Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45266, Nathan Beman, Continental Green Mt. Boys
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Continental Green Mountain Boys
Beman, Nathan
S. 45266
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[Left side]
4879
New York Roll

Nathan Beman

Private
Col. Warner

In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Green Mt Boys Continental

Subscribed on the roll of New York
at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence 
the 23rd of April 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 12th of Dec 1818
and sent to Asa Wheeler Clerk office 
Comt of Franklin Cy NY.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 4 mos. [?]12/30--35:20
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th March 1819 --48:--
tt 83:20
Warner
{Revolutionary claim, |
{Act 18th March, 1818}
The War. 1777-
Comtinued
[illegible]

[Right side]
Lett to C B Smith
Aug 13, 1844
[Very faint writing vertically is illegible]
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[Much very faint writing is illegible]
Admitted
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State of New York
Franklin County

Personally appeared Nathan Beman and being duly sworn according to Law doth dipose and say that he was Enlisted by Ensign George Saxton of Capt Gideon Brunsons Company and Col. Seth Warners Regt. of the Revolutionary War in the year 1777 to serve during the warrior the years that he served in said Regiment the close of said war an was honorably discharged in June 1783. at A place called fort Edward in the State of New York and that his discharge was signed by Gen. George Washington and that he was presented with the badge of Mirit for faithful Services and that Said discharge was was burnt in his house together with
A Sergeants warrant which he held while in Said 
Regt., in the year 1814 in consiquence [sic] of haveing [sic]
So[??] public property in his house 
by the British
forces at the time that General Wilkinson Retreated
from the French mills and that he has been a resident
Citizen of the United States since the year 1783 and
that owing to his Reduced circumstances old age
and disability he Requests his name placed on
the Pension
Roll the United States and his Pension certificate forwarded
to him at Plattsburgh to the care of Alanson
Drury
and that he is now of [illegible] and is 63 years of age
Nathan Beman

Sworn & subscribed before me this
23rd day of Aprile 1818
Conl Andrus Judge
And I certify that I am personally acquainted with the
above deponent and have no hesitation in saying that I believe in
ful [sic] faith and credit ought to be given to the above affidavit and that
his Reduced circumstances in Life are such as Require the assistance of the United States
Conl Andrus Judge

We know said Nathan Beman to be in Indigent
circumstances
Con Andrus Judge
Gates Host Judge
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State of New York
Franklin County
Asa Wheler Clerk of the County of Franklin
aforesaid do hereby certify that [illegible] Andres Squire before
whom and at the time when the written affidavit and
certificate were made was a Judge of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas within & for the County of Franklin aforesaid
duly sworn and qualified and acts in that capacity, and
that his names we here subscribed are his own proper
handwriting.
In testimony whereof I hereunto
set my hand and the public seal to
said County of Franklin this twenty
third day of April one thousand
eight hundred and Eighteen at
Malone in said County
Asa Wheeler Cleark
State of New York
Franklin County 
I Asa Wheeler Clerk of the County
of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that Gates Hoit
Esquire is now a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the County of Franklin aforesaid duly
sworn and qualified and act in that capacity
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my
hand and the public seal of the said County
of Franklin this Second day of November
one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
at Malone in said County
Asa Wheeler Clerk
by his Deputy Thomas Tomlinson
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At a Court of Common Pleas
holden at the Court-House in Plattsburgh [previous word crossed-out] Malone [previous word inserted] in and for the County of Clinton [previous word crossed-out] Franklin {previous word inserted] and
State of New-York, on the fourteenth day of June
1826 Present: Albon Man, Borre Andrus
Cates Hoit & James Campbell Esquires
Judges of the said Court.
COUNTY OF CLINTON [previous word crossed out] Franklin [previous word inserted] ss: On this fourteenth day of June
1820, personally appeared in open Court, it being a Court of Record proceeding according
to the course of the common law, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, and keeping
record of their proceedings in and for the County of Clinton [previous word crossed-out], Franklin [previous word inserted] Nathan Beaman
aged sixty four years resident in the town of Chateaugay in
the said County of Clinton [previous word crossed-out] Franklin {previous word inserted] who being first duly sworn according to law; doth on his oath de-
clare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: that he served in the Company
commanded by Captain Gideon Brownson within Regiment
of Colonel Seth Warner in the Vermont troops from the month
of March in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy
six till the close of the revolutionary war as the
month of June 1783, when he was honorably discharged,
that his original declaration to obtain a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of
March 1818 was made the twenty third day of April 1818 -
that he has received a pension certificate Numbered 4878 and dated
the twelfth day of December 1818 And I do solemnly
swear- that I was a resident citizen of the United States 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." passed on the 18th 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.
Real Estate I have none in possession or reversions
personcil [sic] estate except
wearing apparel & bedding
one gun[?] $5,00-- $5.00
3 steel traps $4, 1 hatchet, .75 - 4.75
house hold furniture, 1 iron pot $1, 1 kettle $1 - 2.00
1 tea kettle $1, 6 earthen plates .38 - 1.38 
1 Beaver trap - 7.00
a few other articles of house hold furniture
not worth in all more than $5 - 5.00
$25.13
my family consists of myself my wife Jemima
aged sixty seven years who by reason age & sickness is unable to render much assistance, and two grand
children Theodore Beman aged 10 years healthy and Menerva
Beman aged 12 years who is well but both are two young to
render any assistance towards the support of the family
[the following printed statement is crossed out] Personal estate excepting necessary bedding and clothing.
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That my occupation is hunting and fishing that by
reason of my infirmities and a wound upon my head occasioned by a fall more than a year scince [sic] I am unable to
labor that my family aforesaid are wholly dependent upon
my income & exertions for a Suppot -
that I owe in several debts now due as much at $300
(Signed ) Nathan Beman
Sworn to and declared on the fourteenth day of June
1820 before the Court
Asa Wheeler Clerk
I Asa Wheeler
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas -
held in and for the county of Clinton [previous word crossed-out] Franklin [previous word inserted]; do certify that
the foregoing oath & declaration
and the schedule thereto annexed
are truly copied from the record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is
the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in
the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars and
thirteen cents

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed
the seal of said Court, on this 29 day of
1820
Asa Wheeler
Clerk of the Court for the County of Franklin
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April 3, 1939
BA-J/AWF Gen
Nathan Beman
S. 45266
Dr. E. G. Douglas
Chateaugay
New York
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of
Nathan Beman.
The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in claim for pension, S.45266,
based upon the military service of Nathan Beman
on the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Nathan Beman,
and names of his parents are not given.
Nathan Beman enlisted, place not stated,
sometime in March, 1776, served as sergeant in
Captain Gideon Brownson's company, Colonel Seth
Warner's regiment, and was discharged in the month
of June, 1783, at Fort Edward, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed April 23, 1818, at which time he was aged
sixty-three years and living in Chateaugay, Franklin
County, New York.
In 1820, the soldier, Nathan Beman, referred
to his wife, Jemima, as aged sixty-seven years, but
did not state the date of their marriage; in same
year he stated that he had two grandchildren living
with him, namely Minerva Beman, aged twelve years,
and Theodore Beman, aged ten years, but he did not
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give the names of their parents.
The soldier, Nathan Beman, died January 23,
1847, or February 24, 1847.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the name and address of the
person who received the last payment of this pension,
you should apply to The Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and
furnish the following data-
Nathan Beman
Certificate #4879
Issued December 12, 1818
Rate $8.00 per month
Commenced April 23, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818
New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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45 266
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 45266
Nathan Beman
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index: -- Vol. 3, Page 34
(Arrangement of 1870)
1909 Apl. 10. Hist. to Mrs.
Jessie B. Campbell [capital C with vertical line through it]
1915, Apr. 24. History to
Mrs Annette Richards
M. B. H.
1915 June 4. Hist. to Miss
Helen M. Turner. [capital C with vertical line through it]
1933 - Mar 13-Hist. to
Mrs Wm Cowell [illegible]
1939 - April 3 - Hist to Dr.
E. G. Douglas [illegible]
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State of New York
Clinton County
Personally appeared before me 
John Robberts and being duly
Sworn according to Law doth depose and say that
he was personally acquainted with Nathan
Beman who was Enlisted in Col Seth Warner
Regt of the Revolutionary War and was a soldier
with him in said Regt during the war and
was discharged with him one will know him to
be the person described in the anexed docu-
ments and have no hesitation in
saying that
the affidavit by him subscribed to be just and
true
John Roberts
Sworn and subscribed before me
this 6th day of May 1818 and I certify that
above deponent is in my opinion a [illegible]
Witness
Caleb Nichols
a Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Clinton
State of New York
Clinton County
I Charles Platt Clerk of said County
do certify that Caleb Nichols before
whom the above affidavit was taken is a Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas for said County duly author-
ised & acting under the authority of this State & the [illegible] above
is his proper signature in testimony whereof I have here
unto affixed the seal of said County & Set my name this 9th day
of May, 1818 at Plattsburgh
Chl. Platt Clerk of
Clinton County
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State of New York
Franklin County
Personally appeared before
me Abraham Roberts and
being duly Sworn according
to law doth depose and say he {previous word inserted] is personally
acquainted with Nathan Beman who
Revolutionary war and [illegible]
in the Regt of Seth Warner, and all
know him to be the person described in
the [illegible] dockuments [sic] and have no
hesitation in saying that the affidavit
subscribed is just & true

[too faint to read] before me
on the 7th day of Nov 1818
Gates Hoit Judge
The above deponent is in my opinion a
credible witness
Gates Hoit Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas
in & for the County of Franklin
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State of New York} 
Franklin County} of the 
Personally appeared before me Jacob Smith of the Town of Chateaugay in said County
being duly Sworn according to Law doth 
Depose and Say that he was in
the Ran[illegible]
Service in Col Samuel Hericks Regt and
was personally acquainted with Nathan
Beman who was in
the Revolutionary war
and served in Col Seth Warners
Regt to the Close of the war & Served Several
years therein and will know him
to be
person Described in
the annexed Documents & have no hesitation in saying
that the affidavit by him subscribed is
just and true
Jacob Smith
Sworn & Subscribed
Before me
the 23d day of Nov 1818
Gates Hoit Judge
The above Deponant is in my Opinion
a Credable witness
Gates Hoit Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas
in & for the County of
Franklin
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Official Business
---
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Com. of of Pension
Washington
DC
[the following is rotated 90 degrees clockwise to the right of the address] 
April 2/3/49
[illegible] Nathan Beman dec.
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Chateaugay Franklin Co
N.Y. April 17th 1849
Dear Sir
Nathan Beman a revolutionary pensioner
died - Feby 24 (I think) 1847. There is a balance
due him on his pension-- of about $30-- When
shall his heirs apply for this balance - at the
pension office in Albany - or at Washington?
Have you any of the late pension laws published
by Congress-- that you could conveniently send
me on - if so you would confer [previous word inserted] a great favor
Your [illegible]
E. B. Smith
Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
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J. W. CAMPBELL, D. D. S.
CHATEAUGAY, N. Y.
FRANKLIN COUNTY

Commsner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir
Will you please give
me the military record of
Nathan Beman for
service rendered in the
Revolutionary War. Should
there be more than one - 
am interested in the
one that was with Ethan
Allen at Fort Ticonderoga
May 10, 1775, acting as guide
& afterwards as private
Thanking you
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for this information in advance
I am Your 
(Mrs.) Jessie Beman Campbell
Chateaugay
N.Y.
Nov. 15th 1909
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[seal] Pension Office U. S. Apr 20 1915
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711 Turner Ave. N.W.
Grand Rapids Michigan
April 18-1915

The Pension Department
Dear Sir:
Nathan Beman of Chateangay was I am told
a pensioner for service during the
Revolutionary War.
Will you please send me what record
you have of his.
Also of Samuel Beman - his father - of Plattsburg
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New York and John Roberts of Manchester Vermont.
Very truly yours
(Miss) Annette Richards
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[seal] Pension Office
U. A S. 
June 1 1915
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2 - 2 ct Stamps encl
2-2ct Stamps retd
B RWJ May 31 - 1915
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
ADIRONDACK CHAPTER
MALONE, NEW YORK

Pension Office, Dept. Rev. War Records
Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me
copy of pension certificates
for the following-
Nathan Beman - Lived at
Shoreham, Vermont in 1775 - Saw
much service in war probably
all in Vermont-
Died about 1846 at Chateaugay, N.Y.
where he had resided for
many years previously-
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Also Samuel Turner
born in Connecticut about 1721[?]
Died at Tinmouth, Vermont 1808
Family history says he served
in Col. Seth Warner's regiment in
expedition to Canada (probably
other service) and that he drew
a pension.
If such pension certificate is on
record please send copy - 
Am a direct descendant of both
soldiers mentioned above -
If fee is required for these papers
kindly state amount of [Illegible] 
which I will promptly remit -
Respectfully,
(Miss) Helen M. Turner
91 Park St
Malone, N.Y.
-
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Dr. E.G. Douglas
Chateaugay, New York

Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir: 
I am trying to gather all the information I can about the older members of the Douglas family. 
From the records of Samuel Beman, you sent I obtained some. 
Now I wish you would send me the record of his brother Nathan and copy of his application for pension 
Nathan Beman was the boy who lead Allen when he entered the Fort at Ticonderoga in 1775. Will greatly appreciate any information you may send me.

Very truly your,
E.G. Douglas.
Feb. 16, 1939
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MRS. WILLIAM COWELL
2008 Rebecca Street
Sioux City, Iowa
Feb - 6, 1933

U.S. Pension Bureau
Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir
John McUmher enlisted in the
Civil War Aug. 8, 1862 - 123 reg Co.G. He was
wounded and died at Chancellorsville May
3, 1863.
His wife was Julia and there
were a no. of small children. They lived in
Greenwich, Wash. Co. N.Y.
Did his widow receive a pension and will you
kindly give me what information the record
furnishes?
Very truly yours
Mrs. Cowell

Stamp stating "RECEIVED FEB 11 1933 MAIL SUB-DIV VETS. ADM. PENSION #3

Dear Sir,
Samuel Beman Jr. who received a
pension lived in Hampton, Wash. Co. N.Y
You very kindly sent me much data concerning him. A Rev. War veteran-- Reference BA-J/AWF
A. J. A. F. Samuel Beman S. 12152
I have not found the date of his death
which I need for my records - Would your 
records show the date of last payment of pension?
You have already stated his father did
not receive a pension-
There were four of these brothers - all
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born in America. Nathan is mentioned
in the record you sent me. Did Nathan
receive a pension? If so will you please 
give me what information you have as to
dates and places?

Aaron b 1764 and Abraham b. 1766 were
old enough to have served in the latter
part of the war - and would have served
from Vt. where the family lived at that
time
Later Abraham and Aaron went
to Plattsburg Clinton Co. N.Y. (early settlers
there) and Aaron went on to Chateaugay
but I do not know where they died or
when, -  nor whom they married - 
If you have any data that fits Nathan
Aaron and Abraham Beaman bros. or Samuel Jr - I should very greatly appreciate it.
Very truly
Mrs Cowell
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In reply to your request of_____, received _____
for a statement of the military history of
Nathan Beman
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his (or his widow's)[crossed out] application for pension
on file in this Bureau.
S[??] File 45 266

[All entries below very faded]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT-
Mch 1776
LENGTH OF SERVICE- to June '83
RANK- Sergt.
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED- 
CAPTAIN- Gideon[?] Br????son
COLONEL- Seth Warner
STATE- Gr. Mt. Boys.

Battles engaged in, [illegible]
Residence of soldier at enlistment. [illegible]
Date of application for pension, Apl 23, 1818
  Allowed
Residence at date of application, Chateaugay, Franklin Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, 63 years

Remarks:  In 1820 [illegible] grandchildren [illegible] Theodore Beman [illegible]
[The following crossed out"] Sol died Jany 23, 1847 ([illegible]"
not [illegible]
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1909
   67
1865
_____
1842
_____
   23
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March 13, 1933
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BA-J/EEL
Nathan Beman-S. 45266

Mrs. William Cowell
2008 Rebecca Street
Sioux City, Iowa

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter of recent date in which you request the Revolutionary war records of Aaron, Abraham and Nathan
Beman, brothers of Samuel Beman, S. 12157, whose record was furnished you on December 10, 1932, also date of death of the last named and the record of John Mcumber, a Civil War soldier.

A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made in your behalf and no claims for pension found based upon service of Aaron Beman, as described by you, or of an Abraham Beman. The record of the Civil War soldier could not be identified. The record
of Nathan Beman is given below as found in his claim for pension, S. 45266, based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
This part by Mrs Finch[Written in margin referring to above paragraph]

The date and place of birth of Nathan Beman are not stated. He enlisted, place not stated, in March, 1776, served as a sergeant in Captain Gideon Brownson's Company, Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment, and was discharged in June, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 23, 1818,
at which time he was aged sixty-three years and resided in Chateaugay, Franklin County, New York.
He died January 3, 1847.
In 1820, soldier referred to his wife, Jemima, as aged sixty-seven years but did not give her name or the date of their marriage;
in same year he stated that he had two grandchildren residing with
him, namely, Minerva Beman, aged twelve years and Theodore Beman,
aged ten years, but did not give the names of their parents, and there are no further data as to family.
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In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name
and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary
War pensioner, Samuel Beman, S. 12152, you should address
the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division,
this city, citing all of the following data:

Samuel Beman, Certificate No. 20246, issued August 13, 1833,
rate $75 per annum,  commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1932,[sic]
New York Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.