Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16941, for Davis Manning, Virginia
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Va   Manning, Davis   S16941
Carded
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Virginia 27.896
Davis Manning
of Franklin in the State of VA
who was a pr:   in the    commanded 
by Captain   of the [illegible] commanded
by Col Harisstin in the Virginia
line for 8 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 26 Dollars 66 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Aug 1834
and [illegible]
Clairborne Rocke Mount – Va
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 34  79.98
Semi-anl. allowance ending Sept. 13.33
$93.31
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nath Rice Clerk
Book C Vol. 6 ½ Page 24
[on right side] Date of death not on A.B.
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Davis Manning
34701 [with a single line through]
27.436
Admit[illegible]
8 months $26.66
Hon N. H. Claiborn
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Virginia
Franklin County Sct
	On the 5th day of August 1834 personally appeared before me Robt Hairston a justice of the peace for the county aforesaid in the state aforesaid at the house of Peyton Ellison in said County and State aforesaid, Davis Manning (who by reason of a rupture and other infirmities cannot attend court a resident of said County and State aforesaid aged as he believes seventy nine years but has no register of his age and being 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 7th 1832 Said Manning was born in Buckingham County Va. and now has long resided in Franklin County County NC. That during the revolutionary war he entered the service of the United States, & served as stated herein – That during the said War in Henry County Va where he then resided in 1781 he volunteered – I served in a company of militia commanded by Capt George Hairston and was attached to a regiment commanded by Colo. Henry [illegible]. He has forgot the names of the Lieutenant and Ensign of the company. The company was marched through a part of North Carolina no near the blue ridge – after sometime the company was marched back to Henry County Virginia and after a service of two months he was honorably discharged. In the same year 1781, in said County of Henry in said State of Va. he again volunteered in a company commanded by Capt Jonathan Hardy and was marched South and joined Genl Greens army at Ninety Six, and was in the battle fought at the place called ninety six. He remembers Genl Green and Majr Rose a field officer of the army – after the battle at ninety six
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from Ninety six he was marched to a place called [paper seems creased here, word looks like it might be Camden] and there discharged after a service of six months. All was that during the revolutionary war he served his country in the field faithfully the full term of Eight months – whether he got written discharges or not he does not now remember but if he did they have long since been lost or mislaid. He has no documentary evidence. This applicant served as a private soldier the whole of the Eight months he was in service He is well known to Capt Wm Jones Colo Samuel Hairston, and many others in the neighborhood in which he resides at this time and refers to them for his character for veracity and their belief in his services as a soldier of the revolution. He hereby relinquishes all claims whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and states that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
		Davis Manning his mark X
		Robt. Hairston JP

Franklin County Set
	We Moses Greer a clergyman residing in the county of Franklin aforesaid and John Huff residing in the said County hereby certify that we are acquainted with Davis Manning who has made and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age - & that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
	M. Jes Greer
	John Huff his mark X
	Robt Hairston J.P.
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And I Robert Hairston a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid do hereby [illegible] my opinion after investigation of the matter and puting the interogations presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a soldier of the revolution & served as he has stated. I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said applicant and believe him a man of truth and that I believe he cannot attend at the court house and make a declaration in open court with greatly endangering his health. I further certify that it appears to me that Moses Greer – who has signed the preceeding certificate is a clergyman – resident in said County of Franklin & that John Huff who has also signed the same is a resident of the same county and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
	Robt. Hairston J.P.
State of Virginia
Franklin County} Ses
	I Caleb Tate Clerk of Franklin County Court do hereby certify that Robert Hairston is a magistrate of the state and that the forgoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine.
	In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affix my seal of Office the 12th day of August 1834 in the 59 ½ year of the Commonwealth
		Caleb Tate, Clk
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16941
INVALID
File no. 16,941
Davis Manning
Pri Rev War
June 7 “32
Index:--Vol. 1, Page 248
(Arrangement of 1870.)
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August 7th 1834
Dear Sir
	Offer my Best Respecte & well wishes for you and your family
I think I have been [illegible] with Davis Manning upwards of 40-years & always understood from him and others that he was a Soldier in the Revolution, from [crossed out letters] small [crossed out letters] boy I have heard Mr Manning Telling of the [illegible] of the Same, if necessary you can make use of my name in this case thought it is feeble
	William Jones
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Virginia
Franklin County to Wit
	Personally appeared John Huff of lawful age before me Robert Hairston a justice of the peace in and for the said County and made oath that he verily believes that the Declaration made and subscribed by Davis Manning a Revolutionary Soldier and an applicant for a pension, under the act of Congress passed on 7th of June 1832 is just and true and that in his Opinion is entitled to the Benefit of the said act, agreeable to his Statement believing that he rendered the Service claimed for as in the declaration Set forth. And that he resides near him and has done for many years past and believes him to be a man of vercity & truth
				John Huff his mark X
Sworn to this 3rd day of 
September 1832
Robt Hairston J.P.
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Dec 7 1832 I hereby certify that the within named John Huff who has signed the within Affidavit is a credible man of good character and [has is crossed out] is entitled to full credit and that I am acquainted with Robert Hairston and that he is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned and qualified to act as such that the signature annexed is his genuine signature
	Nathl H Claiborne

Virginia To wit
	I Caleb Tate Clerk of Franklin County Court do certify that Robert Hairston who has signed the within certificate is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the said signature purporting to be his is genuine.	In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office the 12 day of August in the year 1834.
	Caleb Tate Clk
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES	BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* Division of Veterans’ Administration Archives
Form VAM-51
12-5-41
NAME Manning, Diah    GRADE  Private    LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6157    ACREAGE 100    ISSUED Oct – 1789 to Theodosius Fowler

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of “Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800” which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolution of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.