Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6765, Nathan Brown, Mass. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Brown, Nathan
S. 6765
R.I.
carded
CONTENTS
b Oct 25, 1755 at Dighton, Mass, res there in 1778. enl at Roxbury Mass & Free town, R.I. res in 1832 Albany Co. N.Y.

14195 New York
Nathan Brown
of Coeymans in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Randall of the Regt. commanded by Col. Land in the Massachusetts line for 2 Years -
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1833 and sent Samuel Leaking Albany NY
Arrears to the 4th of Mar '33 — $160 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 40
$200.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by S. Cromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 4 Page 44

Re-Arranged
6765
INVALID.
See
File No. 6765-
Nathan Brown
Priv. Recv. War
Act: June 7 th /32
Index: — Vol. 8 , Page 45
[Arrangement of 1870.]

The application of Nathan Brown for a Pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832.
admitted 2 years prior 80$

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } ss. COUNTY of Albany }
On this fourteenth day of August - 1832, personally appeared before the Justices of the City of Albany, Nathan Brown a resident of the Town of Coeymans - in the county of Albany - and state of New York - aged on 25 Oct. next seventy 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 act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year 1775, with Captain Josiah Randall at Roxbury near Boston and served in the Massachusetts regiment of the line, under the following named officers: That Col. Lane was the Colonel of the Regiment, Capt. Randall, Captain of the Company, Major Hopkins was Lieut. also Rufus Lincoln was a Lieut. That he marched to Bunker Hill with the Company, and was in the Battle there, when General Warren was killed, and the Command devolved on General Sullivan. That he enlisted with Capt. Randall for one year and Eight months, and served out the full time of his enlistment - That in the year 1777 he again enlisted at Freeport in Rhode Island under Capt. Jacob Hopkins in Col. Jacobs Regiment of Rhode Island troops, to serve for one year and nine months - and the Troops on the Island were then Commanded by General Sullivan - That this Declarer was in the battle with the British at Newport, and was there wounded in the knee, as can be seen at this day; that he served his said one year and nine months faithfully, and after having been lame and a cripple for 6 months, he was discharged and returned to Brighton his native place. He hereby relinquishes every claim 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
J. G. Watson Clk - Nathan Brown
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I John G. Watson Clerk of the Justices Court of the City of Albany DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of application of Nathan Brown - for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 14th day of August 1832 -
J. G. Watson Clk

Nathan Brown No 6315
Subscription
City & County of Albany In the Justices Court J.P. On this 15 th August 1832 before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, in open Court, personally appeared Matthias Enos of the Town of Watervliet in the County of Albany, to this Court well known, and who has been proved by very Respectable witnesses examined before this Court, to be a person of probity and strict veracity, and who being duly sworn, declared and said, that in a conversation between this deponent and Nathan Brown, the person who hath subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, in the course of yesterday at Watervliet, for the said Nathan Brown, related a number of circumstances raising reference to the battle on Rhode Island mentioned in the within relation or declaration, in which this Deponent was also engaged, and of the several Corps, officers and commanders who were in the said battle, as completely to satisfy this Deponent that the facts stated by the said Nathan Brown are true, and he therefore declares that he is perfectly satisfied that what the said Nathan Brown has set forth in his said declaration are the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth - Subscribed and sworn to on the day & year aforesaid J. G. Wesson Clerk.
Matthias Enos
On the day & year aforesaid, in open Court, personally appeared William Sherman of the Town of Coeymans in the County of Albany, who being duly sworn, saith that Nathan Brown, who hath subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, has resided in the family of this Deponent for twelve years last past, during all which time he has uniformly conducted himself with the strictest propriety in every respect - that in frequent conversations between him and this Deponent on the subject of his Revolutionary Services, he has at all times related the same in strict accordance with the statement thereof set forth in the within declaration which this Deponent has perused - And that from the established character of the said Nathan Brown for truth and veracity, since his residence in his family, he hath no doubt of, but dathverily believe the facts stated in his said declaration to be true - Subscribed & sworn to as aforesaid J. G. Wesson Clerk.
William Sherman

State of New York Albany County ss. 5
We Archibald Stephens and William Sherman residents of the town of Coeymans in the county of Albany hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathan Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above de- -claration. That we believe him to be seventy eight years of age or thereabouts. That he is reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. — Archibald Stephens Subscribed & sworn this 23 d day of April 1833 in open court J. G. Watson clerk } William Sherman
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 stated, and the Court further testifies that Archibald Stephens Esquire and William Sherman of the town of Coeymans in the County of Albany who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons, and that their statements are entitled to credit — Lemuel Jenkins pp Gerrit S. Dorr J. P.
I John G. Watson Clerk of the justice court of the city of Albany DO hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Nathan Brown for a pension. Witness the seal of the said court April 23 d of April 1833 J. G. Watson clerk.

War Department Pension Office Nov. 5 th 1832.
Sir,
I return you the papers of Nathan Brown - The Court has not certified the credibility of the Witnesses, whose evidence is incidental and traditional. He should comply strictly with the regulations applicable to cases unsupported by documentary or parol testimony founded on personal knowledge -
I am respectfully
Yr. oblt. Servt.
(Signed) J. L. Edmunds
James Van Ingen Esq. Albany