Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,284, Jacob Brown, Mass.

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Brown, Jacob
S 30,284
CONTENTS
1800-1850 - Will of Salisbury Episc. Mass.

76  Massachusetts  Jacob Brown
of Essex Co. in the State of Mass who was an Ensign in the Company commanded by Captain Pillsbury of the Regt. commanded by Col. Smith in the Mass. line for State
per letter to April 1833 to Pension Agent
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 240 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Dec r 1832 and sent Hon. J.  W. H. Russell of Reps
Arrears to 14th of Sept r 1832 $340.00 Permut. allowance ending 4 Mar ch 33 120.00  $460.00
{ Revolutionary Class. Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by C. H. Adams Book D Vol. 2 Page 39

Jacob Braun
15,465-
Hand

I Jacob Brown of Salisbury, in the county of Essex & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, on oath do testify and declare, that I served in the army of the United States, in the war of the revolution, and on the continental establishments as follows vizt. — I first enlisted as a Sergeant (and was employed enlisting men, in the early part of the year 1777) with Captain Daniel Pilsbury in the 13th Massachusetts Regiment, (and was on duty in that and in other companies, as a Sergeant as aforesaid, and as a commissioned Officer, until the 13th day of April 1780. — In the fall of the year 1778 I was appointed an Ensign, in the company commanded by Captain McNeil, in the said Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment, commanded at first by Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, and afterwards, by Lieut. Colonel Smith, in which Regiment I served as such from the fall of 1778 until the 13th of April 1780, as aforesaid when I received a regular discharge, which is endorsed on the back of my commission, which together with my original enlisting orders I annex to this declaration — making more than three years service in the army of the United States — nearly two years of which I served as Ensign as aforesaid.
I do further swear that by reason of my reduced circumstances in life I am in need of assistance of my country for support — being now sixty four years of age (and unable to support myself and family and provide for my subsistence by any manual labour.
Newburyport Sept: 24th 1819
Jacob Brown.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
On this day personally appeared the above named Jacob Brown, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing declaration, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand & seal of office this Thirteenth day of Sept: A.D. 1819. D. B. Tuttle.

We the subscribers-citizens of the Town of Salisbury, being personally acquainted with Jacob Brown Esquire of said Salisbury (and having in his neighbourhood) do at his request certify to the Hon. Daniel A. White the Judge to whom said Brown is now making application for the benefit of the act of Congress of 10th March 1818. our opinion and belief that said Brown comes within the meaning of said act and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of the assistance of his country for support -
Septent. 22 d . 1819
For d Smith.
Jon a Morrill Philip Rowell Amos Morrill J. H. B. Ayer Ezek l Wentworth
Josiah French Samuel Fitch Timothy Osgood Abram Morrison Eben Pease Edward Dorr Daniel Lang
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss Town of Newburyport September 24 th 1819.
William Wheat Notary Public for the County of Essex, by legal authority admitted and sworn, and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for said County residing therein, do hereby certify and make known to the Honorable Daniel A. White, that the persons whose names are signed to the above written document - are all of full age Citizens of the town of Salisbury Two of the above are Magistrates of the said County of Essex and that their respective signatures above written are genuine and are of the Subscribers whose names are subscribed to the foregoing document.
William Wheat

How J. Nelson H. R.
Section So, 7th cut up a bit and also 23rd (Chall)

I enlisted into the Continental Army as a Sergeant, in Capt. Daniel Pillsbury's company; Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regiment, in the early part of the year, 1777: I think February or March. Was appointed an Ensign, by order of Gen. Sullivan, who commanded that wing or division of the Army at Rhode Island, in 1778. And carried the Standard of the Regiment, at the bat- tle of the 29th. of August, 1778, by the special command of the Colonel. And continued to do the duty of Ensign, until I was discharged by General Washington, at Morristown, April 13 th 1780.
After having been made an Ensign, I was transferred from Capt. Pillsbury's company, to Capt. M c Neal's and thence to Capt. Page's company. It is probable, that in all these transfers, and the confused situation the army was frequently in, that there might have been, and doubtless were, great mistakes made in the muster rolls; which lead to the error in my pension certificate.
I did not receive my Commission till some time in the year 1779. But when I did receive it, the Commission set forth in the body of it, that I should take rank from a period anterior to the date of it. viz. From the first of January, 1778.
It was a long time before a board of General Officers, which were appointed to hear, settle and determine the rank of the Officers of the regular Army, could make their Report; in consequence of many having been discharged; and many promoted; which, of necessity required consideration and much time.
My pretensions before the Board of Officers were, that I had done the duty so long, and so faithfully, and so acceptably, that my rank was thereupon settled by the said Board of Officers, as it now appears in the body of my Commission, now lodged in the War Office of the United States, at Washington City.
And I did receive my Commission at the same time that the other Officers, in the regular line of the army, did theirs.
I therefore hope the Secretary of War will not make a limited or contrated construction of the Act of Congress, which provides that all shall receive the amount of his full pay, according to his rank in the line of the Army. Conformable to a pension certificate already forwarded to me, by the department.
N.B. They have in the War department a certificate, from the Secy of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that I served as an Ensign 2 years 3½ months: which will intitle me to the benefit of the law of 1832: unless the department will attach more credit to the old and perhaps much worn muster rolls, than to the records of the Secy. of this Commonwealth.

The time has been when I could have abundantly proved all the foregoing facts and circumstances; but they are now gone beyond my reach.
Salisbury Sept r . 1832.

WE the Subscribers do hereby severally enlist Ourselves into the Service of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, to continue in that Service 'till the End of the present War with Britain, unless sooner regularly discharged. And each of Us do engage to furnish and carry with us into the Service, a good effective Fire-Arm and also a Bayonet, (if to be obtained) Cartridge-Box, Knapsack and Blanket; and if no Bayonet, in Lieu thereof a Sword, Hatchet or Tomahawk. And we severally consent to be formed by such Persons as are, or shall be appointed by the General Assembly of the Massachusetts as a Committee for that Purpose, into a Company, under the Command of such Officers as said Committee shall appoint; and when formed, we engage to be under the Command of the General Officers of the forces of the United States of America, which or may be appointed; and faithfully to observe and obey all such Orders as we from Time to Time shall receive from our Officers; and to be under such Regulations in every Respect as are or may be provided for the Army of the aforesaid States.
Dated this Eighteenth Day of March 1775 Nathan Whiting
Eighteenth Day of March
April the first
April the third
April the third
April the third
may the 20 th
may the 28 th
[Handwritten note:] during the year
[Handwritten signatures:] Nathan Whiting John Whiting Abiah Whiting John Whiting James Ball Edward Deacon
William Merry His mark
[Redacted signature]
[Handwritten signatures:] Joseph Richard mark
BROWN, JACOB (MASS.) S 30284

All these names that is written here are to honor Capt Daniel Belfrage Company of Lumber J.
in Col. Ben. D. Shylock in Col. Davis. Massachusetts

15 4/65
Massachusetts
Jacob Brown
of Salisbury in the state of Massachusetts who was an Ensign in the regiment commanded by Colonel Wigglesworth of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 18 months.
inscribed on the roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 24 of Sept 1819. -
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 of Octo: 1819 and sent to Daniel A White Esq Judge Salem Mass ts
Assears to 4th of Portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 mar: 1820: 107. 24
$ 107.24
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued
Notice sent to the Sec: War. Newport Mass - March 27/1821
Part of the same certified to Hon. H. Hubbard 28 March 1832

See to Pension Dec. 3. 1872
76.
Massachusetts.
Jacob Brown
of Essex Co. in the State of Massachusetts. who was a Sergeant's  Ensign in the company commanded by Captain Pillsbury of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Wigglesworth in the Massachusetts line, for the term of three years. from 1777 to 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 152.50 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 of July 1832 and sent to William Woit Esq. Newburyport Mass
Arrears to 4th of March 1832. $152.50 Semi-annual all'ce ending 4 Sep: " 76.25 $228.75
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 10, 1810, and May 1, 1820. }
7 June 183
Rec: Book X. Vol: 2. fol: 97.

Statement of the real and personal estate of Jacob Brown Esq. as valued and appraised in accompanying documents $1876 - to which is added debts Due him (undoubted) - - - - - 55 $ 1931
A doubtful debts are added - say - - - - - 171.14 (would make his property) - - - - - $ 2102 14
But from this should be deducted the amount of debts which he owes, as stated in affidavits 285.50 leaving his unincumbered estate - - - - - $ 1816.64

Payments to be made at Boston by G. Greene Esq. Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Massachusetts
Give him $240 per an.
Recorded by Ann Wilson Clerk, in Book D. Vol. 2 page 97.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June 1832, Isaac Brown of the State of Massachusetts who was a Sergeant & Ensign in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive One hundred & fifty two dollars, and fifty cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this twenty third day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
John R. Lee Acting Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards

J. L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office
Jacob Brann of Salisbury, Massachusetts respectfully asks, whether a mistake has not been made in the pension certificate which Mr Edwards issued for him to 1. Allowing, which is dated July 23 d 1802, for $152.50 per annum; and whether it was not issued for a less amount than was intended. Mr Brann's declaration states his service under the rank of Ensign and the certificate which accompanied his application furnished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, states his service as Ensign from Jan'y 1 st 1778 to April 15 th 1780 - 2 Years and 3 1/2 months.
Newburyport August 1 st 1832

To all whom it may concern - I William Badger, one of the Selectmen of the Town of Kingston, in the county of Rockingham, and State of New Hampshire, duly chosen to that office - and I Benjamin Kimball also one of the Assessors of said Town also duly chosen and sworn. Do hereby certify that the real Estate of Jacob Braun of Salisbury, in the county of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire, which is situate in the said Town of Kingston, is estimated in the valuation of said Town of Kingston for the year 1819, at the sum of One hundred and twenty six dollars as appears from the records of the assessors of said Town of Kingston - Given under our hands at said Kingston this seventeenth day of January A.D. 1820.
William Badger Benj n Kimball
I Nathaniel Adams Notary Public by authority of the State of New Hampshire duly admitted & sworn Do hereby certify that sufficient evidence has been produ- ced to me from the Records of the Town of Kingston in the County of Rockingham and State of State of New Hampshire That William Badger was duly elected & sworn one of the Selectmen of the town of Kingston for the year 1819 and that Benjamin Kimball was duly elected & sworn one of the Assessors of said town for the same year & that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to the above certificate by them respectively signed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Notarial firm and seal this twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & twenty Nath l . Adams Not Pub c

Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of March next, in Boston. Massachusetts at the Branch Bank U.S.
John W. S.
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War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818,
Jacob Brown late an Ensign in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Twenty dollars per month, to com- mence on the twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this nineteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
Oct o 6
1819
BY THIS I CERTIFY, That it appears by public, official documents remaining in this Department, that Jacob Brown served as a Soldier in Capt. Ensign in Company, and Col. Smith's Regiment, (being one of the Regiments in the Massachusetts Line, and on the Continental Establishment,) in the American Army, in the War of the Revolution, from Jany. first 1778 to April 10th 1780, being two years and three  months.
Helen Bradford
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

30284 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,284
Jacob Brown Ensign Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1897
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED
No. 1.
For Colonel Brown Gent. Given under my hand Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct, and Fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to an Commission in the Pensylvania Key-Stone Battery in the Army of the United States, to take rank as Colonel from the first day of January 1776 . You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Colonel by doing and performing all manner of things therein belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all Officers and Soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Colonel . And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from this, or a future Congress of the United States, or Committee of Congress for that purpose appointed, a Committee of the States, or Commander in chief for the time being of the Army of the United States, or any other your Superior Officer, according to the rules and discipline of War, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This Commission to continue in force until revoked by this, or a future Congress, the Committee of Congress forementioned, or a Committee of the States.
Entered in the War Office and examined by the Board
Attest
Ben. Shadwell Secretary of the Board of War
Witness His Excellency John Hancock Esq President of the Congress of the United States of America at Philadelphia the 29th day of December 1775 and in the first Year of our Independence.
John D. Dingley President

Ms. B. 1. 6 v. 1 p. 22
Certify that Ensign Jacob Morse of the 13 th Massachusetts Regiment has at his own re- quest obtained permission from the Commander in Chief to resign his Com- mission.
Quincy Morris 13 th April 1780
W. H. Read 825 Rymal 1891

D
To all whom it may concern - We the subscribers Selectmen and assessors of the town of Amesbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts duly chosen to that office and sworn. Do hereby certify that the real estate of Jacob Brown of Salisbury in said County of Essex Esqr - situate in said Amesbury is estimated in the valuation of said town of Amesbury for the year A.D. 1819 at the sum of three Hundred and nine Dollars, as appears from the records of said town - Given under our hands at Amesbury aforesaid this eighteenth day of January A.D. 1820
§ 309.
Thomas Hoyt for said Thomas Bailey for said
Common-wealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss Town of Newburyport
William Woart, Notary Public for the county of Essex, by legal authority admitted and sworn, and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum, in and for said county residing therein Do hereby certify and make known to all whom it may concern. that satisfactory proof has been lodged in my office, that Thomas Hoyt Esqr and Thomas Bailey are Selectmen and assessors in and for the Town of Amesbury, in said county of Essex, whose names are affixed to the above written Certificate marked D - That proof has also been lodged in my office that Samuel Eaton Esqr and Amos Morrill, whose names are signed to the annexed paper marked C, are Selectmen and assessors of the town of Salisbury, in said county of Essex, & that the said Hoyt, Bailey, Eaton and Morrill were duly elected to said offices and sworn agreeably to Law. That Oliver Stearns Esquire, whose name is signed to the annexed Certificate marked A and B, is a Justice of the Peace, in and for said County of Essex, and that his signature therein is genuine. I do further certify that Jonathan Smith Jonathan Morrill, Daniel Long and Timothy Osgood whose names are signed to the annexed affidavit marked C are all personally known to me, that they are respectable characters, and believed by me to be entirely disinterested in this case.
In testimony whereof I do also hereunto set my hand, and affix my seal of Office, this twenty Sixth day of January, A.D. 1820.
Wm Woart Not Pub

To all whom it may concern. We the subscribers all freeholders in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being requested by Jacob Brown Esquire of Salisbury in said county to make a just estimate of all his real and personal estate, and living in the same neighbourhood with him, and being well acquainted with all his real and personal estate — Do testify and declare, that from actual inspection and examination of his real and personal estate we have appraised and valued the several parcels thereof and also his personal estate at the sum of eighteen hundred seventy six dollars. — And we do verily believe and are of opinion that the whole of his estate both real and personal is not worth more than the sum aforesaid. And we do further testify that the said Jacob Brown is now advanced in life, being in the sixty fifth year of his age, and that he is unable to perform much labour now, and that has been the case for many years, and he has been industrious and attentive to business, and brought up a numerous family and has now several children with him, who depend on him for support.
Salisbury January 21. st 1820.
Jonathan Smith Jonathan Morrill Daniel Long Timothy Gossard
Essex Js. January 21. st 1820. Then the above named Jonathan Smith, Jonathan Morrill Daniel Long and Timothy Gossard personally appeared before me and made oath that the declaration aforesaid by them subscribed is true.
Oliver Stearns Justice of the Peace
I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the several deponents aforesaid, and that they sustain good characters for truth and integrity, and that they are disinterested in this case. Oliver Stearns

Washington 1 Feby 1820 I hereby make known that I am personally acquainted with several of the subscribers to the within affidavit & know them to be men of respectability & whose declaration full faith & credit ought to be given
Jeremiah Nelson M.C.

To whom it may concern.
I Jacob Brown of Salisbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Do testify and declare, that the whole amount of my undoubtful debts now due me amount to the sum of Fifty five dollars. The whole amount of my doubtful debts, to the sum of one hundred and seventy one dollars. 87 1 / 2 cents, And that the whole amount of debts which I now owe is two hundred and eighty five dollars and fifty cents, deducting the amount of my undoubtful debts from the amount of debts which I now owe, leave the sum of two hundred and thirty dollars and fifty cents, which I now owe over the sums now due to me.
Salisbury Jan ry 21 st 1820.
Jacob Brown.
Essex ss. January 21 st 1820. Then the above named Jacob Brown Esq u personally appeared before me and made oath that the declaration aforesaid by him subscribed is true. Oliver Stearns Justice of the Peace.

C
To all whom it may concern, We the subscribers, Assessors of the Town of Salisbury in the County of Essex, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, duly chosen to that office and sworn, Do hereby certify that the real and personal estate of Jacob Brown of Salisbury aforesaid, Esquire, stands valued in the valuation of ratable property in said Town of Salisbury for the year year 1819 at the sum of Eleven hundred and eighty six Dollars and no more, as appears from the re- cords of said Town.
Given under our hands at Salisbury aforesaid, this eighteenth day of January A. 1820.
Sam Eaton Jun Amos Merrill } Assign } for said } share

July 21 1832
London Office
London Office Washington.
68. To the Honorable Lewis Cass

To the Honorable Lewis Cass, Secretary of War.
Jacob Brown of Salisbury, in the county of Essex, and commonwealth of Massachusetts, ask leave respectfully to represent
That he served in the Army of the United States, in the war of the revolution more than two years - and that soon after the passing of the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, he made application to the War department for the benefit of its provisions, and accompanied his application with such evidence of his services, as it was then in his power to procure, and such in particular, as he fully believed to be an continental establishment, and within the rules required by the said Department, and to which he now asks leave to refer, in support of this application. - That on the examination of the evidence, so forwarded by him, his name was inserted on the Pension list, roll of the Massachusetts Agency, and he became entitled to a pension of twenty dollars per month, according to the terms of the act, and a certificate numbered 15,465, and dated October 19th 1819, which is now surrendered. - That soon after the said certificate was issued to him, he received notice from S r J. Edwards Esquire, stating that information having been received by the said department, that he was in possession of disencumbered property, worth more than $2000, that it became necessary to render satisfactory proof under oath that the information was incorrect, or his name would be stricken off the pension roll. - That he did thereupon render the account required, and was afterwards no- tified that the Secretary of War, did not, on account of the amount of his property, consider him entitled to a pension under the act of the 18th March 1818 and 1 st of June 1820, and he received no other benefit therefrom, than a sum a little exceeding One hundred dollars, allowed and paid afterwards by direction of the Secretary of War. -
That now considering and believing that provision has been made for him under the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832, he would respectfully request, that the evidence of his said services, already on file with the additional evidence which he asks leave now to annex hereto may be examined, and his name inserted on the pension list roll of the Massachusetts Agency if found satisfactory for such amount as he shall be con- -sidered entitled to receive under the said Act and certificate issued therefor - hereby declaring that he relinquishes all claim to pension except the present. - He would respectfully ask leave further to state, that he served under the rank of Ensign and so continued until in the service that he is now upwards of Seventy Six years of age - that he resides in Salisbury, and has always resided since the war closed, at said Salisbury.
Salisbury July 13th 1832
Jacob Brown.
Common-wealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss July 13th 1832. Then Jacob Brown Esq. above named personally came, and made oath, in due form of Law to the truth of the facts and allegations stated in the above written application by him subscribed in my presence - before me
W. West, Justice of the Peace

I Jacob Brown of Salisbury, in the county of Essex, (and Commonwealth of Massachusetts), Esquire, aged seventy six years, and upwards, on oath do testify and declare, that I served in the Army of the United States in the war of the revolution as follows viz.
I first enlisted as a Sergeant, in the company commanded by Capt. Daniel Leland, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, and served in said Company, and regiment from the early part of the year 1777, to the 13 th of April 1780, a part of that time however, in different companies, (and as Ensign - in that time I received a commission, with the rank of Ensign, to take rank from the first day of January 1778, - as will appear by said Commission, and the despatches which is thereon, now on file, in the Office of the Secretary of War in Washington -
That previous to the service above stated, I was with the Militia, employed in defense of the Sea Coast, in the company commanded by Captain Mather, in the year 1775. at Plumb Island - (and Gloucester. - I was at the capture of General Burgoyne's Army, in the action which was fought with the enemy at Saratoga, in New Jersey - and at Brandywine, fought in Rhode Island - Salisbury July 13. 1832 Jacob Brown
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. July 13 th 1832. Then Jacob Brown Esq r above named who is personally well known to me, made oath in due form of Law to the truth of the above written declaration by him subscribed in my presence - before me W. W. Weld, Justice of the Peace