raisor and anvil, 2 bags 5 earthen dishes, lot of tool, 2 brushes, basket five towels.
I have a pension from the State of Pennsylvania of forty dollars a year, and the following debts are due to me and I believe recoverable
  One debt of five dollars and eighty cents $5.80
I am indebted in the following sums to the best of my knowledge 
One Debt of two dollars, one debt of two dollars 62 cents, one debt of 40 cents & Debt of 30 cents, 1 D. of 90 cents 1 D. 2 Dollars one d one dollar
I am by trade a laborer, but by reason of age and infirmities , am not able to pursue that occupation.
I have no family residing with me but my youngest daughter about twenty years of age who could maintain herself but for the responsibility of taking care of me.
Andrew Bryson
Sworn to before me this 30th day of June A.D. 1820
William Watts one of the judges on the Co of Common Place of B. Co
Bucks County
I John S. Benezet post notary of the County of Buck do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule therein to annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 and cited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars. In (illegible) I have herewith set my hand, and affix the seal of the said Court on this fifth day of July 1820
John S. bBenezet
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A. Bryson

Further evidence of service and the Judges certificates of indigent circumstance and wanting

Hon. S. Moore
H. R.
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District of Pennsylvania. ss

  On this 16th day of May A.D. 1818, Before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Burke in the said district, Personally appeared Andrew Bryson aged about 69 years, resident in the Burke County in said district who being by me first duly sworn, according to the law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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" that he the said Andrew Bryson enlisted in the state of Pennsylvania in the company commanded by Capt. Erwin, of the regiment commanded by Col. Miles of the Pennsylvania line that he continued to serve in said corps in the service of the United States for about one year and ten months, when he was discharged from service at the Valley Forge in the State of Pennsylvania, that he was engaged in the battles with Prince Town, Brandywine, and Germantown, and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his County for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service.
Andrew Bryson

Soon to and declared before me on the day and year aforesaid
Robert Smith

  Robert Smith Judge be as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Andrew Bryson, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, the secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress
Robert Smith
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia ss

    On this twenty seventh day of March A.D. one thousand eight-hundred and fifty one (1851.  Personally appeared before me an alderman Ex-officio a Justice of the Peace, in and for the said county and state aforesaid Mary Jones, widow of the late Jesse, who being duly sworn according to law doth declare and say: that the she and her sister Margaret Mendenhall are the daughters, and the only living children of Andrew Bryson deceased who was an enlisted soldier, and belonged to the Pennsylvania Line, during the War of the Revolution, that she has often heard her father speak of that war, of the exposure, the privations and the hardships he had endured until its termination, also of the different battles in which he had been engaged, viz. at Long Island, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Stoney Point.
    Deponent, reference being had thereto will more fully appear by the Pension Roll, and received his pension up to the time of his death which took place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the month of June 1824 or thereabouts.  She furthermore states that her father had never received his land, and in view of all the above as she supposes to be facts of asking the Government if they are not entitled to the land which she had often heard her father say he expected for his services.  (over)
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Deponent has at present no proof in her possession so thereby she can refer you to sustain her affidavit but relies solely upon the evidence which may have been filed by her father and which may now possibly be found upon the Records at Washington City, believing that the same evidence which guaranteed the father's pension will secure to his children the land which he believed he was justly entitled .
Mary Jones
Witness Present
Saml L. McKinney
Samuel Taylor

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year first above written.
Samuel Taylor
Alderman

Philadelphia City ss
  I George Carpenter prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that Samuel Taylor before whom the foregoing declaration and affidavit were made, was at the time of so doing and continues to be an alderman office a Justice of the peace in the said county to all whose official acts full faith and credit should and ought be given.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office at Philadelphia this twenty seventh day of March A.D. Eighteen hundred & fifty one (1851).
Geo. Carpenter
Prothonotary
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40756

Rev INVALID

File No.  40.756
Andrew Bryson
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18
Index:-Vol. 3, Page 60

(Arrangement of 1870)
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A. Bryson

Further evidence of service wanting the testimony of two witness is whose credibility is certified by the Judge witness
26 July 18?9
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District of Pennsylvania ss

   On the 6th day of July 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Bucjs in the said district personally appeared Andrew Bryson aged 66 years and some months, resident in this county in said district who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the 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."  That he said Andrew Brison enlisted at Pittsburg in Pennsylvania sometime in the year in which the battle was fought on Long Island near N, York for a year and nine months in the company commanded by Captain Erwin of Regiment of Riflemen commanded by Colonel Miles of the Pennsylvania line on the continental establishment.  That he continued to serve in the said corps of the better part of the time under Lt Colonel Broadhead until the expiration of the said term and one month longer or one year and ten months and never was absent from the Army during the said term until he was discharged at the Valley Forge during the time the British troops lay in the City of Philadelphia & that he was in the battles of Long Island - Trenton (taking of Hessians) - Princeton - Brandywine and Germantown - and that he is in reduce circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.

    Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid.

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                             Wm. Watts

    I William Watts a Judge as abovesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Andrew Brison did serve in the revolutionary was as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time and more on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of was pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress.  I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. 

July 6th, 1819                         //s//
                                           Wm. Watts
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(Doylestown) 6th July 1819

    I certify that from a memorandum made of the time it appears that the writer named Andrew Bryson made application for a pensions as a revolutionary Soldier and the same in a (illegible) into the post office at this (illegible) on the 2nd day of June 1818.

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                                     S.D. Tryham

Having (illegible) the office of Prothonotary this (illegible) certify.
                                     S. L. Johnson

Bucks County ss

    I John Pugh Recorder of Deeds Commissions & other writings in & for said county. Do hereby certify & make known that William Watts Esquire whose signature is affixed to the within certificate, was at the time & still is a Judge of the Courts of Common Pleas in said county, and that full faith & credit is to be given to his official acts.

    Witnesses my hand & seal of office July 7th 1819.

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                              John Pugh Recorder
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Phildada. March 27th, 1851.

Sir,

    The affidavit of Mary Jones, widow of Jesse Jones, and daughter of Andrew Bryson a Revolutionary Soldier, is herewith respectfully submitted to the department in the hope of a favorable report on behalf of her sister and herself in the event of which, I shall endeavor to furnish proof establishing their identity.
    Awaiting the answer of the department at its most convenient (seasonl).
    I have the honor to be Sir,
                      Very respectfully
                      Your Obdt. Svnt.
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                       S.D. D. Bower