Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 950, Anthony Beem, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776 )
SERVICE
New Jersey
Beem  Anthony
or
Beam
NUMBER
S. 950.

CONTENTS
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2807
New Jersey
Anthony Beam
Bergen Co in the State of N. Jersey
who was a Sergeant in the compy commanded 
by Captain Mead of the regt. commanded
by Col: --- in the N. Jersey mila.
line for 11 months for 1777

Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey
at the rate of 55 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of February 1834 _ and sent to Wm
Colfax, Pompton, N.J.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $137.50
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch '34 27.50
_____
165.00

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

Recorded by Wm S Allison Clerk, 
Book E  Vol.  3  Page 103
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Bergen Common pleas
State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} SS

No 1.
On the 31st day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges now sitting, being a Court of record so constituted by the laws of the State of New Jersey Antony Beam a resident of Pompton
in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey aged 79 years 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 the 7th June 1834-

That the Militia company to whom he was
attached, was classed into such equal numbers as the officers thought proper, under the order of Govr. Livingston and held as minute men, from year to year, liable to be called into service on any alarm, or bi-monthly duty, on the lines, in the place of Regular Troops _

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers as a
Sergeant and served as hereafter stated viz

one month at Pompton under Capt Ma Mead 1777
one month at Elizabeth Town under Capt Mead
in October 1777-
one month at Paramus under Capt Demarest
one month at Tennyfly-- do  do
one month at liberty pole - do  Capt Christie, 1778
one month at English neighbourhood. Capt Board
one month at Hackensack & the Lines, Capt Outwater
one month at Acquackanonk Capt Board
one month at Hackensack and on the lines
officers not remembered - 1780
half month called out on alarms-
I served one month at Brackness - John Napie
Lieutenant of the Company - dont remember the name of the Capt
I also served one month at Lindenburg in Bergen County under Capt Christie or Capt Demerest the deponent does not recollect with certainty which of the said Captains commanded, but is positive as to one of
them--
Anthony Beem

[Written on left side: Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid - Abr: Westervill Clerk]
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Interrogatories by the Court
No. 2:
1st.. where and in what year was you born _
Answer - whoonoke _ in the year 1753_

2nd.. have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer - In my Fathers bible my birth is recorded

3rd.. where were you living when called into Service where have you been living since the revolution and where do you now live_
Answer - at Wynokee _ has lived there from the Revolution and now lives there_

4th How was you called into Service was you Drafted did you Volenteer or was you a Substitute and if a Substitute for whom_
Answer was drafted out by Claker_

5th _ state the names of Some of the officers who were with you when you served - Such Continental or Militia Regiments you can recollect and the general circumstances of your Service _
Answer Capt Mead _ Capt Board Capt Demerest Capt Joost Brum Colo Dey  Major Dey and Major Grateke 

6th did you ever receive a discharge from the Service and if so bywhom was it signed and what has become of it_
Answer_ Never Rec'd. any discharge from the Service_
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7th _ State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to you character as to veracity and good behaviour, your service as a soldier of the Revolution _
Answer - John Beam and George G. Ryerson
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County}  ss:
No. 5.
On this twenty seventh day of September 1833 personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Anthony Beam of the Township of Pompton in said County aged 80 years and personally well known in said County and to the subscriber as a man of truth and good standing and being duly sworn saith that he is the same Anthony Beam who on the 31st day of October 1832 made a declaration under oath of his revolutionary services in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 which was done in open Court then sitting in and for the County aforesaid when his original declaration was made out. the pressure of business before the court was such as to prevent him from detailing minutely each tour of duty he performed and specifying as accurately as he has since learned was necessary_ the Officers who commanded on each occasion and the time and nature of the duty_ he has endeavored to refresh his memory by bestowing more thought and reflection on the subject and desires that the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Pensions will receive this as his amended declaration in which he will endeavor to set forth speciffically and in as much detail as his memory will allow the revolutionary services he performed_ That as to the interrogatories which were propounded to him by the Court and answered
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by him_ that he was born in the year 1753 _ that the record of his age is contained in his fathers family bible_ that when he first entered the service of the United States he resided at Wynokee that since the revolution he has and still lives there_ That in the Spring of the year of 1777 (but in what month particular he doth not recollect) he was drafted and served one month under the command of Captn John Mead_ that he was stationed at Pompton in the County of Bergen aforesaid and that his duty was that of Guard duty, vizt. in protecting the inhabitants from molestation or depredation of or by the enemy and tories _ _ That in the summer season of the same year 1777 he was again drafted & served one month under the command of Captn. Samuel Demarest - that his regular station was at Liberty Pole, but was constantly on the march from place to place in the said State and also along the North River; that at the same time the British were in possession of the City of New York and that his duty was the guard duty as last mentioned_ that in the Fall of the same year 1777 he was again drafted and served one month vizt. in the month of October under the command of Captn. John Mead_ his regular station was at Elizabeth Town County of Essex - State aforesaid and that at that period the Enemy were in possession of Staten Island _ _
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That in the month of December 1777 or thereabouts he served one month under Captn. Demarest, his regular station was at Paramus & that his duty was the same as last above mentioned _

That in the Spring of 1778 and as he verily believes in the month of April or thereabouts, he served one month under Captn. Christie his station was at the place last above mentioned and his duty also the same as that in last service_

That afterwards he served one month, vizt. the month of June in the same year 1778- under Captn. Joseph Board on the same duty as that last mentioned and set forth and his regular station also the same but he was frequently obliged to go to English Neighborhood_

That afterwards and in the Fall of the same year vizt. in the month of September or thereabouts he served one month on the same duty as that last above set forth under the command of Captn. Outwater & that his regular station at that time was at Hackensack_

That he served one other month on the same duty under the command of Captn. Board in the Fall or Winter of the same year 1778 & as he verily believes it was part of November- part
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part of the month of December And that his regular station at the time last aforesaid was Acquackanonk in the County of Essex_

That in the Spring of the year 1780 he served one month on the same duty as that last set forth and was stationed at Hackensack but what was the Captains name at that time he doth not recollect_

That in the summer of the same year he served one month on the same suty; his regular station was at Proeckness_ that he cannot recollect at the present time the name of the Captain under whom he served but the name of the Lieut. according to his best recollection & belief was John Nafie.

That in the fall of the same year he served one month on the same duty as that last above mentioned_ that he cannot state with certainty what was the name of the Captain under whom he served but is positive that it was either Captn. Christie or Captn. Demarest and that his station at that time was at Scralemburgh_

That he was drafted for service in each and every of the foregoing months that he served his
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full length of time during the whole of each and every of the said months and that at the expiration of each was regularly discharged_ And that he always acted as Sergeant_

That Col. Tunis Dey commanded the regiment to which he the said Anthony Beam was attached whenever necessity required his (said Colonels ) attendance_ that after the revolutionary war he returned to the place of his nativity and from that time to the present hath continued to reside there _ that so far as regards the statement in relation to his being a minute man as set forth in his original declaration it is wholly incorrect and a mistake on the part of the answer of the same_ That from the great length of time which has elapsed since the above mentioned services were rendered many particulars must have escaped his memory that he has related all that he can now recollect in reference to his services and which are calculated to explain the same _ that in the order of time and it may perhaps be in the names of same of his superior Officers he may in some instances have committed an error_ And therefore asks a reasonable allowance and indulgence for the frailty of the human memory when he has faithfully endeavored to Adhere to the truth in the relation of the events and occurrences of which he has spoken and that in the war of the Revolution he honestly and faithfully served his country as he conscientiously believes_ for the full period of eleven months
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being in actual service for each term alleged _ for which he claims pension from the United States under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832.  
Anthony Beem

Sworn and Subscribed before }
me this 27th Sept 1833}
Wm Colfax

No. 6.  I William Colfax one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen do hereby certify to the Secy at War and the Comr of Pensions that Antony Lines of Essex County (removed from this place) Joseph Stone, George E Ryerson and John Beam whose affidavits with their signatures attached to the original declaration of Antony Beam sworn to on the 31st October 1832 before the Said Court then taking are men of good standing and credible witnesses, and fully entitled to belief _ And further that at the time when the said affidavit was taken I was one of the Judges of the said Court _ this, with the exception of the name of Joseph Stone - his affidavit was taken in Pompton_ 
Wm. Colfax

No. 7 I do further Certify that Isaac L Demund who has signed the affidavit to the original declaration is a settled Minister in the law Dutch Church at Pompton and that Joseph Stone who has also signed the same resident in Pompton are credible persons and that their statement is fully entitled to belief _  
Wm. Colfax Judge
of Bergen Pleas
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Bergen County
State of New Jersey} Ss

B. Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court of common pleas for the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey 
Antony Beam aged eighty years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he is the same identical Anty Beam who made his original declaration before the Court of Bergen then sitting on the 31st day of October 1832, and who subsequently made his declaration amended; before Judge Willm. Colfax on the 24th Sepr 1833 - in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 further States to the Honble the Secy at War and Commr of Pensions that he was duly elected a Sergeant by the Company of Militia to whom he was attached Commanded by Capt Joost Beam _ That the Company was monthly called out, on Compy parade for exercise and military improvement that during all this time he did duty as Sergeant; and when drafted into Service, did duty, as such through all his monthly tours mentioned in his original and his amended declaration and drew pay as Such, when any pay was made_

In further explanation of his services
in the war of the revolution in the year 1780
he wanted here stated that he was in Cap
Ma Outwater's Compy, stationed at Hackensack, doing guard duty along the lines
of the Enemy scouting in small parties
by day; and patrolling by night _served
out this months tour and was
discharged at Hackensack, and
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and the deponent further saith that during
all his services in the War of the revolution
in the monthly tour mentioned in his declarations he did duty as a Sergeant, and not
in any other station. That his offices who served with are all dead - that he cannot be more specific himself as to his services, but will endeavour to add hereto - other testimony that will enable the Comr. of Pensions
to act in his care favorably_
That he did not serve in a civil appointment. That he has no written data, or memorandum; nor written discharge to aid him in his statement_ has only to depend on his frail
for facts passed by more than half a century of years-
He conscientiously believes his whole service in the field to be eleventh months in the War of the Revolution besides being out on alarms 2 or 3 days at a time some times a week - In all his services, Colo Day commanded the Regiment when a field officer was thought to be necessary-
Anthony Beem

Sworn and subscribed
before me this 23d day}
of December 1833}
Wm. Colfax
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No. 20226
Anthony Beam Bergen County
New Jersey

from 1777 Sergt. 11 m
$55.

(Return)

William Colfax Pompton New
Jersey
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WAR DEPARTMENT.
Pension Office,
5th June 1833
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 a 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 shew 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 Anthony Beam Bergen County New Jersey

Period when the |
service was |
rendered. |
Entered  1777 |
                  "      |
                  "      |
Drafted   1778 |
                  "     |
                  "     |
                  "     |
                1780 |
                   "     |
                   "     |
                   "     |
___________________
Duration of the |
claimant's service |
Years. |
Months. |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
1  |
-   |
1  |
1  |
Days. |
15 |
________________
Rank of |
the |
claimant. |
Sergt. |
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |  
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |
  "  |
___________________
Names and Rank  |
of the Company   |
officers under       |
whom he served. ┃
┃ Capt Mead  |
┃ Cap Mead   |
┃ Cap Dornuff |
┃ Cap Christie |
┃ Cap Beard  |
 |Cap Outwater |
┃ Cap Beard  |
  _  _
  _  _
┃ Lieut Nafie  |
┃ Cap Christie |
___________________________
┃ Names and Rank  |
 | of the General  |
┃ and Field officers.  |
    --  --
___________________________
 |Battles in which |
┃the applicant was  |
  | engaged.  |
   - -   - -
___________________________
| Country through |
| which he marched. |
| Served at  |
| Pompton  |
| Elizabeth Town  |
| Tennefly  |
|  Liberty Pole  |
| English Neighborhood |
| Hackensack |
| Acquackanonk |
| Hackensack |
| on Alarms |
| Prackness |
| Scralenburgh |
________________________
Place of abode |
when he entered |
the service, and age |
at the present |
period. |
79 years
Winoke
_____________________________
Evidence by |
which the declaration |
is supported. |
.
Traditionary evidence |
Clergiman &c. Witnesses |
certified credible_ and |
2. living witnesses not |
certified credible. papers |
not properly attached |
_____________________________
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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[Official Document: REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. Brackets around the last two paragraphs, as well as a handwritten note.]

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person...
[Handwritten: Rank must be established by
proof in detail]
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[Official Document: REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832. Handwritten note at bottom of form: Terms must be specified]
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Rev War.

INVALID.

File No. 950
Anthony Bean,*
Priv. N. J. Mil.

Act: June 7, 1832

Index: - Vol. A, Page 25

[Arrangement of 1870.]

Anthony Beam*
Records corrected Nov. 23/05. Jr.
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} S S:
6.

Personally appeared before me
William Colfax one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey Joseph Stone of the Township of Pompton in the County and State aforesaid aged 78 years who being by me duly
sworn did depose and say that he hath been well acquainted with Anthony Beam an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 served the year 1777 that the deponent is the same person whose affidavit is attached to the original declaration of the said Anthony Beam made in open Court on the 31st 
October 1832, that this deponent was a soldier
in the same company first commanded by Capt Joost Beam and afterwards by Capt Board_ that the said Anthony Beam was elected a sergeant sometime about the year 1776 or 1777 at all events during the first part of the war and that said Anthony served as Sergeant in company parades and whenever the company was called out for training &
military improvements. That said Anthony Beam was actually drafted for service in the year 1778 about the month of June and the name of the Capt was Joseph Board and that their regular station at that time was at English Neighborhood but their duty was such (viz Guard duty) as to keep them constantly travelling thro' the Country in the vicinity
And that said Anthony Beam served another month under the same Capt Board in the latter part of the same year 1778 and as deponent thinks the month of December that the said Anthony Beam was drafted for said service- that he acted as Sergeant during each of said months_  served his
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full length of time during each & at the expiration of each was discharged and that at the last of said month the regular station was at Acquackanonck in the County of Essex and
the duty the same as in the first of the said months.
And this deponent further saith that the said Anthony Beam was frequently out on duty during the revolution but he cannot now distinctly state at what particular periods nor 
the names of the different officers under whom the said services were performed but he is confident the said Anthony Beam faithfully served his country for a much
greater length of time during the revolution than merely the two months to which he hath positively testified
Joseph Stone

Sworn and subscribed}
Before me this 30th day}
of December 1833- }

W Colfax
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Bergen County }
State of New Jersey } SS
D. D.

Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Judge of the Court of common pleas for the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, Capt. Joseph Titchnor aged Seventy one years Resident inthe Township of Pompton & County aforesd_ well known to the Subscriber as a person of good standg and unexceptionable character, who being first duly sworn doth on his oath declare that he has been well acquainted with Antony Beam from before the war of the Revolution to this day who is making application for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7h June 1832 living, during all that time, within a few miles of said Beam_ That in the year 1776 - or 1777- the deponent cannot say positively which year - but is positive as to one of them, that the said Antony Beam was a chosen Sergeant in the Company of Militia, then commanded
Capt Joost Beam - that the Company
was in the habit of monthly training at
Long Pond in Ld. Township, near the door of
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of the deponent, for Military improvements,
during all which time the said Antony
Beam did duty as a Sergeant- That the said Antony Beam was continued a Sergeant, and served as such, during the whole of the war of the Revolution.
But the deponent did not serve or any
monthly tours with the sd Anty. Beam and cannot be more particular. But
well remembers that the said Antony
Beam was drafted out into service, and
did many monthly tours always doing
his proportion of duty and served to
the satisfaction of his officers; faithfully never
heard of any complaint against
the sd Anty Beam _
Joseph D Tichenor

Sworn and subscribed}
before me this 23d}
December 1833.}
Wm Colfax
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Bergen County}
State of New Jersey} SS

Personally appeared before
me William Colfax a Judge of the Court of
Commo pleas for the County of Bergen in
in the State of New Jersey George G Ryerson
aged Eighty years resident in the Township
of Pompton well known to me as a person
of good standing and who being first duly
Sworn according to law doth on his oath
declare that he is the same George Ryerson who's affidavit is attached to the original
declaration of Anty Beam dated the 31st
of October 1832 - That the deponent on further reflection states that he well recollects that the said Anty Beam served one month under Capt Jno Mead at Elizabeth Town Essex County in the month of Oct 1777- the British then in N York and Staten Island - the British had a battle with Genl McDougal of the American army at Morrisink_ The duty of the Compy was to guard against the incursions of the enemy into the County.
That he served one month with Capt
Demerest at Paramus in Bergen County doing
Guard duty, and marching from Post to
Post as the Service required.
That the said Beam served one month
under Capt. Jna. Outwater in the month of
Sept 1778 - stationed at Hackensack - doing
Guard duty along the lines, scouting by
day and patroling by night to prevent 
the incursions of the enemy into the Country
The Enemy then in N York and possessing the lower part of Bergen County _ that
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That the said Anty Beam served one
month under Capt Board believes it was
in the month of Decr 1778, stationed at
Hackensack and so to Acquackanonk doing
guard duty along the lines of the British. At
this time the American Troops cut down
& destroyed the Bridge at Acqk. landing to
prevent the enemy advancing by that
Route into the Country.
That in the year 1780 the said Beam served 
one month with Capt Outwater stationed at Hackensack, believes it was in the spring of the year_ duty as before recited -- the enemy then possessing the lower part of Bergen County_
That in the year 1780 the sd Beam served one month at Scralenburgh and along the lines, under Capt Demarest, as he believes at the time British came up and burnt Scralenburgh - That the sd Beam served by draft, as all the Companies was subject to draft under a general direction for that purpose the deponent belonged to the same company of Militia with Anty Beam - assisted as Lt. of sd. Compy [Illegible] the drafts. Beam always serving as a Sergeant and can conscientiously say his whole service would be not less than ten months -
Ge G Ryerson
Sworn and subscribed}
before me this 26th day}
of December 1833}
Wm. Colfax
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State of New Jersey
Bergen County } ss;
E.  E.
Personally appeared before me William Colfax, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey
John Beam of the Township of Pompton in the State aforesaid aged seventy six years who being duly sworn did depose and say that he is well acquainted with Anthony Beam who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he is the same person whose affidavit is attached to the original declaration of the said Anthony Beam made in open Court on the 31st October 1832. That the said Anthony Beam did duty as company Sergeant in the company of Captn Joost Beam in company parades for military improvement and that when drafted for actual service he always performed the same and served as Sergeant. And this deponent further saith he well recollects that the said Anthony Beam was drafted out for actual service in the year 1777 & served one month under Captn John Mead & according to his best recollection & belief it was in the spring of said year about the month of May - that during that time he was employed in doing guard duty vizt in preventing the depredations of the enemy & of the tories & watching their movements. That in the fall of the same year 1777 the said Anthony Beam was again drafted and served one month under Captn Saml Demarest as Sergeant that his regular station was at Liberty Pole near Hackensack and that his duty was the same as that last mentioned. That in the same fall after having performed his full service under Captn Demarest & discharged, he was in the month of
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October again drafted and served one month under Captn. John Mead in the capacity of Sergeant stationed at Elizabeth Town in the County of Essex, and at that time the
enemy were in possession of Staten Island in the Bay of New York - that the duty then was to watch the enemy & guard the inhabitants from their incursions & depredation as well as attacks - that he served the whole of the said
month under Captn Mead and was discharged. And this deponent further saith that in the month of December in the same year 1777 as this deponent verily believes the said Anthony Beam served one month as sergeant at Paramus which was the then station under Captn Demarest but as deponent was not in actual service with the said Anthony Beam at that time he cannot positively testify to the fact altho he verily believes it true.  That in
the spring of the year 1778 about the month of April the said Anthony Beam was again drafted and served one month under Captn Christie that his station was at Paramus aforesaid & his duty the same as last mentioned - That in the summer to wit about the month of June in said year 1778 he served one month being again drafted under Captn Joseph Board stationed at English neighborhood and his duty the same
as that last mentioned and that at the time
the enemy were in possession of the lower part of the County of Bergen. And this deponent further saith that the said Anthony Beam served one month under Captn Outwater & according to deponents best recollection
in the month of September 1778 and the regular station at that time was at Hackensack this deponent however cannot speak positively  of the service during that month because he did not serve at the same time himself but he hath no doubt in his own mind of the fact
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And this deponent further saith that the said Anthony Beam served one month under Captn. Joseph Board late in the year of 1778 but the precise month deponent cannot now bring to his recollection-- that his station then was at
Acquackanonk in the County of Essex and his duty the same as herein before mentioned viz Guand duty. And this deponent further saith that in the year 1780 the said Anthony Beam was again drafted & served one month
at Prackness under Captn. Henry Spear (as deponent believes) but as deponent, is positive, John Naife was the Lieutenant at that time but this deponent doth not think
that at that time deponent was in service_ _
And this deponent further saith that the said Anthony Beam served one month in the same year 1778 under Captn. Demarest and that his regular station then was at Schralenburgh in the County of Bergen aforesaid and that his duty was the same as before mentioned-- but
deponent doth not think he deponent was then on duty-
And this deponent further saith that the said Anthony Beam was frequently on service during the revolution when this deponent was not with him, but this deponent verily believes that the said Anthony faithfully served full eleven months as Sergeant (& in his own
mind has no doubt about the same) and that in every months service above set forth he was drafted for service excepting where otherwise mentioned and that he served his full time during each of the said months and at the expiration of each was discharged - And further that during each of the said months his duty was the same vizt. that of Guard duty
as is above mentioned. 
John Beam

Sworn and Subscribed
Before me this 20th day of ⎬
Decr. 1833
Wm Colfax
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State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} ss:
F.

Personally appeared before me William Colfax one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey John A Gould of the Township of Pequanac in the County of Morris and State aforesaid aged seventy five years and upwards who being duly sworn did depose and say that he is well acquainted with Anthony Beam an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he hath  heard the affidavit of John Beam hereto attached in relation to the services of the said Anthony Beam during the revolutionary war, that the contents of the said affidavit are perfect true according to this deponents
own knowledge excepting the one months service of the said
Anthony can under Capt Christie at Paramus in or about
the South of April 1778 of which he cannot swear positively
1
which months service is in said affidavit set forth and
this deponent further saith that he hath no doubt in his own
and that he performed said months service from what he
hath heard said in relation thereto still however he cannot
site positively. And this deponent further saith that he
verily believes the said Authony have actually lived the
full time of eleven months during the revolution in the capacity
Scant and that his duty and stations were such a
are stated in said affidavit of John Dave
Sworn and subscribed this
30th day of December 1833
John is part
Before me
W Carpet
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A.
I William Colfax one of the Judges
of the Court of Common pleas for the
County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey
do hereby Certify to the Honble the Secy
at War and Comr. of Pensions that I
have been intimately acquainted with
Antony Beam, Joseph Stone, Joseph Titchner, Geo. G Ryerson, John Beam & Ina Gould
for about fifty years, whos additional
affidavits are now attached to the original declaration of Antony Beam made in open Court 31st day of Oct 1832 and who's amended declaration was made before Wm Colfax 27th Sept 1833 - are all men of good
standing and credible witnesses - and
are fully entitled to belief as such
Given under my hand this 9th
day of January 1834 -

Wm. Colfax
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen  ⎬ SS: 
I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County of
Bergen and Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common pleas in and for said County Do hereby certify that William Colfax Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within Certificate (marked A.) as well as to the Jurats of the annexed affidavits of Anthony Beam, marked B. of Joseph Stone marked C. of Joseph Tichenor Marked D. of John Beam, marked E. and of John A. Gould, marked F. was on the respective duty then, and still is, one of the Judges of the said Court, in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn; and that his signature to said certificates and Jurats is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this thirteenth day of January A.D. 1834.
Abr. Westervelt, Clerk
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State of New Jersey
County of Bergen  ⎬ SS: 
I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the County
of Bergen and Clerk of the Infenor Court of Common pleas in and for said County Do hereby certify that the annexed papers (half sheets) marked No 1. No. 2. No. 3. & No. 4. contain the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Anthony Beem for a pension - that it was the opinion of the said Court that George G. Ryerson and John Beam whose affidavit is contained on the said paper marked No. 4,
were credible persons & that their statement was to be believed.
And I do further certify that William Colfax Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit of the said Anthony Beem was made and taken (the same being marked No. 5. was at the time of taking the same, and still is) & has been for a great number of years past) a Judge of the said Court, and also a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn, and authorized by law to take the same, that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature "Wm Colfax" affixed to the Jurat of the aforesaid affidavit as well as to the annexed certificates marked No. 6. and No 7. is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this ninth day of November A.D. eighteen hundred and thirty three.
Abr. Westervelt Clerk
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New Jersey
Bergen County
Anthony Beam
Application
for pension

Militia Service

20226
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Bergen Common Pleas
State of New Jersey}
Bergen County} Ss
No. 4.
On the 31st day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court now sitting being a Court of Record is John Beam and George G Ryerson who being first duly sworn doth on their oath declare that they have been acquainted with Antony Beam now applying for a pension from before the War of the Revolution to the present day. That the company to which the said Antony Beam was attached was classed as minute men to do duty on the lines as called out. That the said Antony Beam performed a number of monthly tours but cannot say with certainty how many months. 
G G. Ryerson
John Beam

Sworn in open court}
the 31st day of Octr 1852.}
Abr. Westervell Clerk}
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Bergen County
State of New Jersey⎬  Ss
No. 3.
Personally appeared before me William Colfax a Judge of the Court of common pleas of the County of Bergen in the State of New Jersey, being a Court of Record so constituted by the laws of the State of New Jersey, Isaac S Demund a Clergyman residing in Pompton Bergen County and Joseph Stone residing in the same, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Antony Beam who has subscribed and Sworn to the within declaration; and we believe him to be about seventy Nine years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighbourhood, where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. And the deponents further certify that the said Antony Beam is a person of good repute as to honesty and integrity, and that full credit may be given to him under oath.

And the sd,. Isaac S Demund further states that he cannot attend the court at Hackensack, to sit the fourth thursday of this month, as he shall at that time, be attending the general Synod at Albany, or be otherwise necessarily presented
Isaac S. Demund
Pastor of the Reformed
Dutch Church at Pompton-
Joseph Stone

Sworn before me this }
20th Octr. 1832 }
Wm. Colfax

Antony Beam
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Isaac S Demund who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the county of Bergen and state aforesaid and that Joseph Stone who has also signed the same is a resident of the county of Bergen and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
Per Curiam
Abr: Westervelt Clerk 

I, Abraham Westervelt clerk of the Inferior Court of common Pleas in and for the County of Bergen State of New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said court in the matter of Anthony Beam for a Pension.

In Testimony whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this thirty first day of October 
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and thirty two
Abr. Westervelt Clk
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I Anthony Lines a resident of Essex County in State of New Jersey aged seventy four years do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Anthony Beam who is now applying for a Pension
And I do further certify that the said Anthony Beam was at various times, a soldier and doing duty in the service of the United States during the Revolutionary War and I have a distinct recollection of seeing the said Anthony Beam doing duty under Captain Joseph Board stationed at the English Neighbourhood in the County of Bergen, and that I was a member of the same Company, at the same time. And I do further certify that the said Anthony Beam was a fellow soldier and doing duty with me under the command of Captain John Mead stationed at Pompton and I also recollect of seeing the said Anthony Beam doing duty in the service of the United States in the time of the Revolution, at Elizabeth Town New Jersey. And am satisfied from the knowledge I have of his services that he must have been in the service of the United States, in all not less than nine months
Anthony Lines

Sworn & subscribed before me}
a Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas}
in & for the County of Essex this}
6th day of October 1832}
A. Reynolds

State of New Jersey}
County } Ss: 
I Elias Van Arsdale Junior Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Essex aforesaid, Do hereby certify that Abraham Reynolds Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit of Anthony Lines was made and taken, was at the time of taking the said affidavit and now is one of the Judges of said Court, residing in said County
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duly commissioned and sworn, and authorized to take the same; That I am acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge, and verily believe the signature, "A Reynolds" affixed to the aforesaid affidavit is genuine.  In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newark in the County of Essex aforesaid the Eighth day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and thirty two_
E Van Arsdale Jr. Clk.

I do hereby certify to the Secretary of War and the Commissioner of Pensions that Anthony Lines whose affidavit with his signature there to and annexed to the declaration of Anthony Beam was duly sworn before me on the sixth day of October 1832 is a creditable witness and fully entitled to belief

A. Reynolds Judge of Common
Pleas in and for the County of Essex

per 50/100

Anty. Beam
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Pompton 11th Jany 1834

Hon J L Edwards_
Dr. Sir

With much trouble and considerable expense, I have procured such additional evidence as will  answer all the left objections to this claim of Anty Beam to his pension noted at the bottom of your printed letter. 
I ask it as a favor that your decision may be had as speedily as the public business of your office will possibly permit.
About four weeks past I returned to your office the papers of Abm. Truland, objected to on acct of his having served as a Sergeant. In the last document he abandoned the claim of Sergt, as his Service, as such, had only been temporary. After this I expected all difficulty was removed and his certificate would be issued without any delay. May I ask your attention to it.  

In the month of Decr 1832 the papers of Major William Leary (now desd) was put into the Post office at Paterson, under cover directed to the Secy at War_ Since that time deligent search has been made by Dr. Condict in your office for them but as yet have not been found. There can be no doubt of their safe arrival. Will you be kind enough to inform me as to the fate of these papers.
Very respy Yr. Obdt Servt
Wm. Colfax