Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1341, Samuel Brown, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Brown, Samuel
P. 1341
CONTENTS
Res at New Paltz Orange Co N.Y. In 1820 res. of Blooming Grove, Orange Co N.Y.

For the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed March 18 th 1818. I, Samuel Brown of the town of Blooming Grove in the County of Orange and State of New York, do hereby declare that I enlisted as a private in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution, shortly after the commencement of hostilities with England, and as I think in the Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy five, into Captain Daniel Griffith's Company in Henry Livingston's (which I think was the 4 th ) Regiment in the New York line for the term of one year; and that I served during said term of one year in said Company, faithfully as a private, against the common enemy of the Country, and that at the termination of said year I was duly and honorably discharged. And I further declare that immediately after my discharge as aforesaid and before returning to my home or friends I enlisted again as a private into the same Henry Livingston's Company in the same Henry Livingston's Regiment for and during the war in which said Company I continued faithfully and actively to serve as a private till the Winter or Spring next preceding the capture of General Burgoyne which I think was in October One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, during which said Winter or Spring while in the Army and Service of the Country, I took the Small Pox which fell into and disabled my left arm. And I further declare that I was on the field of battle at the taking of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, but in consequence of the lameness of my said left arm and other debility caused by the said Small Pox as aforesaid, taken as aforesaid in the said Service, I was unable to do active duty and was therefore assigned to take care of the sick and wounded in which capacity for a time I served. And I further declare that after the taking of General Burgoyne as aforesaid, in consequence of my left arm's having become completely ulcerated by the said Small Pox and also in consequence of a general debility throughout my system caused by the said Small Pox, I was sent to the Hospital in Albany for medical and surgical aid and attendance on account of my lameness and debility as aforesaid in which said Hospital I continued sick and lame as aforesaid till towards the last of the year in which General Burgoyne was captured as aforesaid, when upon the report of the Surgeon or Surgeons of the said Hospital that I would, in all probability, never after be able to do any more or further duty in the said Army, but would be rather a detriment therein than otherwise I was duly and honorably discharged from said Hospital and from further Service in said Army any from any further duty I was bound to do in consequence of my having enlisted therein. And that at the time of my final discharge I was a

private and so have been during my whole service - And I further declare that in consequence of my said discharge I immediately thereafter left the Hospital at Poughkeepsie Army and returned to my home and friends in the County of Orange aforesaid - And I further declare that after I left the Army as aforesaid my health continued bad and my left arm ulcerated to the bone for nearly two years and that I was put to great expense in procuring myself to be cured and my said left arm to be healed - And I further declare that I am not now at this time nor ever have been on any pension list either of this State or of the United States nor have I ever received any pension from this State or from the United States - And I further declare that I am now poor and possess no property whatever but live entirely upon the charity of my children - And I further declare that I have never at any time by gift sale or otherwise or in any manner whatever 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen 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 whatever and I further declare that my discharge was some years since consumed by fire together with the house where I resided -
Subscribed and sworn to in presence of - Jacob his X Brown
Samuel X Brown mark
Cog mark & B. and M c G. Broom
State of New York Orange County ss. Be it remembered that on this 20 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty a person appeared before me John B. Broom one of the Judges of the court of common Pleas in and for the County of Orange aforesaid Samuel Brown who in my presence subscribed the above declaration and to which I have set my name as a witness and who being duly sworn, saith that the facts contained in the said above declaration which he the said Samuel Brown had signed are in all things true - Witness my hand -
M c G. Broom

the in all things true - Witness my hand
Geo B. Root
Be it remembered that on this twentieth day of May 1830 personally appeared before me John B. Root one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Orange in the State of New York. Jacob Brown of the Town of Wallkill in the County aforesaid Who being duly sworn - with that Samuel Brown he whom the annexed declaration was subscribed and to which he the said Jacob Brown had subscribed his name as a witness, is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the Army of the Revolution in manner in said declaration stated. And the said Jacob Brown maketh oath and further saith that he this deponent was himself a private in the Army of the Revolution in Captain Hopper's Company into which deponent enlisted for nine months. That deponent was well acquainted with said Samuel Brown during the course of said Revolutionary War. That deponent saw said Samuel Brown doing duty in the Company in the annexed declaration mentioned during said War frequently and at different times. That deponent well recollects having often seen the written discharge of him the said Samuel Brown from the said Army of the Revolution. And also well recollects that said Samuel Brown left the Army sick and lame in his arm as in said declaration mentioned. And deponent further saith that he has seen said Samuel Brown frequently each and every year since the said Revolutionary War. And knows him to be the same person with the one who passed him to be the same person whom he herein states he saw in by that name whom he herein states he saw in the said Army of the Revolution. That he and many years ago said Samuel Brown has frequently heard said Samuel Brown say that his said discharge was burnt with his house as in said declaration mentioned.
Sworn before me this 20th day of May 1830.
Jacob his Brown mark
Geo B. Root

Before me John M c Garrah one of the justices of the peace in and for the County of Orange and State of New York, personally appeared this 30 th day of January 1829 John Davis of the Town of Monroe in the County of Orange aforesaid and Isaac Davis of the same place who did severally make oath that Samuel Brown by whom the annexed declaration was subscribed (and to which they had set their names as Witnesses ) is generally reputed and believed to have been a private in the army of the Revolution in manner as the said declaration stated. And the said John Davis maketh oath and further saith that he the said John Davis was a private in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution and was present at the taking of General Burgoyne and will know the said Samuel Brown and will recollects having seen him the said Samuel Brown doing duty in Harnady's Living Stone Regiment in Captain Jonathan Titus Company and knows him now to be the same person which he knew by the name of Samuel Brown in the army. Witness my hand this 30 day of January — in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty nine.
John Davis
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above writing John M c Garrah J.P.
Isaac Davis
I Asa Dunning Clerk of the court of the County of Orange in the State of New York do certify that John M c Garrah before whom the foregoing affidavits were sworn was at that time a justice of the peace of this County and duly empowered to administer oaths.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court this third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.
Asa Dunning

State of New York Orange County Court of Common Pleas
On the fourth day of February eighteen hun- dred and twenty nine
Present The Hon. Samuel L. Edwards Gilbert C. Van Voorhies Isaac Jennings Judges
In the matter of Samuel Brown a private in the Continental line of the Army of the Revolution in Captain Jonathan Dits Company in Henry Livingston Regiment
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On reading & filing a sched- ule of all the estate & income of the said Samuel Brown and also the affidavit of him the said Samuel Brown both made in pursuance of an act of Congress held May 1 st 1820 entitled an act in addition to an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War On Motion of Col. G. M. A. Allen atty for applicant And after due deliberation it is the opinion of the said Court now here that the said Samuel Brown possessed no estate property or income of any kind nature or description whatever
Asa Dunning clerk of the court above named do hereby certify that the above is truly taken and copied from the book or minutes of the aforesaid Court - And fur- ther certify that the within is truly taken and copied from a certain schedule and affidavit now on file in this office being the same referred to in the above rule - And I further certify that John B. Root mentioned in the annexed paper was at the day of the date thereof one of the judges of the aforesaid court, duly sworn the said judge entitled, duly commissioned and qual- ified to administer oaths etc.
In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court of Com- mon Pleas at Goshen in said County the twenty first day of May eighteen hundred & thirty
Asa Dunning

To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Orange and State of New York: for the purpose of obtaining the benefit 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, the following schedule and affidavit of Samuel Brown of the town of Blooming Grove in the county of Orange and State of New York  in the Revolutionary War aforesaid are submitted for adjudication - - schedule of all the real estate of Samuel Brown of the town of Blooming Grove in the county of Orange and State of New York is situate in the continental line of the lands of the Revolutions in Captain Johnathan Titus company in Colonel Henry Livingston's regiment in the New York line -
Real Estate or income -
Personal estate or income
Witness my hand
Subscribed in presence of none J. H. Danning -
none Samuel his Brown mark
State of New York Orange county ss
I Samuel Brown of the town of Blooming Grove in the county of Orange and State of New York aforesaid do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift deed or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby 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 eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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
Samuel his Brown mark
Given to this 11 th day of February 1829 before me in Open Court
J. H. Danning Clerk

(Copy)
War Department, Pension Office
May 27, 1830
C. G. Bradner, Esq., Goshen, Orange Co., New York.
Sir: The documents which you sent to this Department in support of the claim of Samuel Brown, have been examined and I have to state that it appears from the rolls of service of the 4 th New York Regiment that he deserted the service. By that act, he forfeited all claim to the bounty of his Government. His claim cannot, therefore, be allowed. His papers will remain on our files, according to the regulations of this Department.
J. L. E.

I hereby certify that it appears from the Rolls of Service of the 4 th Regiment, New York Line. that Samuel Brown entered the service 21 Nov 1776 for during the war, and was attached to Capt Titus's Company, and that he deserted 26 May 1778.
A. Jenkins.
Treasury Department May 27. 1830

Wohren, Orange County New York, 22 a May 1830
C. C. Bradley
On behalf of Samuel Brown an aged and infirm revolution war soldier, enclosed to the War depart- ment of the U. S. the accompanying papers, and asks that his name may be inserted on the list of Revolution- ary pensioners. C. C. Bradley informs the department that about the first of the year 1829 said Brown ap- plied to him for aid in the premises. That informant then wrong prepared the enclosed papers, but in as much as John Davis, a fellow soldier with Brown, lived near Twenty miles from a place of any court before whom his deposition could be taken, and being confined to his house by age and continued lameness and de- bility, after endeavouring to get a judge to go to his house without reward for Brown had not had now any means or means of paying any thing therefor, to take the deposition, With out that success, I concluded to have it taken before a justice of the peace in his neighbourhood and rely upon the department receiving or not as might seem meet in connection with the affidavit of Jacob Brown annexed which at the time was thought he would be able to take before a judge pursuant to the act of congress but circumstances have hitherto rendered it impossible & though our Com. Pleas on my motion passed upon the applicant's insolvency in February 1829, as appears from the annexed copy, Brown from his abject poverty & infirmities, has not till now been able to move the mat- ter. By the latter part of his declaration enclosed and verified with his oath before Judge Booth, it will be seen that his pecuniary matters are in no better situation than when before the court in 1829. I am not much acquainted with the business and whether the papers submitted are in due form I leave for the decision of the department and

Rel y upon my desire to aid the applicant for an apology in intermeddling in the matter - The applicant in his declara- tion states that he after his one year service, enlisted for and during the war and served as long as it was for the good of the army so to do , and was then discharged, Was not this discharge equivalent to serving to the end of the war ? or at least so far as to entitle the applicant's name to be inserted on the pension list Under the act of 15 th May 1828 And thereby entitle him to arrears from the time mentioned in said act? As will appear the last act as any other, the department will please inform me whether Brown will be considered entitled to a pension -
C. G. MADDER

(20309)
Samuel Brown
Orange County
New York
Act 18 March 1818
Reprinted 27 May 1830 See letter to C. S. Bradner
1341

1841.
REJECTED
P.O.
Samuel Brown
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: ✓ _____
cause of rejection of claims
Re-enlisted: under Act Mar. 18, 1818. _____
not entered upon list of rejected claims printed in 1852
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18