I thought I would do a summary of the Final Pension Payments that I found so that other people will know what may be found in the Final Pension Payment files: Andrew Beaty, Fentress County, TN: Court document from Fentress County, 3 pages: Names of heirs listed: "William Beaty, Thomas Beaty, Alexander Beaty, Andrew Beaty, Agness Hull formerly Beaty who intermarried with Jonathan Hull are the only surviving children of the late Andrew Beaty dec'd, late of said [Fentress] County deceased who died on the 19th day of July 1836 leaving no widow..." there are signatures of all heirs. Also mentioned in the document: "William Beaty further testified...at the time of his [Andrew's] death he resided in said Fentress County and had resided there for the space of two months past previous thereto resided in Cumberland County State of Kentucky." Letter from Union Bank in Nashville stating payment of last pension to heirs with names of heirs signed by attorney. Revolutionary Claim for Andrew Beaty signed by the Secretary of War dated 1831. Several cards with notes in various handwritings relating to the final pension payment. James Beaty, Rutherford County, TN Revolutionary Claim from War Department signed by Secretary of War and dated 1834. James Beaty also signs this claim. On this form it states that James Beaty has resided in Rutherford County, TN for the past 13 years (dated Sept. 1834) and previously he resided in Cumberland County, Kentucky. A paper from Rutherford County Court in which Isaac Beatty and Allen Whialfield identify James Beaty by their oaths. A Bank draft from the Bank of Nashville with James Beaty's signature. William Beaty, Scott County, Kentucky Revolutionary Claim from War Department signed by Secretary of War, dated 1832. William Beaty signs this claim (dated 1841) and states that he has resided in Scott County Kentucky for 40 years and that previous to that time resided in Loudon County, Virginia. A form in which William Beaty appoints Lewis C. Suggett his attorney dated March 1841 A bank draft from Lexington, Kentucky dated 18 March 1841 for six months pension. David Beaty, Iredell county, NC Court document from Iredell County, 3 pages long. David Beaty "resides in Iredell County and has resided there always." Document is dated September 1845 and signed by "David Beatey." David appoints John C. Haigh his attorney and this is witnessed by Silas McNeely and Neel McCauly (Justice of the Peace). Bank Draft from the State of North Carolina dated September 1844. Walter Beatty, Hawkins Co. TN Document from Hawkins County, 3 pages showing Polly Beatty, widow of Walter Beatty, deceased. States that Walter resided in Hawkins county at his death and had resided there for thirty one years past and that previous thereto he resided in Montgomery County, Virginia (this is dated Dec. 1834). Polly appoints Daniel Greene to be her attorney. Aa W Baty witnesses this documents with "his mark." James Johnson and John Strough appear in Court and state that Walter Beatty died July 3, 1834 leaving Polly Beatty his widow. A draft from a Pension Agent in Knoxville, dated Jan. 17, 1835 with note "Polly Beaty widow & Relic of Walter Beaty Dec'd and by her attorney in fact." This file also had a very old, fragile document that I did not copy which looked like a very early pension paper of Walter Beatty--stating, I think, his amount of Pension. Laurel Baty, L252 Laurel Baty wrote: > I copied the final pension payment files for the following Revolutionary > War Pensioners: > James Beaty, Rutherford County TN > Andrew Beaty, Fentress (the best record by far naming all of his > children, with their signatures--L2 has such wonderful records) > Walter Beatty, Hawkins Co TN > William Beaty, Scott Co KY > David Beaty, Iredell Co NC > I will scan these and send email copies to anyone who is interested. > Also anyone else who would like me to try and obtain a final pension > payment for a Beaty soldier--just let me know. I did try and get the > final payment for Sarah Beatty who married John and George Beatty but > the Archives could not find the record. > I also copied the last two pensions from the Mexican and Indian Wars and > will post abstracts tomorrow as well as an updated list showing which > files were not located at the Archives (quite a few are missing from the > Indian War Index). > I also copied a few Beaty Rev War pensions that I was interested in: > Thomas Beaty of Georgia and William Beaty of Kentucky. Does anyone > claim these two men in their lineage? > Laurel Baty, L252 > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > **************************************** > BEATTY CENSUS PROJECT > BP2000 members are currently extracting > Beatty data from U.S. Census Records. We > need volunteers for research as well as > for recording the information in our > database. Write Ray Beatty <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > if you can help.