Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18739, James Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brown, James
S 18739
carded
CONTENTS
A. 1753 at Ipswich (Hamilton) Times there at end of 1832.

21,125  Massachusetts  James Brown Essex in the State of Mass who was a private in the Camp commanded by Captain Dakes — of the Reg. commanded by Col. Little in the Mass line for 16 Mths
State Mile
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of Aug 1833 and due to A. Merrill Salem
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1831 $106.66 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Sep 1831 26.66 $133.32
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. C. Little Clerk, Book 6. Vol. 2, Page 9.
See letter to Bunker Merrill Oct 21 1833 —
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James Brown
16376.
Errors corrected
Please reply to B. Merrill Salem

James Brown
16376.
Errors corrected
Please reply to B. Merrill Salem

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, James Brown , a resident of Hamilton , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 78 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, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
That after the Battle of Lexington in April, 1775, he at Hamilton then part of Ipswich enlisted as a volunteer private in Capt John Baker's Company in Col Mores Little's Regiment in Massachusetts line of the Continental Army and served therein Eight months at Cambridge and at the end of the year was honorably discharged:
That early in 1776 at said Hamilton he again as a Volunteer private enlisted in Capt Eben Lord's Company in Col Timothy Pickering's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served therein Three months & was honorably discharged at Bound Brook in New Jersey:
That in July 1778 at said Hamilton he as a Volunteer private again enlisted in Capt John Dodge's Company in Col Gerrish's Regiment of Massachusetts Militia and served therein Five months at Cambridge, guarding the Hessian & British troops taken under Gen Burgoyne: & was honorably discharged March 8 th 1779:
He was born 1753 at Ipswich, now Hamilton, & has always resided there: he has no written discharge for two first campaigns and no record of his birth: he is known to Isaac Dodge Esq & Rev Jos: B. Felt

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
James Brown
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
A. W. Price
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, _____ a clergyman, residing in _____ aforesaid, and _____ Esquire, a magistrate, residing in _____ aforesaid, do 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.
Subscribed and sworn to before

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Rev. Jos. B. Felt who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Hamilton  and that the said  who  has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at  and is a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit.
D. H. Wheeler Judge of Probate
Signed and sealed anew, this fourth day of June, A.D. 1833.
Matthew Lord Jr.
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Brown for a pension, and that Matthew Whipple and William Conant are Justices of the Peace duly qualified to administer oaths and their respective signatures on the annexed affidavits are genuine
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fourteenth day

James Brown Massachusetts No 6376.
Phila 16 mo
16. 16 06
Apr 26 1835
P 357
By Merrill E Nathaniel Salem Mass

BRIEF in the case of James Brown  of Essex County in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court,  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 Years,  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     April In 1775 Enlisted " 8 " Private Gen. Col Moses Little Regt Capt John Dake Co Massachusetts Line Continental   1776 " " 3 " " Col Timothy Pickering Regt Capt Lucas Co   July 1778 " 5 " Col Gerish Regt Capt John Dodge   16 mos  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Wauilton Massachusetts,  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Six Living witnesses two for each tour of service & documentary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? none 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas Little
Examining Clerk.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.
January 12, 1924.
Mrs. R. H. Miles, 114- 116 8th St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 18739, it appears that James Brown was born at Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts in 1753 and was residing there when he enlisted in the War of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension, for sixteen months service as a private in the Massachusetts troops, on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts.
There is no data on file relative to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Wenham March 4 th 1779
This may Certify whome it may concern that James Brown of my company was discharged from the Army of 15 th Dec r 1778 allowing him one day to return
Jn Dedge Capt

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Brown , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his widow's ) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 18,739.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1775 8 mos. Private John Baker Moses Little Mass.   1776 3 mos. Ebenezer Lord Timothy Pickering   July 1778 5 mos. John Dodge Currieh        
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hamilton then part of Ipswich, Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 14, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Hamilton, Mass.
Age at date of application, born in 1753 at Ipswich (now Hamilton) Mass.
Remarks: there is no family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Ex. C.W.S. Div. Rev. War Sec.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 13, 1923
The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
1st name Elizabeth Worth NO. of claim,  of widow
Name of soldier James Brown Jr.
Married Dec. 18, 1770
soldier P. O. address of claimant,  at enlist- ment & after service (Presumed Company to have enlisted at
Regiment  Ipswich, Essex Co. Mass.
State where enlisted Mass.
birth Date of enlistment 1754 { pg 634 Star Record  Mass. Soldiers of Rev. War.
death Date of discharge Have no date
If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers.
Only 2 reports furnished. each inquirer.
Return attached letter with reply.
Washington Gardner Private under capt James Patch's co-munity men. also capt. John Baker's Co. Col. Moses Little's Regt.
Wanking TC YM
RECEIVED OCT 5 - 1923 OLD RECORDS DIVN.
Received

RECEIVED OF PENSIONS Department of the Interior
Phone Market 933
114-116 8th Street 10-1-23
Dear Department Revolutionary Section - Washington D.C.
Will you kindly tell me if James Brown Jr. who served in the Revolutionary war from Ipswich Mass. as minute man, drew a pension.
Also did Mark Packard who served from Mass. draw a pension, if so what were the dates of birth and death, that is what age was he when he applied for pension and what age was he when it ceased.
Would like copy of pension records of both soldiers if there are any.
Thanking you sincerely,
Mrs. R. H. Miles.
RECEIVED OCT 5 - 1923 OLD RECORDS DIVN.
Received A. G. O. OCT 4 1923

✓ Rev Sec NH
Knoxville, Tenn. March 2, 1918.
Commissioner of Pensions, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of the following pensioners:
L. 18739 James Brown, Hamilton, Essex Co., Mass. Nr. 14,350 Stephen Brown, Hamilton, Essex Co., Mass.
Yours very truly,
Jim T. Wright 923 S 9th St.

P 18739 INVALID.
1918 Apl. 8, Hist. to Tim T. Wright, p. 1924 Jan 12 " " Mrs. R. H. Miles acc.
File No. 18,739
James Brown
Pr Rev War
Act: June 7" 82
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Benjamin Hobbs of Daphield aged Eighty two, certify and say, that James Brown of Hamilton, was enlisted and served in the company of Militia commanded by Captain John Baker, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Little, General Green's Brigade, in the year 1775 and said Brown served eight months in that campaign in the Revolutionary war I further say that I served in the same company with said Brown and that he was regularly discharged at the end of said eight months Daphield August 1 st 1832
B Hobbs
Essex ss. August 1 st 1832 Then Benjamin Hobbs above named personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me
Wm Conant Justice of the Peace Wm Conant Justice of Peace
Witness

We the subscribers do testify and say. That we well acquainted with the circumstance of James Brown of Hamilton in County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts yeoman that he enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Ebenezer Lord in Col. Pickering's regiment and served three months in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventeen and Eight and we further say that John Dane also served in the same company with said Brown.
John Dane John Thompson
Essex ss Hamilton July 30 1892
Then John Dane and John Thompson above named made solemn oath to the truth of the above statement
before me Matthew Whipple Justice of the Peace I further certify that said John Dane and John Thompson are credible and disinterested witnesses
Matthew Whipple
Justice of Peace

We the subscribers do testify and say that we are well acquainted with the circumstance respecting James Brown of Hamilton in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts that he enlisted in the company of Capt John Dodge and Col. Gerrish's regiment and served five months in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Eight and then was regularly discharged and we know that we served in same company with said Brown.
Joseph Patch
Joseph Lamson
Essex ss Hamilton July 5 th 1882
Joseph Patch and Joseph Lamson made oath that the above was true as by them subscribed
before me Matthew Whipple
Jus. Pac.
I further certify that said Patch and Lamson are credible and disinterested witnesses
Matthew Whipple
Jus. Pac.

I Caleb Jackson of Mawley of  Essex aged Seventy seven testify and say that James Brown of Hamilton enlisted and served in the Company commanded by Captain John Baker, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Little, and General Green Brigade, in the year 1775. in the Revolutionary war, and that said Brown served eight months in that Company and was regularly discharged, and I further say that I served in the same Company with said Brown
Caleb Jackson
Mawley August 1 st 1832
Essex ss. August 1 st 1832 Then Caleb Jackson above named personally appeared and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true before me
I further certify that said Caleb Jackson is a credible and disinterested witness Wm Conant Just. Peace

Hamilton August 10 th 1832.
This may certify, that Mr James Brown of Hamilton, AG 79 next September, — is an inhabitant of this Town, — is a man of good moral character, — of undoubted veracity, — & is reported to have served three campaigns, — making in the whole time, sixteen months.
Joseph B. Felt, Minister of the Town of Hamilton. —