Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 12198, Isaac Beers, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Beers, Isaac
S 12198
CONTENTS
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New York
Isaac Beers
of Cayuga in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Penhallow of the left, commanded by Col. Deyo in the Regiment. time for 14 mos 9 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 46 Dollars Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of April 1831 and sent to S. Wood
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '31 $ 9 23 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4/1/31 2 3 $ 11 3
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Geo. Still Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 15

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BRIEF in the case of a of Cayuga
Warner Bloor, - Aurelius, in the State of New York. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Judge  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? It does  3. How old is he? 74 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     March 21 1777 1 private Gen. E. Doublin, Col. Demaree.   ab. March '80 9 " Col. Moustard   Feb. 1777 1 " Col. E. Godfrey, Col. Demaree.   "From December 1780 till close of the war one year & a half or more"  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Fairfield, Fairfield Co. Conn.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Witnesses for the whole, & Tradg.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
[Signature] Examining Clerk.

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Isaac Beers
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State of New-York, Cayuga COUNTY, ss.
On this 21 st day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court , me the first Subscribed before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and state of New-York, now sitting , Isaac Buns a resident of Aurelius in the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832: — That he entered the service under the following named officers, and served as herein stated: — That in the month of March in the year 1777 at the town of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut he was drafted & entered the service of the United States in a company of militia commanded by Captain Lieut David Godfrey Daniel Godfrey, for a term of one month, that he continued to serve in said company during said term of one month as a guard, and was stationed at Greene's farm, that the Colonel of the Regiment was Demun and his Major Abel
He further declares that about the first of March A D 1780 at the town aforesaid he was again drafted and entered said service in the company Lieut Benjamin commanded by Captain the name of his colonel he does not know  Olsted , for a term of nine months, that he continued to serve during said term of nine months when he was discharged that he was stationed during said term at Hose Neck , until about the time that the treachery of Gen Arnold was discovered when he marched with said company up the Hudson river near to West Point , from thence he returned to Hose Neck where he continued until the expiration of said term of nine months He further declares that in the month of October A D 1777 he again entered said service as a volunteer at the town aforesaid in the company commanded by Capt Daniel Godfrey in Col Major Abel  Demun's Regiment as he believes and continued to serve in said company a term of one month during which time he was stationed part of the time at Fish Kill and part of the time at Red Hook . that he marched along in sight of the British shipping as it sailed up the Hudson to meet the army of Gen Burgoyne . that he went no further than Red Hook or Catskill

He further declares that from the month of December 1780 until the close of the Revolutionary war he was almost constantly in the service as guard and in cases of alarm that during said term he continued to stand as guard upon the shores every eighth night, that he sometimes served in a regular organized company and sometimes in small detached parties - and that his whole term of service during said term was one year and a half or more - that he received a regular written discharge from the aforesaid nine months service signed by the said Justus as he believes but has lost the same - That whilst in said service he saw and knew the following named officers to wit Gen. Putman - Gen. Gates - Gen. Knox - Gen. Wayne and others - that he was in service when Norwalk & Fairfield were burned - and also when Danbury was burned -
He hereby relinquishes all claim whatever to a pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or territory
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. L. Beekman for Joseph Beekman
Isaac Beekman

20 We, Medad Pomeroy a Clugyman residing in Andalus in Cayuga County and Ebenezer Ebenezer Higgins residing in the same town do hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Isaac Burt who has subscribed and sworn to the preceding declaration; that we believe him to be 74 years of age; 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, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid 11 th day of September A D 1832 before me { Medad Pomeroy
J. L. Richardson for Judge of Court
And the said Court Judge does hereby declare his his 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 Medad Pomeroy who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clugyman resident in Andalus and Ebenezer Higgins who has also signed the same, is a resident in Andalus and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. He further certifies that the said applicant is unable to attend court by reason of age & bodily inf- irmity.
J. L. Richardson for Judge of Court
I Michael S. Myres Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga and State of New-York, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court Judge in the matter of the application of Isaac Burt for a pension.
I further certify that Joseph S. Richardson before whom the foregoing affidavit decla- ration and certificate was made and by whom the foregoing certificate was made was on the day of the dates thereof and still is the first judge of said Court, duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said judge and believe his signature to the said affidavit declaration and certificates to be genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name the twelfth day of September A D 1832
M. S. Myres

State of New York Cayuga County ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Cayuga Isaac Beers who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of age and the consequent loss of memory by reason of the length of time which has elapsed since his services were performed as a soldier of the Revolution he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, neither can he specify when and where his particular & different terms of service were performed more correctly than he has done in his accompanying declaration, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grade. For two years and five months I served as a private soldier and for such service I claim a pension. He further says that from the year & month of December 1780 until the close of the war a term of two years and a half he was a soldier in the company of militia commanded by Capt Daniel Godfrey Lieut Daniel Donkens & Ensign David Noakhouse in the Regiment commanded by Col. Denon - and that his services during said term were performed as a soldier in said company and were performed as stated in said declaration. That his term of service as a guard upon the shores even eighth night for two years and a half would amount to three months and twenty four days, which added to the eleven months particularly specified in said declaration amounts to fourteen months and twenty four days - that it was necessary to keep a guard stationed upon the shore every night in order to give notice of the approach of the enemy from Long Island - when they came over to plunder the inhabitants - that one part of the men in his neighbourhood enlisted, were drafted or volunteered and entered the

Service and left home to serve in different places where required, the other was required to stay at home and act as minute men or guard to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants the old men, women & children, and that from the month of December 1780 until the close of the war he continued to serve as such guard or minute man - that he attended to but very little business except his duties as such guard or minute man - that he quartered at home and when called out in case of alarm or for any other purpose he entered service for no stipulated or certain time but to serve as long as necessary, and he discharged - that he never expected to have occasion to remem- ber his different terms of service, and therefore did not attempt to treasure them up in his memory. But that he has no doubt that his short tours of service during said term would amount to one year and two months making his whole term of service as aforesaid two years & five months - He further says that he has mentioned and set forth the names of his Regiment and company officers in this affidavit and in his said declaration as far forth as he is able
Sworn & Subscribed the 9 th day of Jany AD 1833 J. L. Richardson First Judge of Court
I certify my opinion that the said Isaac Beers is a man of truth & veracity Dated Jany 9 th 1833
J. L. Richardson
First Judge of Court
State of New York
County of Ulster ss. Michael S. Myers Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County do certify that Joseph S. Richardson before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was on the day of the date thereof first Judge of said Court. That I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge & believe his signature to the said affidavit & the above certificate to be genuine. Witness my hand & Seal of office the 9 th Jany AD 1833
M. S. Myers

Rev. Isaac B. Bairs
12198 INVALID.
File No. 12198
Isaac Bairs Rev. Isaac Bairs
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 6 , Page 20
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York
Cayuga County ss Ezra Beers of Aurelius in said County of Cayuga being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with Isaac Beers of Aurelius in the said County and was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary war that they both resided in the town of Fairfield in the County of Fairfield in the County of State of Connecticut about one half mile from each other at that time that he well recollects that the said Isaac was in the service in the year Spring of 1777 about one month, and that he was also in said service in the fall of the same year about one month. He further says that he well recollects that the said Isaac was drafted in the month of March 1780 and entered the service in the company of Captain Plusted, and continued in service a term of about nine months as he believes.
And this deponent further says that from the month of December 1780 until the close of the war the said Isaac was frequently in the service as a guard upon the shores and in cases of alarm, that he was frequently in service with said Isaac and that from his knowledge of said services he thinks the said Isaac must have served in such short terms a term of one year and a half or about that
Sworn & subscribed the 25 th day of August AD 1832 before me
Ezra Beers
J. L. Richardson Just Judge of Peace
I certify that in my opinion the said Ezra Beers is a credible person
J. L. Richardson Just Judge of Peace