Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2012-100, Joshua Brown, Del.

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SERVICE
Del.
Brown, Joshua
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2012.100
CONTENTS
probably a res. of Kent Co. Del.

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Joshua Brown
No. 2012.

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The Deposition of Gracey Merridith who says she was well acquainted with Joshua Brown and that said Joshua Brown did enlist and served in the Delaware Regiment in the Revolutionary War and remained in service untill [sic] the War ended as this Deponant [sic] well recolects [sic] and that he Returned from the service after the war ended into this Neighbourhood and died some year afterwards leaving a Widdow [sic] and Four Children Namely David, Aron, Mary, & Elizabeth since his death David died without issue, Aron also Died Leaving two Children namely Letitia & James Both of which I expect is now living and that he was the same Joshua Brown who was the Father of Mary Brown & Elizabeth Brown of this county who are both single women, the Widdow of the afforesaid [sic] Joshua Brown is yet alive
Gracey her X mark Merridith
witness
William Shaw
James W Shane

The Deposition of Marth [sic] Williams who also makes oath that she was well acquainted with Joshua Brown and that he did enlist and serve in the Delaware Regiment under Col. David Hall untill [sic] the war ended and that he Returned from the war in the Revolution and lived about ten years after he Returned he married and left when he died four children namely David, Aron, Mary & Elizabeth. David died young. Aron Married and since he Died, leaving Two children namely Lettitia and James which is perhaps both alive as this deponant [sic] believes although they do not live in this Neighbourhood but are both of [illegible] living, - and that he is the same Joshua Brown who was the Father of the present afforesaid [sic] Mary Brown & Elizabeth Brown of this County both of which has never Married
Martha her X mark Williams
Witness
William Shaw
James W Shane

State of Delaware Kent County ss
this day Gracey Merridith and Martha Williams made oath to the truth of the above deposition 
I certify that they are Ladys [sic] of truth and intitled [sic] to full confidence as witnesses as witness my hand and seal this 4th day of December AD 1833
Barratt P Conner JP [hand circled]

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State of Delaware}
County of Kent}
I Mary Brown Heir at Law of Joshua Brown do upon my oath declare and testify that to the best of ^[insert] my knowledge and belief the sd. Joshua Brown did enlist & serve during the war in the Revolution in the Delaware Line under Col. David Hall as I [?] often heard him say & as I have had him say he never had received his Bounty land nor Warrant for the same nor do I believe he was transfered [sic] said Bounty land promissed [sic] him the afforesaid [sic] Josa. Brown in any manner. and further I do declare I never received a warrant for said land - Therefore Know all men by these presents that I Mary Brown afforesaid [sic] do hereby Constitute & appoint [illegible lined out] Vespasian Ellis of accomac [sic] County Virginia to be my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and secure from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the Quantity of land due to [underlined] me as afforesaid [sic] and my said attorney is hereby fully Authorised and impowered to constitute and appoint or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above expressed
Witness my hand and seal this 4 day of Dec. 1833
Mary her X mark Brown seal [hand circled]
Attest
Shings [illegible]
George W. Watson

personally appeared the above named the above named Mary Brown subscriber to the above and foregoing declaration and in my presants [sic] acknowledged the power of attorney there to subscribed to be his act and deed Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of December
AD 1833
Barratt P. Conner JP [hand circled]

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State of Delaware County of Kent ss
Personally before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County Martha Williams and Gracy Merridith and made oath in due Form of law that Mary Brown & Elizabeth Brown is daughter of Joshua Brown a soldier of the Delaware line and that they are the only summary Heirs of sd. Joshua Brown now living together with the two Heirs of Aron Brown namely Lettitia Brown and James Brown sworn and subscribed before 
Barrett P. Comer this 4 day of December 1833
Gracey his X mark Merridith
Martha his X mark Williams
Witness
Shings [illegible]
John Catts

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State of Delaware}
Kent County ss} I John H. Eccleston Prothonotary of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for Kent County hereby certify that Barratt P. Conner Esquire before whom the deposition of Gracy Meridith and Martha Williams was a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, at teh date of their certificate, duly qualified and that his signature appears to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office over the fifth day of December A. D. 1833
John H. Eccleston Prothy