Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 23,121, Truman Beeman, Conn. New York
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Conn.
New York

Beeman, Truman
S 23.121
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4791
New York

Truman Beeman
of Madison in the State of New York
who was a Private in the Company commanded
by Captain Hill
of the Troop (?)
commanded
by Col. Swift
in the Connecticut line
for 2 years-
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 80 Dollars - per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of Jany 1833
and sent to [illegible]

Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1812
$120
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4th 1833
$40
$160
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles
Vol. 5.
Page 16
Book D
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No 14,588
Truman Beeman
'77 21 Apr to 9 Jany 78 in [illegible]
10 July to 13 Dec. 80
Hon
E. C. Reed
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In the case of Truman Beeman of the County of Madison
in the State of N. York

(Act 7th June, 1832.)
Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 72 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
[Column Headings]
Period.
Duration of Service
Rank
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
1. In 1776 Jany, 1 Yr, Private, Col. Vansedick, Capt Martin Coates
2.  77 Mar, 7 mos, Private, Col. Swift, Capt. Hill & Chapman

3. 78 Sept, 1 Yr, Private, Col. Enos, Capt. Olmstead
4. 75 Sept. Substitute for Mr. Hendrick, Private, 2 mos, Capt. Hazen
5. 80 June, 6 mos, Private, Col. Swift, Capt. Miles

5. In what battles was he engaged? Germantown
Where did he reside when he entered the service? Litchfield County, CT
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by
incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Deposition & documents
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
mentioned.

Levin Bell
Examining Clerk.
Ent 21 Apl 1777
[illegible] payroll Ent 8 June 1776
[illegible] Dec. 11
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State of New York
Madison County
Personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court
Common Pleas now sitting, [illegible] October 9th 1832

Truman Beeman of Smithfield in the County of
Madison and State of New York. being first
duly sworn according to law deposeth and says
That he was born Kent in the County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut
in the year of our Lord 1760 as he has ever understood and doth believe
and that he is now seventy two years of age and rising
and that in the month of January 1777 he enlisted under Capt Eleazer
Curtis in Col Vansacks Regiment for the term of one year but served
under Captain Martin of said Regiment was at Fort George untill
spring and went to St Johns and was present when the American
army left the Fort and went to Ticonderoga. The company in which
this Deponant was went to Saratoga where this deponant was
taken sick and was discharged on the 19th of December by D Budd
Surgeon and E. Curtiss Major see Budd & Curtiss Discharge also see
Joseph Agard's affidavit.  This deponent further saith that in the month of March 1777 he
again enlisted under Ebenezer Hill who was then a recruiting Officer in Colonel Swifts Regt and was stationed at New Milford in
Connecticut untill the British plundered and burnt Danbury
which he thinks was in April when this Deponant was called
there and from thence was sent on to join the Regt and was
put into a company commanded by Capt Albert Chapman
was in the Battle at Germantown where in trying to secure the
flint broke the corkscrew of his gun and took a gun from a wounded
British soldier and when the battle was over turned his taken
gun into the store and used the one he had taken the rest of the Campaign and was discharged on the 30th day of December 1777 by Capt Chapman at Vallyford see Capt Champans Certificate for the gun
This deponant further says that in the spring of 1778 he again enlisted
under Major Eleazer Curtiss in Col Enos Regiment in the Connecticut
line for the term of one year to be out but three months at a time unless in
case of some alarm and served under Capt David Olmsted
was dismissed at Horse Neck But hired a substitute for the last
three months
In the month of Sept 1779, went as a substitute for John Hendrick
for two months and served under Capt Elijah Hazen and was discharged November 26th at Danbury.  See, Hazens Discharge
Again in the month of June 1780 this deponant again enlisted into
Connecticut Regt commanded by Col. Heman Swift for the
term of six months and believes he served a part of the time
under Capt Miles was on the guard at the execution of Major Andrew and was discharged at Highlands the 13th day of December by Samuel Handy sight and John Deming Sgt. Major.
see also discharge from H Swift Col. Com
and also affidavit of Thomas Grant
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This deponant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name
is not on the pension Roll of any agency of any State
Sworn & Subscribed this
Truman Beeman
9th day of October 1832

A.S. Sloan Clk
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We Joseph Palmer of Eaton and Isaac Dodge of
the town of Cazenovia do hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Truman Beeman who has subscribed in
sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to
be seventy two years of age that he is reported and believed
in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & Subscribed this
9th day of October 1832
Joseph S. Palmer
Isaac Dodge
A. S. Sloan Clk

Declarant was born in the town of Kent in the County
of Litchfield and State of Connecticut in the year 1760
and that he is now seventy two years of age and rising
Has no record of his age
resided at Hart in the County of Litchfield when called
into service afterwards resided in Rowlanville New York
from thence he removed to Smithfield County of Madison & State of
New York where he has resided about twenty years-
Was aquainted with Col. Swift, and Gen. Huntington
and other officers as set forth in his declaration
Declarant entered the service by enlistment as set forth
in his declaration except one when he went as a substitute for John Hendrick

has received two discharges which are hereunto anexed

Has never received a commission
is known to Joseph S Palmer Moses Bunns Isaac
Dodge John G Curtis John Donavan Mason Cole
and others who can testify to his character for truth
and veracity and of having been a soldier of the 
revolution
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Certificate from Camp
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This may certify that Truman Beeman has
Tower of Six Month In the Connecticut Regt
certified by us
Camp highland December the 15 1780
Samuel Hardy Sergt
John Deming Sgt.
BEEMAN,
TRUMAN
Camp Wd Quarters Clifford Dec. 30, 1777
This may
certify that Truman Beeman of Col Henmans regt and Captain Chapman has a Gun that is his own private property & have Liberty to carry it home or sell or
Dispose it as he likes
J.M. [illegible] Chapman Capt.

To all whom this may concern
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Discharge from Camp
by Colonel Swift
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[illegible] at Highland Dec 13 81
Truman Beeman [illegible] soldier in the 7
Comm Regt is hereby disch [illegible] the service of the United States 
H. Swift Col. Cmdr.
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Discharge from [illegible]
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Saratoga 19th December
Truman Beeman being
thought unfit for any further
Service their companies
hereby discharged the service
By me [illegible] Sargent
E. Curtis Major
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[illegible]
Certificate from Capt. Hazen
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Danbury Nov. 26 1779
These Certify that Truman Beeman has served in
Town of two months in a Company under my
Command in the Room of John Hendrick
Certified to Elijah Hazen Capt
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Revolution
No.
23121
INVALID.
Truman Beeman
Pri Rev War
23121
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Act: June
7th 99"
Index: --Vol. 2, Page 31 (?)
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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14588.
Truman Beeman
Pension papers
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Smithfield
admitted
2 years - private
80$
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And the said Court after the interrogatories do hereby declare their opinion
of the matter and after putting the interrogatories inscribed in 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 Joseph Palmer who has
signed the preceding certificate resident of the town

Eaton and Isaac Dodge who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of
Cazenovia and is a credible person and that their
statement is entitled to credit
I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the
original proceedings in the matter of the application of Truman Beeman
for a pension-
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of office this 9th day of
October 1832
A.S. Sloan Clk
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State of New York
Chenango County Ss. Joseph Agard of Smithville
in said County being duly sworn saith
that he knew Truman
Beeman in the War
of the revolution, and that the same person
he has this day seen he believes to be
the same that he knew in the War of
the revolution. And this deponent further
saith that he this deponent served one
year in a company commanded by Captain
Martin in Col Van Schaack's Regiment
of the New York line, and now draws a pension
his service
that the said Truman Beeman
was in the same Company
while about the same time this deponent
did for the time of twelve months in the State of Connecticut
under an Office by the name of Eleazar [illegible]
also that he relisted in January or February 1776 and served 12 months joining Van  Schaak regiment
the said Beeman as well as deponent 
were placed under the command of Capt
Martin
of said regiment, and served
under him [illegible] and further saith not.

Joseph Agard

Sworn & Subscribed
Joseph Ryan
&
this 22 day of July 1831
before me Warren Gray
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I certify that I am well acquainted with
Joseph Agard the person who made
the within affidavit and that he is a
man of good character and entitled to
belief.

Warren Gray
State of N York
County of Chenango St.

Peter Randall, Clerk of the said
do certify that Warren Gray Esq. before
whom the preceding affidavit purports to
have been sworn was at the date of the same
one of the Justices of the peace in
and for the County and
I am
acquainted with his hand writing and
verily believe his name subscribed to the
said affidavit to be proper hand
Writing and signature. Witness my hand
and seal of Office this 23 day of
July 1831

P. Randall, Clerk
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County ss 
On this third day of September 1832
personally appeared before me Grant Day one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County and State aforesaid, Thomas Grant
resident of Cattaraugus County and State of New York
who being first duly sworn according to law doth
on his oath testify and say that he is seventy four
years old, that in the year Seventeen hundred and
eighty, he enlisted in the Continental service
for seven months in Captain Miller's Company and
which was commanded afterwards by Capt Stephen Billingsworth under
Cols Holdridge and Swift and Brigadier General Huntington
and also that Truman Beeman now residing in
Peterboro County of Madison and State of New York belonged
to the same Regiment of Continental
troops.
I enlisted the forepart of June 1780

Thomas Grant

Subscribed and sworn this third day
of September 1832 before me Grant Day
Judge of Cattaraugus County
Common Pleas [illegible]
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I certify that Thomas Grant who signed the above [illegible] is a person of
character and what he
said is entitled to full credit
Grant Day Judge
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State of New York
Cattaraugus County I John W. Staunton, Clerk of the said County
as certify that Israel Day Esquire before whom the preceding
affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the time of
taking the same a Judge of the court of Common Pleas
in and for the said county, and that I am well acquainted
with his hand writing and verily believe his name
subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper hand writing
and signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal of office this 6th day of September A.D. 1832
John M. Staunton Clk