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- THE BEBOUT FAMILY IN FLANDERS AND NORTH AMERICA, by Alexander C
Flick, 1943, Chapter 4, p 26-7:
"JOHN [6909-2505], b. Jan. or June 20, 1752; m. 1777 MARY AGNEW [7051-2505], b. 1757, d. 1830 (Western Pa. III:1188)."
Ibid. "According to the manuscript genealogy of Mrs. Sarah B. Paddock [Sarah Matilda Bebout 8439-3004] of Mt Vernon, O., he died in Washington Co., Pa., on March 8, 1836. His wife had died six years previous."
DAR LINEAGE BOOK Vol 47, 1904, # 46011, p 006
Vol 53, 1905, # 52927, p 430
Vol 72, 1909, # 71403, p 145-6
Vol 81, 1910, # 80132, p 051-2
Vol 83, 1909, # 82728, p 275-6
THE BEBOUT FAMILY IN FLANDERS AND NORTH AMERICA, by Alexander C
Flick, 1943, Chapter 4, p 26-7:
"In his pension application, made when 80 years old, he states that he volunteered as a militiaman in 1776 under Capt. Platt Bailey, and marched to Elizabethtown, where he joined the regiment of which Col. Thomas Gavin McCoy was first Lieutenant. Later he went to Bergen, N. J., under Capt. Gavin McCoy. He also served under Major James Linn in New York before returning home. He served 'six monthly tours' under Capt. Gavin McCoy and Lieut. Thomas Collier. He helped to guard the river up from Amboy and had frequent skirmishes with the enemy. He was engaged in two small battles under Gen. Heard and Gen Maxwell. He also took part in the Battle of Monmouth. He was also engaged in catching horse thieves and tories, and by order of Gov. Livingston captured Richard Heyden, Joseph Heydon, and William Steele. Altogether he served six monthly tours under Capt. McCoy in 1777-8 and other tours in 1778, 1779, 1780, and 1781. He never received a discharge. He went to Washington Co., Pa., in 1802-3. Sarah Anderson and Rev. John McMillan swore that they knew that he had served two years. For service of 18 months he was granted a pension of $60. a month, commencing March 4, 1833 (Pension Bureau S 2069)."
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REGISTER OF WILLS, 1832-1841,
Vol. 5, p 197-8: ) "WILL OF JOHN BEBOUT DECD."
The last will and testament of John Bebout of Mercer County State of Pennsylvania. I John Bebout, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind and memory (blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my last will and testament in form and manner following viz. I give my soul to God and my body to the earth to be buried in a plain decent and christian manner, as to such worldly goods and estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me; it is my will that it be disposed of in the follow-
ing manner viz. First my will is that my land in Washington County containing eighty acres more or less adjoining lands of John Rankin on the north and Peter Bebout [? 7052 ] on the east and Ira Bebout [7059 ] on the south and west and ten acres on which the coal Bank is adjoining John Crawford on the east and Mercelrevy on the south, be appraised by Wm Horner James Spears and James Conley and if my daughter Sarah McClain [7053] choses to take it at the valuation of the men and pay the shares as hereinafter mentioned, well if not my grandson
John Haines [7157] has the second choise as above, if neither Sarah Mcclain nor John Haines takes the land at the valuation my will is that the land be soald [sic] at public sale by my executor hereinafter named and I empower them to make deeds or deed to the purchaser or purchers and one fourth of the money be given to Sarah Mcclain and one fourth to my two grand sons Charles [7063] and John McClain [7064] and one fourth to my grand son John Haines and one fourth to my grand daughter Elizabeth Weaver [7159]. To my son Peter Bebout [7052] I give and bequeath fourty [sic] acres of land more or less (as surveyed by Mr. Roney) during his natural live and to his wife Isabela [Cooper 7079] while she remains his widow and no longer and at there [sic] deceas [sic] or mariage [sic] my will is that the above fourty [sic] acres more or less be soald [sic] and the one half of the money be divided equaly [sic] between, Isabelas [sic] [Cooper 7079] other children. To my son John Bebout [7055] I give one dollar. To my son Ira
Bebout [7059] I give one dollar. I allow my executors to sell all my personal property and collect all my notes rents and other accounts (and after paying all my debts) devide [sic] the money as follows viz. to my son Wm. Bebout [7060] I give and beequeath the sum of fifty dollars and to his son John Bebout [7371] I give and bequeath the sum of fifty dollars. To my daughter Susanna Long [7054]
I give and bequeath the sum of fifty dollars. To my granddaughter Elizabeth Weaver [7159] I give and bequeath the sum of fifty dollars. to my daughter Sarah McClain [7053] I further give and bequeath my mare and coult [sic], bead and beading and what money I have with me (she paying my funeral expenses) and as to my body clothes, I allow my daughter Sarah to dispose of them as she may think proper and as to all the rent residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods and chattels of whatsoever kind and nature soever, I give and
bequeath the same to my daughters Sarah McClain, Susannah Long, Mary Haines [7056] and my grand daughter Elizabeth Weaver to be divided equally between them. And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint Daniel Palmer Esqr., and Wm Crautch of Washington County State of Pennsylvania to be the executors of this my last will, hereby revoking all other wills legacies and bequests, by me heretofore made, and declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifth day of July A.D. 1833, [signed] John Bebout (L. S.)."
LETTER: 19 July 1994, from TAWNA LEE VARNER-BROWN [11787-4290]
to WILLIAM GEORGE MILES III [7351-2632]:
"John Bebout IV #1207 [6909-2505] born 20 Jan 1752, Somerset Co, New Jersey, married Mary Agnew #1215 [7051-2505], born 23 Oct 1757. John died 9 Mar 1835, Lawrence Co, Pa. Mary: They resided in Sussex Co, New Jersey until 1801 when they moved to Washington Co, Pennsylvania."
COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, Chicago,
J. H. Beers & Co., 1893, page 430:
"A native of Holland, whence, when a boy, he came to America with his parents,
who made a settlement in New Jersey. Here John learned the trade of tanner,
which, in connection with farming, he carried on in New Jersey and afterward in
Washington County, Penn., for a period in all of some thirty years. In 1796 he
came to this county, and purchased a tract of land (covering 300 acres) in what
is now North Strabane township. At that time men never went abroad without
their guns and a plentiful supply of ammunition. Here Mr. Bebout lived until
he was seventy years of age, when he moved to Mercer County, Penn., and their
died. He was a member of Dr. McMillan's Church (Presbyterian), and while in
New Jersey was an elder in the church there. As a Revolutionary soldier he
served under Gen. Washington, raising from the ranks to a captaincy, and
receiving a pension."
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