Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,681, Lewis Brady, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Brady, Lewis
S. 44,681
CONTENTS

New York Roll.
(N o 1692.) V
Lewis Brady, new York line no 1778 to end of the war. Private Capt Fowler NY in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to the Pensioner at Poughkeepsie, N. York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818.
4 months 15/30. $ 36. 11
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Col. Van Cortlandt
Continued
Buchanan Dutchess Co.
M t fr m sent to
M t H: Bulkley. Poughkeepsie NY.
20 July 1820
Letter to Pen n ag t 29 Sept 1837. do. to same, Oct. 13. 1837

To the Sec y for the Department of War
Louis Brady application
20 April
Correct J. H.

State of New York Dutchess County on this 20 th day of April in the Year 1818 before me the subscriber one of the judges of the court of common Pleas for the said county of Dutchess Personally appeared Lewis Brady aged sixty years Resident in the town of Pechskill in the said county of Dutchess Who being duly sworn according to law took on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the the 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." That he the said Lewis Brady Enlisted in the year 1778 (according to the best of his recollection) in Capt Samuel Pells company in the Regiment commanded by Col n Van Cortlandt for and during In the New York Line for and during the war that he continued in the service of the United States until the end of the war that he received a regular written discharge when the army was Laying about five miles from Newburgh in the county of Orange in the State of New York at the close of the war but that he has lost the same that he served five years that he was at the taking of Cornwallis at York Town And that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Albro Albin, Judge of Common Pleas I, Albro Albin - Judge of the court of common Pleas aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Lewis Brady did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common Enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress
Albro Albin

Jacob Van Nesp Clerk of the County of Dutchess in the State of New York do hereby certify that Albro Aikin before whom the within Affidavit was taken is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of said County acting under the authority of this State and that the within is his signature - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the of said Court this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
Jacob Van Nesp

At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the Village of Poughkeepsie in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York on Monday the twenty sixth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty -
Present The Hon James Smott First Judge
Daniel O'Ver Plancke
Abraham D'Van Wyck } Squires Judges Thomas Sweet }
On this 20 th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Dutchess being a Court of Record and expressly created a Court of Record by Statute of the State of New York. Lewis Brady aged sixty years resident in the town of Peekman in the County of Dutchess & State of New York who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, that he enlisted & served four years in Colonel P'Van Cortlands regiment being the second regiment in the Company of Captain Fowles in the New York line and that the date of his original declaration is 20 th of April 1818 that he has received a pension & the number of his certificate is 1692 -
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 & 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 & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 & 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 & by me subscribed - Real property none - 1 Candle stick - 6 Knives & forks - 6 Spoons 2 bowls - 2 pint Bottles - 1 Quart bottle - 1 Axe - 1 tin pail - 1 Teapot 3 Tea Cups 1 Spider 1 pr Shoes -

And the said Brady further declares that he has no trade but depends upon his daily labor for subsistence - that he is old and infirm - that he has a fever sore & is afflicted with the Rheumatism & other complaints which incapacitate him from pursuing daily labor. that his family residing with him consists of Sybil his wife aged about 40 or 42 years & Polly his daughter aged 18 years that his wife is weakly and most of the time sick, that his daughter is subject to fits & so much that they can contribute but little to his support & that he has been supported for some years past by private Charity, by the assistance of the town in which he resides & by the aid of his pension which he has received -
Sworn to & declared in open court this 26 th day of his June 1820 Lewis X Brady mark.
I John Johnston Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York - do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule are truly copied from the Records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is two dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this twenty sixth day of June in the year 1820
Wm Johnston Clerk
In the Matter of Lewis Brady a Pensioner of the United States
1692. Butcher
30 June 1818
Copy 131 B

The People of the State of New York. By the Grace of God free & independent
To all to whom these presents shall come, or may concern. send Greeting: Whereas, that we having inspected the files, minutes, and records of our Surrogates Court within and for the County of Dutchess in the State of New York, do find a certain Petition, Orders and proceedings, in the matter of granting administration on the estate of Lewis Bradey late of the town of Pawling in said County of Dutchess a Revolutionary pensioner, with the Letters of Administration granted thereon, remaining of record in the Office of our said Surrogate within & for our said County of Dutchess, which said Petition with the orders and proceedings aforesaid and the Letters of Administration granted thereon, are as follows, to wit:—
State of New York, Dutchess Surrogate Court To the Surrogate of the County of Dutchess
The Petition of Joshua Bennett of Pawling a creditor of Lewis Bradey deceased, a colored man and revolutionary pensioner respectfully represents, That the said Lewis Bradey deceased, died a natural death, on or about the eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven in the town of Pawling in the County of Dutchess, without having left a last Will & Testament, as far as your petitioner has been able to discover, or has heard, knows or believes. That at a immediately previous to his death, the said deceased was an inhabitant of the County of Dutchess; by means of which your petitioner has been informed & believes the Surrogate of said County of Dutchess has the sole and exclusive power to grant letters of administration of the goods, chattels & credits of the said deceased.
That the said decd. has left no Widow, or children, or other legal representatives in the country him surviving, who are entitled to any interest therein, as far as can be ascertained by your Petitioner. That the said goods, chattels, credits, personal

estate and effects, of which the said dec d , died possessed, owned, or was entitled to, do not exceed in value the sum of Fifty dollars. That your petitioner is desirous that administration should be duly granted upon the estate of the said deceased.
Your Petitioner therefore prays that a Citation may issue to the Attorney General of this State, to show cause if any he may have why letters of Administration of the goods, chattels, and credits of the said dec d should not be granted to your petitioner.
And your petitioner will ever pray &c Dated this 20 th day of April 1837.
Joshua Bennett
Dutchess County, ss; Joshua Bennett the above petitioner being duly sworn says that the matters set forth in the preceding petition are true to the best of the knowledge, information and belief of the deponent.
Sworn this 20 th day of April 1837 before me James Hooker Surrogate
Joshua Bennett
Dutchess Surrogate Court In the Matter of the Estate of Lewis Brady deceased
Dutchess County ss; Rebecca J. Denton and Polly Bennett both of the town of Pawling in said County, being duly sworn say, and each for herself says, that they were severally acquainted with Lewis Brady late of the town of Pawling aforesaid deceased. that he was a colored man, and a revolutionary pensioner; that he died in the month of January last, at Pawling aforesaid; that deponents both understood from said Lewis Brady shortly before his death, that he had no relatives, or kindred, wife or children living in this County, or in any other; that deponents were both acquainted with the deceased, for two years and upwards before his decease; that they are confident of the fact, & sincerely believe, that the said Lewis Brady, died without leaving any widow,

or children, or any other kindred, heirs or legal representatives, in this country, and that such is the general understanding & belief throughout the neighbourhood in which the said Lewis Brady died.
Sworn this 20 th day of April 1837 before me James Hooker Surrogate
Rebecca P. Denton Polly Bennett
In the Matter of the Estate of Lewis Brady deceased April 20 th 1837 Joshua Bennett a Creditor of said deceased presented a petition for letters of Administration on the estate of said dec d verified by affidavit & the same is filed.
On filing the aforesaid petition it is Ordered that a citation issue to Samuel Beardsley Attorney General of the State of New York to show cause if any he has, why letters of Administration of the goods chattels credits &c which were of Lewis Brady a colored man & revolutionary pensioner, late of the town of Pawling in the County of Dutchess deceased, (who died without any kindred or legal representatives in this country) should not be granted to Joshua Bennett a creditor of said deceased of said citation returnable on the thirteenth day of May next.
The People of the State of New York. By the Grace of God free and independent. To all to whom these presents shall come or may concern and especially to, Samuel Beardsley Esq r Attorney General of the State of New York. Greeting:-
You are hereby Cited personally to be and appear at a Surrogate Court, to be held before our Surrogate of the County of Dutchess at his Office in Poughkeepsie in said Dutchess County on the thirteenth day of May next at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day then and there to show cause if any you have why letters of Administration of the goods chattels & credits which were of Lewis Brady a colored man & revolutionary pensioner, late of the town of

Pawling in the County of Dutchess, deceased, who died without heirs, of kindred in this County, should not be granted to Joshua Bennett, a Creditor of the said deceased & his faithful The Testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. Witness James Hooker Esquire, Surrogate of our said County of Dutchess at Poughkeepsie this 20 th day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven James Hooker Surrogate I admit the service of the within citation this 20 th day of April 1837. B. Beardsley Atty Genl
In the Matter of the Estate of Lewis Bradley deceased May 13 th 1837 The citation in this cause having been returned duly served upon the Attorney General of this State and with his admission of service thereof, it is Ordered that said administration issue to said Petitioner Joshua Bennett on his filing with this Court a Bond to People of this State in the penal sum of $100, with sufficient security conditioned as by law required.
The aforesaid Petitioner presented satisfactory evidence of the sufficiency of the sureties offered & the required bond duly executed, which is approved and filed.
Dutchess Surrogate Court In the Matter of the Estate of Lewis Bradley deceased Dutchess County ss; Joshua Bennett being duly sworn & examined says that the deponent was well acquainted with the above named deceased, late of the town of Pawling in the said County of Dutchess. That immediately preceding and at the time of his death the said deceased was an inhabitant and resident of the said County of Dutchess. That the said deceased died a natural death on the eighteenth day of January 1837 at Pawling

aforsaid. That satisfactory search and enquiry has been made, to ascertain whether the said deceased left any last Will & Testament, but that none has been discovered by the deponent, or by any other person to the knowledge or belief of the deponent; and the deponent is fully satisfied and verily believes that the said dec d died intestate. Sworn this 13 th day of May 1837 before me James Hooker Surrogate Joshua Bennett
Know all men by these presents, That We, Joshua Bennett, and Nathan Bennett of the town of Paoiling and Thomas Lee, of Union Vale in the County of Dutchess, are held and firmly bound unto the People of the State of New York, in the sum of one hundred dollars, current money of said State, to be paid to the said people. To which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, and of our independence the sixty first.
The Condition of this obligation is such, That if the above bounden Joshua Bennett, administrator of all and singular, the goods, chattels, rights and credits, which were of Lewis Brady deceased, shall faithfully execute the trust reposed in him as such administrator: And also, shall obey all orders that may from time to time be made by the Surrogate of the County of Dutchess, touching the administration of the estate committed to him.
Then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force & virtue. Sealed and delivered in the presence of Joshua Bennett Nathan Bennett Thos. Lee Enoch V. Faucher
On filing the aforesaid Bond the same having been duly approved, it is Ordered that Letters of Administration on said estate be granted to said Petitioner on his taking and subscribing the Oath

of office required by law.
The Petitioner took and subscribed the oath & the same is filed.
Letters granted, recorded and delivered accordingly
Dutchess County ss. I Joshua Bennett having been duly nominated and appointed an administrator of the estate of Lewis Brady deceased, do solemnly swear and declare, that I will well, honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of an administrator of said estate, according to law. Sworn this 13 th day of May 1837 before me James Hooker Surrogate                      Joshua Bennett

The People of the State of New-York,
BY THE GRACE OF GOD FREE AND INDEPENDENT:
To Joshua Bennett of the town of Pawling in the County of Dutchess, a Creditor of Lewis Brady decd.
Send Greeting:
Whereas the said Lewis Brady late of the town of Pawling in the County of Dutchess.
as is alleged, lately died intestate, being at, or immediately previous to his death, an inhabitant of, or having left assets, which then were, or have since come within the county of Dutchess, by means whereof the ordering and granting Administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and credits, of which the said intestate died possessed, and also the auditing, allowing, and final discharging the account thereof, doth belong unto our Surrogate of our said county of Dutchess, and we being desirous that the goods, chattels, and credits of the said intestate, may be well and faithfully administered, applied, and disposed of, do grant unto you the said
Joshua Bennett
full power by these presents, to administer and faithfully dispose of all and singular the said goods, chattels, and credits; to ask, demand, recover, and receive the debts which unto the said intestate, whilst living, and at the time of his death, did belong; and to pay the debts which the said intestate did owe, as far as such goods, chattels, and credits will thereto extend and the law require; hereby requiring you to make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits of the said intestate, within a reasonable time, and return a duplicate thereof, to our Surrogate of the county of Dutchess, within three months from the date of these presents; and if further personal property or assets of any kind not mentioned in any inventory that shall have been so made, shall come to your possession or knowledge, to make, or cause to be made, in like manner, a true and perfect inventory thereof, and return the same within two months after discovery thereof: and also to render a just and true account of administration when thereunto required; and we do by these presents depüte, constitute and appoint you the said
Joshua Bennett
administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, and credits, which were of the said Lewis Brady. deceased.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caused the Seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto annexed. WITNESS, James Hooker
Esquire, Surrogate of our said County, at Poughkeepsie, in said county of Dutchess, the thirteenth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of our Independence the sixty first
James Hooker Surrogate.
DUTCHESS COUNTY, } ss Surrogate's Office, }
Recorded the preceding letter of administration to Joshua Bennett
in Book No. 2 of Letters Testamentary and of Administration this 13 th day of May 183 7
James Hooker Surrogate.
All which we have caused by these presents to be

exemplified in due form of law, hereby certifying that said copy of said Petition, orders and proceedings, with the letters of administration granted thereon, has been duly compared with the original filings and record thereof, and that it is a correct transcript thereof and of the whole of such originals.
In Testimony whereof we have caused the seal of Office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto Affixed. Witness James Hooker Esquire Surrogate of our said County at Poughkeepsie in said County this 29 th day of September A D 1837 James Hooker Surrogate.

44 681
INVALID
Rev
File No. 44 681
Lewis Brady Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 61
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Sept '18

Mechanics Bank New York 20 th September 1837
Sir
I enclose for your examination the Certificate of the Clerk of the Marine Court of this city, in the case of Lewis Brady deceased, a Pilot at $8 per month under the act of 18 March 1818. The widow has applied in peron for the amount due, from the 14 th of September 1836 to the 18 th of January 1837 the day of her husband's death,
It will be observed that the original Pension Certificate is withheld by Joshua Bennet administration of the deceased, and I have to state that said Bennet presented the necessary papers as administrator, a short time since, executed before the surrogate of Dutchess County, proving that there were neither Widow child, or children of the deceased living , and claimed the balance due. The widow having applied before that time, the payment was refused to Mrs. Bennet. James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington. I am very Respectfully your obedt. Servt J. Lovill W. Pt

Mechanics Bank New York 11 th October 1837
Sir
I herewith enclose a certified copy of the Vouchers, presented by Joshua Bennett, administrator of Lewis Brady deceased, as requested by your Letter of the 23 d Ultimo.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedt Servt
J. Savillard P.S.
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington

San Diego
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Wm R Wadsworth Esq No 4 Jones Lane New York
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Poughkeepsie Sep. 30 th 1837.
Wm R Wadsworth Esq.
Sir. I have in your letter of the 28 th inst. desiring me to furnish a copy of the letters of Administration, & the facts upon which they were granted, on the estate of Lewis Brady deceased, & offering to pay the expenses, together with the postage of your letters on the subject.
I had previously in your letter of the 1 st inst. desiring information which I could not officially certify, except by certifying copies of the papers establishing the facts. Not having the pleasure of your personal acquaintance, & not being aware of any sufficient reasons for furnishing gratuitously copies of those papers, I felt obliged to apply the same rule, that you must be aware my situation obliges me to adopt, when I receive letters from strangers, with postage unpaid, desiring official information, without furnishing the means, even of meeting disbursements.
In this case too, I had gratuitously granted the administration to Bennett, at the expense as you will see by the copies enclosed, of some time & labor, verily believing that I was doing a deed of charity to the poor creditors of the deceased. Nor was I undeceived until I saw the woman (Mrs Atkin I believe) who related to me, & I now suppose correctly, the circumstances of the case.
On the receipt of your last letter, I have with pleasure caused a full copy to be made of the Petition, orders, & proceedings before me, together with the Letters of Administration granted thereon, which will shew you the regularity of those

proceedings, & the facts upon which they were founded, as established before me by reasonably satisfactory evidence.
As it would appear that you have been actuated solely by charitable considerations, it would not be generous or liberal in me to avail myself of your offer of remuneration for the expenses incurred on the services rendered.
I therefore cheerfully enclose to you the within exemplified copy of the papers & proceedings.
I am Sir
Respy Your Obedt Servt
James Hooker.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Brady, Luke (dec'd) GRADE "Private in the Invalids" LINE
WARRANT NUMBER 12783 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED May 23, 1795 To James Welch, executor
*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 Brady, Michael GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 8924 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 29, 1791 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.