Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30282, John Brown, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Brown John.
S. 30282
CONTENTS
enl. in Bedford Co. Va.
d. Wayne Co. Ky. Dec. 25, 1832.
he never married

Kentucky 32.072
Sept. 13th - 43 - repd. by letter to agb: -
John Brown, deceased, of _____ in the State of Kentucky who was a private - in the company: - commanded by Captain Watkins - of the Regt: - commanded by Col. Boon _____ in the Virginia line for 2 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of Louisville at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Continuing 22 d December, 1832, the day of his death -
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th : day of - Sept. 1843 and sent to W m Dabney Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky.
Arrears to the 4th of _____ $141.98 - Semi-annual allowance ending
$41.98 -
{ Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Nell Stewart _____ C Book E. 2 - Vol. 7 - Page 4 -

35.504 rough copy of copy with John Brown dec d
Ky
act 7. June '32
adm?
2 yrs pri
80 $ from 4 March 31 to 22 Dec. '32 the day of his death to James Boyle adm r of John Brown dec d
Wm Dabney
Albany Clinton Co Ky.

State of Kentucky } Wayne County. }
On this the 12 th day of October 1842 personally appeared before me Benjamin Neudevick a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid James Boyle a man of high respectability and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oaths makes the following Declaration in order to obtain for the benefit of John Brown and the amount of pensions due him at his death that John Brown enlisted in Bedford County Virginia in 1775 or 1776 under Captain Charles Watkins to serve 12 or 6 months in company with Richard Wade and others and joined Col Boons Regiment & after being in service 5 months and after marching to Kentucky was taken prisoner at the Blue Licks in Kentucky and was retained in prison amongst the British and Indians about 3 years at which time the said Brown & Wade ran away from them and returned to Bedford County Virginia said Wade and Brown enlisted at the same time and place and were prisoners together the whole time the said Brown and Wade were together from that time for the space of 40 years and closed together until the said John Brown died in Wayne County Kentucky that he never married but continued to live his friend Richard Wade and close to him until his death that during the imprisonment they were

in the Canadian country at Vincennes Detroit and various other places that they were shut up in prisons three years of the time of their imprisonment. That Thomas Brown who is the only brother or one of the children of his that has been heard of for for some considerable number of years. That Jane Craig who is the sister of the S d John Brown, and mother-in-law of Declarant is very old. that she is a widow the wid ow of John Craig deceased and that he makes this Declaration at his request that Declarant has been intimately acquainted with Richard Wade whose affidavit he supposes is now on file in the war office of the service of Blackburn Brown an John Brown and has been for 20 years and that the S d Brown wife has been very years next December the 20th. Sworn to and subscribed to this 12 th day of October his James H. Kyle 1842 before me mark
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State of Kentucky Wayne County 3 rd Ser
I William Simpson Clerk of the Court Count for the County aforesaid do certify that Benjamin Hancock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate was at the date thereof and long before an acting Justice

of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and sworn according to law and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine and that his attestation is in due form of law, and entitled to full faith and credit as such.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at office in Monticello this 22 nd day of October 1842
William Thompson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

State of Kentucky Wayne County Court Sit June Term 1843
James Coyle Administrator of the estate of John Brown deceased, produced and made Oath to a declaration in Order to obtain for the heirs of Said John Brown deceas- ed the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June, 1832 which is Ordered to be Certified by the Clerk of this Court under his seal of office - And it was proved in open Court by the Oath of Said James Coyle that Said John Brown departed this life on the night of the 22 nd December 1832 - and that he left no Widow nor children, but that he left the following brother and Sister to wit - David Brown Betsy Jones, Mary Campbell James Brown Thomas Brown Peggy Woody Anna Reed Jane Craig
Kentucky Wayne County Court Sit William Simpson Clerk of the County Court for the County of D. do certify that the foregoing is correctly transcribed from the records of said Court and testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office in Monticello this 26 th day of June 1843
William Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

30282 Rev INVALID.
File No. 30,282
John Brown Dis Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1861
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 35.504
John Brown, acc Ky
let to W Dabney May 26 1843
act 7. June 32

Kentucky Wayne County - Court Set December Term 1842
An motion of James Cail who took the Oath regarding by law, and executed bonds in the sum of $300. with Washington Owens his surety conditioned according to law. letters of Administration on the arrears of the Pension of John Brown deceased are granted him A copy
W. Simpson clerk
Kentucky Wayne County Court Set December Term 1842
Satisfactory proof was this day made by the Oath of James Cail in open Court that John Brown a revolutionary Soldier of the United States departed this life not exceeding four days preceding the 25 th day of December 1832, leaving the following brothers and sisters to wit Peggy Woody Thomas Brown Elizabeth Jones Mary Campbell & Anna Rees - and that they are all dead except Thomas Brown Anna Rees & Peggy Woody who were alive when last heard from to wit about

about Seven years ago - Said Bail also Subscri- bed and made Oaths to a Declaration of Statements - touching Said Brown - which is Ordered to be certified by the clerk of this Court - under his Seal of office -
State of Kentucky } Wayne County Court } D ct
I William Simpson Clerk of the County Court for the County of do certify that the foregoing orders are correctly transcribed from the records of Said Court -
In Testimony whereof I hereto have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Said Court at office in Monticello this 27 th day of December 1842
W Simpson Clerk Wayne County Court

mail
10. May 1843.
Ken.
John Brown well
J. S. Edwards
Dakota
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D. C.
Albany St. Upper 32 nd

State of Kentucky Clinton County. } On this the 26 th day of April 1843. personally appeared before me Samuel Long, a justice of the peace in and for the county of said Daniel Huff an old and Respectable citizen of this county whose statements are entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit to wit that He was long acquainted with John Brown now dead and Richard Wade who served as He has ever understood in the Revolution on any War and war prisoners and remained together in prison a great while and understood from them and from a report for about forty years past is well acquainted with General Craig the father of the said John Brown.  Sworn to and subscribed to this 26 th day of April 1843 before me  Samuel Long his mark Daniel Huff
The instructions were made before the above was sworn to and signed. S. Long

Kentucky Clinton County Set
I Rice Masey Clerk of the Clinton County Court Certify that Samuel Long whose signature is affixed to the within Certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and qualified as such And that his said Certificate signature is genuine In Testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal, there being no seal of office provided, at office this 26 th day of April 1843
Rice Masey Clerk

Albany Kentucky - April the 26 th 1843.
Sir In close to you the affidavit of Daniel Knapp - in the case John Brown. the claim presented by James Loyle. administrator of John Brown deceased.
Yours. The humble servt Wm. Dabney
while
J. L. Edwards Comr of pensions Washington City D. C.

State of Kentucky Clinton County
On this 1 st day of July 1843 personally appeared before me J. C. M. Keaton a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid V. Lisle whose statements are entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit to wit that: He was well acquainted with John Brown deceased who died in Wayne County Ky. about the the 22 d of December 1832 as I have understood and believe not being present at the time affiant further states that he lived in the neighborhood of the said John Brown at the time of his death and many years before not less than 25 or thirty years and was intianately acquainted with the said John Brown and Richard Wade with whom he affiant lived a great portion of the time affiant so lived by them and often heard the said B rown and Richard Wade talk of being in the service in the Revolutionary War and of being taken prisoners and being detained for about five years by the British and Indians - affiant further states that Richard Wade and John Brown were both men of the first respectability - and that their service and long imprisonment has never been doubled to his knowledge and that the service and impris- onment of the said Brown and Richard Wade is a matter that he has heard ever since he became acquainted with them affiant further states that the said John Brown

was never married as she all ways under Stood and Died Leaving no widows or Children.
Sworn to and subscribed to this first day of June 1843 before me G. M. Hutton Esqce
W. H. Leslie

Kentucky Clinton County Set I Rice Mays Clerk of the County Court for the County of do hereby certify that D. M. Newton Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing Affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for Clinton County and full force should be given to his official acts given under my hand. and private seal there being no seal of office Recorded at office this 1st day of July 1843 Atk
Seal
Rice Mays Clerk

State of Kentucky Wayne County
On this the 12 th day of
October 1842 personally appeared before me Ben Jamin Hancock a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid - Janie Kerang Sister of John Brown Deceased her state ments being entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit to wit that her brother John Brown enlisted in B idford County Virginia within 5 miles of the place she lived where her Brother John Brown and Richard Wade enlisted that word came to her father that John Brown and Wade was taken prisoners and that they returned home for about five years that she has often heard Wade and Brown conversed of their services and sufferings and of their being three years in prison that she has lived a great many years by them. Before the death of her said bro ther that Wade and him continued to live together and near together from the time they left the services until the death of Brown which will have been 10 years as the shortest December the 20 th day
her Janie Kerang mark
Sworn to and subscribed to this 20 day of October 1842. before me
B Hancock J.P.

I certify that I have been from the winter of 1797 until the death of John B Brown acquainted acquainted with Richard Rivard and John Brown and have often be- en there both talk of their suffering and long imprisonment in the Canadian country. During the revolutionary war and from that time until the death of John Brown about 9 or 10 years past they con- tinued to live together and near together until the death that they were in close prison about three years.
B Hancock S/S
State of Kentucky Wayne County } Sd
I William Simpson Clerk of the Court for the County of Sd do certify that B Hancock whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificates was at the date thereof and long before an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned & sworn and that the signature above purporting to be his are genuine and that his attestation is in due form of law and entitled to full faith and credit.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed

the Seal of said Court at office in Monticello this 22 nd day of October 1842
William Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

35.504
John Brown decd
Ky.
act 7. June 32

Albany Kentucky Dec the 29th 1842
Sir - I
enclose the Declaration of of James Leayle admr of John Brown Dec in order to obtain for for same brig the sister of the sd Brown & the other heirs. Brothers and Sisters to the sd John Brown the Amount of pension due the sd Brown at his death together with the accompanying affidavils. in the investigating of the claim you will have reference to the affidavit of Richard Wade which is on file as to the services of the sd John Brown and Claiborne Brown which was forwarded in an application for the amount supposed to be due Sarah Brown at her death for the services of the sd Claiborne in the Revolutionary War the Declaration made by her Harmon Brown are forwarded by me to you from this place
in which matter I have recd no answer from you and have thought they may not have come to hand I hope to recd an answer in the matter
Your Humble Servt Wm Dabney
J. L. Edwards. loss of pension Washington City D.C.

State of Kentucky Harrison County
On this the 13 th day of October 1842 personally appeared before me Samuel Long a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid. Willy Owens of this County whose statements are entitled to full credit, and after being duly sworn for that purpose on his oath makes the following affidavit to wit: That he was raised within two miles of John Brown and was intimately acquainted with him untill his death, and further states that he affiant was with John Brown when he died and that he died in the year 1832 in the winter a few days before Christmas. he thinks about three or four days before Christmas. he further states that he has often heard Richard Wade Richard Wade speak of their services in the revolutionary war, and of their being taken prisoners together and of being kept many years probably as much as five years by the British and Indians. he further states that Wade and Brown lived together and ne as tog ether untill the the death of said Brown in way in County Ky
Willy Owens
Sam Long
Sworn to and subscribed to this 13 th day of October 1842
Before me
Sam Long

Kentucky Clinton County SCT I Rice Mary clerk of the County Court for the county aforesaid do certify that Samuel Long Esq whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for Clinton County and full force should be given to his official acts Given under my hand and for want said there being no seal of office provided at office this 13 th day of Oct 1842 ATT Rice Mary CLK.
Seal

July 10 '43
D.
Kentucky abt 1832 into care John Brown Esq. Will
Edwards son of Francis Washington City D.C.

Albany Rensselaer County N.Y. July the 1 st 1843.
I have endeavored to comply with with the Regulations and enclose all the papers in in the case of John Brown vs as you required in your letter -
I am your obed servt
William Dabney
H. Edwards Com d of prison Washington City D.C.

State of Kentucky Wayne County. County Court June Term 1843. On this the 26 th day of June 1843. person- ally appeared James Leagle administrator of John Brown deceased. before the Justices of the County Court now sitting who being first duly sworn according to law. doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain for the Heirs of John Brown deceased the benefit of the act of Congress of the 9 th June 1832 Declarant states that John Brown was to his undoubted belief a continental soldier of the United States. and enlisted in Bedford County State of Virginia in the early part of the Revolut- ionary War. Declarant is advised and believes from conversing with Mrs. Jane Craig Custis - and one of the heirs of the said John Brown that that he enlisted in the year 1775. or 1776. as he understands and believes in Bedford County Virginia under a Capt Charles Watkins or Watkins in company with Laborn or rowd Richard Ward now a pensioner of Clin- ton County Ky. The engagement was as he thinks for six or twelve months. and was marched West to Kentucky as now is. and was joined to Col. Boons Regiment and after remain- ing in the service about four months was taken prisoner by the enemy at the Blue Licks in Kentucky that at the same time

he was taken prisoner that Rich and Wade a prisoner living in Clinton County Kentucky was taken prisoner. with that the said John Brown, Decd. and Richard Wade together was detained in prison: By the British and In- dians for about five years in succession and about three years of the time was kept in close prison in the Canadian Country and at Vincennes. a great portion of the time was shut up in close confinement. Declar- ant states that said Richard Wade who served with the said John Brown is a man of first rate character and the only person by whom the service of said Brown can be proved - and that the affidavit of said Wade is on file as to the service and imprisonment of said John Brown See case of the undersigned Declarant further states that he has been long acquainted with the said Brown and Wade and has ever understood that they served and was prisoners together in the Revolu- tionary War. Declarant is fully warranted in stating that the said Brown's services and imprisonmentowell understood from gen- eral report by all his old acquaintances and that he and Richard Wade were detained By the British and Indians a great while - Declarant further states that David Brown James Brown Thomas Brown Peggy Woody Betsy Jones Campbell

Anna Reeve and Jane Craig are the only Br- others and sisters of the said John Brown Deed that he Declarant is the son in law of the said Jane Craig that the Brothers and sisters are all dead as he understands except Thomas Brown Elizabeth Jones Mary Campbell Anna Reeve and Jane Craig who were alive when last heard from about seven years past that Jane Craig now lives with Declarant in — Wayne County Ky Declarant has no Written or Documentary evidence of the service of said Brown and relies on the records — of the War Department and the affidavit of Richard Wade and other acquaintance of the said Brown. Declarant further states that the said John Brown and his wife did live with the said Richard Wade as he has allways understood from the time they were released for imprisonment until shortly before Brown's death which took place he further states that the night of the 22 d of December 1832. Declarant further states that the said John Brown died leaving no Widow nor children and that he does not believe the name of the said Brown is on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.

Kentucky Wayne County Court St June Term 1843
I William Simpson Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that on the 26 th day of June 1843 the foregoing Declaration of James Boyle Administrator of John Brown deceased was produced in open Court & sworn to by the said James Boyle
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court at the Clerks office in Monticello, this 26 th day of June 1843
William Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States, of the 7th: of June, 1832, John Brown, deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary War, was entitled to a pension at the rate of Eighty dollars per annum, commencing on the 4th: of March, 1831, and ending on the 22 d of December, 1832, the day of his death; The amount due  Which will be paid upon the production of the proper vouchers to James Boyle Administrator of said John Brown.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 11th: _____ day of Sept r : — one thousand eight hundred and forty=three
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

Wayne County
3
County Court
December
1842
On this the 26 day of January 1842 personally appeared James Boyle before the justices of the County Court now sitting, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain for and in behalf of the Brothers & Sisters of Ino. Brown decd. Louis David Brown. James Brown Thomas B born Peggy Woody Fanny Jones Mary Campbell & others the benefit of the act of Congress passed
Since the y r 1832, according to them as being the only heirs of Ino. Brown decd. Being the only children of James Brown of Bedford County Virginia deceased states that Ino. Brown, the brother of of the above and heirs had no wife or children and these were are the only heirs of said.
John Brown died. he never having mar- ried was to his undoubted belief a contin- ental soldier. of the united states, and enlisted as he understands in Bedford County, state of Virginia in the early part of the revolutionary war declared is advised and informed by Mrs. Jane Craig, one of the said fairs to said soldier, that he said John Brown her brother enlisted as she believes in the year 1775, or 1776 declares it is not able to specify the precise date or period and wholly relies upon such record evidence as may be found in the war office -

as to the time of enlistment being unable to specify with any farther precision than here in stated, that the said Jno Brown en- listed under Col. Chas. Watkins, or Watkins and that his engagement was probably for six or twelve months, and that he moved west to Kentucky as now is, and was joined to Col. Boones Regt. and after remaining in service about five months was taken pri- soner, by the enemy, at the Blue-licks in Kentucky that at the same time he was taken that Richd. Wade now a pen- sioner living in Clinton County near the Wayne line was taken prisoner at the same time and was retained both of them tog- ether by the British & Indians for about five years in succession and about three years kept in close prison during the time of their five years imprisonment, in the Can- adian Country, and at Vincennes that they were shut up a great portion of the time in close confinement. Declarant states that said Richd. Wade who served with said John Brown is a man of first rate character & a preacher of the Gospel in the Baptist Church that said Wade would testify to the said Jno. Brown's enlistment, service & imprisonment. And that he, declarant, knows of no other person by whom said Brown's service can be proved but that he is fully warra- nted in stating the fact of said Brown's services & imprisonment is generally known from rumor & understood by the greater port- ion of his acquaintances.

in the immediate neighborhood. Declarant is the son-in-law of Mrs Jane Craig the wife of the said John Brown and that she is very old wholly unable to attend court and Declarant and declarant makes this Declaration at her request and consent she being wholly unable to attend court and make a Declaration she has been living with declarant for many years past.
Declarant has no written or Documentary Evidence of said John Brown's services nor does he know of any further than what he supposes is in the war office
and believes his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state
Declarant prays that his previous Declaration made before Benjamin Handcock Esq. on the on the 12th October last be made apart of this • Declaration.
Declarant further states that he thinks that he can prove by George Swope Esq. of Clinton County and Robert H. Dabney and By Benjamin Handcock of Wayne County and many other persons of undoubted character that all said
Brown's intimate acquaintance with the persons mentioned have a knowledge from general understanding in the community that he was a revolutionary soldier and was taken prisoner as stated with Richard Wade who is a pensioner.
Declarant further states that said Brown died in Wayne County not exceeding 10 days previous Kentucky on the 25 th day of December one thousand and thirty two Declarant states that said Brown died in Wayne County that since that place has been the Res d of to the County of Clinton

That Mr. Craig his sister lives in Wayne county. With Declarant and a grate portions of the acquaintance of J o Brown and of Mrs. Craig being in Wayne County and Declarant being in Wayne it is most convenient to make this Declaration at Monticello Wayne County Kentucky.
(Declarant would further suggest that a certain Clarbone Brown entitled Willie J o John Brown and Richard Wade and that said Clarbone was not at Brown in to John Brown the name of said Clarbone Brown will probably appear on the same list this is stated to show that the said Clarbone Brown is not an heir to the J o John Brown estate as might have been thought probable By his three names being likely together
Jam s L o yle Mark
State of Kentucky Wayne County Court Dec. 1842 I William Simpson Clerk of the County Court for the County of W a do certify that the foregoing statements of James L o yle were subscribed and sworn to in open Court. on this day.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court this 26 th day of December 1842.
W m Simpson Clerk of the Court of Wayne County

with said Brown and was from the year 1812 until the death of said Brown, and knew that the tradition of the neighborhood was that they were Enlisted Soldiers together in the Revolutionary war and were for a time prisoners of the Enemy were were as the account of their neighborhood was attached to each other and therefore lived together. that said had a wife & family and Brown none and it was understood that Brown never married. Witness also knows that Jane Gray, widow of John Gray Deceased, who lives in Wayne County now

which was the sister and so understood by all the vicinity of the said Jane Craig and John Brown to the said John Brown. Witness has a knowledge that said John Brown had some other Brother or sisters here to him as report said, but affiant was acquainted with Jane Craig only of them, affiant has a clear recollection of it being sometime after the passage of the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 that said Brown died but does not recollect the precise number of months.
Robert D. Dabney
State of Kentucky } Personally appeared Robt. D. Dabney Clinton County } a citizen of the above named County and made oath that the above statements is all true to the best of his knowledge given under my hand this 29th day of Oct. 1842
Geo. Swope J.P.P.
Kentucky Clinton County Set
I Rice Massey Clerk of the Clinton County Court Certify that George Swope Esq. whose signature is attached to the above Certificate, is a magistrate duly Commissioned and qualified, and that his said signature is genuine
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal there being no seal of office provided at Office this 29th day of Decr 1842
Rice Massey Clerk