Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30.853, John Beavers, Va.

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[Service] Va.  Beavers, John  [Number] S. 30.853

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15.32  Kentucky  John Beavers of Barren in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the [illegible] commanded by Captain Barbee of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hawes in the Virginia line for 18 months from 1780-

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30853 Revy INVALID. File No. 30.853 John Beavers Pri. Rev War   Act: June 7th 32" Index:-Vol. 2, Page 33 [Arrangement of 1870.] [Right side of page] 1939 - Nov 6 - sent to Miss Nettie T Henery

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5960. John Beavers 18 month from 1780 $60. on Row [bottom of page] Entered

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State of Kentucky, County of Barren [illegible] On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the County Court for the said County of Barren John Beavers, a resident of the County of Barren in the State of Kentucky, aged  seventy years, who having just duly serven 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 7th June 1832. That he [enlisted] entered his army of the revolution in the year 1780, with Capt. Barbee or Barbour and served in the second regiment of the Virginia State line under the following named officers: Col. Hawes commanded the Regiment, Major Sneed one of the battalions, Capt. Barbee or Barbour the Company, and Mr. Gray and Mr. Tatum were the two Lieutenants, or one of them was the Lieutenant & the other Ensign: that he needed on the County of Mecklenburg in the State of Virginia where he entered the service, which was for the term of eighteen months, the whole of which he served faithfully; that he joined the troops at Chesterfield Courthouse in Virginia and after remaining there a few days a party was detached, of whom he was one, to guard certain baggage waggons to Gen. Green's army in South Carolina- that he then marched onto South Carolina and joined the army of Gen. Green a place called Cheraw Hills, on Pedee River, and served the remainder of his time of eighteen months, under the said Gen. Green - that shortly after joining the troops at Cheraw, he retreated with the Army before Cornwallis until they arrived at Hallifax Court House in Virginia, where Gen. Green having reinforced or recruited, his army, he marched into North Carolina, and the said Beavers served under him at the battle of Guilford- the said Beavers far-

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-ther saith that he served at the Camden, at the siege of Ninety six and at the battle of Eutaw springs, in which last action he was severely wounded by a musket ball in the shoulder and after having completed his aforesaid time of service, he was discharged at Salisbury in North Carolina, receiving a written discharge from Major Sneed then active as Col. of the Regiment, Col. Hawes having, as said [crossed out] Beavers understood, left the regiment on the arrival of the army at Ninety six. The said Beavers saith that many years ago he placed his discharge in the hands of a Mr. Dedman of Virginia, then a member of the legislature of that state and he did not know whether or not it is now in existence - its' not new in his power to produce it. The said John Beavers herby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and described the day + year. [signed] his John Beavers [smudged]. And the said Court do hereby declare their pension that the above named John Beavers was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. I William Logan clerk of the County Court for Barren County in the State of Kentucky do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Beavers for a pension. In the testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand + seal of office this 20th day of August 1832. [signed] W Logan clk

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Nettie T. Henery McCONNELSVILLE OHIO Oct. 22, 1939. Veterans' Administration, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: [note in pen] 12 John Beavers Va. [typed] Please send whatever information you may have about John Beaver, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, from Virginia, probably from Shenandoah county; he had a daughter, named Catherine, who married a man by the name of John Bone. Also, please send what ever data you may have on record about a man by the name of Bone [note in pen] none with the surname in Va [typed]  from the vicinity of Winchester, Va., who served in the Revolutionary war. His first name may have been John or he may have been the father of John. John's first wife's name was Mary --- and some of his children were Jacob, Ephraim, William, Valentino, Joseph and Samuel. Jacob was born in 1799 and the family emigrated to Ohio in that same year. Very truly yours, [signed in pen] (Miss) Nettie T. Henery. [typed] P.S. This is all of the information I have about these men; but if you have records of [underlined] men [normal] by the names of Beaver and Bone who emigrated to Ohio from Virginia although they may have entered the Revolution from some other colony than Virginia, please send their records to me. Thank you. N. T. H.

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION. 3-525 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS Washington, D. C. , [not filled] , 19[not filled] S. 30853 In reply to your request of [not filled], received [not filled] for a statement of the military history of John Beavers a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. 1780 detailed LENGTH OF SERVICE. 18 mos. RANK. Prt. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. CAPTAIN. Barbee  COLONEL. Hawes. to guard baggage wagons [illegible] STATE. Va. Battles engaged in , Guilford, Camden, [illegible], Eutaw Springs where he was wounded in the shoulder. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mecklenburg, Va Date of application for pension, Aug 20 1832 [illegible] Residence at date of application, Barren Ky Age at date of application, 70 years old Remarks: No data on his family.

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November 6, 1939.  Miss Nettie T. Henery McConnelsville, Ohio. BA-J/CC John Beavers S.30853 Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Beavers of Virginia and that of any soldier with the surname Bone from Virginia. There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of any soldier with the surname Bone who served with the Virginia troops. The data which follow are from the only pension claim on file in this office based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a John Beavers who served with the Virginia Troops. The date and place of birth of John Beavers and names of his parents are not shown. While a resident of Mecklenburg County, Virginia John Beavers enlisted in 1780, exact date not shown, served as private in Captain Barbee's company, Colonel Hawes' Virginia regiment, was in the battles of Guilford, Camden, siege of Ninety-Six, and battle of Eutaw Springs where he was severely wounded in the shoulder by a musket ball, and was discharged at Salisbury, North Carolina, length of service 18 months. The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 20, 1832 at which time he was aged seventy- years and a resident of Barron County, Kentucky. No family data are shown. In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death

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of John Beavers, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city and cite the following data: John Beavers Certificate #1532 Issued November 6, 1832 Rate $60.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Kentucky Agency. Very truly yours A. D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator