Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8103, William Brady, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Brady, William
S 8103
Carded
CONTENTS

Let to Hon W. Russell, may 6. 1842.
Ohio
25.914
William X. Brady of Sciota, Co in the State of Ohio — who was a Dr — in the Company commanded by Captain Waddle of the Regt commanded by Col Crawford in the Service Pioneer Co. Militia —
2-15-1880 $80.00
Va. Line. Sept. 27, 1904. Records corrected. ff
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80 Dollars 62 1/2 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Jan y and sent to 1832 Mr. C. S. Southworth, S. Co., Chic.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. A. Sprague Clerk. Book 6 - Vol. 8 - Page 3 -

The State of Ohio County of Scioto
On this 26th day of September 1833 personally appeared before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Scioto in the State of Ohio in open Court it being a Court of Record now sitting William Brady a resident of the County of Scioto aforesaid aged seventy three years on the 4th day of May 1834 who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he volunteered for a tour of duty in Washington For County State of Pennsylvania for the term of three months to go on to the frontier to resist the depredations of the Indians as near as he can now remember the term he enlisted volunteered was three months he started on the tour for three months an first part of the fall or latter part of the summer of 1776 he was placed under the command of Lieutenant Waddle he ended out his time upon the frontier and was honorable discharged by the Lieutenant and had an an a written discharge which was burned when his house was destroyed by fire in Scioto County in March of the year 1811 - Some time in the June of 1777 as near as he can now remember there was a call for volunteers to go against the Indians for three months this declarant volunteered for that term at Washington County Pennsylvan- nia and was put under the command of

Captain Vannatter the names of the Lieutenant and Ensign are not remembered this declarant was sent on to the frontier and kept there during the term aforesaid he was discharged after serving out his time as Washington County aforesaid this declarant had a written dis- charge which is lost by fire as aforesaid - This declarant was out as a volunteer for about five months as an Indian Spy in the summer of 1778 his usual course was to be joined with one or two and watch the movements of the In- dians at one time Daniel Rardon and a man by the name of Lohier was killed by the Indians he served out his time of five months and was honorably discharged and had a written discharge which is lost by fire as aforesaid - In the aforesaid time he thinks he went out about the first of April went from Washington County Pennsylvania where he then lived - In the spring of 1779 there was a call for men to perform a tour of duty for three months as spies this declarant volunteered for that service at the County of Washington State of Pennsylvania about the first of April and immediately went on that service on to the frontiers there were several other persons that volunteered at the same time but two com- panions went together this declarant was some times with one spy and some times with another - this declarant served out his time and was discharged at Washin- gton County aforesaid - In the latter part of the summer of 1780 there was a call for spies or rangers for ninety days this declarant volunteered for that tour of duty he was not placed under the command of any officer but went upon the frontier

and made what as covers they could and before made reports to the different Posts and Garrisons this tour of ninety days was served upon both sides of the Ohio beginning a distance of thirty or forty miles below Pitts- burgh and ranging down the River thirty or forty miles on one side and returning up the other he served out his time and was discharged at Washington County aforesaid and had a written discharge but by whom by reason of age and infirmity he cannot be cannot at this time tell as the same is lost by fire at the time his house was burned as before stated - In 1781 there was a call for spies to watch the movements of the Indians the declarant volunteered for three months about the first of April as near as he can recollect he with others was sent on to the frontier and served out his tour of duty and was dis- charged at Washington County aforesaid which discharge is lost by time being burnt in his house - In 1782 there was a call for men to volunteer to go into the Indian country and chastise the Indians the decla- rant volunteered as one at Washington County Pennsylvania and marched under the command of Captain James Munn the whole force was under the command of Colonel Crawford the army assembled at the Mingo bottom on the Ohio River a few miles below where Steub- enville now stands and marched through the wilderness until they met the Indians on the Sandusky Plains where on the 20th of June a battle between the army and the Indians took place in which the army was defeated and Colonel Crawford taken prisoner by the Indians and a large number were killed and wounded on the side of our army Captain Munn was wounded in leg by a ball and his leg broke on the battle ground and was picked up on the battle ground and carried by three

declared on his back until a horse could be procured, on which he could be placed and was brought home safe and recovered of his wound his wound and has for several years received a pension on account of that wound. Major Munn then captain Munn now lives in Scioto County and has for several years past and can testify as to the truth of the above statement. This declarant returned home but received no encouragement as he believes was the case with all from the time he left home on the trip until he returned home again was two  which was for several months - For several years before Colonel Crawfords battle the Indians had greatly disturbed the frontier inhabitants and were every summer making constant depredations upon upon the inhabitants in so much as that every man able to bear arms was called out at least for one tour of duty every summer and generally several times more to pursue parties of Indians who had taken prisoners or committed murders; after Crawfords defeat the Indians became more troublesome and a call as soon or immediately after this det declarant returned home was made for men to go against the Indians this declarant volunteered some time in September or October for two months and was placed under the command of Captain David Patton he volunteered at the County of Washington Pennsylvania he was marched on to the frontiers where he served out his time and was honorably discharged by Captain Patton at Washington County aforesaid - This declarant was out in all two years.
This declarant has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service except Captain James Munn under whom he served in Colonel Crawfords campaign and whose deposition is hereto annexed.

The said declarant was born in the county of Sussex State of New Jersey moved to Washington County State of Pennsylvania when he was about fourteen years old where he lived until the year 1799 when he moved to Scioto County State of Ohio where he has resided ever since and still resides he was living at the time he was called into service in Washington County then Virginia Pennsylvania; he was called into the service as a volunteer; he was never attached to any Regiment except when he went out under Colonel Crawford; he was called out under the authority of the General government & the State of Pennsylvania as he understood at the time; he has no discharge at this time having had them all burnt in his house, which was destroyed by fire 1811 in Scioto County; he had carefully preserved them all until that time; he has no record of his age it being burnt in his house but he has always been informed by his parents and others who knew his age that he was born on the fourth day of May 1760 he further states that he was born in the State of New Jersey in the County of Sussex where he lived until he was fourteen years of age when his parents moved to Washington County Pennsylvania then Virginia where he resided until the year 1799 when he moved to the County of Scioto State of Ohio where he has resided ever since and still resides
The hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
his William Brady mark
John N. Dunn - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
We John Collins, Isaac Bonser and Uriah Barber residing in the County of Scioto aforesaid and the neighborhood of the said William Brady do hereby certify that we have been well acquainted with the said William Brady who has subscribed and sworn to above declaration for more than thirty years and that we believe him to be seventy three years of age as he calls himself and 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 & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
John Collins Isaac Bonser Uriah Barber
John N. Dunn - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas.
Clerk of the Court Piketon Scioto County Ohio
29.328
Adm 2 years $80

Rev War
8103
INVALID.
1913 Apr. 12 Mrs. C. H. Cheney referred to Aud. for Sat. for for date of death. V. L. M. Letters in W. F. 1137 Benjamin Bart.
File No. 8103
William Wirtz
Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index: Vol. 102 , Page 215
[Arrangement of 1870.]

ap 18. '42
James Munn Wm Brady
Ohio Vols
Ans. ap 19. '42 Copy declaration only.
18th N.
Quartermaster's Office
Richmond
H. H. Russell D.R.S.

House of Representatives
18th April 1842.
Sir
A gentleman now engaged in collecting incidents of the early settlers of the West, has requested me to procure for him some information from your office. The information he wants is contained in the declarations of James Munn & William Brady, late pensioners in Sciota County State of Ohio. I would thank you to furnish me a copy of the Historical part of those declarations. Or if it  this is not convenient to furnish a copy, please enclose the declarations which shall be returned as soon as a copy can be taken.
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Very Respectfully your Obedt Servt William Ruspel

The state of Ohio Scioto County ss
Personally appeared in open court James Munn who being sworn according to Law saith that he commanded a company under Colonel Crawford in his expedition to Sandusky against the Indians and William Brady who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration was enrolled in his company and marched with the Army and was in the unfortunate engagement with the Indians on the 4th day of June 1882 on the Sandusky Plains at which time Colonel Crawford fell into the hands of the Indians and was burned by them near the battle ground as has always been reported and fully believed and this affiant had his leg broke in the battle by a shot from the Indians and fell upon the field unable to help himself and to all appearance must in a few moments have fallen a victim to the Indian Tommehawk when the above named William Brady amidst a very heavy and destructive fire from the enemy came to the relief of this affiant and took him upon his own shoulders and carried him to a place of safety which brought him a peering him to mount a horse which brought him safely out of the battle he further states that he has been well acquainted with the said William Brady ever since and he knows him to be a man of truth and fully believes that all he has stated in the foregoing declaration is true - Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above said James Munn John N. Irwin Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas

At a Court of Common Pleas, continued & held in & for the County of Scioto, at the Court House in the Town of Portsmouth, on Thursday the twenty sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three and of our State the thirty first. Present The Honorable William Oldfield, presiding Associate Judge, Sam- uel Bruce & William Groom Esquires, his associa- tes. This day came William Brady a Revolutionary soldier, and made his declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress, passed January 7 th 1832, and there- after examination of the applicant and hear- ing witnesses, declare their opinion that he was a revolutionary soldier, and that he served as he has stated, that John Collins, Isaac Brown, Rich- ard Barker & James Munn are credited persons and the said Court do further declare their opin- ion that there is no clergyman in the neigh- borhood of said Brady.
The State of Ohio Scioto County } I John N. Turner clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas, do hereby certify that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Brady for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand & seal of my office. Septem- ber 30 th 1833 and of our State the 31 st . John N. Turner Clerk