Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16060, Christian Braneman, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Braneman, Christian
S. 16060
carded
CONTENTS

Letter to Pen ag 68 3 And 28 Nov 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 th Sep r 1835 to 4 th March 1838. ago Notified by the H on ble 1839.
Date of Pension
1958
INDIANA
Christian Brannan Jackson Co. in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Deale of the Reg t commanded by Col o Smith in the Penn. Militia for twelve months
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Jan y 1833 and sent Hon ble Mr Carr S. R.
Arrears to 4 th of September 100.00 Pension allowance ending 4 th March 1833 20.00
Doll s 120 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Henry K. Schloeser Clerk, Book D. Vol. 9 Page 179

10. 890
I have no hesitation in saying that the within is the original proceed- ings of the Court. I am well acquainted with the hand writing of William Green who the clerk of said Court and he bears the sig- nature to the within envelope to be genuine
John Carr me

Declaration in Order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of Indiana } Jackson County } ss
On this sixth day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before John F. Pope President Judge and Thomas Cewing and Morgan Haff Associate Judges of the Circuit Court of Jackson County now sitting Christian Brana- man a resident of Salt Creek Township in the County of Jackson in the State of Indiana aged seventy four years last Christmas who being 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 th 1832 That he Entred the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as hereinafter stated That he Entred the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution as a volunteer on or about as nearly as he can now recollect as to the time (the day of the month) the 1 st day of July in the year 1776 in the Pennsylvania Militia at York in the State of Pennsylvania (where he then resided) in the Company commanded by Captain George Beal Lieutenant Barnet Zeigler but does not recollect the Ensigns name and under as nearly as he can now recollect and he lies) Colonel Smith from from which place he marched to the City of Phila- delphia thence to Trenton in the State of New- Jersey thence to Elizabeth where some time in the same month of July in this Declaration

voluntarily entered the flying Camp Troops for the term of six months from the time when he first volunteered as above stated inclusive in the Company commanded by Captain John M c Donald Lieutenant Robert Patton Second Lieutenant William Scott under Major William Baity Colonel Swope and General Owens from which place as soon as the Troops were sufficiently recruited this Declarant marched with said Troops to New Ark thence to Bargain Town thence to Fort Constitution and assisted in building Fort Lee thence he this declarant marched with a part of his Company to Slaughter's Landing under Lieutenant Swope while Col Swope Major Baity Capt M c Donald and Lt Patton and other officers with a part of the same Troops crossed North river to Fort Washington and were taken prisoners by the British And from Slaughter's Landing he this Deponent there marched back again to New Ark and then joined the main Army under General Washington from which place the whole Army in a few days retreated under General Washington from the British Army to the Town of Trenton on the Delaware river in the state of New Jersey where he this Deponent remained with the Army about two or three weeks and on the twenty sixth of December in the same year 1776 where he assisted under General George Washington in fighting and taking the Hessians and then continued in the service a few days and marched to Philadelphia

where he with four others on or about the 4 th or 5 th day of January in the year 1777 received a written joint discharge given to them five in Number by their second Lieutenant William Scott of the same troops
That some time in the fall of the year 1777 he this Declarant was drafted with the whole of the 5 th Class of the Company of Pennsylvania Militia to which he belonged at York aforesaid embodied and marched in the service for the term of two months to the neighbourhood of Philadelphia (where the British army were then lying) in the Company of such drafted Militia under Captain William White and Lieutenant Joseph Wilson but does not recollect the ensign's name under Colonel Rankin and General Potter and then continued scouting against the British in the neighbourhood until the expiration of his said term of service for which he was so drafted when he was regularly discharged Therefrom in the beginning of winter a short time after Christmas but on what day or in which month he does not recollect distinctly
That some time in the month of August but in what day he does not recollect in the year 1777 he this Deponent was again drafted with the whole of his same Class of the said Company of Pennsylvania Militia at York aforesaid was joined and served in the Company commanded by Captain William Dodd, and Lieutenant Dodd but does not recollect the Ensign if any under Major William Baity for the term of four months in guarding the British prisoners taken of Burgoyne's Army which had been captured and in building confine-

-ments for them there in the County of York in the State of Pennsylvania until the expiration of his said term of four months service when this Depo- nent was regularly discharged therefrom some time in the beginning of the winter following but on what day or in which particular month he does not exactly recollect
That he distinctly recollects Brigadier General Anthony Wayne General Mercer General Portarance and General Greene and Colonel Hartley whom he understood to be officers of the Regular service and in all the Col. Hartley's Regiment of Regulars
That this Deponent never received any written discharge except the one above mentioned which was kept by Frederick Miller one of the said five of the same service to whom it was given as above stated and which written discharge is long since entirely without the knowledge of this Deponent
That this Deponent resided during the whole time during the war of the Revolution when at home in Cadorn Township within seven miles of the town of York in the County of York in the state of Pennsylvania
That he this Deponent has no documentary evidence of his service And that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service That he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or or Annuity the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State
That he Christian Praman was born in the Montgomery County in the state of

in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1758 but that he has no record of his age That when he first entered the service and during the Revolutionary war he lived at Forkas above stated and continued to live there about two years longer and afterwards moved to Lincoln county in the state of North Carolina where he lived about twenty years and afterwards in Madison county in the state of Kentucky about nine years afterwards in Washington County in the state of Indiana about nine or ten years And ever since in Salt Creek Township in the County of Jackson in the state of Indiana That he always went vol- -untarily into the service except when he was drafted as above stated That the above mention- -ed are the principal Circumstances Names persons Regiments or Companies of and in and during his service which he can now dis- -tinctly recollect except Col M c Alister Col Bugh and Col Walter of Militia Regiments and saw others which he cannot whose names and descriptions he cannot recollect
That during every tour of his service as above stated he this Respondent suffered much often from hunger fatigue and some times cold That he can prove his character by Joseph Hanna Esquire and wife Calahan and many others of his neighbours for both and Vera City and that he is respected and beloved here to have been a soldier of the Revolution I have read and subscribed to the above and year The day and year aforesaid
Christian Brannaman
We Joseph Hanna residing in Salt Creek Township in the county of Jackson in the state of Indiana And James Woodmasee residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Christian Brannaman who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be of the age that he is respected and beloved by the neighbours
for Woodmasee

ments for them there in the County of York in the - hood when he used to have been a soldier of the revo- lution and that we concur in that opinion
Joseph Hanna
James Woodmanse
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interroga- tories 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 Joseph Hanna who has signed the preceding Certificate is a credible person resident in the township of Salt Creek in the County of Jackson and State of Indiana and that James Woodmanse who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit In testimony whereof the said Court subscribe their names and affix their seals the same day and year first aforesaid
State of Indiana Jackson County
I William Cunnaw clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Christian Brum- = namans for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have set my name and seal of my said Office this 8 th day of September
1832
William Cunnaw clerk

10,890 Christian Brannen Indiana.
Almut
Mr. W. L. R.

10,890.
BRIEF in the case of  Christian Braneman  of Salt Creek Township  of Jackson County in the State of Indiana.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years -  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Volunteered - as well as he now recollects the 1st day of July In 1776 - — 6 — As a Pennsyl a Militia Gen. Deane - Lt. B. Zeigler Col o  Smith - Capt John McDonald Lt. Robt. Patton, Major W m Baile Col o  Swope - Gen. Ewens - Gen. Washington - Capt William White Lieut. Joseph Wilson Col o  Rankin & Gen. Potter Capt William Dodds   drafted in the fall of 1777 - — 2 —   1781 - — 4 —  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? York, Pennsylvania.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

November 8, 1935
Christian Braneman S. 16060 BA-J/AWF ew
Albert H. Gerberich, Ph.D. Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Who Reference is made to your letter in which you state "on Page 598 of Volume 23 of the Third Series, Pennsylvania Archives appears the name Christian Braneman", that applied for pension from Jackson Parish, Louisiana, January 29, 1853, then aged seventy-six years.
The War of 1812 records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based on the service of Christian Branaman; similar spellings of the surname were searched. The pension referred to may have been granted by the state from which this soldier served.
The record of Christian Braneman, War of the Revolution, has been found. This record is furnished herein, as found in pension claim, S. 16060, based upon his service in that war.
Christian Braneman was born "Christmas", 1758 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; the name of his parents are not given.
While residing in Codorus Township, about seven miles from York in York County, Pennsylvania, he volunteered July 1, 1776, served a short while in Captain George Deal's company, Colonel Smith's regiment, then in Captain John McDonald's company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania Regiment of the Flying Camp, assisted in building Fort Lee, was in the battle of Trenton and

was discharged January 4 or 5, 1777. He enlisted in the fall of 1777, served two months in Captain William White's company, Colonel Rankin's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted sometime in August (year not definitely shown), served four months in Captain William Dodd's company under Major William Bailey, guarding British prisoners, taken when Burgoyne surrendered.
The soldier, Christian Braneman, moved about two years after the Revolution to Lincoln County, North Carolina, lived there about twenty years, moved to Madison County, Kentucky, lived there about nine years, moved to Washington County, Indiana, there about nine years and moved to Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 6, 1832, then residing in Salt Creek Township, Indiana.
The papers in this claim contain no reference to the family of the soldier.
If you desire information in regard to the last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data:
Christian Braneman Certificate # 4968 Issued January 29, 1833 Rate $40.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Indiana Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

P 16060 INVALID.
1926-May 26-Heir. To Mrs. Blanche McCooker 1911 1935-Nov. 8 link to Albert H. Ger- berich 1917
File No. 16060 Christian Brannan Pr. Rev War
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I have no hesitation in saying the within is the proceeding of the Court in the case of Christian Bruneman I was acquainted with W m Crawshaw the Clerk & with his hand writing and believes that the signature to the Certificate to be genuine
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John Carr M.C.
the witness to the within are men of good character

Cameron Ross

10,890.
BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Christian Branneman 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 & has a device. 

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? Certified by two Citizens XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No 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? yes XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? 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? No 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 the 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.
†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 authenticated 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 end 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.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 29 th 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," Christian Branneman, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Indiana — Agency, at the rate of Forty — 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., 1835, to the 4 th March, 1838.
Respectfully, yours,
William H. Parrish Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.

FOUNDED 1783
Dickinson College
October 31, 1955
DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN
C. WILLIAM PRETTYMAN, PH. D. G. R. WALTHER THOMAS, A. M. ALBERT H. GERBERICH, PH. D.
CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
U.S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
On Page 598 of Volume 23 of the Third Series, Pennsylvania Archives appears the name of Christian Branaman , who applied for a pension from Jackson Parish, Louisiana, in the year 1853 (Jan. 29) when he was 76 years of age. The application apparently states that he was a private in the Pennsylvania troops in either the Revolution or the War of 1812--judging from the date, it would have to be the latter war. This makes me believe this man was a relative to my grandmother, and I should greatly appreciate receiving any data your bureau can furnish me with regard to his application and information filed regarding his life and family.
Very respectfully yours,
Albert Gerberich

Brownstown, Ind.
Commissioner Of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Would you please send me the military record of Christian Branaman who served in the Revolution, enlisting in Penn. and I think his home was in Jackson Co., Ind. at the time his pension was granted.
Yours very truly,
(Mrs) Blanche M c Asker

MMH
May 28, 1926
Mrs. Blanche McOsker Brownstown, Indiana
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 16060 it appears that Christian Braneman was born December 25, 1757 or 1758 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
While residing in Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania he enlisted July 1, 1776 as a private in Captain George Deal's Company, Colonel Smith's Pennsylvania Regiment and during that month volunteered in Captain John McDonald's Company, Colonel Swope's Pennsylvania Regiment of the Flying Camp, was in the battle of Trenton and was discharged January 4 or 5, 1777.
He enlisted in the fall of 1777 and served two months as a private in Captain William White's Company, Colonel Rankin's Pennsylvania Regiment.
He enlisted in August 1781 and served four months as a private in Captain William Dodd's Company, under Major  under Major William Bailey in the Pennsylvania Troops.
He was allowed pension on his application executed
It did not use the term of death as he explained a no. of times from York, Pa. It is not the principal city of York, Codorus being about the distance he named from a small York

September 6, 1832 while a resident of Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Brannan, James GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11954 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 6, 1798 TO Francis Graves, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Brankham, William GRADE Private LINE Virginia
WARRANT NUMBER 11929 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED October 11, 1796 to — not shown —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.