Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,451, John Brooks, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Brooks, John Orilla
N 10,451
CONTENTS

BROOKS, JOHN N.Y.
W 10451

21.131
John Williams in the State of ( ) who was a ( ) in the ( ) comma to Captain ( ) of the ( ) comman by ( ) in the ( ) line for
$ 1,800.00
Entered on the Roll of ( ) P. C. at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of March and 1831, ( )
Arrears to the 4th of March 1831 $ 240.00 Semi-annual allowance ending ( )
33 188.00
{ Revolutionary Claim. } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by ( ) Clerk, Book ( ) Vol. ( ) Page 107

100-3 100-3 BROOKS, JOHN (N.Y.) W10451

1298
Ohio No. 721
Missouri
Orilla Brooks
widow of John Brooks died in the Revolutionary war
estate
7298
Macon City agency.
96
Dollars
cents per annum
Commencing 3 rd August 1868
Certificate dated 19 th October 1869 and sent to Frank Sawyer Norwalk Huron Ohio
Recd
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7/21/72 from A. @ 98 per annum from St. Joe Mo to Cleveland O from Mch 1876 @ 12.00 @ 11/18/76
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State of Ohio the Simon County ss Norwalk
On this 6 th day of March A D 1833 personally appeared, in Open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas within & for said County now sitting John Brooks a resident of Florence in said County a ge d 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 following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That on the 3 rd day of March A D 1776 the declarant, then living in Peekskill Ulster County State of New York, enlisted into the Army of the United States into a Company commanded by Captain Cornelius Star- denburgh & in the Third New York Regiment commanded by Colonel Rudolphus Ritsem as in the Continental Line. He enlisted for one year. Edward Lums- bury was first Lieutenant James Newkirk was second Lieutenant Jose- ph Clark was Ensign, and that Alexander McDougal was Brigadier General of the Brigade in which he served. That they went from Peek- skill after he enlisted & marched by Land to Poughkeepsie in the State of New York and from thence by Water to New York. That he was one of the American Army who retreated from Long Island, was wounded at Flat Bush that he staid on York Island until some time in the following October, evacuated York Island about the time Fort Washington was taken — that he then marched to the White Plains, was there in a Battle so wounded in his right arm, after he was wounded he obtained a Furlough he went home to Peekskill was absent about four weeks when he returned to the Army about the 14 th of December 1776. He then participated in taking the Hessian after went to Trenton, was there dismissed. That about the middle of April A D 1777 he enlisted into the Militia in a Company commanded by Captain James Tifford in a Regiment commanded by Colonel John Snyder. William Southwick was Major and James

Clinton was Brigadier General of the Brigade He enlisted for eight months then living at said Peen Beck that he went from thence to Fort Clinton about Eighteen miles below west point - that he was in orderly Sergeant and assisted in Building Redoubts below Fort Montgomery - that he kept Garrison & staid there until Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery were taken - that he escaped in the Dark from Fort Clinton and joined his Company at Newburgh - that he con- tinued until the 7 th of December of the same year when he was dis- charged - that he in fact served Nine months under said last Enlistment. There were in the same Regiment Captain John Fetter a Captain Rose Lieutenant John Stocker de se. The declarant returned to Peen Beck and then served on the Frontier in Fort Depey that he went from this Fort to Beaver Creek where he found Brant and his Indians under his Command - and he engaged in a Battle with them and there received three different wounds by Musket Balls Buck shot & Swords - One of which broke his right thumb which has always since been useless to him - After the last mentioned time was in the year 1779 - he continued in Service
until April A D 1780 when he was discharged which discharge was
burnt in his house at Neversink which was accidentally burnt. that he has no Documentary Evidence & that he knows of no person who can witness who can testify to his service.
He also kept Garrison in DeWitt Fort from about the year 1780 to the time of the peace - When he served at Beaver Creek against Brant Lt. Hathorn - was Colonel of the Regiment James Thomson was Lieutenant Colonel who was killed in the Battle Thomas DeWitt was Major & Brant Tyler was Captain who was also killed. He was appointed Ensign under Captain Tyler before said Battle received a Lieutenants Ensigns Commission & after said Tyler's death he received a Lieutenant's Commission under which he served as Lieutenant until the close of the War which two Commissions were burnt in his house in the Township of said Peen Beck that he was born in Ridgfield Fairfield County State of Connecticut in the year A D 1755 he has no record of his age.

That when he served at Fort Montgomery the officers beside which he has mentioned. There were Major Levin Dubois, Capt Black of the artillery, Capt Chambers, Capt Moss and Lieut. Tom Potts etc. The Declarant says that the Rev Joshua Phillips & Elijah Bills can testify respecting their belief of his revolutionary services & his character for veracity. In 1776 he served one month in taking St John under General Montgomery. From 1776 to 1777 he served one year at Saratoga White Plains & Ticonderoga. After this he served at Fort Montgomery eight months. In 1778 he served eight months from Fort Stanwix to Orange County. In 1779 he served at Peekskill on the frontier including his other services. It is certain that he served in the revolutionary war not less than five years as a private soldier, Ensign & Lieutenant. That since the Revolution he has lived in said Peekskill seven years. He then lived ten years in Schoharie County State of New York. He after that lived in Ulster County State of New York. From there removed to said Athens in his present residence. Hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present one. That the same is within the Pension acts of the agency of any state and that of the agency of the state of Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh Branch Bank of the U. States.
John Brooks
D. Gibbs Clerk H.C.P.
The Rev Joshua Phillips a Clergyman residing in the Town of Berlin in said County of Herk - and Elijah Bills residing in said County - Hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Brooks who has been here and soon returned to the above declaration that we believe him to be now years of age; that he is respected & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion. And that we also consider him as a man of veracity.
Elizah Noble
Given & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
D. Gibbs Clerk H.C.P.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War Department. That the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier. Discharged as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Joshua Phillips who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman residing in the Town of Berlin and that Elijah Bills who has also signed the same is a Resident in the town of Hamilton and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit -
D. Higgings Presd. Judge
D. Gibbs Clerk of the Court of common pleas within & for the County of Herk. State of Ohio do certify that the foregoing contains the original

Proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Brooks for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 15 th day of March A.D. 1833 J. Gibbs Clerk H. & T.
John Brooks Pension, & etc.
23187
BROOKS, JOHN NY W 10451

State of Missouri } Adair County, ss: }
On this 4 th day of June AD 1868, personally appeared before me David Wells a justice of the Peace in and for said County Mo Orilla Brooks widow of John Brooks deceased, who makes oath and says that she is 71 years of age that she was married to the said John Brooks at Harrison County Ohio on the 5 th day of February AD 1838 and that her said husband John Brooks died on the 1 st day of Sept r AD 1861 That they were married by John W. Brooks a justice of the Peace of the County of Harrison State of Ohio.
She further says that her said husband John Brooks was a private in the war of the Revolution, and received a pension at the rate of Eighty Dollars per year under the act of June 7 th 1832 and was paid at Pittsburgh Pa.
She further says that she has never again married since the death of her said husband John Brooks, and that she is still his widow.
She further says that she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll and receiving the pension due her by the laws of Congress, since the death of her said husband.
She hereby appoints Franklin Davis of Norfolk Union County Ohio her attorney with full power to do and perform all acts and make any and all necessary receipts in and about

procuring the said pension, and truly declar said para veracable.
The post office address is Hurricane  Hurricane County of Adair and state of Missouri.
witnessed by
Orville Brooks
John G. Ely Adelbert Lowe
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4 7 day of June AD 1868. and also at the same time & place personally appeared John G Ely of the County of Adair State of Mo. and Adelbert Lowe of the County of Adair and state of Missou person whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say. that they were present and saw Orville Brooks sign her name to the foregoing declaration; and they further swear that they have every reason to believe from her appearance, their knowledge of, and acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
John G. Ely Adelbert Lowe
State of Missouri } County of Adair, ss }
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; and I certify that I am not interested in this claim or account
{ David Mills J.P.

in its prosecution. That I believe the affiants to be credible persons, and the declaration to be the person she represents herself to be; and the said affiant acknowledged the signing and sealing of the foregoing power of attorney to be her free act and deed and that the foregoing declaration and affidavit were read and explained to affiants before signing. Witness my hand the date last above written
David Wells Justice of the Peace
State of Missouri } COUNTY OF AD AIR } ss.
I, John Richey, Clerk of the County Court aforesaid, certify that David Wells whose name appears on the within certificate, was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly appointed and commissioned as such. That I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said David Wells and that I believe his signature to the within to be genuine.
Witness my hand and the Seal of said Court hereunto affixed at office in Kirksville this 6 th day of March A. D. 1868
John Richey Clerk.

State of Missouri } Adair County, ss: }
Ransom S Hancock of said county being first duly sworn says that his age is now to-wit 37 1/2 years, that he is a son of Orrilla Brooks, widow of John Brooks deceased, that his father was the former husband of the said Orrilla Brooks.
He further states that he knew John Brooks in his lifetime for 17 years, and that he was a Revolutionary pensioner, and drew such pension up to the date of his death Sept 22 d 1826. That the said Orrilla Brooks is his widow, and is now an applicant for pension as his widow. That during the life of the said John Brooks they lived in Berlin, Erie County Ohio. That his mother the said Orrilla removed with affiant to the state of Missouri in the year 1861 and has since remained a member of his family.
That the reason she has not applied for the pension at an earlier date is because she was ignorant of her right thereto. That Judge Zalmona Phillips of Berlin Erie Co. Ohio had formerly acted as agent in drawing the pension for John Brooks, and this affiant believing that his mother probably was entitled to it wrote said Phillips in 1867 in regard to it, and that said Phillips ascertained the fact of her right to the same & advised his mother to apply & sent her the name of Franklin

Survey of Normal R.R. as an agent, who has prepared the application as affiant believes as soon as he could procure the testimony.
Affiant further says he has no interest in the claim.
Ransom H. Hancock.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 24 th day of July 1868, and I further certify that the said affiant is the person he represents himself to be and that he is a credible person & further that I have no interest in this claim.
John Pichey Clerk of Adams County Court Mo

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The State of Ohio } I D H my Judge of the Probate Huron County ss } Court within and for the County of Huron do hereby certify that the following is a true and correct Transcript taken from the Marriage Records in this Office where the same is by law required to be kept & writ;
John Brooks } John Brooks & Miss Orilla To } Hancock were by me joined Orilla Hancock } in marriage within three months last past given under my hand this 16 th day of March 1838 J. H. Brooks Inter Deane
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Norwalk this 15 th day of June AD 1868
D H my Judge

23. 577.
John Brooks
Ohio
Adm. 2 years
$80—
Lewis B Sturges
Northbrook
Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14 th Feby 1854.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Brooks
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776. Private Capt. Hardenburg Col. St. Leger 77 years New York. Traditionary—   1777. 9 Private Capt. Tillyard Col. Snyder  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops. 2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers. 3. Persons employed in the Naval Service. 4. Indian Spies.
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
DECLARATION, In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before _____ and State, Territory or District A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers : _____ the time he left the service : (and if he serv-
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (1) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, 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. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

1512 Section 10451/eel
January 4, 1928
Delbert W. Radke Mills Building San Francisco, California
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.10451 , it appears that John Brooks was born, December 4, 1755, at Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While a resident of Peenpack, Ulster County, New York, he enlisted and served with the New York Troops as follows:
In 1775, six months, was at the taking of St. John's, Canada.
From March 3, 1776, one year as a private in Captain Cornelius Hardenbergh's Company in Colonel Rudolphus Rit-zema's Regiment; he was wounded in action at Flatbush, Long Island, sustained gun shot wound of right arm in the battle of White Plains and was in the battle of Trenton.
From about the middle of April, 1777, he served nine months as orderly sergeant in Captain James Tillford's

Company, in Colonel John Snyder's Regiment.
In 1778 he served eight months under Captain John Felter.
From July, 1779, he served as ensign in Captain Brazilla Tyler's Company, Colonel Hathorn's Regiment, was in an engagement with Colonel Brandt at Beaver Creek in which he sustained three wounds of the right arm, a wound of the left hand and left arm; he served as a lieutenant from May, 1780 until the army was disbanded.
He also served under Captain Abraham Cuddeback and Colonel James McClaghy, dates and length of service not stated.
On account of disability resulting from the above mentioned wounds, he was pensioned from January 1, 1777, under the Act of June 7, 1795.
In March, 1833 he was a resident of Florence, Huron County, Ohio.
He died, September 22, 1846.
The soldier married in Huron County, Ohio, February 5, 1838, Mrs. Orrillia or Orrilla H Hancock, who was his second wife. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 4, 1868, at which time she was seventy-one years of age and her postoffice address was Kirksville, dair

County, Missouri.
In 1876 she resided in Lorain County, Ohio.
This is the only John Brooks who lived in Connecticut, New York and Huron County, Ohio, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
The names of his first wife and his parents are not given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Supplement to New Certificate State of New York County of ... the 20th day of January 1825
before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for said County of ... personally appeared John Brooks who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belong- ed to the Company commanded by Capt. ... in the Regiment ... Colonel Rodolphus ... and that he is the same John Brooks who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Capt. ... in the Regiment ... Colonel James ... in the service of the United States. That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of N.Y. That he received a Certificate under the signature of Richard Raper & Richard Platt on which he has drawn his pension till within 18 months last past and which is herewith attached sworn and subscribed
John Brooks
before me the 20th day of January above said
Ebenezer Gilbert Justice of the Peace
BROOKS, JOHN (N.Y.) W 10451

State of New York County of
Reynolds June 20 th 1825
The subscribers practicing physicians do hereby certify that after careful examination in the case of John Brooks who is now on the Pension Roll of the state of New York one tree of testimony that his disability now still continues which arose from various diseases received in the service of the United States and that the degree of disability which he has in his old age is the same being the same as was at the time of the original degree of disability for which he was placed on the Pension Roll
know to be true as heretofore before me this day and year I have said
Amir Lillie Chas E Ford Lillie Ford Dingman
Emos Gilbert Justice of the Peace of the State of Ohio Huron County
* no reduction will be made at the Agency
BROOKS, JOHN (N.Y.) W 18451

State of Ohio } Clerk's Office Huron County } Norwalk Jan'y 20. 1825
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do Certify that Elias Gilbert before whom the within affidavit appear to have been made was at the time of making the same a lawfull Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly Commissioned & Sworn & that full faith is due to all his official acts also that Daniel Sildew & Elis E. Ford are to me well known & that they are respectable practicing Physicians in S d County & that their names on the opposite side hereof are in their own proper hand writing. Given under my hand & Official Seal the day & year above written. D. Gibbs Clerk

By Richard Knapp & Richard Platt of the City of New York Esquires
This is to certify that in pursuance of the Law of the State of New York Entitled "An Act making provision for Officers, Soldiers & Seamen who have been disabled in the Service of the United States" Passed the 22 nd of April 1816 We have examined John Brooks of Poughkeepsie in the County of Ulster Labourer and find that in the Year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six he enlisted as a Private in Captain Cornelius Hardenbergh's Company in the Third New York Infantry in the Service of the United States command- ed by Colonel Rudolphus Ritzema; That while in the Service aforesaid in the Company & Regiment aforesaid to wit on the twenty eighth Day of October in the same Year at the Battle of White Plains he received a wound by a Musket Ball which has in a great Measure deprived him of the use thereof That after wounds to wit on the Month of July in the Year one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine he was a Private Soldier in Captain Abraham -dc

Leback's company in the Regiment of Ulster County Militia commanded by Colonel James McLaughlin, and that upon an Invasion of the Frontiers of Ul- ster County by a Party of Savages & others under the command of Joseph Brandt he was ordered on march with a party of Militia under the com- mand of Colonel Thurston to repel the Invasion of the Enemy; That the Party of Militia then being under the command of Colonel Thurston or of Co- lonel Hathorn were defeated by the Enemy and he received three other Wounds in the same Arm & his and one other Wound in his Left Arm above the Elbow; by reason of which said Wounds he is in a great Measure rendered incapable of obtain- ing his Livelihood by Labour; That on the fourth Day of December last he was thirty one Years of Age: Wherefore in pursuance of the Law aforesaid We do further certify that up on the Principles of the Act "An act for the relief of the wounded & disabled" the said John Brooks is entitled to receive from the Treasurer of this State a yearly Pension of thirty six Dollars from the first Day of January in this Year and thenceforth four hundred & twenty seven, if not before paid. Given under our Hand this eighteenth Day of April 1787.
Richd. D. L. Smith Richd. Platt
BROOKS JOHN NY W 10451

Orville Brooks, widow of John Brooks, du d Revolutionary War
his pen 1858 Sept 24 46.
{ At to Franklin Sawyer, July, 19, 1869.

19 July 1869
In the case of Orilla Brooks, who claims a pension as the widow of John Brooks, a soldier of the Revolution the proof of identity is not satisfactory. The affidavit of Orilla's brother and highly credible, and who are now , who knew the husband during his life and wife during the life of the former, and who have known the widow since, giving the facts in the case and showing dis- tinctly that she is the widow she represents her-

self to be
Mr Franklin Sawyer Norwalk Ohio

Ohio
John Brooks
an Invalid, originally placed on the New York roll - transferred to Ohio, Feb. 11. 1825 - And notification thereof sent to Hon. M. Bartley H.R. New certificate issued (conformably to the order requiring formal cer- tificates from the War Office) allowing him $11 80 / 100 per month, from the commencing at  the time at which the transfer took effect. reg. 4 Sept. 1824.
See letter to claimant 27 Oct. 1832,
Col. F. Sawyer July 19 69 - requiring adol Amer. Nat. proof of identity.

Will a 2000 Under an order of the Commissioner of Pensions dated January 29, 1876, you will hereafter be paid at the Agency within the geographical limits of which you are now a resident. Your name will, therefore, be transferred to the Roll of the Agency at  the Agency
district of Columbia
In order that there may be no delay in the payment of your pension you should AT ONCE forward your certificate to the Commissioner of Pensions for indorsement of transfer.
INCLOSE THIS NOTICE WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE.
J. C. [unintelligible] U. S. Pension Agent.

Ashtland Ohio
June 15 th 1868
Sir:
Enclosed please find Declaration of Orilla Brooks, widow of John Brooks, a Revolutionary Soldier, dead, asking for Pension, also proof of Marriage &c.
I have no form for this class of Pension, but trust the proof is sufficient.
Please advise with me in the matter,
Very respectfully &c Gerrit R. Smith atty for Client.
Rev. J. H. Barrett
Comm ee of Pensions.

J L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington

Norwalk Ohio 27 Feby. 1834
J L Edwards Esq. Sir.
I have received the Letter from the Hon d Secy of War of the 15 th instant - enclosing yours to him of the 14 th .
If I understand your communication the only remaining difficulty is that as he cannot produce his Commission as an Ensign & Lieutenant - it is required that he show positive proof, that he served as a Commissioned Officer. It is unfortunate that Capt. Brooks the applicant - after a lapse of time of 50 years, knows of no person living that he can get to swear to the fact. I cannot doubt of the truth of his statements, judging of his character & the support of it from the Court Judge Baker. David Gillespie got off the rules of the War Dept t dispense with positive proof. He will acquiesce in your not considering him as a Commissioned Officer, and would then respectfully claim for his services in the Revolutionary war. For his services and for these he supposes that under the Law of 4 June 1832 independent of his pension as an Invalid on account of his wounds he is entitled to.

His service therein - as appears by his first & supplementary declarations and proposals are as follows: That after his services in the Continental Army in which he enlisted in the year 1776 - he at April 1777 enlisted in a Militia Company commanded by Captain Tifford in a regiment commanded by Colonel Snyder & served for 9 months. That after his services in 1777 that he continued in the Militia service in a Company commanded by Capt. Doran & Tyler. Col. Hattorn Regiment to 1780. & from 1780 to the time of peace that he served against Brant at Beers Creek, at the places mentioned that Capt. Tyler was killed in Battle. That he served until the close of the War - that his commissions were burnt in his house at Peachick. He swears in his supplementary declaration he served in Tyler's Company - before Tyler was killed for 6 months. and after his death he served as Lieutenant for 2 years. That he both times has served in the New York troops called Rangers raised by the authority of the State of New York. The result then is, that he firstly in 1777 served in the Militia under Capt. Tifford & Col. Snyder for 9 months. Then under Tyler for 6 months. & after Tyler's death - he as he says, serving as Lieut. for 2 years making in the whole at least 26 months 24 months 89 days 3 years & 8 months

which is more than sufficient to entitle him to a full pension as a Private. If I am mistaken in my opinion upon this subject. Please to inform me. as I have before observed. I suppose his claim under the Law of 7 June 1832 is indepen- dent of, and in addition to his Pension as an Invalid Pensioner. I respectfully refer you. particularly to his Supplemental declaration of 31 July 1893. I have the authority from Col o Brooks to say to you. that if you don't find sufficient proof of his having served as a Commissioned Officer. that you would allow him for his services as a Private. and you will oblige him soon to come to an early decision as possible and will you also be pleased to decide on the case of Philip Sutton & Josiah Ward
Yours very respectfully Lewis B Sturges

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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
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STATE OF Ohio , COUNTY OF Lorain , ss:
On this 28 day of June , 1876, before me, a Notary Public personally appeared Orilla Brooks — widow of John Brooks Private in Revolutionary War late a John Brooks of Co. _____ , Regiment _____ , now a PERMANENT resident of the County of Lorain , in the State of Ohio , who, being duly sworn, declareth that she is the same person whose name was placed, on the 3 day of August , 1868, upon the list of * Army pensions, at the rate of 89.00 dollars _____ cents per month, from the 3rd day of August , 1868.
That said Orilla Brooks was last paid at the Pension Agency of Collamer Ohio to the 4 day of March , 1874 but now desires and applies for the payment of said pension at, and the transfer of her name to the roll of, the Pension Agency at Cleveland Ohio .
I wish this transfer made because I now reside in Northern Ohio, and will find it more to my convenience to draw my money through the agency at Cleveland Ohio. My Post Office address is North Ridgeville Ohio.
Sworn and subscribed to before me } Orilla Brooks mark, Pensioner or Guardian. the day and year aforesaid. } John Johnson E. H. Hinman Notary Public
* Insert "Army" or "Navy." † Insert the reasons for requesting the transfer. ‡ In large cities the street and number of the pensioner's residence must be given.
EVIDENCE OF IDENTITY.
STATE OF Ohio , COUNTY OF Lorain , ss:
I, E. H. Hinman a Notary Public , in the County above named, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz: § From personal knowledge
that Orilla Brooks , who has this day appeared before me to take the oath of identity, is the identical person named in the pension certificate, which she has exhibited before me, numbered 7298 , and bearing date at the Department of the Interior the 19 day of October , 1869, and signed by W. C. H. H. acting Secretary of Interior .
GIVEN under my hand at North Ridgeville O. this 28 day of June , 1876. E. H. Hinman Notary Public.
§ Here state what the evidence is, whether personal knowledge or affidavits of respectable persons, and if the latter give their names. NOTE.—Payment of pension will not be transferred to an agency within the district of which the pensioner does not permanently reside. The pension certificate must accompany an application for transfer. In applications of Guardians the names of the wards and of the soldier must be inserted. If the pension agent personally knows the magistrate before whom the application is sworn to, or has on file at the agency a certificate of the authority of said magistrate, the certificate of the agent as to his official character is sufficient; otherwise, the same must be duly certified. The interposition of an attorney in securing a transfer is unnecessary.

STATE OF Ohio , COUNTY OF Logan , ss: I, Wm N Briggs , Clerk of the Common Pleas Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that E H Hinman is Notary Public , duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 29 th day of May , 1876 and will expire on the 29 th day of May , 1879; and that his signature above written is genuine.
GIVEN under my hand and the seal of said County this 1 st day of July , 1876.
Wm N Briggs , Clerk.
CERTIFICATE No.
APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF THE PENSION OF
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TRANSFER LETTER.
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For Finance Division, Transfer Section.
Pension Agency,
....., 187 .
Sir:
In compliance with yours of the ..... instant, notifying me of an application for a transfer from this agency by ..... ..... a Pensioner under Certificate No. ..... 7.298, the following report is made:
 1. Date to which last paid: .....  2. Rate at which last paid: .....  3. Rate at which to be paid: .....  4. Are semi-annual or annual examinations required? .....  5. Is he exempt from biennial examination? .....  6. How many children entitled to the additional $2 per month? .....  7. Has any child died or been abandoned? .....  8. How many children, or sisters and brothers; and are all the children entitled to the $2 per month additional? .....  9. Names of minors who have died before 16 years of age: .....  10. Date when minor's pension terminates: .....  11. Name of the acting guardian: .....  12. If overpaid, suspended, re-enlisted, re-married, or other objection to a transfer, report it: .....  13. Date WHEN last payment was made: ..... 
Respectfully,
..... Pension Agent.
To Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.

State of Missouri } Bates County } ss.
Personally appeared before me a county clerk within and for said county and state Almira Henderson, and Ransom F. Hancock of said county of Bates who being first duly sworn, by me on oath, state, that they have been acquainted with Orilla Brooks, widow of John Brooks deceased, who was a revolutionary pensioner; that they have known her for thirty years past, and know her to be the identical Orilla Brooks, widow of said pensioner, and that they were acquainted with the said John Brooks deceased for six years or more during his lifetime while he resided with his wife the said Orilla Brooks, and further that they have no interest in this claim whatever. Almira Henderson further says that her age is fifty eight years, and Ransom F. Hancock states that his age is thirty eight years.
Witness } Henry } Fayette Hancock
Almira Henderson Ransom F. Hancock
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9 th day of February A.D. 1869.
John D. Myers County Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Brooks Warren Co. Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1776 1 Private Col. Harsenberg 3. N. York Regt Col. Ritzmas Continental Line Brig Gen M c Donough 29 at 77 Pembach West of N. York Traditionary   Enlisted 1777 Militia continued in Service from 1777 till 1780 also left Garrison from 1780 till from certain he lived not up than 5 years 9 Col. Sillford Col. Ingham Maj. Trullinger Brig Gen Clinton Col. Mathews Lt Col. Thurston Maj. Duvall  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FEB 27 1963

The State of Ohio           § § Stearns County, ss:       § §
Zalmon Phillips of Berlin Erie County Ohio being first duly sworn makes oath and says that he was well acquainted with John Brooks, a revolutionary pensioner, in his life time, and that he made out the necessary papers for drawing the pension of said Brooks for several years, and as he believes from 1838 to 1846, and forwarded them regularly to Thomas Jackson, a pension agent at Pittsburgh, who would enter the same to affidavit, by whom it was paid to the said John Brooks. He further further says that he is acquainted with Orilla Brooks, widow of the said John Brooks deceased, & the present applicant for pension. That he was acquainted with her before her marriage with the said John Brooks deceased, her name then being Orilla Hancock, and well acquainted with her during her marriage life with the said John Brooks deceased, as they were his neighbors. After the death of said John Brooks, the said Orilla Brooks left the neighborhood to live with her children, by her former husband - Hancock - & went west, & finally to the state of Missouri. Applicant further says that he saw the said Orilla Brooks at her home with her son, in Bates County Missouri on the 8 th & 9 th days of February, instant, and recognised & knows her to be the identical Orilla Brooks, widow of the said John Brooks deceased, for whom he formerly made out the pension papers, and who is now an applicant

for said pension. Affiant is for the reasons aforesaid and the circumstances stated able to state positively the identity of the applicant Orilla Brooks as the widow of the said John Brooks deceased.
Affiant further says that the said Orilla Brooks applied to affiant some two years ago to know about her right to said pension and to assist her in getting it, if entitled thereto. Affiant placed the matter in the hands of Franklin Sawyer the present attorney in the case who was then doing business as pension agent, and that he has assisted said Sawyer in preparing the case, and went to Missoula at his request for the purpose of being able to identify the said Orilla Brooks, for this service he expects to be compensated so far as expenses, but does not regard himself as having any interest in the claim or its collection.
Zalmon Phillips
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 24 th day of February 1876 and I further certify that the said Zalmon Phillips is the person he represents himself to be and that he is a credible witness, and further that I know no interest in this claim or its collection.
JA Fox Probate Judge

Department of the Interior.
Received Oct 6 th 1869.
Dated Oct 4 th , 1869.
From Hon. Jno. Sherman for Mansfield, O.
Subject.
Refers letter from Franklin Sawyer, Norwalk, O., rel. to pension claim of Mrs. Arvilla Brooks, widow of Jno., a re- volutionary soldier.
Action
Oct 6/69. Referred to the Comm. of Pensions.
Jno. T. McCulloch Chief Clerk
Registered, Pensions.
Filed,

At the request of Gen Saw- yer of Maumee Ohio I write to assure you that J. Phillips Esq of Erie Co Ohio is a citizen of the highest credit & standing whose word or oath may be relied on with entire confidence
John Shelmus

Norwalk Ohio
Aug 4 th 1869
Hon. John Sherman Mansfield O.
Dr Sir:
Sometime over a year ago I made an application for pension for one Orilla Brooks, widow of John Brooks, a revolutionary soldier who died in 1846. Soon after the widow removed to Missouri, ignorant of any right to a pension, she was a second wife.
Three years ago when Judge Talman Phillips and I were in the Ohio Legislature he received a letter from her, asking as to her right to a pension. She knowing that he had formerly attended to the business for her husband.
So soon as we could get at it the application was made, but the Commission was not satisfied with the identity , Judge Phillips went to Mo. saw the widow, and knew

the widow of John Brooks, as she had represented, and his affidavit of the facts was forwarded to the Department. The Commission is still dissatisfied with the identity. Now I cannot make the identity any more certain unless some one who knew her in this State should again go to Mo. This is impossible -
I wish you would be kind enough to indorse on this letter, what you know of Judge Phillips Character, standing and worth as a man, also perhaps as to myself, and forward it to Gov. Cox, and ask him to hand it to the Commission of Pensions with such comments as he may make, as I suppose he knows Judge Phillips as well as myself, I would hope this might be sufficient, as Mrs. Brooks is very old, and very poor, and certainly entitled to the pension.
I am very truly yours
Franklin Sawyer

Mr. Hideo.

Maun 6/7/88
Brief in the Case of H Orilla Brooks Widow of John Brooks Who was a plinth in the War. H arksville
No. 7298
Adair County and State of Missouri
Act 2 Sec Feb 2 1888.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
She claims pension as the Widow of John Brooks who was a pensioner on the roll of Ohio & paid at Pittsburgh agency at $10.00 per Year & died in 1886.
Identity and Continued Widowhood. Properly shown
Marriage Copy of record as well as Affidavit
Admitted Oct 10 1886 to pension of $96. per ann. to commence Aug 3 1884  Feb 2 1886 the date of filing last important evidence of identity.
W. E. Trask
Name and residence of Agent.
Examining Clerk.
Frank Sawyer Newark Ohio.
[Signature]

War Department Pension Office 14 th Feb 1834
Sir
In obedience to your order, I have the honour to inform you, the claim of John Brooks - has been examined and the papers are herewith enclosed.
The claimant alleges to have served as an Ensign and Lieutenant, and for such service claims a Pension.
His declaration is unsupported by any other than traditional evidence.
As it has been the rule in this Office, generally, to require of Applicants who claim as Officers, either direct proof of service, or as a Commission, such evidence is required in this case.
I have the honour to be Very Respectful Your Ob dt Serv t J. L. Edwards
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War.

Newark Ohio
February 24 th 1864 -
Sir:
In with please find enclosed the affidavits of Almina Henderson & Ransom F. Hancock, and of Talmina Phillips as to the identity of Mrs. Orilla Brooks, called for in your letter of 18 th December, which I trust will be sufficient.
I am very respectfully
Your obedient servant
Franklin Sawyer
Atty for claimant.
Hon. C. A. Cox
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Brief in the Case of Orilla Brooks Widow of John Brooks Who was a private R t Star. Herkville Adair County and State of Missouri. Act 2 d Sec Feb 3. 1853.
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE,
PROOF EXHIBITED,
She claims a pension as the Widow John Brooks who was pensioned under the Act of June 7. 1832 at $80. pr. Ann. Roll of Pittsburg. & paid to Sep 4. 1846 & died Sep 22. 1846. She alleges that she is 71 years of age.
Name and residence of Agent.
Examining Clerk.

Newark Ohio
June 12 th 1869
Sir:
I have the honor to inquire as to the present condition of the claim for Pension of Orville Brooks, widow of John Brooks, deceased, a Revolutionary Soldier.
Additional evidence was forwarded by me S o . 24, last, in referen to which I have not heard.
I am very respectfully &c Franklin Denny Atty for claimant.
Hon. N. Van Curen
Comm ee of Pensions
Washington D.C.

War Department,
Feby. 15, 1834.
Sir:
In answer to your letter of the 31 ulto. in regard to John Brink's application for a Pension, I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a report from the Pension Office, which contains the views of this Department in relation to it.
Very respectfully
Yr. obedt. Servt. Lewis C. Chap
Lewis B. Sturges, Esq. Norwalk, Huron County Ohio.

NOT OF THE MORNING

Newark Ohio
March 10 th 1868.
Hon. Joseph H. Barrett
Comm ee of Pensions.
Mrs. Orrilla Brooks, widow of John Brooks deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and drew his pension at the Pittsburgh Pa. Agency, is desirous of being placed on the pension list. John Brooks died Sept 22 d 1846. The widow has not since married , His pension certificate is lost, and I would ask for a copy, if consistent with your rules. I am not able to find the regiment or character of his services. His papers having been lost.
I am very respectfully &c S. M. R. Sawyer
No. 102
7 Jan 1868

Treasury Department,
Third Auditor's Office,
December 15, 1868
Sir:
In reply to yours letter of the a th inst t I have to state that the pension of John Brooks un- der Act of June 1832, appears to have been last paid to Septem- ber 4 1846.
His pension for the few remaining days of his life (eighteen), does not appear to have been applied for by any person.
Very respectfully John Wilson Auditor
Hon. C.C. Cox Commissioner of Pensions
XTH. (W.E.S. n. 46)
4.2.3

July 4, 1897.
Mr. J. H. Calbraith, 265 15th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 14th ultimo and received in this Bureau on the 15th, you are advised that from the papers in claim, Widow's File #10451, it appears that John Brooks was born December 4, 1755, at Ridgefield, Fairfield county, Connecticut, and resided at Peenpack, Ulster county, New York when he served in the New York troops as follows: enlisted in 1775, served six months, and was at the taking of St. Johns, Canada: from March 3, 1776, as Private in Captain Cornelius Hardenbergh's company, Colonel Rudolph utzema's 3d New York regiment; he was wounded in action at Flat Bush, Long Island, sustained gunshot wound of right arm in battle of White Plains, and was at the battle of Trenton; served one year: enlisted about the middle of April, 1777 as Orderly Sergeant in Captain James Tillford's company, Colonel John Snyder's regiment; nine months: in 1778 he served under Captain John Felter on the frontier: eight months: enlisted in July, 1779, Ensign in Captain Brazilla Tyler's

Mr. J. H. Galbraith.
company, Colonel Hathorn's regiment, was in engagement with Colonel Brandt and Indians at Beaver Creek in which he sustained three wounds of right arm, wound of right hand and left arm, Captain Tyler was killed, and soldier served as a Lieutenant from May, 1780 until the army was disbanded.
He also served under Captain Abraham Cuddeback and Colonel James McElghry, dates and length of service not stated.
Soldier was allowed a service pension on an application executed March 3, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Florence, Huron county, Ohio.
The list of invalid pensioners of Huron county, Ohio, printed in 1835, shows John Brooks pensioned (for wounds) from January 1, 1777, under the Act of June 7, 1785.
Soldier married in Huron county, Ohio, February 5, 1838, Mrs. Otilia Hancock for his second wife. He died September 22, 1846, and she was allowed pension on an application executed June 4, 1868, at which time she was seventy-one years of age and her post-office address was Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri; in 1876 she resided in Lorain county, Ohio.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

ROBERT C. M C GOWAN
RADKE & M C GOWAN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MILLS BUILDING
SAN FRANCISCO
PHONE SUTTER 3279
DELBERT W. RADKE
December 19th 1928.
Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:
I am seeking information for the compilation of ancestral data, but if you can assist me, please do not throw this in the stove !
John Brooks, by family tradition, is said to have been a pensioner of the War of the Revolution. I know nothing of his birth, death, or residence etc., save that he married Rachel _____, and had a son George Brooks born Aug. 29, 1780, (place also unknown) Family tradition says that John Brooks's family was of Connecticut. This may be faulty because his later descendants married into old Connecticut and Rhode Island lines which I already have. The son George Brooks married Mary Clark on Nov. 9, 1809, probably in Ohio, and perhaps in Huron County. I mention this because it may give a clue to a possible later residence of John Brooks mentioned above. Mary Clark was a daughter of Elisha Clark and Elizabeth _____, but that probably is of no assistance.
I once found a John Brooks (Revolutionary soldier) married a Rachel Taylor. I discarded this one because I could not find that he had a son George Brooks. Perhaps you have information otherwise.
The most suspicious pair thus far are John Brooks and Rachel Blizzard (Blizard or Blysard), of whom I know nothing more than that they had a son George Brooks baptised Oct. 29th, 1780 ( two months to the day after the birth of "my" George ) The baptismal entry is in the Old Dutch Church at Deerpark, N.Y. The only other entry there is of the baptism of a daughter Sarah born a year or so later. There are no other birth or baptismal records, or the records of any marriages or deaths. Where they came from and where they went are unknown to me.
If you can locate my John Brooks and his wife Rachel with dates and residences, and the same for their parents, I shall be most grateful.
Yours very truly,
Delbert W. Radke

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23557 15003
9970 20737

Columbus O Dec 14 1906
To the Commissioner of Pensions:
Dear Sir: -- I desire to secure the record of the military service of John Brooks, an ancestor, who was a soldier in the war of the revolution. All I know of him is that he was born in Connecticut in 1755, and died at Florence O. in 1846, and that he drew a pension of about $96 per annum from the U.S. and one of $37.50 from the State New York, and that he probably entered the service of the Colonies from New York.
Respectfully
J. H. Galbraith
263 15 th av
Columbus O.

Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1870.
1252
RECORDED
P. O. John Brooks
Consolidated July 1 1882
Service: with admitted widow Orilla Brooks File no 10.451
Enlisted: _____ in riot 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

1907 Jan 3 - Hist. to J. H. Galbraith.
1909 Aug. 3. Tombstone data
to R. H. Jones Ohio S. A. R.
Cincinnati O.
letter in I. F. 9559
1929 Jan. 4 hist. to
Delbert W. Radke
Cly 7298
A. V. WIDOW, &c.
Rev 10.451
File No. 10451
Orilla Brooks
wid. of
John Brooks
Pris. Rev. war.
Act: Feb. 8 th 1853
Index: - Vol. a , Page 85
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Book 14
Page 164

We the subscribers practising Physicians of the Township of Milan - Huron County State of Ohio do hereby certify that after a careful examination in the case of John Brooks who is now on the Pension Roll of the Ohio Agency We are of opinion that his disability does still continue viz one musket ball wound through the right wrist two bullet wounds in the right arm one sabre wound in the left arm at the elbow and one bullet wound through the right groin which wounds occasion a partial loss of the use of those limbs where they were received - and further that the degree of disability under which he labours at present is (total) being not less than the original degree of disability for which he was placed on the Pension Roll - Given and subscribed Lyman Fay before me this 4 th day of September 1829 Amos P. Harris J. D. Smith, V. W. Walker Justice there
I certify that I am acquainted with the Physicians who have signed the above certificate and that they are reputable in their profession I also certify that the words (of Flor- ence) were inserted below the first line on the second page of this certificate before the signing and sealing of it - J. D. Smith V. W. Walker Justice there

The State of Ohio Harrison County
to Clerk's office Norwalk Sept. 11th 1829
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do certify that Frederick W. Fowler is a Magistrate as within & that the signatures within purporting to be his are genuine. Given under my hand & official seal the day & year above written
D. Gibbs Clerk

John Brooks Pension Papers.

State of Ohio Huron County ss Norwalk.
On the 31 st day of July A D 1833 personally appeared one Timothy Baker one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said County John Brooks a Resident in Florence in said County who being firstly duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following supplementary declaration in addition to his former declaration made before the Court of Common Pleas for said County then sitting in Norwalk in said County on the 6 th day of March A D 1833 - in order to obtain the benefit of an Act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832. That he has seen a Letter from J L Edwards dated at the Pension Office of the War Department dated 27 th June 1833 addressed to D Gibbs Esq. at Norwalk Huron County Ohio upon the subject of his the Declarants Pension application. The Declarant supposes there must have been a mistake in addressing said Letter to said Gibbs instead of Lewis B Sturges who has been his only agent in making his said application. That said Edwards states in said Letter there is a discrepancy in his said former declaration of the 6 th of March 1833 of his age with that upon which his claim for an invalid Pension was granted. The Declarant does not know nor conjecture what is the discrepancy mentioned - but the fact that he was born on the 14 th Dec r 1755 as mentioned in his declaration of the 6 th of March 1833. He is fully believes, as he does any other fact of which he has not absolute personal knowledge - he always through life to this time so understood. He said if so said by his Parents & Family connections at the time of his Birth age mentioned a differently in his papers when he was allowed his Invalid Pension - it must have been owing to a mistake of himself or his agent who

transacted his former application. He can not conceive of any interest which he could have at any time to state the time of his Birth or his age untruthly.
The Declarant says; when he served under Captain Tyler as Ensign as mentioned in his former declaration he served for six months. After said Tyler's death when he served as Lieutenant, as mentioned in his said former declaration. He served as much as two years, both times he served in the York Troops, called Rangers, raised by the Authority of the State of New York. His Commissions were signed in both instances by George Clinton Governor. His appointments were made by said Governor Clinton. He believes by the Council of Appointment.
He began to serve as Lieutenant some time in May 1780 and served as such until the Army was disbanded. He was regularly and honorably discharged & his discharge & Commissions were burnt in Peenpack, formerly Ulster County now Orange County State of New York. He has frequently made Enquiries respecting the officers under whom he served, in both Declarations mentioned and he cannot find any, or any other living, upon whom he can call to testify to his said services.
John Brooks
Sworn & subscribed before me at Norwalk this 31 st day of July 1833.
Timothy Baker— Judge of Superior Court Pleas
I hereby certify that the above named John Brooks is a man of truth & veracity so far as I am acquainted with him, which has been an acquaintance of twelve years Timothy Baker

J. D. Gibbs Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Huron State of Ohio; do certify that Timothy Baker Esq. is an Associate Judge of said Court and that the signature on the preceding side of this sheet purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office in and for said County this 31 day of July A.D. 1833 J. D. Gibbs
I concur in opinion with Hon. Timothy Baker as to the character of the aforesaid John Brooks for truth veracity having been acquainted with said Brooks for ten or twelve years past - J. D. Gibbs