Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8091, Joshua Brewington, N. C.
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Service NC [North Carolina] 
Brewington, Joshua
Number S8091
Carded

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North Carolina
31148
Joshua Brewington Dec'd [deceased]
of New Hanover in the State of N.C. [North Carolina]
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Sharpe of the Regt. commanded by Col Lytle [Archibald Lytle] in the N.Ca. [North Carolina] line for 9 months

certificate issued in favor of Yernah Conner heir 
at law of said dec.d [deceased] who died November 22d. 1836

Inscribed on the Roll of No. Ca. [North Carolina]  at the rate of 30- Dollars ~~Cents per annum, to commence n the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 30th day of June 1837 and sent Patrick Murphy Taylors Bridge [NC]

Arrears to the 4th of March 1836 $150.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept." 15.00
$175.00
amt due up to 22 Nov 1836 the day of his death 
66.37

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by D.D. Addison Clerk
Book ?E Vol. 6 1/2 Page 27.

[right hand page] Reputed
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State of North Carolina
New Hanover County

On this the 19th day of September A.D. 1836 before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Joshua Brewington a resident of New Hanover County in the State aforesaid aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers snd served as herein stated.

1st In a company of nine months men raised in Duplin County [North Carolina] 
in the month of February or March in 1779 collected at Duplin old courthouse  and remained thereabouts three months 
thence into South Carolina and joined the continental army at Purrysburg [South Carolina] and were put under continental 
officers and served nine months in S.C. [South Carolina] under Captain [Anthony] Sharpe, Lieutenant [James] Pearl, Brigade adjutant Parker and sometimes Curtis Ivey, in a regiment commanded by Col [Archibald] Lytle 
sometimes under Col. Malmedy [Francois de Malmedy], General [Thomas] Sumter, thence to Black Swamp and had a battle with the British and compelled them to retreat [Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina, 1779], thence to Kingston on Savanna River [Savannah River] thence to Bacon's Bridge [South Carolina] and stacked arms and were discharged soon after by Col [Archibald ] Lytle in July or August 1780
the battle at Black Swamp is also called the battle of Stono.

his entrance into service was called, "balotted in" The army in S.C. he thinks consisted of about 

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Thirty thousand men of whom fifteen thousand were regulars, the regular officers he remembers in S.C. [South Carolina] besides the above were Major MacKee, Capt. Danl [Daniel] Williams, Captain Joseph Rhodes & Captain Thoroughgood [Thorowgood] 
has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he can prove this service but thinks he can prove he was seen in service this tour by Richard Curtis of this county, though they didn't serve in the same company - 

2ndly In a company of Duplin militia [Duplin County, North Carolina] as a volunteer under Captain Michael King [III] as a lighthorse [man], his other officers he forgets, marched down into New Hanover [North Carolina] about the Big Bridge reconnoitering  the enemy and served three weeks as a private in the month of November or December in 1780 has no documentary evidence and knows of no person by whom he can prove this service

3rdly In a company of Volunteers Duplin cavalry under Captain David Dodd, his other officers he forgets in the fall of 1781 and served four weeks as a private, marched into New Hanover [County, North Carolina] back unto Duplin [County, NC] thence into Bladen on the Brown Marsh [Bladen County, NC] and had a skirmish with the British and Tories commanded by Major [James H.] Craigs and [David] Manson, which was a right sharp fight, [Battle of Brown's Marsh, North Carolina. 1781] 

but the Americans retreated, and came upon the enemies baggage and magazine - Col Browne [Thomas] Brown] of Bladen was there and Lieut. Pearl - Capt. [David] Dodd behaved with great bravery, thence marched home and was discharged, has no documentary evidence, being verbally discharged and knows of no person by whom he can prove this service

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4thly - In a company of Duplin [County, North Carolina] volunteer light horse under Captain James Oates, Lieut. William Durden, in the Spring of the year 1781 and served three weeks as a private, marched into New Hanover [County, North Carolina] thence to New River Chapel in Onslow [North Carolina], thence to Kingston [Kinston, North Carolina], thence home and discharged, in no battle, received no written discharge and knows of no person by whom he can prove this service

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21 [+] 21 [+] 28 [=] 70

Answers to the questions prescribed by the War Department and propounded to said Joshua Brewington the aforesaid applicant-

1 I was born in Duplin now Sampson Cty N.C. [County, North Carolina] in the year I suppose 1759 or, 60
2. I have no record of my age
3. When called into service I was living in Duplin  now Sampson Cty N.C. Since the Revolution Ive [I have] lived about ten or twelve years in Sampson Cty, then moved into New Hanover County and have ever since lived and now live in New H. [Hanover] 
4. I was first ballotted [drafted] in and afterwards volunteered
5. I refer to my declaration-
6. I rec'd [received] but one written discharge, which moulded away with age, it was given me by Col. Lytle [Archibald Lytle]
7. Joshua James Esq. [Esquire] John A. Lillington Esq.  Benjamin Beasley, Christopher Dudly, James Collins, Gen M.W. Campbell, Richard Curtis and others  I could name

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State -

Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid me
Joshua Brewington [his mark] X
J A Lillington JP [Justice of the Peace]
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We Joshua James and Christopher Dudley residents of the County of New Hanover in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joshua Brewington who has sworn and subscribed the preceding declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that we concur in that opinion
S/Joshua James
S/C. Dudley

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me
S/J A Lillington JP 

[noted in left margin: Patrick Murphy Esq. near Taylor Bridge NC]


I John A Lillington the Justice of the Peace aforesaid do hereby declare it my opinion 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 that Joshua James and Christopher Dudley who have signed the preceding Certificate are residents in the County of New Hanover and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit, and that there is no clergyman in the vicinity of said applicant, and he is unable from bodily infirmity to attend court.
S/J A Lillington JP


I Thomas T. Davis Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for New Hanover County hereby certify that John A. Lillington is a Justice of the Peace as above &  that the foregoing signatures are his.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this the 30th day of September A.D. 1836
S/Thos. T Davis Clk
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8091
Rev War
INVALID.
oin
File No. 8091
Joshua Brewington
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: -Vol. 1st, Page 45

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Raleigh 4th Febry. 1837.

Dear Sir
[crossed out: Your favor of the 30th Ultimo is received - you will please inform Mr McIntire that proof of Heirship will be necessary in the care of James McIntire heirs, and if he calls for the warrant he must file the proof here, which must be made and authenticated agreeable to the act of 18th Captr 15th, entitled, An act directing to whom the Secretary of State shall issue Military Land Warrants, and for other purposes' [.] The warrant will then issued to The Heirs of James McIntire, with out naming them.]
👉It appears from the muster rolls that Joshua Bruinton [sic: Brewington] enlisted as a private in Capt. Sharpe's Company of the 10th Regt. on the 10th of Novr. 1778, for 9 months, and this is all that is said of him on the rolls, so you see [crossed out: the] the rolls does not show how long he served, or when or how discharged.

Yours respectfully.
Wm. Hill



Patrick Murphy Esqr.
Atty. at Law
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[written sideways: N.C.  Dec 13]

Taylor's Bridge N.C. }       Free
Dec 5th }

Hon: James L. Edwards
Commr. of Pensions
Washington 
D.C.

[written upside down]
Patr. Murphy
Dec 3 1836

J Brewington
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Near Taylors Bridge N.C.
Decr. 5th 1836

Sir,
I have to inform you of the death of Joshua Brewington' whose declaration I sent on a short time ago, and from whom reasons were required for the delay in his application:

Although it seems proper when an application of this kind has been delayed thus long, that a sufficient reason should be assigned - and as under the circumstances of the case, personal reasons cannot be obtained from the applicant yet I hope a pension will not be refused, if it be believed that his case is entitled to one.

His reasons as far as I know them are, that he was a person of colour and illiterate lived in a retired section of New Hanover County, on the sound, was depending on Gen: M. W. Campbell to prepare his case. who promised from time to time to do so, but never could get him to do it. - Gen: Campbell spoke to me about Brewington's case last June and asked me if I had the regulations for carrying the pension law into effect.

I know, Gen: Campbell to be neglectful and dilatory in doing business. and I know another instance of his disappointing an applicant who had been depending on him to do his business - I believe for years. 

Respectfully
yr ob servt [your obedient servant]
P. Murphy


Hon J L Edwards
Comr Pensions
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33655
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State of North Carolina }
New Hanover County }
On this the 24th day of September A.D. 1836 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Richard Curtis a resident of New Hanover County N.C. aged eighty one years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath depose and say that he is acquainted with Joshua Brewington a resident of said County and an applicant for a pension, believes him to be the same man he saw in service in S. Carolina ^at Bacon's Bridge in 1780 and also in a skirmish on the Brown Marsh in Bladen in the fall of 1780 -
Richard [his mark X] Curtis

Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid and I hereby certify that Richard Curtis is well known to me and entitled to full faith and credit -
S/J A Lillington JP


I, Thomas F Davis Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for New Hanover County hereby certify that John A. Lillington is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine

{In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this the 30th day of September 1836.
S/Thos F Davis Clk.
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State of North Carolina }
New Hanover County }
On this the 19th September 1836 before the Undersigned a Justice in and for said County personally appeared Joshua James a resident of the State and County aforesaid aged fifty six years tomorrow who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is acquainted with Joshua Brewington an applicant for a pension. and has heard William Sholar who was a man of veracity and credit and a soldier of the Revolutionary War, say that said applicant (Brewington) was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was in service with him (Sholar) and that Sholar is now dead & served in Sharpes Co: as he told this deponent
S/Joshua James 

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid and I hereby certify that Joshua James is well known to me and is entitled to full faith & credit 
S/J A Lillington JP


I, Thomas F. Davis Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County of New Hanover hereby certify that John A Lillington is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 30th of September 1836
S/Thos F. Davis Clk
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Joshua Brewington decd.
NC

Sus. [suspended] see let Patrick Murphy 14 Decr, 1836

admd. 9 mos pri $30 per ann upto 22 Nov. 1836. the time of his death.

Cert. to [illegible] to Yernah Conner, only heir at law of Joshua Brewington decd.



Act. 7 June 1832
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[round stamp: RALEIGH N.C.
FEB 4]
2c

Patrick Murphy Esqr.
Atty. at Law
Taylor's Bridge
Sampson County
N.C.



[written sideways]
Wm Hill's Feb. 1837
McIntire & Brewington -
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J. A. Lillington's 
Affidavit.
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State of North Carolina }
New Hanover County }
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions June Term 1837
On this the 13th June A.D. 1837 before William R. Meares. Thos. H. Wright and John. Eakin Esquires Justices now holding the Court aforesaid personally appeared John A. Lillington who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that he was well acquainted with Joshua Brewington or Bruinton an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832 and also with his family, that said Brewington left no widow and only child viz Yenah. now Yenah Conner widow of John Conner, and that said Joshua Brewington died on or about the 22nd day of November 1836
S/J A Lillington

Sworn & subscribed in open Court day & year aforesaid
S/Ths F. Davis Clk


And the said Court hereby certify that John A. Lillington Esquire who
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has sworn and subscribed the foregoing affidavit is well known to us and entitled to full faith and credit
S/Wm. B. Meares J.P.
S/Thos. A. Wright. J.P.
S/Jno. Eakin, J.P.


I, Thomas F Davis Clerk of the Court aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing proceedings were done in open Court

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this the 14th day of June 1837
S/Thos F Davis Clk