William H. Beaty, Mother Jane Beaty, Civil War Pension, Tennessee (#115261) This is a very long complicated pension –I only copied a small portion of the file. At some point this pension was given to a special examiner and there is a great deal of testimony from many people living in Fentress County, Tennessee in this file. On December 3, 1867 Jane Beaty aged 62, a resident of Fentress County, Tennessee submitted a “Mother’s Application for Pension.” Jane’s son, Thomas Beaty was a private in company “B” commanded by Captain Millsap in the 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Infantry Volunteers commanded by Colonel James Carter in “the war of 1861, ’62 etc.” Thomas Beaty died while at Andersonville in the State of Georgia on or about the 24th day of April 1864. A letter from the Adjutant General’s Office states “Died at Andersonville Ga. April 24, 1864 of Chronic Dysentery; Prisoner of War, captured at Rogersville Tenn. Nov. 6, 1863.” Jane Beaty states her place of abode is “on wagon rode leading from James Town Fentress County Tenn. To Livingston Tennessee about 12 miles from Jamestown.” Pension is granted Jane and Thomas Beaty but is later revoked. A special examiner comes to Fentress County, Tennessee: “November 1, 1873: On reaching Fentress County, and the immediate neighborhood of the claimant I found an universal astonishment that she (Jane) should have ever put in a claim for a pension, on the ground of dependence on her son for support. The facts as elicited by my examination are briefly these. At the time of the enlistment of the soldier, Jane Beatty was living with her husband Thomas, who was then seized in fee of one of the best farms in that section, valued by the witnesses at from one to two thousand dollars; only one naming the minimum price and the balance the maximum. Her husband supported her, the farm yielding a handsome subsistence. This farm they continued in legal possession of until March 22, 1866, when the husband deeded the balance of his real estate to a son, named Hiram C. Beatty, but in the deed which is also herewith submitted, duly authenticated, reserved to himself as follows: “nevertheless I do hereby reserve the entire contract and support for myself and my wife Jane Beatty, reserving our life time.” This is verbatim from the deed and is “Bad English(?),” but doubtless the meaning of the conveyer was to reserve to himself the entire control of said farm for the support of himself ! and wife, during their lifetime. This construction of the document is strengthened by the fact that they do now live with said son and he supports them…” A large cast of Fentress characters appear as witnesses for and against Jane and Thomas Beaty. A few excerpts: J. H. Allred, merchant, Jamestown Tennessee—“..Thomas and Jane Beatty owned a good farm in this county; indeed he thinks there was but one better in said county; that said farm was worth at a small valuation two thousand dollars; was productive and well situated, and if rented out would have brought then or now more than enough to support the entire family..” (Oct. 1873) S. Borden, Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court: “That Thomas Beatty, husband of Jane Beatty and father of Wm H. Beatty was then and is now a cripple unable to perform manual labor to any great extent, yet nevertheless without labor of any kind on his part, his farm at that time, and up to the time he disposed of it in 1866 would have yielded him a handsome support.” (Oct. 1873) Jeremiah Wright: “he knows Thomas and Jane Beatty well also their son Wm. Hogan, having lived near them for some twenty years. Witness has also been sheriff of the county and is acquainted with the real estate of the county….He knows however that Thomas Beatty, his wife Jane (the pensioner) and their son Hiram now live together and eat at the same table; that said son Hiram now supports them, the old man being a cripple & the old lady an invalid…In the opinion of affiant Jane Beatty is not entitled to a pension nor has she ever been, on the ground of dependence on her son….witness is on good terms with the Beatty family.” (Oct. 1873) R. A. Winningham: “…also knew Wm Hagan Beatty, belonging to the same company and Regiment with him…Jane Beatty never was dependent on her son Wm H. for a support, but at all times she has been able to support herself from the proceeds of this farm, better than one half the people of the county.” (Oct. 1873) Copy of Deed from Thomas Beatty to Hiram C. Beatty is in the file and begins: I Thomas Beatty of the county of Fentress and State of Tennessee do out of love and mutual affection and other valuable considerations give grant and by these presents transfer and convey unto my son Hiram C. Beatty, his heirs and assigns forever the following (fold in paper obscures the next few words)—the deed is dated 1866 (Registered in Book K, on pages 84 & 85) Jane Beaty appeals the decision to revoke her pension in September of 1887: “Jane Beaty a resident of Little Crabb Tennessee age 87 years the mother of William H. Beaty…she was dropped from the Pension roles of the United States that she believes she was wrongfully dropped from said roles affiant states that she learned she was dropped because her husband Thomas Beaty deeded to H. C. Beaty her son the tract of land and he covenanted with the said H. C. Beaty that he was to take care of her husband and herself during their natural life affiant states that her husband was afflicted for 15 or 16 years so that he had to have attention all the time and that he was confined to his bed for about 10 years had to be lifted in and out of the bed all that time. Affiant states that her said son had so much trouble in taking care of his father my husband that he became involved so much that he had to mortgage said tract of land the expenses of his father being so much…” H. C. Beaty states “Thomas Beaty departed this life on the 1st day of January 1881 after remaining in a perfect state of helplessness for 15 years during the whole of this time he could not walk without help and there was ten years of this time that he was not out of his bed without being lifted by affiant or some one else and on account of this long continued sickness affiant had to be at home all the time or have some one there that could wait on him which came very near ruining affiant financially…” In 1889 Hiram C. Beaty states “Jane Beaty is my mother. I remember that my father was going on crutches and a stick the first I knew anything about him. He had rheumatism and was a cripple before the war…. While Thomas and William were living father conveyed this property to us jointly. Thomas died here at home and William died in the army. After their death the property was deeded to me…I had to attend to him so constantly that I could not properly attend to business affairs. I was so greatly fatigued that I could do but very little work. For some ten or fifteen years, father was so helpless he had to be lifted in and out of bed and I was the only one here to do the lifting. He was as helpless as a child and large sores came on him from lying in bed so long…” Elijah Garrett aged 42 years of Little Crabb Tennessee states “he lives less than one mile and has lived for more than three years that he that Hiram C. Beaty has not furnished Jane Beaty with a comfortable support during that time that she has not been furnished with food and clothing as she should have been.” R. A. Winningham states “Thomas Beaty sold off the best part of the farm and all the best part of the opened land to Robert King before he made the deed to H. C. Beaty. Affiant states that H. C. Beaty was just a boy when the deed was made to him affiant states that Thomas Beaty was in bad health for 15 or 16 years before his death and that about ten years of that time had to be lifted in and out of bed and had to be fed by some person affiant states that on account of said sickness H. C. Beaty had to wait on him and could not see after the farm and by that means got behind in financial matters so that he had to mortgage said farm.” Claborne Beaty age 43 years 2nd Lt of Capt David Beaty’s company of Independent Tennessee Scouts states: “Hiram C. Beaty has not furnished the claimant with a comfortable support…he does not live but about 6 miles from the claimant and has frequently visited the claimant and often been there and eat at the table and seen the claimant.” Laurel Baty, L252

Thanks Laurel, William H. Beaty is Lineage 002. This supplies many new facts for L2, including correcting his dates! Okay with you if I post this on the Fentress Co. list? ...Mike Allen -----Original Message----- From: laurelbaty@comcast.net [mailto:laurelbaty@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 1:30 PM To: BP2000-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BP2000] William H. Beaty, Civil War TN mother Jane William H. Beaty, Mother Jane Beaty, Civil War Pension, Tennessee (#115261) This is a very long complicated pension -I only copied a small portion of the file. At some point this pension was given to a special examiner and there is a great deal of testimony from many people living in Fentress County, Tennessee in this file. [ ...snipped ...]