Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25,224, Jacob Beard, Va.

SERVICE
Uvar
NUMBER
W. 25. 224
Beard, Jacob Rosana
B.L. Vt. 24989-160-55.
CONTENTS

Ohio 25.719-
Jacob Beard of Clinton, Co in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Dash of the 2 nd Regt, commanded by Col Bissell in the Virginian border of Ohio
5 Mo Private - $ 20.00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars per annum. to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Dec r 1833 B. Hinkson  and Street Wilmington, O
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 - 50.00 Semimont. allowance ending 4 th Mo '34, 10
$ 60.00
Revolutionary Claim, about June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. P. Sprague Clerk Book 6 - Vol. 8 Page 3
Deed Paid by the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 th Sept 1838 to 27 th March 1839 Age notified 30 Nov 1841

2369 Ohio. Cinnc. Rosanna Beard. widow of Jacob Beard. who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued 23 rd day of July 1853. and sent to R. Hill Cincinnati
142281 mar 55
Ag.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 160. Vol. 78

Rev. R. Hill Bily 29/56
142. 281 - act Mar 7/56
May 21/56
Rosana Beard with 7 Scott Beard ms
baht bob
Revolutionary
Rev War Pensions
AW: 160 Aln, May 14/56 Ohio July 23/56
St
Richard Hill Cincinnati
Vol. Br - 92.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the seventh 1832
The State of Ohio County of Clinton ss. On this 12 th day of November 1833 personally appeared in open court before George J. Smith Resident Judge & Jesse Hough, Aaron Powell and James Sabin Esquires his associates in office constituting the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County now sitting Jacob Beard resident of Vernon Township in the said County of Clinton and State of Ohio born the 29 th day of September in the County of Shenandoah State of Virginia. That he lived in that County and Frederick all his lifetime until he removed to his present residence in December last. From the best of his recollection he is now upwards of 69 or 70 years of age, and who being first duly sworn according to law so deposes and doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and under the following circumstances and served as herein after stated to wit. On the 15 th day of April 1781 this deponent resided in the County of Shenandoah State of Virginia. That he was then and there drafted for a term of six months and placed under the command of Captain Jonathan Pugh whose Lieutenant was Parrott and Borden Ensign the given names of the two last he cannot recollect. The said Company at first paraded at Stovers Town in said County and was attached to the Battalion of Major
Booth and Colonel Andrew Byrd and from thence said Regiment was marched to Fredericksburg, from thence to Williamsburg & from thence to an encampment near York Town in the State of Virginia, where for some reason unknown to this deponent he was transferred from the Company aforesaid and attached to the Company commanded by Captain
Ashe and from thence served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Dabney; That he was there during the siege of Cornwallis until a few days before the surrender when he was discharged in the proper handwriting of said Captain Ashe but which has long since been lost & gone from this deponent. He is certain that he was called out under the authority of Virginia in their militia, but it does not appear to his recollection that there was a militia General from that State who had any command at the particular station where he was placed during the operations against Cornwallis.

and his Army. This deponent recollects that he was stationed at General Muehlenbergs encampment who appeared to have the only command at that place where this deponent served and was discharged as a general about 6 or 7 days before the surrender having faithfully served a tour of duty for 6 months in the Virginia Militia and returned to his place of residence in Shenandoah County aforesaid where he resided until about the middle of the year 1802 or 1803 — when he removed to Frederick County Virginia where he resided 12 or 13 years, removed back to Shenandoah County aforesaid where he resided until about the 2 nd December 1830 1831 when he removed to Clinton County in the State of Ohio where he now resides. 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. This deponent further saith that he does not at this time know of one single member of the of the said Company to which he belonged as above set forth now living or any other person to whom he is known and by whom he can prove his services as above set forth nor has he any documentary evidence whatever to produce in proof of such service
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Isaac M. Morris Clerk
Jacob Beard
We David Wright & Lewis Floyd — residing in the Township of Vernon and County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Beard who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration. That we believe him to be 69 or 70 years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a man of truth & veracity and we concur in that opinion, also, it is generally reported & believed in the neighborhood where he resides that said Jacob Beard was a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Isaac M. Morris Clerk
Lewis Floyd David Wright

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 David Knight & Lewis Floyd — who have signed the preceding certificate are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit, and also that they resided in the Township of Vernon in the neighborhood of the applicant. The Court do further certify that in their opinion said applicant could not have procured a clergyman as one of his witnesses as to reputation in his neighborhood without too much trouble & inconvenience to said applicant.
The Court aforesaid also proceeded to propound the following interrogatories to said applicant as directed by the War department to wit
1 When and in what year was you born?
Answer, I believe in the year 1762
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer. I have no record of my age, nor do I know of any such record
3. Where were you living when called into the service? Where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer I was born & raised in Shenandoah County Virginia where I lived when called into the service by a draft on the Virginia Militia. I resided in said Shenandoah County after the war until the year 1802 when I removed to Frederick County Virginia where I resided 12 or 13 years when I removed back to said Shenandoah County & resided there until the 2 d December 1831 when I removed to my present residence in Clinton County Ohio
4. How were you called into the service? were you drafted, did you volunteer or were you a substitute? & if a substitute for whom?
Answer. I was drafted into the service
5. State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served; such Continental Regiments and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general course of your service
Answer. I recollect General Washington, and General Muhlenburg were with the troops where I served I knew them personally, but can not say that I knew any of the other Regular Regular officers, nor any Continental or Militia Regiments so as to designate them though there were a great many of them — at the taking of Fort Wallis and at the siege before I was discharged as aforesaid.

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service; and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it?
Answer. I did receive a discharge from the service given by Capt. Ayer as stated in my declaration. It has been for some lost and gone from this applicant & he does not know 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.
Answer. David Wright and Lewis Floyd are the names of persons who reside in my present neighborhood and who can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
sworn to and subscribed in open Court 13 th Nov 1833 Isaiah Morris Clerk
Jacob Beard
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 it also appears to the Court that David Wright and Lewis Floyd who have signed the Certificate attached to the Declaration of the said Applicant are credible persons that they reside in the Township of Vernon and County of Clinton, and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
Isaiah Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Jacob Beard for a Pension.
Jacob Beard Vernon
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office this twenty third day of November in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Isaiah Morris Clerk

Jemison Glavin
Act 3 rd Feb 1856 2 nd Victim
Roxanna Beard
Widow of Jacob Beard dist. Lats pension of Ohio Act 7 th June 1852
Rubena Hall Widow of Ohio

STATE OF Ohio COUNTY OF Clinton
On this 19
day of June 185 4
Personally appeared before Me Jdg of Probate Court within and for said County,
Rosanna Beard aged Sixty Six years, a resident of Vari County
who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of provision made by the 2nd section of the Act of Congress, approved February 3rd 1855
THAT
She is the widow of Jacob Beard deceased who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the Cincinnati Ohio Agency at the rate of $20 per Annum under Act of Congress of 7th June 1832 - that she was married to him in Shenandoah County in the State of Virginia on the 10 day of April 1819 that her Name before her said Marriage was Rosanna Wande that her said Husband died in the County of Clinton in the State of Ohio on the 27 day of March 1839 - she further declares that she has not again married but is still a widow -
That she constitutes and appoints Richard Hill of Cincinnati Ohio her Attorney in the premises to receive her pension Certificates which she requests be made payable at the Cincinnati Ohio Agency for paying pensions -
ATTEST
Samuel H. Gearing David A. Sewell
Rosanna Beard Mother
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year first above written, before me, in open Court and I certify that I place Confidence in the statements of the Claimant as attested by Hand & Seal of said Court.
A. M. G. Eay Probate Judge

we Samuel Hardin and David A. Sewell residents of Clinton County, in the state of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the within declaration was signed & acknowledged by Rosanna Beard in our presence, and that she is the identical person she represents herself to be - we also declare that her husband Jacob Beard died at our residence on the 27 day of March 1839 - that he and the said Rosanna lived together at our residence for seven years as man and wife and were separated and acknowledged - that the said Jacob was a pensioner of the United States for Revolutionary services, and having been intimate with her since his decease we know that she has not again married but is still a widow, and that we are disinterested persons -
Samuel Hardin David A. Sewell
Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year first within written as witnesses my Hand and

and Seal of said Court and I satisfy that the deponents are known to me to be credible persons.
Richd. Henry, probate judge
State of Virginia County of Shenandoah ss Married Oct 3 rd 1820.
Jacob Beard and Rosena Wren-
I hereby certify that the above named persons were joined in matrimony by me according to the rules of the Presbyterian Church
Leke Smith"
I Saml Williams Clerk of the County Court of Shenandoah do hereby certify that the above is a true extract from the record of marriage in my Office. In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed the Seal of said Court this 2 nd day of July 1833-
Saml Williams Clerk

and Seal of said Court and I certify that the deponents are known to me to be credible persons.
A. M. Henry, probate judge
The State of Ohio } I A. M. Henry Judge County of Clinton } and Vice-Chancellor of said Probate Court } Court in and for said Court before whom the foregoing affidavits were made (wherefore the signature appears thereto), was at same time Judge of said Court of Probate, and that said Court is by Law a Court of Record.
Witnesseth whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court this 19 th day of June 1855.
A. M. Henry Probate Judge I certify to the Court of Common Pleas

142289 Country Land
Act 3 rd March 1855 - 1 st Section -
Rosanna Beard
Widow of Jacob Beard dec d , Vato Prob & pensioned under Act of 7 th June 1832
Revolutionary War
Richard Hell Muscogee Older

STATE OF Ohio
COUNTY OF Clinton ss. }
On this 16 th
day of May 185 9
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace
within and for said County,
Roseanna Beard
aged sixty six
years, a resident of Vernon County
who being duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her
oath make the following declaration,
in order to obtain the benefit of provision made by the 8 th
section of the Act of Congress,
approved March 3 rd 1855.
THAT
she is the widow of Jacob Beard deceased, who was a Private in the War of the Revolution, and a pensioner of the United States at the Cincinnati Ohio Agency at the rate of $20 per annum under Act of Congress of 7 th June 1832 - that she was Married to him in Shenandoah County in the State of Virginia on the 15 th day of May 1819, that her Name before her said Marriage was Windle - that her said Husband died in the County of Clinton in the State of Ohio on the 27 th day of March 1839 and that she has not again Married but is now a widow -
That she constitutes and appoints Richard Hill of Cincinnati Ohio her Attorney in the premises to receive her said warrant -
Roseanna Beard mark
ATTEST D. A. Sewell Samuel S. Austin
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year first above written, before me, and I certify that the Claimant is the person who represents herself to be, and that I have no interest in this Claim -
Samuel S. Austin J. P. as above mentioned

We David A. Sewell and Samuel Hardin
Residents of Clinton County in the State of Ohio upon our oaths declare that the within declaration was signed & acknowledged by Rosanna Beard in our presence and that we know her to be the identical person who represents herself to be - we further declare that her husband Jacob Beard died to our knowledge on the 27 th day of March 1839 - that he and the said Rosanna lived together to our knowledge for seven years as man and wife and were so reputed and acknowledged - that the said Jacob was a pensioner of the United States for services in the war of the Revolution, we further declare that having been intimate with her since his decease we know that she has not again married but is now a widow and

and that we are disinterested witnesses.
David A. Lurell
Samuel Harcher
Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year first herein written, and I certify that deponents are known to me to be credible persons.
Samuel S. Austin J.P.
The State of Ohio County of Clinton ss.
Robert Allon, Clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, do hereby certify that Samuel H. Austin J.P. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made was at the same time an Acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, and that the signature to same respectively attached is genuine & his proper name & handwriting.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 14 th day of February, 1855.
Robert Allon, Clerk.

February 12, 1931
Rev.& 1812 Wars Section MCS:MLB Q
Mrs. J. B. Doughman
Blanchester, Ohio
Dear Madam:
You are advised that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 25224 , that Jacob Beard was born August 29, 1762 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
While residing in Shenandoah County, he enlisted April 15, 1781, served as private in Captain Jonathan Pugh's company, Colonel Andrew Byrd's Virginia regiment; was transferred to Captain Aul's company, Colonel Darke's Virginia regiment, and was at the siege of Yorktown, length of his service six months.
In 1802 or 1803 he moved from Shenandoah County to Frederick County, Virginia, where he lived for twelve or thirteen years and then returned to Shenandoah County.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1833, while a resident of Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio, to which place he had moved in December, 1831.
He died March 27, 1839 in Clinton County, Ohio.
The soldier married September 3, 1820 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Rosana or Rosena Wendel.
She was allowed pension on her application executed June 19, 1855, while a resident of Clinton County, Ohio, then aged sixty-six years.

There are no further data concerning the soldier's family.
The above noted Jacob Beard is the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau. } omit
Very truly yours
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner

Ref
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 25224
Rebecca Beard wid of Jacob Beard Pri Rev War
Act Feb 3 d 58
Index: Vol A , Page 55
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1929 - May 16. Hist. U. Battery V. Bratt. M.C. &c. 1931. Feb. 12. Hist. to Mrs. J. B. Doughman Juice

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
Nov. 25 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the date of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Jacob Bland, Acct., a Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio — Agency, at the rate of Twenty Dollars and  Cents per annum; under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1838, to the 27 th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Alison G. Patten
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Rosanna Beard widow of Jacob Clinton Co. King Ohio
adm d 3 rd Feby 1853 6 mos pri $20 per annum from 3 rd Feby 1853.
Cert to Richard Hill Esq Cincinnati Ohio

Brief in the case of Rosanna Bean widow of Jacob Shultz County and State of Ohio act 3 Febz 1853
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under the act of June 7 1832 at $20 a year
Record of marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Identity, death & widowhood proved by 2 credible witnesses.
Name and residence of Agent Richard Hill Esq Cincinnati Ohio
Thornton Kiplett Examining Clerk.

26. 137 25.719.
Jacob Beard Ohio
Adm. H. North
$20—
22 1/2
B. Hinkson Wilmington Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
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 subjunctive 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. Those 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, showing the Service of
   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.              
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JAMES 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 (s) 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, (1) 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 affix 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.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Box 110, Wall St.P.O., New York City, April 22, 1929
Mr. E. W. Morgan, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington D. C.
Ref. Rev. and 1812 Wars Section MEE/eel
Dear Sir:
I wish to thank you sincerely for your letter of March 26th regarding John Beard, who died in Highland County, Ohio. I have sent the letter to my father in Columbus, and he is of the opinion that this man was not a relative.
I have seen extracts from the Secretary of War's report of 1835, giving names of soldiers serving in Virginia, whose names were taken from the pension lists of other states. In this list the following names appeared:
Jacob Beard S of W 1835 Pen 3 Ohio 112
Samuel Beard Wife (5 V R) W D 116 1'
Our family names are Jacob and Joseph, the latter, Joseph Beard, being the grandfather of Senator Arthur Robinson, of Indiana, also. Jacob Beard (our ancestor) was born in Virginia in 1764 and died in Highland County, Ohio, in 1839, but outside of the fact that Arthur Robinson's Mother told the writer that her father and grandfather had both fought in American wars, we have no record of military service. I am especially anxious to find out if either of the two names appearing in the Pension Records give names of children and wives which we know. The name Samuel is also a family name.
Any information you can give me on these two Virginia soldiers will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
Mary V. Beard
Miss Mary V. Beard

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Bureau of Pensions - 1812 + Rev. War. Washington - D. C. .

Com. to Pensions: Blanchester, Ohio - No. 31. Dear Sir, Will you please tell me The date and place when Isaac Beard - a soldier of Rev. War. ceased to draw his pension - He was granted pension in 1833 in Clinton Co. Ohio - served in Va Militia - also the same of Gordon Howard , a soldier of Rev. War. in Penn. Continental Troops and began drawing pension in Clinton Co. O. in 1831. and oblige - Mrs. L. B. Douglass - do please give any other information you have about these two - Did their widows draw pensions

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section NRR/eel
May 6, 1929
Beard Miss Mary V. Beard Box 110, Wall St. P.O. New York, New York
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W.25224, it appears that Jacob Beard was born, August 29, 1762, in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
While residing there, he enlisted, April 15, 1781, served as a private in Captain Jonathan Pugh's Company, Colonel Andrew Byrd's Virginia Regiment; was transferred to Captain Awl's Company, Colonel Darke's Virginia Regiment, and was at the siege of Yorktown, the length of his service was six months.
In 1802 or 1803, he moved from Shenandoah County to Frederick County, Virginia, where he lived for twelve or thirteen years, and then returned to Shenandoah County.
He was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1833, while a resident of Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio, to which place he had moved in December, 1831.

He died, March 27, 1839, in Clinton County, Ohio.
The soldier married, September 3, 1820, in Shenandoah County, Virginia, Rosanna or Rosena Wendel. She was allowed pension on her application executed June 19, 1855, while a resident of Clinton County, Ohio, then aged sixty-six years.
There are no further data concerning the soldier's family.
The above noted Jacob Beard is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
In order to identify the particular soldier of the Revolution named Samuel Beard, who might be the subject of your request, please furnish as much as possible of the following data pertaining to him: approximate dates of birth and death, places of residence at enlistment and after service and given name of widow.
The citations "(55VRR) W D 116 1" do not refer to the records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.
Orms