Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20,779, Solomon Brundage, New Jersey New York

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(3-1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
New York

Brundage, Solomon
or Brundige,
Mary

NUMBER
W. 20,779

CONTENTS


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Mary

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5260
City of New York
Mary Brundate
widow of Solomon Brundage
who was a Private
in the N. York Line

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
56 Dollars 66
Cents per annum to commence on
the 4th day of March, 1843

Certificate of Pension issues the
6th day of April 1844
and sent to Hon JG Clinton
Hoof R

Act of March 3, 1843
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1  Page 258

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6879

Mary Brundage
Act of July 7 1838

Married 14 April 1787
Husband died 11 August 1831

aomd
17 mo
56.66/100

No deduction

  Armstrong
Newburgh
N York

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State of New York
     Orange County on this twenty ninth day of February in the year 1840 personally appeared before the undersigned a judge of the county of common pleas of said county Mary Brundage a resident of the town of Newburgh in the county and state aforesaid seventy four years old on the sixteenth day of May last who being duly sworn according to the law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act provision made by the act of Congress _______July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows.
     That she is the widow of Solomon Brundage late of said town of Newburgh in said County of Orange deceased who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution and as she has been informed and believes her said husband in the year 1780 or 1781 served as a private nine months in a company of _____of the state of New Jersey of which Captain Hawkes was the captain in Col Rosencrantz's regiment that said service was done at Fredricksburgh's Fort and along the Delaware River in the County of ______ and State of New Jersey.
     That in the year 1782 her said husband on or about the first day of May in said year entered as a private into a company of services of the State of New York of which Abraham Westfall was the Captain in Col Mersinfels regiment for the term of eight months and served said term at at Fort Dirscott and along this Delaware River and Peinpark really and was discharged the first day of January in the year 1783.

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     That said company & regiment belonged to the ______ of the State of New York & her said husband was a resident of Warwick in said county of Orange at the time of entering said service.
     That she was married to her said husband by the Reverend John Close a minister of the Presbyterian Church of said County of Orange on the fourteenth day of April in the year 1787.
      That she has no documentary evidence of the services of her said husband. That her name before marriage was Mary Collins and resided in Orange County aforesaid at the time of the marriage.  That her said husband died on the eleventh day of August in the year 1831 at said town of Newburgh. That she was not married to said husband prior to his leaving the service but their marriage took place previous to the 1st day of January in the year 1794. _____ at the time aforesaid and that she has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband, and that from old age and infirmity she is unable to attend the setting of the Court of Common Pleas of said county as the Court House is twenty miles from her residence.

Subscribed and sworn to the day and year ________________________Mary Brundage

______Clinton Judge of Orange County Common Pleas

I the __________________judge before whom the foregoing  ________ do certify that Mary Brundage is a woman of the truth & veracity that her statement under oath is entitled to credit and belief that I am satisfied she is from bodily infirmity unable

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(B-1776)
SERVICE NUMBER
New Jersey Brundage, Solomon W. 20,779
New York or Brundige, 
Mary
CONTENTS

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United States of America
State of New York

Orange County for this is to certify that I William Fullerton a Notary Public duly sworn and comm[???] residing in the Village of Newburgh am well acquainted with Horace Armstrong whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit of Alex D N Brundage, that he is a Justice of the Peace of the town of [?]burgh in said county, and that the within signature to said affidavit is genuine

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office this eleventh day of March one thousand eight hundred forty

William Fullerton
Notary Public

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Extract from New xxxxxxx xxxxx Book
Marriages.
One thousand seven hundred and xxxxx xxxx
= in April____Soloman Brundage & MaryCollins
State of NewYork
Orange County
I Salas Corwin certify that the 
above is a true copy of the record of the marriage the said Soloman Brundage and Mary Collins
In the Hand writing of the reverend John Close

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United States of America
State of New York, Orange Co
This is to certify that I William Fullerton a Notary Public duly sworn and commissioned dwelling in the village of Newburg [?], am acquainted with Walter Case, that he is a Justice of the Peace dwelling in the town of New Hudson in said county and that that signature attached to the within affidavit is genuine.
In witness whereof I have herein subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this eleventh day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and forty. 
William Fullerton
Notary Public

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[Handwriting] See further cov. [illegible] files under Brumdage dated July 19/38 [End handwriting]

BA-J/KEL
SolomonBrundage-W. 30779

July 15, 1938
Mrs. Wilbur Brudage
#32 West Drive, Douglas Manor
Douglaston, Long Island, New York

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Brundage, who served in the Pennsylvania troops and died in New York in 1830 [?] and David Brundage, who served in the New York troops and died in 1839 [?] and Solomon Brundage, who lived in Bloomfield, state not given.
There are no claims for pension or bounty land on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a James or a David Brundage or similar spelling. Both claims are in the source of the data furnished by this office.
The record of Solomon Brundate, the only soldier of that name or similar spelling, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office, is furnished you herein, the data for which were obtained from the papers filed in pension claim under W.20779, based upon the military service of that soldier in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Solomon Brundage are not shown. The name appears, also, as Brundige and BrundAge.
While residing in Pempton [?], New Jersey, Solomon Brundage enlisted in 1780 [?] or 1781, and served nine months as a private in Captain Harker's Company, Coloniel [illegible] New Jersey REgimentL he enlisted in Warwick, Orange County, New York, May 1, 17-- [illegible], served as a private in Captain Abraham Westall's Company, Colonel Weisenfels' New York Regiment and was discharged about January 1, 17-- [illegible].
The soldier died August 11, 1831, in Newburg, New York. It is now shown that he ever lived in any town called Bloomfield.

[2 handwritten notes on side]:
A Capt Joseph Harker in A J book.
Sol. in N Y book page 523.

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Solomon Brundage married April 14, 1787, Marry Collins, born May 16, 1765, place of birth and names of her parents not shown. She was then of Orange County, New York, and they were married by the Reverand John Close, a Presbyterian minister of the parish of New Windsor, town of New Windsor, Orange County, New York.
Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed Gebruary 29, 1840, while residing in Newburgh, New York. 
The only name of a child given is son Alexander N.N. Brundage, who, in 1840, was aged thirty-one years and resided in Newburgh, New York.
In order to obtain the data of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibily the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Mary Brundage, widow of Solomon Brundage (W 20799), you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Offices, Records Division, this city and site the following data:
Mary Brundage, widow of Solomon Brundage
Certificate No. 5260
Issued April 6, 1844
Rate $56.66 [?] per annum
Commenced March 4, 1845
Act of March 3, 1845
New York (city of New York) Agency
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.

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1938 - July 15 - Hist to Mrs Wilbur Brundage - Eh
Rev 
Widow, &c
File No. 20779
Mary Brundage
widow of 
Solomon Brundage
Priv Rev War
Act: March 3rd /40
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 90
[Arrabgenent of 1870.]

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City of New York 5666
Mary Brundage,
widow of Solomon Brundage, 22
who was a pensioner under the Act of ===
and who died on the 11th of August, 1831 - of Orange Co. in the State of N. York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Hunter of the Regt commanded by Col Rosencrantz in the N. York time for 17 mons [?] private
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 56 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of July 1840. and sent to [illegible] Armstrong, Newburgh, N. York
Swears to the 4th of September, 1840 $354:97
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Set '41 28:33
$283:30
Act July 7, 1838
Recorded by S. A. Elliot Clerk, Book A Vol. 2 Page 69
Set to teh Hon. J. G. Clinton
Febry 1st 1844

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Newburgy June 30 1840
Sir
Enclosed I send you the affidavit of Mary Burndage in answer to the explanation required in your [illigible] letter of May last the [illegible] of the applicant has [illegible] the day.
Yours Respectfully
H Armstrong
J L Edwards

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Mr. J. G. Clinton
Doct. G. W. Crump
Pension Office
Washington
D.C.

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House of Representatives
Washington Jany 27, 1844
Dear Sir
Will you oblige me by informing under what law Mary Brundage of NY widow of SOlomon Brundage obtain a pension about 1840 and whether she is entitled to the benefit of the law of March 3, 1843.
With Respect
Yours Truly
Jas G. Clinton
Doct G W Crump

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6879
Mar 16, 1840
N Y
7 July 1838
Mary Brundage
wd [?] of Solomon

J L Edwards Esq
Comr of Pensions
Washington

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Newburgh March 11 1840
Sir
Enclosed I send you the papers in support of the Claim of Mary Brundage widow of Solomon Brundage for a pension under law of Jyly 7 1838.
She claims a pension for seventeen months. Nine months in the year 1781 under Capt. Harker in the N Jersey levies and for eight months in 1782 under Capt Westfall in the N York levies. For proof the sworn copy of the marriage record is sent the offt [?] of Benjamin Eaton as same in the year 1781. and the certified order for pay in 1782. Also offt of Alex D N Bundage as to the death of claimants husband and her [illegible] as a widow since her death. When examined please send to me.
Yours respectfully
H Armstrong
Newburgh NY

J L Edwards Esq

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22664
28.33
254.97

N. York
Mary Brundage
let to the [illegible] 28 May 1840

Act July 1838

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State of New York}
Orange County} So Benjamin Eaton of Newburgh in said county being duly sworn says that he is eighty one years of age that he was a soldier in the Revolutionary Army & was a private in Washington’s life guard at the close of the war & before that a sergeant in the regular army that he became acquainted with Solomon Brundage the husband of said Mary Brundage who made the foregoing declaration soon after the close of the war & was intimate with him until the time of his death that he was[struck through] from after the close of said war he heard said Brundage often tell him of his having served nine months in a company of levees of the state of New Jersey in the year 1780 or 1781 but deponent cannot recollect the precise year that said Brundage informed this deponent that he served in said service under Capt Harker & this deponent being well acquainted with said Harker having before been in the service with him more particularly recollects the facts said Brundage often detailed to said[struck through] this deponent the particulars of said service and deponent verily believes said Brundage did service nine months under Capt Harker as aforesaid
Sworn before me this
29th day of February 1840
H Armstrong
Justice of the Peace
I the undersigned Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Eaton was made do certify that I am well acquainted with him & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & his statements under oath entitled to full belief H Armstrong
Justice of the Peace

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United States of America 
State of New York Orange County⎬ss. 

This is to certify that I William Fullerton
a Notary Public duly sworn and commissioned dwelling in the Village of Newburgh am well acquainted with James G Clinton, that he one of the Judges of Orange
County Courts, residing in the Village of Newburgh in said County
and that the signature to the within affidavit of Mary Brundage is genuine.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this Eleventh day of March in the
year One thousand Eight Hundred & forty
{March 11, 1840}

(Signed) William Fullerton
Notary Public


United States of America 
State of New York Orange County⎬ss. 

This is to certify that
I William Fullerton a Notary Public duly sworn and commissioned, dwelling in the village of Newburgh am well acquainted
with the within named Horace Armstrong that he is a Justice of the Peace residing in the aforesaid Village, and the signature to the within affidavit of Benjamin Eaton
is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have subscribed my
name & affixed my seal of office this eleventh day of March One thousand Eight Hundred & forty {March 11, 1840}

(Signed) William Fullerton

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[illegible] Coln Weisenfells Please to pay Daniel McCowen
my wages for Eight month service, and in so doing you will
oblige your friend
(Signed) Sollimon Brundage

Witness payment
John Perry
August 15th 1784

State of New York
Comptroller Office
Albany February 11 1840

I hereby certify the above to be a true Copy of an original paper now on file in this Office.

fees 34¢ paid
(Signed) Bates Cooke
Comptroller

General Pay abstract of the Regiment of [illegible] commanded by Lieut. Col. Commandant Frederick Weisenfells in the service
of the United States in the year 1782.

Name				Rank		Commence/End	Months/Days	???		Amount of Pay
Frederick Weisenfells;	Lt. Col. Com’nt; May 1-Dec 31	8 mos. 0 days	75		240
Thomas DeWitt		Major		May 1-Dec 31		8 mos. 0 days	50		160
Peter Welch			Lieut. Adgt	May 1-Dec 31		8 mos. 0 days	39 2/3	126		18		8
Edward Conner		Lieut. 2nd	May 1-Dec 31		8 mos. 0 days	39 2/3	126		18		8
Peter Van der Lyn		Surgeon		May 1-Dec 31		8 mos. 0 days	60		192
John Young			Mate		May 1-Dec 31		8 mos. 0 days	40		128
																	973		17		4

Amount [illegible]
(Signed) Bates Cooke
Comptroller

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Salm Brundage No 176
[illegible] Company [text in left side 90 degrees]
Fifth

Amount brot forward | 973 | 17 | 4 |
Amt of Capt Pawling Pay Roll & No 1 | 1853 | 10 | 3 |
Bonny " " " " 2 | 895 | 16 | 4 
Hunts " " " " 3 | 1346 | 12 | 4 |
Livingston's " " " " 4 | 1883 | 13 | 9 |
White " " " " 5 | 2059 | 11 | 7 |
Hunderburgs " " " " 6 | 1750 | 5 | 1 |
Westfall " " " " 7 | 2013 | 4 | 11 |
Audited 15 June 1784  | 12776 | 11 | 7 |

Sate of New York
Comptroller Office
Albany Feby 11th 1840

I hereby Certify the above to be
a true extract from Book A of Audited Accounts
remaining in this Office
for 50 cent paid
Baty Lake
Comptroller

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State of New York
Orange County ss. Mary Brundage of Newburgh in
said County being duly sworn says she is the
widow of Solomon Brundage late of said
County deceased that some time in the
month of February last past she made a 
declaration before James G Clinton Esqr one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for
said County of Orange in order to obtain the
benefit of the act of Congress passed July 7 1838
granting half pay & pensions to certain widows
that such declaration was made soon
after the setting of said Court of Common Pleas
at Newburgh in and County, & that there
would be no other term of said Court held
at Newburgh until the month of September
next as she is informed & believes to be true
that this deponent is in full health & has
been so for three years past and is subject
to fits of trembling & weakness & after when
attacked with such fees she is unable for
a week at a time to leave even the house
that she resides about two miles from the
place of holding the courts at Newburgh &
that she has not been for ten years past as far
from her home as the Village of Goshen and 
is unable to travel as far as the aforesaid distance
which is twenty miles. That the only reason
of her mentioning he inability to attend Court 
in her declaration at Goshen was that she
supposed that was the place she would then
be compelled to go to make her declaration and
that it was not done with the intention to
mislead or deceive
s/ Mary Brundidg

Sworn before me this
23 day of June 1840
s/ H Armstrong
Justice of the Peace

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I the undersigned justice of the peace before
whom the foregoing affidavit of Mary Brundage
was made do certify that I am acquainted with
her & believe her to be a woman of truth & veracity
& her statement under oath entitled to full credit
& belief.
s/ H Armstrong
Justice of the Peace

I the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas in & for the County of Orange before whom the
declaration of Mary Brundage within named was
was made under the act of the 7th July 1838 granting
half pay & pensions to certain widows do certify
that I was at the time of making such declaration
& now satisfied that said Mary by reason of bodily infirmity
was & is unable to attend the court of Common Pleas
of said county for the purpose of making such
declaration & that no court of Common pleas has
be held at Newburgh since the making of said
declaration & will not be held at Newburgh until
the month of September next & that said certificate
was made in the form by stating her ability to
attend court in order from the fact that it
was the next place to which said court would 
be held & not with the intention of evasion
s/ Jas G Clinton a Judge of Orange
County Common Pleas

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[illegible] justice of the Peace before

United States of America
State of New York Orange County Ss. I William Fullerton a Notary Public
duly sworn and commissioned dwelling in the Village of Newburgh
in said County do certify that I am acquainted with Horace Armstrong
that he is a Justice of the Peace of said County and that the signature of
Armstrong attached to the above affidavit & certificate are genuine.
And I further certify that I am acquainted with James G. Clinton
that he is a Judge of the County Court in said County and that the
signature attached to the above certificate is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my seal of Office this twenty sixth
day of June in the year of our Lord One
thousand & forty.

s/ William Fullerton
Notary Public

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5149
5666
Mary Brundage
$56.66 per an
Hon. J. G. Clinton
H. Rep

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State of New York
Orange County ss. Mary Brundage of the town of
New Burgh in the County of Orange aforesaid
being duly sworn, doth depose and says that
she is the widow of Solomon Brundage who
was a Private in the Army of the Revolutionary war, 
and as such widow and by virtue of any
Act of Congress passed in the year one thousand 
Eight hundred and thirty eight she
obtained a Pension. And further that the
Certificate and papers upon which said 
Pension was granted to her are now on file in
the office of the Commissioner for granting
pensions at the City of Washington as she
is informed and believes to be true. And
further that she is now the widow of said
Solomon Brundage & has never been 
married since his death-
s/ Mary Brundage

Sworn to and subscribed this 3rd day of April 1844
before me s/ J Simpson
Justice of the Peace in & for Orange County

State of New York
Orange County Ss. William Atwood of the town of New Burgh in the
County of Orange aforesaid being duly sworn doth depose and
say that he is personally acquainted with Mary Brundage
above named, and was also acquainted with Solomon
Brundage in his life time her husband, and that she is the
widow of the said Solomon Brundage, and that were in
the life time of the said Solomon reputed as husband and
wife and as such lived together. 
s/ Wm Atwood

Sworn to and subscribed
this 3d day of April 1844
before me
s/ J. Simpson, Justice
of the Peace in and
for Orange County

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[much illegible]
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Mary Brundage and know her to be a credible witness. I am I also acquainted with J Simpson and [his] signature and know it to be genuine. 
I am also acquainted with William Alward I know him to be a credible witness.
Jack Clinton

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MRS. WILBUR BRUNDAGE  22 WEST DRIVE  DOUGLAS MANOR  DOUGLASTON  L.I

JUNE 21st 1938

Veterans Administration
Washington,D,C,
My dear Sir,
Thank you for your trouble on Moses
Brundage, in Civil War. Now I have several other
Brundages, maybe you can find material.
James Brundage in a penna regiment of 
the Revolution, and he died in N.Y.State in 1839
David Brundage in a Westchester County
Militia, under Col Thomas Thomas in 1777. I believe this 
David died in 1839
Soloman Brundage who lived at Bloomfield
but that is all I know. 
Many thanks for any information you 
can send me, 
yours truly
... B. Brundage