Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,391, Ezra Brown, Conn.

SERVICE
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Brown, Ezra
NUMBER _____
S 2391
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CONTENTS
At 10:15 at Windsor - Hartford bank line. Hurry
Central Park, Lake, Medina Co., Ohio

13238 Ohio Pittsburg Ezra Brunt (5)
of Medina in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg't _____ commanded by Col. Comfict in the Genl Militia time for one year 6 Mo
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio the rate of 60 Dollars _____ Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of May 1833 and since the Medina 6°
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $ 120:00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 1/ Sep 33 30:00
$150:00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. B. Whiting Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 8 Page 106
Paid at Treasury, under act 6 April, 1838, from 4th Sept 1843 to 28th Dec 1843. Agent notified 14 April, 1846.

Eliza Brown's Application for a Pension -
17918
V
Filed Oct. 24 th 1832
1 yr 6 mo Private $60

State of Ohio Medina County, ss. On this 24 th day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared before the Honorable Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, now sitting within & for the County of Medina in the State of Ohio, Ezra Brown a resident of York in the County Medina in the State of Ohio, aged sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the ben- efit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 26 th 1832. — That he enlisted in the ar- my of the United States in the year 1780, with Deel Cook, Daniel Clark, Phineas Olmstead & Elijah Mills, and served in Colonel Bradley's regiment, in the Connecticut line, under the following named officers: viz Colonel Bradley, Major Chapman & Lieutenant Colonel Johnson that the names of the officers belonging to the company were Major Chapman, & Ensign Beach, the name of the Lieutenant he does not recollect, as the Lieutenant also held the office of paymaster and did not quarter with the company, that the name of his Brigadier General was, Gen. Huntington — that he joined his com- at Nelson's Point nearly opposite West Point, about the first of July 1780. That from Nelson's Point he mar- ched to Tappan having crossed the Hudson at King's Ferry, the names of the towns he passed through he does not now recollect, that he was stationed at Tappan until after Major Andre was taken and executed, that he was present at the execution of Major Andre; that he marched from Tappan to Newark in the State of New Jersey, and from Newark to Steenrappe and then to Pump- ton and from Pump-ton marched back to Kingferry, and from there up into the Highlands on the east side of the Hudson, & between Pechskill & Fishkill where

The troops were employed in erecting huts, for their accommodation during the winter; that after the huts were built and the troops had gone into winter quarters he was regularly discharged from the service, the exact day of his discharge he cannot recollect, but he believes it was as late as the 20 th day of December 1780. and about eight or ten days before the term for which he enlisted, had expired; that he resided in Windsor, Hartford County, in the State of Connecticut at the time he entered into the service and that he enlisted for the term of six months, that at the time he was discharged he received a written discharge, which was signed by Ensign Beach, who had the command of his company at that time; but that he has lost his discharge that he was not engaged in any battle during the time of his aforesaid tour of service — That after his discharge he returned to Windsor and resided there until in the year 1782. That about about the first of April 1782 he enlisted as a private for the term of one year into a company of Connecticut State troops, commanded by Captain Abner Granger, that he left his residence in Windsor on the 7 th April 1782. to join his company and that he joined his company, in garrison on Paliner's Hill in the town of Stamford, that Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Canfield of New Milford had the command of the troops that were there in garrison, the name of the other field officer there, was Major Denny, that the names of his company officers was Captain Abner Granger, Lieutenant Zadok Howe 1 st Lieut. and Lieut. Abiel Wilson 2 nd Lieut. and Nathan Tibbals, Ensign — that the whole number of troops in the garrison consisted of four companies of State troops, viz; Capt. Granger's company, Capt. Huddard's company, Capt. Miles Company and Capt.

Allen's company; that he remained in the garrison with his company during the whole period of his enlistment except being occasionally sent out with the scouting parties; that he was not engaged in any battle or skirmish during that period; that he was regularly discharged on the first day of April 1783, having served the full term for which he engaged; that there were no regular officers at the garrison; that he did not receive a written discharge, and that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service as it is upwards of forty years since he left Windsor his native place; that he was born at Windsor in the County of Hartford, State of Connecticut in the year 1763. that he has no record of his age; that he lived in Windsor at each of the periods when he entered into the service, and that after the revolutionary war, he moved to Johnstown in the State of New York, that from Johnstown he removed to Verona, in the County of Oneida, and from there in the year 1810 he moved into the town of Sweden - in the County of Monroe, State of New York, and from Sweden he moved to the township of York in Medina County, State of Ohio, in which township he now resides, that he is known in his present neighbourhood to the Hon. Levi Branch M c William Stone, M c Philip King, Col. William King, M c Linus Thayer & the Hon. Nathan Smith who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the revolution; but that there is no clergyman living in his immediate vicinity - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agen-

cy of any State
Ezra Brown
Sworn & subscribed to before me, this 24 th day of October A.D. 1832 Tim ty Hudson Clerk
We Levi Branch & William Stone residing in York in the County of Medina, in the State of Ohio, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Ezra Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Levi Branch W m Stone
Sworn, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Before me Tim ty Hudson Clerk
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 abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Levi Branch & William Stone who have signed the preceding certificate are both residents in the township of York, in Medina County, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit

The State of Ohio Wardian County ss.
I Timothy Hudson, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Ezra Brown for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Norwalk, this 24th day of October A. D. 1832 —
Timothy Hudson Clerk

Ezra Brown Revolutionary Soldier Intelligator
Filed Oct. 24. 1832.
CLks for 5000 p. a. d.

The State of Ohio, In the Court of Common Pleas Medina County 3 d October Term A.D. 1832 (v)
In the matter of Ezra Brown an applicant for the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 - Interrogatories & Answers of Applicant
Question 1 st Where and in what year were you born? Ans. At Windsor, Hartford County, State of Connecticut, in the year 1763 -
Question 2 d Have you any record of your age & if so where is it? Ans. I have none
Question 3 d Where were you living at the time you were called into the service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live? Ans. I was living in Windsor Ct when called into the service, since the revo- lutionary war have lived in Johnstown, Verona and Sweden in the State of New York and now live in York in Medina County, Ohio.
Question 4 th How were you called into the service; were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom? Ans. I was a volunteer -
Question 5 th State the names of some of the reg- ular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the general circum- stances of your service - Ans. There were no regular officers with the troops, where I served my second tour of service, no any con- tinental or other militia regiments, the other matters contained in this question I have an- swered as fully to as my recollection will permit

Question - 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the Service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? Ans. I did not receive a written discharge from the Service at expiration of my second term -
Question 7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a Soldier of the revolution. Ans. Hon. Levi Branch, Mr William Stone, Mr Linus Thayer, Mr Philip King, Col Wm King & Hon. Reuben Smith Ezra Brown Sworn & Subscribed to before me this 24 th day of Oct 1852. J. Hudson Clk. S

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
(6)
MDP Cen
May 4, 1915.
Miss Mary Francis 101 Elm Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
Madam:
I have to advise you, that, from papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S 2391 , it appears that Ezra Brown was born in 1763, at Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, and while residing there enlisted July 1, 1780 and served to December 20, 1780 as a private under Major Chapman, in Colonel Bradley's Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted April 1, 1782 and served one year as a private in Captain Abner Granger's Company, Colonel Samuel Canfield's Connecticut Regiment.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 24, 1832 while residing in York, Medina County, Ohio.
He died December 28, 1843, place not stated, leaving children, whose names and that of his wife are not on record.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF, Commissioner.

Ezra Brown
17918
1 year to Mr. Private $60

(4) BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Ezra Brown McCowan C. Olus which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? 170
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? 16
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? 161
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? 161
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? 161
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? 120
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
November 18 th 1845.
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 third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The children of Lydia Brown, decd., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh, Pa. Agency, at the rate of Sixty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1843, to the 20 th Dec. 1843.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson N. Jennings
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.

1926 March 7. Hist. of Mary Francis indg
Rev War
2391
INVALID.
File No. 2391
Ezra Brown
First Rev War
Act: June 7 18 32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 42
[Arrangement of 1870.]

MISS MARY FRANCIS REGISTRAR RUTH WYLLYS CHAPTER 101 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
March 7, 1925.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please send me at your earliest convenience a copy of the Pension Record of the following,-
Ezra Brown                    S2391,    Rev. War.
I would especially like to have,-
His Rev. service, Date of Birth and Death and Marriage, The names of his children.
This is to complete a record of some one who wants to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Thanking you in advance,
Very truly yours,
(Miss) Mary Francis ,
Registrar of Ruth Wyllys Chapter.