Pension application of Isaac Braswell R1165
State of North Carolina County of Edgecombe
On this the 25th day of August 1856, personally [appeared] in open court, before the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions now sitting for the County & State aforesaid (being a Court of Record), Benjamin H. Weaver aged between 41-45 years, (his precise age he does not know), a resident of Edgecombe county aforesaid, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832: for the use of himself in right of his wife Pennina Weaver formally Penninna Braswell, and Isaac Braswell, that said Pennina & the said Isaac being the only surviving children of one Isaac Braswell deceased, who was a private in the Revolutionary War. That he knows nothing about the service rendered by the said Isaac Braswell except from common reputation, from what he has heard the said Isaacs a during his lifetime, and from the old discharge or parole here with appended & which was very recently found among the papers of the said Isaac Braswell, by which it appears that the said Isaac was a soldier in Captain Nasworthy's [probably Captain George Nasworthy's] Company of the eighth Batallion North Carolina Militia, commanded by colonel Benj. Williams, -- That the said Isaac Braswell died as he has been informed & believes, on or about the 8th day of March 1839 in the County of Edgecombe, where he had resided pretty much all his life -- at the advanced age of eighty-seven years -- that the said Isaac Braswell left no widow him surviving, his wife having died a few years before him -- that he left the following children him surviving to wit --Isaac Braswell, the younger, -- Joel D Braswell, Bythel Braswell, Pennina Braswell, then and now the wife of declarant and Lavina Braswell -- the said Joel D. Braswell has since died leaving no issue, and the said Levina Braswell has also since died leaving one child & said to be living in the state of Mississippi -- the said Bythal Braswell has also since died, leaving several children who are said to be living in the said State of Mississippi -- the said Isaac did have another son by the name of Nathan G Braswell left this State at least thirty years ago, and has not been heard from for at least twenty-eight years, and was last heard from in the State of Tennessee. He is therefore presumed to be dead. So that the said Pennina his wife of the declarant & the said Isaac Braswell the younger are the only surviving children of the said Isaac Braswell, the elder. He further swears that he has understood & believes that the said Isaac Braswell never made application for a pension, and that it was in consequence of his very bad health which prevented his leaving home without great inconvenience to himself.
S/Benjamin H. Weaver, X his mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid in open Court the day & year aforesaid
S/W A Jones, clerk
[fn p. 17: on August 4, 1856 in Edgecombe County North Carolina Theophilus Moore, Junior gave a supporting affidavit regarding the date of death of Isaac Braswell and his having the reputation as being a revolutionary war soldier, the witness also supported the assertions of the claimant regarding the family of Isaac Braswell]
[fn p. 20: Redmond Williams, 46, and James Beland, 35, on August 25, 1856 in Edgecombe County also gave a supporting affidavit as to the reputation of Isaac Braswell as a revolutionary soldier, his wife having died four years before he died, and as to his family surviving, they testify that Levina Braswell married Willie Adams of Edgecombe County and died leaving one child.]
[fn p. 26] Isaac Brassil Soldier in Capt Nasworthy's Compy of the 8th Batln N.C. Militia has leave of Absence to go to a House in the Country to recover his Health.
S/Ben. Williams, Lieut. Col. Comt.
8th Battn NC Militia
Camp near Speedwell Iron Works
March 18th 1781
[illegible] do Certify that Isaac Brassell Wm Brassell James Brassell hath serv'd neare all there time out & now being sick hath Leave to return home
April 14th 1781 S/Wm Clarke, Capt.
Transcribed by Will Graves 2/18/10 and copied to this site