Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 38540, Ebenezer Bean, Continental N.H.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE|*|NUMBER|
Continental|Bean, Ebenezer.|S 38540|
N.H. 
CONTENTS
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38540
Revy INVALID. [initials: own]
File No. 38,540
Ebenezer Bean
Priv. Rev War
Act: 18 March 18"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 35
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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[verso]
Notification sent George Rich Esq. 21 Feby 1821
Montpelier Vt.

[recto]
7209
Vermont
Ebenezer Bean of Berlin in the State of Vermont who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Poor of the N Hampshire line, for the term of one year
Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 of June 1818 
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 of March 1819  and sent to Judge Pitkin Montpelier Vt.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 8 mos 25/30. 4/31: 71.69
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48
$119.69
Continued
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818}
Amt. due to 4th Mar 1819 as Rev'y pens'n $71.69
Amt paid f'm 6 June 1818 to 4 Mar. 1819 as an Invalid pensioner } 35.85
Diff'ce between Invl'd & Rev'y pens. 4 March 1819} $35.84
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Ebenezer Bean
Bean
Berlin
iss'd 5 March 1819.
7,209
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State of Vermont
Washington County ss} on this 1st Day of July A.D. 1820 Personally appeared in Open Court to wit the Supreme Court of Judicature holden within and for the County of Washington and state of Vermont Being a Court of record as Established by the Statute Laws of said State
Ebenezer Bean a resident in Berlin in said county aged sixty one years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - that in 1775 I was out in the Militia about three months - that in December 1775 I Listed for the term of one year in Capt. James Norris's Company and Col. Poor's Regiment in the Newhampshire Line and went to Canada by the way of Newyork, and before my time was out I Listed for three years in the same Co and Regiment and Served out my time - 
That the Date of my Original Declaration was on the 6th day of June A.D. 1818 and the number of my pention Certificate issued thereon is No 7.209 and Dated March 5, 1819.
And I do solemnly swear that 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 sale or ['other' crossed out] in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "an Act to provide for Certain persons Engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" passed on the 18th Day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in Trust for me any property or securities contracts of debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed - 
One Cow - one yearling - two small hogs - two Lambs - one Old Chest - six old chairs - one pot - one tea kettle - one Iron Bason - one Old Frying pan - Crockery ware Knives and forks - tin ware - Shovel and tongs - two old axes - two Old hoes - ['$44.24' crossed out]
That I am by Occupation a Farmer, that by reason of old age and a wound that I received in the revolutionary war I am unable to do very Little Labour that I have a wife aged Fifty nine years named Lydia that has been for twenty years in an infirm state of health and not able to do any hard work of consequence. I have one son living with me named Oliver aged 16 years - who is as healthy as boys in general 
/s/Ebenezer Bean
Sworn to & declared in open Court, on the first day of July 1820 before the Court 
Att. /s/Geo. Rich, Clerk
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I George Rich, Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the County of Washington in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is forty four Dollars & twenty four cents. $44.24
[court seal affixed] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 11th day of July A.D. 1820.
/s/Geo. Rich, Clerk of the Supreme Ct. Washington County, Vermont.
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STATE OF VERMONT,
Washington County, to wit.} I Stephen Pitkin One of the Judges of the County Court, within and for the County aforesaid, Do certify That it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Ebenezer Bean did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declaration, against the common enemy; and that by reason of poverty stands in need of assistance for support, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress, passed the 18th March, 1818, entitled," An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War."
Given under my hand, at Montpelier this sixth day of June A.D. 1818.
/s/Stephen Pitkin 
STATE OF VERMONT, 
Washington, ss.} I, GEORGE RICH, Clerk of the County of Washington, aforesaid, Do certify, That the Honorable STEPHEN PITKIN, who made the above Certificate, and before whom the annexed Declaration was taken, was a Judge of the County Court within and for the County aforesaid, at the respective dates thereof, acting under the authority of this State, and duly qualified for that purpose; and that his name subscribed thereto, is his own proper signature. 
[county seal affixed] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, at Montpelier in said County, this Sixth day of June in the Year One Thousand Eight hundred and Eighteen. 
/s/George Rich Clerk.
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Enlisted in Col'o Poor's Regt
New Hampshire Line - on the 1st Nov'r 1775. 
Discharged Nov'r 17th 1779
Admitted
Eben'r Bean 
an Invalid Pensioner [illegible] put on the Revolutionary pension
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STATE OF VERMONT,
COUNTY OF Washington ss.} Ebenezer Bean of Berlin in the County of Washington and State of Vermont of the age of 59 years being duly sworn, doth declare, depose and say, that, on or about the first day of November A.D. 1775 he was duly enlisted into the service of the United States, for the term of one year, that he belonged to Captain James Norris Company and Colonel Poor's Regiment, of the New Hampshire line and ['that' crossed out] served therein, against the common enemy, for the term afore'd. ['until honorably discharged' crossed out] and that at the expiration of said term he enlisted for during the war, or for three years and continued in the Continental Service, in Capt Norris' Company & Col'o Hale's Reg't of the 2d New Hampshire Reg't until discharged at Pumpton November 17, 1779. 
He further deposes and says, that he is now, and ever since has been a citizen of the United States and that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his Country for support. 
He further says that he was in the battle at Hubbardton, in 1777 - at the taking of Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey - at the Battle of Monmouth - at Horse neck - at Bemis Heights in 1777 where he was wounded for which he was heretofore been placed on the pension list of the U.S. 
/s/Ebenezer Bean
Declared, sworn, and subscribed, by the above named Ebenezer Bean before me at Montpelier in the County aforesaid, this sixth day of June A.D. 1818. 
/s/Stephen Pitkin Judge of County Court
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I Ebenezer Bean within named, do hereby relinquish the Pension heretofore granted me by the United States of four Dollars per month, in order to accept the provisions of the late act of Congress passed the 18 March last, and do request that my pension now due, together with this may be paid by the agent for the Vermont agency in Sept. next. 
And I further certify that I never received any certificate of pension from the Department of War
/s/Ebenezer Bean
Montpelier June 6th AD 1818 then Personally Appeared Ebenezer Bean the signer of the foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be his free act & Volluntary act - 
Before me /s/Stephen Pitkin Judge of County Court 
Enlisted in Col'o Poor's Regt
New Hampshire Line - on the 1st Nov'r 1775.
Discharged Nov'r 17th 1779
Admitted
Eben'r Bean
an Invalid Pensioner [illegible] put on the Revolutionary pension