Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,095, Oliver Brooks, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Brooks, Oliver
S. 2,095
CONTENTS
carded

J. H. Aiper Octo 3 1853
13.123:
Ohio Pittsburgh.
Oliver Brooks.
of Columbus the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Comp y commanded by Captain Kelsoy of the Reg t commanded by _____ in the M o Perry line for twentyfive months.
$80
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions. at the rate of 80. Dollars 00 Cents per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1833 and sent to W. P. M c Intire Warren T o Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 40.
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by _____ Clerk, Book _____ Vol. 8. Page 106.

State of Ohio Trumbull County p 3
On this 23 rd day of August A D 1832. personally appeared in open court, before the Supreme Court of said State for the County of Trumbull, now sitting, Oliver Brooks a resident of Warren in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio, aged seventy three 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 officer, and served as herein stated — enlisted at Wadsworth , in Cumbuland County New Jersey in the spring of the year 1776. He thinks in the month of March, under command of Captain William Riley, Col. Silas Conner , we marched through Princeton to Red Bank Agent, was on a picket guard at the Battle of Long Island , but was not in the heat of the battle; this was in the flying camp, was discharged after a term of nine months, but have not my discharge many years ago. At the time the British had possession of New York he mustered at Salem in Salem County, State of New Jersey under command of Capt. Vincent, we marched to Hackensack .

when we stayed until we were discharged. there was but two companies stationed at that place. my Col.'s name was Fell. He was recd at this time four months; Between the two periods above mentioned he was drafted in Cumberland County, also after my last enlistment I was drafted & served as a Militiaman during the war of the Revolution a period of more than three years, the precise time of service as a militiaman I can not recollect.
I have no written discharge. David Lithium and Joseph Reves of said Warrenton were both of them, in the service with me, and can testify to my actual service. Keep not to the precise account of service; I was born in Cumberland County when I was in the year A.D. 1759 I have a record of my age in my Bible. I have been at sea for about twenty-five years since the war of the Revolution was in the naval action of Coeur. de Lion & Rodney I have lived in Warrenton where I now live about twenty years. He hereby relinquishes any 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.
Sworn to & subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
George Parsons C.M.S.C.
Oliver Brooks
Thomas D Webb
We the undersigned Joseph Reves, residing in Warrenton County and State of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Oliver Brooks who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that. His belief since to be the age of twenty five years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been in the war of the Revolution as he has above stated, and that he is a man of veracity. Joseph Reves Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st day of August 1892 Thomas D Webb George Parsons Clerk S.C.
I Joseph Reves hereby certify that I was in the war of the Revolution at the same time with the above named Oliver Brooks, and that I believe the above statement by him to be an true. Joseph Reves Sworn to & subscribed this 21 st day of August 1892 George Parsons Clerk S.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the said applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states -
I George Parsons Clerk of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio within and for the County of Trumbull, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Oliver Brooks for a Pension -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Warren this 29 th day of August 1832 George Parsons Clerk
Oliver Brooks Application for Pension -
Filed Aug. 29 th . 1832
822.5

The State of Ohio Summit County p \frac{3}{2} Warren May 19 th AD. 1833.
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace within and for said County, Oliver Brooks, 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 in the Revolutionary War but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades;
For Nine Months I served as a Private under Captain William Halsey in the year 1776 - For Six Months I served as a private under Captain John Barker in 1777 - For Two Months I served as a private under Captain Wallin - For Four Months I served as a private under Captain Vincent - For Two Months I served as a private under Captain Platt - For Two Months I served as a private under Capt d Hazard Pearson - I enlisted under Cap t Halsey - I was drafted under Capt d Barker, Wallin, Platt and Pearson and I enlisted for the Service under Capt d Vincent - I was employed in no civil pursuit during the aforementioned periods and was always called into Service by Competent Authority - And for the above Service of twenty five Months I claim a pension - In addition to the foregoing I was drafted and served two months under Captain Daniels at a place called Hattensfield below Philadelphia this was about the middle of the war -
Oliver Brooks
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above written, and I certify that I am personally well acquainted with the said Oliver Brooks and that his character for truth & veracity is perfectly unexceptionable -
Alexander McConnel Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Franklin County ss
I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Alexander McConnel Esquire whose name in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the within 2 foregoing Affidavit and Certificate is and was at the time of subscribing the same an Acting Justice of the Peace for said County of Franklin duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court at Warren this 9 th day of May A.D. 1833. George Parsons Clerk
Alvin Brubaker Edward Beilstein

State of Ohio Trumbull County } ss
Be it known, that on this Eighth day of August A.D. 1858 before me R. W. Rattiff a Notary Public in and for the County of Trumbull aforesaid, personally appeared Oliver J. Brooks of Warren in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio, who being first duly sworn according to Law, declar. on his said Oath, that he is the identical and only son of Oliver Brooks late of Warren, in the County and State aforesaid, whose name, under act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 has been placed on the Ohio Pension Roll at the rate of Eighty Dollars per annum, payable at Pittsburgh in the Agency of Ohio located at Pittsburgh in the State of Pennsylvania, that his said father Oliver Brooks died on the 14th day of January 1849 leaving no widow, and leaving the said Oliver J. Brooks him surviving and no other child or children.
And the said Oliver J. Brooks further states that he has been credibly informed that the said Pension may and ought to be increased from its commencement and during its continuance, that he is directly interested as a claimant in said increase, and makes this Affidavit to set up said claim, and to be filed with such additional evidence as his Agent may use in prosecuting said claim.
And I. the said Oliver J. Brooks , hereby Countermanding and revoking all Powers of

Attorney or Authority heretofore given, do, by these presents, constitute and appoint Joel F. Asper of Warren in the County and State aforesaid, my true and lawful attorney for me and my stead, to prosecute my said Claim to any Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, which may have accrued to my said father, the aforesaid Oliver Brooks, and which may now be due; And for the purpose of establishing additional, or a higher grade of service on the part of my said father Oliver Brooks, for whose military duty the aforesaid Pension was granted, I hereby authorize and empower my said Attorney to apply for and obtain from State archives or other sources, Certificate proofs of such service; to examine all papers or documents in relation to said service on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or argument, and to receive for my benefit the Certificate for increase and arrearage which may be issued in liquidation satisfaction of said Claim, which Certificate I wish made payable to my said Attorney at the Agency of Ohio located at Cleveland in said State, to appoint one or more substitutes for the purposes herein expressed, and to do whatever I might or could do were I personally present. Hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my said Attorney may lawfully do in the premises.
In presence of W. H. Ratliff John P. Bates
Oliver J. Brooks

Sworn to, subscribed and acknowledged before me, the undersigned Notary Public as aforesaid, duly authorized to administer oaths, on the day and year above written, and I do hereby certify, that, from a personal acquaintance of years standing , I know said Oliver J. Brooks to be interested in said claim as set forth, and to be the identical person therein alleged, and that I am in no wise interested in said claim, nor concerned in its prosecution.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my said office, at Warner, on the day and year first above written.
R. N. Ratliff Notary Public

The State of Ohio } On the Court of Probate Trumbull County } for said County April 29 th AD 1853
Present J. J. Fuller
Judge thereof, holding said Court
In the matter of Oliver Brook deceased a Revolutionary Pensioner
This day satisfactory Evidence was produced to the Court that Oliver Brook, was a Revolutionary
Pensioner of the United States at the Rate of Eighty Dollars per Annum, that he was Resident of Warren in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio, and that he died at Warren aforesaid, on the fourteenth day of January AD 1849, Eighteen hundred and forty nine, that he left no Widow, and that he left one child whose name is Oliver J. Brook.
J. J. Fuller
The State of Ohio } Trumbull County }
I, J. J. Fuller Judge of the Court of Probate within and for said County, do hereby Certify, that the above is truly taken and copied from the Records of said Court in the matter aforesaid.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand Officially and affix the seal of said Court at Warren this Ninth day of August AD One Thousand Eight hundred and fifty three
J. J. Fuller
Judge
attesting and recording all powers of

December 16, 1936.
Flora Knapp Dickinson 489 5th Avenue New York, New York.
BA-J/ILL Oliver Brooks S. 2095 Am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Oliver Brooks of New Jersey, who was a pensioner of Warren, Ohio, in 1833, and Alexander Frazier who served from Virginia.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of an Alexander Frazier who served from Virginia or applied for pension while a resident of that state. The record of Oliver Brooks is given herein as found in his claim for pension, S. 2095, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Oliver Brooks was born in the year 1759, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The day of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
He enlisted about March 1776, in Rhodestown, Cumberland County, New Jersey, and served nine months as private in Captain William Kelsey's company, Colonel Silas Newcomb's New Jersey regiment, during which service he was on picket guard during the battle of Long Island; he enlisted next, in 1777, and served six months as private in Captain John Barker's New Jersey regiment; afterwards, he served on different tours, as private in the New Jersey troops under Colonels Ellis, David Potter and Abijah Holmes, given as follows: two months, in Captain Walling's company, four months in Captain Vincent's company, near Hackensack, two months in Captain Platt's company, two months in Captain Daniels' company, and two months in Captain Pearsons' company.
April 12 - 1782 - After his service, Oliver Brooks went to sea and was in the "naval action of Count de Grasse and Rodney", and was taken prisoner by the British; no further details of this sea service given. He stated that he was at sea about twenty-five years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 23,

1832, at which time he resided in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio; he had resided there about twenty years.
Oliver Brooks died January 14, 1849 in Warren, Ohio; he was not survived by a widow.
Soldier's only son, Oliver J. Brooks, was a resident of Warren, Ohio, in 1853; he was then soldier's only surviving child. The name of his mother was not stated, nor the date of her marriage to the soldier. There are no further data regarding the family of this pensioner.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Oliver Brooks , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you will please 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.     Spring 1776 9 mos. Pvt. Wm Kelsey Silas Newcomb N.J.   not stated 4 " " Vincens Fell " "                          
Battles engaged in, Was on guard duty at the battle of Long Island. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted at Rutherford, Cumberland Co. N.J. Date of application for pension, Aug. 23, 1832 Residence at date of application, Warren, Ohio Age at date of application Born in Cumberland Co. N.J. in 1759.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Miss Laura H. Brooks 4643 Lake Ave. Chicago Ill.
Commissioner.

489 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1936
Room 1851, 8th Wing, Revolutionary War Pensions Dept., Munitions Building, 18th & Constitution Ave.,
Attention Mrs. Finch
I understand that OLIVER BROOKS , of N. J. served in Battle of Long Island in Col. Silas Newcomb's N. J. Regt, and was placed on Pension Roll. He died in Warren, Ohio, in 1851, aged 92.
For eligibility in the D. A. R. Society, kindly send me a copy of the pension and whatever data is attached that will be helpful in completing family line.
..... Is there any record of one, ALEXANDER FRAZIER , serving in Va. during the Rev. and being pensioned ? If so, kindly send me copy. .....
who served in Va. & app for pension while son of that line
Thanking you for this kindness, I am
Cordially yours,
Flora Knapp Dickinson
Received A. G. O. NOV 30 1936

WATER AND WATER
MAR 16 1894
FILED
1832 76 175-6
[Handwritten signature]

B.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions. Washington D.C.
March 12 th 1894
Will you kindly tell me what Revolutionary, (military) record you have of one not on file. Oliver Brooks of Warren Trumbull Co. Ohio. He un- doubtedly drew a Pension up to the time of his death about 1800.
Yours Truly.
Laura H. Brooks 4643 Lake Avenue. Chicago. Illinois.
APR 8 1894

Mich. 26/4 (int. Fin. li Miss Laura H. Brooks 4643 Lake Ave. Chicago. Ill. 1922. Feb. 2. Data for last pay- ment. To Auditor. all 1936-Dec. 16. Hist. to Flora Knapp Dickinson - 2 L.L.
Rev War
2095
INVALID.
File No. 2095-
Oliver Brooks
Point Rev War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index: Vol. 14, Page 42
[Arrangement of 1870.]
✓

Sept. 5, 1853.
Appel of Oliver Brooks, A.W.
A
ack 7 th June, 1832.
J. F. Asper Warrenton Ohio.
FREE
William Brown of Portland Washington D.C.

13.123. Oliver Brooks Prints $80.
Pension Depts. R.
Free
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm ee of Pensions Washington D. C.
RECORDED
INDEXED
H. G. Spalding, Warren Trumbull Co. Ohio.

Warren, Franklin County, Ohio
May 9. 1835
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
The Amended papers of Oliver Brooks are herewith transmitted
Respectfully Yours
R. P. Spalding
3

Warren O Sept. 1. 1883. Comm. of Pensions
Sir
Herewith I send you the paper for the increase of the Pension of Oliver Brooks - He claims that he should have been pensioned as a Sergeant in the New Jersey Troops.
I have the honor to be, Sir Yours Ob't Serv't
J. H. Aspin

J. F. Asper
Oct 3/53

20 Pension Office Octo 3 1853
Sir
If Oliver Brooks of Ohio ever served as a sergeant or in any other capacity than that of a private he neglected to state the fact when he made his declaration,
J. F. Asper Esq
Warren
Ohio

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 5, 1855.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States;" and the third section of the Act of August 28, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the Pension agents,
the child of Oliver Brooks, dec d ,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Pittsburgh Agency, at the rate of Eighty Dollars and Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 11 th of Sept. 1848 to the 14 th July 1849.
Respectfully, yours,
13123 Ohio
A. M. Broachhead Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

The State of Ohio } George Parsons Clerk of the Court
I Isaac Fithian of Warren in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio, formerly of the State of New Jersey, aged seventy six years, being duly sworn, depose and say that I have been personally acquainted with Oliver Brooks of Warren aforesaid from his childhood to the present time. This Deponent further saith that some time during the Spring or Summer of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six the said Oliver Brooks enlisted, together with myself, into a Company of Continental troops commanded by Captain William Helsey and belonging to a Regiment raised in New Jersey commanded by Colonel Silas Newcomb. The said Oliver Brooks, to my certain knowledge served out the full term of said enlistment which was either five or six months. Said Oliver Brooks was a private in said Helseys company. This Deponent further saith that after the aforesaid service, the said Oliver Brooks served as a private soldier in the New Jersey Militia on various tours of duty and under different Commanders for a period altogether of more than two years during the continuance of the War of the Revolution. This Deponent further saith that said Brooks was always honorably discharged by his Commanding Officers. And further this Deponent saith not.
Isaac Fithian
State of Ohio Trumbull County } Warren June 14 th A.D. 1832.
Be it Remembered that this day personally came the above named Isaac Fithian, to me well known as a man of truth & veracity, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true according to the best of his knowledge & belief.
Before me Alexander McCamell Justice of the Peace

Joseph Reeves of Warren, in the County of Trumbull and State of Ohio, formerly of the State of New Jersey, aged Seventy seven years, being duly sworn upon my said oath depose and say that I have been personally acquainted with Oliver Brooks of said Warren ever since we were boys together. I was well knowing to the enlistment and service of said Oliver Brooks, in the year 1776, in Captain William Halseys Company, belonging to the "Flying Camp" or Minute Men in the Continental troops raised in New Jersey. Said Brooks served out faithfully the whole term of his enlistment, which was as near as I can recollect six or nine months, as a private in said Halseys Company. This Deponent further saith that subsequent to the above mentioned period and during the continuance of the War of the Revolution I frequently served in the Militia of New Jersey and was well knowing to the said Oliver Brooks serving in the Militia of said State on different tours of duty and at different periods of time for about three years altogether. Said Brooks served his Country faithfully and was always honorably discharged from service. We were several times in the same Regiment. Once under Colonel Abijah Holmes, once under Col. David Potter & once under Col. Ellis.
Joseph Reeves
The State of Ohio } Trumbull County } 3 Warren June 14 th A.D. 1832.
Personally appeared Joseph Reeves to me well known as a man of strict truth and veracity, and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth according to the best of his knowledge & belief. Before me -
Alexander M c Cannell Justice of the Peace

The State of Ohio Trumbull County p 3
I George Parsons Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Trumbull do hereby certify that Alexander M c Connell Esquire, whose name in his own proper hand writing is affixed to the within and foregoing Affidavits and Certificates attached to the Depositions of Isaac Tithian and Joseph Reems on the 14 th day of June 1832, is now, and was at the time of subscribing the same a justice of the Peace for said County of Trumbull duly Commissioned and sworn agreeably to the laws of the State of Ohio. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court this 9 th day of May A.D. 1833. at Warren in said County.
George Parsons Clerk
Deposition of Joseph Reems as to the Revolution Decisions of Oliver Brooks -