Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 806, Joseph Betts, New Jersey 1794 War 1812
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New Jersey       
1794
War 1812

Betts, Joseph

R. 806
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832

State of Indiana
County of Montgomery ss: }  On this 24th day of September 1834 personally appeared in open Court before the Circuit Court of said County new sitting (being a Court of Record with unlimited common law & chancery jurisdiction) Joseph Betts a resident of Union township in the County of Montgomery & State aforesaid aged sixty six years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  The entered the service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated:  That on the fourth day of July 1781 he enlisted as a volunteer in a militia company in the State of New Jersey as a drummer in said company by voluntary enlistment.  Of said company Samuel Gaskins was the Captain, Thomas Budd Lieutenant and the Ensign's name Deponent thinks was Skanks or some such name but is not certain what.  The name of the Colonel of the regiment was John Lacy.  The place of his said enlistment was New Mills, Burlington County State of New Jersey.  After our enlistment we continued stationed some few weeks at the (Burlington barracks is scratched out) New Mills, proceeded on a march to the Continental army in Virginia and advanced as far as the head of the Elk river where we met the news of the capture of Cornwallis; in this expedition we marched with the other companies of the regiment some of whom officers were Captains Gary Skanks & John Budd.  From the head of Elk we now marched back through Philadelphia to the New Mills aforesaid, where & in which neighborhood our station was, continued until the declaration of Peace.  we would have occasional furlough to go home but regularly (illegible) at the barracks at last one day in each week to drill & answer to the call of the roll.  The cause of our being marched back from the head of the Elk to Burlington was to protect against the tories who were gathered around Great Egg Harbor between the mouth of the Delaware river & New York. While we were thus stationed at New Mills we made frequent excursions to the coast above named & chased the tories  There were continental troops occasionally stationed at New Mills none of whom officers are now recollected by Deponent except Col. Thomas Reynolds who was at one time taken prisoner by the British at Philadelphia.  Deponent served he thinks two years & three months being (illegible) of (illegible) under one & the  same engagement & was in actual service as drummer during the whole of that time except when absent on furlough as above stated.  Deponent received a written discharge in the fall of 1780 signed by Col. Joh Lacy which discharge has been since lost in moving.  He resided at the time of his enlistment within a mile of the New Mills aforesaid. enlisted according to his recollection for during the war was engaged in no battles he has no documentary evidence to prove his said service and knows of no person whom testimony he can procure who can testify to his said service.  In answer to questions proposed to him by said court & prescribed by the war department deponent further says that
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he was born in the town of New Mills Burlington County New Jersey in the year 1768.  Has at present no record of his age thus having been once  in his father's bible now mutilated & worn out.   Lived near New Mills as aforesaid when called into service.  Lived with his father at New Mills until the year 1786 when they moved to the Mononghala in the State of Pennsylvania, lived there seven years & acted most of that time as an Indian spy.  Then moved to Scott County Kentucky  lived there until seven years ago when he removed to the State of Indiana where he now lives.  He volunteer as  aforesaid into the revolutionary services.  the names of his officers & circumstances of his service are as above stated.  Received a discharge & lost it as above stated.  He states the names of Elder Robert Stapleton, James Lee who can testify to his character for veracity & belief of his services a soldier of the Revolution.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.

Joseph Betts

Sworn to & subscribed in
open Court this day & year aforesaid
John Wilson, Clerk
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Wilson Clerk of  Circuit Court of MontgomeryTate of  Court in the State of Indiana a foresaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the in the matter of the application of Joseph Betts  for a pension ( Hon, John R. Porter President  Ledgn  being absent) In testimony  whereof I have hereunto sign my hand + seal of the   office this 24th day  of September  1834   John Wilson Clerk
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State of Indiana,    County Lwmmings county ]] 22
           On this 9th day of February  one thousand eight hundred  and fifty two, Personally  appeared before me the undersigned a Notary public in and for said county  Samuel Campbell aged about Sevent Six years  who benig  duty Sworn accor ding to law on  States that  Jospeh Bates was in (crossed out) of the company commanded  By Henry Linsey in the  Regiment commanded by [hall) in the war with The Indians in 9MARL west territory in the year [1794) that he volunteered at the county of Scott  in the State of 
Kentucky for or during the (campaign of   Limshiere in the spring or summer of 1794 that he (was crossed out ) continued in actual service in said war for about  for months is untill (leve) close of the campaign  Gen. Anthony Wayne and that he was honorable discharged at  fort  (Washington) (now  Cincimate) in the fall of 1784. He states that he knows the foregoing facts to be True for he was in the same company with him during said campaign of  (Gen) Wayne Samuel  X Campbell (his  mark

 Sworn to and subscribed  before me the day and year  above written and I hereby certify that Samuel Campbell  is a man worthy of belief 
Wintness my hand and Notorial  seal at  vernon Lennings county  InndianaJeremiah Bund. Notary Public
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War Deportment
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Crowfordville  Sept.26,1834

J.L Edwards Eaq.
Court of Pensions 

          Sir
                  I enclose you the declaration of Joseph Betts for a pension He belongs to -veteran family ; his father who only died this summer at the advanced age of 90 served all through the Revolutionary War, +this present applicant enlisted in early youth in the Revolution- served after through the Indian Wars. + joined the rank again in the later war with Great Britain-These facts his neighbors inform me as common + believed had true. I sincerely hope that the Ad. soldier who looks now as if he had sprung up in an now age)may at this late day receive some small recompenses By the constitition of Ind. a you will perceive that the two Apociats Ledges are a competent to hold a Court-Presiding Judge is now absent on account of sickness-   will 
share confirmation   on the subject of this pensions with the applicant  Joselph Betts add 
ussing  him at Crawfordville  + if the pensions be allowed send this certificate to him. Rissly  Yr Ob  Ser--Albr.T. White
  
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The   within are   pension papers in reference of pension claim of Joseph Betts. I hope you  will exam and give him all the land he may be intitle to there
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Mar 24 for addl.evi : in case of Joseph Bates on 
betts    g.ct.  S Grookham Oskaloosa  Iowa (top wrtting - To the{ Commis ) Pensions  Washington City C post  mark Osklooea  Mar
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The within are pension papers in references to other pension claim of Joseph Betts, I hope you will over exam and give him all the land he maybe entitles to these lands have come on since I wrote to you to send on his claim. March 11th 1852   J A L Crookham Send the warrant to Me at  Orkaloos Alabama..
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Ex'r. Invalid. No. 806 oev  (REECTED] Acted of July 14 1862 and March 3,1873  Joseph Betts  P.O  Service   Enlisted-----18, Discharged ----18----Application file----,18  Alleges: ----- Re-enlisted-------------Attorney---P.O.----