Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 213-300, John Bryce, Continental

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
★ Bryce John
B.I. No 213-300 capt. in Col. Thos. Proctor's Regt. Artillery Issued June 9 th 1789
CONTENTS
no papers.

321 Van Buren
Pueblo Colo.
April 22-25
Dept. Interior Rev. War Section Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs -
I seek information of John Brice - Ensign 1 st Penna Battalion Jan'y 20, 1861 -
Where did he enlist in Penna. was he married & if so - does your records give any of his family etc.?
Thanking you in advance very much -
Respectfully
Mrs. (F. L.) Grace Price Harris Harris

Rev. and 1812 War Section. aw aw
June 25, 1925
Mrs. F. D. Harris 321 Van Buren Pueblo, Colo
Madam:
I have to advise you from the records of this Bureau, it appears that Warrant No. 213 for 300 acres of bounty land was issued June 9, 1789, on account of the services of Captain John Bryce in Colonel Thomas Proctor's Regiment Continental Artillery, War of the Revolution.
There is no further information on file as to his services, nor any data on file as to his family, owing to the destruction of papers in such claims, when the War Office was burned in 1814.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner.

Notification sent to Samuel Swift Esq. 21 July 1820 Vergennes Vermont
$43.84 3/4 87.69 $131.53 3/4
(12,851) Vermont
David Bryant of Vergennes in the state of Vermont who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Olmose of the R Island ne, for the term of One Year subscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of April 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of July 1819 and sent to E Hoyle Esq. Middlebury Vermont
  Arrears to 4th of  Mar. 1819.  87. 69    semi-ann. all'ce ending  Sep. 1819.  48. 00    yr Mo 25 4      30 31       $135.69  
  { Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }  43.84    Invalia pension to the 4 Mar. 1819  87.69    Revolutionary do do do  87.69    diff. between J. & R. pension  43.84    Continued

David Mydia's case
Evidence taken by me Ezra Root. Esq. Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Addison on application of David Mydia of injuries in said County of Addison to be placed on the pension list of the United States in pursuance of an act of Congress "entitled "an act to provide for certain pensions engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed March 18. 1818, he having served in the war of the Revolution against the common enemy for more than nine months on the continental establishment as a private soldier and by reason of his reduced circumstances in life is in need of assistance from his country for support - to wit,
The said David Mydia being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he first joined the army of the United States as a volunteer under Col. Ethan Allen and was with him at the taking of Ticonderoga or Lake Champlain. That afterwards in the year 1775 the precise time he cannot say, he enlisted as a private into Capt. Wait Hopkins's company of Col. Seth Warner Regt called the Green Mountain Corps & went with said Regt to Quebec, and was there at the time of the death of Genl. Montgomery; in the spring of 1776 he returned with the army to Ticonderoga; he further says he served in said Regt for one full year, and was then honorably discharged - and he further says that afterwards in the year 1776 the precise time he cannot say, he enlisted as a private soldier in Captain William Setchell's company company of Col. Samuel Elmer's Regt of the Continental line for one year, and continued there for the term of his enlistment and was then honorably discharged and that afterwards he enlisted in Capt. Ebenezer Allen's company of Col. Hiram's Regt. of Rangers, and was with said Regt about six months as a private, he was in Brimfield where he was wounded. And he further says that he served the United States as a private soldier during the war of the Revolution against the common enemy in the whole

about three years, and he believes most of the time on the continental establishment. And he further says that he now receives a pension from the United States of forty eight Dollars in consequence of wounds received while in the service of the United States in the war of the Revolution -
And he further says that he then was & has ever since continued to be a citizen of the United States & that by reason of his reduced circumstances he is in need of assistance from his country for support. And he further says that he has lost his original discharge, and is now of no value.
David Baylies
State of Vermont
Addison County ss } I was subscribed
before me this 6 th day of April A.D. 1818
E. Hoyt Judge
I Ezra Hoyt Judge of the County Court within and for the County of Addison as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Baylies did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding affidavit against the common enemy. And I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled an act of Congress. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & caused the seal of our said County Court to be hereunto affixed this 6 th day of April A.D. 1818
E. Hoyt Judge
State of Vermont } I Saml. Swift Clerk of the County Court for Addison County ss } said County, do certify that Ezra Hoyt, who has taken & certified the foregoing evidence, was on the day of the date thereof a Judge of said Court, & his name thereto subscribed is his own signature. Given under my hand this 14 th Aug t 1818
Saml. Swift Clerk

David Brydia
12,051-
Sept. 1819
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STATE OF VERMONT.
COUNTY OF ADDISON, ss.—On this 14 th day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record (having the power of fine and imprisonment) for the said County David Brydia — aged 69 — 9 years, resident in Vergennes in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows:— tho' he enlisted in the company of Capt. Wait Hopkins, Col. Warner's regiment in the spring of 1775, & served from that time one year — that in the month of April, he enlisted in the company of Capt. Wm Satterlee, Genl. Elnes's regiment, Connecticut line, & served from that time one year; that in the month of June 1777, he enlisted in the regiment of Samuel Herrick, on Ethan Allen's company, Vermont troops, and served from that time six months.
that the date of his original declaration is the sixth day of April 1818, the number of his pension certificate is 12,857 .
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift sale or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
   2 Sheals 2 50 4 White bowls 25   1 Old small cherry table 1.00 2 Waterpails 50   1 pine table 8 old chairs 1.83 2 White mugs 25   1 fine pot kettle - cracked 1.00 1 Tin gt. Cup 10   1 pine kettle 2 small pots 1.00 1 Old pine chest with 2 drawers 75   1 frying pan, 1 Old tin platter .42 1 Old looking glass - very small 25   1 Earthen platter .12 11 Earthen milk pons 50   1 Doz. White earthen plates 34 2 Tin tumblers 1 glass do. 30   1 Doz. Knives Forks 1.00 2 plain gt. decanters 34   1 Doz. Common cups Saucers .50 1 Old wash tub 25   6 Old Silver Teaspoons 2.00   1 Doz. iron spoons .75   12.46 3.49  
David Brydia.
And the said declarant, on his oath aforesaid further states, that he is by occupation a farmer — but has for many years been

unable to labour; that his wife is 58 years old, has been for a year sick; that she has been for some time declining with the consumption, and for six months has been most of the time confined to her bed, under the care of physicians; - that he has besides living with him, one daughter, Olive aged 14 years, (besides five others, who are of age or otherwise provided with plans) and one grand child, 8 years old, whose mother died leaving no property; that his only depend- ing support has been his pension, which he received before the Act of March 1818 - And has unavoidably, by reason of the sickness of his family for their support, contracted large debts, which he cannot pay, and now owes to sundry persons, about 100 dollars. Sworn to & subscribed on the 14 th day of June 1820, before the Court aforesaid.
Samuel Swift Clerk
I, SAMUEL SWIFT, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are tru- ly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total a- mount in value of the property, exhibited in the aforesaid sched- ule is Fifteen Dollars and 95 Cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 12 th day of July 1820.
Samuel Swift
Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison.

Brydia, David
His name appears on a list of invalid pensioners returned by the Circuit Court for the district of Vermont, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on Dec. 14, 1792, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 61.
Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel Herrick's
Disability: Wounded at the battle of Bennington, August, 1777, by two balls, one entered his right breast, and came out at his arm-pit, the other entered just above the right knee.
Date of commencement: June 29, 1792
Monthly allowance: $1.66 \frac{2}{3}
Arrears due: $30.00

Brydia, David
His name appears on a list of claimants to be placed on the pension list returned by the Circuit Court for the District of Vermont, submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American State Papers, class 9, page 119.
Rank: Private
Regt: Col. Herrick's
Disability: Wounded at the battle of Bennington by two balls; one passed through his right breast and right arm, the other through the right knee, which enlarged it very much.
When and where disabled: August 16, 1777, Bennington.
Residence: Ferrisburgh
Monthly allowance: $1.16 \frac{3}{4}
Arrearages: $3000
Remarks: There are no musters of this regiment in this office.

A. S. C. Ser. file 39234 Rev. War.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of David Brydia , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Spr. 1775 1 year. Pri. Wait Hopkins Seth Warner NH   Apl. 1776 1 " " Wm Satterlee Samuel Elmore Conn.   June 1777 6 mos. " Ebenezer Allen Herrick NH  
Battles engaged in, + May 10, 75 Ticonderoga  Burington & wounded
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension, Apl. 6. 1818. - allora.
Residence at date of application, Vergennes, Vt.
Age at date of application, 67
Remarks: In 1820 mentioned persons living with him wife (name not stated) aged 58 yrs - daughter Oliva 16 yrs one motherless grandchild (name not stated) 8 years
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Dereck Myrie private Col. Elmore's Reg. Connecticut line 1776 for one year
April 6 th 1818
Proof of service required

Know all Men by their present that I David Mydick of Vergennes in the County of Addison and State of Vermont, provided and considered that I am placed on the pension list of the United States in pursuance of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolution- ary War" passed March 18. 1818 in that year I do hereby claim to the United States all claims which I now have to a pension of forty eight Dollars pr: year which I now receive from the United States in conse- quence of wounds received in the war of Revolution as a private soldier while in the line of my duty in the service of the United States - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at said Vergennes this 6 th day of April A.D. 1818
Signed sealed delivered
In presence of -
David Mydick
William Viles
State of Vermont Addison County ss. Vergennes April 6. 1818 Then personally appeared David Mydick known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument before me E. Hloyt Judge

David Brydia Private y 6 — 18 th Elmore R. Island Regt.
Admitted
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Benjamin Sherwood of Cernuall in the County of Addison and State of Vermont being duly sworn upon and say that some time in the month of April or May 1776 he enlisted as a private soldier in Capt William Schuttlee's Company, Col. Samuel Elmore, Regt of the Connecticut line for the term of twelve months which he served in said Company faithfully during the term of his engagement, and Referred to my opinion who in the same opinion that upon application for his pension in pursuance of the Act of Congress passed March 18. 1818 before the Hon. Ezra Doyt Judge of the County Court within said for the County of Addison on the 6 th day of April A.D. 1818 belonged to said Company and knowing that he did his duty therein faithfully against the enemy as a private soldier for more than nine months, thereby always understood secretly that said Doyt enlisted into said Company for one year, and faithfully served the time of his engagement, when he was discharged at Williams town in Massachusetts, Capt Schuttlee was a Brother in law of his , then Department State of Vermont Addison County,
Benjamin Sherwood
Subscribed before me this 29 th day of June A.D. 1819 and I further certify that the above document is in my opinion a credible witness E. D. Woodmore Jus. Peace
Stephen Sherwood of Cernuall in said County of Addison being duly sworn upon say that in April 1776 he was and now is well acquainted with the said

Devised Mydica, that he was well knowing that said Mydica belonged to said Capt. Setchell's Company in the spring of 1776, as a private soldier, at that time said Company was stationed at Williamsstown in the State of Massachusetts; he understood that said Mydica had then enlisted in said Company for one year, and that he always understood & verily believes that said Mydica served his time the full term of one year doing his duty faithfully against the common enemy, when he was honorably discharged. This he always understood from Capt. Setchell, now deceased who was a brother in law of this Defendant. State of Vermont? Stephen Sherwood Addison County ss
Sworn to before me this 29 th day of April A.D. 1819 and I further certify that the above Defendant is in my opinion a credible witness. E. D. Woodbridge Jus. Peace
State of Vermont Addison County ss } I, Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County of Addison aforesaid, do hereby certify that Enoch D. Woodbridge before whom the above affidavits were made was, on the day of the dates thereof, a Justice of the peace for said County. And that his name then subscribed is his own proper signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County at Middlebury this 29 th day of June A.D. 1819.
Sam. Swift Clerk.

39 234 Rev INVALID.
File No. 39,234
David Brydia Rev Geo P
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: Vol. 8 , Page 59
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 15 '98 Geo P Paddock Prophets Town Tenn.
Dec 13 '98 Mrs. S. L. Crocker Fairbault, Min
Apr - 23 - 1903 - (F) Mrs S. L. Crocker Fairbault Min
July 15, 1905 letter to Mrs. S. L. Crocker, Fairbault.
1906 May 15. History to Mrs. S. L. Crocker - P

I Ezra Hoyt Judge etc: as aforesaid do certify that the within named David Bragg is poor & in need of the Assistance applied for —
E. Hoyt Judge

Islb. Inv. 39234 Rev. War.
July 17. 1905
Madam:-
In reply to your communication dated July 5 and received July 7, 1905, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show the date of death of David Brydie; for the date of last payment of his pension apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department Treasury Department citing the following data "Certificate 12851, issued July 16, 1819, Act of March 18, 1818 at the Vermont agency.
Very resp
Mrs. S. L. Crocker, Faribault, Minnesota.
Comm

Fanbault
Minnesota
May 9 th 1906
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions, To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
Thank you very much for information received in regard to George Sage a soldier in the Revolutionary War from Vermont - It could not quite make out the name of place where he was born was it Freetown Mass.

I received the news of David Brydie's two years ago, a pensioner of the Revolutionary War but they did not find the place of his birth - was it living in the record - I shall you please inform me -

Did his brother Benjamin Gage receive a pension - If so could you tell me when he was born also for it will be a great help to me in tracing the family records. Thanking you again I remain
Very truly Carrie W. Crocker (Mrs. S.L.)

12831 Famulant July 5 th / 1905 Bureau of Pensions —
Washington D.C.
I want to find out the date of death of David Brydia, from Vermont, a soldier in the Revolutionary War and who drew a pension — Does the record tell what year he died, if not can you give me date of last pension drawn
Very truly Carrie M. Crocker (Mrs. S. L.)

Minn ✓ Faribault Minnesota Apr 16 th 1903 - Department of the Interior 12851 Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C. APR 22 1903
Gentlemen
I wish to join the Daughters of The American Revolution and will you please give me the record of my Great Grandfather David Brady who made an application for a pension Apr 6 th 1818 from Virginia Vt - Can you tell from the record what battles he was in and why he received a pension - An immediate answer will be very greatly appreciated - If any + hence please notify me -
(Mrs. S. L. Crocker) Very truly Carrie M. Crocker

Tan'fault Alvin Nov 25 th 1898 Department of The Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Gentlemen,
I am just receiving a notice from you in answer to my letter in which I asked to have the my record of my father Frank father looked up but unfortunately I am the wrong name - War

please look up the Army records of David  Drydia who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and later received a pension and went to Plattsburg to draw it — He was a resident of Vergennes Vermont I should think also any expenses I will remit mine catcher

Very truly C. M. Crocker —
Adress
Mrs. S. L. Crocker Fairbault Minn.

Bank of Prophetstown
(GEO. E. PADDOCK,)
Prophetstown, Ill. June 17 1898
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
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Mr on desirous of obtaining the military service of one David Brydia. who it is claimed was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, probably from Vermont, and who it is also claimed was a Revolutionary Pensioner, If this is the fact please send a Certificate showing said service, giving the regt and company. Said David Brydia died about 1825.
Yours resply
Geo E Paddock.

Inv.#39234, Rev. War.
July 17, 1905.
David Brydia S. 392 34
Madam:
In reply to your communication dated July 5, and received July 7, 1905, you are advised that the records of this Bureau fail to show the date of death of David Brydia; for the date of last payment of his pension apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, Treasury Department, citing the following data: "Certificate 12851; Issued July 16, 1819; Act of March 18, 1818, at the Vermont Agency.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. S. L. Crocker, Faribault, Minn.