Laurel and Donna: You are right....it is Steward. It is a weird letter S that looks like an H!! Glad the typewriter was invented. Do we have any further info on him? And what is a fishmonger (he also worked from the water)? Living alone...is he than not married? He is a brother (a few years younger than Benjamin) born in 1790ish. Sorry for all the questions! Also, is there lineage information from the Benjamin Beatty that crossed the Delaware with George Washington? Jayne Be certain to double check that it is not just a weird letter St and Steward could look like Howard. I just went to check the Steward in the original entry in 1850 and your eye can really deceive you and make you think it is an elaborate cursive "H" . 1850 TRENTON-WEST WARD 183 216 BEATTY STEWARD 60 1790 NJ Steward Beatty 60 NJ; living alone. Name is definitely written as Steward and not Stewart. Steward - fishmonger - $400; 20 Jul by Benjamin Morehouse 214 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayne" <t.vurro@comcast.net> To: <BP2000-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: [BP2000] Benjamin Beatty, Easton, Northampton, PA War of 1812 - Brother Howard Beatty of Trenton > Many thanks to Laurel for sending me copies of the Widow's Pension documents. Many things in the content were know but I do need some assistance from fellow Beatty researchers from the Trenton, Mercer County, NJ area. > > A brother, Howard Beatty, made an oath from Mercer County, Trenton, NJ to attest to his brother Benjamin's service in the War of 1812. Is anyone familiar with this brother who is alive the 27th day of July 1852? > > Another interesting fact was that Benjamin's wife was Margaretta Bachman, not Margaret Miller as transcribed from baptism records from St. John's Lutheran Church in Easton, PA. They had been married in the same church April 18th, 1819. Margaret also received two land warrants for 49 and 100 acres, location unknown. She claimed she resided in Easton her entire life. The sad part is that no reference is given to location of his birth, the marriage record was used as certified proof plus the depositions to claim her widow's pension. > > I find this information fascinating...right next to my originals of great-grandparents immigration records. > > Jayne L366 >