Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22641, James Bean, Penn.
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SERVICE
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Bean, James
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S.22641
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In the Court of Common Pleas of the City and
County of Philadelphia
State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia S.

On this 23d day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the City and County of Philadelphia State of Pennsylvania now sitting James Bean resident of Spring Garden Penn township in the City of Philadelphia afore
said aged seventy five years and upwards 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 June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was first Sergeant of the
Worcester Militia of the Philadelphia now Montgomery County in the year 1776, Jacob Wentz was captain, Christian Weber first Lieutenant and Benjamin White second Lieutenant and Henry Shipe Ensign. This company was called out early in 1776. Capt Wentz could not go out, the said
company under Lieutenant Weber, and declarant went out the middle of July 1776, from Wentz tavern in Worcester township aforesaid to Philadelphia where the company was attached to Col Bulls Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia to which belonged Lieut Col. Thomson and Major Armstrong, the company remained about three weeks at the Barracks at Philadelphia and then marched through Trenton Princeton and Brunswick to Amboy when the company remained some time the ameman forces some time after were engaged in throwing up entrenchments. The British were on Staten Island This company was not in the Battle of Long Island. I remained at Amboy and in the neighborhood of New York & the North River till after Fort Washington was taken, The company and declarant was discharged about the middle of December 1776, and returned home about Christmas. Declarant was out not less than five months this tour. In the beginning of the year 1777 declarant was elected and appointed second Lieutenant of the Worcester Militia and John Lowry captain, and Henry Shipe first Lieutenant which offices they held for three years, at the end of which Capt Lowry was again appointed Captain and declarant First Lieutenant and Vanforson Second Lieutenant the Worcester militia was called out again by Col. Cary to whose Regiment they belonged the beginning of the summer of 1777 & the said company and declarant marched out under
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above mentioned officers in July 1777 towards Schuylkill, and down Schuylkill toward Philadelphia, and was in the neighbourhood of the Schuylkill till the Battle of Brandywine where it marched to the Swedesford, to oppose the British crossing. The company was attached to Genl Potters Brigade and was engaged in sentry about the County till November when they were sent to Ogdens Ferry on the Delaware from which place they shortly after returned, to Featherbed Hill in White Marsh township Montgomery County now - then Philadelphia County where they went into winter quarter and remained till about the first of March 1778. Declarant was the Lieutenant of this company and act as such during this whole tour and was out as lieutenant this tour upwards of seven months and a half till his return home. About the middle of March 1778 Declarant went out again as Lieutenant, with Capt W Leans company of Whitemarsh Militia as a substitute for Lieutent Paul Custer. (Col, Army Regiment) declarants half brother, whose wife was dangerously ill, and remained out in the service till near the end of May. This company was
attached to General Potters Brigade during this tour the company was constantly in the scout remaining not more than a day at a time at the same place, during this tour declarant was and acted as Lieutenant of the company. About the time declarant returned home from this tour he was elected captain of the Militia of Providence township (adjoining worcester) but on account of his youth and some older persons belonging to the company wishing to have the office declarant declined accepting the office. And Arnold Francis was elected Captain Shortly after this company was called out on a tour of military duty, but Captain Francis not being able to go out with the company, declarant went out in his place and acted as captain. And the said company marched out under declarant and Lieutenant North about the first of June 1778 to Philadelphia. Attached to Major Markly's Ballation & Col. Thomsons Regiment. The company was sent in the fall to Confells Ferry on the Delaware to take charge of some British prisoners and guard them and remove them to the State of Maryland, and took charge of a large number of prisoners, and conveyed them through Lancaster Pennsylvania and W Alisters town to Tawny town in the
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State of Maryland when the prisoners were delivered over to the American officers appointed to receive them. The company remained a short time and then returned to Lancaster where the company remained during the winter, and returned to Philadelphia and were discharged about the first of March 1779 and returned home. Declarant was out nine months this term and performed the duties of Captain, the whole tour. The Worcester
Militia was called out some time after Declarant returned home to which he belonged and declarant went out with said Worcester Militia under Capt. Lowry, about the middle of July 1779, attached to Col Gerrys Regiment and marched to the neighborhood of New York and the North River and remained there till October when they were marched toward Philadelphia and at that place and were discharged the latter end of November and returned home about the first of December 1779 having been out this campaign at least four months and an half as Lieutenant of the company. In the spring of 1780, Capt. Lowry was elected Captain of said company and declarant first Lieutenant and Jacob and Vanfosen second Lieutenant and duly commissioned the - - day of May 1780. About this time the company was called out again, and declarant and said company went out under the command of Captain Lowry in June 1780. and marched through heuton towards Morristown and Elizabeth town New Jersey and were discharged and returned home about the middle of October 1780, having been out four months and more this tour, most of which time after the burning of Springfield in New Jersey the company lay in New Jersey near Staten Island, and its neighborhood and acted as scouts, Declarant went out again with said company as first Lieutenant under the command of Capt Lowry, attached to Col Currys Regiment the latter end of July 1781 and marched toward New York and continued moving about in the neighborhood of New York and in New Jersey till the end of November following when they were discharged and returned home in December, having been out upwards of four months this tour. Declarant and the said Worcester militia went
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out again in the service under the command of Captain Lowry the latter end of August and returned home about the first of November in the year 1782 and was out a little more than two months this tour during which he also performed the duties and acted as Lieutenant of the Company. Declarant also went out with the same company as Lieutenant under the command of Capt Lowry the beginning of June 1783 to Trenton when they remained a short time and returned home in July following having been out one month and an half. The militia were called out this last tour on account of some fear that the British would make another attack from New York as declarant then understood. Declarant resided in Worcester township aforesaid there in Philadelphia now Montgomery County (the County of Philadelphia having been divided in the year 1784 into two counties) in the State of
Pennsylvania when he entered into and performed the service above specified. Declarant cannot state the precise day when he entered and when he left the service the different tours of military service above mentioned, nor state the exact time he was in the service in each town, on account of old
age and the consequent loss of memory, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned
above and recapitulated below to wit in 1776 as a private in Captain Wentz's company of Militia five months in 1777 (to March 1778), as a Lieutenant in Captain Lowry's company of Militia seven months and an half. In 1778 first to, two months and a quarter as a Lieutenant, In 1778 second tour (to March 1779) as a Lieutenant in Capt Francis company of Militia commanding in the place of Captain Francis
nine months. In 1779 as a Lieutenant in Capt. Lowry's company of Militia four months and an half. In 1780 as Lieutenant in the same company four months. In 1781 as Lieutenant of the same company four months. In 1782 as
Lieutenant of the same company. two months and a quarter In 1783 as lieutenant of the same company one month and an half, and in all not less than five months as a private &
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and besides not less than two years and eleven months as a Lieutenant of militia, during nine months of which latter service he performed the duties of Captain as a substitute for and in place of Captain Francis. Declarant has no documentary evidence of his services except the annexed commission and he knows of no person living who has any knowledge of, or can testify to his military services except Col Thomas Lowry (a son of Capt John Lowry above named, who is a few years younger than Declarant and lived with his father at that time) and Jesse Bean Esq a distant relation, Capt. Lowry has been dead about five years and all his other companions in arms, on dilligent inquiry made about them he believes are dead, Declarant was born in Worcester township aforesaid (formerly Philadelphia now in Montgomery County), Pennsylvania on the 27th of February 1758. The record of his age was contained in a family Bible now in the possession of Joshua Bean on a leaf hereto annexed, Declarant resided in Worcester township aforesaid when he was called into and entered the service above mentioned and continued to reside there till the year 1826, when he removed to the City of Philadelphia and resided in the City till the beginning of the year 1832 when he removed to Spring Garden, Penn township Philadelphia County aforesaid where he continued to reside to the present time and now resides.
Declarant entered the service and performed the tour of service in 1776 as a private, drafted militiaman. The tours of duty he performed in
1777-8 (viz from in July 1777 to March 1878), in 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783 were performed as a drafted militia officer to wit as a Lieutenant of Militia. In the first tour he performed in 1778, (after his return from the town of 1777-8- viz from the middle of March 1778, to the end of May following) he served as a Lieutenant Militia as a substitute for Lieutenant Paul Custer, who was drafted, In the second tour he performed in 1778 (viz from the first of June 1778 to the first of March 1779.) declarant went out and served as a volunteer or substitute for Capt Francis, holding the appointment or commission and rank of First Lieutenant of militia but commanding Capt Francis company of militia and performing the duties of Captain during the whole tour. Capt Francis, had been drafted into the service for the same tour, as captain of Militia of Providence township.
Declarant does not recollect the names of any of the Regular Officers
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who were with the troops nor any continental or militia regiments except what are above named.  The rest of the services performed by the company and regiment to which he belonged at the time were performed without any connection with other regiments.

Declarant did not receive any written discharge from the services he performed as a private in 1776.  He received an appointment or commission as second lieutenant in the Worcester militia the beginning of the year 1777, which he kept until he was promoted in 1780, and for some years after, but does not know what has become of it.  It is lost.  He received another appointment or commission in May 1780 for first lieutenant in Capt. Lowry's company of Worcester militia to which office he had been {illegible} which is hereto annexed.  

Declarant is known to the following persons who reside in his present neighborhood, who can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his Revolutionary services, to wit, Hon. Catwalladder Evans, Alexander Henry, Esq., Rev. John Curtus Clay, Rev. George Boyd, pastor of St. John's Church, county of Philadelphia.  George W. Coulston, Nathan R. Potts, Esquire and Tibnias Bryant Esquire.  
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.  
Signed:  James Bean

Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.  The words "and Jacob Vanfossen Second Lieutenant"{illegible} on pages 2 and 3 before signing 
Signed:  F. A. Raybold
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And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he stated.  And the court further certifies that it appears to them that George W. Coulston, who has signed the annexed deposition, is a resident in Penn Township, Philadelphia County and is a credible person and that he was a resident of Montgomery County, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
Witness our hands May 23rd 1833.
Signed:  J. B. Sutherland, Edward Key {illegible}, Hugh Ferguson
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City of Philadelphia

I, Richard Palmer, prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Philadelphia, do hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed papers contain the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of James Bean for a pension.  And I do further certify that the Honorable Edward King, whose name is subscribed to the annexed certificate, {illegible} to the annexed declaration of the said James Bean, is president judge of the said court and that the Honorable Joel B. Sutherland and Hugh Ferguson Esq., whose names are also subscribed to the same certificate, are associate judges of the same court and that the said signatures are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the twenty-third day of May Anno Domini 1833
Signed:  Richard Palmer
Prothonotary