Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1337, Robert Brown, S.C.
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3-- 1776
SERVICE - S.C.
Brown, Robert 
NUMBER - R.1337

CONTENTS - 
res at end war Brier Creek in S.C.
d. Apr. 21, 1845 in Fairfield Twp. Westmoreland Co.
wife - Margaret
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State of Pennsylvania
County of Westmoreland
On this 18th day of April A.D. 1854 Personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, now sitting George H. Brown, Executor of Robert
Brown deceased a resident of Westmoreland County and State aforesaid aged forty four years or thereabouts who being first duly
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for himself and the other children of the said Robert Brown deceased the arrearages of Pension which the said Robert Brown would have been entitled to draw at and immediately before the time of his death if he had applied for the same. The said Robert Brown was
a soldier in the Revolutionary war
That he entered the service about the commencement of the Revolutionary war under Colonel Neel [Andrew] -  dont know the name of his captain. The Regiment was commanded by General [Andrew] Williamson dont remember his first name. that he continued from the time he entered the service in the service untill after the Capture of Cornwallis the British General
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He was for five years of this period of his service under General [Thomas Sumter] Sumpter. during part of
the time he served under General Sumpter his captain was [Lieutenant Colonel] William Hill - He was
in Charleston when it was besieged by the British army - He was in the Battle of Rocky mount in the Southern war. 
He resided in South Carolina when
he entered the service near Briar Creek. He went out first as a substitute in the place of Robert Huey. after he had fulfilled Hueys period of service he was draughted in South Carolina at the same place he first entered the service.
His campaigns were principally through South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia - He was acquainted in the service with a Major [Francis] Ross I have often heard
him talk about - I have no documentary evidence of his service and know of no one whom I can procure to testify to his service - That the said Robert Brown died on the 21 April A.D. 1845 in Fairfield Township Westmoreland County State of
Pennsylvania. He left South Carolina
shortly after the close of the war and
settled first in Cumberland County
Pennsylvania and afterwards
removed to Cambria County
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in Pennsylvania and removed from
Cambria County to Westmoreland
County as early as 1798 where he
continued to reside untill the time
of his death on the 21 April 1845. That he never applied for a pension
nor Bounty land - That he dont know
whether he got a discharge or not
Heard him say that his discharge was
burnt in a House in South Carolina.
That he was married in 1785 or 1786
to Margaret Hendricks in Cumberland
County Pennsylvania that she died
in the year 1810 in November in
Westmoreland County Pennsylvania
That he left at the time of his decease
in 1845 Eight children living to wit
William, Mary, Robert, Margaret
intermarried with William Matthews,
James, Sarah, Thomas, & George H. Brown the declarant. That there is none of the children died leaving children. That they all reside in Westmoreland County Except Robert who resides in Iowa, James & Margaret in Crawford County Pennsylvania and Thomas in Indiana County Pennsylvania
Sworn and subscribed in
open Court this 18 April A.D. 1854
George H Brown
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BROWN, ROBERT
(S.C.)
1337
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This certifies that the Bearer hereof
James & Robert Brown having lived
for several years in this congregation have behaved themselves soberly and inoffensively & leaves us free from any scandal known to us.

By order 
 April 10th,1781 
Jos. Alexander, V.D.M. 
Bullock Creek Church
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State of Pennsylvania
Westmorland County 
on the first day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me the Subscriber & Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared John Gilmer who being duly sworn according to law depose and says that he was acquanted with Robert Brown deceased late of said County that he became acquainted with him about the year eighteen hundred untill the time of his deth [Illegible]  that he always understood  that he was a private soldier in the Revolutionary war that at the close of the war that he came from South Carolina that the said Robert Brown left no widow his wife having died some time previous to him he was reputed to have been married and I knew that him and his reputed wife lived together as man & wife and were so reputed in the Community and believed by every person to be man & wife and Raised a family of children whose names are William Mary Margreat Robert James
Sarah Thomas & Gorge
s/ John Gilmore

Sworn & Subscribed before me the 1st day of December 1854
s/ James Horrell, J.P.
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State of Pennsylvania,
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, SS.
I Jos Gross PROTHONOTARY
of the court  of Common Pleas of the County  of Westmoreland , in the Common wealth of Pennsylvania , Do hereby certify that James Horrell
of              before whom the foregoing

Affidavits were duly made. ..

and whose name, in his own proper  handwriting is to the foregoing certificate appended, was then and now is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said County of Westmoreland , duy elected and commissioned, [illegible]
to all whose official acts and deeds full faith and credit are of right due.

In Testimony whereof, I have swornunto set my hand and affixed the SEAL of said Court at
Greensburgh, the thirteenth, day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty first 

Jos Gross,      PROTHONOTARY
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Moses Sterrett.

Jan 11  /55
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Pension Office Jany 11 1855 Sir, The papers in the case of the children of Robert Brown dec'd  of Pa have been examined and the case rejected, When a man lives until 1845, in a country from which a great many  applications have been made, and dies without making an effort to secure the benefits of a law, under which he was entitled to a pension, if he rendered meritorious  service, it is not unnatural to suppose he did not deserve as to be entitled, this is perfectly natural, then to scrutinize  closely an application made by his children for a pension to which it seem so probable he did not deem himself entitled - And it is alike the  dictate of common sense and common justice that they should be required to establish their claim by the  most uncontestible evidence, But  how shall I characterize an effort to appropriate to a man who lived until 1845 , the services of a soldier  who died at least as early as  1785 , By far the larger portion of service rendered by a man of his name was
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under Col. Anderson , But Indents were  issued for this service for the benefit of the estate of "Robert Anderson dec'd ", But the children of Robert Anderson  who died in 1845 , claim that this man was their father, were they mistaken as to the date of their father's death ? Did he die  in 1785  instead of 1845 ? This is a charitable conclusion, But if he died in 1785  and his widow died in 1810 , no claim can be asserted for  pension because neither of them lived until the passage of an  act  under which their children can derive any benefits. They are estopped from saying that a Robert Brown gave an order for his  Indents and must have been  alive ; because the man that gave the order for Indents for service in Waters' Regiment  did not serve in  Anderson's Regiment  and they declare that their father did serve in Anderson's  Regiment  as well as in Waters' of course , the soldier who did service in only  Waters' and the other Regiment  mentioned could not have been their father, because he served in  Anderson's also . You intimate in your note that your "vanity "
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has been excited  by the rejection of some of your  cases, heretofore  filed, and that they  should have been admitted if they had be  presented by " any other person " . I shall not  attempt to do away  with the pleasing reflections  with which you  seem to solace yourself for the rejection of other cases, but you will allow me to   spare you that this case would have been rejected  even if it had been presented by " any other person . " Moses Sterrett , Esq Pennsville Pa
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T D Winter
May 11 /54
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( 229 )  Pension Office May 11, 1854 Sir , The declaration of George H. Brown one of the children and the executor of  Robert Brown  having been made before a Prothonotary of the State of Pennsylvania  cannot under the rules of this office  be considered. He must therefore  make a new declaration under the Act of June 7 1832 before a Judge of a Court of Record, in open Court, according to the  form  herewith sent. Sumpter's Regiment was attached to the Line of South Carolina and a Robert Brown  served thence is alleged evidence of his service should be found in the office of  the Comptroller of South Carolina at Columbia, whose certificate  should accompany the new declaration. T. D. Winter Esq. Present ( signed )
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Washington  May 5th 1854 Sir, I enclose to you the papers of Robert Brown for Revolutionary service under the Act of  1832 which you will please have examined at you earliest convenience. Very Respectfully your obt servt T D Winter ( signed )  L.P. Waldo Esq Com. of Pensions
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( vertical note on envelope ) Declaration of George Brown
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Mr. L. P. Waldo , Sir  Enclosed you will find the declaration as you requested  it  drawn as to form  & the certificate of service  proof necessary to sustain the claim of Robert Brown  service as a revolutionary soldier . you will  examine and return answer as soon as you can do it . I do think of this case like many others that sent amply made out and have had the vanity to think if any other person would have sent the papers it would have been  granted and  I hope you will give the present case its due weight  and by so doing  you will relieve the needy  . Meantime I have the honor to be  yours truly  etc. Moses Sterrett ( signed ) Pennsville  Jan 7  1855
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No 38.751 Robert Brown Pa. June 7 , 1832 T. D. Winter Present
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State of Pennsylvania,
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, SS.
I Jos Gross PROTHONOTARY
of the court  of Common Pleas of the County  of Westmoreland , in the Common wealth of Pennsylvania , Do hereby certify that James Horrel before whom the foregoing

Affidavit was duly acknowledged ..

and whose name, in his own proper  handwriting is to the foregoing certificate appended, was then and now is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said County of Westmoreland , duly elected and commissioned, [illegible]
to all whose official acts and deeds full faith and credit are of right due.

In Testimony whereof, I have swornunto set my hand and affixed the SEAL of said Court at
Greensburgh, the 27, day of April in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty 4

Jos Gross,      PROTHONOTARY
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Comptroller Generals Office Columbia So. Ca.  September 5th 1854. 
No . 118 Book I  Issued 30th  August  1784 to Mr. Robert Brown for  L50.9.11 3/4 sundries for  Continental  & Militia use in 1780 & 1781 , also for 98 days Militia duty pr two accounts audited. Principal L 50.9. 11 3/4 Interest 3.10.7  
No. 5780 Book I  Issued 28 Decem. 1784 to _ for the Est of Mr. Robert Brown  thirteen pounds 18/ 6 3/4  sterling for Militia duty on foot and horse as a private per Col. Anderson return  & Acct audited. Principal L13.18. 6 3/4 Interest 0.19.5 
570 =I  The estate of Mr. Robert Brown his acct of 65 days on  foot  & 25 days on horseback Militia duty as Private pr pay bills within mentioned performed from Novem 79' till after the reduction of Charleston , alternately & for duty in Militia pr  Col. Anderson's return , the whole  amotg to viz. 65 Days  10/ L32,10
25 Days. 20    25. 0  
Duty pr Col. Anders' Return  40.0 Curry L97.10 
Stg L13.18/ 6 3/4
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State So Carolina To the Estate of Robert Brown  for a tour of duty pr Capt. Wm K. McGaw's Pay bill from Novem 23rd - 79 to Jany 28th  1780. 65 Dys @ 10/  = L32.10.0  
a tour on horseback pr Capt Jno McGaw's  Paybill as Private in Militia 25 Dys @ 20/ = 25.0.0 
Duty pr Col. Anderson's return, 40.0.0 besides per Capt. Jno Cowan's Paybill from 17 Jany to 12 May 80 - 40 Dys @ 20  
Curry L97.10.0 
Stg L13.18. 6 3/4  
* Capt. Jno McGaw's Paybill has no date it only mentions "since the reduction of Charleston. " I do hereby authorize & empower  Nicholas Bassong  to draw  & Receive the Indents due to Robert Brown deceased for his services to the public with interest due thereon the accts returned to the  Auditor's office by  Col. Anderson for which I have received  value. Given under my hand this 7th day of July 1785. " And. Brown " I do certify that  Andrew Brown did sign & acknowledge the above order before me  & that he is Brother & Heir to Robert Brown  deceased  & is therefore entitled to the said Indent. Robert Anderson  J.P.  The acct in the name of Robert Brown dec'd  appears to be two for Militia duty  amounting to old currency Lbs 57.10 and Lbs 40 . Please pay  the within to  Thomas Bride " Nicholas Bassing "
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Received 28 December 1784  full satisfaction for the within account in an Indent No 570  Book I  by virtue of an order. for Est. of Robt Brown  " Thomas Bride "  
No. 642 Book R  Issued the 17 of June 1785  to Mr. Robert Brown for forth three pounds , nine shillings and nine pence three farthings Sterling for 55 days  duty in the Militia  & 102 Bushel Corn for Continental use  & 11 Bush Corn ,  hire of waggons & team for Militia use pr account audited . Principal  L43.9. 9 1/4  No 18  
Annual Interest L3. 0.0 
642 R  Mr. Robt Brown  his acct of 55 days  Horseman  duty as Private in the Militia pr Paybills within  mentioned from  1779 to 1783  inclusive , 100  1/2  Bush Corn for Contl use , 11 Bus do  & 31 days service of waggon  team & driver  for Militia use in 1781  the whole amotg  viz. Duty  55 Dys @ 20 /  L55 
Contl 100 Bush Corn @ 22/6=113.1.3. Militia 11 Bush do @ 22/6 = 12.7.6 
31 dys service of wagon  &c 
charged L139 .0 
less 15.0  =124.0.0.  
Curry L304.8.9 
Stg L43.9. 9 3/4
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State of So. Carolina Dr to Robert  Brown for two tours  Militia duty  pr Capts Wm McGaw's  & Capt Joseph Calhoun's Paybill from Augt  79 to 1783  performed as private on horseback viz. 
One tour  8 days L8 
Another tour  47 dys L47 = L55.0.0  

1781 June 1st for 11 Bush Corn pr Certft No 1 @ 22 / 6  = 12.76 
June 13th  100 1/2  Bush do pr do No. 2 @ 22/ 6  = 113.1.3  
June 24 A wagon  team & driver from 25th May to the date * 31 days charg'd pr acct No. 3 = L139.  Overcharg'd  15 =  124 = 249.8.9 Curry L304.8.9   Stg L43.9. 9 3/4  
( * 31 dys  Lbs 4 Lbs 124 )  

State of Georgia Wilkes County 
I hereby do empower  William Goodman and Jacob Clarke  or either of them to receive whatever may be due to me from the State of South Carolina with the interest on the same  Certified and signed before me.  "Robert Brown " " Thos Carter J.P. " Jny 21 1786  Received 17th  June 1785  full satisfaction for the within in an Indent 642 Book R. "Jacob Clarke "
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No. 935 Book X  Issued  13th October 1785  to Mr. Robert Brown for twelve pounds 4. 3 1/4  Stg for 98 days  Militia duty as pr Account audited. Principal L12. 4. 3 1/4 
Annual Interest L0. 17.1 
No. 10 
X No. 935  Mr. Robert Brown his account of 98 days  Militia duty  Amotg to L12.4. 3 1/4 Stg.  

The State of South Carolina Dr to Robert  Brown for service done under Capt. Peters 31 days at L1 per day  Total L31.0.0 
Dito under Capt. Chambers 25 days at L10 ( shilling ) p day  12.10.0  
Febry  6th  1779 Forty two  days as a private horseman under Capt. John Miller at L1.0.0 pr day  = 42. 00 
L85.10.0     Stg L12.4. 3 1/4  
I do hereby  empower Mr. Andrew Love to receive my Indent to the amount of my  Account against the Public of the State of South Carolina and his  Recpt shall be a  sufficient discharge from gentlemen your huml servt. "Robert Brown " To the  Treasurers of the State of South Carolina  Signed and acknowledged before me ." W. Bratton J.P. "
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Received 13th October 1785  the full amount of the  within account in a  State Indent  No 935 Book X  by virtue of an order. "Andr Love "  
" This is to certify that I have rec'd  acct  & vouchers agt the Public from Robert Brown  to amt L 85.10 " " Wm Tate C.A. "  
No 1769 Lib X  Issued the 4th of March 1786  to Mr. Robert Brown for five pounds one shilling & five pence Ster. for duty as private in Col. Waters's  Regiment  as pr Account audited. No 102 Principal L 5.1.5 
Int L 0.7.1  
No 102 1769 X. Robert Brown  for  30 days duty as a private footman in Captain John Lindsay's Company from 3rd of April to 4 May  1779  @ 10 / 41 days do as do from 20 May  1781 to 15 March 1783  alty in Capt Jerem'h Williams's Company , the whole in Col. Water's  Regiment  Amountg to  Curry  L 35. 10 
Stg L 5.1.5
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The State of So Carolina to Robert Brown  Dr  for 30 days duty as a private footman in Captain Jno Lindsay's Company  from 3 April to 4 May  1779  @ 10/ L 15. . .
41 days  ditto as ditto from 20 May  1781 to 15 march 1783  alty in Capt Jereh Williams Company @10/ 20.10.  Currency L 35.10.  Sterling L 5.1.5 
the above in  Col. Waters's Regt and taken from Paybills
South Carolina Ninety Six District April the 20th 1786 . Gentlemen  Please to send my Indent with  the Interest by Mr. John Johnson  duty done under Col. Liles & Capt. Lindsey  & Col. Glenn now Col. Waters  Regiment  & you'll oblige your humbl . servt . "Robt. Brown " 
Mssrs Boquet & Commrs of the Treasury . I do hereby certify that I saw Robt . Brown sign the above order the day  & year above written  " Robt Rutherford J.P. " Received 4th March 1786  full satisfaction  for the within, in an Indent  No. 1769  X pr Order  " John Johnston "
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I do hereby certify the foregoing
to be true Copies as taken from the
Records of this office.
For Comptroller General
P S Jacobs 
Deputy
No Seal of Office.
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REJECTED
1337
Robert Brown.
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State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County  Personally  appeared before the undersigned  a Justice of the  peace in and for the  County aforesaid  duly authorized  by him to administer oaths  James Mathews and John Gilmore  both of Fairfield  Township in the County and  State aforesaid and on their solemn  oath  taken before me saith that they were both of them acquainted with Robert Brown and Margaret his wife  and knew them  first some years prior to the year AD 1800  and does  positively that they lived together as man and wife before the year AD 1800 and was reputed and  acknowledged as man and wife  and that they had legal heirs and children some living to wit William and George H. Brown, who is the Executor of his father's estate , and who made the declaration  for his father the said Robert Brown 's pension and furthermore to know that the said Robert Brown  for whose  services a pension is claimed  was reputed as a revolutionary soldier  and which fact was not doubted by  any and we do verily believe  they were as deserving it as any others could be  of a  similar  kind and  we do know and hereby positively  identify the above named children  and heirs of the aforesaid soldier  Robert Brown , and that we have no interest in the aforesaid claim and am not  concerned in the prosecution. Sworn to and subscribed  this  19th day of April  A.D. 1854  before me s/ James Horrell J. P.  
James Matthews John Gilmore
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State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County  On this  19th day of  April one thousand eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County  aforesaid duly authorized  to administer oaths  Thomas Brown of Wheatfield  Township in the County of Indiana  and State aforesaid  and on his solemn oath taken before me saith that he is the  son and heir at law of Robert Brown who was a revolutionary soldier  and that he served in that war  as stated in the declaration in open Court  of George H. Brown who is his Executor  to wit that he  the said Robert Brown  entered the service of the United States as he has frequently stated  about the  commencement of that war and his first tour he was a substitute for his master, Robert  Huey  by name and while he was a substitute he was in a battle with the Cherokee Indians  after this tour  was over during  which he was under  General [Andrew] Williamson  he was listed as drafted after was a light horseman  and was in the Battle of Rocky mount and several others of which I cannot now remember and have frequently heard him say  further that he was a part of his time under  Captain [William] Hill and part under  Captain [Francis] Ross and Major [James] Hawthorn and that in all he served during the war  or until after the capture of  Cornwallis the British General and that he  entered the service from Bryer Creek in South Carolina and his principal tours of duty was through South  & North Carolinas and Georgia, and after the service expired  some time  he moved to  Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania and after residing there for some time  moved to Fairfield  Township in  Westmoreland County where he died on the twenty first day of March  AD 1845  leaving  living children and heirs as follows to wit : William , Mary, Margaret, Robert, James , Sarah  and Thomas and George H. Brown the declarant and further that he was married to Margaret Hendrix on
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about the year  AD 1785 or 1786  in Cumberland County  Pa. and that  she died in the year AD 1810  after which time she  never  married and  I have frequently heard him say that  they were married,  that he always  acknowledged the  above named children to be his legal heirs  and that his  discharges were burnt in  South Carolina at least for the  two tours he served  first under the first draft for   I frequently  heard him say he served the first tour as a substitute and then he was drafted and when that time was met he  took the oath of allegiance and served during the war  and that he was always reputed as  a Revolutionary  soldier and further saith not . Sworn and subscribed before me  on the day and year first above written. s/ Thomas Brown James Horrell J.P. 
I do further certify that  Thomas Brown has  this day duly acknowledged the above  deposition  is to be believed on oath  and is a man of truth  and veracity and that   I am not concerned  in the prosecution nor  yet have any interest in this pension case of Robert  Brown  whatever. s/ James Horrell J.P.
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State of Pennsylvania Westmoreland County On this twenty second day of November one thousand eight hundred and  & fifty four personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas  now sitting  in Greenesburg  in and for the County and  state aforesaid  George H Brown aged forty four  years Executor and  son of Robert Brown deceased late of said County  who first being duly sworn according to law , doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to  obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th  1832. That his Father the said Robert Brown  entered the service of the United States under the following named officers , which named officers he has heard his father the said Robert Brown  speak of during his life time as also of the service performed under them for and during the  Revolutionary  War. which was in and about seven years in all under the following named officers to wit namely Cols [Robert] Anderson, & [Philemon] Waters of South Carolina  Troops, Capt. Jeremiah Williams company also Capt John Lindsey and others whose names I do not now recollect he the said Robert  Brown aforesaid  served as a private, as a horseman  and footman in the  South Carolina troops and that shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis  after he was discharged the said Robert Brown  dec'd  moved to the  State of Pennsylvania and resided there until  the time of his death which took place in Westmoreland County  in the  State of Pennsylvania  on the eighth day of April in the year  eighteen hundred and forty five and that the said Robert Brown aforesaid left no widow surviving him , but left children namely  William  Brown residing in  Westmoreland County who is  still living , Mary Brown residing in Westmoreland County, Margaret Brown
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intermarried with William Matthing who resides in Crawford County Pennsylvania. Robert Brown residing in the State of Iowa, James Brown residing in Crawford County in the State of Pennsylvania, Sarah Brown residing in Westmoreland County. Thomas Brown residing in the County of Indiana in the State of Pennsylvania, George H Brown the declarent and Executor residing in Westmoreland County this deponent further states that he is a resident of the County of Westmoreland County. This deponent further states that he is a resident of the County of Westmoreland in the state of Pennsylvania where he has resided since his infancy. He further states that he was informed by his father and believes that during the two last years of his service he served as a horseman in a regiment of which General Sumpter [Thomas Sumter] was the commander.
George H. Brown X His mark - 
Sworn and subscribed
in open Court this 22 day
of November A D 1854 Before me.
s/ Jos Gross  Prot
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State of Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County
I, Jos. Gross Prothenotary  of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do hereby Certify that the foregoing Declaration of George H. Brown was Subscribed by him and Sworn to in open Court before the Honorable J.M. Burrell President Judge of said Court & his associates James Bell & David Cook at a Court of Common pleas held at Greenesburgh on
the 22d day of November A. D. 1854.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Court at Greenesburgh the 5th day of December A D 1854
s/ Jos Gross
prt
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No 38751
Robert Brown
Pa

let T D Winter May 11. /54

Moses Sterrett, Jan 11 1855
June 7, 1802
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1337
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State of Pennsylvania
Westmorland County 
on the first day of December one thousand eight hundred and fifty four personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally came Capt. James Mathews who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was acquainted with Robert Brown deceased late of said County from the year seventeen hundred and nintey two or three untill his death because being a neighbor
that he always understood that he was a private soldier in the Revolutonary war that at the close of the war he stated that he came from South Carolina that the said Robert Brown left no widow his wife having died some time previous to him he was reputed to have been married and I knew that him and his reputed wife lived together as man & wife & were so reputed in the County and believed by every person to be man & wife and raised a family of children whose names are William, Mary, Margaret, Robert, James, Sarah, Thomas, & George H.
s/ James Matthews

Sworn & Subscribed before me the 1st day of December 1854
s/ James Horrell  JP