Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23571, Daniel Bean, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Bean, Daniel Margaret
W 23571
CONTENTS
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18.278
Maine
Daniel Bean
of Bethel in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stewart of the Regt. commanded by Col. Phinney in the Maine line for 11 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of August 1839 and sent to J. G. Col. - Paris
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833. $73.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. - 18 33
$91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 1 Page 4

Maine 5377
Margaret Bean Nip widow of Daniel Bean
who was a Private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36 Dollars 67 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23. day of April 1844 and sent to Hon. J. Herrick House of Reps.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. 1, Page 268.
Rep. Letter to Joseph Holley Pension Agt. 15 Sep 1846

Daniel Bean
10811
V
Oxford County
Probate Office, Paris, Maine

State of Maine
County of Oxford ss.
On this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1882 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate now sitting Daniel Bean, a resident of Bethel in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated. That in the month of April A.D. 1775, at Standish in the County of Cumberland and State, (then District) of Maine he enlisted as a private soldier in Capt. Wentworth Stewart's Company, Col. Edmund Phinney's Regiment, Gen. Putnam's Regiment, in the Massachusetts line, for the term of Eight months ; that he, upon joining said Company, marched to Portland, and thence to Cambridge, at which last-named place he served his term out and was regularly discharged. That he had a written discharge, which is lost.
That at said Standish in January A.D. 1777, he again enlisted into the Service of the United States as a common soldier for the term of Three months , in Capt. Samuel White's Company, Col. Fogg's Regiment, Gen. McLaughlin's Brigade - that he marched to Haverfield in State of New York, where the Regiment was organized, thence to Peekskill where he served his said term of enlistment out , and was regularly discharged - but his discharge is lost - A part of said three months, he served as Waiter to Adjutant Mr. Harrington.
That of the time since the Revolution, he has lived forty six years in said Bethel.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Daniel Bean
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Stephen Emery, Judge

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, & served as he states, he having adduced the deposition of John York, on oath duly administered, in corroboration of his own declaration, as also the depositions of Thomas Shaw & Ephraim Rouse, all hereto annexed.
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph G. Cole Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Bean for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this fifteenth day of September A.D. 1832
Joseph G. Cole Register

State of Maine
Oxford County ss. On this nineteenth day of October A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Court of Probate now sitting specially at Bethel in & for said county, Margaret Bean, a resident of Bethel aforesaid, aged Eighty years in December next, 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 7th 1838, entitled, "An Act granting half pay & pensions to certain widows"
That she is the widow of Daniel Bean, late of said Bethel, deceased, who was a revolutionary soldier & received a pension from the United States, for his services as such - The particulars of his said services, she is totally unable to state, but begs leave respectfully to refer to the evidence on file in the War Department in his application for a pension in proof of his services.
She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Bean, on the twenty sixth day of April in the year of our Lord Seventeen hundred & eighty one, that her husband the aforesaid Daniel Bean died in the month of March A.D. eighteen hundred & thirty four, the precise day of said March she cannot now certainly recollect - that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place before the first of January, Seventeen hundred & ninety four, viz - at the time above stated - & that she has remained a widow & unmarried ever since the death of her said husband the said Daniel Bean as aforesaid.
Witness S. Emery
Margaret
X Bean mark
Sworn to & subscribed by the said Margaret Bean, the day & year first above written
Before Stephen Emery Judge

State of Maine
Oxford Co. I Levi Stowells Register of the Court of Probate in & for said County hereby certify, that Stephen Emery before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the Court of Probate aforesaid
I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Margaret Bean for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this eighth day of December A. D. 1838.
Levi Stowells.

16,811
Daniel Bear
7 May 33
Obj. 10-14
11 mos
$ 36.66
J. G. Gole
Paris
Mr.
E.

BRIEF in the case of  Daniel Bean  of Bethel  in the State of Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     as in 1775 8 Private Gen. Col. Stark Col. Phinney   July 1777 3 " Col. Stark in Col. Tappan  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? South Berwick Maine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By living witnesses  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No defect 
I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Nathan D. Cutter Examining Clerk.

I Lois Mearan of Standish in the County of Cumberland State of Maine Age Seventy eight years testify and say that my Brother Daniel Bean late of Bethel in the County of Oxford deceased was Married to Margaret Shaw in the Year One thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one by the Rev John Tompson the Minister of this place the Marriage was Solemnized at the Dwelling house of Mr Elihu Shaw her Father and I was present at the Wedding. I further testify that they have Lived together Man & Wife during the life of Mr Bean. Lois Mearan Mark John William Tompson
State of Maine County of Cumberland On the second Day of Nov r A.D. 1838 the said Lois Lois Mearan personally appeared & after being Censured made Solemn Oath to the Truth of the Deposition by her Subscribed. Taken at the Request of Margaret Bean to be used in support of her Claim for a Pension as the Widow of Dan d Bean deceased. I further Certify that the said Deponent is a Woman of Good Standing & of strict Truth & Veracity & has been uniformly maintained that Standing — William Tompson Justice of the Peace within & for the County of Cumberland & State aforesaid

State of Maine Cumberland ss.
I Charles Fox, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Cumberland and State of Maine, do hereby certify that William Thompson Esquire, is a Magistrate duly appointed & Commissioned to act as such in & for said County; and that the signatures hereunto, to these papers, purporting to be his, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Court this Second day of November A D 1838
Charles Fox Clerk of the Judicial Courts in & for the County of Cumberland

I Mary Mayall of Steubenville in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Widow Aged Eightythree Testify and say that Daniel Bean late of Bethel in the County of Oxford in this State a pension Deceased was Married to my Sister Margaret Shaw in the Year Seventeen hundred and Eighty One by the Rev John Thompson the Minister of this place then called and known by the Name of Peapacktown but afterward incorporated into a Town by the Name of Hambleton the said Marriage was solemnized at the Dwelling house of my Father Ebenezer Shaw at his Dwelling house in this place that the said Margaret still survives him the said Daniel Bean. further Deponent saith not John William Thompson      Mary Mayall

State of Maine County of Cumberland ss. on the Twelfth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight the said Mary Mayall personally appeared and after being sworn and made solemn Oath to the truth of this Deposition by her subscribed taken at the request of Margaret Bean and held in support of her claim for a pension as the Widow of David Bean late of Bethel in the County of Oxford, deceased and do hereby certify that the said Deposition is a true and correct statement of the truth and of her good moral character and of strict truth & veracity.
William Tompson Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland and State of Maine
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of September 1838

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Bean 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.
W. 23571
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apl. 1775 8 mos. Private Mereworth Stuart Edmund Phinney Mass.   Jany 1777 3 mos. { Private Samuel Whitmore Fogg   { Militia William Farnsworth Adjt.  
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pearsonville (St. John, N. H.) Me.
Date of application for pension, Sept 15, 1832. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Bethel, Oxford Co., Me.
Age at date of application, seventy-four years.
Remarks: he married at her father's residence in Pearsonville  Apl. 26, 1781 Margaret Shaw born in Dec. 1758, daughter of Ebenezer  Shaw. Soldier died in Mch. 1834 and his widow Margaret was  allowed pension on her application accepted Oct. 19, 1838 while  residing at Bethel, Me.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

I, the undersigned, Town Clerk of the town of Steubenville, hereby certify, that I have examined the records of said town & certify that there is no record of the marriage of Daniel Beam, late of Bethel, with Margaret Shrew, formerly of the Plantation, now Steubenville Cumberland Co.
Phineas Ingalls -
Nov r 2 - A.D. 1838; I hereby certify that I am now the Town Clerk of said Town of Steubenville legally chosen & sworn and that the above certificate by me signed is true - Phineas Ingalls -
Subscribed & sworn to Before Me
William Tinsman Justice of the Peace

1699
See letter 8 Feb. 44 to Hon J. Herrick
Maine
Margaret Bean widow of Daniel Beaudette
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 and who died in the March 1834 of Oxford Co. in the State of Me. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stuart of the Regt. commanded by Col. Phinney in the Me. line for 11 mos
Inscribed on the Roll of Me. at the rate of 36 Dollars 67 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of Jan. 1839 and Seal No. 1. K.P. 1839 and Seal No. 1. K.P. 1839 and Seal No. 1.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $41 67 Semi-annual allowance ending Mar. 29, 1839
$110.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by N.H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. 1 st Page 2

Rev WIDOW, &c.
1908 Apl. 3. Hist to Mrs. Climena L. Howard - d 1919 Aug. 9. Do Mrs. S. M. Passmore. c
File No. 23571
Margaret Bean Wid of Daniel Bean Rev Rev war
Act: Mar 3rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 55
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Thomas Shaw of Portland in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine Aged Seventy nine years testify and say that I well knew Daniel Bean then of this Town but now of Bethel in the County of Oxford. That he the said Daniel Bean with myself & others interested in Capt' Kentworth Stuart's Company. Coln'd Plumey Bg was, Coln'd in the Month of April A 1775 we marched to Cambridge and he the said Daniel Bean served faithfully Eight months as a good Soldier and was Discharged and returned home as about the first of Jany 1776 further the Deponent saith not
Thomas Shaw
State of Maine — Certificate in this 14 th Day of September in the year of our Lord 1832 the above named Thomas Shaw who is a Man of Truth and Veracity and of Good Standing in Society personally appeared and said solemnly to the truth of the above Deposition by him signed — William Temple one of the Justices of the Peace within and for said County of Cumberland

State of Maine Cumberland County ss.
I William S. Vaughan, clerk of the Courts of Cumberland county do certify that William Thompson is a magistrate as within, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine as I believe -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office this fifth day of October A. D. 1832
William S. Vaughan
Clerk of the Courts of Cum- berland County

I Ephraim Rowe of Stroud in the County of County of Cumberland and State of Maine Age Ninetyone years testify and say that I well knew Daniel Bean now of Bethel in the County of Oxford. I well Recollect his being a Soldier at Peeks kill in New York in the Company Commanded by Cap t Samuel Whitmore of Goshen. I was an Officer there myself well Recollect his being a part of the time an Officer waiting and a Good Soldier which I believe was in the Year 1777. but I exactly how long Mr Bean was there I Cannot now Recollect. my Advanced Age has Destroyed in some measure my Distinct Recollection of particular Times & Dates — further I Depose and say not —
Ephraim Rowe
State of Maine Cumberland ss. on this Thirteenth Day of September A D 1832 Ephraim Rowe Esq a Man in the American Revolution and a Gentleman Who Does and has Uniformly Sustained a Good Moral Character & Good Standing in Society — personally appeared and made solemn Oath to the Truth of of the Above Deposition by him signed before me William Tappan Justice of the Peace and for said County of Cumberland

State of Maine
Cumberland County ss. I - William F. Vaughan Clerk of the courts of Cumberland County do certify that William Thompson is a magistrate as within; and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine as I believe -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office this fifth day of October A. D. 1832 ~
(Clerk of the courts
William F. Vaughan of Cumberland County

I John York do hereby testify and say that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four in the month of April or May Daniel Beem then of Parsons town now Standish in the County of Cumberland and the District of Maine but now residing in the town of Bethel in the County of Oxford and State of Maine enlisted in the same Company with me under Capt Colt. Winthrop. Major & Col. Pliny, Col. and Gen. Post- man's Regt. There we marched to Portland and staid eight or ten days thence we marched to Cambridge and remained there until his full time was out John York
Oxford St. August 8. 1832 Then the above John York personally appeared and made oath to the above certificate before me
Moses Mason Jr. Just the Peace
Oxford St. I certify that the above named John York is a person of truth and veracity
Moses Mason Jr. Just the Peace

Portland Sept 9. 1844
Sir, I herewith enclose you the vouchers of Mary Blunt and Margaret Bean for Christian & be paid.
I know of no formality by you given to meet the class of pension under the act of 3 rd March 1831 & 17 June 1844.
Your letter to the Agent directing payment will be sufficient notice to me as I have access to them, (which will save me postage)
Respectfully yours
J. S. Edwards Esq. Commission of Pension Washington
For State

Washington February 3 d 1844.
Sir
I inclose herewith the declarations of Margaret Beem and Mary Rowe, and should you issue certificates, please inclose them to me.
I have the honor to be Your Obs t Serv t
J. H. Smith
Hon. J. L. Edmonds Comm r of Pensions Washington

STATE OF MAINE.
Oxford County.
On this twenty fifth day of September 1843. Personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County of Oxford, Margaret Bean
a resident of Bethel in the County of Oxford afore- said aged eighty six years—who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress pas- sed on the 3d of March, 1843, granting Pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War—That she is the Widow of Daniel Bean who was a Private in the Company commanded by Capt e Stuart or Stearns of Col: Phinney's Regiment
she further declares that she is still a widow and has hitherto re- ceived a Pension of Thirty Six dollars and sixty seven cents per annum , under the Act of Congress of July 7, 1838.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written. Margaret Bean
Before Jedediah Burbank , Justice of the Peace Attest George W. Grover
NOTE—After “who was a” insert the rank the husband held in the army, navy or militia, as the case may be, and the regiment, corps or vessel in which he served, and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7, 1838.

State of Maine
Oxford County ss. I the subscriber Clerk of the Judicial Court within and for said County of Oxford hereby certify that Jedediah Burbank whose genuine signature is annexed to the within application of Margaret Bean for a Pension is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Oxford duly commissioned and qualified as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court and subscribed my name this twentieth day of January in the year 1844
Joseph G. Cobb Clerk as aforesaid
State of Maine.
Oxford ss: April 9 th 1844. I. Jedediah Burbank, a magistrate in the above named County, as aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within named declarant, Margaret Bean is personally known to me and that she is now alive.
Jedediah Burbank, Justice of the Peace
5312
M. Bean
$36:67 per an
Hon. J. Herrick H. Rep

3611
Margaret Bean widow of Daniel
Me
Married 1787
deed 1834
Allow $34 44 per
ann.
Forwinded at the request of the applicant by
Stephen Emery Henry D. Parry
H.R.

A.W. THORNTON, MANAGER.
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Sirs
Can you tell me if W m Wood of Gorham or Falmouth Maine applied for a pension he was in Capt McClellan Co Clumb County Reg. any date about him I am anxious to get Also - Daniel Bean of Gorham or Pearsontown (Standish) he also joined a company at Gorham James Mosher possibly joined a New Hamp or Rhode Island Co - he was married at Gorham to Abigail Frost but I have failed to get his service in the Rev. therefor Wish very much to get this data - Thanking you in advance I am Yours truly Mr S.M. Passmore 25 W Granite St Butte Mont

11671699- 5377

Encl
The Commissioner of Pensions Dept. of the Interior Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Will you kindly furnish me with data in regard to Benjamin Bean who was a Revolutionary soldier and died in Bethel or West Bethel Maine. His widow Margaret Shaw Bean received a pension.
Yours very truly Mrs. Olimna G. Howard P.O. Box 496 Gruley, Colorado
March 20: 1908.