Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,202, William Davis, Md.
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Service- Md
Davis, William 
Number S. 32202
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95354
Kentucky[crossed out, written underneath is Indiana]
William Davis of Basborbs in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the [illegible]commanded by Captain Stewart of the reg.commanded by Bob Hardy in the Maryland line for 1 year.   To Indiana
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 dollars------Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of December 1833 and Mr. Harrison Present
Arrears to the 4th of [smudged out] 100.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 20.00
  $120.00 {Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Danl Boyd Clerk Book E2 Vol. 7th Page 30---120
[Left side of paper, handwritten] Transfer to Indiana from 4 March 1834
Date of death not ava AB
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No. 28.807 William Davis Ken.
from 1780 from 17040 [the 0 is crossed out]
see note within
Mr. Harrison present.
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War Department
Pension Office,
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 show 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 compling with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
Statement, showing the service of William Davis:
Period when the service was rendered: 1780, 1782, 1783. Duration of the claimant's service. One year each. Rank of the claimant: Private. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served: Capt Stewart & Col Hardy. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service: 43. Proof by which the declaration is supported: Traditionary & one citizen. 
The applicant service was as a minute man. He was not in actual service. The whole of the time stated but only called upon to go against the enemy when his services were required to defend the east against the intentions of the enemy from then shippy one year will be allowed
I am respectfully,
Your obedient servant, 
James L. Edwards,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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2 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 in 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, mucicians 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 County of } ss.
On this     day of    personally appeared(a) before A.B. a resident(b) of    in the county of    and State, Territory or District of    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 provision made b the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the Untied States in the year (d) , with and served in the   (e) regiment of the   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 an 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 
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 revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.  I  of the Court of   do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of    for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i)this day of & 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 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   and C. D. residing in (the same)hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with  , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be  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 days 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. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.  I,   Clerk of the Court of    do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of    for a pension.  In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this   day  of   &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
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department.  A very full account of the services of each person 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 of 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 the 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 inquiry 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 to 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 or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or 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 June 7, 1832; and in 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 he 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 or 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 memory, 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---year----months, and------days, I served as a -----. For ---- months and ---- days, I served as a ------; 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 law directs 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 of 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 all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [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 declaration.
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Kentucky
William Davis
7 June 25.354

transfer
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Application for a transfer.
State of Indiana County of Parke SS.
On this second day of July 1834. Before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the said county of Parke, personally appeared William Davis who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Companys commanded by Captains John Stewart & Bartly Townsend, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Handy, in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Kentucky, from where he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Indiana, where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future. The following and his reasons for removing from Kentucky to Indiana, to wit, that his only sister and son reside in said State of Indiana, and as he (is) greatly advanced in life he wishes to spend the remainder of his life with or near them, believing that it will be much more to his satisfaction to do so, and furthermore, he prefers Indiana as his place of residence in consequence of slavery being inadmissible therein. WM Davis
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day of year aforesaid.  Matthew Noel SS
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State of Indiana Parke County. SS.

On this 7th day of July 1834. Before me Matthew Noel an acting justice of the peace for said Co. personally came John G Davis who on his oath says that William Davis who has sworn and subscribed the within affidavit is the same person named in a pension cultfied in his possession dated & given at the war office of the U.S. the 28th Dec 1833 signs "Leur Cass" secretary of war & armies & countersigned. I.S. Edwards "Commisioner of Pensions" numbered a 25354- by which certificate said William Davis is entitled to receive forty dollars per annum as a pension that said William Davis on the 1st day of January 1834 and for several years previous thereto was a resident of the state of Kentucky and that said William Davis who has taken the within oath in the same person described in said affidavit that he now resides in the said county of Parke Indiana and this affidavit truly believes the said William Davis intends making said county of Parke his permanent residence.
Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day & year aforesaid. Matthew Noel
Jno. G. Davis

I Matthew Noel a justice of the peace in and for Parke County Indiana fiercly certify that John G Davis who has made the above oath in a person of veriaty of his statements and entitled to credit. Given under my hand and seal the 7 day of July AD 1834
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State of Indiana County of Parke P. & John G. Davis Clerk of the Circuit Court of said county hereby certify that Matthew Noel Esquire, who has administered the foregoing oath, and who has given the foregoing certificate- is now, and was on the day of the dates thereof, an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Parke, duly elected commisions and qualifies and full faith, and credit, are due to all of his official acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said court, at the Court house in Rockville, this 7th day of July, A. D. 1843:
Jno. G. Davis, clk. [The seal of the county is on this paper]
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State of KY
Bourbon County

Personally appeared before me D.O. Richart - a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid William Davis a resident of the county aforesaid in the state aforesaid, aged 73 years on the 12th of January 1833 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 the 7th of June 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.

He states he was born on the 12th of January 1761 in the county of Worcester County Maryland and continued to reside there until the Spring of 1780 at which time he thinks in the month of March he entered into the service of the United States as a volunteer for twelve months under Capt. John Stewart, Major Hansten and Col. Samuel Handy, Lieutenant Selby Parker, General Winder and states that each company belonging to the militia regiment to which he was attached had to furnish a certain quota of men out of the company to which he belonged to he thinks there was ten men required either to be drafted or volunteer and rather than be drafted he chose to volunteer which he did at the time above named and for the time above stated. He states that the county in which he lived as well as those adjoining were kept in continual claim by the landing of the British troops on the margin of the river Wycomico (Wicomico) together with the great annoyance of the [illegible] and prevent them from doing and committing injuries upon the inhabitants and also to the British on the south by landing their forces no more imbodied. He states that immediately after he volunteered, they marched to the river above named and ranged up and down said river and through the different counties contiguous to Worcester and was also stationed a part of our time at the widow Newman on the banks of the river above mentioned. He states that during the whole twelve months he ranged up
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above stated and at the end of the twelve months he was honourably (honorably) discharged that is of opinion he never received a written discharge, so it is if he did, he has lost. This is a statement of his services the first year as near as he can now remember. He says he has a recollection of circumstances which occurred during the first years' service which he will here name as it has left a trace on his memory that he never can forget that there was a man whose name he has now forgotten who during our march in the Fall after he entered the service lost his said boots in the mud and would not stop to get them but marched on barefoot through the mud. And also, one other man whose name he has also forgotten robbed a window of some bread and was caught and was acquitted. He states that immediate after he returned home in March, he thinks the last of March 1781. He again entered the service as a volunteer from same county and under same officers except the Capt. who he thinks was promoted and [illegible] and was succeeded by the next in rank and all but the change produced by the above circumstances he served under the second year and marched through the same country of pretty much as the first and for the purposes nearly as the first year he states that during that year he thinks in the fall Cornwallis was taken at York. He however continued in the service until the year was out and was discharged by his Capt. and returned home but is of opinion he did not receive a discharge in writing as he is now old and being infirm and living to his great age and subsequent loss of memory he has forgotten many of the particulars of his services and may so have forgotten as to his having received a written discharge so it is he has now for the above two years services he says that at the time he speaks of he would be useless for him to say the country was in continued alarm and apprehension of danger from the British and Tories as that first is well to the readers of the revolutionary history.
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He states that the third tour he served was still
from the same County and State and under the
same officer except the Capt whose name was
Laws and this Tour he says was commenced at
the end of the second tour he thinks the 1st of
April 1782 as a volunteer as he was young and had
become somewhat delighted with Military life he
had came to a determination to serve during the
war. on this tour which was for twelve months
more he ranged the country prety [pretty] much as above
and for the porposes [purposes] above named on this tour
he says he was stationed at Know hill Sail as a
guard to guard some prisoners taken by a private
[illegible] that he served during the whole year Making in
all three years he performed as a private soldier
in the revolutionary war. And as the War (at the end
of the third year) was considered at an end and no further
use for Soldering he was discharged from the service
and returned home to his mothers in the county
above stated and so continued. After having Served
a term of three years from the year 1780 untill 83-
in the spring the same time when he entered. The Service
in 1782. He says he is now old and feels his approaching
desitation and knows he cannot survive many months
more and what he has said he has said with a
single eye to the truth as he well knows he must
shortly stand before the doucher of all hearts and
give an account for all the deeds done in the body
he would not has and his reputation here nor the
hope of immortality in a future state of existince [existence]
by stating a falsehood He says he is now and has
been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
for fifty three years. Although he is very poor and
stands in much need of assistance from some
source.- He states he has a record of his age
He states he has named the county from which he went
into the serice above He also states he most as a 
volunteer an all the above tours as a private
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He says that as he served entirely with the Militia
he has no recollection of any officers only those
named above. He has stated as to his discharges
above He has also stated as to the capacity he served
in He says he knows of George Havens
a clergyman residing in Bourbon County and in his
immediate neighborhood and [illegible] Bounty
who resides in same who can state as to his character
for veracity and his reputation in his neighborhood
as having been a soldier of the revolution.
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 No living witness to prove his service may part
Except Parker. who knows [illegible] about
about three and such as he has he offers
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year
aforsaid [aforesaid] He say he moved to Ky Bourbo [Bourbon]Co., Wm Davis [hand drawn cloud with the word "Seal" written inside]
We George Havens a clergyman residing in Bourbon
County and Peter Banty residing in same hereby
certify that we are well acquainted with William Davis
who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration
that we believe him to be of the age he states that he is
reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he
resides to have been a soldier of the Revolutionary
War and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year [illegible]
George Havens
Peter Banty

And I D O Richart a Judge and Justice of the peace
in and for the county court for the county aforsaid [aforesaid]hereby
declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War
department that the above named applicant was
a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states And I 
further certify that George Havens whose name is subscribed
to the above certificate is a clergyman residing in Bourbon
County and Peter Banty residing in same and is a credible
person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I further certify that the applicant is unable to go to Town
given under my hand this 8th day of Nov. 1833. D. O. Richart JP
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Statement of Charles Parker

I Charles Parker do hereby certify that I have been acquainted with William Davis (whose name is subscribed to this declaration to which this affidavit is affixed and said Davis is now before me) sixty odd years that I became acquainted with him from a child as we were both born in the same county & state to wit. Worcester County & State of Maryland. I do not hesitate to say he is a man of undoubted veracity and is a member of the methodist church and has been for 53 years. I was too young to take any part in the war but remember the time well and say that Mr. Davis served the time as he states in his declaration but have no actual personal knowledge of the whole time, he served but his service was notorious in the neighborhood when he lived in Worcester County Maryland. [illegible] this country given under my hand this 28th Nov 1833

Charles Parker - SEAL
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State of KY
Bourbon County

I D.O. Richart a Justice of the Peace in and for Bourbon County do certify that the within Charles Parker subscribed the within affidavit in my presents (presence) and qualified to the same and I certify that said Parker is a man of truth and veracity. Given under my hand this 28th Nov 1833

D.O. Richart - JP BC

Commonwealth of Kentucky & County of Bourbon

I Thomas P Smith Clerk of the said county do certify that the above named D.O. Richart is a magistrate of said county duly qualified & that his signature is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county this 2nd day of December 1833 & in the 42nd year of the commonwealth.

Tho P Smith
Clerk of Bourbon County Court

SEAL
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January 4, 1937 
xxxxxxxxxxxx
BA-J/EEL
William Davis - S. 32202
Viola Mck. Coleman Foster Apartments Madison, Indiana
Dear Madam:  Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Davis, who received pension in Switzerland County, Indiana, in 1834.

The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 32202, based upon the military service in that war of William Davis, the only soldier of that name, who was receiving pension in 1834, while residing in the state of Indiana.  He served in the Maryland troops and received pension while residing in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and in 1834, was transferred to Indiana, being then a resident of Parke County, that state.  He was erroneously listed in the Report of the Secretary of War, printed in 1835, as having served in the Virginia troops and pensioned in Switzerland County, Indiana.

William Davis was born January 12, 1761, in Worcester County, Maryland.  The names of his parents are not shown.

While residing in said Worcester County, Maryland, William Davis enlisted in March, 1780, and served three years as a private under Captains John Stewart and Bartley Townsend, Colonel Samuel Handy's Maryland Regiment.  He stated that he served as a ranger guarding the shores of the rivers and protecting the inhabitants of Worcester and adjoining counties from the Tories.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 28, 1833, while residing in Bourbon County, Kentucky.  In 1834, he moved to Parke County, Indiana, to be near "his only sister and son".  He gave no names and there is no reference to a wife.

In 1834, one John G. Davis resided in Parke County, Indiana and was clerk of the court for said county.  No relationship to the soldier was shown.  
Very truly yours.  A. D. Hiller Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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32202
Rey INVALID.
File No. 32202
William Davis
Pri. Rev War
Act: June 7 32
Index: Vol. 2, Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870]

1915 Feb. 19. Heirs to Mrs. C A. Copher- AW
1937- Jan 4 - Hist to Viola Mc K. Coleman- Es
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[handwritten envelope]
Rockville Ia  July 7th July 
Free
J.L. Edwards Court of Pensions [ink smudge in middle of the word.]
Washington City, D.C.
For transfer
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Please address your communications to me.
Jno G. Davis
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Rev. and 1812 Wars Section mmHS
[faint letterhead] Revolutionary War Records Section. 3-825 S. 32202 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
January 7, 1924
Mrs. John D. Reid  407 East Second St.,  Pana, Ill.
Madam:  I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 32202 it appears that William Davis was born January 12, 1761 in Worcester County, Maryland.  

While living in said County he enlisted in March 1780 and served three years as a private in Captains John Stewart and Bartley Townsend's Companies, Colonel Samuel Handy's Maryland Regiment.

He was allowed pension on his application executed November 28, 1833 while a resident of Bourbon County, Kentucky.

In 1834 soldier resided in Parke County, Indiana in order to be with "his only sister and son" names not stated.
Respectfully, Acting Commissioner.
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3-525  [folded corner of paper]MENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.  Washington, D. C., 19
In reply to your request of --------------, received-------------for a statement of the military history of William Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
Dates of Enlistment or Appointment. Mar 1780
Length of Service. 3 yrs
Rank.  Pvt
Officers under whom service was rendered.
Captain. John Stewart Bartley Townsend
Colonel.  Samuel Hardy
State. Md.
Battles engaged in [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Worcester, Co. Md.
Date of application for Pension, Nov. 28, 1833, His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Bourbon Co. Ky
Age at date of application, b. Worcester Co. Md. Jan 12, 1761
Remarks: In 1834 soldier resided in Parke Co. Indiana in order to be with "his only sister and son" names not stated.  Respectfully, Commissioner. 6-2856
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[Letterhead] JOHN PAUL CHAPTER
D.A.R.
MADISON, INDIANA
[Handwritten note]  Dec. 17-'36
Dear Sirs:  Please send me Revolutionary War record of William Davis Va. who received a pension in Switzerland Co., Ind. in 1834.
Thank you! Viola McK Coleman  Foster Apts.
[stamp]Received Dec 21 1936 Mail Sub-Div Vets Adm. Reader31
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Mrs. John D. Reid
No 407 E. Second St
Pana, Ill.

Nov 17/23

US PENSION OFFICE STAMP: Nov 20 1923

Department of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen:

Can you tell me if John Davis born Mar 2, 1753 - Jesse Davis born Jan 21, 1758 - Eli Davis born July 27, 1760, William Davis born Sept 22, 1763 - Solomon Davis born Apr 15, 1766, all born in Worcester Co. Maryland and lived there - received pay for any military service in the war of the revolution.

Very truly

Mrs. John D. Reid
407 E. 2nd At
Pana, Ill.

Please give me military record of any or all of these.
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Stamped Env retd
Troy MO, Feb 11-15

To the Pension Bureau
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:

Please send me a certified copy of the pension papers of the following revolutionary soldiers:

(1) Evans Davis who enlisted May 18, 1878 in Maryland and was a private in Morris' Company
(2) Peter Davis (or Davies) of Charles Co, Maryland - of the Corps of Maryland Artillery, commanded by Major Brown. He was discharged from the army 1781. His name appears on payroll of the 2nd and 3rd companies of Maryland Artillery.
(see next page)
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(3) Jesse (Jese) Davis - a revolutionary soldier from Maryland.
(4) Wm Davis - of Worcester Co, Maryland - a revolutionary soldier.
(5) John Duncan - born and reared in Culpepper Co Va. Served his county throughout the Rev War but died soon after he was mustered out. His son William received a land warrant dated Nov 1, 1788 giving him 100 acres of land on account of his Father's services.

I greatly desire a correct copy of the pension papers - of the above or names & dates of their wife and children.

Very gratefully

Mrs. C.A. Copher
Lincoln Co, Troy MO
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The allowance made in this case will be taken
A.G. Harrison
Dec 28th, 1833
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Bounty Land Warrant Record Card

Name Davis, William
Grade Private
Line Maryland
Warrant Number 11166
Acreage 100 
Issued July 8, 1797
To James DeBaufre assiginee