Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 692, John Beck, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Beck, John Sarah
R 692
CONTENTS
[Faint handwritten text, possibly "18th Century"]

To Sarah Beck widow of John
Georgia.
July 7. 1838
William C. Langhorne Clerk
A. May
Print BECK, JOHN, VA (R. 692)

State Of Georgia County Of Murray 355
On this fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty six, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace Sarah Beck a resident of Murray County in the State of Georgia, aged ninety one years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7- 1838, entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows, and also for the benefit of all other acts granting pensions to the widows of the Officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary War passed since July 7th 1838 up to the present date: That she is the widow of John Beck, who to the best of her knowledge and belief was a Lieutenant in the Continental Line of Virginia and served until the close of the war and heard her husband say in his life time (she thinks) one of his officers was named Tolham
She further declares that she was married to the said John Beck in Albemarle County State of Virginia on the fifth day of June A.D. 1784 and that her husband the aforesaid John Beck died in Elbert County State of Georgia on the fourth day of July 1824 That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four that is at the time above stated, and that her name before her marriage was Sarah Tansler She furthermore declares that she has never married since the

death of her husband, the aforesaid John Beck but still continues his widow: that she knows of no public Record of her marriage to her husband and of his death, but the family Record is herewith presented - She further declares that the cause of her not making earlier application for a pension has been in consequence of not knowing under what officers her husband served and the Regiment he belonged to
Sarah his Beck marks
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year within written, and I certify that in consequence of old age and infirmities Mrs. Sarah Beck is unable to appear in open court - I also certify that the within interlineation was made previous to Mrs. Sarah Beck signing the Declaration John H. Compton - of Peace
State of Georgia } Murray County } Justice of the Inferior court in and for said county do hereby certify that I have examined the proceedings herein set forth before John H. Compton a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and find the same to be legal & right and said proceedings have my approval Given under my hand & private seal (having no seal of office) this 18 December 1856 Francis W. Galt

State of Georgia ) On this the fourth day of August A.D. 1886 (County of Shelby Murray) I, John T. Compton a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, William A. Beck a resident of the said county of Murray, and being duly sworn according to law, do hereby say that the writing attached hereto & purporting to be a record of the marriage of John Beck and Sarah Wanslow, and also the death of John Beck, Senior, are the genuine family record of the said John Beck, so far as relates to the marriage of the said John Beck and Sarah Wanslow, and the death of the said John Beck. He further says that the the said record of marriage is in the hand writing of B. Vandy Allen, then a resident of Oconee County in said state and now deceased, & that the said record of the death the said John Beck is in his own present hand writing. He further says that said record has existed in the family for as the family record for about thirty five years, & that since the death of said John Beck has been in his possession custody & control.  Wm A Beck
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day and year above. John T. Compton Justice of Peace
State of Georgia ) Personally came before me J. T. Compton a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Thomas J. Hubbard and Penelope Hubbard respectable citizens of said County who being duly sworn deposes and saith that they are personally acquainted with Sarah Beck and know her to be the identical widow of John Beck deceased and that she still continues in widowhood and has done so ever since the decease of the said John Beck. I know her to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit. This December the 7th 1886  Thomas J. Hubbard Penelope Hubbard John T. Compton Justice of Peace

State of Georgia } William C. Murray County } Dougherty Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County do hereby certify that John Hampton Esq whose genuine signature appears to the within affidavit qualified as now was at the time of sign- ing the same an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County duly com- missioned & sworn according to law & that the within fact whose genuine signa- ture appears to the within affidavit is true at the time of signing the same a justice of the Superior Court of said County duly commissioned qualified according to the laws of Georgia and the rules of the Superior Court of said County the 15th day of July 1856 William C. Dougherty Clerk
No Sarah Beck in law of John Georgia. July 7. 1858
J. H. Hay. Pres. BECK, JOHN, VA (R. 692)

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
James Beck died 14 th June 1787
John Beck Jun r died 28 th Feby. 1789
John Beck Jun r died 11 th July 1824
FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES.
John Beck and Sarah Charles  the  to  be  married Wanslow was married 5 th June 1784
John Henderson and Matilda Beck was married 29 th Jan y 1805
Charles P r Carter and Eugenia M c Beck were mar- ried 3 rd May 1835

FAMILY RECORD.
DEATHS.
James Beck died 14 th June 1787
John Beck Jun r died 28 th Feby. 1789
John Beck Jun r died 11 th July 1824
FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
BIRTHS.
John Beck was Born 4 th February 1762.
Sarah L. Beck was Born 3 rd April 1803
Sarah Beck was Born 5 th March 1765
James Beck, Henderson was Born 24 th Dec r 1806
Born
W. Henderson

Copied from M.M.H. J. hist. 6/5/31.
February 26, 1937.
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Mrs. B. Mathiasen Hawthorn Florida
BA-J/ady John Beck R.692 Am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of Thomas Weeks as described by you or Thomas Hamilton Weeks or Hamilton Weeks, all spellings of the names searched.
The data contained herein were obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, R.692, based upon the military service of John Beck in that war.
John Beck was born February 4, 1762, place, and the names of his parents are not designated.
He married June 5, 1784, in Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Wanslow, who was born March 6, 1765, place not stated.
He died July 11, 1824, in Elbert County, Georgia.
His widow, Sarah, applied for pension August 4, 1856, at which time she was a resident of Murray County, Georgia. She stated that her husband, John Beck, Sr., was a lieutenant in the Continental Line of Virginia and served until the close of the war, and that one of his officers was named Pelham.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.

One William A. Beck, of Murray County, Georgia, in 1856, stated that he had possessed the family record since the soldier's death.
Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard, of Murray County, Georgia, appeared in behalf of soldier's widow in her application for pension in 1856. It is not stated whether William A. Beck, Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard were related to the soldier.
The following appears on the family record:  data are shown;
Sarah L. Beck born April 3, 1803.
John Henderson and Matilda Beck married January 29, 1805.
Charles N. B. Carter and Eugenia M. Beck married May 3, 1838.
James Beck Henderson born October 24, 1806.
James Beck died June 14, 1787.
John Beck, Jr. died February 28, 1789.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

No. 15,449 Sarah Beck
widow of John
Geo.
Let at Rent Feb 19/57
692
July 7. 1838.

Ex'r.
INVALID.
672
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1902, and March 3, 1900.
31-June 5: Hist. to Mrs. Dabney MMVF 31-June 15: Hist. of this John Beck on John Beck 3755 furnished Mr. J. L. Beck - MMVF 937 Feb. 26: Hist to Mrs. B. Mathiassen
Sarah Beck
P. O. _____
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to have cause of rejection on previous list.
Re-enlisted: _____
Rebekah Beck was allowed previous as the widow of Lieut John Beck, Va. line
Attorney: furnished his commission
P. O. has evidence to prove
service so this cannot be the wife of that officer

Tennessee Office, Feb. 19, 1857.
Sir
I have examined and filed the application of Sarah Beck, widow of John, under the act of July 7, 1838, and deem the original Family Register file satisfactory to show that the marriage took place prior to 1794. But there is not a particle of testimony among the papers to show that the husband was, the first of her name who served in the Continental Line of Virginia. That officer under long and arduous service, received land and commutation - and if he was the husband of claimant abundant evidence, of identity like that as proof, could can, doubtless, be produced. You so well understand the requisites of this office that it is not necessary to give you special instructions.

Under a sky part.
J. May Feb. 19
A. Ray, Esq. Present.

Washington Jan 28/59
Mr. G Whiting Esq Com'rs Sir
Please receive herewith an application made by the widow of Lieut John Beck who was an officer of the Va. Continental Line, for the benefit of 7 Feb 1838. With the Declaration & submitted a record of marriage.
I remain your Respectful Son & brother Alex. Ray
P.S.
Mr Gordon says Mrs Beck served to the end of the war as a Serv and the Va records in his office show service for 7 years.
Yours Alex Ray

Box 851.
Monroe, La - May 1, 1931.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Have you on your list (pensions) of Revolutionary soldiers the name of John Beck - born in Va (1754- 1818 ) but moved to Beaufort District, S.C. also lived in Savannah. His widow Ann (Huguenin) Beck born 1773 - died 1836 - or have you the name of Samuel Gillison (New England) - Mass. near Boston. I am so anxious to get the record (Rev.) of these Revolutionary soldiers for D.A.R. papers. If you can assist me I would appreciate it - so much - Thanking you in advance & awaiting your reply - Very sincerely Mrs A. L. Dabney.
Mrs. A. L. Beck's personal request was for the John Beck described in this letter 7/22/31 June 5-31

Hawthorn, Florida February 10, 1939
United States Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Family tradition says the following men served this country in the Revolution. Please give me any information on them that you may have in your records.
John Beck — served in Revolution in Washington's Army, moved from Virginia to Georgia during the war or soon after its close. His wife was Sara Mansley Beck and his son was William Andrew Beck.
Thomas Hamilton Weeks — came to this country from England with two brothers; one returned to England, one settled in Mississippi and his line died out. Thomas Weeks married Henrietta Cox of Virginia. Their son was Benjamin Sharp Weeks.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours sincerely, Irene Mathiasen (Mrs. B. Mathiasen)

This letter is your personal request of Mr. Beck
June 5, 1931
Mr. H. L. Beck Superintendent of Lighthouse Charleston, South Carolina
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MMHF:MLB
Dear Sir:
You are advised that the histories which follow are those of the only two soldiers named John Beck, of Virginia, found in the Revolutionary War records of this bureau:
JOHN BECK, R. 692
The data which follow were obtained It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 692, that John Beck was born February 4, 1762, place not named.
He married June 5, 1784, in Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Wanslow, who was born March 6, 1765.
He died July 11, 1824, in Elbert County, Georgia.
His widow, Sarah, applied for pension August 4, 1856, at which time she was a resident of Murray County, Georgia. She stated that her husband, John Beck, Sr., was a lieutenant in the Continental Line of Virginia and served until the close of the war, and that one of his officers was named Pelham.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
One William A. Beck, of Murray County, Georgia, in 1856, stated that he had possessed the family record since the soldier's death.
Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard, of Murray County, Georgia, appear in behalf of soldier's widow in her application for pension in 1856. It is not stated whether William A. Beck,
appeared

Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard were related to the soldier.
The following appears on the family record:  data are shown;
Sarah L. Beck born April 3, 1803
John Henderson and Matilda Beck married January 29, 1805
Charles N. B. Carter and Eugenia M. Beck married May 3, 1838
James Beck Henderson born October 24, 1806
James Beck died June 14, 1787
John Beck, Jr. died February 28, 1789.
*****
JOHN BECK, W. 3755
It appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 3755, that John Beck served as a volunteer in Lord Dunmore's War, and subsequently with McDonald, then entered Colonel John Gibson's regiment; he served some time at Fort Pitt; was with General McIntosh when Fort McIntosh was built; commanded the fort at Wheeling for nine months and the fort at Holliday's Cove, Virginia, during a summer, and was in various battles with the Indians. He was commissioned ensign of the 9" Virginia Regiment, his commission dated May 17, 1779, to rank from October 21, 1778 and when he left the army December 31, 1782, was lieutenant in the Virginia Line.
He died August 29, 1816, on his plantation near West Liberty in Ohio County, Virginia. His age is not shown.
The soldier married June 13, 1784, in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland, Rebekah, daughter of Nathaniel Miller, of Kent County, Maryland. Shortly after their marriage they went to live near Wheeling, Virginia, where soldier then resided.
Soldier's widow, Rebekah, was allowed pension on her application executed March 18, 1840, at which time she was aged about seventy-six years and was living near West Liberty, Ohio

County, Virginia. She died August 22, 1853.
Their children were:
Elizabeth born March 9, 1785, died September 15, 1796. Mary " October 8, 1786, married _____ Lauck. Rebecca " December 14, 1788, married _____ Burns. John Wesley " July 4, 1791 Alexander Miller " March 16, 1793, died April 8, 1798. William Fletcher " October 20, 1795. Francis Asbury " September 3, 1797. George Washington " August 3, 1799, died June 11, 1806. James Armenias " May 11, 1801, died August 4, 1802. Susanna Miller " June 9, 1803. Rachel " August 7, 1806, died December 26, 1806.
Their daughter Rebecca died after soldier, leaving four children - George, Alexander, Elizabeth and Susannah Burns.
One Samuel Beck, born about 1769 in Kent County, Maryland, was living in Brooke County, Virginia, in 1840, to which county he moved from Kent County in 1795.
One Samuel Miller was living in Brooke County, Virginia, in 1840, to which county he moved in 1797 from Kent County, Maryland, where he was born about 1755.
One Reverend Simon Lauck, Methodist Episcopal minister, of Ohio County, Virginia, in 1840 aged about fifty-six years, stated that he had been intimately acquainted with the soldier for about twenty-nine years; no relationship of these three persons to soldier's family is stated.
Elizabeth Walker, of Kent County, Maryland, in 1839 aged sixty-five years, was the sister of the soldier's widow, Rebekah.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

June 5, 1931
Mrs. A. L. Dabney Box 851 Monroe, Louisiana
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section AMHF:MLB
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 692, that John Beck was born February 4, 1762, place not named.
He married June 5, 1784, in Albemarle County, Virginia, Sarah Wanslow, who was born March 6, 1765.
He died July 11, 1824, in Elbert County, Georgia.
His widow, Sarah, applied for pension August 4, 1856, at which time she was a resident of Murray County, Georgia. She stated that her husband, John Beck, Sr., was a lieutenant in the Continental Line of Virginia and served until the close of the war, and that one of his officers was named Pelham.
Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of service as required by the pension laws.
One William A. Beck, of Murray County, Georgia, in 1856, stated that he had possessed the family record since the soldier's death.
Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard, of Murray County, Georgia, appear in behalf of soldier's widow in her application for pension in 1856. It is not stated whether William A. Beck, Thomas S. Hansard and Penelope Hansard were related to the soldier.
The following appears on the family record:
Sarah L. Beck      born      April      3, 1803

Family record continued -
John Henderson and Matilda Beck married January 29, 1805
Charles N. B. Carter and Eugenia M. Beck married May 3, 1838
James Beck Henderson born October 24, 1806
James Beck died June 14, 1787
John Beck, Jr. died February 28, 1789.
This is the history of the only soldier named John Beck, from Georgia, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Said records fail to show a claim for pension on file, on account of the services of a Samuel Gillison.
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner