Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39986, Thomas Beatty, Penn.

SERVICE
Penn.
Beatty, Thomas
NUMBER
S. 39986
CONTENTS

39 986
Rev INVALID. Cur
File No. 89, 986
Thomas Beatty Serg. Nov 1881
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8, Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

3772.
Pennsylvania Roll
Thomas Beatty, 4
Capt Chambers
Sergeant
Pennsylvania Line 76. Bryans In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna — at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 28 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of Oct 1818 and sent to Mrs. Jack Esq. * Greensburg Penna
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818 33.86 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00 4 \text{ mo } \frac{7}{30} $81.86
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Washington
* detivd to G. Waterston to trans- mit —
Continued
Henry Wismoreline
Adopted into Young Barclay by his April 1818 Greensburg Pa
Died Apr 3, 1822

Scheduo
Thomas Neally an Old Soldier Westmorland B
3772 Mark 1817

Schedule
Western District of Pennsylvania 3/4 Westmoreland County
On this 23 d day of November 1820 personally appeared in open Court in the Court of Common Pleas of said  said County in said District, being a Court of Record for the same County, proceeding according to the course of the Common Law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeping a Record of its proceedings, Thomas Beatty late a Sergeant in the Army of the United States aged 69 years, Resident in said County and District, who being first duly sworn according to law, on his oath declared, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows - He enlisted in June 1775 as a non-commissioned Officer in the Army of the United States in the Captain Chambers Company, Colonel Thomson's Regiment Pennsylvania line, for the term of one year which he faithfully served - At the expiration of which term he again enlisted in the same Company and Regiment in the month of June 1776 for the term of 3 years - That he was a prisoner during nine months of said term, and faithfully served during the Remainder of said term when he was honorably discharged in New Jersey, Declaration has already been placed on the pension list of the Pennsylvania Agency as appears by his pension Certificate dated the 20 th day of October 1818 & Numbered 3772 - Said & the said Thomas Beatty do hereby swear that I was a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby to be diminished as to being 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 18 th 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 viz; One Colt, two Cows, - 2 Sheep - 20 acres of land, & crops thereon are cleared about ten of the Remain- der cannot be cultivated - and a few Shears - Reed tools - I am a cord wainer by trade, but for many years have been unable to work at my trade, or to perform any manual labour, by which to contribute to my support in the slightest degree, in consequence of my age, disease and debility. My family consists of my wife, and a niece to take care of us, the former about 70 years of age very infirm and utterly unable to help herself - Now I Declared in open court this 23 rd day of November 1820 Test. Jno. H. Wm Holz, Thomas Beatty

Newfoundland County ss.
I John A. Viner. Return of the Court of Common Pleas of said County Do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules thereto an- nexed, are truly copied from the Re- cord 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 archi- bited in the aforesaid schedules is Eighty Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand And affixed the seal of my office the 11 th day of December A D 1820
J. A. Viner Clerk

Paid 18 3/4
Ladysburg Pa 28 April
George Watterson Esq. not on file - if being
Librarian Admitted
Washington City Mail
Miss Francis Bratley Brought 28 April N. York Spring Washington Penna

Thomas Beatty of Derry Township County of Westmoreland and Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, Shoemaker, upon oath makes the following Declaration
That the said Thomas Beatty in June 1775 enlisted as a Sergeant for the term of one year in Captain James Chambers company of foot in Col. William Thompson Regiment in the Pennsylvania line that the Declarant faithfully served the whole of said term in said company. That the Declarant in June 1776 again enlisted for the term of three years in the same company commanded by Captain James Chambers in the aforesaid Regiment that the Declarant faithfully served as a sergeant in said com- pany the whole of the last mentioned term and was in June 1779 honorably discharged.
That Declarant was in the Battle of Long Island, where he received a wound and was taken prisoner and deserted from the enemy, the Battle Brandywine - the Battle of Germantown and of Paoli and Monmouth
That the Declarant received a written cer- tificate of his discharge and that he has lost the same by time and accident That the Declarant is sixty six years of age and from his reduced circum- stances in life is now in need of assist- ance from his country for support - and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said service -
Sworn and declared to this 28 th day of April A.D. 1818
Wm. Jack
Thomas Beatty

I William Jack of Westmoreland County and commonwealth of Pennsylvania one of the ap- pointed judges in and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Beatty did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the within Declara- tion against the common enemy and I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War agreeably to Act of Congress— In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth eighth day of April A.D. 1818
W m Jack Seal
Westmoreland County ss I James Reed prothonotary of the court of common pleas for Westmoreland County in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that William Jack Esquire at the time of the taking the within Affidavit & signing the above certificate was and yet is one of the appointed judges of the court of common pleas for the County aforesaid duly commissioned &c In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office thirteenth eighth day of April A.D. eighteen hundred and eighteen at Green- burgh in said County — For Jas Reed: proth
Monison Underwood