Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,087, John Brooks, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Brooks, John
S. 34,087
CONTENTS

34087 Recy INVALID.  Con
File No. 34,087
John Brooks
Dr Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page, 53-
[Arrangement of 1870.]

2088
Massachusetts
John Brooks Capt Warner Private
Mass Line - 9 months In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass Line at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 15 th of Apr 1 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th of Aug 9 1818 and sent to Hon. Isaac Parker Worcester Mass
Arrearages to 1 st Sept 1 1818 4 mos 20/30 th $ 37 50 33
{Revolutionary claims,} {Act 18th March, 1818,}
Continued Starting 1 st Oct 1 1818

John Brooks
2088
Sterling
Aug 78
Am

Schedule of the estate of John Brooks of Sterling in the county of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 1. 1820.
3 Chairs - 24 Chains - 1 pot and Tea Kettle - crockery ware - Glass and earthen ware - 1 pair dogs - fire shovel tongs - 4 candle sticks - 6 old plams
1 saw 1 Trap Kettle -
An old House with \frac{3}{4} of an acre of land - - - - - 150.00
$14.02 $164.02
My occupation is a Housewright; but on account of lameness by a Rheumatick fever, I am unable to go upon a building, and can do but little labour. My wife names Phoebe is 62 years of age; she is about as industrious as other wife wives, but earns no more than her living.
John Brooks.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this eleventh day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, John Brooks aged sixty three years, resident in Sterling in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: a private in Capt. Wm. Warrn's Company, in Colonel Marshall's Regiment in General Patterson's Brigade, in the Massachusetts Line - I enlisted in the fore-part of the summer of 1778, and served full nine months, and was discharged in March 1779. My former application for a Pension was filed 15. 1818, as appears by my certificate No 2,088, dated Aug. 5, 1818
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
John Brooks
Sworn to and declared, on the eleventh day of July, 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is One hundred sixty four dollars and two cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this eleventh day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

State of Massachusetts, County of Worcester I John Brooks a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Sterling in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on or about the first day of June in the year 1778, for nine months.
I entered and was engaged in the land — service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the first day of March in the year 1779. or thereabouts.
as a private — against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Captain William Lawrence Company, being the third Company in the tenth Massachusetts Company under Col. Marshall in Genl. Pattersons Brigade. and that I left the service on the first day of March 1779. or thereabouts.
and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty years. — I was honorably discharged. — And my discharge is lost and not now in existence. — Immediately after my discharge as aforesaid, I enlisted into Captain Hoveys Company, in Col. Prigalows 15 th Mass. — Infantry Regiment, and served six months.
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
John Brooks
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 15 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me. Isaac Parker Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed John Brooks and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Witness my hand & the seal of the Court the day & year aforesaid Isaac Parker C.J.

I Nathaniel Houghton of Steubing aforesaid, of lawful age do testify and say that I have been acquainted with John Brooks the within applicant for more than forty years — That I was knowing to his entering the military service, as stated within, and that full faith and credit is to be given to the within affidavit. Nathaniel Houghton
Worcester April 13. 1818. Personally appeared Nathaniel Houghton and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit.
Before Isaac Goodwin, juv. of peace.
John Brooks Isaac Parker Esq. Judge. Massachusetts. = Connecticut = found on the roll of Massachusetts, for 9 months. = = The judge is desired to certify, under the seal of the Court, that he is satisfied the applicant is in indigent circum- -stances, and needs the support of his country. = =
do further certify that the within John Brooks made it satisfactorily appear as well by his own oath as by other evidence that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of relief from his country. Witness my hand and the seal of the Court at present the last day of July A.D. 1818. Isaac Parker Esq. Judge of our said Court Massachusetts.