Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17921, John Davis, N.H.
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(3-1776)
Service
N.H.
Davis, John
Number S. 17921
carded
CONTENTS
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827
New Hampshire
John Davis
of Rockingham in the State of NH
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain ____of the regt commanded by Col Wingate in the NH line for 13 mos 24 Ds
from August 1775

Inscribed on the roll of N Hampshire at the rate of 45 Doll ars 99 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1834.

Certificate of Pension issued 19th day of August
1832 and sent to Peter Chadwick (?) NH

Arrears to 4th of Setp 1832 $68.99
Semi+anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 2299
   $91.98
Revolutionary Claim
Act June 7, 1832
Recorded by J H McBlair Clerk
Book D  Vol. 125 Page 150
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John Davis [illegible] 
No 4.412
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State of New Hampshire ss
Deputy of dept. of (?)
On this ninth day of August AD 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the justices of the [ink smudge] Supreme Court of Judicature now setting at Exeter. John Davis a resident of Kingston in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire age seventy five years who being just duly from according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered(?) the service of the United States as a volunteer in the month of August 1775 in a New Hampshire Company commanded by Captain Abraham French - and - Lieutenant Richard Sleeper. Marched to Portsmouth N.H. and laboured one month building [illegible] [illegible] at the mouth of the harbour and at the close of his term the company was disbanded. he does not recollect what he was under the command of any field officer - that about the middle of September 1775 [scratched out] that he took the place as a subleteeter of Paul Hall [illegible] in Captain Philip Tiltons Company in Colonel [illegible] Regiment. New Hampshire [illegible] was with said company at Winter Hill for the full term of one month and was dischared about the middle of October of the same year. Jacob Webster was Lieutenant of said Company and French was (Lieutenant?) he thinks - that in June 1776 he again enlisted for the term of five months in Captain David [Quemby's?] Company in Col    Wingates Regiment of New Hampshire Militia and marched
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to Charlestown (then NH) in Connecticut over where the Regiment were embodied, then marched with said Regiment through Vermont to Ticonderoga and continued in said Company & Regiment until his full term had expired and was discharged at Ticonderoga the last of November or first of December 1776.  Eastman was Lieutenant and Ezekiel Giles Ensign of said Company - that in the month of June 9 (as he thinks 1777. he again enlisted into a company commanded by Captain Ezra Currier in Colonel Drakes Regiment New Hampshire militia for the term of five months and marched with said com-pany & Regiment through Litchfield and Westmoreland on Connecticut River. to Bennington and from there to Saratoga State of New York: was their appointed Sargent in said Company and so continued to the time of his discharge. was in both the battle previous to the surrender of Burgoyn [sic] - after his surrender he marched in the said Regiment to Albany and remained there about six days. there [illegible] Hudson River and was stationed on said River but cannot recollect the name of the place until about the first of December of the same year when he was discharged - Jacob Gate was [illegible] Col of said Regiment &. Baker was Major. David Quimby of [illegible] was [illegible] of said Company. that [illegible] first of July 1778 he again enlisted in a company of New Hampshire Malitia [sic] to go to Rhod [sic] Island that [added under sentence ] volunteers commanded by [illegible] David Quimby
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he marched through Haverhill, Boston, and Taunton to [sic] Rod Island - and joined the army under General Sullivan that he served there one month and between the 24th & 28th of August. Said company was dumped and ordered to get off the island as soon as possible. - which he did- that he received no written discharges at the end of his engagements but in all cases continued to serve in the said Regiments or Corps until they were disbanded or [illegible] - that he resided in Kingston [illegible] pre - vious to entering said service and has resided there ever since David Quimby was Captain of the company in which his [illegible] of David was performed.
  [illegible] hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the percent and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any State. [illegible Rhadurch]
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid [illegible] P Chaswick Clerk

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that above named applicant was a revolutionary solider
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I Peter Chadwick Clerk of the Supreme Court of Judication aforesaid, for said County of Rockingham do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Davis for a pension
In testimony where of I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this ninth day of August Anno Domini 1832
P Chadwick Clerk of the Court of Rockingham County
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544412
John Davis
Private [underlined]
on Role Col. Wingates
Regt Capt Quimby
[Smuged] Company [illegible]
July 1776 L -18: a [Underlined twice]

on Role Col Drake's
Rest March & Sept
 for 3 months & 8 days [underscore 3]
13 months 26 days
[faint pencil] 54599

[illegible]
J L. E
Peter Chadwick Esq
Ast
Exeter
N H
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BRIEF in the case of John Davis of the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 75 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.
In 1775 Aug- - 1 - As a Volunteer Gen. Sullivan Col. Pose's Regt.
1775 About the middle June - 1 - Substitute Col Wingate delts
1776 June - 5 - Private Col Lerwice's dn.
1777 June - 5 - ditto Capt. Abraham French
1778 July 1st. - 1 24 or 28 Capt. David Quimby
5. In what battles was he engaged? in the two battles preceding the surrender of Burgoyne
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Kingston in the County and State aforesaid.
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? only his affidavit, never had a written discharge
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
No certificate of a Clergyman-
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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17921
INVALID.

File No. 17.921
John Davis
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7" 32
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 429
[Arrangement of 1870.]