Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2745, James Davis, N.C.
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(3-1776)
Service  
N. C.   
born in VA

Davis, James  
Davis, Mary 

Number 
R.2745
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23126
East Tennessee
James Davis
of Hamilton Co in the State of Tennessee 
who was a private in the company commanded
by Captain Keys of the Regt commanded
by Col Cleveland in the N Carolina
line for 1 year and 1 month
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Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee
at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Nov
1833 and Hon. Standefer Pienut
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept                  10833
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March  2167
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                                                           13000      
                                          Revolutionary Claim                                            
                                       ⎨ Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk
Book E  Vol.  7  Page 41

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Letter to Pension Agent 82 Comp
brother 20 April 1838.
Paid at the Treasury under
Act of 6 April 1838 from 4th
Sept. 1836 to 4th Sept 1837. Agt.
notified 30 May 1838
--
Letter to Hon J L Williams 4 June 1838
   "       to Hon. S. Jainagin,  6 May/44.
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State of Tennessee
Hamilton County   ⎬ SS

On this 28th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Worshipful Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Hamilton County now sitting, James Davis a resident of said County and State aforesaid, aged seventy one 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 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 is to say, as a volunteer under Captain John Keys a militia Captain in Wilkes County North Carolina under whom he served three months in scouting, being at home a few days during said three months with leave of the Captain, he next entered the service under Capt. Smith as a ranger he believes in Burke County North Carolina and was forted except when ranging about five months Capt Smith was
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the highest in command at this fort who discharged this applicant at the fort, the name of the fort not recollected, this applicant next entered the service under Capt Gordon in Wilkes County N.C. as a drafted man, having been classed, and served under said Capt Gorden and Lieutenant Witherspoon who marched to waxaw Creek where Col Malbury met us and took command of the Regiment and marched from Waxaw Creek to the high hills of Santee where we joined headquarters under General Greene, where the army lay some time and the B[r]itish on the opposite side of the river this applicant then marched with the army to the Eutaw springs and
was engaged in the battle at that place where General Greene commanded, about the close of the battle this applicant recollects that he assisted in carrying out a Capt Woolford who was shot through the thigh and who soon afterwards died. --this Capt. Woolford was of the Virginia line as this applicant understood, he understood him to be a Captain in the reqular service at any rate, this applicant after the battle at Eutaw springs was marched as one of the guards over the prisoners to Camblin (or Camden), and then to Salisbury in N.C. where this applicant was discharged by
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Col Locke, this applicant knows he served three months on this tour, and thinks he served six months but will not be certain. This applicant, soon after being discharged by Col Locke, volunteered under Capt Pendleton Isbell and marched under him down the Adkin river to be low the shallow ford sixty or seventy miles from whence we returned without effecting anything. This expedition lasted about six weeks and this applicant was dismissed by Capt Isbel.

This declarant further states that before the expedition to the Eutaw Springs, he volunteered under Col. Cleveland in Wilkes County N.C. and served an expedition under him to Cryder's old fort in Burke County N.C. and perhaps twenty five or thirty miles for them to Catawba River and down it, and then returned home destroying the property of the tories in our march by order of Col Cleveland, he served this tour about six weeks his lieutenants name was Jesse Coffee, his Capt's name he does not remember. This applicant was in several scouting parties during the Revolution, about which he has no distinct recollection he believes that during the Revolutionary war he actually served in all about thirteen or fourteen months, and was in but the one general engagement at the Eutaw springs but was in several skirmishes
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at different times.

This applicant says, he was born in Faquier [sic: Fauquier] County in Virginia, but has no record of his age from the best accounts by his father and mother at the time of his marriage, and the time since will make him seventy one years of age, at this time. This applicant has stated where he was living when he entered the service, after the war he removed to Greene County in the State of Tennessee where he resided about fourteen or fifteen years perhaps not so long. He moved from there to Knox County state aforesaid, where he resided about between ten and fifteen years. He removed from there to Campbell County Tenn. and resided there about two years, he removed from there to White County Ten. where he resided about twelve years he then removed to Jackson County Ala and resided there two years, from there to Marion County Ten. and resided there one year from there to Hamilton County. Ten where he still resides, and has resided for about the last nine years.

He has stated all he recollects about the regular officers and all the general circumstances of his services.

He has long since lost his discharges and has no documentary evidence to produce.
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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 in the United States.

Sworn and subscribed,         } James [his X mark] Davis
the day and year aforesaid   }

We George McGuire & Asahel Rawlings residents of the County and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be  seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood here he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn and subscribed        }  George McGuire
the day and year aforesaid }  Asahel Rawlings

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
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soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that George McGuire and Asahel Rawlings who have signed in the preceding certificate are residents in the said County of Hamilton and State of Tennessee and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John Bradfield
J.J. Jones
Saml Izaacs
Justices of said Court

I, Asahel Rawling Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter sessions for Hamilton County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of James Davis for a pension.

In testimony whereof I have here set my hand and private seal (not having an office seal) at office the 28th day of August 1838 and 57th year of the Independence of the United States.
Asahel Rawlings

I certify that Asahel Rawlings is clerk of
Hambleton County Court and that his signature is
genuine and that there is no seal of office for the Court
February the 20th 1833
James Menafee MC
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He also states that he is known to George
McGrier a former Justice of the peace in this
County and a near neighbor to this applicant
and Asahel Rawlings Clerk of the County Court of this County who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a
soldier of the Revolution, but is not
known to any Clergyman who can testify
not being intimately acquainted with ^him^ any
in his neighborhood nor having convers
with any on the subject of his services
in the Revolution nor can he obtain any
living witness or Witnesses of his services in
the Revolution without a great deal of
trouble and expense if at all-
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10/134
Mary Davis
Ten
Act 7. July 38
died Dec. 43
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State of Tennessee    On this 4th day of March 1844,
Hamilton County   ⎬ personally appeared

before the County Court of said County now in session which court is a Court of record, Mary Davis a resident citizen of Hamilton County aforesaid aged seventy eight years to the best of her knowledge, she having no record of her age and being entirely illiterate cannot state the date of her birth, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the acts of Congress passed July 7th 1838, and the 23rd of August 1842 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of James Davis who was a private in the Army of the Revolution on that he served under Captain Gorden of the Regiment commanded by Col. Malberry and that the annual amount of pension which he received was forty three dollars and thirty cents, she also declares that she was married to said James Davis at about the age of sixteen years or about sixty two years ago, she recollects that her said husband served in one company under Col Cleveland after her marriage with him, but his service under Col Malberry was before. She also states that her said husband James Davis died on the 9th day of December 1843. That she was married to him prior to his last service, but not prior to his first service the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794, to wit as above stated
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she further declares that she has not married since the death of her said husband James Davis, but still remained and now is a Widow
Sworn to and subscribed
 in open court the 4th day⎬   Mary [her X mark] Davis
of March 1844
Test
Asahel Rawlings CCK

State of Tennessee
Hamilton County ⎬ I Cornelius Millikin an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, do certify that I am and have been for about twenty three years during all of which time personally acquainted with Mary Davis named in and to the foregoing declaration and that she is the reputed widow of James Davis late of this County now deceased who was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States.
Sworn to and subscribed      Cornelius Milliken
in open Court this 4th      ⎬ Justice of the peace
day of March 1844           ⎬
Test
Asahel Rawlings Clk

State of Tennessee              March Sessions 1844
Hamilton County Court⎬    I Asahel Rawlings Clerk of the
County Court of Hamilton County aforesaid holden at Harrison in and for said County___ Do hereby certify Kent satisfactory evidence has been exhibited in said Court that James Davis was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of forty three ^dollars and thirty three^ cents ^per annum^, a resident Citizen of the
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County of Hamilton in the State of Tennessee, and died in said County and State on the 9th day of December 1843. That he left a widow Mary Davis whose name appears in and to the foregoing declaration which he made on
oath in open Court.

And I do further certify that Cornelius Milliken Esquire whose certificate appears above was duly sworn to the facts therein contained in open court . And that he was at the day date and time of Signing and being sworn to the same an acting Justices of the peace in and for said County regularly
command and qualified.

{seal} In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set the official seal of said Court
and subscribed my name at office in Harrison the 4th day of March 1844
Asahel Rawlings Clk
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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

January 5, 1926
Miss Zella Armstrong
Hotel Patten
Chattanooga, Tenn.

Madam:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 3745, it appears that James Davis was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, date not stated.

He served as a private in the North Carolina Troops, as follows:

Three months in Captain John Keys' Company; five months in Captain Smith's Company; six weeks in Colonel Cleveland's Regiment, and was out against the Tories; three months in Captain Gordon's Company , Colonel Malbury's Regiment, and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs; and six weeks in Captain Pendleton Isbel's Company; no dates of service given.

He also stated that he was in several scouting
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parties and in some skirmishes.

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, while a resident of Hamilton County, Tennessee, aged seventy-one years. He died
in said Hamilton County, December 4, 1843.

Soldier married about 1783, Mary (her maiden name not stated). In 1844, she was living in Hamilton County, Tennessee, aged seventy-eight years.

Several children are referred to, no names mentioned.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner.
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9740     REJECTED
P. O. 
Mary Davis

Service:
widow of James

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1926 - Jan 5 - Hist. to Miss Zella Armstrong - AWF
1940 - Mrch 5 - --- 2[or 9] m. [illegible] all letters returned [inits]
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J L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pension
Washington City
D.C.

[various notes on the envelope:]
Harrison T
Apl 19th

Mary Davis
Sarah Gregory
Tenn

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Apl. 30 '45

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Harrison T. April 19th 1845
J L Edwards Esq
Dr Sir
I have before me your of the 21st Feby- 1845 addressed to one J. W. Blackwell, in C. from which it appears that the claims of Widow Davis and Widow Gregory day not appear from the books in the pension Office to have been received. I kept no memorandem of the time I mailed the claims, but the records of  the County here show, the time they made  application soon after which I mailed them to your address - James Davis was a citizen of this County (Hamilton) when he applied for a pension, and died in this county. To my own knowledge, Mary Davis his widow made her declaration in this county, and also resided here at the time she has since died, and their children several in number are citizens of this County, now.

George Gregory the husband of Sarah Gregory lived in Cocke County in this State when he applied for and obtained pension, as his widow informs me. She is now and was at the time of making her declaration, a resident of this County, as one of the family of her son-in-law, she made application and drew the arrears of pension due to her husband at the time of his death. I feel confident that you will find the claims filed, on further examination, but if you cannot so advise me and and I will make out Mrs Gregory's again, I know of no other expedient.

Yours,
B B Cannon
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Treasury Department,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
May 23- 1838

Sir

Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, James Davis Pensioner on the Roll of the Knoxville Agency, at
the rate of forty three Dollars and thirty three cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of September 1836 to the 4th September 1837 -

Respectfully, your

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS,
Present.
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[J J?] Edwards Esq
Comm. of Pensions
Washington
D.C.

[notes on envelope:]
June 4
[illegible]
Dr. Evens

Hon. J. L. William
H.R.
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H. Rep.  20 June 1838

Sir,

In re-perusing one of the letters of D.A. Deaderich of Knoxville, which was, for several days in your office I find he says that, pursuant to the act of April 6th 1838. he had forwarded to yr. office the papers in the case of Solomon Stone, James Davis & Robert Martin. If so, please advise me whether they have yet been submitted to the Third Auditor for settlement. The case of Dempsey Tiner has already been settled at that office and also, I believe, the case of Churchwell Jackson. 

Most Respectfully
Jos. L. Williams
 
J.L. Edwards  Esq.
Comm'r of Pensions
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Pension Department
Washington D.C.

Please give me information of the pension record of James Davis, Revolutionary pensioner who was on the Pension Roll of 1840 (June 1) and was then 80 years of age. He was in Hamilton County Tenn then.

Yours very truly,

Miss Zella Armstrong
Hotel Patten
Chattanooga Tenn

{Receipt stamp: U.S. PENSION OFFICE - R - Nov 28 1925}
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March 5, 1940

BA-J/AWF
James Davis-S.3498
James Davis-R.2745
Micajah Davis-W.6969

The Quartermaster General
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2498, ased upon the military service of James Davis, in the War of the Revolution.

James Davis was born in the month of August, 1753, in Augusta County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Surry County, North Carolina, James Davis enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows:

Three months in Captain Colbert's company under Major Joseph Winston, date of this service not given; in 1779 and 1780, three months in Captain John Henderson's company, Colonel Richard Henderson's regiment; three weeks in Captain Robert Hill's company, Colonel Joseph Williams' regiment, no dates given; in 1780, ten days in Captain Robert Hills' company under Major Joseph Winston in the fall of 1781, two weeks, names of officers not given; one month, date of service and names of officers not given.

James Davis was allowed pension on his application executed March 13, 1832, at which time he was living in Stokes County, North Carolina, and was referred to as
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2
James Davis, Senior.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
discernible data in regard to wife or children of the soldier, James Davis.
In order to obtain the date of last payment
of pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to the Comptroller General, General
Accounting Office, Records Division, this city,
and furnish the following data:

James Davis
Certificate #12543
Issued May 7, 1833
Rate $23.33 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
North Carolina Agency.

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James Davis-R.2745

The data furnished herein in regard to this
James Davis were obtained from papers on file in
claim for pension, R.2745, based upon his military
service in the Revolutionary War.

James Davis was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, no date given, nor were the names of his parents stated.

James Davis volunteered in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows, dates of service not given.

Three months in Captain John Keys' company; five
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months in Captain Smith's company of Rangers; six weeks in pursuit of Tories under Colonel Cleveland; three months in Captain Gordon's company, Colonel Malbury's regiment, and was in the battle of Eutaw Springs; six weeks in Captain Pendleton Isbel's Company; during the service was in several skirmishes. 

After the Revolution, James Davis moved to Greene County, Tennessee, to Knox County, Tennessee, to Campbell County, Tennessee to White County, Tennessee, to Jackson County, Alabama, to Marion County, Tennessee, to Hamilton County, Tennessee. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, then living in Hamilton County, Tennessee, aged seventy-one years. He died in said Hamilton County, December 9, 1843. 

James Davis married about the year 1782, Mary,  her maiden name was not given, nor the place and date  of her birth.

The widow, Mary Davis, was living in 1844, in Hamilton County, Tennessee; she was referred to as deceased on April 19, 1845, and reference was made then to several children living in Hamilton County, his. Names of children were not stated. The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.

Micajah Davis-W.6969

The data which follow relative to Micajah Davis were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 6969, based upon his military
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service in the War of the Revolution.

The date and place of birth of Micajah Davis were not given, nor are the names of his parents shown.

While residing in Franklin County, "then known as Bute County", North Carolina, Micajah Davis enlisted in 1776 or 1777, served as drummer and fifer, a part of the time in Captain Raiford's company and in Colonel John Patton's North Carolina regiment; during the service he was in the battle of Brandywine, wintered at Valley Forge, in the battles of Monmouth, Guilford Court House, and Eutaw Springs, and continued in the service "until peace was made."

Micajah Davis died March 4, 1802.

Micajah Davis married February 1, 1787, in Franklin County, North Carolina, Martha Richards. The date and place of her birth and names of parents were not given.

The widow, Martha Davis, was allowed pension on her application executed September 10, 1839, at which time she was sixty-seven years of age, and a resident of Franklin County, North Carolina.

Reference was made to eight children of Micajah Davis, and wife, Martha, names of children not designated.

James Davis, younger brother of the soldier, Micajah Davis, was living in 1839 in Franklin County, North Carolina.

On a copy of the marriage bond of Micajah Davis and Martha Richards, as shown in the claim, the name of George Richards appears, and in 1839 the
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Reverend Joshua Richards of Spartanburg District,
South Carolina stated that he was present at the
marriage of Micajah Davis and Martha Richards. It
was not stated that these persons were related to
the family.

The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.

If you desire the date of last payment of
pension, name and address of person paid, and
possibly the date of death of the widow, Martha
Davis, it is suggested that you use the same
address as given herein, as furnish the following
data:

Martha Davis, widow of Micajah Davis
Certificate # 1170
Issued July 28, 1843
Rate $80.00 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1843
Act of March 3, 1843
North Carolina Agency.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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March 5, 1940

BA-J/AWF
James Davis-S.2488
James Davis -R.2745
Micajah Davis W. 6969

The Quartermaster General
War Department
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your letter of February 26, in which you request the Revolutionary War records of James Davis, Micajah (or Mijah ) Davis, George Richards and James Richards, all of North Carolina, and in regard to whom you enclosed copies of records from North Carolina, also, a report from the office of the Adjutant General, War Department, this city, eight pages in all, returned herewith.
 
The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of either George Richards or James Richards, who served from North Carolina, or applied for pension while a resident of that state. 

You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War records of two soldiers, James Davis, of North Carolina, and Micajah Davis.

These are the records of the only James Daniel Davis found on the Revolutionary War pension records of this office, who served with the North Carolina troops.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator

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