Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6603, Jeremiah Beaver, N.C.

SERVICE
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N 6
Beaver Jeremiah
S 6603
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16.523 North Carolina.
Jeremiah Beaver of Caswell in the State of N. Ca. who was a pr. in the Compy commanded by Captain Seargel. of the — commanded by — in the N. Ca line for 7 1/2 months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 25. Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Aug. 33 and sent P. A. Haralson. Caswell. C.H. — N. Ca.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833. 50- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 th Sept. — 12.50 $ 62.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nath. Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 35

Declaration of Jeremiah Beaver
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress - Passed June 7 th 1832
State of North Carolina County of Granville - 3/3
On this 6 th day of May 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Hon ble Thomas Little, Judge of the Superior Court of Law & Equity of the County and State aforesaid now sitting - Jeremiah Beaver, a resident of the said County of Granville and State of North Carolina, aged Seventy six years old on the 19 th day of this present month; 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 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States, upon the following named officers, and served as herein stated - Same time about the 15 th day of July 1780, and as this declarant now thinks, on that very day, he was drafted in a company commanded by Captain Bartlett Searcy, of the Militia of Granville County and State of North Carolina; This declarant at that time resided in the said County of Granville, and was marched immediately under the said Captain Searcy to the South, for the purpose of aiding and assisting Genl. Gates in South Carolina near Camden. - There was no Colonel, nor higher officer than the Captain, and we were directed to march with all possible speed - This declarant with the company was marched to Hillsboro - Thence by Bell's Mills on Deep River and thence to Wax Ferry on the Pee Dee River, and on directly to Chotston, where we halted for a few days & again commenced our march, But before we (This declarant & company) reached Genl. Gates' army - The Battle of Camden had been fought and we met the

American army. Retreats & running; we were there bound to Hillsboro N.C. where we remained some little time and from thence. We were marched to Salisbury where this Declarant remained until his tour of duty expired. When he was discharged - At Salisbury this Declarant was put under & in the Regiment under the command of Col. Collier. - from whom he rec d his discharge - which he has lost or mislaid so that he cannot find it - This Declarant thinks he got his discharge on the last day of October 1780 - - when he returned home into Granville County North Carolina
This Declarant continued at home, until the 10 th day of March 1781. When, he volunteered his services under the command of Capt. James Levees to escort and guard Governor Ash who was then in Granville County. To Newbern where he lead - Governor Ash, being the Governor of our State at that time; - we according marched as the life guard of Gov. Ash first to a place called the Marsh Swamp where he Gov. Ash reviewed the Militia & troops at that place. - Thence to Tarborough. where he (Gov. Ash) had also an other review. - Thence to Washington N.C. where he also reviewed - the Militia - Thence to review at Martinborough N.C. - and so on with him to his several places of review, down to Newbern, where we remained some time and from thence were ordered to Deep River Forth House where Genl. Caswell lay with a view (as this Declarant always thought) to know if they wanted any help - from thence to the place where Raleigh stands now. to where we were stationed until our three months tour was out, when we were discharged and returned home to Granville County North Carolina - It is proper to state that in this last tour we were under no regular Officer; higher than our Captain, for we were commanded by the Governor or one of his aids - de-Camp, who was

with us. — This declarant thinks he returned home some time in the month of June 1781. But at what time cannot now state. for the length of time & loss of memory has in some degree, places it out of his power to speak precisely, as to the day — —
This declarant had not remained at home but a little time before. he was drafted again to go to the South Carolina & the South part of our own State where the Tories, it was said, were pretty strong & doing mischief. — But at what particular time this declarant cannot now state, farther that he thinks it was in the summer, for he well knows that he was in service when the news reached him of the capture of Lord Cornwallis, & they had great rejoicing upon the event — This declarant was drafted under Captain Daniel Taylor, and then was ordered to Hillsborough, where they were stationed and remained some considerable time, perhaps two months, and from thence were ordered on to Salisbury. But this declarant was sick at the time the company marched, and was left in Hillsboro, where he continued for two or three weeks after the troops marched — as soon as this declarant recovered he with his nurse who was left with him followed them on as far as Salisbury where they remained until they were discharged — he thinks he was discharged some time about the last of Octo or the first of Nov r 1781, and from thence returned home — This declarant thinks he was in service this tour some four or five months, for he well recollects that it was summer time when he left home & it was winter when he got back — This declarant

Second State that in this Campaign or Town he had no Commanding Col o ., and in fact there was no field officer with this Declarant, who immediately commanded. Except Governor Ash and his aid-de-camp. — At the time this Declarant entered the Service he resided in the County of Granville and State of North Carolina where he continued to reside until some little time after the Revolutionary War. — — Then the whole time which this Declarant served his Country during the war of the Revolutionary War was something like Ten or Eleven Months — being three Tours, and one of which was considerably over the time of three months. — For which he claims a Pension — (Say Ten Months) — — 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 following interrogatories propounded by the Court to the applicant and his answers — To wit.
Question 1 st . — Where & in what year were you born?
Ans r . — I was born in the County of Amelia in the State of Virginia on the 19 th day of May 1757 —
Question 2 d . — Have you any record of your age if so where is it?
Answer — I have — Recorded in a Bible, which is now in the possession of my son-in-law John Walker — of this County.
Ques n 3 rd . Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the

Revolutionary War. & where do you now live?
Ans 2 - I was living in Granville County in the State of North Carolina - when I was called into service & one or two years afterwards. - When I moved to this County (Caswell County North Carolina) where I now live & where I have lived ever since -
Question 4 th How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom?
Ans 2 - The first and last term of duty which I served, I was drafted; and the second term I volunteered - as I have before stated!
Ques 5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served, such Continental & Militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Ans 2 - I know Gen l Green, Gen l Rutherford, Gen l Butler, Col o Dixon, and Capt o Donoho & others of the regular or Continental troops; & also Dixon's Regiment But I don't know what was the number - I know Col o Fogle's Regiment & Col o Gills Regiment of Granville Militia & Col o Sanders of Caswell Reg t . The Gen l Circumstances of my service I have tried to detail before

Question 6 a Did you ever receive a discharge from service and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it.
Ans ~ - I did receive Three discharges. One I lost long since. & Two, I kept until some little time back. I fact I thought I had them until I looked for them a few days since. But cannot find them. The first was given me by Col o Collier - the second by Capt. Lewis. & the last I do not know by whom for I have not seen that one for forty years. I think it is probably it was by my Capt. Joy (or)
Question 6 b State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. —
Ans ~ I am generally known in the County & will rely upon any of the respectable part of the community to prove my character I will however name William Kinnon, Col. Thomas Gaus. William Radoth and others. any of whom I expect will prove my character for truth & good behaviour
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid Test Jeremiah Gaus CLE      Jeremiah his Beaver mark

We Richard Martin a clergyman residing in the County of Cascadell and State of North Carolina and Thomas Graves residing in the County and State aforesaid, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jeremiah Beaver who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty six years of age as he states, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid -
Test Jeremiah Graves C.S.C.
Richard Martin Thos. Graves
State of North Carolina Cascadell County - S.S.
Personally appeared in open court William Badgett & Peter Badgett and being duly sworn states that they never knew Jeremiah Beaver in the time of the Revolutionary war & that he was in the service, but how long they cannot state for they were not with him in the army. - But they were all from the same County (Granville). & knew that he served in the war sworn to & subscribed in open court this the day & year aforesaid.
Test Jeremiah Graves C.S.C.
William Badgett Peter Badgett mark
Judith Long appears in open court & being duly sworn states that she is the sister of Jeremiah Beaver's wife & lived with her sister Beaver & staid with her during the time Jeremiah Beaver was gone into the army during our Revolutionary war. - She also states that she knows that Jeremiah Beaver, was twice drafted, & once volunteered & went in the army each time & did continued in the army as he has stated in his declaration, for she lived in the house with his wife during his absence. - Sworn to & subscribed this 6 th day of May 1833.
Test Jeremiah Graves C.S.C.
Judith Long mark

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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that Richard Martin who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman resident in in the County of Coswell and State of North Carolina, and is a Credible Person - and that Thomas Graves who has also signed the same is a resident Citizen in the said County & State and is a Credible Person and that their statements is entitled to credit -
J. W. Little Clerk
I Jeremiah Graves Clerk of the Superior Court of Law of the County of Coswell and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jeremiah Beaver for a Pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this 6 th day of May 1833.
Jeremiah Graves Clerk
Jeremiah Beaver
Paul H. Warland Coswell Co. N.C.

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Jeremiah Beaver N.C.
Ad. C.S. Feno-2333 166 2499
Paula Haralson, Caswell Co., Me.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 21,
1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Jeremiah Beaver
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     15 July 1787 3 15   4   7 4  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his grandee.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about  here  or  four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the terms, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[t] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[u] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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File No. 6603
Jeremiah Brader
Brn Rev War
Act: June 7th 1830
Index:—Vol. 81 , Page 24
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jeremiah Beaver 5. (Declaration)

State of North Carolina Cassell County.
We Thomas D Johnston and John C. Harvey Two of the acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Cassell and State of North Carolina. Do hereby Certify that old Mr. Jeremiah Beaver, the Gentleman whose declaration is hereto attached & who has sworn to the same, in our State Superior Court, is a man of Credibility and truth.
We also certify that William Badgett and Peter Badgett, and Judith Long whose affidavits are hereto attached, and which affidavits were made before the Judge of our Superior Court at May Term last in support of the Claim of Jeremiah Beaver for a pension - are Credible persons; and persons whose statements on oath the fullest confidence may be placed in - Two of whom (William Badgett & Judith Long) are now  now for a number of years have been exemplary members of a Religious Society; and have ever sustained for themselves a character for religious piety and truth -
Given under our hand and seal, this 23 rd day of July 1833.
Thos D Johnston J.P. (Seal) John C. Harvey J.P. (Seal)

State of North Carolina Gaswell County ss
I, Paul A. Haralson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas D Johnston and John C. Harvey esquires who signed the within certificate and whose Certificate appears within are acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County & State aforesaid - they having been duly Commissioned & sworn according to Law and as such, due faith and credit should be paid to their official acts.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my Seal of Office of said County This 23 rd day of July 1833.
Paul A. Haralson Clk //