Robeson County, NC - John Brooks Revolutionary War Pension, 1853

February 24, 1933

Mr. Joseph Brooks
Pembroke, NC

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your personal request of this date for the record
of John Brooks, a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in
Revolutionary War pension claim S.6732 based upon the military service
of John Brooks in that war.

While residing in Bladen (that part which was later Robeson) County,
North Carolina, he enlisted, date not given, and served at various
times on tours of from three to six months each as a private under
Captains Alexander McNeill, Gibson and Hadly and Colonel Regan in the
North Carolina Troops; he was in an engagement at "Bettice Bridge"
and in the battle of Camden, where he and Captain Gibson, under whom
he was serving, were captured, taken to Saint Augustine and held for
about four months; he was discharged about the close of the war
having served between three and four years in all. It was stated that
all of his service was rendered in the Cape Fear country.

John Brooks was allowed pension on his application executed May 30,
1853 at which time he was about ninety-five or ninety-six years of
age and resided in Robeson County, North Carolina.

He was allowed one hundred and sixty acres of land on Warrant Number
80030. For the location of the land, you should apply to the
Commissioner of the General Land Office, Interior Department, this
city citing the following warrant #80030-160-55.

It is not stated that soldier was ever married.

In 1853 one Tempy Brooks was a resident of Robeson County, North
Carolina; in 1854, one Rowlin Brooks was a resident of Robeson
County, North Carolina; and in 1855 one Rachel Brooks was aged
about ninety years and resided in said Robeson County; no relationship
of any of the above persons with surname Brooks to the soldier John
Brooks was shown.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the
Revolutionary War pensioner, John Brooks S.6732, you should address
The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,
this city, citing all of the following data:

John Brooks, Certificate No.33411, issued March 20, 1858, rate $76.37
per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North
Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours

A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator

Source: HeritageQuest Online

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