William Beaty of Scott County, State of Kentucky, who was a private in the Company commanded by Capt. Lewis in the Virginia Line
for 9 months from 1780
Inscribed on the roll of Kentucky at the rate of $30 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4th Day of March 1834
Certificate of Pension issued 19th Dec '32 and sent to Hon. R. M. Johnson, House of Reps

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832.

State of Kentucky - Scott County
On this 14th day of Nov 1832 personally appeared before the Justice of the County Court of Scott County in open court Wm. Beatty and
being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832.

That the said Wm. Batty states upon oath as follows that he was born in the State of New Jersey in the County of Sussex, Oct 20th 1762.
That during the Revolutionary War he resided in the state of Virginia in the County of Loudon.  That he is now 70 years of age that during the
year 1779 or 80 he served three terms of militia duty under Capt. Hardige Lane and one under Capt. Joseph Lewis father of a late member
of Congress each term was three months making in all nine.  The said Batty regrets that he cannot be more particular as to time for lack of
a better memory, but hopes the records of Virginia will prove at what time Capt Hardage Lane served.  When under the command of Capt.
Lane he was marched to Gloucester in the s'd State and guarded & protected the country in scouting parties that he was in one skirmish
with the British, that he served faithfully the two tours under Lane and both times was honorably discharged & was allowed a tour of three
months each no written discharge nor was he ever paid one cent for his services during the whole nine months that he served.  That the last
tour under Capt. Joseph Lewis was at the siege of York 1781. That after taking Cornwallis he assisted guarding the prisoners to Winchester.
He is now a citizen of Scott County, Kentucky and has been for  near 30 years during which time he has been intimately acquainted with
Col. Richard M. Johnson & Maj. John _ Johnson, now a minister of the Gospel & refers to them for his character & standing in society.  He
does not know ___ he can prove his services by any person in this state.
William Beatty - he could prove service by John Pritchit, now living in Indiana.  He further states that in the year 1782 he was engaged at
least one year with the wagons that removed the French troops from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Boston.
Pension files also states there is no information as to his family.