Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,026, John Brisban, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Brisban John
S 40,026
CONTENTS

paper copy for Col. Watson 17 Apr. 1832
Notification sent to H. R. Shunk Esq. 22 nd Sept 1820, Harrisburg Pa.
Pennsylvania Roll.
1808
John Brisban, Col Wood Captain
1777-1781 War In the army of the United States during the Revolution.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of June 1818 and sent to Francis R. Shunk, Harrisburg, Penn.
Arrears to 4 th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-annual ending
4 months 29/30. $99.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued
1777 War Rev.

John Bisban
1808
ipd. June 1818
E

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dauphin County
On this 26th day of June A.D. 1820 personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County aforesaid, being a Court of record John Brisbane, aged about 71 years, resident in the said County of Dauphin, who being first duly affirmed according to law doth on his Affirmation declare that he served in the revolutionary War as follows to wit. He entered the service as Captain early in the year 1776, in the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment commanded by Col. St. Clair, as appears by his declaration dated the 6th day of April A.D. 1818 made for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed the 18th day of March A.D. 1818 under which Act he has received a certificate of pension from the War Office dated the 30th day of June A.D. 1818, which certificate is numbered 1808 by which he has received $20 per Month.
And the said John Brisbane do solemnly affirm that he was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that he has not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the 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," passed the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
I have no property, real personal or mixed, I live with my youngest daughter. My Wife died many years ago. I am unable to support myself. I receive from my native State to wit Pennsylvania, Seventy five dollars a year. It may be not be unnecessary to mention that I was a Wagon Master in the Revolutionary War, and have a very considerable claim against the United States, which is long since barred by the Statute of Limitations.
Aff d & subscribed in Open Court June 26th 1820
signed — John Brisbane
John Macchesney Pro tem
Dauphin County
I, John Macchesney Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of the said Court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Harrisburg the 14th day of July A.D. 1820
John Macchesney
Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County

Dauphin County State of Pennsylvania ss.
Be it remembered that on the sixth day of April A. D. One thousand eight hundred and eighteen before me George Whitkill one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally appeared John Brisban of the said County and a resident Citizen of the United States and being duly sworn according to law did depose and say that he entered into the Army of the United Colonies raised for the defence of American Liberty and for repelling every invasion thereof And was duly Commissioned a captain of a company in the month of March 1776 - That he raised a company entered the public service for one year at Philadelphia and marched his company under the Command of Col. Arthur St. Clair (who commanded the regiment to which he was attached) into Canada That in that Campaign at the Battle of the Three Rivers in June 1776 when on duty as captain, fighting in defence of his Country, he received a wound in his left leg which has afflicted him through life and now in the winter of old age cast him a charge upon his relatives
That in the Year 1777 his commission was renewed for the time of the war, that he again recruited a company and entered the service as captain in Col. Wood's Regiment of Genl. Conways Brigade
But that in the fall of the same year being unable from the state of his wound to do field duty he obtained a furlough and returned to his family - That his wound continued to disable him to perform active service, but he retained his commission and was placed in the waggon master and foraging department in which service he continued until the close of the war.
That since the war he put into the hands of John W. Kittera Esq. then a representative in the Congress of the United States from the County of Lancaster in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania his Commission as also his claim for back rations arrearages justly due to him from the United States, for the purpose of having the same adjusted, - That Mr Kittera died shortly afterwards, in consequence of which his commission was lost or mislaid -
That he served in the army of the said United Colonies afterwards the United States of America from and after the month of March 1776 until the end of the war as above stated - That he is near ninety years of age and from his reduced circumstances needs the assistance of his Country for support And That he hath no pension heretofore allowed him by the laws of the United States to his knowledge and if any such exists he doth hereby fully and entirely release the same to the United States. John Brisban Sworn and subscribed before me the 6th day of April A. D. 1818.
Geo Whitkill

Dauphin County State of Pennsylvania ss.
I. George Whitehead One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the Said County of Dauphin do hereby Certify that it Satisfactorily appears to me that John Brubaker now residing in the Said County of Dauphin served in the revolutionary war against the Common enemy as set forth in the foregoing petition deposition, which together with the Certificate of Genl. St. Clair I respectfully transmit to the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
Geo Whitehead

Pennsylvania, ss.
In the Name and by the Authority of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA,
OF THE SAID COMMONWEALTH,
To all to whom these presents shall come, Sends Greeting:
Know ye, That George Whitehill, Esquire,
whose name is subscribed to the instrument of writing hereunto annexed was at the time of subscribing the same an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Dauphin
in the said Commonwealth, duly appointed and commissioned. And full faith and credit is and ought to be given to his official acts accordingly
Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Harrisburg, this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and of the Commonwealth the forty second.
By the Governor.
James Trimble Deputy Secy

Rev.&1812 Wars Section
January 9, 1928
Miss Beessie W. Rutherford 2677 Adams Mill road, Apt. 48 Washington, D. C.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 40026 it appears that John Brisban, while a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was commissioned Captain in March 1776, of Colonel Arthur St. Clair's Pennsylvania Regiment and was in the battle of Three Rivers, Canada where he received a wound in the left leg; in 1777 raised a company and joined Colonel Wood's Pennsylvania Regiment, but in the fall of same year, due to the condition of above named wound, was unable to perform active field service and was placed in the Forage Department as Captain and wagon master and served to the close of the Revolution.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818 while a resident of Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, then living with Samuel Rutherford.
In 1820 he stated that he was aged about ninety-one

years, that his wife died "many years ago" and that he was living with his youngest daughter, names of wife and daughter not given.
The Bureau is unable to furnish the history of a soldier of the Revolution unless a claim for pension or bounty land has been made on account of his services, and a careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of a John Rutherford as described by you.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

40 026
Rev INVALID.
File No. 40,026
John Bricken Capt Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1919 Aug. 29. History to Mrs. Roberts Rowlee f. 1928 Jan. 9. Hist. to Miss Resie H. Rutherford mrs. 1940 Mar. 5. Hist. to Mr. Wm. C. Bricken mrs.

James Wallace Tyr. Member of Congress. City of Washington

Harrisburg April 6th 1818.
James Wallace Esqr.
Sir. In compliance with the request of Captain Brisbane I enclose to you his deposition relative to his claim on the United States for a pension, under the late act of Congress - Your attention to this business will oblige one of the surviving officers of the revolutionary Army.
You may perhaps recollect Captain Brisbane, his claim was submitted to the Legislature of this Commonwealth at Lancaster when you held a seat in that body - he resides now in Swatara township with Samuel Rutherford
Very respectfully
Your humble Servant Francis R. Shunk Esq.

Apr. 13. 1885
The Honorable

By Arthur St. Clair late a Major General in the Armies of the united States —
This shall certify to all Persons who shall see the same that John Brisken, then of Lancaster — County, was in the beginning of the Year 1776 appointed a Captain in the service of the united States in the Regiment raised and commanded by me when a Colonel — That he did raise and march to the Rendezvous of the Regiment a very good Company — marched into Canada with the same and returned thence to Albany where in the latter end of the same Year all the Pennsylvanian Regiments then in the northern Department were re-inlisted to serve during the War, the Regiment I had commanded being one of them, and with it, in the month of November in the same Year. When I quitted that Department to join Genl. Washington in New Jersey, I left Captain Brisken
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand at Lancaster the 13 day of March 1807
A. St. Clair

To Managers Penna Dept. Washington 2 d-stamp enclosed
Gentlemen:
In making out Historical papers we are hunting all possible data concerning one Capt. John Brisbin (Brisbane) an officer in both Colonial & Revolutionary wars
He is listed in Penna Archives
Vol. 2 Page 798
as follows John Brisbin Cpt, per act 24 th March 1818 Penna. Line
(Pa. Pensioners)
Kindly give all items on his application papers, place of birth, names of parents &c. &c. etc.

If there is any charge for this service advise me and I will remit amount
An early answer requested as I have much to finish before Sep.
Addres Mrs. Roberts Louie 235 S. 15 th St. Philadelphia
Aug 23 rd 1819
For Wm. H. Hough (Genealogist) Historical Society of Penn 13 th & Chest St.

2633 Adams Mill Road. Washington DC June 22 1927
United States Pension Comm. Pension Office. D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am desirous to go into the 1812 chapter and would like to obtain information on one Captain John Rinsback only , born Dec 25 1730 died Mch 13 1822. also Captain John Rutherford, born Feb 16 1737 died Oct 1-1804. not as described. I treated this only as Rev. on account of age
Do you have any record of service from 1784 to 1815, in any capacity that either one of the above parties rendered.
Thanking you for any information that you may be able to give me, and enclosing self addressed envelope. I am
Very truly Bessie M. Rutherford.

William L Brisbane 114 Susquehanna Rd Abington, Pa
Personal request - Feb 29 - 1940.
John Brisbane - S. 40 026 John Brisbane - R. 1216

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Brishan , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( original ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. File 40,026
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Mich. 1776 Captain Arthur St. Clair Penn.   June 1776 wounded in left leg at Battle of Three Rivers   November 1777 Captain Col. Wood   Fall 1777.   On account of wound Major Master in Forage Dept.   and continued until the end of the war.  
Battles engaged in, Three Rivers, Brandywine, where he was wounded in the left leg. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lancaster Co. Penn. Date of application for pension, Apr. 6, 1818. His claim was allowed. Residence at date of application, { Susquehanna Twp. Dauphin Co. Penn. with Samuel Rutherford. Age at date of application, nearly ninety years.
See letter to J. R. Shunk.
Remarks: in 1820 he stated that he was "about 91 years of age" that his wife died many years ago" and he resided with his youngest daughter - but did not give names of wife and daughter.
Respectfully,
(Sub of death not shown)
Commissioner.

701.1. 296. 300 - 363 - 366. June 1759 701.22 p. 927 - 49 - 99 - 912 - 919 - 934. 11. 116 - 117. 921. 922. ✓ Above p. 927 - Col. mnd. Mch. 77 Above p. 49 - Mch. 10. ch. Oct. 75 Above p. 99 - Recent Mch. 2 Mch. 76 Above p. 912 - 3A Dec. 77 Above p. 919 - Oct. 77 Oct. 77 Above p. 934 - 3A Dec. 77 Above p. 11 - ? Oct. 76 Above p. 116 - ? Oct. 76 Above p. 117 - ? Oct. 76 Above p. 921 - ? Oct. 76 Above p. 922 - ? Oct. 76 
701. IV p. 314 - 524.
701. III p. 486.
701. VIII p. 64 - 626.
701. III p. 314 - 541 - 592 - 612 - 626.
1820 91  1729 249  1753

March 5, 1940
BA-J/MCS
John Brisban, S.40026 John Brisban, R.1216
Mr. William C. Brisbin 114 Susquehanna Road Abington, Pennsylvania
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request of February 29, 1940, for information relative to John Brisban, S.40026, and John Brisban, R.1216, who rendered service during the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension, S.40026, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Brisban.
John Brisban was born in Pennsylvania. The date of his birth, the exact place of birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, John Brisban was commissioned captain in March, 1776, of Colonel Arthur St. Clair's Pennsylvania regiment and was in the battle of Three Rivers, Canada, where he received a wound in the left leg; in 1777, he raised a company and joined Colonel Wood's Pennsylvania regiment but in the fall of same year, due to the condition of above named wound, was unable to perform active field service and was placed in the forage department as captain and wagon master and served until the close of the Revolution.
John Brisban was allowed pension on his application executed April 6, 1818, while a resident of Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
John Brisban stated in 1820 that he was receiving $75 a year from the state of Pennsylvania.
John Brisban stated in 1820 that he was then aged about ninety one years, that his wife had died many years before and that he was living with his youngest daughter but he did not give name of wife and daughter. The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to

the family of John Brisban.
If you wish to obtain the date of last payment of pension of John Brisban, the name and address of the person paid and possibly the date of death of John Brisban, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., giving the following data:
John Brisban Certificate 1808, issued June 30, 1818, rate $20 per month, commenced April 6, 1818, Act of March 18, 1818, Pennsylvania Agency.
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John Brisban, R.1216
The data which follow were taken from papers on file in the pension claim, R. 1216, based on the Revolutionary War service of John Brisban.
The date and place of birth of John Brisban are not shown.
About the first of November, 1779, by order of General James Bailey, wagon master, John Brisban drove a team of four horses to General Washington's army which was then at Morristown, New Jersey, and he "continued to do duty in the service of the United States until about the 20th of December following when he was discharged and returned home." He was paid for his services by the wagon master, John Brisban, (who was his father probably). About the first of June, 1780, John Brisban was called upon by General James Bailey, wagon master general of the militia of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on a commissioner granted for the purpose, "to raise fifteen teams by press" for the use of the French army; about the first of July, 1780, he started from Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with fifteen wagons loaded with ammunition and provisions, went to Philadelphia, from there was ordered to proceed with ten wagons to Trenton, from there to the army at Kingsbridge and from there he returned to Philadelphia and late in November or early in December of that year John Brisban discharged his teams and performed no more active duty.
started

John Brisban applied for pension August 28, 1833, at which time he was living in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, aged "upwards of seventy years." His claim was not allowed as the service as wagoner and wagon master was performed under a civil contract and did not come under the provision of the pension law.
It was stated that John Brisban's father ( designated name not given) marched in 1776 from Lancaster towards Quebec as captain of a company of regular troops.
The papers in this claim contain no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator