Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22640, George Bealor, Continental (Va.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (Va.)
Bealor, George or Beeler
S. 22640
Born in Prussia
CONTENTS

22.688
Pennsylvania
George Bealor of Somerset in the State of Penna who was a Reclt in the Co commanded by Captain Barron of the Bgt commanded by Genl Linn the Penna line for One year
Inscribed on the Roll of Penna at the rate of 50. Dollars 00. Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 th day of Dec. 1833 and sent to J. S. Black Esq. Somerset Pa.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 1833, - 125, Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Mar 34 25,
$150.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. Salne Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page four.
Date of death not on AB

State of Pennsylvania Somerset County ss.
Personally appeared in open court of Common Pleas of said County before the judges thereof on the 2 nd day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. George Bealer a resident of Turkeyfoot township in the County of Somerset and State of Pennsylvania aged seventy one years and about eight months who having been first duly sworn according to law deposes and saith and marketh the following declaration on his oath of said in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Assembly Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he was born in Andspach Prussia in the year 1762 — that he emigrated to America in the year 1777 and landed at Staten Island from thence went to Philadelphia thence to Shepherdstown in Virginia where he enlisted in General Armands Legion in the service of the United States for one year with Captain Hanson of said Corps that he served in said Corps as a private for one year during which time he was marched from Shepherdstown to Winchester Virginia and from Winchester to Warr Pennsylvania where he was discharged that his discharge is now lost (Major) Shafner was the Major of said Legion — That after his discharge as aforesaid he went to Shepherdstown thence he removed to Bedford Pa. From Bedford he removed to Somerset County where he hath resided ever since — That he had no documentary evidence of his service in his possession and

that the declarant does not know of any person living who in this part of the country and he has been able to find no one who had a personal knowledge of his services.
(That he hereby relinquishes all and every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declared that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state)
Sworn & Subscribed in open court 2nd September 1853
George his  X Deacon Mark
C. Howard Prother

Pennsylvania Somerset County ss. Personally appeared in open court of common Pleas of Somerset County aforesaid Major Alexander Hanna and Capt John Webster who being just only sworn according to law do say that from their acquaintance with George Bealor the above named declarant they believe him to be of the age he represents that he is respected and believed in the neigh- borhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that they the deponents concur in that opinion - they further state that there is no Clergyman resident in the vicinity of the declarant.
sworn and subscribed in open court 2nd Sept. 1833. C. Howard Prothon.
John Webster Hillburn

And the aforesaid Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations presented by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that Captain John Titus & Major Alexander Hanna are residents of the County of Somerset and credible persons and that their statement is entitled to Credit — C. Howard Pritchard
Somerset County for John Beal Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Somerset County, Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Beal for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three. — C. Howard Pritchard

George Bealor.
1. year Cav. —
K.C.
Look or note Army Dragoons —
J. S. Black East Somerset — P.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
15 Aug. 33
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 subjoined 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 George Bealor
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1 - - priv. Capt: Bacon Gen. Armand 71 years no evidence  
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. (C) 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 days 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 inquiry 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 guidance.
[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 three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, 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.
The notes from [a] to [i] 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.
{ [k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. [l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration:
He must produce the best proof in his power

August 18, 1952
George Bealor-S.22640
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BA-J/EEL
Mrs. Walter L. Horn 538 Belmont Avenue Chicago, Illinois
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to George Beeler or Bealor, a soldier of the Revolutionary War who served in the Pennsylvania Continental Line.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.22640, based upon the military service of George Bealor(the name also appears as Beeler), the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
George Bealor was born in 1762, in Anspack, Prussia, and emigrated to America in 1777. He landed at Staten Island, proceeded to Philadelphia and then to Shepherdstown, Virginia.
He enlisted at Shepherdstown, Virginia, date not given, and served one year as a private in Captain Barron's Company, Colonel Armand's Legion.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and then to Somerset County, that state.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 2, 1833, while residing in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data as to his family.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, George Bealor(S.22640), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:

George Bealor, Certificate No.22688, issued December 6, 1833, rate $60 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.

Permutation
22640 INVALID.
File No. 22,640
George Bealor Dis Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 32
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1930 Sept. 24. Dr. R. S. Bane adv. cost of photo. See Ellie Bane, S. 23531.
1930 Nov. 15. Photos mailed to Dr. R. S. Bane. See Ellie Bane, S. 23531. A.N.Y.
1931—Jun 14. Dr. R. S. Bane adv. only George Bealor etc. mss.
1932—Aug 17—Hist. to Mrs. Julia D. McLaughlin Ech
1932—Aug 18—Hist. to Mrs. Walter L. Horn Ech
1936 Mar 25—Hist to H. H. Myers. letter & other cor. in case David Baldwin. A 20524 Ech

Rejected. See let- ter to Hon. J. Tod. H. P. 24 Feb. 1823.
see also Mr. Morris's remarks concerning Armand's Corps. fled separately. Beeler's name is not on the list of Nat Corps who served to the end of the war.

Ex'r.
INVALID.
REJECTED
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
George Beeler O. Japn sent Jany 22 1830 to Hon: C Forward. H. Rep service: _____
listed: _____, 18 .
discharged: _____, 18 .
application filed: _____, 18 .
alleges: _____ _____
re-enlisted: _____ _____
attorney: _____
O. _____

16,427
Cafe of George Beeler Rev. Penn. Susp. for credibility - of a witness to be certified & - See letter to Hon. J. Tod. H.R. 23 Feb. 1824
See letter to Hon. J. Tod. H.R. Apl. 20. 1824. & to Hon. A. Thomson, 4 Jan. 1825.
papers sent to the Hon. C. Farn and H.R. 22 Jan'y 1830 see letter
708

As the correspondence referred to, gives no information further than that soldier's name is "not on the list of Armand's Corps who served to the end of the war," the letters have not been removed from the books as by so doing other letters would have been interfered with.
June 24, 1915.
F.W.

Peeler -
Free
Hon. John Lock. Esq., N.B.
Washington City

Bedford County, St. Clair Township 7 th April A.D. 1824
Dear Sir
I Received yours of the 2 d March in which I Received Mr. Wenzel's Deposition which I herewith send you, & from his assertion at the time the Deposition was taken, & from the best information, I Received since, I believe he is a Disinterested Witness -
I am with esteem your humble Servant -
Hon, J. Todd Esq
John W. Donaldson

DRS. R. S. & W. L. BANE
First National Bank Building
HENRY, ILLINOIS
Keep this letter
Feb. 8th, 1931
General Accounting Office,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen, -
I have a photostatic copy of the application for pension of one George Bealor, a Revolutionary soldier. A balance was due his heirs of $150. His claim was certificate #22688 Pennsylvania agency.
Revolutionary claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W.H. Palmer, Clerk,
Book E. Vol. 5. page 4.
I would be very much pleased if you would inform me to what heirs was his pension paid and his wife's name if there, also children.
Thanking you for the above information which I wish to use for my daughter proving her application for D.A.R. membership.
Very sincerely yours,
R. S. Bane,
R. S. Bane

Cameron, W. Va. August 1, 1932
Pension Bureau, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sirs:
I am in possession of three land grants or patents made out in the name of George Beeler representing one thousand acres each in Ohio County, Commonwealth of Virginia. They read in part: "That, by virtue of a Preemption Exchange warrant number 289 issued the 29th day of June 1782 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto George Beeler, assignee of Benjamin Johnson" etc.--- Signed by Henry Lee Governor April 8, 1793 Commonwealth 17th.
"That by virtue of a land office treasury warrant number 19687 issued the 2nd day of Oct, 1783 there is granted by said Commonwealth unto George Beeler, a certain tract," etc.--- Signed by James Wood, Governor, June 21, 1798 Commonwealth 22nd.
That by virtue of an Exchanged land office preemption warrant number 250 issued the 29th day of June 1782 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Geo Beeler" etc.--- Signed by James Wood Governor, Commonwealth 22nd. June 22, 1798
Were the above mentioned grants given to George Beeler for Revolutionary War service? Was he pensioned, and who received it at his death? Who was his wife? When did he die? I have record of the following children: Elizabeth, Nancy, George H., Thomas, Charles, Frederick, Joseph and Mary. Were there others? Above Nancy, married Jesse Bane and was my great-great-grandmother.
Please furnish me with pension information of George Beeler at your earliest convenience, and thanking you,
I am,
Very truly yours,
Mrs. Julia Drake McCracken
Mrs. Julia Drake McCracken
Cameron, W. Va. Box 52

Chicago, Ill. Aug. 8, 1932.
Director of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
(Miss Duke) An ancestor of mine, George Beeler (Bealor) served in the Pennsylvania Continental Line in the War of the Revolution and enlisted in Lancaster County.
Will you please tell me where whether or not he received a pension and if anything can be found mentioning his wife and children?
I am anxious for news of his Revolutionary service as I desire to join the D.A.R.
Any information you can give me regarding this soldier will be greatly appreciated. Would you have any data concerning his birth place, date and death?
Thanking you and hoping for an early reply, I am
Yours truly,
Walter L. Horn Mrs. Walter L. Horn, 538 Belmont Ave., Chicago, Ill.

March 28, 1936
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RA-J/EKL
David Baldwin-W.23524
George Bealor-S.22640
Mr. W.H.Myers 835 Shukert Building Kansas City, Missouri
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter of February 5, addressed to the Department of the Interior and referred to the Veterans Administration for further reply in regard to land which might have been granted for Revolutionary War service of Benjamin Dillin, 7 th North Carolina Regiment, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, William and Thomas Beaton, of Pennsylvania, David Baldwin, Wallingford, Connecticut, Stephen Myer, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, who served in the Pennsylvania Troops and George Beeler, Virginia Troops.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file which was made to the United States based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Benjamin Dillin, who served in the North Carolina Troops, a Stephen Myer, of Pennsylvania, nor of a William or Thomas Beaton.
The record has been found of one George Beeler, or Bealor; he was of Virginia and of only one David Baldwin, of Connecticut. Their records are given herein as found in the claims for pension based upon their service in the Revolutionary War. It is not stated in these claims that United States bounty land was ever granted for their service. Land may have been granted by the states from which they served.
David Baldwin W.23524
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, W.23524, based upon the military service in that war of David Baldwin.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of David Baldwin are not shown.

David Baldwin enlisted at Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, in January, 1776, served as a private in Captain John Stevens' Company, Colonel Charles Burrall's Connecticut Regiment, went on an expedition to Canada, was taken prisoner at "The Cedars", May 19, 1776, held in captivity one year and seven months when he was exchanged and discharged.
David Baldwin was allowed pension on his application executed April 22, 1818, at which time he was aged seventy-one years and resided in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
He died July 10, 1819, place not shown.
The soldier married August 9, 1769, Ruth Gibbs. Both were then of Cornwall, Connecticut, and their marriage was recorded on the records of the town clerk of said Cornwall. The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Ruth are not shown.
Soldier's widow, Ruth, was allowed pension on her application executed August 27, 1836, at which time she was aged eighty-four years and resided in Goshen, Connecticut.
There is no reference to children.
*****
George Bealor S.22640
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.22640, based upon the military service of George Bealor in that war.
George Bealor was born in 1762, in Anspack, Prussia and emigrated to America in 1777. He landed at Staten Island, proceeded to Philadelphia and then to Shepherdstown, Virginia.
He enlisted at said Shepherdstown, date not given and served one year as a private in Captain Barron's Company, Armand's Legion.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and then to Somerset County, that state.

George Bealer was allowed pension on his application executed September 2, 1833, while residing in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 16, 1932
George Bealor-S.22640
RA-J/EHL
Mrs. Jula Drake McCracken Box 52 Cameron, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to George Beeler, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.22640, based upon the military service of George Bealor(the name also appears as Beeler) in that war.
George Bealor was born in 1762, in Anspack, Prussia and emigrated to America in 1777. He landed at Staten Island, proceeded to Philadelphia and then to Shepherdstown, Virginia.
He enlisted at Shepherdstown, Virginia, date not given and served one year as a private in Captain Barron's Company, Colonel Armand's Legion.
After the Revolution, he moved to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and then to Somerset County, that state.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 2, 1833, while residing in Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
There are no data as to his family.
Your citations in regard to land pertain to Virginia State records, not to records of the United States.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, George Bealor(S.22640), you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following data:
Could not identify Capt. Barron

George Bealor, Certificate No. 22688, issued December 6, 1833, rate $50 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of death not on AB.

February 14, 1931.
Rev.&1812 Wars Section. MMHF
Dr. R. S. Bane, First National Bank Building, Henry, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
You are advised that the photostatic copies furnished you on November 15, 1930, were from the claim of the only George Beeler (or other spelling) found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
In order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name of person paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing all of the following data:
"George Bealor, Certificate No. 22688, issued December 6, 1833, rate $50.00 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Pennsylvania Agency".
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau afford no information in regard to Joseph and Samuel Beeler (or other spelling).
Very truly yours,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

November 8, 1930.
Bureau of Pensions. Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
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Rev.War claim for pension of George Bealor, File No. 22640.
Actual 1 of each page
Pages to P. S. Bane : Sol's. decl. Sept. 2 - 1833 - 4 p off jacket ————— 1 p 5
75¢.....5 pages
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Kindly leave margin of 1 1/2 in. at top of each page and return papers in each case in folder with corresponding name and number. The word "omit" written in pencil on those pages which are not to be copied.
Chief, Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
See order in Ellis Bane, L. 23531.