Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S.2065, Thomas Beek, Penn

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
Beek, Thomas
S. 2065
CONTENTS
Carded

N o 2985
Pennsylvania
Thomas Beck
of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hodge of the Reg t commanded by Col. Bayard in the Penn a Militia for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of December 1832 and sent to James (Bayard) Phil a Cop a .
  As was to 4th of September 1832  39 99    Semi-ant. allowance ending 4th March 1833  13 33         $ 53 32  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Burrows
Clerk
Book D. Vol. 6. Page 48

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Pennsylvania } County of Philadelphia } ss
On this fourteenth day of October A.D. 1832. personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia now sitting Thomas Beck - a resident of the City of Philadelphia and state of Pennsylvania aged seventy seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Viz He resided in the City of Philadelphia - he was a volunteer in an Infantry Company of Militia under the command of Captain Andrew Hodge and attached to the 2nd Battalion under the command of Colonel Bayard - Colonel Cox and Major Bradford he entered the company on the fifth day of July 1776 and marched about the 6 th or 8 th of the same month for Amboy in the state of New Jersey and returned to the City of Philadelphia with the said company after a service of three months - during this tour of duty he was not in any action with the enemy nor did any affair take place with them except except a cannonading between Amboy and the Enemy on Staten Island - From Amboy the militia marched to Elizabeth Town and from thence returned to Philadelphia. In the early part of the year 1776 the militia was under the command of General Robertson and during the latter part of that year under General Cadwalader. Very soon after the return from the above stated tour - the militia of Pennsylvania (and this applicant among them) were again called out and marched in the month of October and continued in service till near the close of the winter. During this campaign the militia crossed the Delaware at Dunker's Ferry the night before Christmas

with orders to proceed to Mount Holly and attack the Enemy but the Artillery was driven down the river by the ice and the larger part of the troops could not cross, on which account no attack was made upon Mount Holly. About two hundred men - among whom this applicant was one - succeeded in crossing. This was the night before the capture of the Hessians by Genl Washington at Trenton. This applicant afterwards marched with the army under General Washington and was in the battle near Princeton after which he went with the army into winter quarters at Morristown where he remained till near the close of the winter the Company to which he was attached being requested by General Washington to remain until other troops arrived which they did. This applicant was also drafted and served two months at Billingsport on the Delaware below Philadelphia - two months in the year 1777. from which service he was discharged at the arrival of the second Class to relieve the party to which he was attached. The whole time he was in the service of the United States on the several tours of duty above mentioned was about eight months. This applicant is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of the City of Philadelphia - of which there is at present no regular pastor. The Rev d Joseph Sanford - the late pastor died in the month of December last - and there has been no pastor chosen to supply his place - and he is not acquainted with any other Clergyman who can give the certificate called for by the regulations of the Department - but he refers to the statement of Andrew Hodge - the Captain of the Company in which he served - hereto annexed for confirmation of the above statement -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. The Legislature of the State of Pennsylvania - during its last session granted him an annuity of forty dollars - which with the aid of his two daughters - is his only means of subsistence -
Sworn and subscribed
the Open Court this 14 th Oct: 1832
J. A. Raybould
Thomas his X Beck Marks

In the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia -
This fourteenth day of October 1832
Personally appeared Andrew Hodge a resident of the City of Philadelphia who being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that he is in the eightieth year of his age that he was Captain of the Infantry Company of Militia under the command of Col. Bayard in the years 1776 and 1777 and that he is well acquainted with Thomas Beck whose declaration for the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 is hereto annexed. That he remembers the said Thomas Beck as a member of his said Company and knows that the facts stated in his said declaration are true. He further says that the said Thomas Beck bears a very good character and is a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in this City to which this deponent also belongs and the said Church has no pastor as stated in the said declaration
sworn and subscribed in open Court this 14 th Oct. 1832
Andrew Hodge
F. A. Raybold pp
At the same time personally appeared in open Court Jacob Strumbuck a resident of the City of Philadel- phia late High Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia who being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that he is in the seventy seventh year of his age. That he is well acquainted with the above mentioned Thomas Beck and knows that he entered the militia company commanded by Captain Hodge and marched to Amboy as stated in his declaration hereto annexed and from his knowledge of the said Thomas Beck this deponent believes that all the facts stated in the said declaration are true. This deponent is also well acquainted with the above named Andrew Hodge and knows that he was Captain of the militia Com- pany as above stated and has known him ever since.
sworn and subscribed in open Court this 14 th Oct. 1832
Jacob Strumbuck
F. A. Raybold pp

In the Court of Common Pleas for the City & County of Philadelphia
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the within named applicant Thomas Beck was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further states certifies that it appears to them that the within named Andrew Hodge and Jacob Steenbeck are residents in the City of Philadelphia and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit
Edward King "
President Common Pleas
I Richard Palmer Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Philadelphia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Beck for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of the said Court this fourteenth day of October eighteen hundred and thirty two
R Palmer
Communication relative to this application to be addressed to (Mr John L. Hodge) Philadelphia

In the matter of the application of Thomas Beck to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
State of Pennsylvania City of Philadelphia ss
This fourth day of December 1832
Personally appeared before me the subscriber an Alderman of the said city Thomas Beck a resident of the said city who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he performed the service in the Revolutionary war as stated in his Declaration sworn to in the Court of Common Pleas on the 14 th of October 1832 and transmitted to the Department of War to which he refers and requests that this statement may be received as supplemental thereto as a private soldier in the Infantry Company of Militia as therein stated and that the whole time he was in the service of the United States on the several tours of duty therein stated was Eight months.
Thomas Beck Mark
Sworn and subscribed
the day & year above written
before me W. H. H. [unintelligible]

Sam l Harrison Smith Esq r Pres t U. S. Branch Bank Washington

Dear Sir
I have this moment received the enclosed & have only time to request your kind attention to procure the Certificate for Mr. Beck. & enclose it to me at Philadelphia - I suppose Mr. Edwards will put it under the frank of the Department - if not it is no matter please to send it without.
Very Resp y
Groomber
La d Bayard

Rev. Nat.
2065
INVALID.
Rev
File No. 2065-
Thomas Beck
Pr. Pa. Mil.
Act: June 7, '32
Index:—Vol. A , Page 25
[Arrangement of 1870.]