Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 37,750, Fanton Beers, Conn.
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Conn.
Beers, Fanton
S 37750
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11,657    R
Connecticut
Fanton Beers
of Weston in the state of cont
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Elmore of the Cont.
line for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 87 dollars per month to commence on
the 2nd of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11th June 1819
and sent to Pierpt Edwards Esq.
Bridgeport, Conn.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1829 11 mo 4/30 $89.86
Semi anl all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  $48.00
$134.86

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

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District & State of Connecticut Ss. Fairfield County

On this 15th day of June 1828 personally came and appeared before the County Court in Open Court being a Court of record, for the County aforesaid, by reason of its proceeding  to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount keeping a record of its proceedings, I having, power of fine & imprisonment) Fanton Beers aged 64 years resident in the Town of Weston in said County, who being duly sworn according to I am doth on his oat declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as Solemn, that is he enlisted in the month of April 1776 into the company of Capt. Albert Chapman in the Regiment of Col. Samuel Elmour in the Connecticut line on the Continental establishment to serve for the term of one year which term he faithfully served in s'd Company & Regiment & was discharged therefore on the 18th day of April 1777 that immediately there after o with on the 1st day of May following, he enlisted under the same Capt. Chapman in the Regiment commanded by Col. Heman Swift in the Continental line on the Continental establishment & was regularly  discharged from the service of the United States as will appear by his discharge is here to or transmitted to the department of War in support of his application to be placed on the pension list in consequence of which application he received a pension certificate remembered 11.657.
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and I do solemnly sworn that I was a resident Citizen of the United States o the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to [illegible] as to being my self within the provision of an act of Congress entitled " An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war proposed on the 18th day of March 1818; & that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or [illegible], contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed necessary wearing appaul shedding existed.   [illegible]

the cow.-  $ cow

2 pigs about 3 months old.
4 sheep & 2 lambs
1 old brass kettle
2 Porridge pots broken
1 tea kettle
2 old low chests
9 old chains
1 old table
6 old pewter plates
3 do. quart [illegible]
6 tea cups & 6 saucers
6 pewter spoons
2 must casks
3 Cider barrels
1 old tea pot
1 single spinning wheel  & 1 giant wheel
1 reel
1 hoe & rake, 1 scythe
1 old pitchfork & one old chest of drawers
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1 old Down & quill wheel five baskets
3 old kegs 1 soap [illegible] & lard tub
8 old earthen plates, 9 earthen pans & platters. 1 Litt of old knives & forks, 1 pair smoothing [illegible], milk pail & water pail. shovel & tongs & two trammels, old [unknown] and old warming pan
one broom, 4 hives of bees----- Fanton Beers
$53.98

And I do further declare that I am by occupation a day labourer at the farming business, on him that I have been very Dangerously  sick during the winter past & am now very infirm in health that for sixteen or seventeen years past I have been [illegible] in my body which has occasioned me much suffering and rendered me unable to labour much that my wife Sarah is of the age of 60 years, and in consequence of breaker her leg about 4 years ago she was unable to walk a step for the period of 3 years there after and she is now a cripple & walks but little & with great difficulty. That i have 3 daughters who are unmarried & who support themselves by their own labor and on for 6 year aged about sixteen, who in consequence of a wound received two years ago is a cripple & probably will ever remain so, and that I am not able to support myself & wife than by my labour but must depend upon charity for support & that I am in debt more than seventy three dollars. 
Sworn to & subcribed on the day & year aforesaid
Fanton Beers

Sworn to, Subscribed & declared in open Court aforesaid. Whereupon Said Court is, on satisfactory proof made in Court of opinion that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is fifty three dollars & ninety eight cents; and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court. 
[illegible- "Test"maybe] David Burr Clerk
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District of Connecticut S
On the 2nd day of April AD 1818 Fanton Beers of the Town of Weston, County of Fairfield in the District aforesaid, before the HOn. Pierpont Edwards Judge of the District Court for the District aforesaid, in which District said beers resides on oath declares that on the 15th day of April 1776, he enlisted into the company of Capt. Chapman in the Regiment under the command of Col. Samuel Elmour in the Connecticut line & served in said company for one year, when as the term of his enlistment had expired he was regularly discharged as unto appears by the annexed discharge dated April 16th 1777. which was delivered to him, said Beers, on the day it [illegible] date, he being the  person for whom said discharge was intended & he having was had the same in his possession which discharge was papers by the said officer Col. Elmour and he said Beers further declares that in the same month of April 1777, he again enlisted under said Capt. Chapman in a company which then belonged to the Regiment of Col. Heman Swift, in the Connecticut line for the time of eight months & served out the term of his enlistment and was discharged on the 30th day of December
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following at Valley Forge, which will appear by a paper hereunto annexed, [illegible] date dec. 30, 1777. Which paper was delivered t him at said Valley Forge and has been in his possession was since & he said Beers further declares, that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his County for support. 
Franton Beers

District of Connecticut Ss April 2nd 1818 the aforesaid Fanton Beers came before me & in my presence subscribed the aforesaid declaration I made Oath that the same was true. 
 Pierpont Edwards 
District Judge of s'd District

I Pierpont Edwards, District Judge of the District of Connecticut do testify that it appears to my satisfaction that Fanton Beers who made & subscribed the declaration in the annexed schedule did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common Enemy as stated in his said declaration & I now transmit the proceedings & testimony hereto I had before me in this Courts the Secretary of the Department of War pursuant to an Act of Congress in such case made & provided said proceedings & testimony are contained in the annexed schedule  May 20th 1818 
Pierpont Edwards
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Fanton Beers
Comm. 
$377.50
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Valueford Comp. Head Quarters December 30th AD 1777
This May Certify that Fanton Beers of Fairfield did inlist for the term of eight months & Now that term of time is expired aft the Fifth of January &c. He has a Right to demand three pounds Bounty this are from s'd term. for this time of service in Col. Heman Swifts Reg. & Capt. Chapmans Company
To all those it May Concern
Wm' Albert Chapman Capt. 

All the pay Table in Hartford

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The National Archives of the United States
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Fanton Beers
Com.
S 37750


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Fanton Beers 
Discharg
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Fanton Beers of COl. Elmores 
having faithfully served out the time of his enlistment is [illegible] 
Discharged from the Service 
Trall Concorn'd 

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Fort Schuylar April 16th 1777
Reg't Capt. Chapmans Company

Sam'a Elmour Col.
26

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The National archives of the United States
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37750   Revy
INVALID
File No. 31,750
Fanton Beers
Priv Rev War
Act 18 March 18__
Index: Vol 2, Page 35

Oct 14, 1901 Mrs,  Hattie Beers Edwards
Bridgeport, Conn
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Postal Card - One Cent
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pension Bureau
Washington DC

Stamped:  Freeport, Oct 5, 01
Pension Office Oct 7 1901
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Please give Mrs. Hattie Beers Edwards the service of Fanton Beers, a pensioner of 1818-1832-1840 born in Weston 1755 and died there.

Mrs. Hattie Beers Edwards
40 Courtland St
Bridgeport, Conn
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Fanton Beers




Admitted
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Fanton Beers

Admitted
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I Albert Chapman of the Town and County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut testify and say that Fanton Beers of the Town of Weston in said County enlisted under me as Captain in Colonel Samuel Palmers Regiment in the month of April 1776, said Beers enlisted as a private to his best recollection on the Continental enlistment in the army of the United States during the War of the revolution and this Deponent in June that said Beers served under him in said Regiment at Fort Stonewich for the term of one year faithfully that being the term for which he enlisted and that after his discharge in April 1777 he quit the army for a short time, that in the Month of May 1777 he again enlisted under me, Heman Swift Colonel, for the term of eight month and served out the term faithfully,   during both the aforesaid terms of enlistment said Beers served against the common enemy with war of the revolution and as this deponent believes on the Continental establishment. 
Albert Chapman

State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield
April 28th AD 1819

Personally appeared Major Albert Chapman of the Town & County of Fairfield aforesaid the above named deponent and made solemn oath that the forts continued in the foregoing deposition signed by him are there. 
Before me

Eliphalet Swift Jus. Peace
for Fairfield County
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April 27 1818 I Pierp't Edward District Judge of the district of Connecticut [illegible] that the written named Albert Chapman is a [illegible]  and is the same Captain Chapman named in the annexed discharge and that the said Fanton Beers by naming of Evidence [illegible] [illegible] hand [illegible] of the appeared knowingly for support and that Eliphalet Swift, before whom the deposition of said Albert Chapman was [illegible] in a prolong to be [illegible] bounty of [illegible] afores'd and [illegible] name Eliphalet Swift subscribed to the [illegible] of said deposition in the proper hand working at said Court
Pierpont Edwards
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Fanton Beers
Priv.


Col. Elmore's 
Connecticut Reg't

1776
s'd. April 1818

Admitted
The certificate of discharge does not state the time of service of applicant, must prove [illegible] of 9 months or the precise time of his enlistments.
The certificate of the Judge as a reduced circumstances of affidavit is [illegible]
[illegible]
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District of Connecticut Hartford, Fairfield County. April 2nd AD 1818
We Oliver  C. Fanton & Hule Fanton of the Town of Weston, County of Fairfield in the District aforesaid, testify about & say that we are well acquainted with Fenton Beers now residing in the town of Weston County of Fairfield & District aforesaid, who prescribed the declaration to which this affidavit is annexed &  know that he is now & for twelve years next past has been a resident citizen of the United States & we further testify that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, he Fent Beers is now in need of assistance from his Country for support. 

Oliver C. Sandford
Hull Fanton

April 2nd, 2828 Sworn before me
Pierp. Edwards
District Judge of the District of Connecticut
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Fanton Beers 
              (Ex'd)

11.657

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(Sept. 1819)
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State of Connecticut, ss.

 I DAVID BURR,  Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 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 of Fanton Beers is fifty three Dollars ninety eight cents. 
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 15th day of June AD 1820.

David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for 
County of Fairfield






District and State of Connecticut, Ss. Fairfield June 15, 1820

I ROBERT FAIRCHILD. Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in said State, do certify that David Burr, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court. duly appointed and sworn; and that the said Court is a Court of record,  made so by the statute laws of said State; that it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, with the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeps a record of its proceedings.
Robert Fairchield
Chief Judge of the County Court for
the County of Fairfield.
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State of Connecticut, ss.

 I DAVID BURR,  Clerk of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in the said State do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 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 of Fanton Beers is fifty three Dollars ninety eight cents. 
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Fairfield, this 15th day of June AD 1820.

David Burr
Clerk of the County Court for 
County of Fairfield






District and State of Connecticut, Ss. Fairfield June 15, 1820

I ROBERT FAIRCHILD. Chief Judge of the County Court for the County of Fairfield, in said State, do certify that David Burr, Esq. is the Clerk of said Court. duly appointed and sworn; and that the said Court is a Court of record,  made so by the statute laws of said State; that it proceeds according to the course of the common law, has a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, with the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeps a record of its proceedings.
Robert Fairchield
Chief Judge of the County Court for
the County of Fairfield.