Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28,651, John Brower, New York

SERVICE
New York
Brower, John
NUMBER _____
NUMBER D. 28,651
CONTENTS

3238
New York
John Brown
Albany in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Solomon of the Regt commanded by Col. Saussey in the N.Y. Militia for 18 months
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Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 th day of Dec. 1832 — and sent to P. O. Box Albany
Arrears to 4th of Sep. '32 $ 90 Pension allowance ending 1 st Nov. '33 30
$ 120
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Geo. C. Stiles
Recorded by Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 136
Abstract of Pension and Service of John Brown to 1 st Nov. 1832 - Aug. 12. 1835 since June - 18. 1839 " " Pension Agent 29 Jan. 1838.

The supplemental Declaration of John Brower, in addition to, and explanatory of his former one, made, Subscribed and sworn to the 16th July 1832.
On the 10 th Nov r 1832 before the Justices Court of the City of Albany, in open Court, personally appeared John Brower, and made Solemn Oath, according to Law, that he was in the Service of the United States, in the course of the Revolutionary War, for a period of full three years, and in the following specified years, to wit:
In 1776 enrolled as a private in Capt. Foreman's Company of Col. Lansing's Reg t of militia, and marched from Albany to Lake George, time of Service, five weeks.
1.5 In 1777, he was enlisted, and after being sworn, was mustered by John Lansing Jun r Aid-de-camp to Major Gen l Philip Schuyler, in front of his mansionhouse, to serve as a private and serve as such for twelve months: & during this year, was engaged at Saratoga Lake, Fort Miller & Albany.
12 + In 1778, he was, under an order of Col. Lansing of the Albany reg t of militia, marched with the company of whom Major Foreman was Captain & Derick Hutton Lieut., to Schoharie, and served for one month and more: & in the same year with the whole reg t under Col. Cuyler, to Schoharie for five weeks.
1. In 1779 he was drafted out of Capt. Foreman's Company, and marched under the Command of Capt. Gerrit Grusebeck, and Lieut. G. W. Van Schaick (afterwards Cashier of the Albany Bank) to Fish Kill. and served in this year 3 months.
3. In 1780, he marched to Fort Plain, under Capt. Nicholas Merselis in the month of July, out in service four weeks; also in the end of same year to Saratoga, four weeks. also, marched to Stone Arabia under the same Capt. as before, out in service, and on duty, five weeks. In the course of this year, he was also on duty in executing the commands of his Superior officers, in relation to the apprehension of disaffected persons in the Southwesterly and westerly parts of the County of Albany, for which the Commissioners of Conspiracy had authority by law to cause such apprehensions to be made: this service and service of the like kind continued to be performed by this Declarer for the succeeding year 1781, in which he this declarer was occasionally by Capt. Merselis ordered to apprehend and bring before the Commissioners aforesaid, until all such suspected and disaffected persons, as they should direct to be brought before them, to answer the charges against them until he this Declarer was

ordered to march with the Captain (Merselis) and his Company together with the whole Regiment (Cuylers) to Stillwater; which march was accordingly performed under the immediate Command of Col. Abraham Cuyler, and having arrived there and been detained two or three days, were marched back again to the City of Albany; a tour, this, of twelve days: and also, that this Declarer, in the same year 1781, pursuant to orders of Brigadier Genl. Ab: TenBroeck, then Brigadier General of the Brigade of Militia in the County of Albany, was employed to impress horses and waggons for the public use, in all a period of thirty days — And this Declarer will here, in this his supplemental declaration, add as a further Service performed by him as a Revolutionary Soldier, that from the year 1776 to the year 1782 inclusive, when he was, not marching to the Northern or Western frontiers with the militia, performing military duty  when obliged to mount guard with the rest of the Company to which he belonged or was attached, within the City of Albany, which, independent of its being itself a frontier, and much exposed to the Enemy, was the place of deposit, in which the public warlike stores and other property were from time to time collected, and from thence forwarded to different places, both by land and water; in which duty, not herein, nor in his former declaration, taken into calculation other than by the word "upwards" this declarer served Eighteen months — And for all the Services stated in this and his former declaration, he Claims a Pension, during life, which he has Reason to apprehend will not be long procrastinated — Subscribed Herewith to the day by me J. B. TenBroeck aforesaid John G. Watson Clerk

No 5044 John Bruner's
Declaration, and affidavits of Capt. Nicholas Pralenius & Lieut. Derrick Hilton's affidavits -
P.O.
July 24 1832
Not found
admitted
18 mo.
60 $
Capt. Hann - In the Quarters Master Dept See Morgan Lewis Letter
J. Van Ingen -
STATE OF NEW-YORK
DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 5, 1832,
and served in present service, I do hereby certify that I have been honorably discharged from the service of the United States, under the following circumstances, to wit: that I was on the duty of the said service, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of June 5, 1832, and being then honorably discharged, and state of the county of _____ and state of _____

DECLARATION
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COUNTY of Albany } ss.
On the Sixteenth day of July 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the Justices Court of the City of Albany now sitting, John Brown a resident of the City of Albany in the county of Albany and state of New York aged on the 15th day of last February two 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 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 in the year 1776 he was enrolled in Capt. Nicholas Joralemans Company in Col. Jacob Lansing's Regt. of militia of the City of Albany, and was in service during the campaign at Lake George. In Feb. 1777 he enlisted under Capt. John Brown and was in the United States Service for one year; he spent the winter at Ticonderoga. In 1779 he was drafted and served for four months at Fishkill under Capt. Gerrit Groesbeck and Lieut. Gill Van Schaick and commanded by Genl. George Clinton then Governor of the State. In 1780 he did militia duty under Capt. Nicholas Merselis and Lieut. Jacob Vanderveer in an expedition first to Canajoharie, and in November following to Saratoga, and that he has performed military service at various times aforesaid for a period of two years and upwards.
He 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.
J. G. Watson Clk  John Brown
WE Rev. David Hilton a Clergyman, residing in the Town of Bethlehem and hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with John Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 82 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 day and year aforesaid.
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 Rev. David Hilton who hath signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the Town of Bethlehem ; and that John Brown who has also signed the same, is a resident of the Town of Bethlehem and is a credible person, and that their statements are entitled to credit.
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 said Court, in the matter of the application of John Brown for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 16 th day of July A. D. 1832.
J. G. Watson Clk

In the Justice's Court of the City of Albany
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On this 16 July 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices thereof, Derick Hilton of Bethlehem in the County of Albany, to said court well known, and who is hereby certified to be a man of probity and veracity, who being duly sworn, saith, that he is well and intimately acquainted with John Brower who hath subscribed and sworn to the within declaration, which has been read in the hearing of this Deponent, that he has personal knowledge of the most part of the facts therein stated, and knows them to be true; and that he verily believes the said declaration to be true in all its particulars — and that the said John Brower is of an unimpeachable character for strict truth and probity. Subscribed & sworn in open court by Derick Hilton on the day & year aforesaid
Derick Hilton
J. G. Watson Clerk
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office on the day & year aforesaid
J. G. Watson Clerk
On this 19 th July 1832 before the Justices of the City of Albany, in open court came Nicholas J. Verelst and made solemn oath, that he is well acquainted with John Brower & that the facts by him stated in his under written declaration are true in all respects; and that he is a man of truth and veracity — sworn and subscribed in open court
Nicholas J. Verelst
J. G. Watson Clerk

State of New York Albany County ss. Be it known that on the 5 th day of August 1835, before the subscribers, a Commission of Deeds in & for said County, personally came John Brower of the City of Albany, a Pensioner of the United States, who being duly sworn according to law deposes as follows - to wit -
1. I am seventy five years of age & upwards - In the month of November 1776, I was called into the service of the United States, and served as a private in the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Nicholas Jeralem - I went with the Company, (and Regiment commanded by Col. Lansing) to Fort Gorge, and remained there more than one month , when the men discharged & returned home -
2. In the month of February 1777 I enlisted under Capt. Hunn in what was called the Boat Service - There were five Companies enlisted or raised for that service - They were com- -manded by Capt. Hunn, Cole, Davis, Van Euren & Simmons - We were ordered to go to Saratoga Lake & cut timber for building boats & oars, & for other purposes - I went with my Company & performed that duty - I enlisted as a private for one year , & actually served that term in said Company - In October of that year, I was ordered to drive an ammunition waggons

to Bemus's Heights - which I did. I was also employed a part of the time in taking care of the horses in the public stables, and among others, I took care of Genl. Morgan Lewis's horses, who was then, I believe, Quarter Master General -
Whilst in the service last referred to, I was ordered to & did go from Saratoga Lake to Fort Miller, with the Company, and we were engaged in boat - carrying Military stores from Fort Miller to Fort Edward. This was, as near as I can recollect, in the month of April 1777 - & we remained there about a month - Afterwards Capt. Harn's Company was ordered to go to Albany - where we were soon employed in carrying provisions & military stores on the North River to Half Moon Point - from Albany, and sometimes from Lansingville - And in October I was, as already stated, ordered to go to Bemus's Heights, with an ammunition wagon, and went accordingly - At the expiration of my term of enlistment, I was discharged, after having served one year under Capt. Harn, as a private in said Company -
3. In the month of July 1778 I was in the service as a private in Capt. Serelcum's Company of Militia - We were ordered out with the Regiment we belonged to, which was then commanded, I think, by Col. Cuyler - We
went to Schoharie to guard & protect the inhabitants ,
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year under Capt. Hume, as a private in said Company - 3. In the month of July 1778 I was in the service as a private in Capt. Seralem's Company of Militia - We were ordered out with the Regiment we belonged to, which was then commanded, I think, by Col. Cuyler - We
went to Schoharie, to guard & protect the inhabitants, against the Indians, whilst engaged in harvest - From Scho- harie we were ordered to Cobles Kill - for the same purpose - We were out on this tour of duty, not less than five weeks .
4. Again in November of the same year 1778, I was ordered out with the Company I belonged to, still com- manded by Capt. Seralem, (& the Regiment commanded by Col. Cuyler) to the Upper Flats in Schoharie - this was before Schoharie Court House was burnt - The our Regiment remained there about four weeks, but I remained longer - there were six of us, out of our Company, young fellows, that volunteered to stay eight or ten days longer - & we did so - the name of one of the six was James Hiltner. I was engaged on this tour, as a private in Capt. Seral- -em's Company, not less than five weeks - Our Lieuten- -ant was Richard otherwise called Derrick Hiltner -
5. In the month of November 1779 I was drafted out of Capt. Seralem's Company, into a Company commanded by Capt. Groesbeck, & Lieut. Gerrit W. Van Schaick, which was composed principally of drafted men from Col. Cuyler's Regiment - We were ordered to go & meet

to Fishkill Village, in Dutchess County, where there was about four thousand Militia under the command of Governor George Clinton - We left Albany about the first of November, in a storm, we remained there on duty until about the middle of December, when we were discharged & returned in a storm to Albany - I served on this tour as a private in Capt. Gansbuck's Company, not less than six weeks .
6. In the year 1780 I belonged to the Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Marcellis & Lieut. Bleeker. About the first of August, we were ordered into the Service with an Regiment commanded by Col. Cuyler, and we went up the Mohawk to Canajoharie, Fort Plain, & other places in the neighborhood - Bowne's Kill &c. The object of our expedition was to upset the British & Indian & put a stop to their ravages, they were committing in that part of the Country - We were under the command of Genl. Robert Van Rensselaer of Claverack - Before we arrived the Indians & Tories had retreated - after having burnt several houses, & killed a number of women & children -
I served on this tour, as a private in Capt. Marcellis's Company, not less than four weeks -
my Company and Regiment still under the command of Capt. Marcellis & Col. Cuyler, were ordered into the Service, & I went with them to Saratoga where Genl. Schuyler then commanded - There were a number of women there the wives of Tories, in the barracks, & a guard kept them,

of Genl. Robert Van Rensselaer of co. arrived the Indians & Tories had retreated - after having burnt several houses, & killed a number of women & children -
I served on this tour, as a private in Capt. Marcellis's 28. Company not less than four weeks -
my Company and Regiment still under the command of Capt. Marcellis & Col. Cagler, were ordered into the Service, & I went with them to Saratoga where Genl. Schuyler then commanded - There were a number of women there the wives of Tories, in the barracks, & a guard kept there - these women were to be sent to Canada to their hus- bands - I suppose the object in ordering us there was that some of us should act as an escort or guard to conduct these females to Canada, & also for the purpose of making a show of military force - I do not know of any other objects in calling us out at that time - There was one Regiment from Albany & one from the Country - I recollect one Van Alstyne who was adjutant of the Country Regiment.
105. I was engaged on this tour, as a private in Capt. Marcellis's Company, not less than five weeks .
8. In the year 1781, I think in the fall, I was again ordered into the Service in the same Company, on a short tour to Stillwater - We were absent about a week, & were then discharged & returned home - I served on 6. this tour, as a private , not less than six days . According to the best of my recollection, the Albany

Regiment was not ordered into the service again after the year 1781 -
Sworn & subscribed this 5 th } John D. Morris day of August 1835 before } me - Samuel Jenkins Com r of Deeds -
State of New York } County of Albany } ss.
I Bernard A. Ten Eyck Clerk of the said county do hereby certify that Samuel Jenkins Esq before whom the preceding affidavit was subscribed and sworn was on the day of the date of the same a Commissioner of Deeds V o for the said County and that his name subscribed to the said affi- davit is his proper hand writing & Signature -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the Seal of the said County this 7 th day of August A.D. 1835.
B. A. Ten Eyck Clerk

28657 Rev INVALID.
Oct. 30-1900 Mrs. W. E. Bird Brooklyn N.Y.
File No. 28,657  am
John Brewer Li Rev Mr.
Act: June 7 th 89 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 52
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Albany Aug t 7. 1835.
James L. Edwards Esq re , Commiss r of Pensions,
Sir, I enclose the affidavit of John Brown, a suspended pensioner, containing as detailed a state- -ment of his services as his memory enables him to make which it is hoped will be deemed a satisfactory answer to the ob- -jections stated in your letter to him of the 20 th July last.
Capt t Serabeman, under whom part of the services were rendered, is now dead, as are almost all the other officers under whom Brown served; and it will be difficult to obtain any further corroboration evidence than that which accompanied his original declaration, to which I beg leave to refer you.
I am, Sir, with great respect,
Your obed t Serv t .
Samuel Jenkins.