Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,875, Thomas Davis, Penn.
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Penn
David Thomas 
S.40875
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15,692
Pennsylvania 
Thomas Davis of Green County in the state of PA
Who was a Private in the regiment commanded Colonel Chambers of the Pennsylvania line for the term of four years
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 21st of September 1819
Certificate of Pension issues the 6th of November 1819 and send to John M Austin Esq Agent (unknown)
Arrears to the 4 March 1819 43.09
5 months 10/30 4/31

Revolutionary claim  Act March 1818

See letter to (unknown) Dec 171830
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Thomas Davis
Penn Line
1st Regiment
Col Chambers
June
January
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To whomever these presents shall come

I John Minor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania send greeting

Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the associates Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county of Lancaster?)
Thomas Davis who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say that he was in the service of the United States Corporal in a company commanded by James Smith commonly called of the (illegible) commanded by Col Thomas Chambers of the Pennsylvania line in the Continental Establishment.  That he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the state until 14th February 1781 when he was discharged from the service at Trenton.  Deponent further saith that he was in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth and Brandywine and that he is in reduced circumstances and that he only claims of the subsistence due to indigent free  person and disabled by the said Thomas Davis on oath this 14 day of December 1819
John Minor

John Minor being again duly sworn doth depose and say that it appears to my satisfaction that said Thomas Davie was service in the Continental Service in the Pennsylvania line during the Revolutionary War, and that the testimony taken was before me to the Secretary of the War Department pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned Act of Congress
I also certify that I have no interest in the claim or support of the said Thomas Davis 

Given under my hand this 14th Day of December 1819 
John Minor
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Common Wealth of Pennsylvania 
In testimony that John Minor Esquire before whom the within deposition appears to have been made  and certificate given to have been made, is an acting associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the 14th Judicial District of Pennsylvania duly commissioned  and sworn, and full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to all his official acts as well in courts of justice thereout.  I have hereunto set my name and the affixed the seal of the County of Greene this 31st of September Anno Domini One thought eight hundred and nineteen
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Thomas Davie  
Greene Co
15692
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Greene County
Pennsylvania} ss.

    In the 14th Judicial District in the Common Pleas of Greene County in the 18th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court it being a curt of record, Thomas Davis who being duly sworn according to law doth declare & say that he served in the revolutionary war as follws viz" in (the) comp. of Capt. Simpson, McDowell & Smith (the) regiment of Colonel Chambers, Pennsylvania Line as stated in his original declaration forwarded to the Hon. Secy of War on which a certificate issued dated and by which he has drawn a pension of wight dollars per month and I do now swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 & that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in an manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with the intent to diminish it so as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitle and act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passes the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person for me in trust for me any property, securities or contract or debts due to me nor have I any income other than that which is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed - and by the subscribed.  That I am about 67 years of age, that I have resided in this county for the space of seven years, that I am by trade a weaver but totally unable to work, that my family consists of a wife only, who is also far advanced in age.

List & schedule of Property.

1 Cow valued          $15.00 bought with the    
                                            pension he drew.
1 dutch oven                2.00
6 earthen crocks             .37
2 old spinning wheels    4.50
1 old real                          .50
2 spoons                          .12 1/2
4 knives and forks            .50
1/2 doz earthen plates     .18
3 earthen dishes               .18
2 do bowls                        .06
1 chair                               .50
1 bucket                            .50
1 axe                                1.00
1 corn how                        .50

Amount                           $25.31
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Sworn and subscribed in
open court the 18th Sept, 1820
Attest Wm. T. Hays Prothy.
                                         
                                 Thomas (his mark) Davis

Penna, Greene County ss.

    I William T. Hays Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene and State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oaths and the schedule hereunto annexed are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is twenty five dollars and thirty cents.
    I testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said county at Waynesborough the 15th day of November 1820
                                         //s//
                               Wm. T. Hays Prothy.

Penna. Greene County ss.

    I William T. Hays Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Greene and Commonwealth of Penna do certify that the number of the pension certificate of Thomas Davis which was omitted in the within statement and now known to me is number 15692.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the third day of July Anno Domini 1820.

                                      //s//
                               Wm T, Hays Prothony.
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information contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension of file in this Bureau.

Thomas Davis Ser. file 40875.
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Dates of Enlistment of Appointment/Length of Service/rank/Officers Under whom Service Was Rendered./State.

June 9, 1777/Janry 14, 1781/Pvt/Captains Smith, Simpson & McDowell Colonel Chambers/1st Penna.

Battles engaged in, Germantown, White March and Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment. enlisted in Penna.
Date of application for pension, Sept 21, 1819 His cl. was al.
residence at date of application, Greene Co., Pa.
Age at date of application, 64 yrs.
remarks:  Wife was living in 1820 name not stated.
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40 875
Revy
INVALID
File No. 40,875
Thomas Davis
Priv. Rev. War

Act: 18 March 1818
Index:-Vol. 2, Page 122

{Arrangement of 1870,}


1909 Dec. 9 Hist to Mrs. C.S. Hall         V.L.M.
1915 Mch. 3 Hist to Mrs Geo. J. Doerzbach also data to apply to Auditor.                      V.L.M.
1915 June 18 Hist. to E.L. Sickel.
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(An addressed envelope)


On public service                      Free
                   
           J. C. Calhoun 
               Secretary of War
                     Washington City.

Waynesborough, Pa 8th July
Pd. 215
recd. 17 July 1821

Ex'd J. L. E.
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This is to certify that the Bearer Thomas Davis having served in the First Regiment of Pennsylvania during the term of his Enlistment is now discharged (from) the service of the United States of America.  Given at Philadelphia this fifth day of Jany, 1781.

                                     Anty. Wayne C.G.

9th June 1777.
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Lawrence Kansas
Pension Bureau
Nov 24 - 1909
d
Washington DC
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly
examine your pension list
of Revolutionary times and
see if one Thomas Davis appears
there. He was a private in the
1st Penn. Continental Line under
Col Edw. Hand
It is said he
was taken prisoner in war
and exchanged some where
near Philadelphia.
Any information you can give
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me, will be greatly
appreciated
Yours very truely
Mrs. C.S. Hall
1025 Tenn St
Lawrence
Kansas
Pension Office B Nov 27 1909
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one 2 cent Stamped envelope received
Stamped env
[unreadable] by H Celeio
Feb 23 1915

U.S Commissioner of Pensions
Dear,
I have an ancestor
who fought in the Revolutionary War, and received a pension.
Pension Bureau - Vol. 10. Page
359.
Second series Perma. Archives
Thomas Davis and the pension
was received in 1819-
Now what I wish to find out is
Does it tell when he was born
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when he was married and where he died. I suppose where ever the pension money was
suit, of course, would be where he resided. The last pension money sent or received by him-- would be about the time he died.
and would it tell of any brothers
he might have had that fought.
He lived some where in Penna
If there is any expense [unknown]
with same kindly let me
I am yours very Respetfully
Belle Rodgers Doezbach
Mrs George J. Doerzbach
806 Central Ave
Sandusky ohio 

U.S. Pension Office A 
Feb 25 1915
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JW
1. Rev. Sec.

Philadelphia, June 14, 1915.

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

    Will you please have me furnished with any data your records may afford concerning Thomas Davis, who served during the Revolutionary War, and was living in Greene County, Pennsylvania when he applied for a pension November 4, 1819, aged 79.

    This information concerning my ancestor, is desired for a family history I am preparing.

                            Yours very truly,
                                       //s/
                               E. L. Sickel
                                      
Address:

Miss E. L. Sickel
2041 North twelfth Street
Philadelphia.