 1754 - 1837 (82 years)
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| Name |
Alexander Beggs [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] |
| Born |
20 May 1754 |
Antrim County, Ireland  [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
4 Feb 1837 |
Union County, Illinois, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I5185 |
Paul's Tree |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2018 |
| Family |
Anna Maria Hunsaker, b. 1758, Montgomery Co., PA , d. 1835, Union Co., Ill (Age 77 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1778 |
Montgomery Co., PA |
| Children |
| | 1. Anna Beggs, b. Jan 1800, Butler Co., Ky , d. 20 Feb 1840, Knox Co., Mo. (Age 40 years) [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2018 |
| Family ID |
F2472 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Died - 4 Feb 1837 - Union County, Illinois, USA |
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| Notes |
- http://www.iltrails.org/union/ucrevw.htm
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS BURIED IN UNION COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ALEXANDER BEGGS was born in Antrim County, Ireland, May 30, 1754. Coming to America he entered the service of the colonies and served in 1776 for four months in Henry Lee's Artillery company; he again enlisted in 1778 for three months and in 1781 for the same period, he also served ten months in 1777. He was captured at Brandywine but escaped that night. He was also in the battle of Stono. He served first in the Pennsylvania troops. After the war he removed to Union County, Illinois, where he died 4 Feb. 1837. He was pensioned.
Pension application paperwork:
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Alexander Beggs Military Records N.C. PA
November 23, 1837
Mrs. Earls D. Helmas
1007 B. Wolcott St
Casper. Wyo.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War Pension Claim S. 32114; it appears that Alexander Beggs was born May 20, 1754 in County Antrin, Ireland.
While residing in Chester County, PA, he enlisted in September 1776 and served four months as a private in Captain Lee’s Company of Artillery, and immediately afterwards served ten months in Captain Neil’s and Lee’s Companies, was in the battle of Brandywine, where he was captured, but made his escape the same night; in 1776 he moved to Nooklonburg County, N. C., he enlisted and served three months in Captain White’s Company, and was in the battle of Stone: and in 1781, he served three months and four days in Captain Joseph Shin’s Co., Colonel Smith’s Reg.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 16, 1833, while a resident of Union County, Ill. He died February 4, 1837.
Soldier shared that he married after the battle of Stone and before his last tour of service in 1788, the name of his wife is not given, and there is no reference to children.
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner
State of Illinois, Union County, Dated June 7, 1832
Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an det of congress
On this 16th day of 1832. Personally appeared in open court before the Hon. Thomas C. Brown Judge of the circuit court of Union County State of Ill., now sitting. Alexander Beggs a resident of said county and state age 79 years who being first duly sworn according to law. Duth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of an act of congress April June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the US under the following named Officers. I served as herein states. This applicant states that in the year of 1776 he resided in Chester County Pa., that some time in September of that year he volunteered in the militia service under one Captain Lee who at that time lived in Philadelphia. That he was of an artillery company having with them four pieces … Cannon, two 12 .. two 6 powders. That he marched from Philadelphia under Capt. Lee to Amboy on North River and lay here two or three weeks. That after this he was marched to Fort Lee higher up the same river opposite New York. That after remaining here a few days then he moved to Trenton, NJ thence again to Bristol on the Delaware River. That from Bristol they crossed the River to Trenton. There in the preparation of the British. It was in the night they crossed the River and landed on the Trenton shore below the town Commanded by Cadwallader as … Ewing commanded one division of the army commander in Chief by Gen. Washington. There many prisoners were taken. That from there they moved lower down the River to a little town the name of which he has forgotten under Calwallader where he continued until New Years Day, when he was discharged. He further states that one Col. Richard Thomas, with whom he lived at the time of his entering the service. He got his discharge. He could have or did not get it, he does not know what has become of it. As soon as he was discharged from this tour, he again volunteered under Capt. Neil commanding one company of the Pa. Blue State troops. That he was at the battle of Brandywine, where the American forces met the British Commanded by Howe. He recollects that he and some others were sent in the morning before the battle, to fell trees in the road for the purpose of obstructing the march of the enemy. There he thinks each party kept their ground. In the night the American troops moved off to the left of the road. And camped at a place called the Red-Lion Taverns. That he and some more were taken prisoners at Brandywine, but made his escape that night, come back to his own countrymen. That on his return he went to his Col. who told him he did not wish him to join him again because should he be retaken by the British he would be hung. He states here that further he was discharged from the first tour of service one month under the Capt. Neil he had already spoken and that he entered with or joined the Pa Troops with whom he fought at the Brandywine, where he was taken prisoner as afore said. That he was under Capt. Lee from the time he was discharged from his months service with Capt. Neil, until after the battle Brandywine. That for the reason above stated he left the army after serving about seven months with Neil and Lee (Being his second tour with Lee) together and went to N.C. After his arrival in Carolina, he again volunteered under Capt. White of a rifle company and served a three months tour. One Mealburing or some Dutch name, a Frenchman was their Col. In this expedition. He lived at this time in McCanabury County N.C. That during this tour Probable in 1778 we marched to and foe over different parts of the South C. country. And had best one engagement called Stone or Stonough in which they were defeated and had to retreat from before the Fort Stonough. We camped about 3 miles distant. That on the next morning after the battle they returned to the Fort and found it evacuated nothing particular transpired after this duty. The rest of the 3 months at the end of which he was discharged and returned home. That he got no discharge this time. As soon as they entered home they all went up to Dalebury where Capt. White met them and they were paid off.
That after this he married. And he thinks it was two years or thereabouts before he volunteered again. That to the best of his recollection. Some time in the year ’81 he volunteered again under a Capt. Joseph Shin and Col. Smith, Rutherford being their General. That the object of this expedition was to defend the country against the Tories, which they did. Occasionally taking Lone prisoners, without having any battle worth naming. That during their tour while they lay about 20 miles below a little town named Crop Creek between that and Wilmington they heard of the surrender of Cornwallis. Upon hearing this joyful news they returned home after having been out in this service three months and upwards and were again discharged. That for this tour received neither written discharge nor pay. That they received orders from some source or other to march to where Cornwallis was taken little York, but that his Capt. and other men refused to go and returned to plough their corn which was suffering.
That besides the officers above me mentioned Cadwattader, Ewing, and Washington and Green, he was acquainted with Gen., Putnam Gen. Morgan and others. He further stated that he continued to live in N.C. until 1800 when he moved to Kentucky near Wyton where he continued 2 or 3 years then he moved to Washington county Ky. and then to Butler County, Ky. Thence he moved in 1816 to this county, Union and state of Ill. Where he has resided ever since and still resides.
He further states that he has no documents, any evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. That he hereby relinquishes his every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. Alex Beggs
Interrogatories Prescribed by the War Department to be put to applicants in cases of the applications for pension.
What: In what year were you born.
Ans: In Ireland, Antrin County in 1754
Q: Have you any record of your age?
If so where is it?
An: None
Where were you living when called into the service? Where have you lived during the Revolutionary War? Where do you now live?
An: In Chester county Pennsylvania, moved first to N. Carolina, then to Kentucky, then to the state and county where I now live.
How were you called into the service were you drafted? Did you volunteer or were you Substitute?
An: I Volunteered
State the name of some of the officers regular who were with the troops where you served: such Continental & Militia Regiments as you can recollect.
An: Rutherford Col. Smith, Gen. Morgan, Gen. Green & Washington
Alexander Beggs
Sworn to and duly scribed this 25 May 1833 before me a Justice of the peace in this said county and state XXXXXXX
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- [S400] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Union, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 22; Page: 52; Family History Library Film: 0007647.
Record for Alexander Beggs Senior
- [S587] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Birth year: 1794; Birth city: Muhlenberg; Birth state: KY.
Record for Ann Beggs
- [S503] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Alexander Beggs Jr
- [S588] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
Record for Alexander Beggs
- [S589] Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Alexander Boggs
- [S590] Illinois, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
Record for Alexander Beggs
- [S591] Illinois, Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909, State of Illinois, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).
Record for Alexander Beggs
- [S301] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Butler, Kentucky; Roll: 5; Page: 358; Image: 00198; Family History Library Film: 0181350.
Record for Alexander Beggs
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