Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16045, David Beebe, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE                                         NUMBER
Conn              Beebe,David             S.16045    

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CONTENTS
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Ohio 19.757
David Beebe
of Loraine Co in the State of Ohio
who was a private in the Comp commanded
by Captain Lewis of the Regt. commanded
by Col. Baldwin in the [words "N. York" lined through] Conn
line for 1 year
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Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio
[illegible] the rate of 40 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of Sep.
1833 ~ and Sent to  E. Whiton
                                     Elvira
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Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '33                    $ 100
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 mon' 36             $ 20
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                                                                   $120


{Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Go. C. Stiles
Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 8. Page 3
[the following appears right side of page]
1882 Dec. 15 H H Beebe
Military & personal history
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David Beebe
Pension
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State of Ohio}
Lorain County Ss}
Court of Common Pleas April
Term A. 1833

On this Eighteenth day of April AD 1833
personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Court
of Common Pleas now sitting at Elyria in said County
David Beebe a resident of the Township of Ridgeville
in the County of Lorain, State of Ohio, aged Eighty six years
who being
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.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following
named officers & served as herein stated. That he volunteered
into a minute company commanded by Capt. John Lewis, which
belonged to a Regt commanded by Col. Baldwin, the general who
Commanded was Gen Liffin that in the fall of 1777
the day &
month in does not recollect he marched to Newtown, Conn. &
returned immediately, & soon afterwards to Danbury here staid three or
four days & returned, & then marched to FishKill staid three
weeks, our duty was to keep guard, -the next march was to
New York in the summer following sometime about the first of
Aug. 1777 here I served as quarters master's Sergeant, our principal duties were to keep quard, I returned to my home
the latter part of Nov. making a service, three months-
I as a minute man was called out often for the period
of four years & was engaged in actual service for my
Country for at least the period of one year in all the time
I served - I have no written evidence of my service
& know of no person that I can procure to testify as to my services
in the Revolution. -I was born in town Lyme Conn. in the year 1747
I have no record of my age. - I was living in the town of
Waterbury Conn. when called into service & remained there
after the Revolution till the year 1810 when I removed to
Ridgeville, where I have since remained- I volunteered into
the service. My Capt was John Lewis, Col. was Jonathan Balding
during my whole service. I never received any discharge that
was written.
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I am acquainted with Edwin Byington & Cyrus Darling who can testify as to my veracity & their belief of my service as a soldier of the Revolution.  I am not acquainted with any clergyman who can testify as to my veracity & services as above, as there is no one living near me. 
signed  David Bebe

Personally appeared before me Eben'r Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid David Beebe; who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith, that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory he cannot positively swear as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollections he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades.  For one year I served as a volunteer and minute man,  which service was at divers [diverse] times & places & I further state that I cannot recollect the different periods at which I served for such service I claim a pension.  I also state that I have applied before to obtain a pension viz at the Supreme Court of sd [said] County in Aug last but sd [aid] paper was returned with objections. 
signed David Beebe

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever for a pension except the present, & declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.

Sworn & subscribed to the day & year aforesaid before me
Eben Whiton Clerk

We Edwin Byington & Cyrus Darling both of Ridgeville County & State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with David Beebe, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty six years of age, that he his reputed & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
signed  Cyrus Darling
signed  Edwin Byington

Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Eben'r Whiton Clk.
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And the sd [said] court do hereby certify after the investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, & served as he stated.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Cyrus Darlin who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the town of Ridgeville & that Edwin Byington, who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Ridgeville, county aforesaid & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lorain do hereby certify that the foregoing contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application David Beebe for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this twentieth day of April AD 1833
Eben'r Whiton  Clk
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Rev. and 1812 War Section.

November 17, 1925.

Mrs. C. B. Beveridge
North Olmsted, R. F. D.
Ohio.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 16045, it appears that David Beebe was born in 1747 at Lyme, Connecticut.

While residing at Waterbury, Connecticut, he enlisted in 1777 and served at various times during the War, as private and Quartermaster-Sergeant in Captain John Lewis' Company, Colonel Jonathan Baldwin's Connecticut Regiment, amounting in all to one year.

He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1833, while a resident of Ridgeville Township, Lorain County, Ohio.

There is no data on file relative to family.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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1925- Nov 17 Hist. to Mrs. C. B. Beveridge    awf


16045
INVALID.

File No. 16.045
David Beebe
Pri  Rev War

Act:  June 7 '32

Index:--Vol. 1,  Page  31

[ Arrangement of 1870. ]

Oct 4/95  Hist. to Miss Hattie A. Ely Room 704  42 Church St. New Haven, Co  M.E.C

Oct 26 '96 sent (illegible) to H L Beebe No Star, Mich.       LND

Mch 20 - 1900  Hist. to Robt A Brown New Haven

Aug 28, 1909, History to Mrs Hattie J. SA. Cowing.   F.W.

1916, Mch 6.  History to Carrie Beebe Parsons.   F.W.

1921, May 6 to Mrs. Henrietta Coffin,     EW

1921 June 20 Histo to Mrs. H. D. Stetson 

1923- May 16 Hist. to Mray Louise Richardson, Letter in Ch. of Jonah Hanchet, S.9568  MMHF.
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Litchfield  Connt.  Nov 9. 1832

To the Hon.
    The Secretary of War

Sir, Inclosed is the application of Mr. Jacob Ely for a pension.  He wishes your answer sent to me.

Very respectfully
your obt. servt.

O. S. Seymour
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Ohio   Sept 11th
Postmarked:
CINCINNATI O
SEP
5


Free

J. L. Edwards, Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
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Franklin Bank of Cinci
Sept 4 1834

Sir

Your letter of 28 (illegible) is rec'd.   The name of David Beebe is droped [dropped] from our Roll as requested = no payment has been made by us

Very Respectfully
J H Groesbeck P. A.
for R A Dayton

J L Edwards, Esqr
Comm'r of Pensions
Washington
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David Beebe
Ohio

Adm 1 year


E Whiton
Elymria 
Loraine County
Ohio
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of your case in tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done . Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, ( thus: } ).  You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, showing the Service of  [BLANK]

Period when the service was rendered.  [BLANK]

Duration of the claimant's service.
Years.          Months.         Days.

Rank of the Claimant.

Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served.

Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. 

Proof by which the declaration is supported. 


I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.