Daniel Brackett, Sr. of Avon, Ontario County, New York
Daniel Brackett, Sr. was born in April of
1757, perhaps in Falmouth, Maine. He
was a resident of Falmouth in 1776.
Daniel came with his son Daniel Brackett Jr. to Clarendon, Orleans County, New
York. Daniel Brackett was a soldier
of the Revolutionary War. He has a
pension file for his service during the Revolutionary War, File # S44682. This file is dated 04 Jun 1818 and
was filed in Ontario County, New York.
Daniel Brackett’s pension file reads:
“State of New York
Ontario County
On this 4th day of June 1818 before me Stephen Phelps a Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County and State appears Daniel
Brackett aged 61 years resident in the town of Avon in Said County and state who
being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath doth make the
following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of
Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and
naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. That he the said Daniel Brackett
enlisted in March or April 1777 in the town of Falmouth in the County of
Cumberland and District of Maine in the Company commanded by Capt. Nicholas
Blaisdell in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wigglesworth of the Massachusetts
line on the continental establishment.
That he continued to serve in the service of the United States until
March or April of 1789 when he was honorably discharged from service at the
Highlands in the State of New York.
That he was at the Capture of Burgoyne and at the Battle of Monmouth and that he
is in reduced circumstances and stand sin need of assistance of his Country for
support and that having lost his discharge he has no evidence now in his power
of his said Services-
Daniel Brackett
State of New York
County of Cattaraugus
On this 8th day of November 1820 personally appeared in open
Court, being a Court of record for said County Daniel Brackett, aged sixty three
years next April, resident of Olean in said County of Cattaraugus, who being
first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in
the revolutionary war as follows; that I served in Capt. Nicholas Blaisdell’s
Company in the regiment commanded by Col. Wigglesworth in General Glover’s
Brigade in the Massachusetts line on the Continental Establishment, which said
service commenced in January 1777, and continued three years as by my original declaration bearing date
on the fourth day of June 1818 on file in the office of the Secretary of War of
the United States will fully and at large appear.
That I have obtained a pension certificate under the act of Congress of
the 18th of March 1818 granting pensions in certain cases which
certificate bears date on 30th day of July 1818 and is numbered 1999. And I do solemnly swear that I was a
resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818
and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatever
disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so diminish it
as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress Entitled “An Act
to provide certain persons engaged in land and naval service of the United
States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day March 1818
and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or
securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what
is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by me subscribed-
Schedule
I have no real Estate whatever.
Personal estate-one cow worth ten dollars one … worth 50 cents one draw shave 50
cents one ax worth 75 cents one hand saw worth one dollar one square & compasses
worth 50 cents one sythe tackling worth 25 cents one razor and case worth 37 ½
cents-shoemaker tools as follows, one hammer one knife one pigging awl, pincers
& 3 sewing awls worth in all one dollar-Debts due to me as follows-one order
drawn by William Whitney on Henry Conrad in my favor for one barrel of salt and
accepted by said Conrad-An Account against Ashabel Whittemore for 15 days
labour-I have a claim against Daniel Brackett Junior for fifty two Dollars cash
advanced to him-the said Daniel Brackett is my son and too poor to pay me any
thing and the said fifty two Dollars was money I received by my aforesaid
pension-All the above mentioned articles in the forgoing schedule enumerated
were bought by me with my pension money and the order above mentioned for a
Barrel of salt I obtained by advancing six dollars of my pension money-I have
not sufficient clothing to make me comfortable-I have no trade-my occupation
formerly been that of a farmer, but from old age, the Rheumatism & general
debility I am unable to do much labour-I am totally deaf in one of my ears and
very thick of hearing in the other which was caused by my having the small pox
in the revolutionary war and which is a great inconvenience to me-I have no
family but make my home at present with William Thomsons in said town of Olean-
Sworn to and declared in open court
Daniel Brackett
This 8th day of November 1820
before me
Ebenezer Lockwood Clerk of the Court
Of Com. Pleas of Cataraugus County
I Ebenezer Lockwood Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of the County of
Cattaraugus in the State of New York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath
and the schedule thereto 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
fifteen Dollars & seven cents-In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said court on this twenty fifth day of November 1820
Ebenezer Lockwood Clk”
It is reported in the History of Clarendon from 1810to 1888 by David Copeland was published in Buffalo, New York by the Courier Company, Printers in 1889 that Daniel Brackett was buried in the “Old Christian cemetery” (Pettingil) in Clarendon, Orleans County, New York. On page 355, Clarendon Graves: “About one mile west of Clarendon, on the Pettengil road, is the old Christian graveyard. At present this has a new fence, which improves the appearance generally, and if the sunken graves had head-stones we might be able to give the names of many more who once helped to make Clarendon what it is in this day of fine farms and fruitful orchards. Listed as being buried here is “Daniel Brackett, Sr., an old Revolutionary soldier, somewhere about 1826, age not known.” Also buried in this cemetery are his son Daniel Jr. with his wife Lydia and their son Levi Brackett. His son Daniel was living in Clarendon at the time of Daniel Sr.’s death. The name of the wife of Daniel Brackett, Sr. has not been found. He had one known son Daniel Brackett, Jr. who was born on 14 March 1784 in Falmouth, Maine. Some genealogists indicate that Daniel Brackett Sr. married Mary Andres and had children Mary aka Polly Brackett, Daniel Brackett Jr. and Sarah aka Sally Brackett. Mary or Polly Brackett married Daniel Austin on 09 Nov 1795 in Bridgton, Maine and she died in Clarendon, Orleans County, New York about 1845.
Landmarks Of Orleans County New York ,was edited by Hon. Isaac S. Signor of Albion
New York, assisted by H. P. Smith and Others and was published in Syracuse New
York by D. Mason & Company Publishers in 1894.
On page 573 you can read: “Daniel Brackett took up land in the northwest part of the town in
1819. His place was afterward owned by Deacon Lemuel Pratt. He was born in 1784, and died in 1865. His wife, Lydia, died in 1871. His father, Daniel Brackett, sr., a Revolutionary soldier, came with him and died here. On page 579 you can read: “The old Christian cemetery, a mile west of Clarendon village, contains the remains of Daniel Brackett, sr., a Revolutionary soldier, who was buried there about 1826.”
Compiled by William Brackett November
2014
brackettwilliam@yahoo.com