Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16097, William Davis, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey
Davis, William
NUMBER
S. 16097
carded
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letter to P. Ag. Aug.
See letter to C. Anthony
1834 -

Soldier's death not on A.B.

Ohio, 1914.
William Davis
Clark Co in the State of Ohio
was a Private in the Co commanded by
Captain [Demith] of the Regt commanded by
Col. Freeman in the New Jersey [  ] for two years.-

[Subscribed] on the Roll of Ohio [at]
the rate of 80 Dollars 00. Cents per annum,
[to commence] on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of August and sent to C. Anthony Springfield. [C.Co.] Ohio.

[Arrears] to the 4th of March. 1833.       160.00
[Semi-anl.]  allowance ending 4 Sept '33  40.00 
                                                               $200.00
Revolutionary Claim
Act June,1832
Recorded by Wm [R.] Palmer. Clerk,
[Book] [E] Vol. 8. Page 6
[Susp.] Lee see
1836 [= 0]
Sept. 24.
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15060 [19.6/4]
William Davis
Clark Co Ohio
Refer the case to
Mr Edwards
Return 14
Must bring proof as
to his being prisoner
[Wetrup] not proper[y
Certified
[Adm.] 2 years $80.
C. Anthony
Springfield
Ohio
Clarke Co
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The State of Ohio
Clark County
On this fourth day of October in the year
eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared in
open Court before the Court of Common Pleas of Clark County now sitting William Davis who being first duly sworn says that he is a resident of Clark County in the State of Ohio
and is aged Seventy eight years and 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 he volunteered 
in the State of New Jersey in Monmouth County to serve under Colonel Samuel Forman as a guide in which service he continued for one month he then remained about at home he then volunteered under Colonel Okey Wykoff of Monmouth and was engaged about one month in guarding the coast he then staid at home about one month he then volunteered
under Captain Benjamin Dennis of Monmouth and served one month in guarding the coast he then staid at home about two months he then volunteered under Captain John
Dennis of Monmouth and served one month in the same service and at the same place as he was on his return from this tour he volunteered under Captain Benjamin Dennis to
go to Philadelphia to Join General Washington in consequence of a call[ back] for volunteers to service in line of a large number of drafts whose term of service had then expired
Whilst on the way to Philadelphia near Monmouth Court House he with some other among whom was Captain John Dillon of Dover Township Monmouth County were captured by a scouting party of British of Col John Morris Regiment he was then marched
direct to the City of New York there he was detained a prisoner for twenty two months he then escaped and went to Monmouth County to his house where he remained about nine months he then volunteered under Captain Stephen Fleming for one month and hired a substitute one Joseph
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Bishop for two months more his whole service was in the Militia his first service under Col. Samuel Forman was just after the British fleet came from Boston to Sandy Hook he cannot
State the day of the month he entered the service he thinks it was in the month of July and he believes it was in the year 1776. but
he recollects distinctly that it was shortly after the change of position of the British fleet as above that as for the dates his other entry on the service they follow the first as above stated he recollects that General Washington captured the Hessians at Trenton about one week after he was taken prisoner as above stated he was in the battle at Somerset Court House wherein received a wound in his breast from a Rifle ball which was afterward cut out leaving a hole and a large scar to this day this was in the monthly tour under Captain John Dennis he was in a skirmish at Sandy Hook whilst under Captain Fleming [Hallow] not recollect any of the field officers whom he knew at the time among the regulars he has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no person besides Joseph
Davis whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service
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
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
in open Court
Bon: Henkle
William Davis
Dep. Clk
William Davis
We Simeon Babcock a Clergyman of the Baptist Church residing
in Clark County and
residing in the same
County 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 seventy eight years of
age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood
when he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution
and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Saul Hinkle
Simon Babcock
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In answer to the interrogatories [propounded] to him by the Court he states that he was born on the 11th day of March A.D. 1754 in Middletown Township Monmouth County in the State of New Jersey He has no record of his age at this time the bible which contained it was burnt along with his house by an accidental fire in the State of New Jersey when called into the service he lived in Shrewsbury Township Monmouth County he removed from there to Washington County Pennsylvania where he continued two years and an half from there he removed to Harrison County in Virginia and continued there for thirty eight years from there he removed to Clark County when he has resided about two years excepting a few months which he lived in Champaign County adjoining Clark. he now lives in Clark County in Pike Township He volunteered into the service
There were no regular officer with the troops in which he served the regiment in which he served was called the Shrewsbury Regiment if it had any number he has forgotten it it was commanded by Col Daniel Hendrickson & Lieut. Col. Okey Wykoff. then was a Regiment called the Middletown Regiment commanded by Col. John Smock He never received a written discharge
In the neighborhood in which he lives would name in addition to
the persons named in the foregoing certificate
Cornelius Sutton, Obadiah Lippincott, Peter Basinger, General Samuel Lafferty, George Dawson as persons who can testify as to his character
Sworn & Subscribed in open court
went the day and year aforesaid
Ben. Hinkle Dep. Clk
William Davis

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogation 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 Simeon Babcock who has signed the preceding
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certificate is a clergyman resident in the County Clark and who has given is also his [  ]  is a resident in the County of Clark is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas of Clark County in the State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Davis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of October
A.D. 1832
Saul Hinkle Clk

I William Van Horn a citizen and resident of Clark County, Ohio, do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be him to be seventy nine years of age, or thereabouts, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been
a soldier of the Revolution, and that I concur in that opinion
William Vanhorn

I James S. Halsey, President of the town of Springfield, in the County and State aforesaid, do certify that the above [me] William Vanhorn personally appeared before me on this
day and made oath to and subscribed the foregoing certificate and I further certify that I am satisfied he is a person of credibility and good standing in his neighborhood [       ]
Given under my hand, June 28th 1833
James S. Hayes [Pres]
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the State of Ohio Champaign Cty [  ]

The depositions of Jonathan and
Phenias Davis Witnesses brought before me Wm [Frankieberger] a Justice of the Peace in and for Champaign Cty in the State of Ohio by Wm Davis a Person to me to well known aged about eighty years old personally came and testified as follows

 I Jonathan Davis certify that in the Time
of the Revolution war there was a horse taken
from my father by force to satisfy a fine but
he obtained his house again by proving that ┃
he hired a substitute to serve his time and I also state the said Wm Davis served nine
months in the service of the United States in
the year 1794 and further this deponent saith
not
I Phenias Davis to my certain Knowledge that under the Presidents Proclamation  in the last war in the United States that he turned out as
Volunteer to serve his country and further this deponant saith not and I Jonathan Davis further certify that I have known the said William Davis about fifty five years and that he is a respectable man of good character for truth and veracity
Jonathan Davis
Phenias Davis

Sworn to and Subscribed before me at my
in said County this 28 day of October in  the year 1834
William & Frankieberger [Seal}
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Ann Champaign County
I John C Pearson Clerk of the Court of Commonpleas of the County aforesaid certify that William Frankberger before whom the foregoing Depositions was taken and who officially certified the same was at that time one of the Justices of the Peace in said County duly comissioned and qualified and that his signature is in his own proper hand writing  
In [testimony] whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Court at Urbana
October 29th 1824
John C Pearson Clk
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The State of Ohio
Clark County SS
Before me James S. Halsey, President of the
town of Springfield, in said County, came James Davis, who having sworn deposeth and saith, that he is a son of William Davis a resident of said County, who is an applicant for a pension, under the act of Congress of June 7th 1832 Deponent further states that he was born on the first day of April 1774. that he recollects many of the incidents of the American Revolution and among other things, that the said William was for a considerable period a prisoner with the British: Of the time of his capture deponent has no recollection, but he remembers very distinctly of hearing frequently, during the time of his detainment,
that the said William was such prisoner, and of his escape & return home which was when deponent was five or six years of age
Deponent recollects that after the return of the said William returned from his imprisonment, he was several times engaged in the militia service for short period of one or two
months at a time, the number of these tours deponent cannot recollect, but that the said William was out in several of these engagements, deponents recollection is very
distinct.-- While said William was a prisoner, deponent with his mother lived with John [Havens] her mother and father in Shrewsbury
township, Monmouth County New Jersey
And that I am acquainted with James Davis

I James S. Halsey President of the town of Springfield, and as such authorized to administer oaths and take depositions do certify that the above named James Davis this day personally appeared before me and was sworn to and subscribed the foregoing deposition. And I further certify that I am acquainted with the said James Davis & that he is a person of character for veracity.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Corporate seal of said town this 28th day of June 1833
James S. Halsey [Pott]
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June 1, [1938]
Mrs. George L. Briggs
122 N Kimball
Casper, Wyoming

Wm Davis S/ 16097
BA-J[  }  

Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.16087, based on the military service of the only William
Davis other than William Davis, S.5339, who served from New Jersey and later lived in Harrison County, Virginia, that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.

William Davis was born March 11, 1734, in Middletown Township, The names of his parents were not given.

While a resident of Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, he enlisted in July, 1775, and served at various times, amounting to four months in all, as guide, coast guard and private under Captains
Benjamin Dennis and John Dennis in Colonel Samuel Forman's and Anko Wikoff's New Jersey regiments; he was in an engagement at Somerset Court House where he received a wound in the breast. Late in 1776 he enlisted
in Captain Benjamin Dennis' New Jersey Company and shortly before the battle of Trenton he was captured by the British and carried to New York City and he made his escape after being held for twenty-two months. He enlisted in 1779 and served one month in Captain Stephen Fleming's New Jersey Company and was in a skirmish at Sandy Hook.

He moved from Shrewsbury Township to Washington County, Pennsylvania, two and one half years later he moved to Harrison County, Virginia , and after living there thirty-eight years he moved to Champaign County, Ohio, and a few months later moved to Clark County, Ohio 

William Davis was allowed a pension on his application executed October 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Pike Township, ClarkCounty, Ohio.
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served in the "last war in the United States,"
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 4, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio.

He married the daughter of John Havens, her first name and the date of marriage not stated. Reference was made to two sons, Jonathan and James, the latter being born April 1, 1774.

Respectfully,

WILDER S. METCALF
Commissioner
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 C Anthony
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Satisfactory evidence is required as [  ] his being  a prisoner the length of his detention
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The State of Ohio. The deposition of James Davis a Clark County witness brought before me James Johnston a Justice in and for said County aforesaid by William Davis, James Davis a person to me well known aged about
Sixty One years personally came and testifies as follows that he the said William Davis was a soldier listed and served in company with me under General Bigg a [Genera]l raised for the Woodangers & under Colonel William Louther, Cornelis Bogard Captain and Jonathan Coburn Ensign in the year of Our Lord 1894 and served nine months and a half in said Company and that I always believed him to be a true man to his country and have been acquainted with him ever since & always have heard
that he has been a true man to his country and further this deponent saith not sworn to and subscribed before this 31st day of Oct 1834
James Davis

I certify that I James Johnston a Justice of the peace in and for the County raforesaid have known the above named James Davis for the space of about three years and from my personal acquaintance of the said James Davis & believe him to be a man of truth and veracity James Johnston [   ]
Given under my hand and
seal the day and year above written

State of Ohio Clark County for I Saul Henkle Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Clark County do certify that James Johnston Esq before whom the foregoing Deposition appears to have been taken was at the date thereof and of the acting Justices of the peace
within & for said County duly elected Commissioned & qualified to act as
such to all whose official acts are faith & creditor due
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at
Springfield this 3rd of November AD. 1834
Saul Henkle
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The State of Ohio
Clark County
The Deposition of Joab Vanhorn and others
witnesses, brought before me James Johnston
Justice of the peace in and for said County and State by William Davis, Joab Vanhorn a person to me well know aged about Twenty Eight years personally came and testified as follows. That I Joab Vanhorn have been acquainted with William Davis for the space of five years last part and that I believe the said William Davis to be a man of Good character and a true man to his country Sworn to before me
this 31st day of October 1831 Joab Vanhorn
I James Johnston a Justice of the peace do certify that I have been personally acquainted with the above named Joab Vanhorn for the space of upwards of five years and
from my personal acquaintance I believe him to be a man truth and varauty" James Johnston JP
Also before me James Johnston a Justice of the peace in and the County of Clark and State of Ohio, personally came Silvester Davis aged about forty years who deposeth and saith that he has been acquaintance with the above named William Davis for about twenty five years and from my acquaintance of the said William Davis I believe him to be a man of Good Character and a true man to his country Sworn to and subscribed by me this 31st
day of Oct 1834 Silvester Davis I certify that I have been acquainted with Silvester Davis for about three years and from my personal acquaintance of said Silvester have I believe him to be a man of truth and varauty James Johnson
Given under my hand and
seal this day and year above
Written -
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[      ]
Ohio
J.L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D.C.
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Franklin Bank of Cincinnati
Sept 6th 1834

J L Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions

Sir

The last payment made to William Davis, a pensioner under the act of the year June 1832, at the rate of $80 per annum, a resident of Clark County, was made by the Agent at the Branch Bank U.S. in this City, up to the 4th September 1832, as appears and from an inspection of the Roll of that Institute

The last payment made to him, as appears from the Roll at this Agency, was up to the 10th March 1833 [withheld] of September 1833. Further payment will be suspended
until otherwise ordered.

I am respectfully
your obedient Servant,
L W. [Groesbuk]

City of Washington
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The State of Ohio Clinton County ⎬
As Personally appeared before me Thomas Gaskill a Justice of the peace of Vernon township in said County of Clinton Joseph Davis and after being duly sworn according to
law deposeth and saith that he the said deponant was acquainted with Davis before the Revolutionary war and that said William Davis was taken prisoner by the [  ] and that he returned home and again Entered the service and dose beleave that he was in the service upwards of two years that after he returned home from being a prisoner he was stationed at a place called Colts neck in the State of New Jersey under Captain Stephen Fleming in the County of Monmouth Shrewsbury township and further this deponent saith that he has been acquainted with the said William Davis ever since the said deponent was a child and that he the said William Davis has been of good moral character as far as he knows even since he has been acquainted with him and further this deponant saith not Joseph Davis
Sworn to and subscribed before me this [25] day of June 1833
I do further certify that I have been acquainted Joseph Davis for a year or two and believe him to be a man of truth and 
veracity & given under my hand and seal this 24 day of Jun 1833--
Thomas Gaskill JP
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The State of Ohio,
Clinton County, ss.

I Isaiah Morris, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county aforesaid do herby certify that Thomas Gaskill [   ] by whom the within deposition appeared to have been taken [   ]   and now my acting just of the peace within and for said county of Clinton, duly elected, commissioned and qualified; and that to all
his ads as such due faith and credit are due, and ought to be given [  ]

testimony whereof I [heredo] l[ot] my hand and seal of said court, at [Wilmington] [   ] day of July 1833
Isaiah Morris, Clerk
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[Free]
Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Springfield Sept. 17, 1834
Hon. J. L. Edwards

Dear Sir

William Davis pensioner of this County informs me that upon application at the office of the agency for paying pensions at Cincinnati
a few days ago he was informed that the agency had received orders from the Department not to pay him and he says he is wholly uninformed of any cause for stopping his pension
Will you have the goodness to [work] me on
the subject as he is desirous to remove the difficulty if [our] exist as soon as possible

Very Respectfully
Yours
C. Anthony
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State of Ohio
Clark County ss: The Deposition of James Davis a witness brought before HH Frazier a Justice of Peace within and for Clark County
and State of Ohio are as follows (towit) said Deponent brought by William Davis, he being to me very well known and aged about Sixty two years personally came and testified as
follows (Towit) That he has been well acquainted with William Davis since his memory, that he the deponent well knows that the said William Davis was in the american army during the revolutionary war of which [any] he was a subject that he never knew him to be [among] the British on any other occasion them that of compulsion, but he
believes he (and William) has always since the knowledge or recollection of Deponent been a faithfull man to his country, and a firm friend and supporter of the laws and constitution of the same. That he the Deponent well recollects that since the case of the revolutionary
war he the said William Enlisted in the American army in which he performed the services of a Soldier in the defense of the rights of his country. And further that he has always since his recollection believed the said
William Davis to be a true & faithfull man to his country. And further say not James Davis
And further certify that I have known the said James Davis for three years and I believe him to be a good moral man a respectable citizen and of a good character
for truth and veracity
Seal Sworn to & subscribed before me the Sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty four.
Hugh H. Frazier J. Peace
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State of Ohio
Clark County 

The Deposition of William Van Horn a witness brought before HH Frazier a Justice of Peace in and for Clark County and State of Ohio brought by William Davis William Van Horn a person aged about thirty Eight years and well
known to me personally came and testified as follows [to wit]
That he has been personally well acquainted with the said William Davis for about three years last past since which time he has always believed and does believe that the said William Davis has been a friend to his country a friend and supporter of the constitution and laws
of the same. And further says not.
William Van Horn

Sworn to and subscribed the Sixteenth day of
October 1834.
H.H. Frazier J. Peace

State of Ohio
Clark County. The deposition of John Knight a
witness brought by William Davis and before HH Frazier a Justice of Peace in and for Clark County and State of Ohio, aged about twenty nine years and is well known to me personally came and testified as follows (to wit) that he has been acquainted with the above mentioned William Davis for about six years or upwards [line] which acquaintance he has always believed him to be a friend to his country and as well to the constitution and laws of the same 
Further he says that he heard a certain Ephraim Bee of Harrison County Virginia say and repeat that the said William Davis was & is a [David] Tory. That this Dept believed and does believe that the [remark] was founded upon a personal difference and dispute that existed between
the two persons on other matters. And further says not
John W Knight
Seal Sworn to and subscribed before me the Sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred & thirty four
Hugh Frazier J. Peace
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State of Ohio
Clark County ⎬ The Deposition of Solomon Sayres a witness brought before HHFrazier a Justice of Peace in and for Clark
County & State of Ohio by William Davis Solomon Sayres a person to me well known about aged about thirty five years
personally came and testified as follows (to wit) that he has been acquainted with the above mentioned Wm Davis
for upwards of Twenty years all of which time he has believed & still believes that he is a friend and a faithfull man to his country, that he believes him a supporter of the constitution & laws of the same. That he heard a certain Ephraim Bee of Harrison County Virginia Say
that the said William was and is a torry. And that he further believed the remark to have been the retort of a personal difference between the two persons that originated on other grounds, that he never knew him to be amongst the British on any other occasion
them that of compulsion. And do further say not.
Solomon Sayre
And I do further certify that I have been acquainted with the said Solomon Sayres for about three years and I do believe him to be an honest man a good citizen and of Good character for truth and veracity
Given under my hand and seal and sworn
to and subscribed the sixteenth day of October
Eighteen hundred and thirty four.
Hugh H. Frazier J. Peace
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[   ]
see letter Nov. 20.1834 to C Anthony 

Hon. J.L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
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Springfield Nov. 3, 1834
Hon J.L. Edwards

Sir

Enclosed you have the deposition of
Sundry Wintrup in relation to the character and Service of William Davis whose pension has been stopped upon some accusation the nature of which he does not seem to understand very well

He states that he was a prisoner in the revolutionary war and that he did as many other found it prudent to do that is yielded with the but grace he could to the requisitions of the enemy until he could effect his escape and that he was no further with the British Man by compulsion and this he think he could show most fully of information and his man did not prevent his [cooping] the [momentum] to
search for evidence I hope however that the
department will be satisfied from the enclosed
proof that he the man he represents himself
to be
Very Respectfully
Your
C. Anthony
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[BA-J/RWL]

Mr. George L Briggs
122 [No.] Kimball
Casper, Wyoming

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Davis, of New Jersey, who moved to Harrison County, Virginia, at the close of the Revolutionary War, also that of his son, [George]  who lived in the same section and with which letter you enclosed a copy of the report furnished you January 15, [1957] in regard to William Davis, [  ] of New Jersey and Virginia and state that there was another. Another search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no claim for pension was found based upon service of George Davis, who served from the state of New Jersey or Virginia.

The record has been found of another William Davis of New Jersey and Harrison County, Virginia. His record is furnished to you herewith.

Very truly yours

A.D. [Miller]
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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BURT C. FOWLER COMPANY
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INSURANCE, LOANS AND LEASES
1120 - 22 CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
TELEPHONE JACKSON 1426
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
March 3rd
1925

Commissioner
of Pensions
Washington D.C
Gentlemen:
Will your office kindly furnish me with a copy of pension petition of William Davis who was born near Middletown N.J. in 1754 and died
in Pike Co. Ohio in 1834, would also like a copy of his widow's pension petition whose name was Elizabeth (Havens) Davis
Very truly yours,
Reed E. Davis
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[ ]16097

The Commissioner of Pensions
 
Dear Sir,

Being desirous of obtaining information of one -
William Davis (my great grandfather) who served in the Revolutionary war as gunner, I have been directed to you. His home was at one time in New Jersey and I have reason to believe that he
enlisted from there, although he afterwards moved to Virginia, and later
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to Ohio near Springfield, where he died in 1834. He received a pension in his old age, for his service to the government. When in Va. he lived in Salem, about 25 miles East of West Union. In 1829 he left Va. and went to Clark Co.
Ohio. He was wounded in the breast by a rifle-ball, and received his pension in old age, any information concerning him will be most
gratefully received by-
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328 - South First Street
Rockford Lee
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INVALID.
16097
William Davis
Private Rev War

1906 June 8 - History to
Mrs. J.L. Clark
25 Apr. 29. [Hist]
Reed E. Davis [Nics]
-
June 1.[ Hist to [Nics]
George L. Briggs [Nics]
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his
State of Ohio
Clark County SS; The Deposition of Lebe S. Davis and others
witnesses brought before H. H. Turner a Justice of peace in and for
Clark County and State of Ohio by William Davis, Lee S Davis
a person to me verry well known and aged about Forty Eight years
personally came and testified as follows, (Towit) That this deponent
has been personally acquainted with the above mentioned William
Davis for the sale of near forty years last part that he the said
Wm Danns has never been among the British to the knowledge
of this Deponent, But as far as he knows has always been
a true men to his country. Further the same Deponent says
that more than Twenty five in the said William Davis
Volunteered in the Service of his country and the said William
was at that time and ever since & before a true man to his
country as far as this deponent knows or believes. And further
this witness deposes or says not.
Lee F S Davis
mark
And I do hereby further certify that I have been personally
acquainted with the said The S. Davis and known him well
for about six years and I do believe him a respectable man
and of good character for truth and veracity.
to
℗
Sworn to & subscribed the Sixteenth Day of October Eighteen
hundred and thirty four
Hugh B. Grazier J. Peace
●
State of Ohio
Clark County. The Depention of Gideon Davis a man aged
about Thirty One years brought and taken before Brazier
Justice of peace in and for Clark County and State of Ohio
by William Davis, personally came the said Gideon Davis well
known to me as the same person and testified as follows (to wit)
that this Deponent has been well acquainted with William Davis
for the last four years or upwards that in that time the said
William has never been amongst the British to the knowledge
of this deponent. But as far as he knows or believes has
always been a true men to his country a firm supporter
of the constitution of the United States of America.
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And further this deponent says not.
Gideon Davis
And further I do certify that I have known the said Gideon Davis for three years or thereabout. And I do believe him
to be a respectable man and of a verry good character for truth and veracity.
Seal Given under my hand and sworn to before me the Sixteenth Day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty four
Hugh H. Frazier J. Peace

State of Ohio Clark County ss
The Deposition of Calvin Davis a witness brought before HH Frazier a Justice of Peace in and for Clark County and State of Ohio by William Davis the said Calvin a me well known to me and aged about twenty six years personally came and testified as follows, (to wit) that he has been personally well acquainted with William Davis the above described and named person since the memory of Deponent (say near twenty years)
Since which time the deponent has never known him to be with the British on any occasion, but that he has always and at all times been a good citizen a true friend to his
country and a strong supporter of the constitution and laws of the same.
Further the same deponent house that since the fall of Eighteen hundred and thirty he heard a certain Ephraim Bee a citizen of Harrison County Virginia say that the above named William Davis was a tory for he had killed his father and he could prove it. Deponent further says that some considerable time previous to the remarks above named there was and had been a misunderstanding between those persons above named. That there was a prejudice existing and had been for a year or upwards further the same deponent says that he has been well acquainted with the above named Ephraim Bee for upwards of ten years and he well believes him to be a malicious ill disposed person. And further says not.  I do further certify that I have known the said Calvin Davis for three years or more and I do believe him to be a respectable and good citizen a man of good character for truth and veracity.
Given under my hand and seal the sixteenth day of October AD 1834.
Hugh H. Frazier J. Peace
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State of Ohio
Clerk County ss:
The Deposition of Reuben Davis a witness brought before HH Frazier a Justice of Peace within and for Clark County and State of Ohio by William Davis, the said Reuben a person well known to me aged about thirty years personally came and testified as follows 
(to wit) that he has personally known the said William Davis for about Twenty five years or nearly so since which time he never knew him to be amongst the British But has and does believe him to be a faithfull friend to his country a firm supporter of the constitution and laws of the same. That as far as he
knows or believes he has always in the above mentioned time been the same. Further the same deponent says that in September of Eighteen hundred and thirty three deponent says he heard a certain Ephraim Bee of Harrison County Virginia say that the above named William Davis was a tory and he could prove the fact, that he had committed acts of a criminal nature which he could in like manner prove and that he (the said Bee) would endeavour to stop and curtail the said Davis of his pension. Further this Dept Says that owing to a misunderstanding that the deponent had known to exist for same several years previous to that time between the said Davis & Bee he the deponent was well satisfied the remarks were made through prejudice to he said William Davis. And further says not. (Reuben Davis)
And further that I do certify that I have been well acquainted with the said Davis for more them one year and I know him respectable citizen of good moral character for truth and veracity.
Given under my hand and seal the sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty three
Hugh H. Frazier J. Peace
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The State of Ohio Clark County ss
I Saul Henkle Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that Hugh H. Frazier Esq before whom the within Depositions appear to have been taken was at the date thereof one of the acting Justice of the peace within & for said County duly elected commissioned, qualified as such to all whose official acts as such due faith & credit are due.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and affixed the Seal the Court aforesaid at Springfield this 30 day of November A.D. 1834
Saul Henkle Clk