Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 706, Lodowick B Beach, Va.
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(3-1776)
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SERVICE
Va.

Beach, Lodowick B.
or Beech

NUMBER
R. 706

CONTENTS
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33524
Lodowick B. Beech
Tennessee

Enclosed
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State of Tennessee
Williamson County ⎬ SS
Declaration of Lodowick B Beech
in order to obtain the benefit of
the act of Congress passed 7th June 1832
On this 18th day of January 1836 personally appeared in open Court being
a Court of Record and now seting Lodowick B. Beech Resident of said
County aged 78 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 provision made by the Act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States some time in the
month of May 1779 and marched from the County of Chesterfield
State of Virginia in a Company Commanded by Capt Creed
Haskins to Williamsburg and was attached to a Reg't Comm'd
by Col Robert Good and marched from that to little
York where he was discharged by Col Good after serving
a tower of six weeks- And some time in the month
of January 1780 he was drafted and marched again
in a company commanded by Capt Haskins and
Marched to Richmond and sundry other places and
were discharged between Smithfield and Suffolk by Col
Good after serving a tower of six weeks
Some time in the month of February 1781 he was drafted
and marched in a Company commanded by Capt'n
David Patterson [crossed out] and [/crossed out] to Goods Bridge and from that
to the long Ordinary near Petersburg, and from that to
Dinwiddie Courthouse and from that to Petersburg
where he was discharged by Capt'n Patterson after serving a
tower of six weeks - And on the 2d day of August 1781
he was drafted and marched again under Capt'n Creed
Harkins to New Castle and was transfered to a Company
commanded by Capt'n Walters and were marched and
stationed at sundry places until the seige took place
he was then in the whole seige and after the surrender
of Cornwallace he was discharged after serving a tower of
three months by Capt'n Walters
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And that he never served in any other capacity but that
of a Common Soldier and that he does not know of
any person in this section of Country that he can prove
his service or discharges and in answer to the different
ogetories prescribed by the war department he answers
thus
Quest'n 1 & 2 Where and in what year were you born
Ans'r - Agreeable to a Register of my age I were born
in the County of Chesterfield State of Virginia
On the 28th day of January 1758
Quest'n 3 Where were you living when called into service
where have you lived since the Revolutionary War
and where do you now live
Ans'r - I lived in the County of Chesterfield State of Virginia 
When called into service and after the Revolutionary
War I moved to the County of Charlotte and in the year
1821 I moved to the County of Williamson State of
Tennessee where I now live
Quest'n 4 How were you called into service Were you drafted
did you volunteer or were you a substitute
Ans'r I were drafted in Every Case
Quest'n 5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who
were with the troops where you served such Continental
and Militia Reg't as you can recollect and the
General Circumstance of your service
Ans'r It has been so long that I cannot say much
about them
Quest'n 6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the
service and if so by whom was it given
Ans'r I never received any written discharge but was
Generally mustered out and Discharged the Officers
Commanding Companys
Quest'n 7 State the names of persons to whom you are
Known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to
your Character for veracity and their belief of your
services as a soldier of the Revolution
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Ans'r I am known in my present neighbourhood by
the Rev'd John Adkenson & Mr William Young
who are acquainted with me
He hereby Relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
the present and declares that his name is not on the pension
of the Agency of any State
Lodowick his x mark Beach
Sworn to in open court
18th Jany 1836.
Tho. Hardeman [illegible]

We John Adkerson a Clegiman residing in the County
of Williamson and Wm. Young residing in the same
hereby certify that we are well acquainted with
Lodowick B Beech who has subscribed and sworn to the
above declaration that we believe him to be 78 years of
age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution
and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to in open court
18th Jany 1836
John Atkinson [illegible]
William Young
Tho. Hardeman 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investagation 
of the matter and after puting the interrogatories 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
John Adkerson who has signed the preceeding certificate
is a Clergiman resident in the County of Williamson and
that William Young - who has also signed the same
is a resident in the same County are credible persons
And that their statement are entitled to Credit
C. E. McEwin
G. Marchan
C. Ewan
James M. Carson
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I Thomas Hardeman Clerk of
the county court of Williamson
County do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court
in the matter of the application
of Lodowick B Beech for a pension
In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and
seal of office this 19th
day of January 1836
Tho. Hardeman [illegible]

33.524
Lodowick B. Beech
Tennessee

Entered
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Suspended.
Let: 3 Feb 1836 Hon
L. Cap.

Beech
706
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[blank] Ex'r INVALID.
REJECTED
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706
Aws
P.O. Lodowick B. Beech
Service: [blank]
Enlisted: [blank] , 18
Discharged: [blank] , 18
Application filed: [blank] , 18
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