John Brownlee (1748-1827)  

Transcription of Statement for Application of Pension

Source: Pension Application of John Brownlee, No. S39238, Pennsylvania and Virginia, via ancestry.com.

I, John Brownlee of Washington County in the State of Pennsylvania, do swear by Almighty God the searcher of hearts, that I served in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy from the Month of April A.D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy six, [illegible] [through] the month of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. I enlisted in Captain Joseph Irwin[‘]s Company of Colonel Miles’ regiment, Pennsylvania Riflemen. At the battle of Long island [sic] Colonel Miles was taken prisoner and our regiment in various battles was reduced to thirty five men [sic] – In the spring [illegible] the battle of Princeton the remnants of our regiment and which had been somewhat recruited during the winter was consolidated with another and formed what was called the Pennsylvania State regiment. This regiment was for some time commanded by Colonel Bull, and afterwards by Colonel Walter Stewart. In this regiment I continued till [sic] the expiration of the term of my enlistment, and sometime after, and was honorably discharged at Valley Forge, in about the middle of January, A. D. one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. My discharge, which was burned in my cabbin [sic] thirty years ago, was signed “Walter Stewart commanding 18^th Pennsylvania Regiment.” I was present and engaged in the battles of Long Island, White Plains, Taking the Hessians at Trenton, battle of Trenton and of Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown. I am now an old man, unable to work, in extremely reduced circumstances, and need the assistance of my country for support. I therefore make this declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the late ace 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.” In witness whereof, I have [illegible] set my hand and seal this twenty sixty day of June A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen –

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Sworn statement for transfer of pension to Brooke County, Virginia from Washington County, Pennsylvania, Pension No. S39238:

State of Virginia

County of Brooke ss:

On this fourth day of September 1827 – before me, the subscriber, a justice of the peace for the said county of Brooke, personally appeared John Brownlee, a revolutionary pensioner, who on his oath, declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain James Carnaghen in the regiment commanded by Col. Walter Stewart in the service of the United States; that his name has been placed on the pension Roll of the state of Pennsylvania, from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the house of his son, in the County of Brooke and State of Virginia, where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension, to be there payable in [the] future; and that his reasons for removing to the State of Virginia [are] to live, and die with his children.

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                                                                                                                                                                John  x  Brownlee

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Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.

Nolan Congleton J.P.

John Brownlee was laid to rest in the South Buffalo Cemetery at Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania.