Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 20,357, David Devor, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn.

Devor, David
or
Devore

NUMBER
R 20.357
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CONTENTS
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[stamp at left-hand side of page]

FRANCESVILLE
OCT 28 [?] [date is faded]
OHIO

Free

Hon. Philemon Beecher,
Lancaster,
Ohio.
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For the purposes of obtaining the benefit of an act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the army of the Revolution, approved on the 18th of May 1828 I David Devore of Percy County and State of Ohio do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution for and during the war and continued in its service until its termination at which period I was a private in Captain McClure's, company in the 4th regiment of the Pennsylvania line in Proctors Brigade of Artillery. I cannot declare that I did afterward receive a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars to which I was entitled under a session of congress passed the 15th of May 1778; for if I did it has passed from my memory. I further declare that I was not on the fifteenth day of March 1828 on the pension list of the United States.
David his X mark Devore

State of Ohio           }
Muskingum County } Ss

Before me Robert Welsh an acting Justice of the Peace in the county & state aforesaid, personally appeared this day William Maybury and Katherine Maybury of the said county who did personally make oath that David Devore by whom the foregoing declaration was subscribed is generally respected and believed to have been a soldier in the army of the Revolution
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in manner as therein stated
[crossed out} Witness my hand this ---day of ---in the year of ----in the year of 1828

The said William Maybury made oath that he was in the service in the Revolutionary War in company with the said David Devore for a long time.
Witness my hand this 21st day of October in the year of 1828.

William his X mark Maybury
Katherine her X mark Maybury

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of October 1828
Robert Welsh [signature]
Justice of the Peace

The state of Ohio, Muskingum County } Ss
I Ezekiel T. Cox, clerk of the common Pleas of said county certify that Robert Welsh Esq is a Magistrate as herein before stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, and affix the seal of said court, at Gainesville, the 22d day of October, 1828.
Ezekiel T. Cox, Clerk [signature]
[SEAL]

Every Justice of the peace by the laws of Ohio are authorized to administer oaths -- I do this because I see the clerk has failed to comply with the laws prescribed in this particular.
P. Beecher
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section.
[initials at right-hand corner of page]

January 27, 1926

Rose Devore Weigand
Route 2,
Nelsonville, Ohio.

Madam:
  I have to advise you, that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 20357, it appears that David Devore, or Devore, of Perry County, Ohio, applied for pension, October 21, 1828 and stated that at the termination of the Revolution, he was a private in Captain McClure's Company, Fourth Regiment of Proctor's Brigade of Artillery.  The dates of his enlistment and discharge are not stated and there is no data as to his family on file.
   His claim was not allowed, as he failed to furnish proof that he was entitled to benefits of the Act of May 15, 1828, under which he applied.
   The above noted is the only David Devore (under any spelling of that name) found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commissioner.
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I David Devore having engaged to serve as a Pennsylvania Volunteer for the Capt. Nesbit's company of the sixth Battalion of Militia of the County of York and in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby engage to be true and faithful in the said service until the fifteenth day of January next unless sooner discharged and to be obedient to the authority of said State and my superior officers according to the Rules and Discipline of war and the Establishment of the Corps in which I am now entered this 28th day of June 1780.

David his X mark Devore

Witness present
Armstrong Dill
Andrew Donaldson
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Auditor General's Office
January 5th 1829

I certify the above to be a true copy of the original on file in this office--
Witness my hand and seal of office
the day and year aforesaid
David Mann
Auditor Genl
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Evidence insufficient act 1828

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
13 Nov 1828

David Devore of ___in the County of Perry in the State of Ohio has applied to the Secretary of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain McClure's company, in the fourth regiment of the Pennsylvania line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828 , on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3rd of March, 1826, nothing.
  The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the records in his office.

By order of the Secretary
F. A. Dickins

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Third Auditor's Office
18, November 1828

It further appears that David Devore is ^ not now on the pension list of any agency, and has ^ not been so since the 3d March 1826.

The name of David Devore cannot be found among those of the Pennsylvania line, to whom certificates for the gratuity of eighty dollars were issued .
Peter Hagner, Aud.
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1225 [underlined and in right-hand top corner of page]

REVOLUTIONARY CLAIMS
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Under the act, entitled "An act for the relief of certain surviving Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Revolution," approved 15th May, 1828.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
12 Dec 1828.

   The annexed paper, relating to the claim of David Devore under the above mentioned act, is respectfully referred to the Secretary of War, with a request that he will be pleased to cause me to be informed whether it appears, by any records in the War Department, that the claimant has received, or is entitled to receive, the bounty in land granted by Congress for service in the Continental Line of the Army of the Revolution.
R. Rush [signature]

The Hon. the Secretary of War.

War Department 
Bounty land Office
It does not appear by the records in this office that David Devore as a private of the Penna. line ever received or is entitled to bounty land of the United States. 

Robert Taylor [signature]
13 Dec. 1828
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Lancaster Co
Octr 27

Free

Honbl Richard Rush
Sec of the Treasury
Washington 
City

Pension}
papers  }
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Lancaster October 27th 1828

Honbl Sir

   Inclosed [sic] I forward the application of David Devore for a pension--
   Sometime since I remitted to you the papers for Mr. Fox a pensioner of Fairfield County for the purpose of obtaining his payment due last September, has the papers been received-- I fear they have been lost on the way, as no return has been received--

Respectfully 
yours

P. Beecher
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IN REPLY REFER TO
Rev. War Sec.
[initials in upper right-hand corner of page]

3-1864
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS
WASHINGTON

August 2, 1920.

Mrs. Frank Deardorff,
Hale, Carroll County,
Missouri.

Madam:

In response to your letter dated the 7th ultimo, your are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War claim R. File No. 20,357, it appears that David Devore or Devor [handwritten] of Perry County, Ohio, applied for pension October 31, 1828, and stated that at the termination of the Revolution he was a Private in Captain McClure's Company, 4th Regiment of Proctor's Brigade of Artillery.  The dates of his enlistment and discharge were not stated and there is no data as to his family on file.

His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof that he was entitled to the benefits of the Act of May 15, 1828, under which he applied.

The above noted is the only David Devore (under any spelling of that name) found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to any Nicholas Devore.
Very Respectfully,

F. D. Byington
Acting Commissioner.

(handwritten in lower left corner of sheet)
Office note AW - Aug 2, 1920.
Soldiers statement of service, the only one used. (see Pa Archives 6s.35.100sp.  The report
from Aud. Gen. of Pa. has no bearing on this man's claim, probably some other person same name.  I cannot make a more specific rejection, as these claims were adjudicated at the Treasury Dept no letters here.  It was probably because he gave no date of termination of service, see requirements of the Act & had not received under former acts.
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Data I have very incomplete.  Object is to find of the David Devore of New Jersey who later came to Ohio is on pension list is a Revolutionary pensioner and whatever data is connected with same that you have on record. 

Respectfully
(signed) Rose Devore Weigand
Nelsonville
Route 2
Ohio

December 18 1925

(date stamped)
PENSION OFFICE
L
DEC
U.  21  S.
1925
OFFICE
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3-049
Ex. AW
Div.  Rev & 1812 Sect.

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENISONS,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr 4, 1925

The attached letter is respectfully returned with the information that the data furnished is not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.

No. of claim (Crossed out and hand written above it) First name of widow:   Mary

Full name of soldier:  David Devore

P.O. address of (claimant is crossed out and replaced with ) soldier at enlistment & after service

Company:  Commander Anthony Wayne
Regiment:  Supposed to have enlisted in New Jersey
[checkmark] State where enlisted:

Date of birth: Born in Sussex Co, New Jersey

Date of Death:  Died in Perry Co. Ohio.

If unable to furnish company and regiment give names of commanding officers:
Owing to lack of clerical force available for the purpose, not more than two reports are made for each inquirer.

Return attached letter with reply.
(signed) Hayes Haymaker
Acting Commissioner.

6-2163
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Stamped upper right corner:
CHIEF CLERK
G
DEC 10 1923
BUREAU OF PENSIONS

Stamped upper left side:
DEPT OF THE INTERIOR
RECEIVED
DEC 10 1923
SEDIV'S OFF (ILLEGIBLE) MAILS & FILES

Hale, MO
Dec. 8, 1923.

Dept of Interior
Washington D. C.

Gentlemen:

I desire to know if David DeVore and Nicholis DeVore, were Revolutionary War pensioners and if so give all information you have.  They were from Pa.  Also does the records show a Mr. Cloyd from Va also a Rev soldier.  give what data you have of the Cloyd family.

Mrs. Frank Deardorff
Hale
Missouri
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Deardorff

July 10
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Hale, Mo
July, 7, 1920

Miss Anne E Wilson
Washington D. C.

Dear Miss Wilson:

I desire dates of marriage and childrens names of David DeVore and Nicolas DeVore II who served in the Rev. War.  You will find David DeVore war record in Pa. Archives 3 series 5th Vol 3- page 1008, Vol 4 page 213 - 277, Vol 6 page 629  Vol 8 page 671.  

Respectfully
Mrs, Frank Deardorff
Hale 
Mo

Carroll. Co.
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Left side:

1920 Aug. 2 Hist to Mrs. Frank Deardorff

Right side:

Rejected
Ex'r OLD WAR.
File No. 20357

(Next line crossed out)

David Devore
Pri
Capt. McClure
Pa Line
Revy War
Died at:  (blank)
 (blank) other claim.
(blank), 187(blank).  (blank) Clerk.

Application filed:  (Blank), 18(blank).
Attorney:  (Blank)
P. O. (Blank)

Stamped in the center:
REJECTED

Handwritten on right margin over other text:
Evidence insufficient  Act 1828