Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 3934, Benjamin A Brown, New Jersey Penn. Sea Service

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey Penn. Sea Service
Brown, Benjamin A. Rebecca
W 3934
CONTENTS

due to pay 4 Nov. 1836 -
New Jersey
29/5
Benjamin A. Brown Woodbridge in the State of N.J. who was a Prior In in the Com commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col Agden in the N Jersey for State Troops 4 mo + 6 days. Prior Dragoons 4 mo
Inscribed on the Roll of N Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 day of Jan 1833 and sent James A. Randolph Present
Arrears to the 4th of March 33 $ 6 07 1/2 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 4, 1833 1 8
$ 7 6 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by G. D. Bullock Clerk, Book 2 Vol. 3 Page 102

Re-entered Dec 30/48
282 New Jersey Rebecca Brown widow of Benj m A. Brown N. J. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Dragoon & Spies of Infy
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Dec r 1848. and sent to
Hanson Newton Woodbridge Middlesex Co. N. J.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 282 Vol. 4

No 222
Amended application of Benjamin A. Brown
Admitted
Private Dragoon 4 mo do Infantry 4 " 6 days
James P. Randolph J. Brumick N. J.

Benj m A. Brown 20222
Declaration
of Benjamin A. Brown in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7 th of June A D 1832
On this thirtieth day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court at a special term of the court of common pleas in & for the county of Middlesex held at New Brunswick Robert W. Chaney Thomas Hance Josiah Pore James Herrick William M. Manning & Jeremiah Potter Judges present Benjamin
A Brown a resident of the Township of Woodbridge in said county of Middlesex & State of New Jersey aged sixty nine years who being duly sworn in according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7 th of June 1832
He states that he is upward of sixty nine years of age & that his age was recorded in his father's family bible & that he was born in the Township of Woodbridge county & State aforesaid in May 1763 which place has been his residence since his birth until this time & that he entered into the service of the United States and served under the following officers. That he commenced his volunteer service before he was sixteen the age the militia were enrolled) under Col Matthias Agelee in an expedition to Staten Island commanded by Genl Sullivan on the 22 d of August he thinks in the year 1778 or 1779 in which expedition a Regiment of the enemy were surprised taken & brought of prisoners. That he served as a volunteer in town of three months under Capt Matthias Agelee who commanded a company of Militia & was stationed at

at Rahway in the Township of Springfield as a guard this town was served in the winter time & he thinks in the year 1778 and before he was sixteen years of age and that he served a tour of three months under Capt Christopher Marsh who commanded a small company of horse & was employed at between Amboy & Eliz. Town to patrol and guard the lines & that in the year 1780 your applicant went on to Philadelphia & shipped as one of the crew under Capt Thomas Moulton who commanded the ship called the Independence mounting twelve carriage guns with a crew of fifty two men and sailed on a cruise & captured a British Brig & sent her into port & the next year 1781 in the spring he shipped with Capt David Thompson at Phil l in the Brig Polly Ann mounting ten carriage guns & sailed on a cruise & captured a fine large Brig but she was retaken by the British Frigate & the Polly Ann was run on shore by said Frigate & he got back to Phil in the fall That your applicant served as a volunteer at two different times in two different detachments of continental troops and militia which marched to Eliz Town & that neighbourhood when the army of the enemy invaded that place in one of which towns he served under Col Fadinghausen in the other under the brave Capt Nathaniel P. Randolph & was with him under his command when he received his mortal wound of which he shortly died

That he was taken prisoner by a party of the British from Staten Island near Rahway & was paroled & that he was wounded with a buckshot in the leg in a battle near Eliz. Town
That he served on various short tours of duty not above enumerated feeling a strong patriotic zeal for his country's cause he commenced his volun- -teered services very young & continued throughout the revolutionary war to aid the same by his personal service for principal part of that time & can say that he was more than two years in the service of his country & that he did not serve as a substitute for any one as far as he now recollects.
You applicant further states that he has no discharges (for service) from any of his tours of service nor has he any documentary evidence and that he relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year of aforesaid Robert McHenry
Benj. H. Brown
We James Aaron Halsey and William M. Hanning residing in the Township of Piscataway in the County of Middlesex hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Benjamin H. Brown who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be sixty nine years of age, that he is reputed and known in the neigh- -borhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolu- -tion and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Charles Potter
William M. Hanning Aaron Halsey

And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states, and the court further certifies that it appears to them that William M. Manning Jas. M. Manser - who have signed the preceding certificate are both credible persons and that their statement is entitled to full credit
Robert McChesney
Thos. Hance
H. Ford
Isaac Potts
I N. Boorman clerk of the court of common pleas of the county of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Benjamin A. Brown for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this Thirtieth day of October A.D. 1832
N. Boorman clerk

State of New Jersey Middlesex County } Personally came before me Ichabod Potter one of the judges of the court of com- -mon pleas in and for the County of Middlesex Randolph Clarkson and being duly sworn according to Law saith that he has been well acquainted with Benjamin A. Brown from the commencement of the Revolutionary war until this time & that he was born in that part of the Township of Woodbridge called Rahway near the time of the Revolution that he was during said war generally out as a volunteer in the militia and otherwise in service of his country he then being a very patriotic active young man zealous in his country's cause. That he has seen him doing duty in the light horse in a company com- -manded by Cap t Christopher Marsh in the time of the war & that he has frequently seen him out in the militia service in the war at different places & under different officers & that this deponent knows that Capt Matthew Baker commanded a company of militia which was in actual service stationed at Rahway in the time of said war & he understood that Brown served in his company
Sworn to & subscribed before me
Randolph Clarkson
Ichabod Potter

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Personally came before me Ichabod Potter and of the substance of the court of common pleas in & for said County of Middlesex John Crowell and being duly sworn according to law on his oath did depose and say that he is & has been well acquainted with Benjamin A Brown since he was a boy he living in neighbourhood and nearly of an age & resident in the Township of Woodbridge & that during the Revolutionary war said Brown was a very zeal- ous & spirited active man in the service of his country and was out in service a considerable part of said war but cannot specify particular periods - and he was informed and it was the general impression & belief at the time in the neighbourhood that said Brown went two excursions to sea as one of the hands in armed vessels commissioned to cruise against the enemy
John Crowell
Sworn and subscribed before me } the 3 day of September AD 1832 }
Ichabod Potter.
I do hereby certify that Randolph Clarkson and John Crowell are aged infirm men & could not attend the county court to give their testimony & were previously sworn before me & I do further certify that they are both credible respectable Men
Ichabod Potter

State of New Jersey Middlesex County  Before me Deborah Potter one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Benjamin Le Brown the declaration named and described in the annexed proceed- ings of the Court of common pleas for the County of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey & being duly sworn on his oath saith that he entered the service of the U States in the Militia of New Jersey as a private volunteer under Col Matthias Lequin in an expedition under the command of Genl Sullivan to Staten Island in this tour of service he was in service six Days the time was in August & he thinks in the year 1778 or 1779 & that he served a tour of three Months a volunteer in the year 1778 in the winter season as private under Capt Matthias Baker in a company of Militia stationed at Rahway in the County of Middlesex to guard the lines shortly after this service he was taken a prisoner by a party of the enemy from Staten Island & paroled remained afterwards regained a few days when under parole more than three months That he served as a volunteer in a Company of Horse under Capt Christopher Marsh as a private in the winter of 1780 & that said company were employed on the lines between Amboy & Rahway That he shipped in the spring of the year 1780 as a private mariner & one of the crew under Capt Thomas Newton sailed on a cruise & captured a British Brig & was six Months in service in this cruise & the spring following 1781 he shipped under Capt David Thom- pson in the Brig Polly Lar of ten carriage guns & sailed from Philadelphia on a cruise & captured an English Brig in this service he served as a private mariner for term of six Months returning home in the fall met the army going to York Town against Cornwallis Capt Hueston commanded the ships casted the Independence & mounted twelve carriage guns & that in 1779 (as he believes) as to the time when he served a tour of one Month being a second tour under Capt C. Marsh company of horse & mounted & Elizabeth Town & was in a battle at that place fought with the enemy Col Frelinghuysen was in command at this battle

and that he served a term of one month under Capt. Nathaniel H. Randolph he thinks in the fall of the year 1781 when they marched to Eliz. Town & was in the great battle fought at that place or near it being the time when Mr. Caldwell was killed & when Capt. Randolph was mortally wounded & this depo- -nant stood alongside of him when he received his wound they being within twenty yards of the enemy at the time and this deponent further saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below to wit to wit for six days under Col. Ogden as a volunteer for three months under Capt. Baker & was three months a prisoner under parole for three months as a private under Capt. C. Marsh company of horse for a term of six months under Capt. Thornton as a mariner & for six months under Capt. Thompson as a mariner for one month under Capt. C. Marsh as a private horseman for one month as a volunteer under Capt. H. Randolph And for the foregoing service he claims a pension Subscribed & sworn before me the 20 th day of June 1833 {
Benj. H. Brown
Ichabod Potter
The above said M. C. Brown states to me that as he was not a member of any religious congregation he felt a delicacy in calling on a Clergyman to certify to his reputation as a Revolutionary character & but which was done by Rev. Mr. Manning one of the Judges of our court and Aaron Hopper one of the elders of the Presbytery of N. Brunswick both men of good standing and respectability & that he does sustain that character & also that of a man of veracity & honesty I can certify
Ichabod Potter
State of New Jersey
Middletown County ss I Nicholas Booracum Clerk

of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Middlesex of presence do certify that Richard Potter before whom the foregoing Supplemental Declaration and depositions were taken were at the time and now is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signature Richard Potter subscribed thereto is his proper signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office This 22 nd day of June AD 1833
J. Morrill Clerk

State of New Jersey Middlesex County } ss-
On this Sixth — day of December one Thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace in and for said County of Middlesex, Rebecca — Brown a resident of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex, aged Seventy two — years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7 th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows". That she is the widow of Benjamin A Brown who was was a Private of Infantry & Cavalry in the line of the revolutionary Being unable to specify the service performed by her late husband, she refers to the evidence furnished by him, on which his pension was granted; — She further declares that she was married to the said Benjamin A. Brown, on

on the 29 th of November last one thousand seven hundred and ninety by the Rev. Agd Poo Presbyterian Minister of Woodbridge and That her husband, the aforesaid Benjamin A. Brown died on the fourth day of January . . . . . one thousand, eight hundred and thirty eight. ; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz. at the time above stated.
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me.
Rebecca Brown
Richard Potter
I Richard Potter justice of the peace do Certify that Rebecca Brown by whom the foregoing declaration was made, cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the County Court.
Richard Potter

State of New Jersey & } Middlesex County } p
Personally came before me Ichabod Potter one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County Philip Brown being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is now upwards of Seventy years of age & that he has been intimately acquainted with Benjamin a Brown from his youth until his death he being a near neighbour & that he said M c Brown was married to Rebecca Wright now R. Brown & his widow about the year Twenty hundred and Ninety that they lived together as man & wife & were reputed to sustain that relation by all the neighbourhood & that Ph. Brown yet maintains his widow not having been married since her husband's death as he understands & only believes subscribed & sworn before me the 6 th day of December A D 1838 Philip Brown Senior
Ichabod Potter

I, Schabod Potter a justice of the peace do hereby certify that Philip Brown the within named disponent is a man of good repute for veracity & that full credence may be given to his evidence December 6 1838
Schabod Potter
State of New Jersey
Mid-aleg county ss. I Nicholas Voorhies clerk of the county of Mid-aleg do hereby certify that Schabod Potter Esquire before whom the annexed declaration of Philip Brown and the annexed declaration of Philip Brown Senior was made I further certify that the said declaration was made on the eighth day of December A.D. 1838 a justice of the peace in and for said county of Mid-aleg duly commissioned and sworn that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Philip and believe his signature to the annexed declaration official and authentic as genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said county the thirteenth day of December A.D. 1838
N Voorhies Clerk

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County } ss
Personally came before me Ichabod Potter one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County James Bloomfield & being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he is now upwards of seventy seven years of age & is a Pensioner of the U. States under the Law of the 7th June 1832. That he was well acquainted with Benjamin Brown who was also a Pensioner in S. law & that he was acquainted with him when he was a young man in the time of the Revolutionary war & has seen him in Brown out in the Militia service in S. war before he was married to Rebecca Wright now Rebecca Brown & widow of said Benjamin B. Brown & that they were married a few years after the Revolutionary war was closed by the peace of 1783 but this deponent was not present to see the wedding ceremony performed but he well knows that they lived together as husband & wife from the time of their marriage until his death & that it is reputed by all the neighbours that they were lawfully married & of which fact this deponent has no kind of doubt.
Subscribed & sworn before me the 12 th day of December 1838
James Bloomfield
Ichabod Potter

I Richard Potter a justice of peace do hereby certify that the within deponent James Bloomsfield is a credible man & that full credit may be given to his testimony The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand Woodbridge December 3 rd 1838
Richard Potter

This may certify, that I have fre- quently been applied to for the records of marriages solemnized by the Rev. Mr. Rose D.D. who was for more than fifty years Pastor of this Church & that I have made diligent inquiry in regard to said records & am fully satisfied they are not to be found - Woodbridge Dec. 10 th 1838. Attest. Wm B. Barton Clerk of the Pres. Church of Woodbridge N.J.

3632 XXXXXX
ad 43 8619 ad 44 576
Rebecca Brown
N. J.
del. 7 July 38
no. before 94
d 4 Jany 38
admd
4 no. 680 Dragoon
4 - from p. 9
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from Jany 38
Also ad 43 144
3066
Geo. C. Thomas Esq.
Present

670 Declaration of Rebecca Brown widow of Benjamin A Brown a pensioner.
Geo. Thomas, of Washington City Attorney for Rebecca Brown.
Jan 17. 1846
Act July 4. 1836

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 th of July 1836 State of New Jersey } ss Middlesex County }
On this sixteenth day of December A.D. 1845 personally appeared before me Ichabod Potter one of the justices of the peace in & for the said county of Middlesex Rebecca Brown a resident of Woodbridge in said county and State of New Jersey aged seventy nine years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 4 th 1836, That she is the widow of Benjamin A Brown who was a private in the Infantry Cavalry in the Revolutionary war and was a pensioner of the United States his pension certificate being dated at the War office 26 th of June 1833
She further declared that she was married to the said Benjamin A Brown on the twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty that  that that her husband the said Benjamin A Brown died on the fourth day of January 1838 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and and subscribed } on the day and year first herein } mentioned before me }
Ichabod Potter justice of the peace
Rebecca Brown
I certify that the above named deponent is a person of good character for truth and veracity & that she cannot in consequence of bodily infirmity attend in open court to make her declaration
Ichabod Potter

Personally appeared before me Ichabod Potter a justice of the peace in & for said County of Middlesex Philip Brown who being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that he has lived a neighbour to the within named Benjamin Brown & that he heard of his marriage to Rebecca Wright at the time when it took place & that they lived together as husband & wife until his death & that they had a family of children a number of whom are married that no person in the neighbourhood has a confident entertained the least doubt about the marriage of the aforesaid parties. The said Rebecca has remained a widow since her husband's death. Sworn & subscribed before me Philip Brown
on the 16 day of December 1845
Ichabod Potter justice of the peace
Middlesex County ss George Brown appeared before me Ichabod Potter justice of the peace & being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith that the marriage of Benjamin Brown & Rebecca Wright is entered a family book in the hand writing of the said B. Brown and the births of their children all but the two last are entered in said book also in the hand writing as follows to wit
Benjamin Brown & Rebecca Wright Nov 29 1790 Rebecca Brown born July 25 1791 Emma Brown born December 19 th 1792 Salomon Brown born Feb 22 1795 Olivia Brown born Sep 7 th 1797 Warren Brown born Jan 5 1800 Rebecca Brown born Jan 5 - 1803 George Brown born March 22 1805 John Brown born Oct 22 - 1809
Sworn & subscribed before me

not over the 16 th of December 1845
Seba Potter
George Brown
To be known certificate of herewith as recorded in the Pension office in Book & Vol 3 page 102 by E. D. Southwick Clerk N 9915
State of New Jersey
I Charles G. McChesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Seba Potter Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration & affidavits were made and taken, was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex, duly appointed, commissioned & sworn. That full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestation, and that the signature thereof is in the proper handwriting of the said Seba Potter.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this twenty third day of December A. D. One Thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Charles G. McChesney Secy of State

To the Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
Enclosed I send you the Declaration of Rebecca Brown and Margaret Codrington in order to their obtaining the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2 nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. Both of these persons have known pensions under the acts of 1843 & 44 Please send the certificates to me, as agent at Woodbridge Middlesex County New Jersey.
Very Respectfully
Yours, etc. etc.
Hanson Stewart

M. W. Brown
Payments to be made at Trenton by Pres. of First Bank & Co. Compa Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of
New Jersey Nov 13 1854
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 102 by E. D. Bullock Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Benjamin A Brown of the State of New Jersey who was a Private of Infantry and Cavalry during the Revolutionary War is entitled to receive Thirty dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 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 26 day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty- Three
John B. M c Lean Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned. }
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. _____
3934
Rebecca Brown
Wid.
Benj n A. Brown
Part. Rev. War
Act: _____
Feb. 2 nd 18
Index:—Vol. _____
A
Page _____
82
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Rahway N.J. March 12 th 1839
Sir, By request of Mrs Rebecca Brown, widow of Benjamin A Brown dec d I send two leaves taken from a volume of Fordyce's Sermons, on which a family record has been kept. — A letter from you to the Hon ble G.D. Walk r states this to be necessary in proof of her claim to a pension.
I am very respectfully
J. L. Edwards Esq r Commissioner of Pensions Washington City. Yours Most ob t Serv t Rob t Lee

State of New Jersey Middlesex County
Personally came before me Ichabod Potter one of the Justices of the peace in & for said County George Brown and being duly sworn according to law on his oath saith in an ancient book (now produced & exhibited before me), in which is recorded the births of all all the children of his father Benjamin A. Brown deceased in which record the marriage between his father and Rebecca Wright now his widow is recorded to having been solemnized on the twenty ninth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred & thirty which record is in the hand writing of his father the said Benjamin A. Brown Subscribed & sworn before me the 21 day of January A.D. 1839
George Brown
Ichabod Potter Justice of Peace
I do hereby certify that the above named George Brown is a credible person & that full credence may be given to his testimony
Ichabod Potter Justice of Peace

Given a certificate Rebecca Brown
N. J.
Act July 38 Joint resolution D 30. to 4 Jan 38. when her present pension commenced
Geo. B. Thomas Esq. Present

Washington D.C. 19 May 1846
Dear Dr Edwards Comm d of Pensions:
Sir:
I have rec d the pension certificate of Rebecca Brown widow of Benj A Brown of New Jersey.
I find this certificate only entitles the widow to draw a pension from 4 th Jan y , 1838, the day of the death of her husband.
As Mrs Brown's declaration has been on file some six or seven years I think there must have been an oversight of this fact in making out the certificate. A new declaration & necessary proofs were recently (within a year) procured by me & upon these the certificate was finally issued.

Wished.
I but perfected a case which had long lain dormant for want of proof &c.
The whole of which is very neatly Submitted by Your Ob t Serv t
George C. Thomas Atty for Mrs Brown

Milton Bantle
Pension Office Oct 21 1836
Sir
In order for your approval, the voucher of B. Atkinson a pensioner under Act June 7 1832, who has not applied for his pension for more than one year;
Upon receiving your direction authorizing the payment the stipend shall be paid him.
I remain very respectfully,
Your Obedient
P Dickenson Pres for W. P. Huns,

Nutrowy December 17 th 1845
Mr G. C. Thomas
sir we have at made a Declaration at least but without as good testimony as I could wish The Parish Register of the Rev Mr Roe can not be found and as there is not a person living that witnesses the marriage ceremony of my father and mother we had then for the record the to the family Record which is contained Dr Forde's Sermons. A copy of which you will find with Declaration if you should require the book you will please to inform me how it can be sent
I am yours With Respect
George C Thomas
Warren Brown

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the second of February 1848, entitled an act, making further provision for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution.
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County ss }
On this 8th day of September 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county aforesaid, Rebecca Brown, a resident of the township of Woodbridge in said county, aged eighty two years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision, made by the act of Congress, passed on the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the war of the Revolution. That she is the widow of Benjamin A. Brown who was a private in the war of the Revolution and served in the New Jersey line and that she received thirty & 66 2/3 Dollars per annum under the act of June 17 th 1824. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Rebecca Brown
Sworn to and subscribed the } the } day and year above written } before me, Alanson Newton. Judge.

I certify that the aforementioned declarant, is personally known to me.
Hanson Newton Judge S.D.
State of New Jersey, Middlesex County, ss. I, Michael Woodruff Clerk of the County of Middlesex and of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County, do hereby certify that Hanson Newton Esquire before whom the foregoing declaration of Rebecca Brown was made, was at the time of the making said declaration a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the said County duly commissioned and sworn & that his signature above is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 12 th day of September A.D. 1848 Woodruff Clerk

Encl. Jan 31.
29
Rebecca Brown
Shepherd
St Edwards
Conny of Penton
St. Michael's
J. D. Wall Senate U.S.

Sir
I have the honor to enclose an affidavit of the marriage of Rebecca Brown, widow of Benjamin Ad Brown. sent to me by Robt Lee, Esq. Please to add it to the other papers touching her application for Pensions and let me know the result.
Yours very respectfully
Garret B Wall
Jan 29 1839
J L Edwards, Clerk of Benjamin

Woodbridge Post Office County of Middlesex State of New Jersey June 15 th 1877
Dear Sir
Mr Geo Brown I understand is descendant of Rebecca Brown. widow of Benjamin A Brown, His address is Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. New Jersey Should you wish. you may send the book to me and I will see that he gets it. He does not come to the office very often.
Very Respect M A Brown PM

Family Record
Rebecca Brown her book born January 3- 1803.
Geo. Brown born Mar 21. 1805.
Emma born 1786.
Juliana " 1795.
Olena " 1797
Warren " 1800
Ben & Married Rebecca
Wright Nov 29 1790.

B. L. Dir N. B. C.
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. June 9 th 1877.
Dear Sir
Please furnish this Office with the names and P. O. address of some of the descendants of Rebecca Brown Widow of Benjamin A. Brown, a Private in Reg. War. Application for Colored Troops. Application for pension was made by the Widow in 1888. She was then 72 years of age. The children's names are: Cornelia, Oliver, Juliana, Warren, Rebecca, Geo, Jane & wife, Rebecca . A Book of Sermons, containing the family record was filed in evidence. It is now desired to return this Book to the family who formerly resided in your town. Please return this letter with your reply.
To the Post Master Woodbridge Middlesex Co. N.J.
Very respectfully J. A. Beatty Commissioner

Affidavits shewing that Benj a Brown & Rebecca his wife were married prior to 1794.

State of New Jersey
I Charles G. M c Chesney Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify that Ichabod Potter Esq: before whom the within Certificate and affidavit were made and taken was at the time of the doing thereof a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Middlesex duly appointed Commissioned and sworn, that full faith and credit are to be given to his official attestations, and that the signatures thereto are in the proper handwriting of the said Ichabod Potter. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Trenton in said State this seventh day of May A.D. One Thousand eight hundred and forty six.
Charles G. M c Chesney Secy of State

George Brown of the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex in State of New Jersey does hereby certify that he is now in the seventy seventh year of his age that he was born in said Township and has always resided there except when he was learning a trade a few years at Elizabeth Town and that he was intimately acquainted with Benjamin A Brown deceased late of said Township & that he is well satisfied that said Benjamin A Brown was married to Rebecca Wright before the year of one thousand seven hundred and ninety four and that he the said George Brown says that the reasons for believing that they the said B. A. Brown & Rebecca Wright were married before the year 1794 are that I myself was married on the 27 th of October 1792 and from my intimacy with Benjamin A Brown can say with confidence that he the said B. A. Brown was married some time before I was married and I am fully satisfied that Cornelia Brown eldest daughter of said Benjamin is older than my oldest son John J. Brown who was born in August 1793
George Brown Signed in presence of Ichabod Potter the 20 th of April 1846
I do hereby certify that the above named George Brown is a respectable man & to whose declarations full faith and credit may be given witness my hand the 20 th of April 1846
Ichabod Potter Justice of the peace

Middlesex County ss } State of New Jersey }
Personally appeared before me Ichabod Potter a justice of the peace in Spencer County William Brown who being fifty sworn according to law says that he William Brown aforesaid went to school with Cornelia Brown daughter of Benjamin A Brown and Rebecca his wife about the year nineteen hundred and ninety nine or two hundred and ninety seven and that the said Cornelia must have been at that time five or six years of age and I formed this opinion from the circumstance of being born in sight of the residence of said B. A Brown & having been acquainted with the said Cornelia Brown since he went to school with her this deponent at the age having resided in the neighborhood, he now being fifty seven years of age
Sworn & subscribed before me the 20 th of April 1846
Wm Brown
Ichabod Potter justice of the peace
The said justice do hereby certify that the above named William Brown is a man of veracity & truth & that full credence may be given to his testimony Witness my hand the 20 th of April 1846
Ichabod Potter J. P.

File No. 3.984
Rebecca Brown aged Widow of Benjamin Brown Pvt Res. War.
Receipt for Bible &c filed Oct 2. 1877.
Emma clk

A. L. Dir N.B.E.
File No. 3.934
Department of the Interior. PENSION OFFICE.
Washington, D.C. June 19. 1877.
Dear Sir
The book which was sent to this Office in 1838. to be filed in evidence in the case of Mrs Rebecca Brown who made application for pension about that time is herewith transmitted to you at your request to be delivered to Mr Geo. Brown.
Please see that he acknowledges the receipt of the book on the back of this letter and return it to this Office in the enclosed envelope.
To the Post Master Woodbridge Middlesex Co N.Y.
Very respectfully
J. A. Butler Commissioner per Gov

Woodbridge N.J. Sept 28 th 1877
Received the enclosed book as described in the letter on the other side.
George Brown
File No. 3982
Rebecca Brown
and Widow of
Benjamin Brown
Pat. Rev. War.
Receipt for Bill re
filed Oct 2. 1872
Same up

New Jersey 7740
Elizabeth Mount Pleasant 23rd Jan'y 48
Rebecca Brown widow of Henry A. Brown who was a Dragoon & Pte of Inf'y in the Pennsylvania
husband died 16th Jan'y 1838.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 30 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th day of May 1846 and sent to
Geo. A. Thomas, Esq. Pens d
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book Vol. 2
Page
93
by the June 1844

10.011
New Jersey
Rebecca Brown,
Widow of Henry A. Brown who was a pensioner under the Act of 1831 and who died on the 4th Jan'y, 1838 of Middlesex in the State of New Jersey who was a Dragoon in the Company commanded by Captain [unintelligible] of the Reg't commanded by [unintelligible] in the Revolution time for 4 mos. 6 days Dragoon 4 " " " " " " " " " "
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 30 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March 1836 Jan'y, 1838 the day of his death,
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of May, 1836 and sent to H. Thomas Esq. Present
Total amount $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Th. Kump Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 Page 191
Reference No 486
May 22 1846
New Certificate us? for arrears of pension from 4th March 1836 to the 10th Jan'y 1838 under the Joint Reso. of 23 27 Jan'y 1845 and sent to H. Thomas Esq. Present

N. Jersey Rebecca Brown
let. to Hon. G. D. Wall 5. Jan. 1839 to same 14. Feb. — 1839 to Robert Lee 7. Aug. 1839 to Geo. C. Thomas March 3. 46 to Do — " 24. "
Act. July 7. 1838