REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - ADAM BEATTY Contributed by: Curt Beatty [curt@iglou.com] ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct On this 8th day of February AD one thousand eight hundred fifty one personally appeared before me A. C. McBeath a Justice of the peace in & for the County and State aforesaid Adam Beatty aged seventy nine years a resident of Grayson county in the State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Adam Beatty who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Barret Gains in the Regiment Commanded by Col. McMillan in the war with the northern Indians in an expedition under Genl. Harmer that he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a light horse company in Woodford County State of Kentucky and rendavoused at Scott County Kentucky in the year 1790 and marched to the Maume village on the Maume river and was in two engagements with them and was in actual service two months, and was honorably discharged at Cincinnatti, - and was a private in a company commanded by Captain Henry Lindsey in the Regiment commanded by Col. Russell in a detachment of Kentucky volunteers in the war with the northern Indians under the command of Genl. Wayne that he volunteered in Woodford County State of Kentucky in the year 1794 and marched against the Indians on the northern frontier of the now State of Ohio and the State of Micigan, and was in the engagements of Genl. Wayne against the Indians on the Miami of the Lakes in which the Indians were defeated, and was in actual service three months and sixteen days and was honorably discharged at Cincinnatti some time in the year 1794 that if he ever did receive a certificate of discharge he has lost or mislaid it so that he cannot find it, he supposes his name and service may be found on the muster rolls of said companies He states that he knows of no person now living by which he can prove his service He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed September 28th 1850 Adam Beatty Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year first within written, and I hereby certify that ^I believe^ the said Adam Beatty to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated A.C. McBeath (seal?) Justice of the peace for Grayson County State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct On this 8th day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me A. C. McBeath a Justice of the peace in aforesaid County & state William Beatty aged seventy four years and being sworn according to law states that in the year 1790 he lived in the family with the above Adam Beatty (being his brother) and knows that the said Adam Beatty went on the cam paign called Harmers campaign against the northern Indians in the year seventeen hundred & ninety that he went with the said Adam Beatty to George Town Scott County Ky to his rendavous and knows he was gone about the lenth of time stated by the said Adam Beatty in his declaration, that he knows the said Adam Beatty in the year 1794 in Woodford County Kentucky, volunteered in a company commanded by Capt Henry Lindsey ------- in the regiment------------ Waynes campaign in 1794 commanded by Col. Russell that he went with the said Adam Beatty to George Town Scott County State of Kentucky, the place of Rendavous, he knows said Adam Beatty started on said campaign and that he returned and that he was gone upwards of three months, that he the said William Beatty is a disinterested witness his William X Beatty mark This day the above named William Beatty subscribed & made oath to the above affidavit and I do certify that the said William Beatty is a credible Witness given under my hand this day of February 1851 A.C. McBeath (seal?) Justice of the Peace Grayson County State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct I Jack Thomas clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that A.C. McBeath whose name appears to the certificate to the declar ation of Adam Beatty and the certificate to the affidavit of William Beatty is and was at the time of signing the same Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State duly commissioned & qualified as such to whose official acts due faith and credit is due and that his signature is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal at Leitchfield this 25th day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one Jack Thomas clerk of Grayson county Court Leitchfield, Grayson County Ky Dear Sir I have sent you the claims of Robert R. Wright Adam Beatty and James Wilson to bounty land. if anything further is required please inform me. address to Jack Thomas Leitchfield Grayson County Ky Yours -- Jack Thomas State of Kentucky } } Sct County of Grayson } On the 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me Joseph C. Edelen a Justice of the peace within and for the County and state above written Adam Beaty, aged 79 years a resident of Grayson County in the state of Ky who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Adam Beaty who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Tompkins, light horse company, in the year 1790 - in the - Regiment of Ky-Malitia commanded by Col McMillin in the war with the Indians that I was drafted and entered the service in Woodford Co Ky - on or about the 1st of Sept 1790 - for the term of 60 - days - and continued in actual service in said war 60 days and was honorably discharged on mustered out of service at cincinatti, Ohio, on the day of - 1790- as will appear by the muster rolls of said company, he further states that he volunteered and entered the service of the United States in the war with the Indians in 1794- was drafted a private in the company commanded by Capt Lindsey in - Regiment of Ky Malitia Commanded by Col Russell and that he volunteered and entered the service in Woodford Co Ky- on the 10 day of July 1794- for the term of six months and actually continued in service in said war for the term of three months and 16 days, and was mustered out of service at Cincinatti, Ohio, as will appear by the muster rolls of said company he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land pension money or back pay to which he may be entitled by law- Adam Beatty Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned J.C.Edelen a justice of the peace of Grayson County Ky State of Kentucky } } Sct County of Grayson } I Edwin Thomas Clerk of the Court in and for the County and State above - written hereby certify that Joseph C, Edelen whose genuine --- signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for the County above written, duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the afore said County Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction. Given under my hand and seal of office at the clerks office in Leitchfield Grayson Co Ky on the 30th day of July 1851- Edwin Thomas clerk Grayson County Court Know all men by these presence that I Adam Beaty of Grayson County and State of Kentucky do hereby irrevocably appoint F E Hessler of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my benefit to demand and receive from the United States through the secretary of the Department of The Interior, the Bounty land Warrant or pension money or back pay to which I may be entitled, hereby revoking any other power of attorney that I may have hertofore given any other person or persons - In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand seal this 22th day of July 1851 Adam Beatty attest JW Bozorth (seal) David McClure on this 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me Adam Beaty and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and deed J.C. Edelen J.P.G.C. Grayson County Kentucky } Sct on this 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the County and State above written William Beaty being first duly sworn declares that that he was present and saw the said Adam Beatty start with his napsack and gun on his back and said he was gowing to the war in 1790 with the Indians. he was gown some 60 or 70 days when he returned home he said he had been in the war. It was always my understanding from the said Adam Beaty and others that he did actually serve the time mentioned in the foregoing declaration. he further states that he was present and saw the said Adam Beaty start to the war in 1794- with the Indians he states he saw the said Adam Beaty start to said war and return home again he was gown a bout the time stated in ^the^ foregoing declaration I saw the said Beaty leave home both times and return home again but did not serve in the war at all myself and further this deponent sayeth not his William X Beaty mark sworn to and subscribed before me this 22th day of July 1851 J.C.Edelen J.P.G.C. NOTE: Yet another application was filed in Springfield, Sangamon County, IL on March 9, 1852. To the best of my knowledge, no bounty land was ever received by Adam Beatty.