Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19567, Jonah Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brown, Jonah
S. 19567
CONTENTS
carded
1. Nov. 10, 1854 Worcester Co. Mass. now at end. Douglas Worcester Co. Mass then in 1832 -

P 19564 INVALID! our
File No. 19,567
Jonah Brown
Pri Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 82
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 29
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1797 Massachusetts Ponah Brown.
of Douglas in the State of Mass'ts, who was a Private in the Com'y commanded by Captain Seagrave of the Reg't, commanded by Col. Read in the Mass'ts line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass'ts at the rate of 26 Dollars 68 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Novr: 1832 and Rev. H. G. Folsom
Arrears to 4th of Apr. '32 $40.02 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Ma. '33 13.34 $53.36
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Hiles Clerk Book D Vol. 2 Page 39

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th - 1832.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Worcester, on this Fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty two Personally appeared in open Court before NATH l JAMES Judge of Probate for the county of Worcester
now sitting Jonah Brown a resident in Douglas in the said County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the age of Seventy seven years, who being first 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 entered the service of the United States under the fol- -lowing named officers & served as herein stated, to wit, That he enlisted in the Revolutionary war for eight months in the year 1775, from the first day of May, 1775 to the first day of January 1776, in the Company commanded by Edward Sageave, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Read; L t Col. Clapp & Major Calvin Smith were field officers in said Regiment. We were stationed at Roxbury near Boston, in said State, during the said term. We were in General Ward's Brigade, General Washington arrived at Cambridge that summer & took his headquarters there, which was a few miles from his quarters. That Elisha Munday & Seth White whose depositions are hereto annexed served with him in the same Company. He was born in Upton in the said County of Worcester, where the record of his birth remains, on the tenth day of November A.D. 1744 - That he was living at Douglas in said County when he enlisted. & has lived in said town ever since. That at the end of

of the said eight months he was discharged by the Colonel but had no written discharge.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State. Given to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Known I subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Jonathan Brown
Before J. W. D. same Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -
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 above applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states.
J. W. D. same Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester -
I, Theophilus Wheeler Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Probate Court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Brown for a Pension, and that Benjamin Adams, before whom the annexed affidavits were made, is a Justice of the Peace in the said County in full credit & that he signed the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Probate Court, this 5th day of September in the year of our Lord 1832 -
Theophilus Wheeler Register of the said Court of Probate -

I Elisha Murdock of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify & say that I was born in said Uxbridge on the twenty th day of November A.D. 1755. That I have been acquainted with Israel Brown of Douglas in said County more than sixty years, that I was in the Revolution and was with him eight months, viz, from the first of May 1775, to the first of January 1776 we both enlisted & served said time in the Company of Capt Edward Saylor, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Read; L t Col. Clapp & Major Calvin Smith were field officers in said Regiment. We were stationed at Roxbury near Boston in said State during the time, and further the deponent saith not.
Elisha Murdock
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss; Uxbridge July 16 th 1832. Then Elisha Murdock personally appeared, who signed the above Deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. And I further testify that I have been acquainted with the said Elisha Murdock many years & I know him to be a person of truth & a credible witness.
Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace
atty. Inwnt.

I Seth White of Uxbridge in the County of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify & say, That I was born in the said Town of Uxbridge on the 10 th day of April A.D. 1756, and have made the said Uxbridge the place of my residence & have the principal part of the time from my birth to this time; That I have known Jonathan Brown of Douglas in said County, the same person who appeared to me for this Deposition, for more than sixty years, that he in- -terested into the service, in April in the year 1775 for the term of eight months , in the Company of Col. Samuel Edward Saggraves, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph Read, L t Col. Clapp & Major Colleen Smith were other field officers in said Regiment, I served with the said Brown in the same Company, the Regiment was stationed at Roxbury near Boston in said State during said war- -spair, said Brown served out his term of enlistment & we were both discharged the first of January 1776 & further the Deposition saith not. Seth White
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Worcester ss Uxbridge July 19 th 1832 Then Seth White personally appeared, who signed the above Deposition, and made solemn oath to the truth of the same. I further certify I am acquainted with the said Seth White & know him to be a person of truth & a credible Witness
Benjamin Adams Justice of the peace.
19 th July sworn to