Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S, 9275, John Beaty, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Beaty, John
89275
Carded
CONTENTS

24. 232. New York John Bealy of Ulster Co. in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Brodhead of the Regt. commanded by Col. — in the New York line for 2 Years — — — — —
Wipcut to Marblehead Mass. returned and certificate sent to Pumphrey at Marble- town, N.Y. Dec. 26. 1833
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Nov. 1833 and sent to Mr. Col. Marblehead
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $200 Semi-ant. allowances ending 4 m. 31 40 $240
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Job Stiles Clerk, Book E Vol. 4. Page 90

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832.
State of New York
County of Ulster ss: On the 30 th day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three, personally appeared before me Samuel Silbrell one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, being a Court of record, having by law a Clerk and a seal. John Beatty a resident of the town of Marlinton in the County of Ulster and State of New York aged Eighty two 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 7 th June 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
In the Year 1777 in the Month of January - the whole Militia Regiment of Col. Boomback, to which said Affiant belonged was ordered and marched to New Jersey, went by land through Ulster and Orange Counties to a place there called Kaitkill - were engaged in guarding the Country against the British who were then in New Jersey - Served in the Company of Capt Charles Brothhead and was discharged after serving One Month -
In said Year 1777 in the Month of August Volunteered and enlisted for three Months to go to the Northward, under Charles Brothhead Capt. James Roskewell first & Major Cahtine Second Lieut. went on board of a Schooner to Albany, and was ordered to march to Fort Stuyvesant - marched to Schenectady, the field officers had not yet come - Van Schaick's Regiment was there, which was then ordered for Fort Stanwix - our Company was then marched to Van Schaick's Island near Waterford: there our Regiment was formed under Col. Graham, Lt. Col. Hopkins & Major John Canine, and we were attached to Genl. Glover's Brigade - then marched to Pilesbridge and joined Genl. Gates's Army before Burgoyne came there - was in a Skirmish there with the Hessians, took their Ensign's house and burnt it; in this Skirmish my leg was grazed by a Musket ball, the mark of which can yet be seen -
In the official record of the service of the Plaintiff

was on duty when Burgoyne surrendered. was ordered and marched to Maabltown, Ulster County and there discharged in the beginning of November some time after Kingston was burnt. Recollects Genl. Lincoln, Nixon, Arnold etc.
See the affidavits of Christopher Van Dusen for this and the other services -
In the fall of the said Year 1777 in December said applicant did serve for the term of One Month at Wawarsing in Ulster County - the Stores which had been removed from Kingston after it was burnt being removed there, said applicant was Engaged in guarding said Stores - Served in the Militia Company of Capt Charles Brodhead -
In the Year 1778 in the Month of April said applicant volunteered and enlisted for Seven Months and served said term on the frontier at Kaaterskill Ulster County under Henry Pauling Capt - Henry Van Boovenburgh first, John Van Brunschwyg 2nd Lieut. Albert Pauling Col. was engaged in guarding the Country against the Incursions of the Indians and Tories, and was discharged in the Month of November following after serving said term of Seven Months -
In the Year 1779 early in the Spring when Col. Southwick's Regiment was at Wawarsing said applicant did serve for the term of One Month on the frontier at said place, in the Company of Capt Charles Brodhead in Col John Cantine's Regiment -
In the same Year (1779) immediately after the above service, said applicant volunteered and enlisted for Three Months and did serve said term in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt Charles Brodhead in Col. Kirtland's Regiment; was Stationed at Fish Kill in Dutchess County, and was engaged in scouting about and keeping guard - enlisted in the latter part of April and was discharged near the first of August following.
In the latter part of August or first of September in said Year, said applicant again volunteered, and did serve for the term of Three Months on the frontier at Kaaterskill in said County of Ulster - was engaged in

guarding the Country against the Indians and Tories - served in Capt Charles Brodhead's Company of Militia in Col. John Cantine's Regiment - was stationed at the house of John Brodhead - was discharged in the latter part of November or about the first of December -
In the month of December in said Year 1779 said applicant again enlisted as a Month's guard and did serve said time on the frontier in a fort at Sagahawatha in Capt Andrew Bowers Company of Militia -
In the Year 1780 in April said applicant did again serve on the frontier at Rochester in said County of Ulster in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt David Washburn in Col. Cantine's Regiment - was stationed at the house of Jacob Hoornbeck - served one month -
In the same Year in the fall said applicant again served for the term of Three Months on the frontier at Neponack in Warrensburg in the Militia Company of Capt Andrew Bowers in Col. Cantine's Regiment -
In the Year 1781 said applicant did serve for the term of two Months on the frontier at Paghkateck Station in the Militia Company of Capt Boudouine Despenning. Frederick Westbrock Lieut - was engaged in keeping back the Indians & Tories - enlisted in August and was discharged in November -
Said applicant further avers that he has also served several short terms on alarms and scouts along the frontier which he cannot now particularly describe and has frequently served his country in the Revolution the within several terms amounting to more than Two Years -

And in answer to the Interrogatories put to him by the said Judge as presented by the War Department said applicant states 1 st that he was born on the 15 th day of Jan y 1751 — at Marlinton in the County of Ulster and State of New York — 2 nd that his age is recorded in the family Bible now in his possession — 3 rd that he lived in said Marlinton when called into service, has lived there since the Revolutionary War and still resides in said town — 4 th that he entered the service as a Volunteer, and when he served for one month on the frontier was drafted — 5 th that while in the service he recollects Gen l Gates, Gen l Arnold, M aj Gen l Nixon — Col l Clinton, Putnam etc.
6 th He never received any but a H on orable discharge — 7 th He would state the names of Isaac Chambers Esq r , John Lounsbury Esq r & Abraham G l Haverdenburgh Esq r in his present neighborhood who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution — that he does not now recollect any other Continental or Militia Regiments or any other circumstances than what is within set forth.
Said applicant would state that the G l Haverdenburgh in his neighborhood is a young man lately settled in the Congreg l Soc y and not acquainted with said applicant, he has therefore produced before said Judge, C l Abraham G l Haverdenburgh and John Chambers Esq r to certify under oath as to their belief of his age, and his reputation of having been a soldier of the Revolution as required by the War Department —
We hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State —
Sworn to & Subscribed the
John
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day & year aforesaid before me Samuel Steele One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Ulster County.

And I the said Judge, do hereby declare my 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 I do further Certify that it ap- -pears to me that Abraham G. Haverkamp and John Chambers Esquires who have signed the preceding Certifi- cate are residents in said town of Marbletown in the County of Ulster, and are Credible persons, and that their state- ment is Entitled to Credit — and I do also Certify that on account of bodily infirmity said applicant is not able to attend Court —
Samuel Pitbade

Revised
9245 INVALID.
File No. 9275
John Bratton
John Bratton
Act: June 24 1882
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 27
[Arrangement of 1870.]

28. 142
John Braty
Admitted Private 2 years

M o Bealy's Pension paper

State of New York Ulster County ss. Jacob J. Roos of the town of Marble- town in said County being sworn says that he is in the seventy third year of his age; that he was well acquainted with John Beatty in the time of the Revolutionary War and has known him ever since. That in the year 1777 he said deponent and said John Beatty did serve together for the term of Three months in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Charles Brothhead in Col. Graham's Re- giment - that said service was performed at Sar- atoga and Stillwater to stop the progress of Genl. Burgoyne - that he said deponent and said Beatty enlisted at the same time in August in the year 1777 and were discharged in November in said year after serving out said term of Three months - Sworn & Subscribed this 5 th day of September 1833 before me. Jacob J. Roos
Ebenezer Dounsbery Justice of The Peace
Ulster County ss. I do certify that on the 5 th day of Sept r 1833 before me, a Justice of the peace in and for said County appeared Jacob J. Roos, to me well known and made oath to and subscribed the above Deposi- tion before me - and I do also certify that he is a person of good character and entitled to full credit as a Witness - Ebenezer Dounsbery

Ulster County Clerks office ss. I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County do hereby certify that Ebenezer Lounsbury was on the day of the date of the within affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for the said County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice and verily believe his signature subscribed to the within affidavit and Certificate to be genuine — Witness my hand and seal of office this ninth day of September 1833. Jacob Snyder

We the undersigned Ag Hardinbergh and John Chambers resi- ding in the town of Marbletown, County of Ulster and State of New York hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Bratz who has subscribed and sworn to the within declaration that we believe him to be eighty two - years of age - that he is respected and beloved in the Neighbo- hood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion - Given & subscribed the day Ag Hardinbergh & year above said before me John Chambers Samuel Pitbwell One of the judges of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Ulster.

State of New York
County of Ulster ss. Christopher Van Loan of the town of Olive in said County being sworn deposes and saith that he is in the seventy third year of his age, that he was well acquainted with John Beatty in the time of the Revolutionary War, that he knew him before, and has known him ever since - that in the Year 1777 in the month of December after Kingston was burnt by the British, the stores which had been placed there, being removed to Wawarsing, said Deponent and said John Beatty did serve for the term of one month as privates in Guarding said stores at the house of Nathan Verelst.
In the Year 1778 in the month of April said Deponent and said John Beatty volunteered and enlisted for the term of Seven Months and did serve said term on the frontiers of Shandaken in Ulster County, in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Henry Pauling in Col. Albert Paulings Regiment; were discharged at the same place in November following - in the Spring of the Year 1779 when Col. Coffey's Regiment was at Wawarsing on the frontiers said Deponent and said John Beatty did serve for the term of one month in Capt. Charles Brodhead's Company of Militia - in the same Year immediately after said last mentioned service said Deponent and said John Beatty did serve for the term of Three Months in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Ch. Brodhead in Col. Halkhorne's Regiment, and were placed at Fish Kill in Dutchess County - in September in said Year said Deponent and said Beatty volunteered and did serve for the term of Three Months on the frontiers at Sugar Hill in the Company of Capt. Charles Brodhead, in Col. John Cantine's Regiment, and were stationed at the house of John Brodhead - in the fall of said Year in December 1779, said Deponent and said John Beatty did serve together for the term of One Month on the frontiers in the Militia Company of Capt. Andries Bevier, and were stationed at a fort in Sagerawack - said Deponent further swears that in the Year 1780 he and said Beatty did serve together for the term of Three Months in the Militia Company of Capt. Andries Bevier, on the frontiers at Naponack; this was in the fall of said Year -

previous to the last mentioned service in the Spring of the said year 1780, he said Deponent and said John Beatty did serve to- -gether on the frontier at Rochester in said County of Ulster for the term of one month, and were stationed at the house of Jacob Hornbeck Served in the Militia Company of Capt. David Westbrook, in Col. John Canine's Regiment - In the year 1781 said Deponent and said John Beatty (in the month of August) volunteered and did serve for the term of two months at Poughkeepsie on the frontier in a Company of Militia commanded by Capt. Benjamin Tappan. said Deponent further swears that in the several services within mentioned he and said Beatty enlisted at the same time and were discharged at the same time after serving out said several terms - that said Beatty was also frequently on out alarms & looking parties for short terms which said Deponent cannot now particularize -
Sworn to and subscribed this 30 th day of August 1833
Christopher
his Van Devan
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before me Samuel Stilwell one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Ulster County.
State of New York
Ulster County ss: I do Certify that on the 30 th day of August 1833, before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, personally appeared Christopher Van Devan, to me well known to be such as he is, and subscribed the above deposition before me - and I do Certify that said Christopher Van Devan is a man of good character, and entitled to full credit as Witness
Samuel Stilwell

Ulster County ss. I Jacob Snyder Clerk of the County of Ulster and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Ulster in the State of New York do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings before Samuel Silver one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Ulster County and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Judge and truly believe his name subscribed to the foregoing proceedings to be genuine — In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of September 1853.
Jacob Snyder