Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,388, Jonas Brick, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Brick, Jonas "Breck,"
No. 14,388
Judith
CONTENTS

See let Hon Wm Jackson Jan'y 12. '37
Notification sent to Jarius Ware, Wrentham, Mass. Jan'y 12. 1818
9153
R Massachusetts.
Jonas Breck,
Franklin, in the state of Massach'tts who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Whitcomb , of the Massach'tts line, for the term of eleven months .
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts. at the rate of 8. Dollars per month, to commence on the 8. of April, 1818. -
Certificate of Pension issued the 9. of April 19, and sent to Jarius Ware, judge, Wrentham, Norfolk co. Mass.
Arrears to 4th of March, 1819. .. 87-16
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4. Sept. 1819. } 48 ..
  10 mo: 23  } 1819.  $:  135-16    8 4 30    31  
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued

Massachusetts - 2019
Judith Brick, widow of Jonas Brick,
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 th Mar. '18 and who died on the 10 th November 1822, of Norfolk in the State of Mass s who was a P te in the Co ty commanded by Captain Bullen of the Reg t commanded by Whitcomb in the Mass s line for 15 Nov 97
Enscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of $1 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Mar. '39, and sent to widow. W. D. Southwick, Mendon, Mass s
Arrears to the 4 th of Mar. — $153.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 25.00
$178.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Burdick Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 71.

Jonas Brick, a citizen of the United States residing at Franklin in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on oath declare
That I enlisted into the service of the United States in the war of the revolution against the common enemy some time in Dec. 1775 or Jan. 1776 and served as a private soldier in Capt Benjamin Bullard's Company in Col. Whetcomb's Regiment in one of the lines commanded by Gen. Gates for the term of eleven months at the expiration of which I was honorably discharged at Ticonderoga — I have no evidence of my discharge in writing —
I again served four months in Capt. Wynn's Company in Col. Samuel Bullard's Regiment at the taking of Burgoyne's Army —
I further declare that from  the in various times of my life I stand in need of assistance from my country for support
Jonas Brick

I Asa Harding of Franklin in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts do testify say that I am acquainted with Jonas Brink mentioned in the foregoing affi- davit and know him to be in indeed circum- stances and to stand in need of assistance from his country for support Asa Harding
I Bethuel Boyd of Franklin aforesaid do testify and say that I am acquainted with Jonas Brink aforesaid and know him to be in indeed circumstances and to stand in need of assistance from his country for his support Bethuel Boyd
Norfolk ss. Ap. 8. 1818 Then Then the above named Asa Harding & Bethuel Boyd well known to me as credible witnesses severally made oath to the truth of the above affidavits by them signed which I believe to be true Jairus Ware Ap. Judge

Copy Schedule to of Jonas Brock
9153 April 17
Con
9 180 2 30 20-9 50 33

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NORFOLK, ss.—CIRCUIT COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 17, 1820.
On this nineteenth day of July 1820 personally appeared, in open Court, being a Court of Record for said County, viz.  proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction un- limited in point of amount, keeping a Record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, Jonas Break aged sixty one years, resident in Franklin in said County, of Norfolk who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: He enlisted on the first day of January 1775 in Capt Benjamin Dullam's Company, Col Whitecomb's Regt. was discharged in the month of December following, having served more than eleven months, for which service I received a pension The certificate of which bears date April 9th 1819 N o 9153. I made my original declaration 8 th April 1818.
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; 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 so 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 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.
Jonas Break
Sworn to and declared, on the 17th day of July A. D. 1820 before James Wark Judge of C. C. P. near for the Circuit.
I, Horatio Townsend Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule hereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one hundred and thirty dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this nineteenth day of July 1820
Horatio Townsend Clerk.

Jonas Breck, of Franklin in the County of Norfolk, a pensioner of the U. States, under the Act of Congress of March 18 th 1818
Inventory of my Property
  1 Dwelling house on leased land 50.00   1 Cow Shed and other out buildings 5.00   1 Cow 15 - 1 pig 3. 1 Sheep 1 Lamb & 2 fowls 20.33   Farming tools 2.50 old Bible and other Books 3.75   2 Chests, 1 meal chest, & 1 cupboard 3.58   3 Old Tables 1 - 14 old chairs 4.75   1 Loam Stack 1 Cheese press 2.50   3 Tubs, 4 pails & other wooden ware 3.00   1 Brass kettle & 1 old skillet 3.00   2 Iron pots, 3 kettles, 2 skillets & 1 flat iron 3.00   1 Stone Kettle, 1 spider and other iron ware 1.50   1 pair handiron, tongs, 2 peels, 2 cranes & hooks 3.50   4 pewter plates, 6 plates, 4 basins, 2 porringer nine spoons 3.25   Tin ware, smoking ware & glass ware 3.25   Coarse Earthen ware, 1 Doe Knives & forks 2.10   3 Table cloths, 4 towels, & 4 meal sacks 2.25   Provisions on hand 7.70   2 Spinning wheels 1.75   Hay 4.50   1 Barrel, 2 kegs and other old lumber 2.50   130.71 
I am unable from bodily indisposition to perform bodily labor, I have a wife now sick and unable to perform any labor, I am indebted to sundry persons, to the amount of more than seventy eight dollars, I am dependent on my pension for my support
Jonas Breck

HH72 Judith Buck widow of Jonas Wass
act 7. July 38
M 82 d 22 act 1818. per 11/200 Bales — , 4.9 15.9
ABmd G 57
No deduction
Hon. W. Hastings Denmark

Judith Suck
Mass
July 38
No. 82. D 22
Mass
Residence
1000
service performed, as quoted in this statement, are of the nature of a service rendered to the person who has the personal right to the same, and are not a part of the estate of the person who has the right to the same.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, of the 7th July, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows,"
State of Massachusetts, } County of Norfolk } ss
On this Twenty seventh day of September  September A.D. 1830 personally appeared before me Leah and Probate
personally appeared before the Leah and Probate a resident of Franklin in the county of Norfolk aged 83 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, 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;" That she is the widow of James Brick who was a * soldier in the
Army of the Revolution & served according to the best of her information a brief time at New York & New Jersey as a private in the Continental Army under Captain Brick & Colonel Whipple , commanding about the first of January 1776, for which service a pension was granted her under the act of Congress of March 18th 1818. For a particular description of the said service she respectfully refers to the application made by him at the time the pension was granted
Also four weeks, at Rhode Island, was present in 1778, as a private in the Massachusetts Militia, under Captain Amos Eliot & Colonel Benjamin Hovey.
Also three months at Boston in 1778, as a private in the Massachusetts Militia under Captain Joseph Brick & Colonel Gidley And also five months, in the Northern part of New York, as a private in the Massachusetts Militia under Captain Joseph Brink.
She further declares that she was married to the said James Brick on the Eighteenth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two ; that her husband, the aforesaid James Brick died on the tenth day of November A.D. 1822
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, she has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband
Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, Judith Brick Leah and Probate
* Here insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy, or militia, as the case may be, and specify the service performed, as directed in rule numbered one of these regulations.
Vol 2-1 on 1409 Vol 24-24 on 3.25

I Joseph L. Richardson of Medway in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawful age depose and say that I am the Clerk of said town of Medway and have the records of said town in my possession and that in Volume second of said records are the following words
"Marriages solemnized & returned by Rev. Nathan Buck- -nam"
Jones Breck & Judith Richardson both of Medway were married Decem r eighteenth, One Thousand seven hundred eighty two" excepting the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows "Decem r 18. 1782."
Commonwealth Massachusetts Joseph L. Richardson
Norfolk ss. August 27 th 1838
Sworn to
Before me W. H. Fitch Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Norfolk.
I Jonathan H. Cobb Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Norfolk hereby certify that Sherman Leland is Judge of said Court of Probate & that Willis Fisher is a Justice of the Peace within & for said County of Norfolk & that their respective signatures to these papers are genuine & true.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court of Probate this twenty seventh day of September A.D. 1838. Jonathan H. Cobb

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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14388
Judith Brick Widow of Jonas Brick Rev River War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 84
[Arrangement of 1870.]

To all whom it may concern. ~
This certifies that the Bearer hereof Mr Jonas Brooks of Franklin in the County of Norfolk was a Soldier in the Company of which I was the Capt. in the Continental Army, and the Revolutionary War, during the time of eleven Months in the year 1776 at Trenton Col. Asa Whitcomb was the Col. of the Regiment General Gates had the Command of the the Army at the above time and place.
Hepton April 1. 1818.
Benj re Bullen Capt.
Witnesses. April 1 st 1818. As the above was read to me Bullard personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed.
Elisha Lainbanks Justice of the Peace

To all whom it may concern. ~
This certifies that the Bearer hereof Mr Jonas Brewer of Franklin in the County of Norfolk was a Soldier in the Company of which I was the Cap t in the Continental Army, and the Revolutionary War, during the time of eleven months in the year 1776 at Trenton Col Asa Whitcomb was the Col t of the Regiment General Gates had the command of an the Army at the above time and place.
Septemb r 1. 1818.
Benj r Bullen Cap t
Midlesex Co. April 1 st 1818. The above mentioned Jonas Brewer personally appeared before me and made oath to the truth of the above certificate as being subscribed.
Elisha Fainbanks Justice of the Peace

Jonas Breck.
Adm. " "

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Suffolk ss.
On this eighth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Southern Circuit, personally appeared James Breck aged _____ years, resident in the said Circuit, who being by me first duly cautioned according to law, on his oath made the following declaration, by him signed, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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."

And I, the said Judge, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Jonas Brooks did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ss.
1818.
HEREBY CERTIFY, That is one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Southern Circuit, consisting of the Counties of Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket in said Commonwealth—that the same Circuit Court of Common Pleas is a Court of record—that the signature to the above certificate is the true signature of the said Judge, and that the seal thereunto affixed is the seal of the said Court.
} Clerk of the Judicial Court for the County of

I Thomas Gay of Franklin in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty four years testify and say that I was a soldier in the revolutionary army in the year Sixteen hundred and seventy eight in a company commanded by Capt Newell of Boston Col. Gridley's Regt. in Boston for the term of three Months, I further testify that Jonas Buck then of Medway was a soldier in said company and served in said company for the same term of time to wit. Three months
his Thomas X Gay mark Attest P. D. Parn
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss. August 31 st 1738
Sworn and subscribed before abovenamed Thomas Gay by his mark, and Martha by P. D. Parn who are credible witnesses
Before me
William Fisher Justice of the Peace

I Joseph Baron of Franklin in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy five years Testify and say That I was well acquainted with Jonas Beck and Judith Beck his wife That the said Jonas Beck died about sixteen years ago That the said Jonas Beck and Judith Beck lived in Franklin in good repute as husband and wife until his death That the said Judith Beck has not intermarried since the decease of her said husband but still remains the widow of the said Jonas Beck. Joseph Baron
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Norfolk ss September 26 th 1888
Sworn and Subscribed by the above named Joseph Baron who is a credible witness
Before me Willis Fisher Justice Peace