Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,326, Zachariah Briant, Va.

SERVICE
Va.
Briant, Zachariah
NUMBER
S. 16.326
carded.
CONTENTS

to Evans Ind. Kentucky 3827
Lachariah Brian David's in the State of Ky who was a priv. in the Comp. command Captain Barlow of the Regt. command Col. H. Taylor in the Continental line for Va.
2 years
Enscribed on the Roll of Kentucky the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21st day of June 1833. and delivered Wm. B. Griffith present
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 40 00
Death not on off 200 00 A. P.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
W. B. Griffith signed by Francis Marion Clerk, E. Vol. 7. Page 4
In letter 27 Feb 18. to Hon. R. Boone M. do - A. C. Partridge do to Hon. R. Boone
24. 1831. do - do - Jan 31 37 do - A. C. Partridge Jan 31 - Cur. Tra - - - do - do -
Transferred to Evansville 18. July 1837, from 4. March 1836 order given authorizing payment. See letter 5 Mar, 1838 to 2. Comptroller.

J. Brant
3/4 of Pension
Lack Brant Pension applica
William R Griffith

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832.
State of Kentucky. th Daviess County Set
On this 11 day of October 1832 Personally appeared before the Honourable Alney McLean, Judge of the Daviess Circuit Court now sitting. Lachanah Brant a resident of said County aged about Sixty Seven years, who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the acts of Congress, granting pensions. That he enlisted in the army of the united States in the year 1779 in the Regiment of Virginia State troops Commanded by Col l Francis Taylor, and Served two years. as follows Early In the Year 1779 this applicant then a resident of Amherst County, Virginia was enlisted for the Term of two years by Captain Jesse Allen, a recruiting officer in said County, and immediately marched to the Albemarle Barracks, where he remained in Service untill 1781, guarding British prisoners, he marched to Winchester in Virginia, with said prisoners, and soon after our Return to s d Barracks were honourably discharged, having

Served out the term of two years for which we were enlisted. The Col who remained and commanded at the Barracks. was named Francis Taylor. a short period after his aforesaid discharge This applicant substituted in the room of James Stewart a Militia man drafted to go to the Siege of Cornwallis. and in New Kent County on the road he was enlisted for and during The War by a captain Meeky and was a regular soldier, & under furlough at the Cesation of hostilities. (This applicant has lost his discharge. and will annex hereto the affidavit of John Briant in proof of the two years Service aforesaid. The said John Briant having been a fellow Soldier in the s d Service and being now dead)
This applicant relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares That his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, This applicant resided in Amherst County during his aforesaid Services and continued to reside there untill about The year 1800 when he removed to Ky & resided in the Counties of Mercer & Washington

untill the year 1818 or thereabouts he removed to his present residence in Daviess County He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. sworn to & subscribed in open Court
Zachariah Brant
We Joseph Hale and John Pinkston a Clergyman residing in Daviess County do hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with Zachariah Brant who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 67 years of age. That he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year afo d
Joseph Hale John Pinkston
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigating the matter and after putting the interro- gatories prescribed by the War department - That the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier & served as he States. and the Court further Certifies that it appears to them that John Pinkston who has signed the preceding Certificate is a clergyman resident in Daviess County and that Joseph Hale who has also signed the same is a resident of said County & is a creditable person & their statement is entitled to credit
Almy McLean Judge

State of Kentucky. Daviess Circuit Court set - John S. McFarland Clerk of the Circuit Court as do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings in the matter of the appli- -cation of Zachariah Bryant for a Pension
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal of office this 11 day of October 1832 and 41 year of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
John S. McFarland

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
State of Indiana
County of Spencer ss.
On this Twenty-seventh day of February , 183 7 ,
before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of
Spencer
personally appeared Richard Bryant
who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain
Benton in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Francis Taylor in the service of the United States; that
his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the State (District,
or Territory,) of Indiana where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The follow-
ing are his reasons for removing from Kentucky to Indiana were that his Connections &c.
most of his family reside in the State of Indiana
Sworn and subscribed to before me, } the day and year aforesaid.
Richard Bryant
James Bryant Searched
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office, that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

State of Kentucky. Daviess County Set July 31 st 1837
On this day personally came
and appeared before me a Justice of the peace for said County. William R Griffith who made oath that he is well acquainted with Zachanah Bryant. That he was the identical person who transacted the business and obtained the Pension Certificate bearing date the 24 th day of June 1833 in the name of said Zach Bryant. who then resided in Daviess County Kentucky and now resides in Spencer County Indiana. The said Griffith states of his own knowledge that the said Zachanah Bryant now residing in Spencer County Indiana, & who makes this annexed application for a transfer from Lexington Kentucky to the office at Evansville. Indiana. is the identical Zachanah Bryant named in said Pension Certificate bearing date the 24 th day of June 1833. who then resided in Daviess County Kentucky. and now resides in Spencer County Indiana. William R Griffith
Subscribed & sworn to before me on the day aforesaid by Wm R Griffith whom I certify to be a man of truth and veracity H. Priest J.P.
State of Indiana } J. Drover County Clerk Spencer County
County Clerk hereby certify that Zachanah Bryant is the identical person named in an Original Pension Certificate in his possession David Greus
Sworn and subscribed before me this 20 th day of May 1837. James Bryant, Clerk

State of Indiana
Spencer County ss. I James Bryant a Magistrate
in the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Francis Ervine is a man of respectable standing in society and a man of and truth and veracity
Given under my hand and seal this 20 th day of March 1837 James Bryant J.P.
State of Kentucky Davis County Set
I John S McFarland Clerk of the County of Davis in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that J Priest whose name is fixed to the affidavit of William R Griffith on the preceding page is one of the Justices of the Peace for said County duly commis- sioned and qualified to act as such. and I also certify that his said signature is genuine having been signed before me in my office. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and cause the official seal of said County to be affixed at Owensboro This 3 day of July 1837
John S McFarland Clerk Davis County
of the Indiana Agency Evansville

The State of Indiana Spencer County ss
I Thomas Britton Clerk of the Circuit Court for said County do hereby certify that James Brien who has signed the two within being foregoing Certificates was on the date thereof and still is an acting Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned and Qualified as such and that I am personally acquainted with his hand writing and know his signature to be genuine to all whose official acts such acts and facts & Circuit are true
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said Court this 4 th day of July A.D. 1837
T. Britton Clerk of the Circuit Court for Spencer County

admitted
for 2 years
$80—00
G.M.O.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
22 d June 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Zachariah Bryant
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1779 to 1781 2 Private Col. F. Taylor 67 Amherst Co. Va. No proof - and name not on Rolls. See page 3 of this sheet. Evidence of service is wanted.  
Mr. Z. Bryant, of Kentucky care of Wm. R. Griffith Esq. Present
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deponeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

January 17, 1939
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RA-J/MOS
James Bryant, S.31568
Zachariah Briant, S.16326
Mr. Harold S. Bryant Watervliet, R.F.D. 2 New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, James and Zachariah Bryant, of Owen and Spencer Counties, Indiana, respectively.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.31568, based on the military service of James Bryant.
He was born in 1753 in Amherst County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Henry County, Virginia, he enlisted in the winter of 1780 and 1781, served five months and was in Captain Shaw's company in Colonel William Washington's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in 1781 and served five months in Captain Bucklin's Virginia company. While living in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, he enlisted and served three months in Captain James Williams' Virginia company and was in the siege of Yorktown.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832, while a resident of Monroe County, Indiana.
James Bryant died on November 3, 1853, in Owen County, Indiana.
He married on January 20, 1836, in Owen County, Indiana, Ruth Dyer. In July, 1855, she was about forty-seven years of age and was living in Owen County, Indiana. There are no further data on file in this claim relative to the family of James Bryant.
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The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.16326, based on the military service of Zachariah Briant.

The date and place of birth of Zachariah Briant and the names of his parents are not shown.
While residing in Amherst County, Virginia, he enlisted February 17, 1779, and served two years in Captain James Burton's company in Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia regiment and was stationed at Albemarle Barracks to guard the British prisoners. A short time after the expiration of this service, he enlisted in Captain Meeky's company for "during the war" and was on furlough at the cessation of hostilities.
In 1800 he moved from Amherst County, Virginia, to Kentucky and lived in Mercer and Washington Counties until sometime in 1818, when he moved to Davies County, Kentucky, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832. When he applied for pension he was sixty-seven years of age.
In 1837 he had moved to Spencer County, Indiana, and stated that most of his family resided there, but did not give any names.
In 1837, James Bryant or Briant was Justice of the Peace in Spencer County, Indiana, no relationship shown.
It was stated that a John Briant served in the Revolution, two years beginning in 1779 and was dead in 1832.
There are no further data relative to the family of Zachariah Briant.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

State of Kentucky. Davie County ss
I William Carter do hereby Certify and make known: That I am acqu- ainted with Zachariah Bryant now a Citizen of Davie County and that I knew him about the year 1779 & 1780 and saw him at that period in the service Service at the Albermarle Barracks in Virginia guarding the Prisoners and I believe he belonged to the Company of Capt Josse Allen & was commanded by Col Francis Taylor and that he well remembers that the sd Zachariah Bryant enlisted during the war under a Capt Mckey of Albermarle or Louisa & received a furlough which had not expired when Peace was made. Given under my hand & seal this 9 th April 1832
Wm Carter
Test Cred Burton

Kentucky Daviess County ss I, Reed Burton Justice of the peace in for said County do hereby Certify & make known that Wm Carter personally came & appeared before me & signed the within affidavit and was duly sworn to the truth of the statements therein contained. April 9 th 1832
Reed Burton J.P.

To what time was Zachariah Bryant, of Kentucky, act June 7. 1832, last paid?
75th the 4th March 1836
J/H
J L Edwards
July 18. 1837

16 Feb Mrs Telford Per agt Messrs J. Boyd
Burdine
sent for each to letter of 31st Jan 37 - of 1st Feb 37
J. A. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Northern Bank Ky Lexington Feby 7. 1837
Sir
Your favor of the 31 st Jany is received - Zachanah Bryant was last paid to the 1 st March 1836. His transfer to the Evansville Ind o . Agency has been noted on our Books this day -
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
John Siford Pres.
Per W m Cornb Clerk

P 447 Nov 22. 1836.
Rockport 200 Pension Office.
Free
To the Secretary of War Mr. Prudom (Washington City) Nov. 28. 36 (District of Columbia)

Rockport Nov 8 th 1836
To the Secretary of War
Sir I am requested to write to you on the subject of having Zechariah Bryant's name transferred from the Kentucky agency at Lexington to the Indiana agency at Evansville please direct me a form and I will have it filled and sent as Your immediate attention to this subject will much oblige
W. B. Patridge for Zechariah Bryant.

M rs R Griffith
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. A dark ink blot is visible near the center.]

Dept. of War, Bounty Land Office June 24 th 1833.
I certify that the name of Zacha. Bryant, appears as a Private in an original Muster Roll of Cap t James Burtons Comp. y attached to the Regiment of Guards at the Barracks in Albemarle County Virginia, commanded by Col o Francis Taylor - which Muster Roll is on file in this Office in connection with other papers relating to a claim for land by the heirs of the aforesaid Cap t J. Burton. It further appears by the Column of Remarks on said Muster Roll, that Zach a Bryant, enlisted on the 17 th Feb. y 1779.
M c Gordon first bldg

Nov 24
Meab
13027
Jack
Commissioner of Pensions
H. J. Edwards
H. R. Brown
War Department

Browns Hotel Nov. 23 d 1836
Sir,
I herewith inclose you Mr. Bryant's letter to me by which you will see that I mistook his given name, not having his letter at the time, I stated his name from recollection only. His letter to me is herewith inclosed, but does not state at what agency in Kentucky he was last paid. Mr. Bryant removed from Kentucky to Indiana .
Very respectfully your ob t Serv t .
Boon
J. L. Edwards Com. of pensions

Jan 17 Mr. Bindine
J. L. Edwards Commission on Pensions War Department
H. R. Broom HR

Jan 17 - Mr. Bindine
Mr. J. L. Edwards Commission on Pensions Mr. Department
H. R. Boon HR

House of Reps. Jan. 17 th 1837
Sir,
I have the honor to inclose herewith the application of Zechariah Brant for a transfer from the agency in Kentucky to Indiana agency.
You will please to inclose the paper for a transfer, to me.
Very respectfully your ob t serv t
Woon
J. L. Edwards Esq r .

16. 326 INVALID.
File No. 16. 326
Zachariah Bryant
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 39
Index:—Vol. A , Page 437
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929. July 25 - H. H. to Mrs. Mary H. Dean see letter in James Kelley S 16433 1933 - Sept. 23 - Mrs. M. T. Martin furnished data for last payment of pension. S. H. 1929. Jan. 17. Dist. to Mr. Harold D. Bryant ms. D.

HAROLD S. BRYANT R. F. D. 2 WATERVLIET, N. Y.
December 1, 1938
Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
In a list of United States Pensioners in the year 1840 which was recently called to my attention I find the following names which may be of considerable interest to me:
ZACKARIAH BRYANT , SPENCER COUNTY, INDIANA Aged 75
JAMES BRYANT, WASHINGTON, OWEN COUNTY, INDIANA. Aged 91.
I am particularly interested in the places of origin of both parties, and any facts you may have regarding their wives and children, if any. Localities and dates so far as they may exist would be very acceptable.
In case this letter is addressed to the wrong department would it be asking too much to have it turned over to the proper department.
Thanking you for anything you may be able to do for me. I am
Very cordially
H. S. Bryant

Mrs. William T. Mastin Owensboro, Kentucky
September 18th, 1933
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
REF: FILE REVOLUTIONARY PENSION CLAIM S. 16326- ZACHARIAH BRIANT.
In 1929, July you sent to Mrs. Dean here the Revolutionary service record of the above named Soldier. In this claim you stated that the soldier moved to Indiana in 1837 to Spencer County, IND  Ky. I have looked there for a will or settlement of his estate and cannot find it. If the information is in the file, will you please advise me where his last pension checks were sent and thus I will be enabled to learn where he died. ans.?
Thanking you for this information, I am
Yours very truly,
E. D. Mastin (Mrs. W. T.)

September 23, 1933.
Mrs. William T. Mastin Owensboro Kentucky.
BA-J/ILL Zachariah Briant S. 16326
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request this office to furnish you information for obtaining the date of last payment of pension of Zachariah Briant, Revolutionary War pensioner, claim S. 16326.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the above noted pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing all of the following data:
Zachariah Briant, Certificate 13827 Issued June 24, 1833 Rate $80 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831. Act June 7, 1832. Indiana Agency.(Transferred from Kentucky).
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Assistant to Administrator.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWP/eel
July 25, 1929
Mrs. Mary H. Dear 413 Frederica Street Owensboro, Kentucky
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16326, it appears that Zachariah Briant, while residing in Amherst County, Virginia, enlisted February 17, 1779, and served two years in Captain James Burton's Company, Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment and was stationed at Albemarle Barracks to guard the British prisoners. A short time after the expiration of this service, he enlisted in Captain Meeky's Company for "during the war" and was on furlough at the cessation of hostilities.
In 1800, he moved to Kentucky, and lived in Mercer and Washington Counties until in 1818, when he moved to Davies County, Kentucky, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed October 11, 1832, at which time he was sixty-seven years of age.
In 1837, he had moved to Spencer County, Indiana,

and stated that most of his family resided there, but did not give any names.
In 1837, James Bryant or Briant was a Justice of the Peace in Spencer County, Indiana, no relationship shown.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.