Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,887, Jesse Brock, N.C.

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NC

Brock, Jesse

S.30,887

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25262
Kentucky
Jesse Brock
of Harlan Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com commanded by Captain Martin of the regt. commanded by Col Martin in the N Carolina line for 9 months

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 30 Dollars ___ cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of pension issued the 16th or 17 (see agency book) day of Dec 1833 and Hon James Love HR

Arrears to the 4th of Sept.                   73.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March   15.00

                                    $90.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk,
Book E   Vol. 7    Page 20

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Let to Hon. L. Cass Jan.
do. Jas. S. Henderson July 5 '36
Duplicate certificate issued Nov 18 1836 and forwarded to James S. Henderson Mt Vernon Kentucky

Order to pay 15 Dec 1839

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the C. April 1838 from 4 Sept 1837 to 4 Sept 1838.  Agt notified 19 Aug. 1839

Paid as above from 4 Sep 1841 to the 4th March 1842

Date of death not on AB.

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State of Kentucky Harlan Circuit Court: October Term 1833 
     On this 16th day of October 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Joseph Eve Judge of the 15 Judicial District and Judge of the Harlan Circuit Court Jesse Brock a resident citizen of Harlan County and State of Kentucky aged Eighty Two years the 8th day of December next 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 who states that he entered in the Army of the United States in the year he cannot now recollect being an illiterate man, he can neither read nor write, in Guilford County State of North Carolina for the Term of three months, 
and served in the Regiment of the North Carolina State line the whole of said Tour, He cannot recollect the number of the Regiment, But he served under the following named officers, Gen. Alexander Martin Col. James Martin, his Capt. was by the name of Roylston.  He states that he entered the service at Guilford Court House in the State aforesaid, and marched to Cross Creek in the State of 
North Carolina where it was supposed that the British intended to land an Army and after serving out his Term of service he was Discharged in the Lower part of North Carolina.  He further states that he again entered the service of the Army

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of the United States in Guilford County State of North Carolina for the Term of three months, the name of the officers he has forgot, But he belonged to the North Carolina State line, And he marched with some wagons loaded with provisions for the United States Army which was stationed in South Carolina, and he guarded said wagons to Chartill Court House, He was again marched back to Guilford Court House, and after serving out his Term of 
service was Discharged.  He states that he again enlisted in the Army of the United States in Surry County State of North Carolina in the month of February 1781 – under Capt. Williams under Lieut. Joseph Porter and Ensign Richard Taliaferro, for the Term of three months and marched to the Catawba  and arrived there a few days after the Battle I was then marched back to Surry County in the State aforesaid, and from there I was marched to Guilford County in the State of North Carolina 
between Guilford Court House, and the Adkin River, where we joined Col. Thompson 
Regiment, which belonged to the North Carolina State line, and I was there in the skirmish with a party of British and Tories at the Alamance Creek and Ensign Taliaferro was killed, we then marched toward Guilford Court House and was in another skirmish with the British on the Reedy fork of Haw River at a 
place called Whits Mills, Where we were defeated by the British a few days before the Battle of Guilford, And after

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the Battle of Guilford, and after he had served out his Time of service he was Discharged near Guilford Court House in the State of North Carolina.  He further states that he knows of no person living by whom he can prove his service in the Army or any part thereof, nor neither does he remember the number of the Regiments to which he belonged. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he 
declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the Agency in any State or if any only on that of the Agency of the State of Kentucky. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.  
                        Jesse Brock 
The Court propounded the following interrogatories to the Applicant 
1st When and in what year were you born Answer I was born in Cumberland County in the State of Virginia on the 8th day of December 1751 – as my father has told me 
2.  Have you any record of your age 
Answer I don't know that there is any record of my age, my father always told me that I was four years old the year of Braddock's Defeat 
3.  Where were you living when called into service; Where have you lived since the

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 Revolutionary War, 
and where do you now live 
Answer I lived in Guilford County State of North Carolina when I was called into the Service the 1st and 2nd time: And I lived in Surry County in the State of North Carolina when I was called into service the last time; And the same spring after the close of the War I moved back to Guilford County in the 
State of North Carolina, where I lived a few years, But I cannot remember the precise time.  I then moved to Franklin County in the State of Virginia where I lived several years; I then moved back to Guilford County State of North Carolina where I lived several years, but I cannot say how many.  I then moved to Russell County in the State of Virginia where I lived 4 years, & then moved to Knox County State of Kentucky which was afterwards stricken off to Harlan County Kentucky where I now live, and 
I have been here 34 or 5 years. 
4 How were you called into service where you drafted; or did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom 
Answer the 1st and 2nd time I was drafted and the last time I volunteered 
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 service 
Answer General Green commanded at Guilford but I belonged to a scouting party and I don't remember the name of any more of the officers except what I have

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Jesse Brock
Inform the Honl Jas Love at the City

from - private 9 months.  $30.

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stated in a former part of my Declaration.

We James Hall a Clergyman residing in the County of Harlan and State of Kentucky and in the neighborhood of the applicant and John N. Howard and John Coleirone residing in the same county and neighborhood, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Jesse Brock who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be eighty two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution.  And we have heard him often say long before the passage of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832, and for many years before that he was a soldier in said war, and that we concur in the opinion that the said Jesse Brock was a soldier in said Revolution sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
                      James Hall Clergyman
                      John N. Howard
                      John Coleirone
And to said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and often 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 him that James Hall who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergy man, resident in the county of Harlan and State of Kentucky, and that John N. Howard

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and John Coleirone who has also signed the same is resident in the county of Harlan and State aforesaid, and is credible persons and that their statement is intitled to credit.
                            Joseph Eve Circuit Judge

I Henry Tuggle Clerk of the Circuit Court of Harlan County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court, in the matter of the application of Jesse Brock of the County of Harlan and State of Kentucky for a pensions.
(seal)In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 16 day of October 1833.
                          Henry Tuggle Clerk

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December 15, 1931. 

Mrs. Rose Brock Jones
Box 45
Frankfort, Kentucky. 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter relative to Jesse Brock, a Revolutionary War pensioner. 

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 30887, based upon in his service in the Revolution. 

Jesse Brock was born December 8, 1751 in Cumberland County, Virginia. 

While a resident of Guilford County, NC, he enlisted and served as private three months in Captain Roylsten's Company, Colonel James Martin's North Carolina Regiment; he enlisted and served three months guarding wagons loaded with provisions for the army, no officers names stated and no dates of these services given; he enlisted in February, 1781, then a resident of Surry County, North Carolina, served as private in Captain William Underwood's Company, Colonel Thompson's Regiment, was in a skirmish at Allamence Creek and in another at "White Mills", length of service three months. 

The spring after the close of the war, the soldier returned to Guilford County, North Carolina and remained a few years, then moved to Franklin County, Virginia, and resided several years, after which he moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, thence to Russell County, Virginia, where he remained four years, after which he moved to Knox County, Kentucky. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1833, while a resident of Harlan county, Kentucky, having lived there thirty-four years. 

There are no data relative to soldier's family in the papers in this claim. 

Very truly yours, 

A. D. HILLER, 
Assistant to Administrator.

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30887
INVALID.
Revy

File No 30,887
Jesse Brock 
Pri Rev War

Act:  June 7 '32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 54

[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1931-Dec.15-Hist. to Mrs. Rose Brock Jones. ILL

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Jesse Brock - The act June 32=30 Under
In what time was he last paid?
             Pen. office
Nov. 18 '36
R.B.

3 Auditor
Jesse Brock = was paid to 4 Sept 1855.
JH

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Jesse Brock Ky. 7. June 32   $30

To what time last paid

Pension Office
15 Dec. 1837

Paid to the 4 Sep 1835
JH

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GIDEON PRINTER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
May 22, 1843

Sir: 
     Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States", and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents Jesse Brock a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of Sept. 1841, to the 4th March 1842.
                Respectfully, yours,
                             Albion K. Parris
                             Comptroller.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 

Second Comptroller's Office, 
August 5th, 1839

Sir: 

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838 entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Jesse Brock, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Kentucky Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and -- Cents per annum, under the law of the 9th June 1832, has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept., 1837 to the 4th Sept. 1838.

Respectfully yours, 

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller. 

To the Commissioner of Pensions, 
Present.

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Jesse Brock
for name (illegible)
The signature does not correspond with the signature to the original papers - the latter being evidently written by the same person who drew up the declaration.
     In other respects, the application is very fully & circumstantially made out.
     Respectfully referred to the Court.  Nov. 17 '36
                        R.B.
Let a new certificate be issued.  The name in the declaration does not purport to be the genuine signature.  The declaration & (illegible) where the application was first made are both copied.  Brock made his mark.

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War Department
Pension Office
Nov. 1836
Sir

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      Northern Bank of Ky
Sir
     Enclosed please find the papers of Jesse Brock pensioner under Act 7 June 32 for your inspection
                    Very respy,
                       Your obt svt,
                       J Tilford Pr
                       for Wm. Ernst

J.L. Edwards Esq.
Comm of Pensions

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June 30
W Burdine

(written vertically)
Hon. J.L. Edwards
Pension Office
Washington City

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Mount Vernon Ky June 16th 1836

Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you the affidavit of Jesse Brock with the Deposition of Maj Charles Colyar, for the purpose of obtaining a certificate for said Brock, which you will please to communicate the request to me at Mount Vernon Rockcastle County Kentucky.  I am now Yours Respectfully,
                    James S. Henderson

Hon JL Edwards

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J.S. Henderson
Mount Vernon
Kentucky
recd. Nov. 17 1836

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State of Kentucky Harlan County Sct. 
On this 14th day of October 1836 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Harlan personally appeared Jesse Brock who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by William Underwood in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thompson as well as he now recollects in the service of the United States.  That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky that he received a certificate of that 
fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War which certificate on or about the 1st day of last December 1835 at or near the house of Armistead Miller in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky was lost.  He further states that about the 14th day of last October he made a power of attorney to Charleton Hunt of the City of Lexington and state aforesaid to draw said pension and place 
the same in the hands of James S Henderson who delivered the aforesaid power of attorney with the original certificate to Major Charles Colyer at Rockcastle County and state aforesaid who presented it to the said Hunt and hunt drew the money for him and delivered it with the certificate to the said Colyer at the place before mentioned but his pocket book

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and the original certificate with a considerable 
quantity of money as he is informed was lost or stolen. 
     He here refers to the affidavit of the said Charles Colyer 
                                     Signed Jese Brock

Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year aforesaid
                         George Spurlock JP

I John G Crump Clerk of the court of Harlan County certify that George Spurlock is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
     In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 14th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
                    John G Crump Clerk
                    of the Court of Harlan County

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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct.

On this 8th day of November 1836 before me the subscribed and Justice of the Peace for the said county of Rockcastle personally appeared James S. Henderson a person of veracity who on his oath declares that he well knows Jesse Brock to be the same person described in his affidavit.  He the said James S. Henderson has been well acquainted with him for many years, and drew his original Declaration and heard him swear to the Law, in the circuit court for Harlan County.  He further states that he drew the power of Attorney for him to Charleston Hunt, of the City of Lexington.  And handed it to Maj. Charles Colyer of Rockcastle County in the State aforesaid, about the 15th of November 1835.  And the same was either lost or stolen as he is informed.
                James S. Henderson
Sworn, and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid.
                        John H Slaughter JP RC

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State of Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct.
     On this 8th day of November 1836 before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Rockcastle, personally appeared Maj Charles Colyer a person of veracity who on his oath declares that James S. Henderson placed in his hand the original Pension certificate of Jesse Brock of Harlan County and State aforesaid, a soldier of the revolution together with a power of Attorney to Charleston Hunt of the city of Lexington and State aforesaid.  And that he handed the said original certificate to said Hunt who drew thirty dollars which was in full up to the fourth day of September 1835.  And then handed him the said original certificate.  And this affiant lost his Pocket Book as it was stated at Armistead Millers in Lincoln County Kentucky about the first of December 1835 with the original certificate of the said Jesse Brock.  and a considerable amount of money.  And he has not heard of it since.
                   Charles Colyer
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid.
              John H. Slaughter J.P. R.C,

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Kentucky
Rockcastle County Sct
I James Terrill clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that John H. Slaughter who signed the two foregoing certificates is a magistrate as above & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his genuine.
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In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this 8 day of November 1836.
                 James Terrill Clk.

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Box 45. 
Frankfort, Kentucky. 
November 16, 1931. 

Mr. A. D. Hiller, 
Assistant Administrator. 
Veterans Administration, 
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: JESSE BROCK, HARLAN CO KY. REV. PENSIONER.

I would like very much to secure a report on my ancestor Jesse Brock who settled in Harlan County Kentucky, as he secured a pension while living there for Revolutionary service. 

I will appreciate any records you can give me. 

Most sincerely, 


MRS. ROSE BROCK JONES.