Individual Details

Caverly, 1872, says that Elijah married Sarah Adams of Coventry, and their eldest child, Sarah, was born in that town January 16, 1779. The following year they removed to Rutland, VT, where their second child, Elijah, was born April 15, 1781. The time when they came to Pittsford, and the exact place where they first located here, are not now known, but their third child, Oliver, was born here, Dec. 23d, 1783. It is possible that he made his first improvements and built a house where he was afterwards known to have lived, on the plat of ground some sixty rods east of the present residence of Demas Chaffee; if so, he probably did it on the strength of the promise of a deed of the land from Elisha Rich, which was not executed till May 21, 1784. This deed covered two hundred and twenty acres of land which was bounded as follows, viz.: "Beginning at a hemlock tree standing on the east line of Pittsford, two rods north of what is called Mill River, thence west 20 degrees South to a beech tree, thence east 20 degrees North 160 to a stake in the town line, thence north 20 degrees West on the town line 200 rods to the first bounds, to the original right of Elihu Hall." The consideration was 82 pounds 10 shillings L.M..

LDS Film# 0028700, Pittsford, VT, town records, page 38. "Elijah Brown Jrs mark for cattle sheep and hogs is a half penny on the under side of the right ear. Rec'd 30th day of July A.D. 1802."

Deeds in Index for Rutland Co., VT, from LDS film 0028689:

Names Book Page Year, if known

Elijah Brown, Jr. to Benjn 2 54
Elijah Brown Jr. to Edward ? 3 69 Abt 1790
Elijah Brown Jr. to Cornelius Gibbs 3 166 Abt 1790
Elijah Brown Jr. to Elijah Brown 3d 5 102 Abt 1801
Elijah Brown Jr. from Edward Kingman 5 134
Elijah Brown Jr. to Elijah Brown 3d 6 300 (or 350) Abt 1824
Elijah Brown Jr. to N___ Deming 7 202 Abt 1805
Elijah Brown Jr. to Elijah Brown 3d 9 493 Abt 1814
Elijah Brown Jr. to School Trustees 10 24 Abt 1817
Elijah Brown Jr. to Sam'l Adams 10 166
Elijah Brown Jr. to Reuben Wicker 10 264
Elijah Brown Jr. to Sam'l Mead 10 339
Elijah Brown Jr. to Luke Osgood 10 344
Elijah Brown Jr. from Sam'l Mead 10 358
Elijah Brown Jr. from Elisha Wadsworth 10 169
Elijah Brown Jr.to School Trustees 11 95 Abt 1819
Elijah Brown Jr. from Saml Adams 10 346
Elijah Brown Jr. to Daniel Sherman 11 498
Elijah Brown Jr. to Howard Lathrop 11 508
Elijah Brown Jr. to N. R. Andrews 11 304
Elijah Brown Jr. from John Dean 16 (11?) 286
Elijah Brown Jr. from Wm Jackson 11 320
Elijah Brown Jr. to Truman Taylor 12 476
Elijah Brown Jr. to Samuel A. Brown 13 376
Elijah Brown Jr. from Soloman Thayer 12 351
Elijah Brown Jr. from Sturges Penfield 12 349
Elijah Brown Jr. from Allen Penfield 12 348
Elijah Brown Jr. from Francis Slason 12 340
Elijah Brown Jr. from Pittsford M. Co .12 327
Elijah Brown Jr. from S. A. Brown 13 379
Elijah Brown Jr. to B___ Taylor 13 103
Elijah Brown Jr. to ____ H____ 13 112
Elijah Brown Jr. to Whipple Spooner 13 245?
Elijah Brown Jr. to Pittsford Con. Soc. 14 70
Elijah Brown Jr. to Lyman Nookwodd 14 77
Elijah Brown Jr. to Person Abbott 14 79
Elijah Brown Jr. to Cyrus Chase 14 504
Elijah Brown Jr. from Oliver Brown 14 483
Elijah Brown Jr. to Andrew Leach 15 111
Elijah Brown Jr. to D___ Brewster 15 290
Elijah Brown Jr. from Joshua Bates 15 540
Elijah Brown Jr. lease from Pittsford Select. 15 542
Elijah Brown Jr. from Pittsford Con. Soc. 15 548
Elijah Brown Jr. from Meetinghouse Soc. 16 81
Elijah Brown Jr. to John M. Goodnugh 16 200
Elijah Brown Jr. to Howard Lathrop 16 235
Elijah Brown Jr. to Michael Sanders 16 275
Elijah Brown Jr. to Gumm? Hammond 16 320
Elijah Brown Jr. lease to G. Hammond 16 321
Elijah Brown Jr. from Henry Simonds 16 320
Elijah Brown Jr. from Jeffy Barnes 16 416

Elijah Brown Revolutionary War Pension Papers

Footnote images in search for #S-44661. Note that a couple of the documents refer to 14 205. Why the two different numbers? Searched Footnote for the 14 205 number and found nothing. There is another Elijah Brown who was born in Stamford, CT and went to Pawlett, VT and then to NY with the number $1293.

#11708616

44661
Invalid
Rev? y
File No. 44661
Elijah Brown
Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18th March 1818
Index: Vol 3 Page 61

#11708610

County of Rutland
State of Vermont ss

On the 23rd Day of June 1819 before me Thomas Hammond one of the Judges of the Court of Com Pleas in and for the County of Rutland and State of Vermont personally appeared Elisha Adams and Solomon Taylor_______ personally known as men of respectability and integrity and to whom full credit should be given who being by me first duly Sworn________ to ________ do on their oaths declare and say that they were______ing to Elijah Brown's serving in the revolutionary War in 1776(5?) that he enlisted in or about the first day of January 1775 and served more than one year from that time in a Regiment commanded by Col. Durkee in Company commanded by Thos Dyer of the Connecticut Line in the Continental ________ __________
and that _______ _________ Elijah Brown was of Coventry Connecticut.
Signed Elisha Adams and Solomon Taylor
Sworn and _________ before me this 23rd day of June 1819
Signed Thos Hammond
Judge of the Court of Rutland, State of Vermont.

#11708611

State of Vermont
I Robert __________ Clerk of the County of Rutland do certify that Tho. Hammond _____ ________ _________ _________ _________ was taken, is one of the judges of Rutland County Court, duly Commissioned and that the foregoing is his signature.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this Court this 26 June 1819.
Signed R. Temple(?)

#11708612

On the fourteenth Day of April 1818 (1819?) came before me Russell Attwater one of the Judges of the Court of Com Pleas in and for the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York Elijah Brown of the Town of Louisville being 62 years old, and personally known to be who did under Oath declare and say that he did in or about the 1st day of December 1775 enlisted under Captain ____ Ayer for thirteen months in the Connecticut line in Colonel Durkee's Regiment that he was discharged on or about the 1st of Jany 1777. That he enlisted again in or about the first day of April 1777 under Captain Paul Brigham for eight months and entered into the service of the United States in the Connecticut Line of the continental establishment and served under him in his Company in Colonel Chandlers Regiment, and was discharged on or about the first day of January next following and that he is now reduced in his circumstances in life and is under great need of assistance from his County for Support.
Signed Elijah Brown
The foregoing was sworn to and subscribed on this 14th day of April 1818 before me Russell Attwater.

#11708603

Elijah Brown

14.205
March 1821

[Following is sideways on page]
Elijah Brown a ____
Petitioner

#11708605

St. Law. Co
State New York ss
On this 11th day of October 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court of Common Pleas and ____ __ Court of Record held in & for the County aforesaid, Elijah Brown aged 64 years resident in the Town of Louisville, County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declares that he served in the revolutionary War as follows thirteen months in a company commanded by Capt. Thos Dyer in Colonel Durgee's Regt. From Decr '76 to Decr. 77, also eight months in Captn. Paul Bighams Company, Col. Chandlers Regt., for which services I have obtained a pension on order ________ made Apr 14 1818 before Russell Attwater ____ Judge of Court of Common Pleas as __ certified No. 14,205. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property so as to bring myself within the provisions of the act of Congress ________ _______ _____ to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & _______ services of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed March 18, 1818, and I have not nor has any person for me any contracts on security or debts or property nor have I any other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed ? that I am a farmer unable to labor and have only a wife & daughter living with me.
Signed - Elijah Brown

#11708606

Schedule of my property
1 old cow bell 1 hoe 1 small grindstone, no real estate
My family consists of myself aged 64 years ? old, lame and decrepit scarcely able to walk subject to fits having them as frequent as six times a week, frequently several in a day.
Wife 61 years old ? daughter & her child, her husband having left her destitute, have nine other children but none able to support me.
Sworn before me in open court this 10th October 1820.
Joseph York, Clerk, St. Lawrence County.

I Joseph York Clerk of the County of St. Lawrence and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said Co'y Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is One Dollar & fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 10th October 1820. Joseph York Clerk, By Wm. Strachan Deputy.

#11708601

New York
Elijah Brown
Of Louisville in the state of New York
Who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonal Durkee of the Connecticut line, for the term of 1 year
Inscribed on the roll of New York
At the rate of 8 dollars per month to commence on
The 14 of Apl 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 of Sept 1819
And sent to Russell Atwater Esq
Judge St. Laurence Co?y N York
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 $133.50
Semi-annl. All?ce ending 4 Mar 1820 48.00
$181.50

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818

[following is sideways on the form]
Notification sent January 3d 1821 to W. D. Ford ___ of ___ United States.

#11708608

Elijah Brown
Connect. Line
Col Durkee
1775 ~ 1 yr

______ _______ Mr. Brown has p______ the affidavit of Messrs Elisha Adams & Sol?n Taylor (which I have annexed) and I think is full proof of the service in need I have no doubt of Brown having served as stated.
Russell Attwater
Louisville
July 29th (?) 1819
Proof of Service
1775 ? one year proved
Admitted

#11708614

I Russell Attwater one of the Judges of the Court of Com. Pleas in and for the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Elijah Brown did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and the testimony taken and has before me to the Secretary for the Department of War present to the direction of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Louisville July 3 1818 (?) Signed Russell Attwater

___ I know the above named Elijah Brown to be reduced in his circumstances so as to require assistance from his Country for support.
Signed Russell Attwater

#11708618

The deposition of Paul Brigham of lawful age _____ & saith that I was appointed a Captain in the Eighth Connecticut Regiment commanded by Col John Chandler in the continental army , my commission _____ date January 1st 1777 and it appears by one of my Muster Rolls for January 1778 that Elijah Brown inlisted into my Company as an eight-months man the 28th day of April 1777 and that he was discharged the first day of January 1778 and I hereby further depose and say that he faithfully served with me the term for which he engaged and further saith not.
Signed Paul Brigham

State of Vermont
Windsor County ss
At Norwich in said County of Windsor on the 4th day of May 1814 then the above named Paul Brigham signer to the above deposition by him subscribed appeared before me and made solemn oath that the aforesaid deposition contained the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Sworn before me Don?d (Don?l?) Brigham Justice Peace

Mr. Elijah Brown sirs I ____ ______ yesterday and have ____ ____my capacities(?) in the _____ form and shall _____ ____ __ ___office?s _______ if you came into the ______ of the Law I hope you will succeed(?) in _______ a _______.
Signed Paul Brigham

Mr. Elijah Brown [that is written below Paul Brigham?s signature and at the left margin.

#11708622

Louisville July 20th 1819
The Honorable
P(?) C. Calhoun Secretary for the Department of War
Respected Sir ?
I enclose the Declarations of Messers Elijah Brown, Wm Davis and Nathan Chandler, revolutionary soldiers, for the purpose of obtaining a pension ? they were returned last spring for further proof of service (having been ________ by Judge Ogden). Such proof having been obtained by them as satisfy me that they are deserving of their country's support and also come within the law, I return them at their request for your further consideration having forward several certificates of the ______, of my being a Judge of the court, and also your having several letters from the [work blacked out] David A. Ogden? I have not thought but to put the applicants to the
________ of going thirty miles, to obtain the Clerk's certificate again.
With high respect, Your honorable servant, Russall Attwater.

Company Muster Rolls and Pay Rolls:

#18201059

Elijah Brown
P. Brigham Co.,
Col. John Chandler?s Regiment. (Revolutionary War) Appears in a book* Copied from Rolls of the organization named above.
Date of appointment or enlistment ? Apl 28, 1877
Term 8 Mos
Casualties ? discharged January 1. 78.

*This book appears to have been copied (from original rolls) in the Office of Army Accounts under the Paymaster General, U.S.A., who was authorized by Congress, July 4, 1783, to settle and finally adjust all accounts whatsoever between the United States and the officers and soldiers of the American army. (Journal American Congress, Vol. 4,page 237.) R. & P. 436. 786.
Vol 1 page 21.

Muster Rolls copied cards in file for Elijah Brown:

For the month of June, 1777
Roll dated July 7, 1777
Enlisted April 28, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 mo.
Remarks: Sick in qrs.

For the month of Aug, 1777
Roll dated Sept. 9, 1777
Enlisted May 21, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 months

For the month of Sept., 1777
Roll dated Oct. 17, 1777
Enlisted April 28, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 months

For the month of Oct. & Nov. 1777
Roll dated Dec. 4, 1777
Enlisted April 28, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 months.

For the month of Dec., 1777
Roll dated Jan. 4, 1778
Enlisted April 28, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 months
Remarks: In commd.

For the month of Jan., 1778
Roll dated Feby. 18, 1778
Enlisted April 28, 1777
Term of enlistment 8 months
Remarks: Dischgd. Jan 1st

Company Pay Roll cards for Elijah Brown in Capt. Paul Brigham's Co.

For the month of July, 1777
Pay per month - 40 shillings
Time of service 1 month
Amount of pay due - 2 pounds.

For the month of August, 1777
Pay per month - 40
Amount of Pay - 2 pounds.

For the month of September, 1777
Pay per month - 2 pounds
Time of service 1 month
Amount of pay due - 2 pounds.

For the month of November, 1777
Pay per month - 2 pounds
Time of service 1 month
Amount of pay due - 2 pounds

For the month of December, 1777
Pay per month - 2 pounds
Time of service 1 month
Amount of pay due - 2 pounds.

Have in file muster rolls for the full Company for 7 months and payrolls for the full Company for 4 months, all in file.
________________________________________

The following was in a gedcom at ancestry.com by Doneva Shepherd, donevas@yahoo.com,,,http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=donevanell&id=I27737. Information not verified.

Military Service: Revolutionary War Patriot - #S-44661 - Connecticut
Note:
Page 1 - Elijah Brown - Connecticut - #S-44661
In 1818, 62 years, resident of Louisville, St. Lawrence co., New York

Page 2 - Notification sent January 3rd, 1821 to Hon W. D. Ford (unreadable), United States
14 203 - New York, Elijah Brown, Louisville, in the State of New York,who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Durkee of the Connecticut line for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of $8 per month to commence on the 14th day of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of September 181(?).
and sent to Russell Attwater, Esq., Judge, St. Lawrence co., N York.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1819 - $133.60
Semi-Annual all'co ending 4 Mar 1820 48.00
$181.60


Page 3 - St. Lawrence county, New York
On this 10th day of October 1820, personally appeared in open court being a court of common pleas and also a court of record held in held in and for the county aforesaid, Elijah Brown, aged 64 years, resident in the town of Louisville, county aforesaid, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declares that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; Thirteen months in a company commandeered by Captain Thomas Dyer in Colonel Durgee's (Durkee's) Reg't from December '76 to December '77 - also eight months also in Captain Paul Bigham's company, Colonel Chandler's regiment for which service I have obtained a pension on a declaration made Apr 14, 1818 before Russell Attwater, Esq., Judge of Court of Common Pleas as per Certificate no. 14,205.
I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818 & That I have not since that time by gift, sale in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress(---?----) act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War Papers,March 18, 1818 and I have not, nor any person for me, any contracts on security or debts or property nor have I any other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed - that I am a farmer, unable to labor and have only a wife and daughter residing with me.(signed) Elijah Brown

Page 4 - Schedule of my property: 1 old cowbell, 1 hoe, 1 small grindstone, no Real Estate. My family consists of myself, aged 64 years old, lame and decrepid, scarcely able to walk, subject to fits, having them as frequent as six times a week, frequently several in a day. Wife is 61 years old, daughter and her child, her husband having left her destitute, have 9 other children but none able to support me.
Sworn before me in open court; this 10th October 1820, Joseph York, St. Lawrence county Clerk by Elijah Brown.
St. Lawrence county, Clerk officer: I Joseph York, clerk of the county of St. Lawrence and clerk of the common pleas of said NY...do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereunto annexed and truly copied from the records of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one dollar and fifty cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afixed the seal of said court this 16th October 1820.
Joseph York, Clerk
by William Strachan, Deputy Clerk

Page 5 - On the Fourteenth of April 1818, came before me Russell Attwater, Esq., one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of St. Lawrence and State of New York. Elijah Brown of the town of Louisville being 62 years old and personally known to me who did under oath declare and say that he did on or about the 1st day of December 1775 enlist under Captain (prob Thomas) Dyer
for thirteen months in the Connecticut line in Colonel Durkee's regiment. That he was discharged in or about the 1st of January 1777 under captain Paul Brigham for eight months and interred into the service of the United States in the Connecticut Line of the Continental (--?--)(--?--) and served under him in his company in Colonel Chandler's Regiment and was discharged in or about the first day of January next following and he is now reduced in his circumstances in life and is under great need of assistance from his country for support. (signed) Elijah Brown
The foregoing was sworn too and subscribed on this 14th day of April, 1818 before me, Russell Attwater"
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1820, Louisville, St. Lawrence Co., New York, Elijah Brown, head:
0-0-0-0-0-1 0-0-0-0-1
1 m 45 and over (Before 1775)
1 f 45 and over
Next door is Ira Brown:
1-0-0-2 0-0-0-1
2 m 16-26 (1794-1804)
1 f 26-45 (1775-1794)
1 m under 10 (1810-1820)

1840 Norfolk Twp., St. Lawrence Co., New York, State Census,
New York Census, 1790-1890 New York Census, 1790-1890
Name: Elijah Brown
State: NY
County: St. Lawrence County
Township: Age 84 Norfolk
Year: 1840
Page: 097
Database: NY 1840 Pensioners List

Birth	28 Mar 1756	Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut
Military	Bet 28 Apr 1777 and 1 Jan 1778	Revolutionary War, Capt. Paul Brigham's Company, John Chandler's - Connecticut
Marriage	Abt 1778	Coventry, Tolland Co., Connecticut - Sarah ADAMS
Brand Registration	30 Jul 1802	Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vermont
Property Sale	Aft 1810	Elijah Brown Jr. sold to Samuel A. Brown for $1200 - Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vermont
Pension application	14 Apr 1819	St. Lawrence Co., New York
Pension	16 Sep 1819	St. Lawrence Co., New York
Census	1820	Louisville, St. Lawrence Co., New York
Census	1840	Norfolk Twp., St. Lawrence Co., New York
Death	28 Aug 1841	Norfolk, St. Lawrence Co., New York
Burial	Aft 28 Aug 1841	High Street Cemetery, Norfolk, St. Lawrence Co., New York
Probate	3 Sep 1841	St. Lawrence Co., New York
Reference No		895

Spouse	Sarah ADAMS (1759 - 1824)
Child	Sarah BROWN (1779 - )
Child	Elijah BROWN (1781 - 1860)
Child	Oliver BROWN (1783 - 1784)
Child	Electa BROWN (1785 - )
Child	Lydia Gary BROWN (1787 - 1845)
Child	Anne BROWN (1791 - 1866)
Child	Oliver BROWN (1793 - 1850)
Child	Ira BROWN (1796 - 1843)
Child	Irena BROWN (1796 - 1816)
Child	Samuel Adams BROWN (1798 - 1867)
Child	Philander BROWN (1800 - 1851)

Father	Elijah BROWN (1733 - 1814)
Mother	Lydia GARY (1729 - 1814)
Sibling	Abraham BROWN (1758 - 1758)
Sibling	Bethiah BROWN (1759 - 1760)
Sibling	Eli BROWN (1760 - )
Sibling	James BROWN (1762 - )
Sibling	Noah BROWN (1765 - )
Sibling	Ephraim BROWN (1767 - )
Sibling	Allen BROWN (1769 - )
Sibling	Esther BROWN (1771 - )
Sibling	Cyrenius BROWN (1774 - )

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