Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,208, David Dannor, Md.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Md. 
Dannor, David 
NUMBER
S. 32,208

CONTENTS
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25284
Indiana
David Dannor
of Clay Co. in the State of Indiana
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Watson of the Regt commanded
by Col. Bruce in the Md Mile
line for 6 months from 1779

Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana
at the rate of 20 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Decr
1833 and sent to Hon. J.
Tipton. S.U.S.

Arrears to the 4th of Septr. 1833 $50.-
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mch '36 10.-
$60. -

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Wm. S. Allison Cl [page torn here]
Book E. Vol. 7 Page 109
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D.R. Eckels
Spencer
Jal.
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State of Indiana } Clay Circuit Court October Term
Clay County } Ss 1833
On this day of October 1833 personally appeared
in open court, before the Circuit Court now sitting, David
Dannor a resident of said county of Clay in the State
aforesaid aged seventy five years in March next here after
who bing first duly sworn according to law doth on
his oath make the following amended declaration in order to obtain
the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7th 1832

That he entered the service of the United States under 
the following named officers and served as herein 
stated.

That he was drafted in Frederick County in the State
of Maryland and entered the service under Captain
Patrick Watson, - Fletcher Lieutenant applicant
thinks his given name was [crossed out: William], & Jacob he was most usually
called "Squire" [crossed out: Blair], Abraham Wise Ensign, the company
was attached to the Regiment (number not recollected)
commanded by Colonel Bruce, Major Shields, that
they rendezvoused in Tawne town [Taneytown?] in said county of Frederick
in the latter part of August or first of September 1779
that they were marched from Tawnetown aforesaid to
Peter Littlestown on the waters of Pipe creek from thence
to McAlisters town, and from thence to Little York on a
water course the name of which applicant has forgotten
from thence to Landcaster crossing the Susquehanna
River between the two last named places, thence to the
Schuylkill River, thence to Philadelphia where we
drew our armes and ammunition, thence to the Rising
Sun, on the water of the Delaware River, thence across
the [illegible] Delaware into the Junier to Brunswick near
which this applicant took sick and was left, where
he remained till said company returned back again
that during his stay here aforesaid he heard the cannons
of the two armies in an engagement the name of the
place he has forgotten, that he was hauled back home
in a baggage waggon, the same route, they marched as aforesaid
to Tawnetown in Frederick County aforesaid, that
he was personally known to the officers of his company
that they were verbally discharged from service on their
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return as aforesaid, that it was in one of the
spring months, he believes in March, making a
tour of a little upwards of six months, that he
was in no engagement, that he never received
any compensation for his services aforesaid, that
he was born in Frederick County aforesaid in
March 1759, lived thirty two or three years, from thence
he moved to Westmoreland County in the State
of Pennsylvania where he lived eight or nine
years, thence to Jefferson County in the State
of Kentucky, lived 3 years; thence to Harrison
County in the State of Indiana, where he lived
twenty eight years and from thence to where he
now lives in Clay County aforesaid.
That the record he has in his family Bible
which is copied from his Fathers family Bible
which is as herein stated. That he has no documentary
evidence of his service, and now knows of no
persons within his reach at present by whom he can
prove hims, save this declaration, that he cannot
state the precise day of the month that he entered
or left the army. That the time as above stated
he served and for it he claims a pension as a
private, for said six months
He hereby relinquishes 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, save the present.
Sworn to and subscribed the day above written - 
Test J McIntire Clk David X ^his mark^ Dannor

We George Zenor & John Rizley
residing in the neighborhood with the said David Dannor
(there being no clergyman in the neighborhood) who
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has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be seventy five years of age
that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood
where he resides, to have been a soldier of the
Revolution and that we concur in that opinnion [opinion]
Sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of October
1833 Test J McIntire clk 

John Rizley
George Zenor

State of Indiana
Clay Clunty
And the said Court do hereby declare
their opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after the interrogatories prescribed by the War
Department, that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier; and served as he states.
And the court further certifies that it appears
to them that John Rizley and George Zenor residents of
the neighborhood of said applicant who signed the
foregoing certificate, are credible persons and their
statement is entitled to credit.
Signed in open Court
this 29th day of Oct 1833.
Test. J McIntire clk

A. Kinney
Prest Judge of 7th Judicial Circuit
Daniel Woods Associate
Judge of Clay County Ia
T G Cornwell
associate Judge Clay
County

State of Indiana
Clay County SS
I, Jesse McIntire Clerk of the circuit
of the County in the state aforesaid do hereby certify
that the preceeding is the original proceeding of said
Court in the matter of the pension application of David
Dannon. Given under my hand as such clerk aforesaid
with the seal thereof at this 29th day of Oct.
1833 J. McIntire clk
[squrare shaped ziggy lined box, lower left, inscribed with the following: C C Seal C C]
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I certify that I have been personally
acquainted with David Danner
whose name is signed to the within
Declaration since the year 1807, he is a man of good
character and has always, since my 
knowledge of him, been considered a 
soldier of the Revolution
[illegible] John Tipton
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I certify that Jesse McIntire is Clerk
of the circuit Court of Clay County Indiana
and that the signature to the within
certificate is his official signature
14 December 1833
John Tipton
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21307
David Danner
Ind 4

Hon. J. Tipton
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The original declaration 
of David Danner
has, I presume, been 
lost or destroyed it
never having come
into my hand
20 Dec 1833
John Tipton

$20 per annum
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 10 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is
necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: }). You will, when
you return your papers to this department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your
claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of David Danner Clay Co Inda.

[column headers: | Period when the service was rendered. | Duration of the claimant's service. | [sub-header here: | Years. | Months. | Days. |] | Rank of the claimant. | Names and Rank of the Company of officers under whom he served. | Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. | Battles in which the applicant was engaged. | Country through which he marched. | Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. | Evidence by which the declaration is supported | ]

| Drafted Entrd fall 1774 | [blank] | 6 | [blank] | [blank] | Capt Watson | Col Bruce | none | Md Pa NJ. | 73 Frederick Md | Trady |

I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant,
J.L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being i actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming
the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance,
make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.

State, Territory, or District of [blank]}
County of [blank] } ss.

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
A.B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provion [provision] made by Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with [blank] and
served in the (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers:

[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served
under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched. -> This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons
who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f), whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. A.B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary
soldier, and served as he states. 
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of the service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A.B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be [blank]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary
Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A.B.
and that C.D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; 
but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services
of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
alleged service, as they are known at the department. A very full account of the services of each person
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will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal
means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; 
and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.
All applicants will appear before some Court to Record in the County, in which they reside, and there
subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.

The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account
of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State 
troops of Virginia.

1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary
war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such
Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it?
{ To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify
as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are
requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court,
without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons - one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from
their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character
and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.

The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the
enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before
required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the
proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested ot
perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the secretary of State of territory, or of the proper
Clerk of the Court of County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a
Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is
his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before
the taking effect of the act of July 7, 1832; and in the case of death subsequent thereto, and before the
declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure,
taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period
of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the
opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.

[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow
the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If hs should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not
conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer of soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the
loss of member, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A.B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that by reason
of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: - For [blank] year [blank] months, and [blank]
days. I served as a [blank]. For [blank] months and [blank] days, I served as a [blank]; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the lsw
direct the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months,
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is
highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration o each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority;
that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil
pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the
papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains 
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses
who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses,
and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
->The notes from [a] to [i] are al equally applicable to the cases o Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in
not [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the documentation. }

W. L. Williams Ex Clk
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RECORD DIVISION
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS SECTION
3-525
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS. 
Washington, D. C. , Jan. 4, 1823
MMSV
S.32208
[crossed out: Mr. George Branson Brazil, Indiana]

Sir:
In reply to your request of [blank], received [blank]
for a statement of the military history of David Dannor
a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his application for pension
on file in this Bureau.

[column headers: | DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. | LENGTH OF SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. | [sub-headers here: | CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. |] | STATE. |

| Aug or Sept. 1779 | 6 mos. | Pvt. | Patrick Watson | Burce | Md. |

Battles engaged in, none.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Frederick Co., Md.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 29, 1833. His claim was al.
Residence at date of application, Clay Co., Ind.
Age at date of application, Born in March 1759 in Frederick Co., Md.
Remarks: There is no family data on file.
(Date of death not on Agency Book)
Respectfully, 
Commissioner.

5-2856
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32208
Revy INVALID.
File No. 32,208
David Dannor
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th 32"
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1923-Jan. 4. Hist to George Branson MMH
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MK 2¢ Postage stamp & add [illegible] Inv. Recd FNE

Brazil, Ind., December 6, 1822.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., 

Dear sir,-
Under cover of the enclosed stamped envelope, will you 
kindly afford me the military service record, in the Revolutionary
War (1776-1783) of two soldiers of that war, as the records of the
Pension Bureau show them?

Larkin Lane, - understood to have been granted a pension upon his
application, made while residing in Parke County,
Indiana. The location of his un-marked grave
in Greene Township, Parke County, is known to
the writer.

David Dannor, - understood to have been granted a pension upon his application, made while residing in Clay County,
Indiana.

This information, if you will grant it, will be much appreciated.

Very truly,
George Branson.


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