Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45,610, Francis Brown, Continental N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental N.H.
Brown, Francis
S. 45610
CONTENTS
1st and 2nd years of Brigadier General...

10.576.
New Hampshire
Francis Brown
of Grafton Co. in the State of N. Hampshire who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Poor of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of 9 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1 st of June 1810 -
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of May 1822 and sent to Hon. J. Whipple and H. Rept.
Arrears to 4th of March 1822 - 350.00 Semi anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1822. 40.00
300.00 M th  \frac{22}{30} \frac{4}{31} $406.12
Bill Jan. 1. 1828 { Revolutionary claim, a. B. { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Grafton Co. -

No 4 Francis Brown Capt of the Mountain Col Battery N.Y. N.Y. Line
Francis Brown Esq.
Col. Poor's N. Hampshire Reg.
1776 - 9 months -
9 mo 1000-
William Clegg

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Gratton SS.)
ON this 8th day of June 181 8 , before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court for the probate of wills, &c for said County
personally appears Francis Warren
aged seventy seven years, resident in Nashua in the said State, 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 act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Francis Warren enlisted in to the continental service in the State of New Hampshire as a private in the company commanded by Captain John  Whitcomb of the Regiment commanded by Col. Dyer
; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the the expiration of the term of eighteen months (having existed for a second year in the same corps when he was with a break) , when he was discharged from service in the year 17 81 in State of Massachusetts at Winter Hill ; that he was in the battles of Brattle Hill in Dec. 1776 and
that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Edward Dinsmore Judge of Probate
I, Edward Dinsmore Judge of the Court for the probate
as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Francis Warren is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of assistance from his country for his support & did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the com- mon enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
June 8th 181 8  Edward Dinsmore Judge of Probate
Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of said Court the day & date above written
Edward Dinsmore Judge of Probate

Francis Brown of Bridgewater of Grafton & late of North Hampshire Before me Say that from mature deliberation & more perfect Protection since making my original Declaration & application (hereunto annexed) for a pension under the act of Congress passed on the 18th Day of March 1818 entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain that entered said service on or about the first of May 1775 for the term of eight months in the Company commanded by Capt. Faxon in the Regiments commanded by Col. Dncll Dyer in the New Hampshire Line That I faithfully served said United States against the common enemy the full period of my enlistment That afterwards on the first of January A.D. 1776 I again enlisted in to the same corps for the term of one year & continued in said corps during the term of my enlistment according to the best of my ability being a part of the term unable to do duty by reason of an injury received by accident while in service That the time of my discharge was the first of the year 1777 the time stated in my former declaration being 1778 was by mistake that the words Prospect Hill should read Hampshire Hill
his Francis Brown mark
Grafton ss. State of New Hampshire August 10th 1821 then personally the above named Francis Brown made solemn oath that the above Declaration by him subscribed con- tains the truth & nothing but the truth before me
Edward G. Judge of Probate

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss At the Court of Sessions held at Doverhill within & for the county of Grafton on the last Tuesday of February AD 1822 being a court of record by law established
Present The Honorable { Daniel Blaisdell Chief Justice { Hugh Ramsay { Abner Merrill Justices { Sam l Walbridge { Sam l Burns
Personally appeared Francis Brown aged about seventy eight years resident in Bridgewater in said county who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served as a soldier in the revolutionary war from the first of May 1775 until the last of December 1776 in Capt Tiltons Company in Col o Enoch Poor. Reg t That he was in the battle the 19 th of June 1775 near Bunker hill that being the only battle he was in that the date of his original declaration is 10 th of June 1818 that he has not received a pension certificate & no pension That he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to di- minish it as to bring himself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 and

that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or security contracts or debts due from nor has he any income direct or in- direct whatever And that he has not any real or personal estate to the amount of one cent excepting poor bedding & wearing apparel that by occupation he is a farmer & very infirm And incapable of performing any manual labour that his family consists only of himself And wife that she is totally incapable of doing any thing towards her support
witnes
Si Webster
Edward Searle
Francis his Brown mark
Sworn to and declared before the justice of said court on this twenty sixth day of February A.D. 1872 Geo Woodward Clerk
State of New Hampshire Proffers
I Geo Woodward Clerk of the Circuit of Superior Court said county of Grafton do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath & declaration are truly copied from the records of said court. I further certify that it is the opinion of said court that the said Brown is worth nothing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court on this 25 th day of February A.D. 1872
Geo Woodward Clerk

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section W.S.M. Am
May 6, 1925
Mrs. William L. Manchester Bristol, P.O. Box 452 R.I.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.45610 , it appears that Francis Brown enlisted May 1, 1775, place not stated, served as private in Captain Tilton's Company, Colonel Enoch Poor's New Hampshire Regiment; was in the battle of Bunker Hill; while helping to erect a building a piece of timber fell and badly injured him; he was discharged January 1, 1777.
He was allowed pension on his application executed June 8, 1818, at which time he was a resident of Bridgewater, Grafton County, New Hampshire, aged seventy-seven years. He died January 28, 1828.
In 1822 he referred to his wife, her name not stated. There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
WILDER S. METCALF Commissioner

The schedule must be exhibited before a Court held in the County, where the applicant resides, —
return this envelope

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45610
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 45610
Francis Brown
Pris Rec War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: —Vol. 3 , Page 62
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Mch 16/90 Sold in, pension Fred Coy. Boston alone w/da Mar 29. 97 1925. May 6. H. S. H. to Mrs. Wm. L. Manchester MCA

Brown, Francis S. 42 C 10.
Send to Mrs. Wm. L. Manchester Bristol, P. I. P.O. Box 462
Personal inquiry.

I Nicholas Giles of Sandbornton in the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire on Oath declare, that I was a Soldier in Capt. Simonds  Siltons Company in Col. Poor's Reg't on the continental establishment, in the year 1776 and was personally acquainted with Francis Brown, who was a Soldier enlisted for one year in said  said  Siltons  Poor's Reg't the first of January, 1776, and after words was detached to assist to raise a Barrick near Linchborroes Point, said Building fell by which means said Brown was much hurt, the bottom of his belly was broken, he was ruptured, and unable to goine the Reg't when it Marched, and was furloughed by his Col, until he should be able to goine, and he never was able that year, and remains a poor ruptured cripple to this day
Nicholas Giles Strafford Co. State of New Hampshire April 11. 1821 personally appeared the above named Nicholas Giles a reputable freeholder in the County of Strafford and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him Subscribed before me Joshua Loomis Justice of the peace and Quorum

State of New Hampshire Secretary's Office.
August 6. 1821
I hereby certify that Joshua Loring Esq. whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was at the date thereof viz. on the 11 th of April last a justice of the peace for the county of Strafford in said State duly appointed and commissioned and that to his acts and attestations as such faith and credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the public seal of said State at Concord on the day of the date hereof.
Sam l Sparkhawk Secretary

I Robert B Wilkins of Concord in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, depose & say that I was a Lieutenant in the New Hampshire Line in the Continental Revolutionary Army, and was personally and well acquainted with Francis Brown who enlisted as a private soldier the 1 st of January 1776 under one Joseph Huntston for one year into Colonel Enoch Poor's Regiment, said Regt was upon the Continental establishment, said Huntston and said Brown had both served eight months in Capt. Tilton's Company in said Poor's Regt in the year 1775 and said Huntston did serve the whole of said year 1776 in said Capt. Tilton's Company in said Poor's Regt therefore I concluded that said Huntston re-enlisted said Brown into said Tilton's Company but I know positively that said Brown did enlist the 1 st of January 1776 as a soldier for one year in Col. Enoch Poor's Regt. and did faithfully serve several months in said Regt. after which he was detached to assist to frame & raise a Storehouse or Barrack near Linchmoor's point in Cambridge Massachusetts, when a misfortune happened in attempting to raise the frame some of the timbers fell and one stick of the timber fell across said Brown's body and bruised him in a most shocking manner it broke the bottom of his belly & ruptured him exceedingly bad, he was so badly wounded that his life was despaired of for some time

Said Brown was carried to a house of one of the Citizens, and the Regimental Surgeons atten- -ded him, and one Nicholas Giles, a Soldier Nursed him, he laid languishing in that Situation considerable time when his Regt. that is to say Col. Enoch Poor Regt. was ordered to march, when Col. Poor with the Surgeon & his mate visited Said Brown, and found him so low and disabled, that by the Surgeons advice Colonel Enoch Poor gave Said Francis Brown a furlough or rather a pass permitting him to go to Brentwood in New Hampshire when ever he should be able and there remain until fit for duty. I saw Said Brown a year after he was hurt and he had not then got able to do duty, and he has never been able since, it was all in consequence of an injury or disability which he recd when doing his duty as a Soldier of the United States — Robert B. Wilkins
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss } Concord July 31 st 1824 Be it known that on this thirtieth day of July A.D. 1824 before me Joseph Lane, Notary Public within & for said State personally appeared Robert B. Wilkins and solemnly oaths that the above certificate by him subscribed is true & true —

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal at Canaan in the County of State aforesaid on the day aforesaid -
Joseph Dorr, Notary Public
I certify that the deponent to the foregoing certificate is a credible witness -
J Dorr Not Pub