Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,036, Barnabas Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Brown, Barnabas
NUMBER
S. 29,036
B.L.Wt. 1902-160-55
CONTENTS

Albany N.Y. 3.908
Barnabas Brown of Menango in the State of N.Y. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the B.G. commanded by Col. Jacobs in the Mass. line for 6 mos & 12 days
Increased from $20.
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 21. Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Sept. 1836 and sent Pensioner New Berlin Chenango Co N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $117.31 Semi-ann. allowance ending April 37 10.66 $127.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Abel Addison Clerk, Book 22 Vol. 4 Page 6
Reg 3 d M 58 - no 13044

Still B. Brown, June 7 th 1855, N.Y.
act 32-3908
Vol. B2 50
13044 } Act March 3/55 March 24/55
Barnabas Brown pr
Capt Joseph Cole, / Mass; Col Jacob, / mil;
Enr dis
Revolutionary War.
The claimants is a pensioner Admiral 160 Allow from 22/55, Bath, Me.
Barnabas
1902 as June 22/53-
Hon H. Bennett, M.C.
Hon H. Bennett, Barnabas Brown New Berlin N.Y.

487
Barnabas Brown Declaration Prof. to New Berlin Chautauqua County, N.Y.
10.407
admitted
6 mo private
20 3/4

Court of Chancery
State of New York
Chemango County S.S.
On this twelfth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Chancery of the State held by the Hon. Robert Monell Esquire Vice Chancellor at the Town of New Berlin in said County Barnabas Brown a Resident of the said Town, County & State aged Seventy Years the 3 rd third day of January last who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act passed 7 June 1832
That some time in the month of July in the year Nineteen hundred & Seventy eight, he enlisted in a company of Troop raised in Massachusetts - in the Town of Rehoboth County of Bristol when he recited that he enlisted for the six months he was then 16 years of age and in his 17 th year - Enlisted under Lieutenant Isaac Bullock , the Capt Nathan Richardson - said Company belonged to Colonel Jacobs Regiment, in the Brigade under the Command of General Cornell or Conwell that after his said Enlistment he was stationed as a Guard upon the Coast, under Lieutenant Bullock that after serving some three or four weeks in that position, they were marched down to Fall River & joined their Regiment under Col. Jacobs & that they then marched to Naragansett Ferry & crossed on to the Island of Rhode Island - was in the first division that marched on, - That they remained on the Island two or three weeks for a longer time, that they were stationed

when on guard in hearing of the British Lines & could hear distinctly when they changed sentinels.
That when the American Army moved off, he was in the Picket guard & for 6 or 8 hours they were constantly exposed to the enemies fire. That after they left the Island he was employed in taking off the baggage of the army by water in boats to Providence. He had the command of a boat. That they passed the British Fort at Bristol Ferry without being shewed or fired at by the Enemies and that after he had accomplished this service, he was detached from the Regiment & a company in which he was placed was put into a company commanded by Capt. Cole. Lieutenant Fuller Ensign Spring & stationed as a guard upon the coast & that he continued in that service until he with the Rest of his Regiment was discharged which was in the month of January 1779 the said Brown having served out his term of 8 months.
And the said Brown hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to any pension or annuity whatever except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.
1. To the first question proposed by the War Department must be given the answer.
That he was born in the Town of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol & State of Massachusetts in the year 1762.
To the second?
Has a Record of his age a Certificate from the Town Clerk of Rehoboth Jan. 1762

To the Third?
Has lived in Rehoboth & has travelled through most of the States But gets settled with a family in New Berlin about more than 20 years ago thinks 28 years. He now resides on New Berlin.
To the 4th?
He says that he enlisted when he served - for 1 month being all the time he has stated in his Declaration
To the fifth?
Genl Green, Genl Sullivan Genl. Cornwall Col. Green had a negro regiment Col. Brooks Col. Tiffey Col. Bragg
To the sixth,
Has not received any written discharge
To the seventh, Genl. Welch, Charles Medbury Has a company Charles Knapp Joseph Mapp - & many others -
Barnabas Brown
Sworn & subscribed in Open Court the day & year aforesaid Robt. McCall Vice Chancellor
We Augustus C. Welch & Charles Medbury residing in New Berlin certify that we are well acquainted with Barnabas Brown who has sworn & subscribed the above declaration & that we believe he is 70 years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Robt. McCall Vice Chancellor
Charles Medbury Augustus C. Welch

And the said Court after investigating the matter & after putting the questions prescribed by the War Department do declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he states - And the said Court further certify that it appears to them that Augustus C. Welch & Charles Melbury who have sworn to & subscribed the preceding certificate are residents of New Britain & entitled to full credit.
Leah Alcorde Clerk
Jonathan Wood Clerk of the court of Chancery of the Sixth Circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Barnabas Brown for a pension -
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 7th day of September A. D. 1832
Jonathan Wood Clerk
Barnabas Brown

State of New York Orange County ss.
Hannah Medberry (Formerly Hannah Brown) as sister of the said Barnabas Brown being duly sworn in open court, according to law doth on her oath say, That she was born in the town of Rehoboth in the state of Massachusetts, where she resided until after the close of the Revolution war That she will be Sixty four years of age on the 11 th day of July next as she believes.
That, in July in the year seventeen hundred and seventy eight the said Barnabas Brown enlisted into the United States service under lieutenant Abijah Bullock in a company of State Troops commanded by Captain Richardson. That the said Barnabas Brown was absent from home for at least six months  for at least six months That the company to which said Barnabas Brown belonged was encamp for a while within about a half a mile from the house where this deponent lived, That it was believed in the neighbourhood which said Brown lived that he was in the service and a soldier of the Revolutionary war. That the said Barnabas Brown returned home from said term of service in the month of January in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine.
Sworn & Subscribed
This 7 th day of Septm r
1832 before me - open
Court -
Robt Morris
Vice Chancellor
Hannah Medberry
Hannah Medberry
Subscribed and sworn before me

This 17 th Day of November A.D. 1832
The undersigned Justice of the Peace.
And I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Hannah Medbury who has made this affidavit and that she is entitled to credit.
Charles Medbury Justice of the Peace
Chenango County Clerk's Office ss.
I, Harris H. Fisk Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that Charles Medbury Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been sworn was then & is now a justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the signature of the said justice be hereby believe to be his own hand writing and that I am well acquainted with the same.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of office this 30 th day of November 1832.
J. D. B. Malle Deputy Clerk

No 13044 Barnaba Brown New Berlin Chenango Co N.Y.
that the Claimant is the person he represents him self to be, and that I have no interest in this Claim, and that he obtained the Notes when Brown debtor he made to the said Estate etc.
The Witness Justice of the Peace
I certify that George W. Samner Esq is a Justice of the Peace of Linn county & State of his within my notes are genuine - H Bennett Not

State of New York County of Chenango ss.
On this 20 th day of March 1855 personally appeared before me a justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid Barnabas Brown aged Ninety three years a resident of New Berlin Chenango County New York who being duly sworn according to Law declares that he is the identical Barnabas Brown who was a private in the war of the Revolution, and for which services he receives a pension the Certificate for which is dated the 5 th day of September 1836, and is issued in lieu of one dated January 2 nd 1833, and for proof of deponent's services in said war he refers to his declaration and papers upon which said pension was granted, that he was in actual service in said war for a period of over fourteen days and was honorably discharged.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3 rd 1855. He also declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress. Nor made any other application therefor
Barnabas Brown
Recorded in Pension Office in Book E 22 Vol. 4 Page 6 by J. S. Addison Clerk

We Lewis Brown and Perry Medbury residents of New Berlin Chenango County New York Upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Barnabas Brown in our presence, and that we believe from the appearance and statement of the Applicant, that he is the identical man he represents himself to be and further that we know him to be the man who holds the Certificate and draws the pension within referred to, That his signature was written by the deponent Lewis Brown by the direction of the said Barnabas Brown
Lewis Brown
Perry Medbury
The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I certify that I know the applicants to be credible persons; that the Claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I have no interest in this claim, and that he directed the notary Lewis Brown to subscribe his name to the said declaration.
No Witness
Justice of the Peace

March 2, 1940.
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Mrs. A. N. Richardson 437 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California
BA-J/ADY am Barnabas Brown S.29036
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to Barnabas Brown, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claims for pension and bounty land based upon the military service in that war of Barnabas Brown.
Barnabas Brown was born January 3, 1762, in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Barnabas Brown enlisted June 20, 1778, and served as private in Lieutenant Jabez Bullock's and Captains Richardson's and Joseph Cole's Companies, Colonel Jacobs' Massachusetts Regiment; length of service six months, twelve days.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 7, 1832, at which time he was a resident of New Berlin, Chenango County, New York, where he had lived thirty-eight years.
March 20, 1855, he applied for bounty land, at which time he was living in New Berlin, New York. He was allowed one hundred sixty acres of bounty land, on account of his Revolutionary War services, on warrant No.1902, under the Act of March 3, 1855.
In 1832, soldier's sister, Hannah Medbery, was of Chenango County, New York. She was born July 11, 1766, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
In 1832, Charles Medbery, was a Justice of the Peace, for Chenango County, New York, his age and relationship not shown.

In 1855, Perry Medbery and Lewis Brown were residents of New Berlin, New York, their ages and relationship to the family are not shown. There are no further family data.
For information in regard to the location of the land you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C., and furnish that official the number of the warrant, acreage and the date of the act.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name of person paid and possibly the death date of soldier, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, Washington, D. C., and cite the following data: "Barnabas Brown, Certificate No. 3908, issued September 5, 1836, rate $21.33 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Albany New York Agency".
Very truly yours
A. D. KILMER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Sons of the Revolution in the State of California
437 SOUTH HOPE STREET LOS ANGELES
Veterans Administration, Revolutionary Division, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly give me a copy of the pension record of Barnabas Brown (1762-1855), placed on the pension roll of New York for service as private, Massachusetts line. Born Rehoboth, Mass., died New Berlin, New York. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Mabel G. Richardson
Mrs. A. N. Richardson

INVALID.
Rev Y 29036
1940 Mar. 2. Hist. to Mrs. A. N. Richardson adm.
File No. 29,036
Barnabas Brown
Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index: — Vol. 9 , Page 58
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No. 13144
ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
Received Mar 24 th 1855
Barnabas Brown pr. Capt. Jos. Cole / mass Col. Jacobs / mil. Rev. War.
Warrant 1902 160 33
Hon. H. Bennett M.C. New Berlin N.Y.

1902
S
Metams
Plant, 32, 337,
Burton.

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.
PENSION OFFICE,
June, 7th
1855,
Sir:
The claim of Barnabas Brown, for bounty land under the act of the 3d of March, 1855, No. 130114, has been examined and suspended.
The revolutionary service of said Barnabas, the husband of the applicant , does not appear of record in this office.
The 3d section of said act requires a service of "FOURTEEN DAYS" to be established by "RECORD EVIDENCE."
Upon the production of such evidence of service, the claim of Mr. Brown, will be favorably considered.
Very respectfully,
L. P. WALDO, Commissioner.
Barnabas Brown Esq., Vestal Berlin, N. Y.

Tracy
In the 3 d of August 1836 there was sent to the department a certificate from the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts showing that the services of Barnabas Brown in the Revolutionary War appeared from record evidence in his office - And he has been since in the receipt of a pension for such services
Please refer to those papers, and I have no doubt you will find them abundantly sufficient to entitle him to Bounty land under the late act
Respectfully H Bennett secy
New Berlin Chautauqua Co N.Y. June 16 th 1835-
Hon L P Weld.

Capt. Cole Col. Searcy
Payments to be made at New York by the Presid. US Br. BK Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New York
Recorded by G. C. Steele Clerk, in Book D Vol. 5 page 155

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 7th June, 1832, Barnabas Brown of the State  of New York   who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army
is entitled to receive   Seventy   dollars and cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 2nd day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.
Secy of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. Edwards

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 25 th 1836.
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 Barnabas Brown is borne on "Pay Roll of Cap t Joseph Ciles Company in Col t Jacobs Reg t from the Massachusetts State now in the Service of the United States engaged for one year from the 1 st of Jany 1778 for the Wages granted by the Gen l Court of S d State including one day's Wages for every twenty miles returning home," - where he enlisted June 20 th and was allowed six months and twelve days. ms. D. 6112
John P. Bigelow Secretary.

Barnabas Bates
No 3908
Aug 26
J. S. Edwards
My Commissioner of Pensions City of Washington D.C.
PAID

New Berlin August 22 nd 1836 Chautauqua State NY
Sir
According to your Directions I have complied to your request and enclosed my Certificate for a pension and my Affidavit in my Plain Stile written with my own hand although it may not be according to common form I hope you can understand the substance contained And why Capt Richardson was dismissed I cannot say But I supposed and understood that the Ranks of the year men were so deficient in Numbers that it took all the enlistments of the six months so called men to fill their Ranks and it was an sary necessity for to keep such a full Number of Officers for Company when perhaps the ranks were not half filled I shall say no more I submit the same to you with my best wishes and Respect If you are satisfied you may send me a new Certificate or otherwise withhold it as seemeth Right from yours &c Barnabas Brown
P.S. I trust to you to do me Justice If a new certificate is issued B.B
To Genl Edward Commissioner of Pensions at City of Washington

Barnabas Brown
Aug 9
FREE
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions N.Y. at Washington

New Berlin Chenango County State of New York August 3 rd 1836
Sir I enclose you a certificate from the secretary of the State of Massachusetts which I have obtained setting forth the time of my services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war showing there are twelve days more due me in the than I laid in my claim it appears my enlistment was on the twentieth June and I served till January thus I have complied with your Request not so much through the object of gain as to support my credit from yours Respectfully J. Barnabas Brown
To J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions at city of Washington
A line from you as to the Result would be to me acceptable that I may not be put to any farther expense B B

3908
New York
Barnabas Brown
of Chenango in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Richardson of the Regt commanded by Col. Jacobs in the N. H. Capt. line for 6 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23rd day of Aug and Rev. N. H. New Britain
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $ 30. Semi-ann. allowance ending 1st Mch '33 10 $ 40
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Book D
Col. Stiles Clerk, Vol. 3. Page 156
2th N. H. State Enp force 9th-1836
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A Statement of Facts according to my best Recollection I Refer to the secretary. Certificate for date I enlisted on the 20 th June 1778 under Lieutenant Bullock in Capt Richardson Company Col. Jacob Reg t the first services commenced under the command of Lieut Bullock as a water guard in Boats of a part of Capt Richardson Company of whom Lieut Bullock had the command of about twenty men after some time I joined the company commanded by Capt Richardson in Col. Jacob Reg t under whose command I served I think until about the last of August or first of Sept r Capt Richardson and the commissioned officers of his company were dismissed and went home and the men put into Capt Cole's company whose Enlistments were for one year and under Capt Cole I served until discharged about 1 st January 1779 wherein my name is found on the pay Roll in said Cole's company It's a matter of Surprise to me If nothing is found in my claim of services in Capt Cole's company I employed a lawyer to draw my claim and put it in form and stated the circumstan- ce so sanguine have I been that in my first drafts of petition money in my order and power I was told it was necessary to state the name of my Capt & Col that I had the name of Capt Cole and Col. Jacob inserted on the back of my certificate If in my claim my services under Capt Cole is not mentioned It must have been it thinks a slip or by my attorney Judg d not necessary as my enlistment was under Capt Richardson These are in short are the facts written by my own hand Barnabas Brown

Memphis County, ss. On this 20th day of August 1836 personally appeared before me Barnabas Brown to me Well Known & Subscribed & swore to the truth in Affidavit
P. D. D. D. of the place

STATE OF NEW-YORK,
CHENANGO COUNTY } ss. Clerk's Office,
Walt. Austin Chas.
I, PEREZ RANDALL, Clerk of the county of Chenango, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, do hereby certify, that
Perez Randall Esquire
was on the 20th day of August 183 6 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity: And that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said
Justice
and verily believe the signature to the annexed Affidavit to be his proper hand writing.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said county, and subscribed my name this 20 day of August 183 6
P. Randall, Clerk
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