Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24677, Jacob Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brown, Jacob Mary
No 24677
CONTENTS
born at Watertown, Massachusetts, daughter of Jacob In 1820 she married John Brown at the age of 69 yrs. died in Oct. 1845

let to Hon. Julius Rockwell July 21. 1846
71 Berkshire
1574 b Massachusetts Silas Brown
Blacksmith in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Farley of the Regt. commanded by Col Miller in the Mass'ts m't for 7 mo 6 d.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 24 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 day of May 1833 and sent to M r Bishop Agent
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $48.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 1. 12.00
$60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M r L. Williams Clerk. Book E Vol. 2 Page 3

4550
Massachusetts
Mary Brown
widow of Jacob Brown Sen
who died on the October 1825 of Hartburg in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Tracy of the Regt commanded by Col. Miller in the Mass. M il line for 7 mo. 6 da.
5 paid
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of eight Dollars  Cents per annum  month , to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
First January 1841.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of
June  1841 and sent to
Hon ble  Julius Rockwell H. R.
Arrears to the 4th of Semi-annual allowance ending
Special { Revolutionary Claim, { May 22 1845 { Act July 15 1836, { Section the
Recorded by J. Johnson Smith Clerk, Book C Vol. 1 Page 249

Jacob Brown Clarkburgh N.Y. Application for Pension Oct. 11. 1832 15185

Jacob Brown Clarkburgh N.Y. Application for Pension Oct. 11. 1832 15185

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, ss.
ON this ten day of October 1832 personally appeared before the John W. Foster Clerk of the Pebate for Pensions a resident of Chatham in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged sixty nine 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832:—That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1780 with Capt Farlin and served in the 9th regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
I enlisted the first of May 1780 at Chastleton in the County of Worcester Massachussetts where I was born & where I lived during the war - we marched to Springfield & then went under fort Taylor to Westpoint & then I joined the Company called Capt Farlins Company but it was commanded by Lieut Col Moadant. From there we joined the 9th regt which was commanded by Lieut Col Millers Adjutant Clapp was our adjutant we marched about the middle of July to a place called Tolaway & staid there about six weeks - then marched to Orange town in the State of New Jersey & lay there 3 or 4 weeks then marched to a place called the Stone Church & then marched back to Orange town & Maj. Andros was here in sight of our camp while we staid there about the middle of Nov we had orders to march to Westpoint for winter quarters & was discharged there Decr 16th 1780 & was eleven days in marching home I had a written discharge signed by Lieut Col Miller but have lost it I have no evidence in writing except the certificate here to annexed - which I found at the same time which was to show I was to have pay for firing my Musket. I dont know of any person who personally knows I was in the service now living I have lived in Chatham most of the time since when I now live I am now in the State of New York in the town
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
S.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Isaac Brown
W. P. Walker J. Probate
after the investigation of the matter & the putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department! And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. and the Court further declares that it appears to them that Jeremiah Colbourn, Nathan Putnam & Elias Shipley who signed the certificate marked A are residents in the town of Housatonic in said County are credible persons that their statement is entitled to credit.
W. P. Walker J. Probate
I, Henry H. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Isaac Brown for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this tenth day of
October A.D. 1832.
Henry H. Bishop - Register of Probate

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, ss.
ON this _____ day of _____ personally appeared before the _____ of the _____ a resident of in the county of Berkshire and Commonwealth aforesaid, aged 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 provisions made by the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832:—That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year _____ with _____ and served in the regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any state.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
day of _____

A We, the subscribers, residing in Salem, hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Brown Esquire, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to be sixty nine years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he lives, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
S.
Jeremiah (Edgerton) Nathan Putnam Silas Shipsey
Sworn & Subscribed to Oath last this tenth day of October A.D. 1852.
W. P. Dole J. Probst
Jan Col. 1852

ms Petition of Mary Brown mother of Mary Jacob Brown for a Pension -
Com. on Revolutionary Claims.
July 13, 1846 Referred to the Com. on Revolutionary Claims.
Aug. 18 1846 bill 530
Presented by Mr. Richwell of Massachusetts.

To the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled. Humbly prays Mary Brown of Clerksburg in the County of Berkeley and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that she is the widow of Jacob Brown, late of Clerksburg deceased who died in October last in the eighty third year of his age, that Major Jacob Brown who lately died at Fort Brown in Texas, was the son of my said husband by a former marriage, that I was married to said Jacob Brown forty years ago last December. that he died leaving no property, & that for the last thirteen years of his life he was very infirm & suffered extremely by sickness, during which time his only means of his own & my support were a pension of twenty four dollars a year and from the United States for his services in the revolution, the use of an small mountain farm which belonged to his son Major Brown, such other aid as was from time to time received from him, & my own labor. And now at the age of seventy three years with feeble health & a constitution much

impaird & in a great degree by constant labor & care in nursing my suffering husband, by the gradual  gradual  gradual  gradual death of my kind mother & sister so soon I am left destitute without any means of support. While the Country has lost her children, in my age information and widowhood I am deprived of that aid & support which her generous hand has long rendered to me & her discerned father,
In my misery I have no where else to look for aid but to that country to which my husband in early life Australia himself & in whom I reposed my bravest & noblest marital hope has lost his life. To you as the rep- resentatives of that country I now appeal in the hope that you can consistently with your public duty grant me that relief which my distressed & dependent condition will require during my few remaining days - & your kindness will be gratefully remembered -
Clarksburg - 24 Jan 1846
Mary Brown

We the undersigned, Select Men of the town of Clarksburg, aforesaid, hereby certify, that the statements made in the foregoing petition, are, so far as our knowledge extend, substantially true.
Laban Clark
Richard Hattuck
I have been acquainted with the family of Jacob Brown Esq deceased, for about seventeen years. Have been often called to see Mr Brown in his distressing sickness. I believe the statements in the foregoing petition to be true.
Elmer S. Hawks
I have inquired into the case of Mrs Brown & am satisfied that the facts  circumstances related stated in the petition are correct. She has no means of support & unless she receives aid from the government, now that my Brown is gone she will soon have to look to the town for help - I am so informed by those who know her circumstances.

Report No. 4.
[To accompany bill H. R. No. 4.]
N o 4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MARY BROWN.
DECEMBER 20, 1847.
Mr. D. P. KING, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, made the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Mary Brown, of Clarksburg, Massachusetts, report:
That it appears from her petition, and from other sources, to the entire satisfaction of the committee, that said Mary Brown is now seventy-four years of age; that her husband, Jacob Brown, senior, died in October last, in the eighty-third year of his age; that she was married to him more than forty years since, and lived with him as his wife during that time; that, for the last thirteen years of his life, he was very infirm, and suffered extremely by sickness, during which time his only means for his own and her support were a pension of twenty-four dollars, which he received from the government on account of his services in the revolutionary war, and the use of a small mountain farm belonging to his son, the late gallant and lamented Major Jacob Brown, who was killed while conducting the military operations at Fort Brown, on the Rio Grande; that, by the death of her husband, and the more recent death of his son, and her step-son, she is deprived of both these sources of support, and is left without any means of support whatever.
Your committee are, therefore, of the opinion that the circumstances of this case may well justify the granting a pension, and report a bill therefor. ▽

BRIEF in the case of Jacob Brown Esq.  of Clarksburg  in the State of Miss  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 69 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     1777 In 1780 7 6 Private Gen. Farley Col. Miller  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Bunker  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Charleston Miss.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? None 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard C. Latt  Examining Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jacob Brown a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1, 1780 Dec. 16, 1780 Pvt. Forbes Isaac Sturtevant Welles Mass.        
Battles engaged in, None stated.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Charlton Worcester Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 1845. He was al.
Residence at date of application, Charlton Berkshire Co. Mass.
Age at date of application, 73 years old, born at Charlton Mass.
Remarks:
He may in Dec. 1803 May  Dec. 1845 He was al. pension on an app. of June 24, 1846 while a resident of Charlton Mass. aged 73 years. Major Jacob Brown, Soldier's son by a former marriage was killed while conducting military operations at Ft. Brown on the Rio Grande. name of soldier's other wife is not stated. Respectfully,
Commissioner.

1918 Mch. 28 Hist. to Robt. M. Jr. Letter in S. 2965-5 David Brown
By
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24677
Mary Brown
Wid of Jacob Brown Prim Rev war
Act: May 29th  1848
Index:--Vol. A , Page 92
[Arrangement of 1870.]

This may Certify that Jacob Brown A Soldier in the North Mass ts Kept Found his own Blanket the above large grade Surwar d Lieut West Point Dec r 16 1780

Mary Brown widow.
of Jacob Brown. Senr. a Revolution and Pension who died October 1845-
act May 29. 1848.
of Vermont, to Am- meria 1 Jan 1847
Massachusetts. Roll
Hon: Julius Rockwell Hon: David P. Dey
J R

House of Representatives
June 5. 1848.
J. L. Edmonds Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
An Act of Congress having passed at this Session, and received the signature of the President, granting a Pension to Mrs Mary Brown of Gloucester Berkshire County, Massachusetts, which is in the District which I represent - I have been applied to, on her behalf to procure the Certificate; which I respectfully request may be sent to me in order that I may transmit it to her very Respectfully
Your obedient servant Julius Rockwell

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 4.
[Report No. 4.]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
December 20, 1847.
Read a first and second time, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House to-morrow.
Mr. DANIEL P. KING, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims, reported the following bill:
An act  A BILL
For the relief of Mary Brown, widow of Jacob Brown.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- 2 sentatives of the United States of America in Congress 3 assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby required 4 to issue a pension certificate to Mary Brown, of Clarks- 5 burgh, in the State of Massachusetts, widow of Jacob 6 Brown, senior, a revolutionary pensioner, deceased, and 7 step-mother of Major Jacob Brown, late of the United 8 States army , granting to her a pension at the rate of 9 twenty  eight dollars per month, commencing on the first day of 10 January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and 11 continuing during her natural life.
Approved May 29 th 1848
Department of State
May 31 st 1848.
A true copy as compared with the original roll
M. S. Denick a.c.c.
aged seventy-four years, and was born before the close of the Revolution, and

2 Old bases of Aaron Hayer & Jacob Cole Mr. Miller " " " anakenout

AR No 558
Mary Brown widow of Jacob Brown a Revolutionary Sol- dier for a pension Dec 15 1847. Ref'd to the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
Comm. on Rev. Claims Dec 20 1847 P. N. 4.
by D. P. King J. Schaf.
D. P. King

Jacob Brown Esq r
Adm d 6 months on roll of service. giving up 1/2
W m W m Bishop Lenox Mass

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Jacob Brown Esq which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? no XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. 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, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Gov Brigs June 29. 1896.
FREE
Hon Julius Rockwell
M. A. Ab-
Worthington
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Pittsfield 26 June 1841.
Dr Rockwell
A few days since I was at Adams, and had some conversation with Dr Hawley about the case of Mrs Brown who is left in very dependent circumstances by the death of her husband Mr May Brown. Feeling an interest in her case I rode up to Clarkstown with him to see her - She is 73 years old & a very intelligent & interesting old woman - Her husband was a very respect- able worthy man. For many years before his death he was very sickly & poor - & they both were supported by the means of annuities from the use of which was given them by Mr Brown, & by much other aid as he from time to time received them. As he is now dead the few under half his children & the old lady

will be left entirely destitute - She has no children able to support her - Her health is declining & very soon unless she gets aid from some quarter she will be a pauper - This ought not to be - Her only reliance for support is her age & infirmity, having been deceived in the promise of the Government, that Gov't ought to provide for her. It will cost but a trifle & policy as well as humanity & justice demands it - I hope you will present her petition which I now enclose to you, the time only is - which I am sincerely an earnest, & I trust Congress will do something for her.
Faithfully yours,
Geo. H. Briggs

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Free Hon. Julius Rockwell Member of Congress Washington. D. C.
W. Brown
50 in 1844

North Adams Dec 21 st 1846.
Worthy Sir,
I trust in your forbearance and disposition to listen to tales of woe, in addressing you again upon the subject of Mrs. Brown's anticipated help from her country. I met the old lady a few days since, traveling on foot, a picture of destitution. She was trying to obtain some provisions on the credit of her country's justice & benevolence. She could not think they would entirely disregard her humble petition. She thought it would be but a short time that she should need assistance from any source. She truly looked dejected and forsaken. I trust you Sir, will urge the matter relating to her, along as fast as possible, and communicate to me the doings as fast as they transpire. That if there may be any dependance from that source we may now be administering to her comfort beyond what meager charity would prompt in this her time of need.
Yours with much esteem W. D. Marshall  Ebenezer D. Haskell

Pension Office, July 21. 1846,
Sir,
At your request I certify that Jacob Brown, deceased, late of Clarksburg, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, was pensioned on the 29 th of May 1833, at the rate of twenty-four dollars per annum, under the Act of June 7. 1832, for seven months and six days service in the Ninth Massachusetts Regiment.
I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, Your Ob t Servant, J. L. Edwards
To the Committee on Rev. Claims to the Committee on Rev. Claims House of Representatives.

Home of Representatives, July 20. 1846.
J. L. Edmands, Esq. Chairman of Committee, Sir
I am informed that Mr Jacob Brown of Clarkstown, Massachusetts, received a Pension of Twenty Four dollars a year, up to the time of his death which I believe was last October.
I want the evidence of this fact by certificate from you, to lay before a Committee: upon the application in behalf of Mrs Brown his widow for a special pension; as she is the step mother of Major Jacob Brown who was killed opposite Matamoras: and is since her husband's death, and her son's death without means of support - Will you oblige me by sending me the  to such certificate as the facts warrant, as soon as convenient
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant Julius Rockwell