REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - THOMAS & PHEBE BROWN Contributed by: Jen Bawden [jenbawden@comcast.net] ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** Thomas & Phebe Brown In Estill County, Kentucky, on August 20, 1832, Thomas Brown, resident of said county, aged about 90 years, appeared in court, before Samuel Kelly, Hiram W Given (?) and Samuel Tipton, Justice of Peace, and made oath: That about the Commencement of the Revolutionary War, (in 1776, he thinks) he was balloted in the Militia of North Carolina, from Surry Co., under Captain Jones and served 9 months, Alexander Lyte, Lytle (?) was his colonel. Armstrong was Major. That they marched first, to Old Halifax, Virgina and rendezvoused there some time then they marched back to North Carolina to Moon's Creek and were stationed there till their time was out. In 1780, he volunteered in the Melitia from the Western part of Virginia, on Clinch River and served a tour of duty under Col. Wm. Campbell who lived in Holstein at the time. He was in Captain Reese Bowen's Company. That on this tour he was in the Battle of King's Mountain and Ferguson's defeat. That his captain was killed in the engagement. He was on this tour between 1 and 2 months. In the year following, he served another tour under Col. Campbell. One David Ward was his Captain. He was marched into North Carolina and joined at Guilford Court House. After Green retreated, we were discharged. We were on this tour between 1 and 2 months. He was born in Orange County, Virginia. He was a stoute, ppough (?) boy at Braddock's defeat. He was resided in Kentucky about 13 years. He moved from Virginia. The high sheriff of Estill County, Kentucky, Mr. Lewis Moore, Daniel Harris, and Isaac Mize, made certification that they were well acquainted with Thomas Brown and made affidavit to his character for truthfullness and honesty, on the same date and at the same place. Thomas Brown of Estill County, Kentucky, who was a private in the Virginia Line for 1 year was inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky, to commence on March 4, 1813. Certificate of pension was issued April 21st, 1833. In Estill County, Kentucky on the 9th of October, 1838, before Sampson Walters, Justice of the Peace, Phebe Brown, resident of said county, aged 70 years, made oath that she is the widow of Thomas Brown, deceased. That they were married in 1777 or 1778 in Halifax County, North Carolina. After this marriage they lived in North Carolina, about 20 miles from said town of Halifax. They then moved from place to place till about the year 1817 when they moved to Garrard County, from Virginia and lived there about 4 years and then came to Estill County, Kentucky where they lived to the death of her husband. He died on December 14, 1835. James Brown made oath in said county, on the 9th of October 1838, that form information received from his father and month, said Thomas and Phebe Brown, and to the best of his knowledge, he will be 56 years old on -- January next. That he was born in Virginia, but raised in North Carolina, that he is the third child of Thomas and Phebe Brown. This oath was made before James Watkins, Justice of the Peace and Robert Clark, clerk of Estill County, Kentucky. On February 19, 1855, Jesse Tipton, stated that he had known Thomas Brown and Phebe, wife, for 37 years, and James Brown, who is their son, has been a resident of the County aforesaid, for 37 years. Thomas and Phebe Brown were both members of the Methodist Church. Thomas and Phebe Brown died at the house of James Brown. That he knew the parties when they lived in Garrard County. James Brown, son of Phebe and Thomas Brown, appeared before a Justice of the Peace and made oath: That his mother, Phebe Brown, wife of Thomas Brown, died in Estill County on March 1, 1840. That his father and mother had the following children: Polly Brown, Thomas Brown, Jr., James Brown (myself), Nancy Brown, Midy Brown, Lydia Brown, and John Brown. That he (James Brown) is now in his 68th year of age, and Polly his sister and Thomas Jr., are older than himself. That he has been appointed by the Estill County Court, the administratior of his mother, Phebe, deceased, and the children as above named are over 21 years of age. That he was born January 15, 1787. He further stated that he married Philadelphia Sherrow in Garrard County, Kentucky, when he was about 22 years of age and lived in that county about 20 years, and then moved to Estill County about 32 years ago and has lived here ever since. That he paoid taxes in Garrard County, Kentucky, from the time of his residence there till the time he left. He appointed Wm. M. Fulkerson of Proctor, Kentucky, his attorney to draw up his claim, before Thomas H. Carson, clerk of Estill county Court. A copy of the marriage license, to wed Philadelphia Sherrow and James Brown was on file in the clerk's office in Garrard County, Kentucky. The license was issued June 11, 1806, James Brown and Reuben Sherrow went on the bond. On May 1st, 1855, before a Justice of the Peace, James Brown made oath that his father Thomas Brown and his mother Phebe Brown died at his house, and that a record of their deaths has been kept in his Bible ever since the deaths, and which reads as follows: Thomas Brown died on the 14th of December 1836 and Phebe Brown died March 1, 1840. A record of the ages of the children of said Thomas and Phebe Brown was on file as follows: Polly Brown was born in the year of our Lord, January 4, 1780. Thomas Brown Jr. was born in the year of our Lord, 24th of July 1783. James Brown was born in the year of our Lord, January 15, 1786. Nancy Brown was born in the year of our Lord, February 2, 1788.