Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1373, William Brunson, S.C.

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(3-1776)
SERVICE |  | NUMBER
S.C. | Brunson, William | R 1373
CONTENTS

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The State of South Carolina
Sumter District
Court of Sessions & Common Pleas

On this the thirtieth day of October A.D. 1832
personally appeared in open court before B. J. Earle one of the Judges of the Court of Sessions & common pleas for said
State at Sumter Court House, now holding the Circuit Court William Brunson a resident of Sumter District in South Carolina aged nearly Eighty seven; 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 7, 1832
I was born in South Carolina in Sumter District now, then Craven Parish, about the 23d Oct. 1745 according to the best information I could get. I commenced the Revolutionary War in Capt Matthew Singleton's Company of Militia we first marched up to Reedy River took Fletcher and carried him to the work house in
Charleston. M. Singleton being promoted to Colonel, John Singleton took commanded under whose command, we were at the taking
of the fort at Scots lake, and the retaking of Georgetown, in Marions Brigade. --Then we were attached to Col: Maurie command. we killed about twenty Tories in our rout to at Goose Creek  I was at Charleston when [?] commenced the attack but was relieved from my tower of duty before to Town fell into the hands of the Enemy -- I continued from the beginning to the end of the war to perform my regular term of militia duty.
My residence has been in this district, except a small part when a boy, ever since I was born.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one, and I declare that

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South Carolina
Sumter District

and we whose names are here unto sub-

scribed, citizens of Sumter District and all residing in

Sumter District, do hereby certify that we are well

acquainted with William Brunson, who has subscribed

and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him

to be of the age he states _ that he has been living in Sumter

District for a long time, that he is reputed & believed in

the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier

of the Revolution and that we caucus in the same opinion

B. J. Earle
[Residing][Presiding] Judge in [Open][Plea] Court

Wm [William] McIntosh

Redden McCory

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South Carolina
Sumter District

Personally appeared before me John China Senr. who being duly sworn makes oath that he was with William Brunson in the Revolutionary war under the Command of Marion in Capt Singletons company for a short time, and believe that William Brunson served in the Militia during most of the Revolutionary War, and believes the declaration sworn to and subscribed by William Brunson to be substantially correct.
John China
B J Earle presiding judge in open 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 John China who signed the preceding certificate is a Revolutionary soldier - and that the McIntosh and Reddin Mabry who have also signed were revolutionary soldiers - resident in Sumter District - are credible persons and their statement entitled to full credit.
B J Earle
Presiding Judge

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I, Thomas J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Wm. Brunson for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 31st day of October 1832

Th. J. Wilder
CCPs

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State of South Carolina }
Sumter Distr }  Personally appeared before me Josiah J. Crosby a Justice of the quorum for Sumter District in the State aforesaid William Brunson, who being first sworn according to Law makes the following Statement of } he was born in Craven County now Sumter Distr/ Some time in the month of October 1745 and has resided in said District ever since with the exception of about 8 or ten years when he was quite a boy/ When his father & family resided a part of the time in the Distr of Charleston & a part of the time in the City, that since his return to this District he has resided here altogether on that in 1775 he volunteered in a company of Infantry/militia/ under the command of Capt Mathew Singleton/ afterwards Col Singleton) that he went with said Company as a private under the command of Genl Richardson.  What was called the Snowy Camp Town during which he was at the taking of a large party of Tories under the command of Col Fletcher, all of which were carried to Charleston/ Deponant being one of the escort & imprisoned in the old Work house, that he served in  said Company during the whole time it was commanded by Captn Mathew Singleton which he thinks was between 3 & four Years but from

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extreme old age & the loss of memory he is unable to state the precise period that Mathew Singleton was succeeded in the command of said company by his John Singleton that Deponant continued to serve as a private under the command of Captn Jno Singleton until the company was disbanded which was after the close of the war, that while under the command of Captn Jno Singleton & attached to the brigade of Genl Francis Marion a detachment was ordered out by the Genl under the command of Col Mayham or Maim to scour the country between Santee River and Goose creek bridge near Charleston and disband various small parties of Tories who were supplying to the british in Charleston -- that deponant was one of this expedition and was engaged in several skirmishes against the Tories, in which they succeeded in killing hanging and taking about 20 or 25 tories, that while under the command of Captn Jno Singleton & attached to Genl Marions Brigade he was at the taking of the Fort/occupied by tories/ on Scotts Lake

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that he was in the expedition under the command of Genl Marrion that went against George Town So Ca /occupied by the British/ that upon the approach of the americans, the enemy evacuated the town harming a considerable quantity of ammunition, stores &c which fell into the hands of the americans -- Deponant says that in consequence of old age/ now in his 89th year/ & loss of memory he cannot state precisely the dates of the facts as stated above
his 
William + Brunson
mark
Sworn to before me this 5th of November 1833
Jos. J. Crosby
UQ
State of South Carolina
Sumter District }  I, Thomas J. Wilder Clerk of the Court of Common pleas & Genl Sessions for Sumter District do hereby certify that Josiah J. Crosby is a Justice of the quorum for the District aforesaid & that his certificate as such is entitled to full faith & credit
Given under my hand and seal this 4th of November A D 1833
Th. J. Wilder
C.C.Ps

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Acts of July 14, 1868, and March 3, 1873
/ 373 REJECTED
P.O.  William Brown [previous word is lined out]
Service:  William Brunson
Enlisted: ___, 18  .
Discharged: ____, 18  .
Application filed:  ____, 18  .
[portion of word missing] ges:  List of suspended claims printed in 1852, shows cause 
-enlisted:  of suspension as follows:
For further proof and specification.
Attorney : ___
P.O. ____
___ Recognized,    _____ Contract.
[part of line cut off] Searched for ___, 18  .

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William Brunson
South Carolina
Suspended
Letter 16 - Jany: 1835
 -- 17 Feby -- 1835
Wm M. Miller, --
Same 11. July 1831 -- Identical with letter of Feb. 17, '35
"  5 Sept " 
let:  5 Oct 40 W. E. Richardson
1373
Act of June 32

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SumterVille
10th Feby. 1835
Sir --
Pursuant to yours of the 16th Ult. I wrote to the Comptroller General respecting Wm & Wm R. Brunson.  His answer is contained in the papers here enclosed. --
Respectfully yours,
Wm M. Miller

Mr. J. L. Edwards
Com-- of Pensions.
Washington
D. C.

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served in a company of local militia -- has not specified a day
Comptr cert. There [remainder of line illegible]
[illegible word] 313

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State of South Carolina }
Sumter District }  Personally appeared before me John Hemphill a Notary Public for the District in the State aforesaid
William Brunson who being first sworn according to law, makes the following Statement.
That he served no less than three months in every year of the Revolutionary War as a soldier to the best of his knowledge & at the lowest calculation.
The first time he was called out he marched under Captain Mattw Singleton 1st Lieut. John Singleton - 2d Lieut Joseph Hill under the command of Col. Richard Richardson who was under the command of his father Gen. Richardson.  He was afterwards under the command of Gen. Marion who took the place of Gen Richardson.  Matthew Singleton rose to the rank of Colonel.  John Singleton was then Captain - Joseph Hill 1st Lieut. & John Harvin 2d Lieut.  He continued under the command of these officers during the rest of the Revolutionary War or rather the rest of the time that he served --
As he is an old man (being in his 93? year) & by reason of loss of memory he cannot State more particularly the time he served than he has already stated.
He cannot give any better proof of his service in the Revolutionary war than what he has already given.--
his
Wm X Brunson
mark
Sworn to before me this 7th of Novr 1834.
John Hemphill
No. Pub.
State of South Carolina }
Sumter District }  I, Thomas J. Wilder clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & Genl Sessions for Sumter District do hereby certify

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that John Hemphill is a Notary Public as aforesaid --
& that his certificate as such is entitled to full faith & credit.--
Given under my hand & the Seal of the Said Court this Seventh day of November A.D. 1834 & in the 59th year of American Independence.--
Th. J Wilder
C.C.Ps

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Comptrollers Office
Columbia, 7 February 1835
Mr. William M. Miller
Sir
Agreeable to your favour of the 30 last I herein enclose copies from the Indent Bank and a/c of William Brunson Senr for Revolutionary Services, also a certificate from the Treasury Office that William R. Brunson is enrolled on the lists of annuitants in that office.
I can discover no trace of his name in this office --
Respectfully,
Yr. Obt. Sert.
John T. Seibels
for 
Mr Lanal Compt Genl.
P.S. 
There is no seal to this office to my knowledge, if so, it must be in Charleston.
S.

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Department of War
Pension Office
Feb 17, 1835
& July 11, 1835
Sir:
I have examined the declaration of Wm. Brunson again and compared his statement therein relative to his services, with the copy of the accounts of the state, furnished by the Comptroller, from which it is apparent that the present applicant is not the person whose name appears on the Indent dated Jany 5, 1785 or in the acct dated Jany 1, 1782.
William Brunson the claimant, alleges to have entered the service in the year 1775 and "continued to serve as a private to the close of the war," whereas it appears that the services of William Brunson, Senr terminated in 1782, comprising 210 days as Sergt. and Lieut. and 66 days as a horseman.  The addition of the word Senior presupposes the existence of another William Brunson at the period of settling the acct with the state.
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The certificate therefore, of the Comptroller General affords no evidence in support of the claim
The papers are placed on file.
Wm M. Miller, Esq.
Sumterville,
S. C..

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Wm M. Miller
16- Jan: 1835
AC

[last line illegible because of a fold or tear in the paper.]

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Depart of War
Pension Office
January 16  1835
Sir:
The declaration of William R Bronson and William Brunson have been placed on file -- In the mean time, the applicants will be required to apply to the Comptroller Genl at Columbia, or which office then can underblidly be obtained some evidene of their services, provided they can see any pay therefore from the State.
Gant
Wm M Miller Esq
Sumterville
SoCa

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W M Miller
Sept 5 1831
OC

Rec Vol 40 pa  313

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Department of War
Pension Office
Sept 3  1835
Sir,
I have Recd "the additional" evidence in the case of William Brunson and placed it on file with his other papers
It appears from the declaration of Mr Brunson that he was a member of a company of local militia during the whole period of the war, yet he has not specified a single day of actual service.  The certificate of the Comptroller General shows a leave of 3d/3@ month, only.  No further action can be had on his claim until he shall have complied with the rules upon right of specification of service.
I am 

Wm M Miller Esq
Sumterville
S.C

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Pen. Office
Oct. 5, 1840
Sir:
In reply to your letter of the 28 ult, in the cases of William Brunson,  x x x x x x , I have to inform you in the case of William Brunson, a letter was addressed to William M. Miller, Esq. on the 5th September, 1835, showing what further testimony was required in his case. x x x x x

William E. Richardson, Esq
Sumpterville
S.C.

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No. 403 }
Book F }  Issued the 5 January 1785 to Mr. William Brunson Senr for nineteen pounds nineteen shillings and a farthing sterling, for 825.00 Beef for Continentals in 1785 and for 66 days pay in the militia as Horseman in 1782 as per two accounts audited
Duty @ one [pound symbol] 9. 8 . 6 3/4
Supplies  10 . 10 . 5 1/2
[pound symbol] 19 . 19 . 0 1/4

Principal [pound symbol] 19.19. 0 1/4
Annual Int.  1. 7 . 9

State So Carolina
1782  To William Brunson Senr  Ser
Jany 1  To 210 days Serjt Lt  6 nags pay @ 22/6 pr day [pound symbol] 236.5
Stg. [pound symbol] 33.15
 
Camden District SS
William Brunson Senr  personally appeared and swears the above acct is just & true
Sworn before me the 31st day of July 1784
Wm Martin J. P. |  W. Brunson Senr

Comptroller's Office
Columbia, 6 February 1835 }
I certify the foregoing to be true copies from the Indent Book and account of William Brunson Senr for revolutionary services, on file in this office. --
William Laval Compt. Genl
for 
John T. Seibels

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Comptroller Genls Office
Columbia  18 August 1835
William M. Miller Esq
Dr. Sir
Agreeable to your favour for in the 10 Inst. I have made a further search in relation to the Revolutionary services of William Brunson & found a memorandum in Indent Book F in the following assinds, vir; 
No. 414 }
Book F. }  Issued the 5 January 1785 to Mr. Wm Brunson for Twenty five pounds Sterling for 100 days duty in the militia in 1782, as per a/c audited
Principal [pound symbol] 25.0.0  annual Int. [pound symbol] 1.15.0
The original a/c for which

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an Indent was issued to William Brunson is either lost or mislaid, as it cannot be found in the archives of this office.  There are but 3 accounts, 2 in the name of Wm Brunson Senr. & the one above refered to. --
If an official copy of the foregoing bill be of any avail in the prosecution of his claim on the General Government by dropping a few lines to that effect it shall be furnished forthwith -- 
Respectfully
Yr Obt. Svt
John T. Seibels
for 
William Laval, Compt.Gen.

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Aug 31  56
SC
[postmark illegible]
FREE
Mr. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pension.
Washington 
D. C.

Wm Brunson
A agl

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Sumterville
24th Augst. 1835.
Dr Sir --
Since the reception of yours of the 28 Ult. I wrote to the Comp. Genl respecting Wm Brunson & have recd an answer which I here in close. -- 
Respectfully Yours.
Wm M. Miller

Jas. L. Edwards
Comr. of Pensions