Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1172, Daniel Bryan, N.C.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE   N.C.
Bryan, Daniel
NUMBER  S.1172

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CONTENTS   [blank]
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22.006
Kentucky
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Daniel Bryan
of Jessemine Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Smith of the regt [commanded] by Col in the N. C. line for 17 mo 28 days for 1776

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Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 59. Dollars 76 Cents per [annum] to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of September 1833 and sent to Hon. R. M. Johnson. [illegible]
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833      149.40
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch 34    29.88
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$179.28
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[round stamp: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }

Recorded by Wm. S Allison Clerk,
Book C.    Vol. 7      Page 4
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22.916
Daniel Bryan
Kentucky.
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fro 1776 private
17 months & 28 days

$59.76/100


Col Edwards at my request Daniel came to Scott County & made oath before our Court altho [sic] he lives in the adjacent County of Jessamine. This is a true case, & the reason Mr Bryan omitted much of this in his first declaration he was informed that Six months would give him the whole Pension

[illegible] M Johnson
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State of Kentucky } 
Scott County } SS
On this day 16th day of September in the year Of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared before the Justices of the peace ^for the County and State afforesaid [sic: aforesaid] in open court Daniel Bryan sayeth that he was born in North Carolina Rowan County by the Family Register On the 10th day Of February 1758, who being first duly sworn According the Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to Obtain the Benefit of the Act. Of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832.

First That he was placed On the muster Rolls at the usual Age in the Company of Capn John Johnston and the Company was classed into four Classes and he Daniel was numbered in the third Class and that his father William Bryan was numbered in the first class. That in the Summer 1776 the Cherokee Indians broke out in open War on the frontiers of Virginia [,] North Carolina [,] South Carolina
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And Georgia at which time Government Ordered Out the Malitia [sic] a Campaign against sd. Indians My Father William Bryan was drafted to go under Griffith Rutherford then Commanding General of the militia of Rowan County North Carolina to march and join the Troops of South Carolina and march against the most southerly Towns Of the Cherokees and the said Daniel Bryan was drafted to go under the Command of Colo. Joseph Williams to march and join the Virginia army under the Command Of Colo. Christian which joined at the Long Island of Holston River And march against the most northerly Towns of the Cherokee Indians; about the same time as the south army was at the South Towns [.] And the said Daniel Bryan further states that at the time of the Campaigns there was no publick [sic] arms to be Obtained [.] there was Only hunters guns and a number of them in bad repair, and that a sufficient supply Of arms in repair Could not be Obtained for the men Called Out either by
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Borrowing or Any Other means and that his Father loaned his Wife and he said Daniel had none at that time. The said Daniel also states that his Father and himself worked at the Gunsmith's Business at the time of being drafted and that General Rutherford order his Father William Bryan and himself to stay at home and work in their shop repairing and fixing of Arms for others that were going on the Campaign and for those that were expected to relieve them when Called on - And said General Rutherford promised them the said William and Daniel, that they should be allowed the same as those that went on the Campaign and that the said William and Daniel Bryan Obeyed said orders of their General & Faithfully worked at making and repairing of arms by day and some nights until midnight for which services we were Credited a Tower [sic: tour] of duty for three months the same as those that Went on the Campaign. +

[+ noted in margin: the sd Daniel considered himself as much a soldier during the campaign repairing & making arms as if he had been with the army & so it was considered by his general & himself - ]

Secondly. That about the first of July 1777 the
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Said Daniel Bryan entered himself a Volunteer soldier and malitia [sic] man in the Service Of the United States for six months under Capn William Baley Smith [,] John Holder Lieutenant and was march [sic] from Rowan County North Carolina to  Kentucky to Boonsborough [sic: Boonesborough] On the Frontier of Virginia where he served the term of six months as above mentioned in Guarding the Fort. scouting the Country around to prevent the depredations of the British and Indians and was legally discharged the Winter following, which discharge I have lost, but refer to the Affidavit of Samuel Bryan who served a similar service at the same time and we returned to Carolina the same winter: - 
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Thirdly. That in the spring of the year 1779 he with his Father [,] his Brother Samuel Bryan and others came to Kentucky, erected a small Fort at Bryan's Station, where his brother remained with his Family and raised some born &c. - The said Daniel returned to North Carolina with his Father William Bryan to assist him to move
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His Family to Kentucky which he did in the Fall following and settled at Bryans station where a number of Others settled same Fall 1779 and enlarged the station at which time he said Daniel was enrolled in the Company of Captain William Hogan where he remained winter and summer following guarding the Fort scouting over the Country in search of Indians at different times which times amounted 42 Days. Some Of Which services is mentioned as follows: That On the 10th day of March 1780 his Brother William Bryan was killed by the Indians who surrounded Bryans station [.] killed two men and wounded one; stole a number of horses and killed their Cattle. That said Daniel with Others pursued them three days ^and then returned home. That in May the Indians stole seven horses shot at some men and made Off with the horses. The said Daniel with Others took their trail pursued retook the horses [,] the Indians hid in the Cane. That On the23d Of same month May him and party 14 in number fell in with
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His Family to Kentucky which he did in the Fall following and settled at Bryans station where a number of Others settled same Fall 1779 and enlarged the station at which time he said Daniel was enrolled in the Company of Captain William Hogan where he remained winter and summer following guarding the Fort scouting over the Country in search of Indians at different times which times amounted 42 Days. Some Of Which services is mentioned as follows: That On the 10th day of March 1780 his Brother William Bryan was killed by the Indians who surrounded Bryans station [.] killed two men and wounded one; stole a number of horses and killed their Cattle. That said Daniel with Others pursued them three days ^and then returned home. That in May the Indians stole seven horses shot at some men and made Off with the horses. The said Daniel with Others took their trail pursued retook the horses [,] the Indians hid in the Cane. That On the23d Of same month May him and party 14 in number fell in with
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A party Of Indians near the Great Crossings of Elkhorn Creek. We killed three of their party One: of which fell by a ball from my rifle; the wounded of the Indians not known. The Indians killed and wounded five Of Our men. My Father Wm. Bryan was one of the wounded who died of his wound on the 8th day after. The Said Daniel states that in June following he with Others were Ordered to the Falls of the Ohio. That the Indians Came on our trail pursued ^us to where Frankfurt now stands. Fired On us when in the river wounded five and took one prisoner. We came out at the same place we went in at. Made a dalley at a short distance and returned. But the Indians Crossed the river and made their escape with the prisoner. We then halted [,] extracted a ball from one of the wounded [,] dressed their wounds and then we returned back to the Fort with the wounded. The said Daniel further states that in the month of July the British with
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A number Of Indians invaded Kentucky [,] took Ruddle's and Martin's station with all the Inhabitants prisoner and carried them off some to Canaday some to the different Indian Towns. That shortly after General George Rogers Clark commander of the Regular troop then at Louisville Ordered Colo. Benj Logan to call out the militia by a General draft or volunteering and meet said Clark at the mouth of Licking River to go a Campaign against the Indians which said Logan did; and ^Appointed Commissaries and hunters to provide meat for the Families of men that was [sic] Called Out on the Campaign as meat was the only subsistance [sic] at that time and the said Daniel was drafted to go on the Campaign but being a good hunter was ordered by Colo. Logan to serve as a Hunter and did serve during the time of the Campaign which was 16 days. This statement proven by the affidavit of Samuel Bryan. The said Daniel Bryan further states
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That after the return of the men from the Campaign that his mother Brother Saml Bryan and Family and Four sisters moved back to North Carolina to the same Farm from whence we moved from; thus ending my services against the British and Indians and commences against the British and Tories Of North Carolina [.] On Our arrival in North Carolina we found the Country in a shocking situation. - Wig [sic: Whig] and tory nearly all in arms and the British advancing and marching through the Country. Shortly after our arrival in North Carolina in November 1780 my brother Samuel Bryan and myself went to our Former Captain John Johnston who then was Captain of the state minute men and entered ourselves into the minute service to serve at a minutes warning at any time When Called On for the term of One Year if wanted for the purpose of  reconoitering [sic: reconnoitering] the settlements most suspected
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Of being tories. Taking and guarding them to prison whoever we found to be such. Which services we performed whenever called on and at any time. Which times of service during the Year added together was four months which will appear by the affidavit of Saml Bryan. Here I Daniel Bryan Omit stating a Tower [sic: tour] in which I hired a substitute to assist in Guarding the prisoners taken by Genl Morgan at the Cowpens as I have been informed that I am not allowed the services performed by a substitute.
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And proceed to state that about the first Of Oct. 1781. He said Daniel was drafted and served as light Horseman in Capn James Stinson's Company under the Command Of Cols Elisha Isaac's marching and Scouring near the middle of North Carolina On the Waters of Deep River in search Of a noted tory Colo Fannin [sic: Fanning] and Party who then was Catching plundering and parolling of
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Of our soldiers On their return home from Wilmanton [noted above: Wilmington] in North Carolina. With the said Fannen [sic: Fanning] and Party we had Several severe skirmishes. Took: some Tories prisoner & horses [,] gun and Sword [,] Some wearing apparel &c. After serving a tower [sic: tour] of duty for three months I was legally discharged by my Captain at Handley's mill On the 3d of January 1782 which discharge is on file in the Commissioners Office. The service of this Tower [sic: tour] will also be Confirmed by the affidavit Of Samuel Bryan who served in the same Company at the same time.

[noted in the margin to omit: I hereby relinquish every Claim whatever to a pension or Annuity except the present and declare that my name is not On the pension Roll of the Agency of any state. ]

S/Daniel Bryan

Sworn to in open Court by Danl Bryan Sep 16th 1833
Att [Attest] Ben. B. Ford Clk
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Quest 1. Where and in what Year were You born.
Ans  In Rowan County and state of North Carolina on the 10th day of February 1758
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Quest. 2d. Have You any record of Your age and if so where is it.
Ans I have a record of my Age at home Copied into my Bible taken from my Father's Family record. - My Brother Samuel who has seen the family records has testified the same.
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Quest 3d Where, were You living when called into the Serves? Were have You lived since the Revolution War? And where do you now live?
Ans. In Rowan County North Carolina and lived part of my time in Rowan County North Carolina and the balance of my time in Fayette and Jessamine Counties [,] the latter where I now live On my present place of Abode in Kentucky.
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Quest 4th. How were You called into service?
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Were You drafted? Did You Volunteer? Or were you a substitute? And if a Substitute for whom?
Ans. I was drafted twice and served my Country Twice a Volunteer and I was never a Substitute for any man.
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Quest 5th. State the names of some of the regular Officers who were with the Troops Where You served? Such Continental and Malitia [sic] Regiments as You Can recollect and the general Circumstances Of Your Service?
Ans.  General Griffith Rutherford, Genl George Rogers Clark and Colonels Christian [,] Joseph Williams [,] Elisha Isaac's and Logan [.] Captains John Johnston [,] William Baley Smith and Wm Hogan and John Holder [.] Lieut and Captain James Hinson and Colonels Isaacs and Christians and William's Regiments. My service as well as I can recollect which is before herein stated was working at the Gunsmith's Business the first Tower [sic: tour]. - My second Tower [sic] of duty was marching from
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North Carolina to Kentucky the then frontiers of Virginia and scouting the Country Stationed as a Guard around Boonsborough [sic] Often times after the British and Indians. My third tower [sic: tour] of duty in Kentucky I served as a Hunter and in assisting the Other men in pursuing the Indians and British and in killing an Indian with my Own rifle and in many other skirmishes and ^in taking care of the wounded as I never left a wounded man On the Battle Ground and in retaking stolen property such as horses &c. from the Indians. The services of my Fourth Tower [sic] of duty was marching and scouring the Country of North Carolina On Deep River in search of a noted Tory Colo. Fannin and his party [.] We had several skirmishes. Took some prisoners 3 horses gun and sword some Wearing apparel. &c.
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Quest 6. Did You ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom
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Was it given and what has become of it
Ans. to the 6thQuestion I received a discharge from Captain William Baley Smith which Discharge I have lost. 
Ans The said Daniel Bryan has two Receipts ^or discharges both for substitutes from Captain John Johnston for two towers [sic] of duty marked No 1st and No 3d and one discharge marked No 2 from Captain James Stinson which are in the War. Office and in the Hands of James L Edwards Esqr Commissioner of pensions at Washington City. And the following are the Copies subjoined. ---

______________  Jany. 25th. 1781. ~
This is to certify that Daniel Bryan a drafted soldier for this present Tower [sic] [noted in margin: No 1] in My Company is hereby discharged by sending a substitute in his place Certified by me John Johnston Cap.

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Camp at Handleys Mills Jany 3rd day 1782
This is to Certify that Daniel Bryan
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Has served a Tower [sic] of duty in Publick [sic: public] services as light Horseman in my Company under the Command of [noted in margin: No 2] Colo. Isaac's and is now discharged 
By me James Stinson Captain 
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[noted in margin: No 3]
Recd of Daniel Bryan L1. 18S. 3d
his substitute Money by me December the 3d 1782 John Johnston Captain

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Quest 7th. State the names of the persons to whom You are known in Your Present neighbourhood [sic] and who can testify as to Your Character for Veracity and good Behaviour [sic] Your services as a soldier of the Revolution
Ans. Giles Hawkins Snr and Henry Overstreet
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Sworn to and subscribed the day and Year Afforesaid [sic: aforesaid]
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We John Rogers a Clergyman residing in the County Of [crossed out: Jessamine] [illegible] and State of Kentucky and Richard M Johnson residing (in the same) do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Bryan who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that We believe him to be Seventy five Years of Age that he is reputed and believed in the Neighbourhood [sic] Where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution, and that we Concur, in that Opinion. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and Year Afforesaid. [sic] -

Richard M. Johnson makes Oath to the foregoing in open court. & Jno Rogers affirmed to the Same
Att [attest] Ben. B. Ford clk
S/Rh. M Johnson
S/John Rogers
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and the Said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that John Rogers who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in the said County and that Richard M Johnson who has signed the Same is a Resident of said County and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit. 

I Ben B Ford Clerk of the Court for Scott County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Danl Bryan for a pension [.] In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office the [illegible] day of September 1833
[seal]
Att [attest] Ben. B. Ford clk
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22915
Danl Bryant [sic: Bryan]

K

Rejected, served himself only one tour of three months, hired substitutes for the other tours. see letter 12 Sol 33 to S. Combs. Lexington.




Leslie  Combs
Lexington
K
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

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A Statement, shewing [sic] the Service of Daniel Bryant [sic: Bryan] Jessamine [illegible in page cut off]
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[table with the following headers:
Period When the service was rendered | Duration of the claimant's service (Years., Months., Days.) | Rank of the claimant |
Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served | Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service |
Proof by which the declaration is supported | ]
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Jay '81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75. Rowan Co N.C | Trady & dichge as to the 3 months - { all the other tours he hired substitutes -

Octr '81 | - | 3 | - | pr Cavy [Cavalry] | Cap Stinton | - | - | - | - |

again | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |



I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, mucicians [sic] or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of } ss. [this brace links this line and the following]
County of

On this day of personally appeared (a) before
A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c)
years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:

Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [here is an image of a hand pointing to the right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the
and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their 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 the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this day of &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration,(l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition. if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. {To a Soldier. {Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
{To an Officer. {Did you ever received a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions to the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represent, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
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(a) The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.

(c) The age of the Claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d) The declarant must mention the period of the war when he served.
(e) Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine as to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: __ For ___ year ____ months, and _______ days, I served as a _________. For _______ months and _______ days, I served as a _________; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant service, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase [italics] about three or four months [end italics], is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit. 
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
(j) In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[stamp: 👉] The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration. }

W. L. Williams Ex Clk
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.        MMHF  om

March 29, 1928.

Mrs. W. C. Anderson,
Walden Street,
Harriman, Tennessee.

Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1172, it appears that Daniel Bryan was born February 10, 1758, in Rowan County, North Carolina, where he resided when he and his father, William Bryan, were drafted in the summer of 1776 under Captain John Johnston to suppress the Cherokee Indians, but as both of them were gunsmiths they were ordered by General Rutherford to remain in the shops to repair and make muskets and to be credited with three months duty.

He volunteered about July 1, 1777, under Captain William Baley Smith and was stationed at Boonsborough, Kentucky six months.

In the spring of 1779 he and his brother Samuel went with their father to Kentucky, and built a fort at Bryans Station, where they moved their families; and in the fall of 1779 Daniel Bryan served forty-two days in Captain William Hogan's Company and had several skirmishes with the Indians.
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March 10, 1780 his brother, William was killed by Indians, and his father William Bryan was wounded [noted in margin: (May 25/1780) See [illegible]] by Indians and died eight days later [note in margin: (May 31. 1780)]; and in the same year he, Daniel Bryan, with four sisters, his mother, his brother Samuel and his family returned to North Carolina.

Daniel was next drafted about the first of October 1781 as a Light Horseman under Captain James Stinson, Colonel Elisha Isaacs, in pursuit of the Tory Colonel Fannin and served until January 3, 1782 when he was discharged at Henleys Mill.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, while a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky.

He died in February 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky leaving no widow but his son Thomas Bryan claimed to be one of his heirs in 1853. There are no further data on file as to his family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.   3-1864     AWF
____________
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON            March 16, 1928.

Honorable Cordell Hull,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D. C.

My dear Mr. Hull:
In response to your letter of March 14, 1928 enclosing letter of Mr. R. B. Cassell of Harriman, Tennessee, I have the honor to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1172, it appears that Daniel Bryan was born February 10, 1758, in Rowan County, North Carolina, where he resided when he and his father, William Bryan, were drafted in the summer of 1776 under Captain John Johnston to suppress the Cherokee Indians, but as both of them were gunsmiths they were ordered by General Rutherford to remain in the shops to repair and make muskets and to be credited with three months duty. 

He volunteered about July 1, 1777, under Captain William Baley Smith and was stationed at Boonsborough, Kentucky six months.

In the spring of 1779 he and his brother Samuel went with their father to Kentucky, and built a fort at Bryans Station, where they moved their families; and in the fall of 1779 Daniel Bryan served forty-two days in Captain


[note in margin: R B Cassell's letter returned [illegible] of Hull Mch 17. 28 AWF]
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He volunteered about July 1, 1777, under Captain William Baley Smith and was stationed at Boonsborough, Kentucky six months.

In the spring of 1779 he and his brother Samuel went with their father to Kentucky, and built a fort at Bryans Station, where they moved their families; and in the fall of 1779 Daniel Bryan served forty-two days in Captain


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William Hogan's Company and had several skirmishes with the Indians.

March 10, 1780 his brother, William was killed by Indians, and his father William Bryan was wounded by Indians and died eight days later; and in the same year he, Daniel Bryan, with four sisters, his mother, his brother Samuel and his family returned to North Carolina.

Daniel was next drafted about the first of October 1781 as a Light Horseman under Captain James Stinson, Colonel Elisha Isaacs, in pursuit of the Tory Colonel Fannin and served until January 3, 1782 when he was discharged at Henleys Mill.

He was allowed pension on his application executed February 18, 1833, while a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky.

He died in February 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky leaving no widow but his son Thomas Bryan claimed to be one of his heirs in 1853. There are no further data on file as to his family.


[note in margin: the rest of this letter in Abram Cassel W. 2916  AWF]
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Recd of Daniel Bryan ₤1.18:3 for his substute [sic] money By me
Decemb 3d 1782   John Johnston


[round stamps: THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES]

Camp at Hanelys mill   january 3d day, 1782
This is to Certify that Daniel Bryan has served a tower of Dewty [sic: tour of duty] in publick serves [sic: public service] as light horse man in my Company under the Command of Colo. Isaacks [sic] and is now Discharged by me Cap James Stinson



January 25th '76
This is to Certify that Daniel Bryan a Draughted [sic: drafted] soldier for this Present Tower [sic] in my Company is hereby Discharg'd by sending a substitute in his place
Certify'd by me 
John Johnston. [illegible]
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[left]
1916 July 7. Hist. to Hon. Cordell Hull. ¢

1921 Nov. 21 Hist. to Mrs. Louise F. Rowan. see letter in W.F. 9366 Samuel Bryan.

1922 Apr. 26 Hist. to Mrs. W. L. D[illegible]

1928-Mch 17.  "   "   Hon. Cordell Hull. for Mr. R. B. Cassell. see his letter in Abram Cassell W. 2916 AWF

_________________________________________________
1928 - Mch 29- Hist. to Mrs. WC. Anderson. See letter in claim of Abram Cassell. W. 2916. MMHF



[right]
1172
INVALID.
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File No. 1172    Rev War
[crossed out: David] Daniel Bryan.
Pri. N. C. Mil
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Act: June 7. 1832.
Index: - Vol. A,      Page 41

[intentional brackets as printed.]
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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The State of Indiana }  SS.
Marion County }
Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, Personally came before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, Samuel Bryan of said County, aged seventy seven years, who being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith, That Daniel Bryan now of Jessamine County and State of Kentucky, is a natural born brother of his: that the said Daniel was born in Rowan County in the State of North Carolina. on the tenth day of February 1758 according to the family Record kept by our father ~ That the said Daniel Bryan did in the month of July or August 1777 enter himself a soldier in Captain William Baley Smith's Company. John Holder being Lieutenant: for the term of six months and was marched to Kentucky. where he assisted in keeping garrison, Scouting and ranging the Country to defend it against the depredations of the British and Indians who were invading and distressing it, and that he was legally discharged the winter following: That this deponent thinks it was early in the month of July 1780 the British with a number of Indians invaded Kentucky and took Ruddle and Martin's Stations with all the inhabitants prisoners, and carried off with them a number of horses from other Stations, and returned to Ditroyt [sic: Detroit?], at which time General George Rogers Clarke commanded the regular troops at Louisville. who ordered Colonel Benjamin Logan to call a regular draft of the militia, and meet him said Clark at the mouth of Licking River, to go a Campaign against the Indians [illegible: Vc?] which said Logan did, and ordered every able bodied man on duty. also appointed Commissaries and hunters to provide meat for the families of those who marched on the Campaign; and that said Daniel Bryan was appointed one of the hunters during the term of the Campaign which was about sixteen days. and that this deponent served as a volunteer during said Campaign under the officers above named, that after he this Deponent returned to his family he was pressed by his mother and sisters to return with his family to North Carolina. which he did. and arrived there in the month of October, that when he arrived there with his family he found the Country in a dreadful situation: the army under General Gates being defeated, and Georgia, South Carolina and a great part of North Carolina overrun with British and Tories; that immediately after his return to his former place of residence, himself with his brother
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Daniel Bryan went to their former Captain John Johnston and entered themselves into the State minute Service which was on or about the last of November 1780 for the term of twelve months if wanted where they held themselves in readiness at a minutes warning. to serve night or dy. for the purpose of hunting tories catching and guarding them to prison, and preventing them from distressing the Whig party, and from joining the British &c which service they performed at every call and at different times. which times added together in the course of the year, was about four months.

This deponent further saith that the said Daniel Bryan was Drafted and served as a Soldier, a tour as Light horseman in Captain James Stinsons Company, under the Command of Colonel Isaacks [sic], and was legally discharged at Handlys Mill on the 3d day of January 1782, that this deponent served in the same company during said tour last aforesaid    And further this deponent saith not.
S/Sam'l Bryan senr

Sworn to and subscribed before me his twenty first day of August A.D. 1833.
S/Henry Bradley
Justice of the peace


State of Indiana, Marion County set
I Henry Bradley a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel Bryan, whose name is subscribed to the above statement, subscribed the same in my presence, and who made solemn oath of the statements therein made, and I further certify that I believe he is of the age he represents himself to be from his appearance, and that his character is fair, and his Statements are entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of August 1833.
S/Henry Bradley [private seal]
Justice of the peace
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I James M. Ray Clerk of the Court of Marion County do hereby certify that Henry Bradley is a Magistrate as above. and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his are genuine. I Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this twenty first day of August A.D. 1833

[seal]
S/James M. Ray Clerk of the 
Court of Marion County
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State of Kentucky } ss
Jessamine County }
On this 28th day of February 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of [erased: Scott] County Court for said County now sitting, Daniel Bryant [sic: Bryan] a resident of said County of Jessamine and state of Kentucky aged 75 years who being first 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 the 7 1832. That he was born in Rowan County North Carolina, on the 10th day of Feby 1758. That he was called on and drafted on the 25 day of Jany 1781 to serve a tower [sic: tour] of duty for the purpose of guarding the British prisoners taken by Gen. Morgan at the Cowpens for which purpose he hired a substitute as may be seen by a certificate from his Captain & herewith Transmitted. Also that he at the same time was called on by his
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Captain and did serve to scour the settlement in front of Cornwallis in his pursuit, to try to retake the aforesd. prisoners -

Secondly - He was called on about the first of October 1781 and was drafted as a Light horseman and served a tower [sic] of duty as may be seen by discharge No 1 which is herewith transmitted, marching and scouring through near the middle of the state of North Carolina in pursuit of a noted Tory Colonel named Fannin, and his associates with whom we had one or two skirmishes, and recovered some plundered property, which they had taken from our returning soldiers, as they were returning from service at Wilmington North Carolina, whom he was disarming and paroling.

Thirdly he was called on to be classed to furnish a regular soldier he thinks for 12 Months -
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The class he belonged to hired a substitute for the term in which case he paid his proportion as may be seen by [underline] receipt [/underline] No 1 which substitute was hired by the Capt who was one of the Class and sent by said Bryant [sic: Bryan] who delivered him to Col. Armstrong a regular officer then in the United States service in the town of Salisbury North Carolina

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of any agency in this, or any other state
S/Dan'l Bryan


We Joshua Hudson and H. T. N. Benedict both Clergymen, residing in the County of Jessamine and State of Kentucky hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with the aforesaid Daniel Bryant [sic] who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 75 years of age, That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
S/Joshua Hudson
S/H. T. N. Benedict
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interogatories [sic] prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Joshua Hudson and H. T. N. Benedict who have signed the preceding certificate are Clergymen resident in the County of Jessamine are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit 

I Daniel B Price certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Bryan for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this 18th February 1833.
[seal]
S/Dan'l B Price.



This is enclosed by me & the applicant desires the answers to come to me at Lexington Ky.
Leslie Combs
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Papers in the case of Daniel Bryant [looks like they may have tried to rub out the T as his name is Bryan] whose Father built Bryans Station
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Col Edwards you ought to give the most liberal consideration to embrace every case of the first settlers of this state. Dan'l. Bryan lost his Father & Brother - none  of these claims from the old settlers ought to be rejected. I can vouch for many of the facts of this case from the tradition of 40 years & upwards. you will find no difficulty in this case [.]

as soon as possible let me hear from you.
your friend
Rh M Johnson
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The State of Indiana }
Marion County }
Be it known that on August 21. 1833 before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally came Samuel Bryan aged seventy seven years who being by me duly sworn deposeth - and saith that in the year 1776 the Cherokee Indians broke out in war on the frontiers of South Carolina. North Carolina and Virginia. and that his Father William Bryan his Brother Daniel Bryan & himself all were enroled [sic: enrolled] in the Company of Capt John Johnston and under the command of General Griffith Rutherford who ordered a Draft to be made and that Wm Bryan his father was Drafted to go ^a Campaign against Cherokee Indians at which time arms could not be obtained in good Repair sufficient for the men called out and that my father Wm Bryan & my Brother Daniel Bryan were gunsmiths. and worked at that business and that Gen'l. Rutherford then Commander of the troop ordered that they should stay at home and Repair & make fire arms which they did for the use of the army. drafted under General Rutherford as above stated; and Colonel Joseph William who joined the Virginia troops and for which service General Rutherford agreed to allow them a tour of duty ~ and further this deponent saith not - 
S/Sam'l. Bryan senr

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the date first above written
S/Henry Bradley [private seal]
Justice of the peace
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State of Indiana Marion County set }
I Henry Bradley, a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Samuel Bryan, whose name is subscribed to the above statement; subscribed the same in my presence, and who made solemn oath of the statements therein made, and I further certify that I believe he is of age he represents himself to be from his appearance and that his character is fair, and his statements are entitled to credit - 

Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of August 1833
S/Henry Bradley [private seal]
Justice of the peace


The State of Indiana }
Marion County }
 I James M. Ray Clerk of the Court of Marion County, do hereby certify that Henry Bradley is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing Signatures purporting to be his are genuine ~ In Testimony whereof I hereunto affix my seal office and subscribe my name this twenty first day of August A. D. 1833
S/James M. Ray, Clerk of the Court of Marion County
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know all men by these presents. That I Thomas Bryan [appears to have been a "T" at the end of Bryan which may have been rubbed out] son and one of the heirs at law of Daniel Bryant [sic: Bryan] deceased who died in Fayette County and state of Kentucky in the moth of February 1845, have no widow & who was a pensioner of the United States in the Kentucky Roll at $59.76 per annum - act of 7 June 1832, who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint G. H. Monsarrat my --------- true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July, 1848 - as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832.

Said Attorney is moreover authorised [sic] in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.

Said Attorney is moreover authorised [sic] to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon himself hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 11th day of March 1853
S/Thomas Bryan [private seal L.S.]
Attest W. Ramsay
C.C. Rogers



State of Kentucky  Fayette County, set.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the 11th day of March 1853 before the subscriber, a Presn judges County in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Thomas Bryan subscribers to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and delivering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREIF; I do hereunto subscribe my name.
S/Benj F. Groves Presiding Judge County Court of Fayette
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State of Kentucky }
County of Fayette } ss
I James A Grinstead clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify that [rubbed out] County Presiding Judge of Fayette County, whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing page is, and was at the time of signing the same the Presiding Judge in and for said county and state aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are Entitled in full faith and credit; and that the afforesaid [sic] County Court, is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.

Given under my hand and seal of office at Lexington Kentucky this [crossed out] 12th day of March 1853 the word "Presiding" interlined before signed
Att James A Grinstead Clk.




J L C Triplett
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Memorandum for Colo. R. M. Johnston
dont forget to write and state your Reason why you Transfer your business of pension from Jessamine County Ky to Scott Cty Ky - write the above and attach it to the Declaration ---
________
dont forget the form of sealing the papers 
________
I have also notified to Commr. of pensions, that I have not charged Government with any of my Services Except what my discharges & Repts call'd for in my former Declaration not at Washington Cty ------------
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Daniel Bryant [sic: Bryan]

Kentucky

Rejected Served himself only one tour of three months hired Substitute to perform the other tour See letter 12 April 1833
To S Combs
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[letterhead] W.L. DORGAN, VICE-PRES.
D.L. GRIBBLE, VICE-PRES.

L.T. RALSTON, PRES.

F.T. NORRIS, SEC'Y
S.F. CONLEY, TREAS

TAYLOR MUSIC COMPANY
INCORPORATED
ESTABLISHED 1870 BY JOHN N. TAYLOR
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI

BRANCH STORES
MOBERLY, MO.
MEXICO, MO. [/letterhead]

Rev   √ 2 ct stamped envelope .EB. 
returned Apr. 26. 1922

Bureau of Pensions, Department of Int,
Washington. D. C.
Sir - Please send me pension record. of Daniel B. Bryan born 11 Feb. 1758; died 28 Feb. 1845. married Elizabeth Turner. also any family data attached to his record.

Sincerely
Mrs. W. L. Dorgan
300 S. Ninth
Columbia, Mo.

[round stamp: PENSION OFFICE
U.S. MAR 25 1922]
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Rev. War Section.

July 7, 1916.

Honorable Cordell Hull,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Hull: -
In response to your letter dated the third instant, I have the honor to [crossed out: furnish you the history of the only Daniel Bryan found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.] [hand written note: You are advised that from the papers in the Rev War pension claim.]

 Survivor's File No. 1, 172, Daniel Bryan, (was allowed pension in 1833, while a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky.)

[crossed out: He stated that he] was born February 10, 1758 in Rowan County, North Carolina, where he resided when he and his father William Bryan, were drafted in the Summer of 1776, under Captain John Johnston, to surpress [sic: suppress] the Cherokee Indians; [crossed out: but there were not enough arms for the troops, and as his father and he] [handwritten in margin: but as both of them] were gunsmiths, they were ordered by General Rutherford to remain in the shops to repair and make muskets, and to be credited with three months' duty.

Volunteered about July 1, 1777, under Captain William Baley Smith, and marched to Boonsborough, Kentucky, where he was stationed for six months.

In the Spring of 1779, he and his brother Samuel, went with their father William Bryan, to Bryan's Station, Kentucky
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where they built a fort and removed their families; On March 10, 1780, his brother William was killed by the Indians; on May 23, 1780, his father William Bryan was wounded by the Indians and died eight days later; and in the same year, he, Daniel Bryan, with four sisters, his mother, his brother Samuel and his family, returned to North Carolina.

Daniel Bryan was next drafted about the first of October 1781, as a Light Horseman, under Captain James Stinson, Colonel Elisha Isaacs; in pursuit of the Tory, Colonel Fannin, and served until January 3, 1782, when he was discharged at Henley's Mill.  [handwritten note: X  put here.]

Soldier died in Fayette County, Kentucky, in February, 1845, leaving no widow, but his son Thomas Bryan claimed to be one of his heirs in 1853, - no other names stated.

There is no further family data on file.

Very truly yours,
GM Saltzgaber
Commissioner.




Bryan-2.
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[handwritten note in margin: Mrs. Louise F. Rowan      Nov. 21. 1921
2010 Cracker St.
Houston, Texas.]

From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension

claim S. File No. 1,172 it appears that Daniel Bryan was born February 10, 1758, in Rowan County, North Carolina, where he resided when he and his father, William Bryan, were drafted in the summer if 1776 under Captain John Johnston to suppress the Cherokee Indians, but as both of them were gunsmiths they were ordered by General Rutherford to remain in the shops to repair and make muskets and to be credited with three months duty.

He volunteered about July 1, 1777, under Captain William Baley Smith and was stationed at Boonsborough, Kentucky six months. 

In the spring of 1779 he and his brother Samuel went with their father William Bryan to Bryans Station, Kentucky, where they built a fort and removed their families. ^& in Fall 79 & B. - Capt Wm Rogers Co 42d skirmished [.] 

March 10, 1780 his brother, William was killed by Indians, and his father William Bryan was wounded by Indians and died eight days later; and in the same year he, Daniel Bryan, with four sisters, his mother, his brother Samuel and his family returned to North Carolina.

Daniel was next drafted about the first of October 1781 as a Light Horseman under Captain James Stinson, Colonel Elisha Isaacs, in pursuit of the Tory Colonel Fannin and served until January 3, 1782 when he was discharged at Henleys Mill.

He was allowed pension on an application executed February 18, 1833, while a resident of Jessamine County, Kentucky. / He died in February 1845 in Fayette County, Kentucky leaving no widow but his son Thomas Bryan claimed to be one of his heirs in 1853. There are no further data on file as to his family.

Very respectfully,
[illegible signature]
Commissioner.
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[letterhead]
SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
_______________
CLAUDE KITCHIN, CHAIRMAN.
HENRY T. RAINEY.               JOHN J. CASEY.
LINCOLN DIXON.                GUY T. HELVERING.
CORDELL HULL.                  JOSEPH W. FORDNEY.
JOHN N. GARNER.              AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER.
JAMES W. COLLIER.             J. HAMPTON MOORE.
CLEMENT C. DICKINSON.   WILLIAM R. GREEN.
MICHAEL F. CONRY.           CHARLES H. SLOAN.
WILLIAM A. OLDFIELD.       EBENEZER J. HILL.
DANIEL J. MC GILLICUDDY. NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
ALFRED G. ALLEN.               GEORGE W. FAIRCHILD.
CHARLES R. CRISP.
                                             JOHN E. WALKER. CLERK.

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, D. C.  [/letterhead]

Hon. G. M. Saltzgaber,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Dear Sir: -
I shall be specially thankful if you can locate the military record of Daniel Bryan, who enlisted in the revolutionary war either from Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Maryland.

I am reliably informed that either he or his widow, or both, drew pension from the federal government as late as 1838 or 1840.

Very truly,
Cordell Hull
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12-5-41

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

NAME Bryan, Edward
GRADE Private
LINE Pennsylvania
(Artillery Artificers)


WARRANT NUMBER  N8924 and 12849
ACREAGE _____________________100____________
ISSUED September 7, 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.