Thomas Beasley Discharge & Pension Papers
Thomas Beasley
War of 1812 Discharge and Pension Papers

Contributed by Sam McGibbon,

Here is some more information about my GGG grandfather, Thomas Beasley. He served for 60 days during the War of 1812 under Capt. Richard Lewis. Here are copies of his pension application and his handwritten discharge paper. The discharge paper is quite faded and a few words cannot be read.
Also a record of his marriage to his second wife, Rachel.
Thomas Beasley moved to Jackson township, Wells county, Indiana from Darke county, Ohio.


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Discharge


Pension 1


Pension 2
Indiana Territory, Wayne County.  I do hereby certify that Thomas Bezley has served in my company as a private under the order of his Excellency John Gibson acting governor of the territory on the frontier of the County served from the 18th of May until the 18th of July and is honorably discharged from the same ---- my hand this 18th day of July 1813.  Richard Lewis Capt.
State of Indiana, Huntington County.  This 9th day of March 1871 personally appeared before me Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County and State Thomas Beezley, aged 78 years a resident of Jackson Township Wells County Indiana, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is married, that his wife's name was Rachel Dunham, to whom he was married, at Delaware County Indiana, on the __ day of June 1858; that he served the full period of sixty days in the military service of the United States in the war of 1812; that he is the identical Thomas Beezley who was drafted in Captain Richard Lewis' company __ Regiment __ Brigade, __ Division at (near) Richmond Wayne County Ind. on or about the 18 day of May 1813 and was honorably discharged at Whitehead's Block House on the 18 day of July 1813.  He served in the ___(illegible)_____
at various block houses.  That he, at no time during the late rebellion against the authority of the United States, adhered to the cause of the enemies of the Government, giving them aid or comfort; or exercised the functions of any office whatever under any authority, or pretended authority, or hostility to the United States, and that he will support the Constitution of the United States; that he is not in receipt of a pension under any previous act; that he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act approved February 14th 1871 and he hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation, U. D. Cole of Huntington Ind, his true and lawful attorney -- to prosecute his claim and obtain the pension certificate that may be issued; that his P.O. address is at Warren, Huntington Co., Ind. That his domicile is in Jackson Tp. Wells Co. Ind.
Attest: J.D. Jones
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Thomas Beezley  his x mark


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