Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39983, Jacob Betts, Md.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Md.
Betts, Jacob
or Bettes
or Bettis
NUMBER
S.39983
CONTENTS
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16970 [??16974 or 16979]
Pennsylvania
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Jacob Betts
of Beaver County in the State of Pennsylvan[ia] who was a Private in the regiment command[ed by] Colonel Price of the Maryland [L]ine, for the term of three years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 of June 1818 Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sep 1819 and sent to David Drennan Beavertown Pennsylvania
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Certificate of Pension issued the 22 of Sep. 1819 and Sent to David Drennan [illegible] Beavertown Pennsylvania
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Arrears to 4th of Sep 1819    120.26
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1820.   48.00
3 Mo 1/30
[total]    168.26

{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.}
Continued

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Notifn. sent to the Hon: Mr Moore, 3d January 1821 House of Representatives.
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I David Drennan associate Judge of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Beaver in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Jacob Bettes did serve in the revolutionary war, against the common enemy, as stated in the proceding declaration, for the term of nine months at one time on the continental Establishment, and I now transmit the prosedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of war pursuent to the directions of the afforementioned act of Congress, I am also satisfyd that he needs the assistance of his cuntry for support. in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of June 1819--
Dav,d Drennan

Pennsylvania
Beaver County ss
I Thomas Henry Prothonotary of the Court of Commonpleas &c in and for said County Do Certify that David Drennan Esquire who took the foregoing Deposition was at the time of takeing the same and continues to be one of the Judges of the Court of said County of Beaver duly Commissioned and Sworn to all whose official acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Beaver the 2d. day of July Anno Domini 1819.--
Thos. Henry   Prothy
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Beaver County ss
on the 4th day of June 1819. before me the Subscriber one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Beaver in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, personally appeared Jacob Bettes aged Sixty Seven years resident in Beaver County Pennsylva., who being by me first Sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certen persons engaged in the land and navil Service of the United States in the revolutionary war, that he the said Jacob Bettes enlisted for three years in Fredricktown Mayreland on the 29th day of April 1777. in the company commanded by Captain Price in the 2d. Regiment commanded by Col Thomas Price in the Myriland line in the continental Establishment, that he continued to serve in said Corps or in the service of the United States untill the 29th day April 1780, when he was discharged from service at Christina Bridg in Delewere by Captain Price, that he was in the Battles of Staten Island in N.york and Brandywine and Germantown in Pennsylvania, that he is very poor and in reduced circumstances and stands in great need of the assistance of his cuntry for support, that he has no other evidence of his said Services but his discharg which was forwarded to the war office on his former applicattion &c.
Jacob  his x mark  Bettes
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year afforsaid
David Drennan

the above applicant Jacob Bettes made application to me and I toke his deposition the 4th day of June 1818. and transmitted it to the war office, and it was returned for want of the nessary Certificate.
Dav,d Drennan

Jacob Bettes
Private
77 to 80
Price Maryland
Regt.

Admitted

Aud. Gen. of Maryland, will
furnish this office, with any
evidence, he may have in
his of this claimants service
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[poor image - best effort]

Jacob Bittis   Betts?
Same as
[illegible ?? M. Stewart ??]

16,970 [?? 16,974 or 16,979]
March 1820

Sent to Robert Moore
[illegible] House of Rep
Jany 2 1821

[illegible]
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Beaver County Of the Commonwelth of Pennsylvania On the 10th[??] day of October 1820 Personally appeared in open Court being a Court of record for the County of Beaver Jacob Bittis [Bettes] aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first of May 1820 that he the said Jacob Bettis enlisted for the term of three years in the State of Maryland on the 29th. day of April 1777 in the company commanded by Captain Benjamin Price in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Price in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps untill the 29th day of April 1780 he was discharged from said service at Christina Bridge in the State of Delaware that he was in the Battles of Staten Island Brandywine & Germantown and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said Services except what accompanied his former application to the war office dated the 4th day of June 1818 he was placed on the Pension list of of Pennsylvania agency as will appear by his certificate signed by the Secretary of War bearing date the 22d day of September 1819 No. 14970 and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820, I do Solemnly Swear 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 or (otherwise) in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress
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entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and navel Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed the 18th day of 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 them what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by me Subscribed
Schedule
one [illegible]
two [illegible]
Eleven sheep, old & young
Eight [illegible], old & young
he is indebted to sundry persons he thinks to the Amount of Twenty Dollars &c
Jacob his x mark Bettis

Delarant saith his occupation is a farmer but is unable through infirmity and old age to labour that his family consists of himself and wife an old woman and one son named James lives occasionally, with him aged nineteen years
Jacob his x mark Bettis
Sworn to and declared this 16th day of October 1820
Thos. Henry Prothy
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Pennsylvania
Beaver County ss
I Thomas Henry Prothonatary for the Court of Common pleas &c in and for said County do certify that the foregoing oath & Schedule thereunto annexed are truely Copied from the records of said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount in value of the property Exhibited in the schedule is only five dollars & the debts by him due is Seventy dollars and it is their opinion that he is twenty five dollars worse than nothing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Beaver the 13th day of November AD 1820
Thos Henry  Prothy

I certify that Jacob Bettis the above applicant resides in the County of Beaver in the State of Pennsylvania Dec 30th 1820
Robert Moore  Ml[??]
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Jacob Bettes 
Discharge 
Clothien Cert 
of Depreciation
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An acount Cloathing Received by Jacob Bettis from me from his enlistment to this day  April 27th 1780 --

[table with places/dates received and items]
[items listed on table]
Coats, W Coats, Breeches, W overalls, L Overalls, Shirts, W Shirts, Shoes, Stockens, Hats, Stockn, Capsm Blankets, Seocks

[issued to Jacob Bettis from table]
Anapolis March 14, 1779 -- 1 Shirt, 1 W Shirt, 1 Shoes, 1 Stockens
Ditto  April 11 1779  -- 1 Blankets
Ditto  Dc 16 1779 -- 1 coat, 1 W coat
Phillida  May 2 1779 -- 1 Breeches, 1 shirt
Hanover  Aug 21[??] 1779 -- 1 L Overcoat, 1 Hats
Shoyl[???] Sept 29 1779 -- 1 shoes
1778 Feby 26 1779 -- 1 shoes

Total  1 W coat, 1 W Coat, 1 Breeches, 1 L Overalls, 2 Shirts, 1 W Shirt, 3 Shoes, 1 Stockens, 1 Hats, 1 Blanket

The above is a true copy given from under my own Hand
Benj Price  Capt.

[round stamp containing illegible words]
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39983
Revy INVALID.

File No. 39,983
Jacob Betts
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18n March 18n
Index: -- Vol. 3,  Page 33
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, Sept. 3rd. __1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that  Jacob Betts  enlisted as a  private  in the Second  Maryland Regiment, on the  29th  day of  decr. 1776  and was discharged on the  29th decr 1779.
Thos. Karney  Aud. S. M.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41
Division of Veterans' Administration Archives

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME  Betts, James   GRADE  Private    LINE  New York
WARRANT NUMBER   6766

ACREAGE    100
ISSUED Nov. 26, 1791  to Isaac Brooks, assignee


*The information concernig the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.