Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30981, Henry Davis, N.C.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

[3-1776]

SERVICE
N.C.

Davis, Henry

NUMBER
S.30981

Born N. C.
CONTENTS
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[typed form, with handwritten responses] 

7340
Kentucky

Henry Davis
of Christian Co. in the State of Kentucky
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Devets of the Regt. Commanded by Col. Locke in the N. Carolina line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky
at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1st day of April 1833 and sent to D. S. Hays Hopkinsville Ken.

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - $160.00
Semi=anl. [annual] allowance ending 4 Sept. 40.00
$200.00

{Revolutionary Claim}
{Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Daniel Boyd, Clerk
Book E Vol. 7 Page 7

[written sideways] 8994
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dropped 8994
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State of Kentucky – Christian County S.S. 
On this 3d day of Sept 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Christian now sitting Henry Davis a resident of said County aged Seventy three years the 28th February next who being 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 7 1832 
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated –
That he was born the 28th day of February 1760 that he resided in Caswell County North Carolina That he entered the service of the United States as a Drafted Militia man at a place called Leesburgh [Leasburg] in the year 1779 – as he believes in January under the command of [delete] of Col [Francis] Locke – he believes who commanded a Regt of North Carolina Drafted Militia in Capt. DeWits – or Jewits Company. We Randivazed [rendezvoused] at Hillsborough under Genl Ash [General John Baptist Ashe] – from thence we marched to Purysburgh [Purrysburg, S. C.] about 25 or 30 miles from the mouth of Savannah – and joined Genl Rutherfords [General Griffith Rutherford’s] troops there — we marched then over the Savanah River to Briar Creek where we had a Battle called Ashs Ashe's] Defeat [Battle of Briar Creek GA, 3 Mar 1779]. We then retreated back again over the River and joined Genl. Rutherford again. We were discharged by Genl Rutherford near Purysburgh – Genl Ash [General Ashe] having gone home which ended my six months tour — at the same time and place there was a call for troops – and Genl Rutherford called for volunteers – I turned out under him for five months in the North Carolina Regt
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Commanded by Coll James Saunders. I believe Major [John] Nelson in the company commanded by Capt. Wm White – Leut. Wm Knight & Ensign Young – We remained here for some time in order to keep the Tories in subjection and had frequently to go out in scouting parties against them until the tour expired & then went home — 
I did not then remain long at home before it again came to my turn to be drafted – I declined being drafted and turned out volunteer in the year 1780 in Caswell County in a Regt commanded by Col Adam Saunders – Major Geo Oldham & Capt. Jno Oldham. We marched from thence to near Camden [SC] where we had a general Battle [16 Aug 1780] under the command of Genl [General Horatio] Gates Baron De Kalb & others where the Baron was killed, and we met with a severe Defeat by Lord Cornwallis. We then retreated back after which I was again Discharged --by Genl Rutherford I believe and went home. I then remained but a few weeks at home before I again volunteered under Major Oldham & Capt Oldham who then belonged to Genl Butlers [John Butler’s] devession [division] – in the year 1781 — We Randevouzed [rendezvoused] at a place called the Reedy fork Bridge in Guilford County. we remained there only a short time before we marched to Guilford Court house where we had a Battle. I was in the Battle and formed one of the front lines of the Battle this I believe was in March [15th] 1781. We then marched to Hillsborough from thence to Whitsells Mills [Wetzel’s Mill] on Haw River. We were then called upon to volunteer to go to Norfolk and was soon informed of Lord Cornwallis being taken [19 Oct 1781] We had marched as far as Roan Oak [Roanoke] River before we heard the news
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and was then discharged verbally by Major Oldham and went home. He never recd [received] any written discharge from the service — that he always served over his time in each tour — and he is well satisfied that he served fully two years in all — that removed from Chaswell [Caswell] County to Tennessee and from thence to Christian County Kentucky where he hath resided about eighteen years — he was born in Prince George County State of Maryland — he has no record of his age — 
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 of the United States 
Henry [his X mark] Davis
Sworn to and Subscribed this day & year aforesaid.

We James A Lindsey a Clergyman residing in the County & State aforesaid and Stephen Mallory residing in the same County hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Henry Davis who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration. That all believe him to be seventy two years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he needs to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion – 
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
James A. Lindsey 
Stephen Mallory 

Justices
State of Kentucky} 
Christian County Court} Sct 
September 3rd 1832 
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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and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that James A. Lindsey who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the County of Christian aforesaid and that Stephen Mallory who signed the same is also a resident of said County is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit 

I Abraham Stites Clerk of the County Count of Christian County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Lewis for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of September 1832 and in the 41st year of the Commonwealth. 
Abram Stites
C.C.C.C.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky 
Christian County Sct
Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in & for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid Henry Davis – 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 services - but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and [and] in the following Grades. 
That his first tour in Sept 1779 for Six Months and ended in March 1780 just before the surrender of Charleston [12 May 1780] — that in this his first tour he served fully six months as a private— 
The 2d tour for five months commenced in March 1780 as Volunteer under Genl. Rutherford & Capt. Whites Company and ended sometime in August of that year that he served the tour fully out — 
The 3d tour for five months as Volunteer in the fall of 1780 in the Regt commanded by Col A Saunders & Company by Capt. Jno Oldham he served this tour for five months fully out — 
The fourth tour was for five months as a Volunteer in Capt. Oldhams Compy [Company]
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in a Division commanded by Genl. Butler his best recollection is that he served this tour fully out before he was called upon to Volunteer his Services to go to Norfolk That he did then Volunteer his services again as a private for four months — that his best recollection is that his four months service fully expired on the tour before he could get home — he would most positively state that he served in all fully two years in the war of the Revolution in the service of the United States for which he claims a pension He would further state That he never Received a written Discharge from the service that it was not common for the Militia to get a written Discharge. That he has no Documentary evidence in proof of his service — That he is now living at a great distance from where he served his Country and does not know of any living Witness by whom he could proove [prove] his actual service - except a man by the name of S Warran he believes who the last that he heard of him was living in Warren County Tennessee with whom he served the first tour, and that he does not now know whether the said Warren is
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now living or not – and if living he would be unable from the distance in all probability to procure his evidence — and as to the Seventh Interogatory [interrogatory] not answered in his former Declaration to which this is an amendment – he would name William McGee, Ambrose Davis, James Hutchison Oliver Cromwell Stephen Mallory William Davenport and many others of his near neighbors by whom he can establish he character for Veracity and their belief of his services and a soldier of the Revolution. 
Given under my hand this 8th day of December 1832 
Henry [his X mark] Davis

Sworn to and Subscribed- 
by the said Deponent before me this 8th Dec 1832 
D S Hays J.P.

Commonwealth of Kentucky} 
County of Christian Sct: I Abraham Stites the Clerk of the County Court of the County of Christian aforesaid do hereby certify that Daniel S. Hays, Gentleman, whose named [paper torn] to the foregoing
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same and is now an acting Justice of the peace in and for the said County duly commissioned & qualified - that his signature attached to said certificate is genuine & that full faith is due to all of his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8th day of December 1832 and in the 41st year of the Commonwealth 
Abram Stites C.C.C.C.
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[typed form, with handwritten responses]

30981
Revy INVALID Own

File No. 30,981

Henry Davis
Pri Rev War

Act: June 7th, 1832

Index: - Vol. 2, Page 102

[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Decr [December] 26
Henry Davis

Ky.
Returned, Case from 1779 private 2 years 1780

D. S. Hays Esq.
Hopkinsville Ken.

[written sideways] Hopkinsville Ky 11 December
Free
Hon. L. Cass
Mail }Secretary of War
        } Washington City DC
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Hopkinsville Dec 8th 1832 
Sir, I forward you herewith the original together with the amended Declaration of Henry Davis - which I hope you will find satisfactory - 
yours with Respt [Respectfully]
D S Hays