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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org *********************************************************************** The State of New York St Lawrence County Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832 On this twenty fourth day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now setting, Abel Brown, a resident of Parishville in said county of St Lawrence and the State of New York age 69 years on the 7th day of May last who being first duly sworn according to the laws 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 service as herein stated. He first entered the service at Winchendon, Worchester County in the state of Massachusetts where he resided during the Revolutionary War about the 1st of August (September crossed out) 1778 as a substitute for his father David Brown who was drafted three months and a half in the company commanded by Capt Benjamin Nye in Col Sparhawk's Regiment in the Massachusetts State Troops. He marched as far as Rutland Mass having started for the Rhode Island he was order to Boston where he went and .............. at Dorchester Point(now South Boston) till his time expired and he was dismissed with out any written discharge about the last of November. About the 1st of September 1770 he entered the service again at the same place as a substitute for his said father who was drafted for two months in Capt Henry Company under Genl. Hancock. His Captains name he does not recollect. He marched directly to Boston from there he went to Governors Island and to Castle William where he served out his full period of two months in repairing old forts. He was dismissed then about the 1st of November. In July of 1780 he enlisted in the same place as a volunteer for three months and went to Great Barrington where a Regiment was formed commanded by Col Rand in which he entered in Capt Stearns Company. He marched from there to West Point and after serving a short time he was ordered with a few others by Arbrots to go to Fishkill where he went and served out the rest of his term at work in the Laboratory and was dismissed about the 1st of September 1879 He has no documentary evidence of his service and was never in any engagement. After the Revolutionary War he lived at Winchendon of the afore said place, at Springfield, Vermont from which last place he moved to Parishville aforesaid. For the last 19 years he has reside in Parishville where he now resides and is well acquainted with Levi Fuller others who may testify as to his reputation of his said service He here by relinquishes any claim what so ever a pension or amnesty except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state Abel Brown (signature) We Joseph Ormisby and John Brown of Parishville in said county hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Abel Brown who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that believe him to be sixty nine years of age. That he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. State of New York St Lawrence Co Daniel Bradish of Potsdam inn said court being sworn saith that he is well acquainted with Abel Brown of Parishville in said county the this deponent and said Brown resided in the town of Winchendon, Worchester County, Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War as near neighbors the this deponent was considerably engage in the actual service during several years of the war and this deponent recollects that said Brown was absent from home for sometime in the year 177. How long he cannot recollect and was said to be engage in military service at or near Boston and that in the year 1780 the said Brown went from home in July or August and it was said he was going toward West Point and this deponent has always understood and truly believes that said Brown did serve in the war during the two campaigns above mentioned but how long he does not recollect and whether said Brown performed any other service in the revolutionary war or not he cannot recollect as he was absent much of the time from home himself. Sworn and Subscribe Ths 7th August 1832 Daniel Bradish (signature) Actual Record from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. Volume 2 page 592 Brown, Abel. Private, Capt. Benjamin Nye's co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's regt.; enlisted Nov. 17, 1778; discharged Dec. 12, 1778; service, 3 mos. 1 day, at Dorchester. Volume 2 page 592 Brown, Abel, Winchendon. Private, Capt. William Henry's co., Worcester Co. regt.; enlisted Oct. 5, 1779; discharged Nov. 10, 1779; service, 1 mo. 11 days, at Castle and Governor's Islands.