Revolutionary War Pension Declaration, R.1230
State of N Carolina, Buncombe County
On the 10th day of October personally appeared before me
James Hamblin one of the Acting Justices for said County
Isaac Brock Sen is a resident of the County of Buncombe
and State of North Carolina aged eighty eight years of
Age who being duly Sworn according to law doth on this oath make
the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
Act of Congress passed June 7th eighteen hundred and thirty two
that he entered the Service of the United States under Daniel
McCLerry Captain and Served as Waggon master and press
master in South Carolina at Orangeburgh and
North Carolina three months tour and also hired a Substitute
in his room to go against the Indians a three month tour
Question 1st where did you live
Answer in North Carolina and South Carolina
2 - Did you ever do Service before what is above Stated
A Yes, but dont recollect what rank or officers
3 - did You ever authorize any person to draw your wages or
pension
A no
4 - had You any more papers than you now have relative to the
fact
A - Yes, but the are lost or misplaced
5 - was You ever in any battle
A no
Isaac X Brock
Sworn to before me J Hamblin JP
the James Hamblin & William Paxton residing in
the same Neighborhood of Isaac Brock Sr hereby certify
that we are well acquainted with him who had subscribed and
sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 88
years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and
that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed this day ____ Our ___ Court of Pleas
and quarter session at Oct Term on the 17th day Oct 1832
J Hamblin
Wm Paxton
Test John Miller By N W Woodfin D.C.
And the said Court do Hereby certify after putting the
questions required by the War department to the Sd James
Hamblin who has signed the declaration of Isaac Brock
and whom Isaac Brock makes the Declaration before being
unable to reach our Court from bodily infirmitys to be an acting
Justice of the peace for Sd County and we believe them to be men
of considerable standing and residents of this County
John Miller clerke of the Court of Pleas an Quarter
Session do hereby certify that the forgoing contains the
original proceeding in the matter of the Application of Isaac
Brock for a Pension
In testimony wherof I have here unto set my hand and Seal of
Office this 17th day of October 1832
Jno Miller
Pension Rejected May 15 1833 Cause: "Did not serve six
month."
War Department, Pension Office, Aug. 10, 1833
Sir, In reply to your letter of the 1st I have
inform you
that Isaac Brock is not entitled to a pension because the
service in which he was engaged does not come under the
provision of the act of Congress of June 7 1832. He alleged that
eh was a Press Master. No such office was ever recognized by
law. He also declares that he procured a substitute; but the
papers do not show that he was to long as six months in the
service letters as a Military Officer or Soldier. I have the __
to be with great ___ Your __ & ___
Hon S. P. Carson
Asheville N. Carolina
Additional Pension File Documents
By Orders Recd from Col Henry White to press[illegible] Horses
Guns and ___ for the men that are to go to the seashore I do
[blank] by [blank] Isaac Brock to press[illegible] these things where Ever he
can find them in the Company Aug. 5th 1782
Daniel McClerry Capt
North Car [Carolina]
Rutherford County
this is to certify that Isaac Brock has hired a
Substitute in his Room for three months that the Line and the
time is Not out till M[blank] 16 day of April Certified by me
John Anderson
April the [blank] Day 1782
