Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29661, Isaac Brown, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Brown, Isaac
NUMBER
S. 29661
CONTENTS
1. List of 1765 at Stone Mass.
2. List of 1782 Marlborough Middlesex Mass.

8066
Massachusetts
Isaac Brown
of Milford in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Brown of the Reg t commanded by Col Robinson in the Mass line for 2 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Meal at the rate of 80 Dollars ~ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th day of Mar 1833 and sent David Dana of Boston Present
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1833 $160~ Semi-ant. allowance ending 2 Sep ~ 40~
$200~
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H B Blair Clerk Book 8 Vol. 2 Page 4.

Please to direct to Sam l Danahy Gaston Mo
Declaration of Isaac Brown
22204

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Middlesex ss.
On this Seventeenth day of August AD 1832 Isaac Brown personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Concord within and for the County of Middlesex in the Commonwealth aforesaid
Isaac Brown of Marlborough in said County aged 72 years
Who being 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 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say
1 That in the year AD 1776 he engaged to Rhode Island for three months and enlisted in the Company of Capt. John Hodge of Heads to go to East near Isaac Brown of Concord in the Regt. of Col. Tracy . L t Col. Cyprian Hovey and Major Stone , he can not remember the date of his enlistment but knows that he marched to Rhode Island with his Company and there did duty until he served out his three months and was discharged. 2 In AD 1777 he agreed to go to Rhode Island again for six months, and he believes enlisted in June in the Company of Capt. Brown of Concord, L t  Daniel Davis of Acton in the Regt. of Col. John Robinson . L t Col. John Davis he marched with his Company to Rhode Island and was there encamped and did duty until he served out his term of six months and was discharged. 3 In AD 1778 he agreed to go to Rhode Island again for 6 months and enlisted in the Company of Capt. John Hovey of Cambridge his L t were Tyler Regt. L t Col. Hovey . he marched to Rhode Island and was there encamped and did duty until his Company until he served his term of six months and was then discharged. 4 In AD 1779 he engaged for three months to guard Berkeley troops then stationed at Winter Hill , he believes his service commenced the first of April he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Brown of Concord in the Regt. commanded by Col. Heads . Brooks he reported to his station and was there employed on guard duty three months when he was discharged. 5 In AD 1778 he engaged to Rhode Island for eight months and was enlisted into the Company of Capt. Haskins of Frampton his L t were Fletcher and Mason and in the Company in Col. John Davis Regt. of the Mass. forces, he marched to Rhode Island with his Company, was there encamped with the Army and duty until he served out his eight months. 6 In AD 1781. he engaged to go to Rhode Island again for three months and enlisted in the Company of Capt. Brinton L t  Brown of Stow Mass. and the Company was in the Regt. commanded by Col. Cyprian Hovey of Marlborough, he marched to Rhode Island and was there employed in building and repairing forts at Quits Hill where he was encamped and continued until he served his term of three months and was discharged.
He

He relinquishes every claim, whatever, to a pension or annuity, whatever 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
In presence of Samuel Dana
J. P. Bay
Prob
Isaac Brown. Signature mark
Middlesex ss.
We, Sylvester P. Bucklin
a Clergyman residing in the town of
Marlborough
in the county of Middlesex and Nathaniel Longley, residing in the same town hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Isaac Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above, and that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood, where he resides, to have been a soldier in the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me, Levi Bigelow Justice of the Peace
Sylvester P. Bucklin Nath Longley
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that after the investigation of the matter, and 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 Sylvester Bucklin who has signed the preceding Certificates is a Clergyman residing in the town of Marlborough and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. Clerk of the Court of
I do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings, of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Isaac Brown for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
I also certify that Richard Farnwell whose own proper signature is set to the depositions hereto annexed is a Justice of the Peace within said County of Middlesex.
Isaac Fisher
as proof of 25 m o & 17 days service is offered w th    Capt Bridges Comp y m o days 3.00   Capt Brown 5.28   Capt Hastings C o 8.01   Capt Hoveys C o 5.19   Capt Brintons C o 3.00   m o 25 17 days 
No proof is offered of the service at Winter hill

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex, to wit,
At the Court of Probate begun and holden at Concord on the seventeenth day of August A. D. 1832. On the application of Isaac Brown claiming to be a Soldier of the Revolution, the following Interrogatories were propounded to him to wit:
1. Where, and in what year were you born? Answer,
I was born in Shrew on the 25 Feby A.D. 1760
2. Have you any record of your age, and where is it? Answer,
I have no family record less than as one in Shrew records
3. Did you ever receive any written discharge from service? Answer,
I never received any such discharge that I can remember. I was living in Acton till I was 18 years of age then I removed to Marlborough where I 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? Answer,
All my services were voluntary and of my own accord
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 service? Answer,
I saw Genl. Maxwell Genl. Sullivan & Cornwall
6. 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? Answer,
Daniel Stevens Esq. Wm Dyer Esq. Mr. Manasseh Brigham and Capt. Silas Newton in presence of
The signature of Isaac Brown
Charles Miles of Marlborough his son in law.
Sworn to by I. Brown the day before aforesaid

Isaac Brown
22. 204
Purch
2 years
accts
$80.-
Sam l . Dana Esq Groton (map)

BRIEF in the case of Isaac Brown of Marlboro in the State of Massachusetts (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? In Open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? Seventy two years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 3 Private Gen. Col o Shacker Capt. Bridge   1777 6 " Col o Robinson Capt. Brown   1778 3 " Col o Brooks   1778 8 " Col o Jacobs Capt. Waskus   1779 6 " Col o Tyler Capt. Honey   1781 3 " Col o How Capt. Brinton  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None named  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? In Acton  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Two living witnesses and traditional evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? correctly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.
The Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shows this applicant is found on the rolls of said Commonwealth

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Isaac Brown , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his ( or his estate's ) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
8.29.661
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Dec. 1776 3 mos. John Bridges Thatcher Mass.   July 7, 1777 6 mos. Abishai Brown John Robbins   Nov. 4, 1778 8 mos. Isaac Hawkins John Jacobs   July 15, 1779 { 6 mos. 6 mos. Thomas Hovey Nathan Tyler Isaac Brooks   1781 3 mos. Reuben Cyprian Howe  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Marlborough, Middlesex Co. Mass.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 17, 1832. His estate was allowed -
Residence at date of application, Marlborough, Mass.
Age at date of application, Feb. 22, 1760 at Stone Mass.
Remarks: there is no further family data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

ms
29 661 INVALID. Ref
File No. 29,661
Isaac Brown His Rev War
ms
Act: June 7 th 1894
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Oct 28 96 Recd Paid to August J Sweet, Roxbury St. 3
Dec 4 96 To D. C. E. Miles. 126 Warren St. Boston, Mr. 1918. mch. 29. Hist. to T. A. Wright

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Isaac Brown which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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, deposeth 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 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 shewn 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.
QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Rev Sec ✓ JH
Knoxville, Tenn. March 2, 1918.
Commissioner of Pensions, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Will you please furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of the following pensioners:
S. 29,661 Isaac Brown, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Mass.
Mrs W. 14,400 Mary Brown, Beverly, Essex Co., Mass.
Yours very truly,
J. A. Wright, Jr. 923 S 9th St.

126 Warren Street, Boston Highlands, Mass., Dec. 4, 1896.
OLD WAR & NAVY DEC 10 1896 PITTS. OFFICE
D. J. Murphy, Commission Pensioner, Dear Sir: Your com- munication with one (1) dollar return- ed duly received.
I have made application for member- ship in Society of Sons of the Revolution.
I desire the military record of Is- aac Brown, my maternal grandfather.
You gave his record recently to an- other grandson in which you say he made application for pension August 17, 1832. That he was then residing in Marl- boro, Mass., and his pension was allowed for two years service as a private in the Mass Troops, Revolutionary War, a part of the time under Col. Robinson and Capt. Brome. He enlisted at Acton, Mass.
I supposed this record would be sufficient for me, but I am informed that I must forward record from Bu

mean of Pensions with my application.
Why I enclosed the dollar was because I was informed that for the fee of One (1) dollar. The Department would give me further, that is a more detailed account of his record. If this is correct, when you send his record will you have the great kindness to inform me, as I would like to obtain all the information I can about him. In my childhood I heard him relate many of the events of his Army life; but much of the data has passed from my memory in forty five years that have elapsed since then. Please pardon this trespass on your time.
Very truly,
C. Edwin Miles, M.D.
19626
File

126 Warren Street, Boston Highlands, Mass., Nov. 26, 1896.
D. J. Murphy,
Commissioner etc., Dear Sir: My Grandfather Isaac Brown, was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and according to information sent to and me of his grandsons Oct. 28th, 1896, he made applica- tion for pension Aug. 17th, 1832, he then residing in Marlboro, Mass.
I am desirous of joining the Society of The Sons of the American Revolution and re- quire statement from Pension Office - Please forward same -
I understand for the fee of One ($1.) a more complete statement is forward than was sent to my relative, hence I enclose that an amount for such information as you may forward.
Very truly,
mail Dir.
Nov. 30-96
C. Edwin Miles, M.D.
B1. above referred this day
returned to writer. J. C. Ry
Chief of Div.

Boston Oct 13-1896
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir:
Please furnish me with an abstract of the service performed by Isaac Brown (who was born in New Mass Feb 28-1760) as stated in the original application for a pension, which was granted about 1837 that is he received his first money at that time.
He lived with a Mr. Ezra Miles in Marlboro Mass. who might have signed for him. said Isaac Brown died July 31-1849
Yours Truly,
Augustus J. Sweet Mass Ave & Euell St Roxbury Mass

I Phinehas Moor of Marlborough in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy three years, testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Isaac Brown of said Marlborough, that I served in the same Regiment with said Brown in the Army of the Revolution, from December 1776 to March A.D. 1777, making three months; that said Brown served in Capt. John Bridges company of Militia, and Col. Shatskes Regiment, in Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey, and that we were dismissed at Woodbridge in the state of New Jersey in March A.D. 1777.
Phinehas Moor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Midddlesex ss January 17 th 1833
Then personally appeared the above named Phinehas Moor and made oath that the above affidavit by him submitted is true, and said Moor is a competent and competent witness. Before me Richard Gannett Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Nov. 10 1832.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that
* Isaac Browne served in the company of Capt. Abishai Brown in the regiment of Col. John Robinson for the space of 5. months and 26. days. from the 7th of July 1777. Again, it further appears, from a roll of men, engaged for 1. year, dated "Newton December 31 st ", that he served in the company of Capt. Jacob Haskins in the regiment of Col. John Jacobs for the space of 6. months and 1. day from the 4th of May 1778.
Edward D. Bamp. Secy
* I further certify, that Isaac Browne is borne on a pay roll of Capt. Thomas Hovey's company, in Col. Nathan Tyler's regiment, in service at the State of Rhode Island, made up for the space of four months and sixteen days. from the 15th of July 1777. --- 4. mo. 16. days. (over)

Again, Isaac Brown is borne on a pay roll of the same officers for service at the same place (Done in the month of December 17 th ) made up for 1. month and 3. days
to end?
Edward D. Baysby
3. 00 5. 26. 8. 41. 4. 16. 1. 3 18 2 48 25 18 22 17
48 81 17
Isaac Brown

William Gates of Marlborough in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy years testify and say that I am well acquainted with Isaac Brown of Marlborough in said county of Middlesex, that I served with said Brown in the Army of the Revolution in the year A.D. 1781 in Capt. Brinton's Company, in Rhode Island, three months; said company was attached to Col. Cushing's Heavy Regiment. William Gates
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Middlesex ss. February 1 st 1833. Then personally appeared the above named William Gates, and made oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. and I hereby certify that said William Gates is a competent, and, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, a disinterested witness.
Before me Richard Inwell, justice of Peace.