Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 703, John Young, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Young, John Beebe, Elizabeth (Former widow)
R 703
CONTENTS

At a Surrogate's Court, held in and for the county of Delaware in the State of New York, the same being a Court of Record held at the office of the Surrogate at Delhi in said county, personally appeared Ambrose Beebe a resident of the county of Delaware in said State, aged 44 years and made oath in due form of law in open court and made the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 - That he is a son of Samuel Beebe and Elizabeth Beebe now both deceased, late residents of the county of Delaware and State of New York aforesaid, and that his mother the said Elizabeth Beebe was married to John Young her first husband at Sharon in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut, previous to the first day of January AD 1794, and that the said John Young died on or about the day of in the year 1798 in the county of Delaware in the State of New York and that he left him surviving Elizabeth Young his widow and that she the said Elizabeth Young was married to Samuel Beebe on or about the  day of February in the year 1799 at Korthright in the county of Delaware by one Elder Blake, a Baptist minister - all of which he this declarant has understood from his said mother the said Elizabeth Beebe, and that he believes the same to be true, and that this declarant's father the said Samuel Beebe died at his residence in the county of Delaware and State aforesaid in the year 1844, and that he left him surviving Elizabeth Beebe this declarant's mother, and that she the said Elizabeth Beebe died at her residence in the county of Delaware and State of New York aforesaid on the 15th day of September in the year 1849, and that she left her surviving the following named children, to wit - Sarah Goodrich her only child by her first husband the said John Young, and Whiting Beebe, Rebecca Waring, wife of Hiram Waring, and Ambrose Beebe, this declarant, viz - three children by her second husband the said Samuel Beebe and that they are now the only four children of the said Elizabeth Beebe, this declarant's mother, and that they are all of lawful age - and that he, this declarant makes this declaration in order to obtain the pension that was due his mother the said Elizabeth Beebe at the time of her death for the services of the said John Young her first husband, in and during the war of the Revolution, and that he, this declarant further states that he has understood from Elizabeth Beebe his mother and other persons that John Young aforesaid served in and during the war of the Revolution, as follows: - in the New York militia and New York Line, all of which he the said Ambrose Beebe this declarant believes to be true - That the said John Young entered the service in the year 1779 and served under Captain or

Lieutenant Brinkerhoff in Colonel Hopkins Regiment, and served three or four months in that year, and that in the spring and summer of the year 1780 he was out under Captain Sherwood in Colonel Harper's regiment, and served all of the spring and summer of that year, and that in the year 1781 he was out and served under Captain Aaron Hale in Colonel Willetts regiment and served during the fall of that year, and that in the year 1782 he was out and served under Captain Pierce in Colonel Willetts regiment and served for a long time in the aforesaid Willetts regiment. This declarant refers the officer of the Pension Department to the records in his possession to support this application.
This declarant further states that he has understood from his said mother the said Elizabeth Beebe that she was married to her first husband the said John Young at Sharon in the county of Litchfield in the State of Connecticut previous to the first day of January 1794 - all of which he believes to be true - and that he, this declarant, makes this declaration in order to obtain the pension that was due his mother the said Elizabeth Beebe at the time of her death for the services of her first husband the aforesaid John Young.
Sworn to and subscribed } before me the said Surrogate, } This 27 day of November, 1850
Amelrose Beebe
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, at Delhi in said county.
EMORE
Surrogate by County Judge.
The words "the day of in" erased and the figure '6' blurred, in the 17 th line from the top, before executed - Also the words "on or about the day of February" in the 20 th line from the top of the page were erased before executed.
EMORE
Surrogate

Ex'r.
INVALID.
NO. 700
RECEIVED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
Elizabeth Beeker
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: Claim filed too late 18
Discharged: to be on printed list of 185-2 of defections. 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____

N o 14.412
Eliz th Beebee dec d formerly widow of John young N. Y.
Act 7 th July 1838.
(To Geo d B. Cook. Oct 21, -1857 copy in the claim)
703

STATE OF NEW-YORK, DELAWARE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE---SS.
I, WILLIAM McCLAUGHRYS, Clerk of the County of Delaware, and also Clerk of the Courts of said County, do hereby certify that Sluman S. Wattles Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware, aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this, 25 day of January 1851.
Wm McLaughry Clerk.

No 14.412 Services of John Young Declaration of Ambrose Beebe
George B. C. of attorney Bloomingburgh Sullivan County New York
Elizabeth Beebe ad mid of John Young
N. Y.
Nov 7 July 1858
Please report further action in this case to me as D. J. Atty
Th. D. Jenkins Dec, 1858

State of New York } Delaware County } ss
I hereby certify that _____ Esq., before whom the within affidavit was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal of office at Delhi in said county, this _____ day of A.D. 1850

State of New York } ss Delaware county }
Be it known personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Polly Cleveland a resident of said county, aged 69 years, who being duly sworn by me according to law states that she was personally acquainted with John Young and that he died about the year 1796 in said county and that he left him surviving Elizabeth Young his widow, and one daughter named Sarah, that the said Elizabeth Young afterwards married Samuel Beebe by whom she had the following named children, to wit - Andrew Beebe, Whiting Beebe and Rebecca Waring, and that the said Samuel Beebe and Elizabeth his said wife are both now deceased
Sworn to and subscribed Polly Cleveland before me, this 24 day of January 1850 S. S. Watters
Justice of the Peace
I the said Justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Polly Cleveland who made oath and subscribed her name to the above affidavit, and that she bears a good character for truth, and that her statement is entitled to full credit and belief
Suman S. Watters Justice of the Peace
The word "Andrew" in the 10th line from the top blurred before executed.
Suman S. Watters Justice

G. B. Cox Esq. Bloomingburgh, N. Y.
Copy
Pension Office October 21, 1851.
Sir:
In the case of Elizabeth Bibee, dec'd, formerly widow of John Young, the services of the husband must be proved by the Comptroller of New Yorks certificate and also by the evidence of witnesses who knew of his service. The affidavit of the Clerk of the town in which he was married must be procured showing what evidence he has on that point.
J. W.

State of New York } Delaware county } Edwin Moore the undersigned, a justice of the Peace  County Judge in and for said county, Lewis Fitch a resident of said county, aged 58 years, who being duly sworn by me according to law, states that he was personally acquainted with Elizabeth Beebe and her children, and that the said Elizabeth Beebe died on or about the 15 th day of September, 1849, and that she left her surviving the following named children to wit - Sarah Goodrich, Ambrose Beebe, Whiting Beebe and Rebecca Waring, and that they are now the only surviving children of the said Elizabeth Beebe, and that they are all of lawful age Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27 day of November, 1850
Lewis Fitch Edwin Moore County Judge justice of the Peace
I the said justice do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Lewis Fitch who made oath and subscribed his name to the above affidavit, and that he bears a good character for truth, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief
Edwin Moore County Judge justice of the Peace Ex. of. Surrogate Del. Co. N.Y.
The words "a justice of the Peace" in the 2 d line of the above affidavit were erased and the words "County Judge" interlined before executed. Also the words "justice of the Peace" erased in two other places before executed
James Surrogate

STATE OF NEW-YORK, DELAWARE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE---SS.
I, WILLIAM McCLAUGHRYS, Clerk of the County of Delaware, and also Clerk of the Courts of said County, do hereby certify that Edwin Moore Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition s purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace Judge of the County Courts in and for the County of Delaware, aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this, 25 th day of January 1851.
Wm McLaughry Clerk.

STATE OF NEW-YORK, DELAWARE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE---SS.
I, WILLIAM McCLAUGHRYS, Clerk of the County of Delaware, and also Clerk of the Courts of said County, do hereby certify that Sumner S. Watts Esquire, before whom the annexed deposition purports to have been taken, was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Delaware, aforesaid, elected and sworn, and duly authorized by law to take the same, and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County, this, 16 th day of June 185 /
Wm McLaughry Clerk. " "

State of New York } Delaware county } Be it known personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Curtis Cleveland, a resident of said county, aged seventy-five years, who being duly sworn according to law, states that he was personally acquainted with John Young and Elizabeth Young and knew them to live together as husband and wife and to be so reputed for over five years previous to the death of the said John Young which he believes took place in the year 1796. He further states that the said Elizabeth Young after the death of her husband the said John Young, married Samuel Beebe, also of said county and State, and that they are both now deceased, He further states that he is acquainted with Ambrose Beebe who made the foregoing declaration and believes that his character is good, and his statement entitled to belief - and further, that it was reported and believed in the neighborhood where the said John Young resided, that he the said Young had been a soldier and had served in the war of the revolu- tion, all of which is true to the best of his knowledge and belief Sworn to and subscribed Curtis Cleveland
before me this 9 th day of June 1851
Norman S. Watters Justice of the Peace
The said Justice do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Curtis Cleveland who made oath to and subscribed his

name to the foregoing affidavit, and that he bears a good character, and that his statement is entitled to full credit and belief.
Sherman L. Waters
Justice of the Peace