Claiborne County TN Archives Military Records.....Brooks, David 
Revwar - Pension 
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Application For Pension
Personally appeared in open court 
being the court of pleas and 
quarter sessions for said county, 
and the same being a court of 
record made so by the statutes of 
said state, David Brooks, a 
citizen of said county and made 
oath in due form of law, that 
about the year 1777 or 8 he was 
enlisted by as he believes Lieut. 
Marton in Prince Edward County 
Virginia as a private soldier in 
the service of the United States 
during the revolutionary war, for 
the term of three years from the 
date of his enlistment and was 
attached to Capt. Rogers company 
in the eighth regiment commanded 
by Colonel Wood of the Virginia 
line that he was with the army at 
the battle of Mammoth court house 
but was confined to his quarter 
by the small pox after this attle 
he marched with General Woodford 
and under his command to the 
south and continued with him 
until the siege and surrender of 
Charlestown south Carolina which 
he was taken prisoner by the 
British put on board a prison 
ship, and then detained until he 
was with others exchanged in the 
year 1780 or 81.  He was landed 
at James Town Virginia and was 
afterwards peace time not 
recollected discharged honorably 
at the Expiration of the term of 
his enlistment at William borough 
from the services of the United 
States.  He has it not in his 
power to produce and annex his 
original discharge and does not 
at present recollect by that 
particular officer he was 
discharged.  I do solemnly swear 
that I was a resident citizen of 
the United States on the 18th day 
of Mar 1818 and that I have not 
since that time by gift sale or 
in any manner disposed of my 
property or any part thereof with 
intent thereby so to diminish it 
as to bring myself within the 
provisions of an Act of Congress, 
entitled an act to provide for 
certain persons engaged in the 
land and naval services of the 
United States in the 
revolutionary war passed on the 
18th day of Mar 1819 and that I 
have not nor has any person in 
trust for me any property or 
securities contracts other than 
what is contained in this 
schedule hereunto and hereunto 
and by me subscribed (viz) 15 
acres of land, not improved or in 
a state of cultivation $25, one 
mare and colt mare 17 years old 
$25, one yearling calf $2, 15 
hogs of different sizes $30, 1 
cow and calf $12, 2 ovens and 2 
pots and 1 kettle $19, 1 peuter 
dish peuter bason four plates $2, 
some old worn knives and forks 
$0.50, 1 tub 1 pail 1 small 
piggin 1 churn $2, 1 old cask 
boxes 1 old muskit $8.50, 1 hoe 2 
pair old drawing chains $5, 2 old 
chairs 1 sad iron $1.  That I am 
by occupation a common labourer 
that I am now frail and feeble 
and unable to acquire my daily 
subsistence by labor.  I am 65 
years old.  My family consists of 
only myself and wife, aged about 
60 years and sworn to in open 
court, B. Cloud Clerk.  David 
(his X mark) Brooks.  And the 
court having seen and inspected 
the above schedule are of opinion 
that the property therein set 
forth and described is worth in 
all not more than the sum or $132 
and the clerk is ordered to 
certify the same accordingly.

 

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