Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2734, John Davis, Penn.
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SERVICE
Penn
CONTENTS
Davis, John
NUMBER
R. 2734
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No 39,12
[illegible] of
John Davis
John Davis, Jan 19/[illegible]
2734
Act/32
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This is an envelope addresses as:
M/m Penn 
I sum 17/77
Dec 3/25
To The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

Along the left side of the envelope appears lightly

Initial D
John Davis cc
Original 1832
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State of North Carolina
Cleaveland County
hundred
On this sixteenth day of December one
thousand 8 hundred fifty-seven. Personally appeared in open court before the
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, now in Session (it being a Court
of record) John Davis, a resident of Spartanburg District S. Carolina
aged 60 years. who being first duly sworn according to law, doth
on his oath make the following declaration, in order to attain
the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed
June 7, 1832, entitled an act granting pay & pensions to
certain Officers & soldiers of the line. That he is one of the
heirs of John Davis, who enlisted in war of the revolution
for five years or during the war, in the late Pennsylvania line
Cavalry 4th regiment under what Capt or Col he for
the loss of memory cannot State. He further declares that
he has often heard his Father the aforesaid John Davis
say that he was in the battle of Bunker's hill, Trenton, Brandywine, & he
was with Washington when crossing the Delaware, after serving
the length of he cannot say in the North, he
was detached South under the command of what officers
he cannot say. He was engaged in the battle of [illegible]
Springs in S. Carolina, and served in S. Carolina under ┃
Col Washington as a dragoon, he served in North Carolina
the precise length of time he served as a
dragoon he cannot say. He was wounded on the
right hand in one of those battles while serving as a dragoon
by the sword of a British dragoon after he received
said wound on the hand he entered the food Service
and became a musician, & served in the above
capacities to the end of the war, for which services
the declarant claims a Pension, He further declares
that as he understands his Father the aforesaid
John Davis was married to his wife Jane Davis Rutherford
County N. Carolina in the latter part of the year 1787
S
Sixteenth
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And he further declares that } his father} the aforesaid John Davis died in Rutherford County N. Carolina March 31, 1833. Leaving} his mother } a widow who died in Rutherford County N. Carolina, Nov. 12, 1849. And all the heirs that survive Jane Davis} the widow} are Chelsey Davis, Frances Padgett, Phebe (last name is crossed out) Polly  McGraw, Jane Davis, T. Scruggs, Jo Sutton, (not legible) and myself applicant for a pension for the above services sworn to and subscribed in open court,  the day and date above John Davis.

And the court do hereby certify that it has been shown to the satisfaction 4 the court, That said John Davis died on the thirty first day  March 1833, and that Jane Davis his wife died November 12, 1849 and that it has been shown to the satisfaction of the court that all the heirs at law who survive the aforesaid Jane Davis, are Chelsey Davis, Frances Padgett, Phebe Tomis, Tenida Scruggs, Sally Gullah, Rebecca Robertson, John Davis, Jane Davis, Polly McGraw.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court this 16th day of December 1857
S. Williams Clk
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This is a long journal type document with the left side only written on, with the right side left blank. 

It shows as follows:

Jane Davis
Widow of
John Davis

Penn a service
         … (three dots were directly below the small a)

Smith Jones
Attorney
Nashville
Jen
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Adairsville Georgia
August 26th 1852

To the Commisioner of pensions
Washington [illlegible]
DG
Sir,
I hereby authorize and empower Smith & Jones of Nashville Tennessee to prosecute the claim to[illegible] pension, of Jane Davis, widow of John Davis, [illegible] of July 4, '36 ([illegible] July '38) & to receive the certificate therefore
[illegible]
[illegible] Servant
Elisha King Atto.
sent from Hendersonville No. Ca
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Dear Sir this is to inform you why I [proved] this declaration in North Carolina instead of South Carolina I live near the line and Shelby is the nearest court house to my residences and the most of my acquaintance live in that county.
Please inform me what further proofs if required
Yours respectfully
Dec. 16th 1837      John Davis

Direct to [Grafsy] Pond 
Spartanburg District
 So. Ca
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2734
John Davis