Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1349, William Brown, N. C.

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North Carolina    Brown, William R.1349
S. about 1754 in Hartford Co. N. C. entered and
res. there ok rel and rw 1847

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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress papers the 7th day of June 1832.
State of North Carolina
Hartford County
Be it known that on the 24th day of August 1847 in open court held for said County personally appeared William Brown resident of said county aged eighty five years who having been duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the law of congress of the 7th of June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted soldier for nine months in Continental Line as near as he now recollects in the month of January 1779 from the County of Hartford under Captain Figures and Captain Harris that he was marched thence to his neighborhood at Kinston North Carolina and placed under Capt Roundtree and Col J.P. Williams and was marched to South Carolina and joined the army under Gen Lincoln there on the Savannah  river near black swamp the time he cannot know precisely states but knows it was a short time after the battle of Brier Creek from thence he was marched up to Augusta in Georgia and remained on the Savannah River to watch the movements of the Tories and British and in the neighborhood of and for the protection of Augusta until several months after the expiration of his tour of duty was then honorably discharged and returned home. This document further states that he made application about twelve years ago for the pension due him for his services

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in the revolutionary War and has maintained responsibility for a decision of his case and therefore makes this renewal of his claim and hereby relinquishes all other claims for any pension from the United States or the Government of any State or Territory
William Brown
J. M. Pope Clerk

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
Court of Pleas and Quarter session August term 1847
I Lewis M Cowper Clerk of this court of Please and Quarter session in and for the county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing papers in this matter of the application of William Brown for a pension a soldier of the Revolutionary War have been duly examined by the said Court. There the said William Brown is personally known to the court which they use of opinion his statement is true and correct and with free faith and credit may be given to the same I further certify John Ninn whose signature appears to the annexed statement made by him is (illegible) of this said court of please and quarter session of Hartford County.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office as a minister this 25th day of August A.D. 1847
L.M. Cowper clerk

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State of North Carolina
Hartford Co.
On this 26th day of Aug personally 1833 personally appeared William Brown aged 79 (he believes) before the Court of Please + for said County now sitting for the county aforesaid and being duly sworn saith that , he was drafted for five months as a private in Capt Harris Company No. Carolina militia, Col. Thomas Pugh Williams , Gen Ashe commanding that he marched from North Carolina to South Carolina the date he does not know as he is very old and infirm but states it was just after the battle of Briar Creek after he had served out his tour of five months he returned home to North Carolina he was afterwards on his return very soon after again made a drafted private and served in Capt     Company No Co militia for one month He was employed in destroying batteaux, boats &c to prevent Col Cornwallis and his men from passing over the Chowan on his way northward.
He has no documentary evidence to prove his services but concurs the testimony of Charles Powel + Maj Marc Carter to a satisfactory he with (illegible) He returned all claims to any pension whatsoever except the present + declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state sworn to in open date above named 
JM Comfer clerk 
William Brown

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We      a Clergyman residing in the county of Hartford and John Vane Esq residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Brown, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 79 years of age That he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been + soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed to day + year aforesaid
John Vann
The court then provided to profound interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
1. He was born in Harford- about the year 1754
2. He has no record of his age, now ever made
3. He was living in Hartford County No. Carolina living there when called into the service. He has lived in the same county since the Revolution and continues at the same spot
4. He was drafted both times when called 
5. He served under Capt Harris - Col Tho Pugh Williams and Gen Ash
6. He never recvd any discharge
7. He refers to Isaac Carter. Chas Powell and John Vann is persons who are known to him are being neighbors and citizens of same

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and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interigatories prescribed by the War Department that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, And the court further certifies that it appears to them that the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Hartford county and that John Vann Esq who has also signed the preceding certificate is also a resident in the same county and both are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit and also that Isaac Carter clerk (illegible) accompanies this and both persons of impeccable character and respectability
JL Cowper clerk of the county Hartford do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of William Brown for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 26th day of August 1833
JM Comfer clerk

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27.154
William Brown of No. Ca.
1349
application for a Pension under the act of 1832

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
Court of please May 1833 Isaac Carter appeared in open court and states on oath that he is well acquainted with William Brown the applicant for a Pension + that he has known him for fifty eight or sixty years that he has known him to be a worthy + respectable citizen during that time. that Wm Brown lived during the period of the revolution with the father of the wife of this despondent that Wm Brown was drafted in the army of the Revolution a private in Capt Harris's Company this deponent recollects well that on going to St Johns Chapel he saw William Brown the quartered with the troops doing duty as a private - he was gone from home at least six months. Brown is a respectable worthy citizen, + (illegible) + (illegible) should be given to his statement. The undersigned is requested to state that he was formally the High Sherriff of this County + formally + now is the representative in the Legislature of No.Ca.
Sworn to in open court
LM Cowper clerk

Isaac Carter
May term 1833

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State of No. Ca.
Hartford Co.
Court of Please + C
May Term 1833
Charles Powell aged 76 appeared in open court and maketh oath that he is a Revolutionary Pensioner now on the rolls of the War Dept, and states that he has known William Brown for many years (about sixty years) that he well recollects that before 1776 he thinks he was present when William Brown was drafted as a private soldier in Capt Harris's Company for three months and that he knows that Brown went + served his tour out + sustained the character of a brave + faithful soldier the words William Brown entered in 4th line before signing
Sworn to in open court 
LM Cowper clerk
Charles Powell

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
On the 25th day August 1847 personally appeared before the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for said County, Richard G. Cowper resident of Hartford County, (who has acted in the capacity of high Sheriff of the County aforesaid for sixteen years) who having been duly sworn, deposeth and sayeth, that he has been well acquainted with William Brown a soldier of the Revolutionary war who is now applying for a Pension, for more than eighteen or nineteen years, that the said Brown has to his knowledge always shown an excellent character for truth and honesty, and has been always expected to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War, He has heard his services in the war spoken of, and has every reason to believe the statements correct and true
Rich G Cowper
Sworn to before me John Waddill, one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Hartford this 25th Aug 1874
J Waddill (JP

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1349
(stamped) REJECTED
P.O. William Brown
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application Filed:
The printed list of 18521 gives cause of rejection as:
Didi not serve 6 months

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Washington Nov 6. 1847
Sir 
Please find enclosed here with papers of William Brown of Hartford County, North Carolina and applicant for a Pension under the Act of July 7, 1832
My respects
Davidge & Semmes
atty

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State of North Carolina
Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from a book of settlements of the officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War, that William Brown was allowed for his services as a nine month soldier in said war, the sum if forty pounds ten shillings and four pence (£40.10.4)
given under my hand this 8th day of December 1847
William Hill Secretary

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M 27.157
R 1349
William Brown   NC
Revided see let to John Wheeler 21 Oct 1833
Sent to Mssrs Davidge + Semmes Ded
Sent to Davidge + Semmas July 
Act 7 June 1832

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
On this 25th day of August 1847 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said county  Thomas P Little a resident of the same and who having been duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he has been well acquainted with William Brown a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who is now applying for a pension, for more than fifteen or sixteen years - that the said Brown has to his knowledge always been an influent character for tenth and twenty and has been always reported to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He has heard his name spoken of and has heard thew said Browns name other than himself and he has every reason to believe his statements correct and (illegible) from his application he formally believes him to be as said on (illegible) he represents in his declaration 
Thoams P Little
Subscribed and sworn to before me John Vance one of the Justices of the Peace from this County of Hartford this 25th Aug 1847
John Vance JP

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Pension Office
December 9 1847
Gentlemen
The supplemental declaration and accompanying affidavits in the case of William Brown have been received and files with his other papers
In 1833 Brown filed a declaration claiming a pension for an alleged service of 5 mo in 1776 under Capt Harris of Col William's Regiment and stated also that he was employed one month in destroying batteaux boats + to prevent Geo Cornwallis from passing over the Cowan River his only witness who testifies to his service Charles Powell stated that the tour under Harris was a militia army of 3 months only, consequently his claim was rejected, He now claims for a tour of 9 months under these officers in the North Carolina  As it is supposed that he must have had a much limited knowledge of his service 14 years ago than he has at this time he will be required before his claim can be administered to show by the (illegible) in the State Department at Raleigh that Col JP Williams and Capt Harris were Continental officers

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page (illegible)

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
On this 2nd day of September 1847 personally appearing before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for Said County. John Vann, a resident of said County who has Acted as one of the Justice of the peace for said County of Hartford for the last forty years who having been duly sworn deposeth and sayeth that he has lived as neighbors personally know William Brown of said County of Hartford for fifty years. That he always understood and believed that the said Brown was a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, That the said Brown has always been a good and excellent Caracter for truth and honesty, That he has every reason to believe that the said Brown, statement the day sworn to him + sworn to in open court is true.
John Vann
Sworn subscribed before me John A Anderson one of the Justice of peace for the County of 
Hartford on 2nd Sep 1841

J A Anderson

State of North Carolina
office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the state of North Carolina, do hereby certify that John Vann Esq whose name appears above was a Senator in the Legislature of this State from the County Hartford in the year 1835
given of November 1847
W. Hill Secretary of State

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Department of War
PO 
Dec 21 1833
Sir
The claims of William Brown and Michael Burton have been taken up the letter has been admitted.
The claim of Will Brown has been

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State of North Carolina
office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that it appears from a Book of settlements of the accounts of this office and soldiers of the Continental line of this state in the revolutionary war that William Brown a private Soldier in said line was allowed by a Board of Commissioners that sit at Warrenton in 1786, as nine months man the sum of Forty pounds ten shillings and four pence (£40.10.1) Tahat I do not find his name on the mustard rolls of said line, That the names of Thomas Harris and John P William appears on said rolls as Captain in said line
given under my hand this 18th day of September 1848
William Hill Secretary of State

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No 27.157
William Brown
NC
Act of June 1832

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State of North Carolina
Hartford County
On the 2nd day of September 1847 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County. John Anderson

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Raleigh NC
Compt office
I William J Collins Comptroller of Public accts in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that in Back No 27(illeigible)

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Pension Office
July 1848
Sir,
The certificate of the secretary of State of North Carolina shows that William Brown was allowed for services in the revolutionary war as a nine months soldier. But-it-fails to show under what Captain and in what Regiment he served, which is dispensable.
If William Brown can show by the certificate of the Secretary that his service was performed as he has stated in his several dissolutions under Captain Harris Col William Regiment - The course served.
M Davidge +  Semms
Washington 
D.C.

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State of North Carolina
 Office of Secretary of State
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that it appears from the musterrolls of the Continental line in the revolutionary war, that Thomas Harris a Captain of the 4th Regiment in the line of this State entered the service on the 16th day of April 1776, and was omitted in January 1778. I do further certify that it appears of record in this Office that said Thomas Harris obtained a Warrant for bounty land for thirty six months service as a capt aforesaid. Given under my hand this 4th day of Jaury [January] 1848.

[signed] W. Hill Secretary of State

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Washington Feb [February]. 8. 1848
Sir
We have the honor to transmit herewith additional evidence in the care of William Brown, the subject of your letter of the 9th of December last.

Very Respy [respectfully],
[illegible]
Davidge V Semmes
Atty

Hon I. L. Edwards
Commr [Commissioner] of Pensions

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Raleigh NC
Compt [Comptroller] Office

I William J Collin Comptroller of Public Accounts hereby Certify that the name of John Pugh Williams appears of Record in this office as having been paid the Sum of Twelve [?] Hundred + Nineteen pounds thirteen Shillings and Four pence ($1219.13.4) as Colonel in the Continental Army payment made April 1779. Given under my hand and Seal this 30th day Nov [November] 1847
Sec Book Army E page 70 -
Wm Collin Compt