Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12319, Nathan Brown, Mass. N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. N.H.
Brown, Nathan
S. 12319
carded
CONTENTS
b. Sept. 28, 1759, in Hensington, Rockingham Co. N.H. res. at end and in 1832, Candia, Rockingham Co. N.H.

2332
New Hampshire
Nathan Brown
of Rockingham in the State of N H who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg t commanded by Col t Gerrish in the N H line for 11 (M o )
★ Mass. and N.H. July 12/25 Records completed
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Nov r 1832 and sent Josiah Houghton Deerfield N H
  Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832  $ 54.99    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Mar 33  18.33     $ 73.32  
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H M c Blain Clerk, Book D- Vol. 1 st Page 143.
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No. 3429
Ms. E
N Brown
his term of enlistment faithfully at and near that place in said Company & Regiment at and was honor- ably discharged in said Company in October.

State of New Hampshire, County of Rockingham ss.
On this eighth day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature now sitting at Exeter within and for said County of Rockingham Nathan Brown a resident of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy 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 provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That he, about the middle of November 1775, enlisted as a private soldier in the Massachusetts State Troops and Revolutionary Army under Captain Thomas Cogswell in Colonel Gerrish's Regiment for six weeks or more, as a substitute for Jesse Eaton of said Candia that he entered the service remained in said Company during said period of time at Brookline, Massachusetts and there returned home to said Candia on the first day of January 1776 and was honourably discharged:
That the last of June 1776 he enlisted again as a private soldier at Portsmouth in said County of Rockingham under Captain Titus Satter in Colonel Gilman's New Hampshire Regiment of the State Troops and and Revolutionary Army for six months and remained in said Portsmouth during the whole period of his enlistment and served out his time as a faithful soldier and was honourably discharged and came to said Candia the first day of January 1777: That there is no surviving witness to his knowledge who can testify that he personally knows that he performed the first three months service under Captain Satter and that he has no other evidence of that fact but what is contained in Benjamin Eaton's deposition:
That he again enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia in the month of July 1780 under Captain Benjamin Whicker in Colonel Nicholls New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army, there was commanded by General Aspinwall and marched from Chester in said County of Rockingham to West Point in the State of New York; that he served out his term of enlistment faithfully at and near that place in said Company & Regiment and was honourably discharged and returned to said Candia in October

That he again enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia in the month of July 1780 under Captain Benjamin Whipple in Colonel Nichols New Hampshire Regiment of State Troops and Revolutionary Army for three months and marched from Chester in said County of Rockingham to West Point in the State of New York; that he served out his term of enlistment faithfully at and near that place in said Company & Regiment returned and was honorably discharged and returned home to said Candia in October following:
That he was born in Hensington in said County of Rockingham the 28th day of September in the year 1759 has a record of his age which he has had for many years and which he has with him - that he moved into Candia aforesaid in the year 1773 and has lived in said Candia ever since and lives now in said Candia. That he never received any discharge from the army but verbal, and has no documentary evidence by which he can prove any part whatever of his Revolutionary services.
That he would respectfully name Benjamin Pillsbury William Durnan Nathaniel Rowe Jonathan Burrier Andrew Moore & John Lane as persons to whom he is known in his present neighbourhood and who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State.
Nathaniel Brown Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Nathaniel Brown on the Pension Roll of said colony in my state
We Benjamin Pillsbury and John Moore Jr. both residing in Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire hereby certify that we are well acquainted with the within named Nathan Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration; that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Benjamin Pillsbury John Moore Jr
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 within named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Benjamin Pillsbury and John Moore Jr. who signed the preceding certificate are residents in the neighbourhood of said town of said Candia and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I Peter Chadwick clerk of the Superior Court of Indicture for the State of New Hampshire within and for the County of Rockingham in said State do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Brown for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this eighth day of August A.D. 1832
P. Chadwick clerk of the Court Rockingham County

William Patten of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged sixty nine years the 16 th day of September last past hereby testify and declare that I enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia in the months of July in the year 1780, under Captain Benjamin Whicker in Colonel Nicholls' New Hampshire Regiment, in the State Troops' service, and Revolutionary army for three months, and marched from Chester, in said County, to West Point in New York - and I served out my said term of enlistment at and near said West Point in said company and Regiment and returned to said Candia the last of October in the same year.
I further testify and declare that Matthew Brown now of said Candia and now present enlisted into said company and regiment at the same time I did and served as a private soldier for said term of three months the whole time for which we enlisted and served as a faithful soldier, and was honorably discharged and came home with me to said Candia -
William Patten
Deerfield July 30. 1832.
State of New Hampshire -
Rockingham County ss. Deerfield July 30. 1832 Then personally appearing the above named William Patten made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is just and true.
Before me Josiah Houghton Jus. Peace
I hereby certify that the above named deponent is personally known to me, and is a credible witness and full credit is due to his statement.
Josiah Houghton Justice Peace.

Benjamin Eaton of Candia in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy three years the 5 th day of June last past hereby testify and declare that the very last of Septem- ber in the year 1776 I enlisted as a private soldier in Portsmouth, in said County, under Captain Titus Satter in Colonel Gilman's New Hamp- shire Regiment, in the State Troops service, and Revolutionary army for three months and remained in said Portsmouth during the whole period of my en- listment and having served out my term of en- listment in said Company and Regiment I returned to said Candia where I resided the last day of December the same year or the first day of January 1777.
I further testify and declare that Nathan Brown now of said Candia, and now present served as a private soldier in said Company and Reg- iment at the same time I did and during the pe- riod of three months, and was honourably dis- charged and came home with me to said Candia. and served as a faithful soldier.
I further testify and declare that I know of no one living who belonged to said Company except myself and said Brown - That in conversation with the Clerk of said Com- pany I understood from him during the time of my enlistment that said Brown had enlisted and been a private soldier in said Company three months before I enlisted - I understood at that time the same from said Brown - I know he was absent from said Candia and it was said in said Candia generally that said Brown had enlisted into said Company several months before I enlisted in it - and the same has never been disputed.
Benjamin Eaton
Deerfield July 30. 1832.

State of New-Hampshire.
County of Rockingham ss. Deerfield July 30. 1832 Then personally appearing the within named Ben- jamin Eaton made solemn oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is just and true. Before me Josiah Houghton Jus Peace
I hereby certify that the within named deponent is person- ally known to me, and is a credible witness and full credit is due to his statements
Josiah Houghton Jus. Peace

I Sewall Brown of Candia in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire aged seventy seven years the 27th day of November last past hereby testify and declare that I was well acquainted with Nathan Brown now of said Candia in the Revolutionary Army in the year 1775. I enlisted as a private soldier in said Candia about the last of April 1775 under Captain Thomas Cogswell in Colonel Samuel Gerrish's Massachusetts State Troops Regiment and Revolutionary Army and marched from said Candia to Cambridge Massachusetts. I remained at said Cambridge and Prospect Hill near Bunker Hill in Charlestown Massachusetts until the day of the battle of Bunker Hill, when our Regiment marched there and I was in that Battle. We then marched back to Prospect Hill and erected at that place a fort and after remaining at said Prospect Hill two months or more we marched to Brookline Massachusetts and remained at said Brookline until the expiration of my said terms of enlistment and returned to said Candia the first of January 1776.
I further testify and declare that Nathan Brown now of said Candia and now present served as a private soldier in said company and Regiment with me from about the middle of November 1775 to the first of January 1776 as a substitute for Jesse Eaton of said Candia that he served said one month and an half as a faithful soldier was honourably discharged and came home with me to said Candia Deerfield N.H. August 2. 1832. I am all B. Brown

State of New-Hampshire. Rockingham County ss-Deerfield August 2. 1832
Then personally appearing the within named Sewall Brown made solemn oath that the within deposition by him subscribed is just and true
Before me Josiah Houghton Justice Peace
I hereby certify that Sewall Brown the within named deponent is personally known to me and that he is a credible witness and that to his statement full credence is due
Josiah Houghton Justice Peace

State of New-Hampshire County of Rockingham ss I hereby certify that Josiah Houghton Esquire before whom the annexed depositions were taken is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Rockingham in said State and that full faith and credit is to be given to his attestations, and that I receive the signatures to be in the proper handwriting of the said Houghton
In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Superior Court of Indicature of said State this eighth day of August 1832.
Richard K. Clerk of the Superior Court of Indicature of the State of New-Hampshire -

3429
Nathan Brown
Paid
11 Months
admitted
H.G.E.
$36.66
Papers not properly authenticated
on Roll kept Whittier for Col. Nichols Dept relates 6 July 1780 dated 24 Oct 1780 - 3 mo 18 days
letter 26 Oct 1832
To Jonah Houghton
South Deerfield
MA

3229
BRIEF in the case of Nathan Brown of Concord County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 72 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1775 - Middle of Nov. 1. Day 1 12 Substitute Col. Gerrish   Last of June 1776 - Jan 1777 * 6 - private Col. Gilman   Middle of Dec 1780 - 3 2 Col. Nichols  
* One half of this time certified by Benj. Eaton - who says he understood Brown was in the company 3 months before him -
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None appear  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Concord 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
Living witnesses - Tradition
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no Clergyman's Certificate
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
X See 3 MS 4/18 do as per Roll of Service
H. B. Eastman Examining Clerk.
Note See Jewell Brown's affidavit

Rev War
12319 INVALID.
File No. 12,319
Nathan Brown
Priv. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. a , Page 48
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature for the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that the an- nexed papers contain the Original proceedings of the Court in the matter of the application of Nathan Brown for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of November Anno Domini 1832 -
Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County
And I the Clerk aforesaid of the Court aforesaid do hereby further certify that Joseph Houghton before whom the depositions annexed to the above certificate were taken, is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Rockingham aforesaid, and that I believe that his signature to the certificate thereof are in his own hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the above seal the day and year above written -
Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Court Rockingham County