Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,757, William Brown, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
NUMBER
Brown, William
S. 40,757
B.Lt. 1332-100
CONTENTS
enl. at Philadelphia Pa. In 1920 aged 70, res York Pa. & died June 12, 1922

17899 R Pennsylvania.
See letter to David Corey, Esq 25 th June 1820.
William Brown.
of York county in the state of Pen. who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Hand, of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of three years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of August, 1820.
certificate of Pension issued the 27 th of Sept. 1820 and sent to W. Barber, agent, York-town, Pennsylvania
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1820 $: 7.23. semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1821. 18 " Omo: 24 } 1821. $: 55.23. 31 } & 4/30. }
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Sep 1819 and 1 st May 1820. }
12 June 1820 to David Corey

Recd. for Browns Warr. N. 1332

Recd the 25th day of June 1828 from the Department of War, Land Warrant N o 1332 for 100 acres of land, issued to Sarah Harman daughter & the other heirs at law of William Brown who was a private of the Penn a line in the revolutionary war.
Adam Stung

STATE OF Pennsylvania COUNTY OF York
I Sarah Harman heir at law of William Brown do, upon oath, testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that the said William Brown did enlist in 17_____, for the term of during the war, and served in the regi- ment No. 3 under the command of Colonel Butler , of the Pennsylvania line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the close of the war
I further declare, that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to him the said William Brown on the part of the United States; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever, therefore,
KNOW all men by these presents, that I, Sarah Harman aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Adam Hing to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully au- thorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Sarah Harman Mark
ATTEST,
George Hunsicker
Personally appeared the above named Sarah Harman subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be her free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
ATTEST,
George Hunsicker Justice of the Peace.
York County Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the aforesaid County, Andrew Duncan and Philip Shaeffer credible and disinterested witnesses, and made oath, in due form of law, that they are acquainted with the above mentioned Sarah Harman and that She is the reputed Daughter of William Brown who died without leaving at York on the 12 th day of June 1822 and that the said William Brown was a soldier of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania line
Sworn and subscribed before me, this
18 th day of June
1822
George Hunsicker
J. P.
Andrew Duncan Philip Shaeffer
If the person died without leaving a widow, child, father, mother, brother, or sister, &c., it must be so stated.
I, certify, that
Clerk of the County Court, do before whom the above
Affidavits were taken, was at the time a Justice of the Peace for said County. Given under my hand and Seal of Office, this day of
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The above form will answer for the following States: viz. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and North-Carolina.

If the person died without leaving a widow, child, father, mother, brother, or sister, &c., the person who is entitled to the money
STATE OF Pennsylvania } ss. COUNTY OF York — }
Personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, for said county, Sarah Harman and made oath, in due form of law, that she is the daughter and an heir at law, of William Brown - late a soldier in the third Regiment of Pennsylvania - and that the said William Brown died the son of about 12 day of June 18 22
without heirs
Sarah X Harman e Mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of June - 18 28
George H. Klingler
} J. P.

State of Pennsylvania y s the County of Da re
TO ALL TO WHOM
I Michael M. Ash, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of y s the County Do Certify that the within named G eo P eter G eorge E dward E dward Esq r , before whom the acknowledgment of the within Power of Attorney was made and by whom the annexed affidavits were taken, is a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments &c, in the County aforesaid, at the time of taking the same, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature — In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court, at y s the, this Eleventh day of June Anno Domini, On Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight
Michael M. Ash Prothonotary
19 Mar 1819 - Died 12 Mar 1820 27 Sep 1820 - Died 12 June 1821
No. 1332 Sarah Harriman daugh ter to St eph en H arr iman of Wm son Brown his son John H arr iman his son
William Brown, (who was a Pensioner & Died 12 June 1822 enlisted for the term of 3 years, some time after Harvick in Nov r year 1797 in Phila a — Capt. J ohn Doyle — 1 st Penn s Reg t commanded by Col l H ar ad, & continued in the service of the U. States, "Six Years" when he was Disch d . in Lancaster Penn s see his Affid t on file in the Pension Office
27 Sep r 1820 — Penn s Agency

District of Pennsylvania York County ss.
On this eighth day of August, 1820, personally appeared, in open court, (Viz. the court of common pleas of said county, being a court of record, in as much as it "proceeds according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, and keeps a record of its proceedings") William Brown, aged 78 years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of Congress, of the 18 th March, 1818, and the 1 st May, 1820, that he the said William Brown, enlisted for the term of three years, some time after having been in the year 1777, in Philadelphia, in the State of Penn a , in the company commanded by Capt. John Doyle, of the Reg t called the first Penn a line, under Col. Hand, an the continental establishment, that he continued to serve in said corps or in the service of the United States six years, when he was discharged from said service, in Lancaster in the State of Penn a . that he was in the battle of Brandywine, at the taking of the Hessians at Trenton, battles of at Princeton, Monmouth, Stony Point and Red Bank in which last battle he received several wounds, and that he has no other evidence now, in his power, of said service, except the testimony of Thomas Burkh and Samuel Spier, herewith sent to the pension office.
And in pursuance of the act of the first May, 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18 th March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have 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 an 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 on the 18 th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen; 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. Viz. Real property, none; personal, none; mixed, none. My occupation is that of a labourer, but cannot work now, in consequence of a lame arm. I do not keep house, but live with my daughter, who is poor, and has to maintain herself by hard work. I have no other relations who are able to afford me any relief.
Sworn to, and declared, on this eighth day of August 1820 — before, GEO. BARNITZ, William his Brown mark

Pennsylvania York County ss
I William Barber, clerk of the court of Common Pleas of York County, (being a court of record), do hereby certify that the foregoing list and the schedule thereto annexed, are true copies from the records of the said Court; And I do hereby further certify that it is the opinion of said court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is _____ dollars and _____ cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said court on this 5 th day of August 1820) -
W. BARBER Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of York County.

17,340.
William Brown, York County, Penn a . 8 th August, 1820.
Col: Hand's regim t . Pennsylvania line, 1777, to 1780, 3y s .
found on the rolls
Admitted.
No property.
W. Barber, agent, York - town, Penn a . 18. August, 1820.

York County } Pennsylvania } P
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County George Barnitz Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of York Who being by me duly sworn according to Law saith that he was well acquainted with William Brown a dece d Soldier of the Revolutionary war a United States pensioner, and that he died in the poor house in and for the County of York on the 12 th day of June 1822, and that he received the pay due to him on the 4 th day of March in the same year, and that there was three months and eight days pay due him when he died and that his pension Certificate at the time he died was in the possession of this deponent who afterwards gave it to the Stewart of the poor house who has since left the State of Pennsylvania and it not known where it is, or what he has done with it. It is believed by this deponent that it is lost or destroyed and that it cannot at present be found by the Administrator, Geo Barnitz Sworn & Subscribed before me this 11 th day of June 1828 Lewis Shire

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
YORK COUNTY, ss.
I, MICHAEL W. ASH, Prothonotary of the Court of Common
Pleas for the said county of York, Do Certify, that Lewis
Shive _____ Esquire
_____ before whom the annexed Deposition was taken is an acting Justice of the Peace of the County of York and State of Pennsylvania _____
duly commissioned and qualified ; and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONNY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said court, in the borough of York, this Twenty third _____ day of June _____ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Eighty _____
Mich l W. Ash _____ Prothonotary.

40 757
Very INVALID. ein
File No. 40 757
William Brown
Dis Rev Par
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 60
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Mr Braun, Pus o act 1818, Penn. —
By order Made Jan 17-52

Franklin Co Pa
March 1851,
Sir,
This is to request that Mr. Wade may be permitted to examine the papers filed in your Office re: W m Brown, who was pard d from Pa under act of emigration at the rate of 1845 per annum,
Very Respectfully, D. M. Clegg Secy.
Oliver Brown Am of the heirs of Andrew de
I & Heitha and Com y Persons