Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 5806., Jonathan Beach, Conn.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Beach, Jonathan
Martha
NUMBER
W.5806
B.L. Wt 26392-160-55

CONTENTS
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+Michigan 14296
Conn.
+New York
Jonathan Beach
Livingston County in the State of New York who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Pettibone of the regt. commanded by Col. Mead in the Ct. ma [sic] for 21 mo.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 70 dollars 00 Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of May 1833 and sent to applicant. Mount Morris

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833   $140.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept  _35.00____
                                                         $175.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by W. L. Williams, Clerk
Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 44

[Unintelligible] Jan 23, 1836
Transferred to Michigan from 4 Sept. 1835 Feb 4 1830 & Nst Sent to Ellis Doty Esq Detroit m Ter.
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State of New York
Livingston County
On this twenty eighth day of September in the year 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the court of Common please for Livingston County now sitting Jonathan beach a resident of the town of Mount Morris in the county of Livingston & State of New York. aged seventy two 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 June7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers observed as herein stated --
That about the first of June 1779 he being then a resident of the town of Goshen in the County of Litchfield & State of Connecticut, he was drafted to serve nine months in the State troops raised by the state of Connecticut. he belonged to the regiment of which Matthew Mead of Milton was Colonel. The officers of the Company to which he belonged whose names he now recollects were Captain Jonathan Pettibone of Simsbury & Lieutenant Pinney. & that during their tern of service the said company were stationed at Horse Neck at Sherwood and Byron's bridges on the lines. He remained with the said company at that place until the first of March 1780 when his time of service expired & he returned to Goshen & there remained about one year.
In the beginning of March 1781 he enlisted for one year in a company commanded by Captain Matthew Smith of Goshen. Lieutenant Goodwin of New Harford & Ensign Hand in Colonel
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Humphrey's regiment & General Waterbury's Brigade. Captain Smith's Company were stationed for a time during the summer at Horse Neck & from thence went to White Plains. While the French & American armies lay at that place, previous to the surrender of Cornwallis. When those armies marched for Saratoga, General Waterbury's Brigade was ordered back to Stamford having been absent from Connecticut about two months. He recollects that the question was then agitated whether General Waterbury's brigade being State troops, could be obliged to serve out of the state of Connecticut, but he does not know whether that was the only reason why they did not join the army at White Plains. He remained with the said company at the fort in Stamford until his time expired in March 1782. He was in actual service with the said company during that year.
He was born October 3rd 1760 in Goshen aforesaid but has not record of his age.
He was living in Goshen when he was called into service & continued to reside there until the year 1804 when he removed to Windham in the County of Greene & State of New York. He remained at Windham ten years & removed to Mount Morris aforesaid Y he resided there ever since. the first time he was called into service he was drafted & the second time he enlisted. He was acquainted with Major Converse of Goshen aforesaid & Captain Titus Watson of Norfolk Connecticut who were, as he believes, Officers in the Continental Army.