Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1253, John Brooks, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brooks, John
R. 1253
John Drury
CONTENTS

Decl n of John D. Brooks, of Royalton Windsor 6 o
Vermont
Private. 1775 1775 joined S th in Col d Ward's Inf ty Reg t V t which quitted & enlisted for 3 rd more.
In 1776 In Capt. Todd's C y (Reg t not recollected) served for one year.
Rejected Crafts Regiment was not on the conti- nental establish- ment The regiment to which Capt. Todd's company was attached, must be mentioned.

State of Vermont } Orange County ss }
On this 13 th day of May A D 1818 before me the Subscriber Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont personally appeared John D. Brooks aged 61 years resident in Royalton Windsor County & State of Vermont, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late Acts of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he the s d John D. Brooks in A D 1775 lived in Grafton, Wooster Co. Mass & in April or May of that year, soon after the battle of Lexington in the vicinity of Boston he enlisted into the Mass. Army into Captain Durye's company Col. Ward's Regt. Massachusetts Line; for eight months That he served out the whole period of his s d enlistment, without quitting the service he enlisted, at Dorchester into Captain Morris company of the aforesaid Regt. for three months, that he continued in active service until he had the small pox when he went into the hospital from which he was discharged about one week before the expiration of his s d term of enlistment; That in August A D 1776 he enlisted as a private soldier for one year into Captain W m Todd's company, The Regt. he does not recollect, Massachusetts Line Continental Establishment; That he served out his last aforesaid term of enlistment & was discharged at Boston; That he does not recollect

That he was in the Battle of Bunker-Hill of ever receiving a written discharge; That his name at the time he served in the Army above stated was John Brooks and that in 1806 by an act of the Genl. Court of the State of New Hampshire where he then resided it was changed to John Drury Brooks; - That he is a resident citizen of the United States and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; & that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services; -
Sworn to & declared before me this 13 th day of May A D 1816 Dudley Chase Chief Judge Sup. Court State Vermont
Dudley Chase Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John D. Brooks did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of one year, on the Continental Establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Dudley Chase Chief Judge S.C. State Vt.
I hereby certify that the above-mentioned John D. Brooks is in reduced circumstances, in life & stands in need of his country's assistance for support. Dudley Chase Chief Judge Sup. Court Vt.

I hereby certify that on this 24 th day of March A.D. 1819 Personally appeared the above mentioned John D. Brooks and made oath that the Regt. to which the aforesaid Capt. Todd's company was attached was commanded by Col. Thomas Crafts
Before me Dudley Chase Col d Judge Sup. Court, Vermont

John D. Brooks $2030 V. Hamp.
James Smith, Gorham, N.H.
Rejected. See letter 4 June 1823-
1253

State of New Hampshire Cheshire
Superior Court of Judicature within & for the county of Cheshire aforesaid
On this sixth day of May 1823 personally ap- peared John D. Brooks of Langdon in said county in open court, the same being a Court of Record for the state aforesaid, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law having a jury action unlimited in point of amount and keeping a record of its proceedings, aged sixty six years on the 11 th day of August 1822, who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the follow- ing declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 & the first of May 1820 - That he enlisted at Cambridge near Boston in the month of April 1775 for the term of eight months in Capt Luke Drury's Company & Col. Ward's Regiment in the Massachusetts line on the Continental establishment - that he continued to serve in said Corps until his time had elapsed some time in December of the same year when I again enlisted into Capt. Morns company for the further term of three months in Col. Ward's Regiment aforesaid which time I continued to serve in said Corps until the March following being March 1776 & in the month of September 1776 he again enlisted for the further term of one year in the company commanded by Capt William Toell in the Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Crafts in the line of the state of Massachusetts on the Continental establishment - that he continued to serve in said company & Regiment for the full term of one year according to his enlistment aforesaid at which time he was regularly discharged from service at Boston aforesaid - That at all the times of his enlistment & service aforesaid he was an inhabitant of Grafton in the county of Worcester & Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was there known and called

by the name of John Brooks - that in the year 1778 he with his father and family moved from said Grafton to Alstead in the county of Cheshire aforesaid - That in or about the year 1804, he petitioned the Legisla- ture of said the state of New Hampshire for leave to add Drury to his name to distinguish him from one John Brooks then living in his neighborhood - that the prayer of the petition was granted and since that time he has been known & called by the name of John Drury Brooks. -
And I the said John D. Brooks do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or otherwise disposed of my property, or any part thereof with any 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 or naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war with Great Britain passed on the 18 th of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust 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 & by me subscribed
— Schedule of the property of John D. Brooks. newspaper clothing and bedding excepted.
 1 desk - 5. 00 1 chest 1. one table 2. - 1 candle stand 1. 4. 00 6 chairs 1. 2 Ardsirons 2 - 1 fire shovel 1. 4. 00 1 Pr tongs 1. - 1 brof kettle 3. - - - - 4. 00 1 Trunk 50 - 1 Spier - 30 - - - - - 80 1 Iron baron - 25 - 1 Looking glass - - - 1. 25 1 Warming pan 1. 1 Warming tub 75 - - - 1 75 Crooking ware - - - - - 5. 50 $26 30 
John D. Brooks
Sworn to and called May 6 1823 before the hon Levi Woodbury } Justices " Samuel Green }
Dear L. H. al. Clerk

I Salma Hale clerk of the Superior Court Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the County of Cheshire , do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly 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 amount in value of the property in the aforesaid schedule, is twenty six dollars and thirty cents. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court on this day of May A. D. 1823.
S. Hale } Clerk of the said Court.

Ex'r.
INVALID.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873
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P. O.
John D. Brooks Jr.
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18_____
Alleges:
(not in book)
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P. O.

Rejected Dec 24. 1821 See letter to Hon E. Keyes, M.C from Vermont

War Dept., Pension Office. Dec. 24, 1821.
Hon. E. Hayes. House of Representatives.
Sir: x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x John D. Brooks' claim is inadmissible, the regt. in which he served not being on the Contl. Establishment. His papers will remain on file in this Office. x x x x x x x
I am &c J L E

I Simon Brooks of Alstead in the county of Coos in the state of New Hampshire. -which is to know that John D. -my Brother now of Langdon in said county is my brother, That he was born in the town of Grafton county of Worcester & Commonwealth Massachusetts. That he was known by the name & called John Brooks that he resided there until 1775 when he went in to the army & there continued until some time in the year 1777 & in or about the year 1778 he left Grafton aforesaid and moved to Alstead aforesaid, where lived until by the name of John Brooks until about the year 1804 when he petitioned the Legisla- ture of said state to add Denny to his name to distinguish him from one John Brooks living with me my brother now called John D. the same John Brooks now called John D. Brooks is living & present at the taking this affidavit - Simon Brooks
Coos Co. May 6 th 1823
Sworn to me
Fred A. Cummings

Cheshire. May 23. 1823
I Salma Hale Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature within and for said county certify that Frederick A Sumner is a Justice of the Peace in for sd County and that the foregoing is his signature
In testimony whereof I have unto office the seal of sd Court
S. Hale Clerk