Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21,710, Daniel Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Brown, Daniel Chloe
NUMBER
W 21710
CONTENTS
b. Aug. 5, 1747 m. from Housatonic (Pittsfield) Berkshire Co. Mass d. Dec. 31, 1840

4935.
Massachusetts
Chloe Brown dec d widow of Daniel Brown who died on the 31 Dec r . 1840. of Mass in the State of Mass. who was a Capt in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Simonds in the Mass line for 6 Mo.
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 31 st day of March, 1840 & end 31 st March 1846 Dec r when she died.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of March 1850 and sent to Hon. J. Rockwell, H.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Semiannual allowance ending Payable to surviving children, viz Sarah Foster
Mary Brown Lucy Rose
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the
Recorded by Book
Vol.
2
Page 34
Act 7 June 1832 inside

Berkshire, ss
On this tenth day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty nine Personally appeared before the Judge of the Court of Probate Sarah Foster a resident of Berkshire and State aforesaid aged sixty five years who being duly sworn according to law on her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain (for herself & the other children of Abie Brown, Deceased) who was the Widow of Captain Daniel Brown also Deceased, the Benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836, Entitled an act granting half pay and Pensions to certain widows, — That she the said Sarah Foster of Berkshire County Mass. — Nancy Brown the Wife of Daniel Brown of Cheshire Berkshire County Massachusetts, & Lucy Reel the Wife of James Reel of Cobourne New Castle District Upper Canada, The above named are the only Children & heirs at law of the said Abie Brown late of said Cheshire deceased, who died on the thirty first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty six and who was the widow of Captain Daniel Brown late of said Cheshire deceased, — who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution, and who died on the thirty first day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty and who served from the Town of (Lanesboro gh formerly) New Cheshire, the said Brown served in the several capacities from a Private to a Captain as will appear by the said Sarah's Statement to the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts and further more by the said Secretary Certificate accompanying this Declaration, — My Father in his life time often stated that he was entitled to a Pension

but he having property sufficient for the necessaries of life, he therefore did not resort to apply for it whilst living, but My Mother Chloe Brown made a Declaration whilst living before Judge Walker, but ill health prevented her from obtaining the necessary Proof—
The said Sarah Foster further declares, that the said Chloe Brown deceased, was married to the said Capt Daniel Brown deceased in the Month of September Seventeen hundred & Seventy one (She thinks the Sixth day of September) That her said Husband the above said Daniel Brown died on the thirty first day of December December Eighteen hundred and forty, That she was married to him previous to his leaving the Service namely at the time above stated (or before the commencement of the War) She also declares that she has not intermarried since the death of the said Capt Daniel but still continued a widow till the time of her death, The said Sarah further declares that she has caused a search of the Town & Church records for the Marriage of the said Daniel & Chloe Brown and cannot find any, and neither is there a family record to be found of the Marriage, but I find a Family Record of My Grand Father Elisha Brown, in the following words "Elisha Brown his Book Made December the Sixth Day, And in the 17 th year of his Majesty George the 2 nd King, and then contained a family record of the Births & Deaths of his family, Also in that Book find the Births & Deaths of the family Capt. Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown in the following words,—
Oliver Brown the Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born the 9 th January A.D. 1772, — and Dec d September the 7 th 1776, George Brown Son of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born in December the 2 nd A.D. 1773, — & Dec d October the 11 th A.D. 1777,

Danies Brown Son of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born May 24. 1776, — and Died February 6 th 1835,
Huldy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born in August 27 th A.D. 1779, — and Died January the 23, 1780,
Nancy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born in November 27 th 1781,
Sally Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born in June the 18 th 1784,
John Brown Son of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born September 23 rd A.D. 1787, — John Brown Died 22 nd October 1827,
Lucy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born December 27 th A.D. 1790,
The above names of Births & Deaths are all found in a family record of Capt. Daniel Brown kept by himself
Sarah Foster.
9.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Oct 10. 1849 — Personally ap- peared in open Court the above named Sarah Foster & subscribed & swore to the truth of the foregoing declaration —
Daniel N Denny Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss I Henry W Bishop Register of the Court of Probate for said County do hereby that the Hon Daniel N Denny is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the

Seal of said bond this tenth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and forty nine Henry W. Bishop

I Sarah S. Foster of Cheshire Berkshire County Massachusetts aged twenty nine years do testify and say that I have lived in the family with Capt. Daniel Brown, & Chloe Brown his Wife they were my Grand Father & Grand Mother, The said Captain Daniel Brown late of Cheshire died on the thirty first day of December Eighteen hundred and forty, I was present at the death of the said Capt. Daniel Brown and I attended his funeral
And I the said Sarah S. Foster do further say that Chloe Brown late of Cheshire deceased, was my Grand Mother and who died on the thirty first day of March Eighteen hundred and forty six I was present at her death and I also attended her funeral
Sarah S. Foster
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. October 9th 1849.
Then personally appeared the above named Sarah S. Foster and made oath that the above deposition by her subscribed is true
Before me John C. M'Clott Justice of the Peace I certify that I am acquainted with said Sarah S. Foster & that she is a credible witness
John C. M'Clott Justice of the Peace

Elisha Brown his Book Made December the sixth Day — And in the 17 th Year of his Magistry George the 2 King.
Elisha Brown Died July 1 st 1808 in the 89 Year of his age
Patience Brown died May 1796

Daniel Brown Son of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown Was born August the 8 th A 1747
Patience Brown Daughter of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown Was born August the 1 st A 1749
Patience Arnold wife of Gideon Arnold Deceased June 17 th A 1803.

Joseph Brown Son of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown Was Born the 29. A 1743
Frances Brown Daughter of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown Was born August the 7 A 1745

George Brown Son of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown was born July the 4. A.D. 1751. . . Deceast September 17 A.D. 1773
Hannah Brown the Daughter of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown was born March the 12 A.D. 1754 Deceast February 15 th 1819
Lucy Brown Daughter of Elisha Brown & Patience Brown was born March the 12. A.D. 1756
Deceast March 26 th 1813.

Clive Brown the Daughter of Daniel Brown & January Chloe Brown Born the 9 th A 1772. Deceat September the 9 th 1776
George Brown Son of Daniel Brown and Chloe Brown Born in December the 25 th A 1773 Deceat October the 11 th A 1777

Darius Brown Son of Daniel Brown and Chloe Brown Born May 24. 1776 deceased February 6 th 1835 Huldy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born in August the 29. 1779 — Deceased January the 23. 1780
Nancy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown and Chloe Brown in November 29. 1781

Sally Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown and Chloe Brown Born in June the 18: 1784
John Brown Son of Daniel Brown and Chloe Brown Born September 23: 1787 John Brown Died 22 October 1827
Lucy Brown Daughter of Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown Born December 27: 1790

Chloe Brown Daughter of John Bucklin At Jenusha Bucklin Born June 12. A. 1753

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21710
Isaac Brown
wid of
Daniel Brown
Rev Rev war
Act June 1 th 1836  June 7 th 1832
Index: Vol. A Page 91
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Daniel Brown. W.F. 21710 Mass.
A pay-roll of Capt. Daniel Brown's co., Col. Benjamin Simonds' reg't. Berkshire from Sept. 5 to Oct. 2, 1777. Co., Mass. militia, dated Lanesborough Nov. 6, 1777.
The above paper has been removed from this claim to be forwarded to the War Department.
A.E.P. April 26, 1911
Sent to War Dept. Jany. 16, 1913.

Colony of the Massachusetts-Bay.
The Major Part of the COUNCIL of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England,
To Daniel Brown Gentleman Greeting.
YOU being appointed Second Lieutenant of the Twenty first Company whereof Gideon Simson is Captain in the Second Regiment of Militia in the County of Berkshire, whereof Benjamin Simonds Esq. is Colonel. By Virtue of the Power vested in us, WE do by these Presents, (reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct,) Commission you accordingly.—You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the Duty of a Second Lieut. in leading, or- dering, and exercising said Company in Arms, both Inferior Officers and Soldiers; and to keep them in good Order and Discipline:—And they are hereby commanded to obey you as their Second Lieut. and you are yourself, to observe and follow such Orders and Instructions as you shall from Time to Time receive from the Major part of the Council, or your Superior Officer.
GIVEN under our Hands and the Seal of the said Colony, at Watertown the fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord, 1776.
By the Command of the Major Part of the Council
John Lowell Esq Secy
J Bowdoin
W Winthrop Rich. Derby Esq.
Gloucester Lowell
Jabez Fisher Moses Gill White
W. Phillips
Benj. Austin Henry Gardner
Dan Davis
Lincoln
Dan Hopkins
J. M. DANA

No 7591 Chloe Brown Map Sittin' in Pease 6 th Dec r 1849
cut 4 July 36

32700.
Massachusetts Daniel Brown
of in the State of Mass who was a Cap t in the ————— comm d by Captain ————— of the Reg t comm d by Col. Simonds in the Mass line for
Inscribed on the Roll of Boston at the rate of 90 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. V d 31 Dec r 1840, when he died.
1/3 Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Mar. 1850 and sent to Hon. J. Rockwell. M.C.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending Payable to only surviving children to wit, Sarah Foster, Mary Brown Lucy Roe
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E 7
J. D. Chase Clerk, Vol. 2 Page 44

No 7.591 Chloe Brown aw mo of Daniel Map at 74 July 1836
admitted List & list 6-#90. on 4 March 1830 to 31 Dec 1840, under art 7 June 32 s from 31 Dec 1840 to 31 March 1846 under art 4 July 1836,
h. d. 31 Dec 1840 w. d. 31 March 1846,
Children Sarah Foster Mary Brown, Lucy Roe,
Hon. J. Rockwell A.R.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston:
July 23 rd . 1849.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Daniel Brown is on a pay roll of late Capt. George Kings Co. in Col. Benjamin Simonds detachment of militia raised in the County of Berkshire, from Dec r 16. 1776. to March 24. 1777. including mileage, 98 days. £1 per month. —
On a pay roll of Capt. Daniel Brown Co. who marched on the alarm from Lanesborough to Melroseneck, on August 14 th 1777. is the name of Capt. Daniel Brown , 6 days service. —
On a pay roll of Capt. Daniel Brown Co. who marched on the alarm from Lanesborough to Pawlett, on September 5 th 1777. is the name of said Capt. Daniel Brown , 27 days, at 50/ per month. —
On a pay roll of a detachment of Genl. Fellows brigade, of militia from County of Berkshire at Albany, under Command of General Stark. — Capt. Peter Porter, is the name of Daniel Brown , Lieutenant, entered service July 1. 1778. — 4 months, at £3. per month. —
On an abstract of the pay due to Capt. Daniel Brown Company, in Col. Benjamin Simonds regiment, on the alarm at Berkshire, on the 13 th of October 1780, is the service of said Daniel Brown , 14 days. —

On an abstract of pay due to Capt. Daniel Brown lieut. in Col. Simonds' regiment, on the alarm on October 27 th 1780. is service of said Daniel Brown ; 2 days - state pay.
On an account of pay due to Capt. Daniel Brown lieut. in Col. Simonds' regiment, on the alarm on October 20. 1780. is the service of said Daniel Brown , 3 days.
On a pay roll of Capt. Noah Hinman lieut. in Col. Asa Barr's regiment marched from Lanesborough, Oct. 14, 1781. and continued in service 10 days, is the name of Daniel Brown ; pay & mileage 18. 4 7 .
And on an order dated Lanesborough Sept. 7. 1783. for pay for services in Capt. Noah Hinman lieut. is signed the name of Daniel Brown .
And I further Certify, That, before search made for evidence of said facts, the application hereto annexed was filed in this Office, in the form in which the same now appears; that the search was made by myself and my clerks alone; and that said application, and the certificate above set forth, contain all the facts and circumstances within my knowledge, pertaining to the case.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
M c L. Tuttle Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss.
I Daniel N. Dewey Judge of the Court of Probate, in & for the County of Berkshire hereby certifies, that at a Court of Probate, held at Adams in said County, on the tenth day of October A.D. 1849, was proved to the satisfaction of said Court, that Chloe Brown, the Widow of Captain Daniel Brown, late of Cheshire, Berkshire County & State of Massachusetts, died on the thirty first day of March A.D. 1846, and that the following are the children now living namely, Sarah Foster the Widow of Captain Edmund Foster, Nancy Brown the wife of Daniel Brown of Cheshire, Berkshire County Mass. and Lucy Roe, the wife of James Roe of Coburg, New Castle District Upper Canada. The above named are the only children, now living of the said Chloe Brown, late of said Cheshire deceased.
In testimony whereof, I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of the said Court this tenth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and forty nine.
Daniel N. Dewey

I Mrs. Wren of Hampshire county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts of Lawful age depose and say that I am town clerk of said town of Lambourn and have the possession of the Public Records of all the Marriages that have been recorded since said town was incorporated - I have made a careful and thorough search and can not find among said records the marriage of Daniel Brown & Abie Bucklin - and I further say that said records are very imperfect - and that but few marriages are recorded prior to the year 1781
W. B. Wren
State of Massachusetts County of Berkshire and town of Lambourn October 10 th 1849 Then personally appeared Mrs. Wren town clerk of Lambourn to me well known and credible person and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him subscribed before me
Alden W. Dens, justice of the peace

I John Wells of Cheshire in the County of Berkshire in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I am now in my Eighty first year of my age. That I was born in the State of Rhode Island, or came to Cheshire in 1748 & was an infant that I knew Captain Daniel Brown of said Cheshire from the time I was six or seven years of age and also his wife Chloe Brown whose maiden name was Chloe Bucklin that I was acquainted with her father - that I was well acquainted with said Captain Daniel Brown and his wife Chloe - from my earliest recollection to the time of their respective deaths that they were married as I am informed & believe about the year 1771 - that they resided in said Cheshire to the time of their decease that I am a nephew of said Captain Daniel Brown & have been familiarly acquainted with said Brown & his wife that they were the parents of a numerous family of children some of whom are still living - that said Brown went from said Cheshire to Bennington in the State of Vermont and was present in the battle of Bennington and had the command of a company of militia men in that battle that I have frequently conversed with him in relation to his services in the war of the Revolution and of the part he performed as a soldier in said war - that I have often heard him speak of his services upon various occasions when alarms were made and that on various alarms he was called out as a soldier in said war of the Revolution - that on these various occasions he had the command of companies of men who were called out on such occasions and alarms.
Attest J. L. Wolcott.
John his X Wells mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth aforesaid for said County of Berkshire do certify that Messrs William Woodard & John C. Wolcott Esq s are Justices of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & qualified and so were such Justices at the date of their Certificates, and that their signatures to said Certificates are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Lenox this 24 th day of October 1849.
Charles Sedgwick Clerke.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Octob. 9th, 1849. Berkshire, ss. Then personally appeared the within named John Nuz, and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed was true Before me John C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with said John Nuz & that his endorsement is John C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace
Octob. 1849. Charles Ledyard Clerk.

I John Bennett of Chester in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do here- and say that I am now Eighty seven years of age That I have been acquainted with Captain Daniel Brown ever since I was old enough to recollect any thing - that I was born in the town of Warwick in the State of Rhode Island - that the said Daniel Browns Father resided in said "Warwick" at that time - that when I was a boy but few years old Captain Daniel Brown moved from Warwick to the town of Lancaster in said Massachusetts - that in the year 1772 I worked for a brother of said Daniel Brown in said town of Warwick and in the spring of said year a young Lady came to visit Captain Daniel Brown father and mother at Warwick as the wife of said Captain Daniel Brown and was introduced to said Captain Daniel Browns father mother and the neighbors as the wife of Captain Daniel Brown - that in the year 1783 I moved from Warwick to Chester in said Massachusetts in which town I now live & I worked for Captain Daniel Brown three years at Chester aforesaid - that the same young lady lived with said Brown as his lawful wife - that they had several children at this time from six to eight years of age that I have lived near them ever since to the time of their decease - that they always lived together and were regarded as lawfully married that they were the parents of a large family of children who arrived to manhood some of whom survive their parents & I have never heard it questioned that they were lawfully married - & I am informed

and do believe that the marriage between said young lady was only solemnized by one Joseph Bennett Esq. a Justice of the Peace in the town of Cheshire which was at the time called Lanesborough that the name of said young lady prior to said marriage was Chloe Bucklin a daughter of a person of the name of Bucklin with whom I was acquainted who resided at the time of said marriage in said town of Cheshire that often during my acquaintance & residence with said Brown I have heard him speak of and describe his services in the war of the Revolution and of the various services and duties he was required to perform at the Battle of Bennington and at the battle of Saratoga at the capture of Genl. Burgoyne and on many other occasions times & places. That said Brown spoke of services rendered by him at different times and occasions. John Bennett
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. October 9th 1849
Then personally appeared the above named John Bennett and made oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me John C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am acquainted with said John Bennett & that his credibility is beyond question. John C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace

I Amos Pettibone of Lansborough in the County of Berkshires Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I am now in the eighty ninth Year of my age and am a pensioner of the United States and draw a pension at the rate of forty Dollars per annum and was acquainted with the late Capt. Daniel Brown of Cheshire in the County aforesaid who was a Captain in the War of the Revolution - that I was acquainted with him before the commencement of the war of the Revolution and from that time to the time of his death in the Year Eighteen Hundred and forty a period of seventy five Years that I have lived but a few miles from his residence have been familiarly acquainted with him - have frequently conversed with him in relation to his services in the War of the Revolution have often heard him speak of his services and of the part he took in the battle of Bennington and on other occasions during the Revolutionary war - was frequently at the house of said Brown and was acquainted with the members of his family - so long ago as the Year 1775 he was the father of several children who lived in his family at Cheshire aforesaid then called Lansborough that in the year 1775 Capt. Brown was married man and lived with his wife till the time of his decease that no question has ever been made to his knowledge but that they were together married. Amos Pettibone

Commonwealth of Mass; ss. Berkshire ss. October, 8 th , 1849. Then personally appeared the within named Amos Pettibone and made oath that the within deposition by him subscribed. is true Before me John C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace
And I further certify that I am acquainted with said Pettibone who was to me known to be such person Attest J. C. Wolcott Justice of the Peace
Lenoir October 27 th 1849
J. L. Edmonds Esq.
Sir
I send you the claim of the Estate of Capt Daniel Brown Chase Brown for the Prize which was due them at their death &c
Respectfully yours
Wm Lloyd

I William P. Walker of Lenox in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts late Judge of Probate within and for said County of Berkshire, aged Seventy one years, do depose and say that on the eighth day of July in the year one thou- sand eight hundred & forty five. I went to the house of Mrs. Chloe Brown, the Widow of the late Capt. Daniel Brown of Cheshire in the County of Berkshire deceased, She being by reason of age and bodily infirmities unable to attend Court, - and she the said Chloe, then and there did make oath to her Declaration in order to obtain a Pension from the United States government on account of her husband's services in the Revolutionary War.
William P. Walker
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss February 4. 1850.
Then personally appeared William P. Walker above named and made oath in due form of law that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true and I certify that said Walker is a credible witness. Before me Wm. L. Dooten Just Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that William L. Tucker Esq. before whom the within Deposition of William P. Walker Esq. was sworn & a true copy of the Record within is for the County of Berkshire duly commissioned & qualified as such that the foregoing signature to the certificate purporting to be his is genuine - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of February 1850 Charles Sedgwick

I John Bucklin of Adams in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do hereby say that I am seventy six years of age. That I was born in the Town of Cheshire in said County of Berkshire. I knew Capt. Daniel Brown, late of said Cheshire, from my earliest recollections to the day of his death which was in the year 1840. I have often heard the said Brown speak of being in the service of the Revolution, and I have heard my father and others speak of his being a Captain and commanding a company of Militia at the Brimfield battle, and that he was out at different expe- ditions & alarms during the Revolutionary War and that he held the rank of Captain. I have heard said Brown say that he was a soldier and was out on service in the Revolution at Brimfield, and other places. The place where Capt. Daniel Brown lived and died (which is now in the town of Cheshire) was in the time of the Revolution in the township of Lanesborough. I further state that I was also acquainted with the wife of the said Brown, her name was Chloe. They were married at the time of my earliest recollec- tion. They had five children which lived to grow up. The said Daniel & Chloe lived together as man & wife until the day of his death. Said Chloe Brown's

name before marriage was Chloe Bucklin She was Aunt to me.
John Bucklin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Berkshire ss. January 31 st 1850 -
They personally appeared the above named John Bucklin and made oath in due form of Law, that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is true. And I also certify that the said John Bucklin is a person well known to me and that he is a competent and creditable witness -
Henry J. Bliss Justice of the Peace.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire ss:
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Henry G Bliss Esq of Adams before when the foregoing Deposition of John Bucklin was sworn is within the thirty first day of January 1880. a Justice of the Peace within said County only commissioned qualified that I am acquainted with his hand writing that I believe that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 4 th day of February 1880. Charles Sedgwick

I William Waterman of Williamstown in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts depose and say, that I am Sixty five years of age - that I was born in the town of Cheshire in said County of Berkshire - I knew Capt. Darius Brown late of said Cheshire from my earliest recollections to the day of his death which was in the year 1840. I have often heard the said Brown speak of being in the service of the revolution - That he the said Brown com- -manded a company of Militia at the Bennington Battle - and that he was out at different times, expeditions, and alarms during the revolutionary war; and that he held the rank of Captain. My Father's name was John Waterman, and I have heard my Father say that he was living with the said Capt. Darius Brown at the time of the Bennington Battle; and also I have heard my Father say that he was a soldier and was at times out in service in the revolution under the said Capt. Darius Brown at Ben- nington and other places - The place where Capt. Darius Brown lived and died, which is now in the township of Cheshire, was in the time of the revolution in the township of Jonesboro' I further state that I was also well acquainted with the wife of the said Brown her name was Chloe and with five children of the said Darius and Chloe which lived to grow up - two of them children were older than myself and two younger and are very near my age and the said Darius and Chloe lived together as man and wife until the day of their death.
Wm Waterman

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. January 30 th 1850. Then William Waterman within named personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the within deposition, by him subscribed, is true - and also I certify that the said William Waterman is a person well known to me and that he is a competent and credible witness.
Stephen Hosford Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that Stephen Hosford Esq of Williamstown before whom the foregoing deposition of William Waterman was sworn to over on the 30 th day of January 1850 a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & qualified that I saw acknowledged within his hand writing over & believe that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said court this fourth day of February 1850.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk

I James Cole of Cheskin in the County of Berkshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose and say that I am now Eighty three years of age that I was born in the town of Swansea in the County of Bristol in said Commonwealth that in 1776 in May my father with myself moved to Lanborough now Cheskin & we have lived here in Cheskin ever since and have known Captain Daniel Brown since I moved here to the time of his death Captain Brown was a Captain of a company of men that were frequently called out on alarms and went out with his company as Captain of the same and served as Captain in Battle of Bennington he said he was thirty years of age on the day said Battle was fought my father was a cripple & frequently hired a substitute who went out & served under Captain Brown - that Captain Brown for many years went to Bennington to celebrate the anniversary of the said Battle of Bennington I have often heard the remark made that Captain Brown could get a pension but declined doing so as he had sufficient property without it as he was a man of large property when said Cole  James moved to Cheskin he said Brown was a married man with a family and children of children & children had a large family of children & Chloe Brown who was the wife of said Daniel lived with him until his death in 1840 and she remained a widow until the time of her death.
The erasures & interlineations were made by me the subscriber before James Cole subscribed his name here to. Attest John C. Wood
James Cole

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. February 1. st. 1850.
Then James Cole within named personally appeared and made oath in due form of law that the within deposition by him subscribed is true and also I certify that the said James Cole is a person well known to me and that he is a competent and credible witness
Before me John C. Wolcott, Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that John C. Wolcott Esq. of Berkshire before whom the deposition on this sheet of James Cole & Sara Foster were taken sworn is & was on the first day of February instant a Justice of the Peace within said County duly commissioned & qualified that I am well acquainted with his handwriting & that I sincerely believe that the signatures to the several certificates of the oaths of said Cole & Foster are genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this fourth day of February 1850
Charles Sedgwick

I Sarah Foster of Chelsea in the County of Berksire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts do depose & say that the family Records which have been presented to the department as showing the names & times of birth & death of the family of Captain Daniel Brown are copies of the contents of the Original Records which was contained in an old Bible which is now lost & destroyed in part said copy was made about thirty  forty years ago by Darius Brown who died about forty years ago and was made at the request of my father Captain Daniel Brown my mother Chloe Brown to be kept as a family Record
Sarah Foster
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire ss. February 1st 1850
Then personally appeared Sarah Foster above named and made oath in due form of Law that the within deposition within subscribed by her is true and also I certify that the said Sarah Foster is a person well known to me and that she is a competent and credible witness
Before me John C. Moseley, Justice of the Peace.

No 37740
Daniel Brann died
Acl 7 June 1832
J L Edwards Esq Commissary of Pensions Washington D.C.

Lenox Feb y 6. 1850,
J. L. Edwards Esq r
In I send you several Depositions taken in support of the claim of Captain Daniel Brown & Chloe Brown his Wife claiming a Pension, late of Cheshire deceased, the Capt n Browns Lieutenant Commission I send you & his Captain Commission has been lost, I well recollect of seeing the said Commission some few years before his death at his Dwellinghouse, the said Commission & the pay Roll I send you I received of the old gentleman before his death & therefore have been preserved - you will see on the pay roll by the discharge of Colonel Simonds that he served as Captain in all the above or principal part of them, & if you will look over the acts of Congress & then take the pleasure to read over all the Depositions you will see that the Marriage has been proved by every deposition that has been presented before you that they were signed before the authorities concerned as to the family Record you will see by the Deposition of Sarah Foster about the time that Record was made - and when you have examined the family Record to your satisfaction the children of Mrs Brown wish you would have the goodness to return the same to me or them as they wish to preserve it as a family Record the old Bible she speaks of was so much torn to

to pieces that it was necessary to take a copy of the old Bible was lost or destroyed some years ago
Respectfully yours
Nial Pearce

Sir I have rec d the foregoing note arequest that I will send it to your office for information

Application for Certificate of Revolutionary services, Made by the heir of the party who rendered the services
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish Evid- =ence from the Rolls in his office, of the service of my Father Capt Daniel Brown in the War of the Revolution. He served from the town of Cheshire (formerly Lanesboro) in the County Berkshire & State of Massachusetts, in the year 1775 & 76: was out at different times as Private, Lieutenant & Captain in 1777 he was Captain at the Battle of Benning- =ton & was out Skeneborough & Saratoga he was under Col Warner & Col Benjamin Simonds & in 1778 he served as Lieutenant under General Fellows six Months at Albany, & in 1779 & 80 I have frequently heard tell of being under Col Simonds and 1781. he served under Capt Skinner & Col Smith as a private & my Father served some months as a Butcher for the army and at that time he said he served as a Private when he was not occupied in supplying the army in Provisions. he served under Morley or Lord Shelburne sometime I well remember of hearing him say that in 81 the Captain or Commissary kept him out gathering provisions I have heard My Mother say that My Father was out in the service or great part of the time from beginning to the close of the War the above statement is to the best of my recollection
Berkshire ss. June 1. st 1849. Signed in my presence John C. Abbott. Sarah Foster Justice of the Peace.