Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 28,638, Asa Beach, New Jersey
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SERVICE. [black star] NUMBER.

New Jersey Beach, Asa 28,638

CONTENTS
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28638
Revy INVALID

File No. 28,638
Asa Beach
Sir Rev. Har

Act: 7 June 32’

Index:-Vol. 2, Page 32

[Arrangement of 1870]
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New York
Asa Beach
of Saratoga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Compny commanded by Captain Bead - of the Regt. commanded by Col. Beuoni - in the New Jersey - line for Bonoutt

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the sale of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Decr 1832 and Rent to H. Mason Brown & Thompson Bellston [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $65.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th 33 21.66
$86.66
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Ino Cromwell
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk,
Book D Vol. 5 Page 150
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No 1018b
Asa Beach

admitted
13 mo
$43.33

Brown & Thompson
Bulletine for
Saratoga
NYC
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NY1018b
Brief in the case of Asa Beach of Milton County of Saratoga in the State of New York (Act 7th June,, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge?
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? Seventy One years - 71
4. State his services, as directed in the form annexed.

Period.

Enlisted May 1777
In 17
was drafted Dec. 1777 - AD June 1778 was drafted - 1778 again went out in Sept.
June 1779 again went out was called out May 1780 Enlisted 1st July 1780

Duration of Service.
Months
1
1
1
1. 15 days
1
1. 15 days
1
Rank
Substitute for Peter [illegible] private

Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
Gen. [illegible] Ref Captn Isiah Herte's compy
Captn Joseph Beach, Captn Daniel Bates, & Joseph Beach Genl Minez as one of a Sergeant's guard Captn Joseph Beach, Col Benoni Hastings Sgt Genl Winey Capt Thomas Dickenson's compy. Major John [illegible], [illegible] Samuel Minton

5. In what battles was he engaged?
When Connecticut Farms were burnt
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service?
Morristown, New Jersey
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?
By traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
No
Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. G. Wilcox Examining Clerk.
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10.18b
Asa Beach's Pension Papers

Admitted
13 mo
$43.33
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

State of New York
County of Saratoga
SS:  On this 4th day of September one thousand eight hundred thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Saratoga now sitting Asa Beach a resident of this town of Milton in the County & State afore since aged seventy one years this sixth day of August last
who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.
That his [illegible] & the service of the United States under the following named officer [illegible] as herein stated.
That in this month of May 1777 he resided in Morristown in this County of Morris & State of New Jersey. At this time he entered the service in this militia of New Jersey as a substitute for Peter Norris. He went to Morristown N.J. & joined the company of Captain Josiah Hall. His company was attached to the regiment of Colonel Oney he thinks of Massachusetts or Rhode Island a continental officer. He staid at Morristown one month & was engaged in guarding the stores & in building a fort called Fort Knox. He was then dismissed & returned home. In the month of December 1777 he was drafted & went in a company commanded by his father Joseph Beach went to the village of Morristown again to guard prisoners who were condemned to be hung. There were no continental troops in Morristown except a few sick in the hospital. Two of the prisoners a captain James [illegible] and Lieutenant John Mee were executed by the High Sheriff of Morris County Alexander Carmichael. They were condemned
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by Judge Morris. He staid one month was dismissed & went home in January 1778. In the month of May or the 1st of June 1778 he was again drafted & went to Elizabethtown & joined the company of David Bates a militia captain under the command of General William Wines a Militia Officer. At Elizabethtown He kept guard & scouted at one time he in company with three hundred Militia went to Bargain Point for the purpose of taking some stores of the Enemy. They went within half a mile of the Point & were fired on by a guard of the enemy they surrounded the guard consisting of Eight men & brought them to Elizabethtown. A few days before the Battle of Monmouth he exchanged place with one Moses Lindsley & started for Monmouth in the company of his father Captain Joseph Beach. They marched through Woodbridge Amboy Spanktown into Brunswick. A little beyond Brunswick they heard that the bridges over Raritan River were torn up & they returned to Brunswick where  they heard that the Battle was over & they then returned to Elizabethtown. The Battle of Monmouth was on the 28th of June 1778. He staid at Elizabethtown a few days making one month in all & was then dismissed & returned home. In the month of September 1778 he again went by order of General Wines under Captain James Kesue of the militia to a place five or six miles west of Hackensack called Hackquackend He was engaged in keeping guard scouting & skirmishing. The Enemy were at Hackensack. He was out a little more than a month & half was dismissed & went home. In the month of January 1779 He again went to the Village of Morristown in a Sergeants guards. Sergeants name was David Young. He guarded the Prisoners in the Courthouse & the stores. He staid one month & returned home. In the month of May 1780 The Militia were all called out He among the rest
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& went to Scotch Plains in Essex County N.J. from there he went to Connecticut farms under Captain Joseph Beach. belonged to the Regiment of Colonel Benoni Hathaway a Militia officer. General Wines was there also. He was in the engagement when Connecticut farms was burnt from there went to West farms. at this place a part of the militia were dismissed & he was drafted to stay. He joined the company of Captain Jonas Ward. General Heard had command. Staid there till the day the British burnt Springfield then went to Springfield & followed the British in their retreat to Staten Island. He followed the Enemy to Elizabethtown Point. He assisted in destroying the fort built by the enemy at Elizabethtown Point. returned to Elizabethtown staid a few days & was dismissed by William Livingston Governor of New Jersey. He was out this time a month & a half. On the first day of July 1780 he enlisted for six months as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain Thomas Dickenson. A W. Brown was lieutenant & full Lemuel Minton was Ensign of the Company. They were under Major John M. Gootches. went first to New Bridge in Bergen County N.J. from here he went to the north River & joined General Anthony Wayne assisted in attacking the Block House a little above Fort Lee but did not succeed in taking it.  The enemy burnt the Fort [Hess?] it. He under command of Ensign Lemuel Minton went down to the River & took a British sloop loaded with bread & burnt it. took three prisoners returned to the New Bridge went to Closter, staid a short time went to the English neighborhoods from there to the north river a little above Fort See went back to Closter thence to Hackensack staid there the 1st of Jany 1781. He was engaged a greater part of the time in taking horse thieves tories and London traders. On the 1st Jany 1781 He was dismissed & went back home. during this six months his pay was eight dollars per month.
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He has no documentary evidence of his service & he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.
To the interrogations propounded by this Court this applicant made the following answers -
1. He was born on the sixth day of August 1761 in the town of Hanover in the County of Morris & State of New Jersey -
2. He has no records of his age.
3. When he was first called into service he resided at Morristown, New Jersey resided there till after the Revolutionary War. in 1786 he thinks he removed to Catskill in the State of New York, lived there five years & then removed in 1791 to the town of Charlton in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York lived there till 1827 then removed to Milton in the same county where he has continued to reside ever since & where he now resides -
4. First as a substitute for Peter Norris - was drafted for several short terms, & the last time went as a volunteer -
5. He saw Genl. Washington at English neighborhoods. Genl. Wayne at the Block house fort. Colonel Olney at Morristown. Col. Ephraim Martin also. He recollects no others. He cannot state the circumstances of his service more fully than above set forth -
6. He never received any exchange from the service
7. Thomas Talmadge, Uriah Curtiss, Lacey Curtiss, David Woods, Rev. Charles
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We William C. Waterbury a Clergyman residing in the
town of Ballston in the County of Saratoga and Joseph
Jennings residing in the town of Wilton and the County hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with Asa Beach who has subscribed
sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be foerty one years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn in open Court
the 4 September 1832
Wm. C Waterbury
Joseph Jennings
Thomas Palmer
Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogateies
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
Wm C. Waterbury who has signed the preceding certificate is a
clergyman resident in the town of Ballston in the County
of Saratoga & that Joseph Jennings who has also signed the same
is a resident of the town of Wilton in said county is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of
the County
of Saratoga do hereby certify, that the foregoing Contains the
original proceedings of the said Court in the
matter of the application of Asa Beach for a pension
In testimony where of I have hereunto set
my hand & Seal of office this 4th day
of September 1832.

Thomas Palmer Clerk
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