Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,226, Timothy Beckwith, Conn. Continental
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Conn.
Continental

Beckwith, Timothy
Lydia

NUMBER
W. 25,226

CONTENTS
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586
Connecticut 
Lydia Beckwith
widow of Timothy Beckwith dcd Con. who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private 
Incd from 180

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 96 Dollars --- Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848 ending 3d May 1851

Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Feb. 1852 and sent to S. W. Wood Ledyard Ct.

Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 262 Vol 1

(Right side)
1886 Augt 19 Paul Beckwith - present - history
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State of Connecticut S.S. New London
Be it remembered that at said New London in the State of Connecticut on this 26th day of March AD 1818 before me Jeremiah G. Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of said State of Connecticut personally came and appeared Timothy Beckwith of Waterford in said State and being duly and solemnly sworn according to law and the usage of said State - on such solemn oath declared and said that he served in the Army of the United States in the War of the Revolution for the period of time following viz - That I entered in May AD 1777 he inlisted as a private soldier to serve during the war into the company then commanded by Captain William Richards - a company of the First Regiment of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army - then commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington . That he served as a private soldier in the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army on the Continental Establishment from the Line as his said Inlistment untill the end of the war in 1783 where at West Point he was discharged and returned to Waterford then a part of said New London where he was born and where he is and ever since hath been a resident citizen of the United States. That he is poor and needs assistance from his country for support and that his discharge was lost by (illegible)
Timothy Beckwith X his mark

Sworn before me the day and date aforesaid 
Jeremiah G Brainard a Judge of the Superior Court of said State of Connecticut 
Witness the seal of said Court hereto affixed the day and date aforesaid
Jeremiah G Brainard Judge of said Court.

I Jeremiah Brainard Judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Timothy Beckwith did serve in the Revolutionary
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Timothy Beckwith
389
Sept 1818

Married
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State and District of Connecticut, ss.

On this 26th day of June - - personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court holden within and for the County of New London in State, on the 26th day of June 1820, and same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Timothy Beckwith aged sixty four years, resident in the town of Waterford in said County in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted in the spring of the year 1776 in the 1st company commanded by Captain Wm Richards, in the 1st regiment commanded by Colonel Jedediah Huntington in the line of the State of Connecticut for during the war and was discharged from the said service at West Point in the state of New York in the spring of 1783.  That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818 in March 1818; and had transmitted to him a certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 389.

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United State on 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 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" ( ) on this last 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 than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. 

I am by occupation a laborer but have been for several years afflicted with the ( ).  My family consists of my wife Lydia aged fifty-five years infirm and three children - Lavina aged 14 years - Timothy aged 10 years & Cynthia aged 8 years and my property is as follows.  Schedule - Six chairs, one doz plates, 1 table, one chest, old shovel & tongs, 6 knives and forks, 6 pewter spoons, 1 iron pot, 1 iron kettle, 1 tea kettle, 1/2 dozen cups & saucers, 1 axe, hoe amounting in all, to $6.06. 

I own neither horse nor ( ) 

Timothy Beckwith
           X 
         Mark

Signed, sworn to and declared on the 26th day of March 1820 before this County Court

Charles Lathrop Clerk

I, Charles Lathrop Clerk of the County Court for New London County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is six dollars and six cents. 

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 26th day of June 1820. 

Charles Lathrop

Clerk of the County Court for the County of New London.
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State of Connecticut County of New London & District of New London SS
Be it remembered that on this 10th day of August AD 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the District of New London Mrs Lydia Beckwith of the town of Waterford in said District aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 1838 entitled An act granting half pay & "pensions to certain widows."
That she is the widow of Timothy Beckwith who was a private in the army of the Revolution but she is unable to mention the names of the officers under whom he served, or the places or the time of his service but she believes that it was in the Connecticut line & that his time of inlistment was for the whole war & that at the time of his death he was a Revolutionary pensioner & drew a pension of ninety six dollars a year.
She further declares & says that she was married to the said Timothy on the 14th day of May 1784 by Joseph Harris Esquire a Justice of the peace who has since deceased & whose records (illegible) & who was authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony. That her husband