Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20947, Daniel Davis, Conn.

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(8--1776)

Service |                       | Number
Conn.   |  Davis, Daniel |  W.20947

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Contents

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7861

Ct 29 Oct
1836 N. Taboll

Connecticut
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Daniel Davis of Groton in the state of Connt, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Webb of the Connecticut line, for the term of 6 Years
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut 
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
the 1 of April 1818
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Certificate of Pension issued the 19th of Mar
and sent to Judge Perkin
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Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1819   87-3
Semi-anl. all'ce ending April 1819 48
11 & 4/35

$137.3

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued

[note written sideways:]
Confirmed [illegible] May 1820 [illegible] send to [illegible] Jona O. Mosell House April 16 [illegible] 1821

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admitted

Daniel Davis
Private
April 1777 to July 1785
Webb's Connecticut 
Regt.

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State of Connecticut 
County of New London
Town of Groton

on the first Day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen before me Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court in  and for the County of New London Personally appeared Daniel Davis of said town of Groton and being Duly sworn made solemn oath that he is a Resident Citizen of the United States that Sometime in the Month of April 1777 according to the Deponents Best Recollection he enlisted as a Private in Capt Samuel W Williams Company in Col Samuel Webbs Regiment in the Connecticut line on the Continental Establishment that he faithfully served the United States in the Revolutionary War against the Common Enemy in Said Company of Samuel W Williams from the Month of April 1777 Untill 5 May 1780 when he was discharged by Capt Ebenezer Huntington that in the spring of the year 1781 according to the Deponents best belief he enlisted as a private in said Company commanded by said Cap Samuel W Williams in Col Samuel Webbs Regiment in the Connecticut line on the continental establishment he served as a private in said company for

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the term of three years in [illegible] was against the common Enemy, that he faithfully served during the full period of this [illegible] except such part of the the time as he was sick & was honorably discharged after [illegible] July 17 1783 by Brigadier Genl Jedediah Huntington by said discharge will appear & that he faithfully served the [illegible] party in the revolutionary war against the common enemy more than five years that from his reduced circumstances he stands in need of assistance from his country for support  

Daniel X Davis his mark

In presence of [illegible] Leonards

Sworn before me
Elias Perkins Judge of the Court of Com Pleas for New London County

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In testimony whereof the Deponent has subscribed the aforegoing Declaration & I have subscribed my Name hereunto [illegible] the seal of the foregoing which Imprimatur [seal] hereunto affixed

Elias Perkins Judge of the Court of Com Pleas for New London County

I Elias Perkins Judge of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas for the County of New London do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Daniel [blank] did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the Common Enemy that he is about sixty five years of age & from reduced circumstances stands in need of assistance from his country for support and I now transmit the Proceedings & testimony taken & have before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the Assistance Act of Congress the foregoing declaration was made to me as the applicant declared, in order to obtain the Provision made by the late Act of Congress intitled an Act to provide for certain Persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War
witness the seal of the County Court
Elias Perkins judge of the County Court or Court of Common Pleas for New London County
[written sideways in margin]
Daniel Davis

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Daniel Davis
No 3 [check mark]

Connt--

[illegible word crossed out]

con--

Hon. M Mosely
A.R

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State and District of Connecticut, ss.

On this 26th day of June 1820 personally appeared in open Court, before the County Court holden within and for the County of New London in said State, on the 26th of June 1820, the same being a court of record, proceeding according to the course of common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having power of fine and imprisonment, Daniel Davis aged sixty-eight years, resident in the town of Groton in said County in said State, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the war as follows: vis--three years in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Williams in the regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Webb in the line of the State of [blank] on the continental establishment:, and as he believes, in July 1779 he was discharged & again enlisted into the same Regiment in the fall after & served three years more & was discharged in Weathersfield by Genl Jededh Huntington That he made a declaration to obtain a pension under the law of the 18th of March 1818, on the 1st day of April 1818; and had transmitted to him a certificate for a pension from the Secretary for the Department of War, No. 7861--

And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War;" passed on the 10th day of March 1818 and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.

That I am by occupation a day labourer but am not able at all times to [illegible] as I suffer from the  Rheumatisms [illegible] seventy two years of age, almost totally blind, unable to labour, or find his way to a neighbor's house--my property consists of 20 acres of poor stony land with a small house, out of repair the whole of which is not worth $120.00-- 1 Cow worth $15. 1 old sheep & 2 lambs $1.75-1 small hog $1.00--6 old chairs $1.25--1 old chest  $0;25-1 [illegible] .25-I Dark kettle, .25--I Tea kettle .25 1 [illegible], 25 making in the whole one hundred & forty dollars twenty five cents 

Daniel Davis 
X his mark

Signed Sworn to and declared on the 26th day of June 1820 before the County Court

I, Charles Lathrop, Clerk of the County Court for New-London County, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath, and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one hundred & forty dollars and twenty five cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 26th day of June 1820
Charles Lathrop Clerk
Clerk of the County Court for the County of New-London

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Connecticut
Deborah Davis widow of Daniel Davis
Groton, Conn., in the State of Connecticut who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Williams of the regiment commanded by Col. Webb in the Connecticut line for six years from 1777
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Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 80 Dollars--Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov 1836 and sent to Nathan [illegible] Groton
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Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836--440.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 6 March [illegible]--40.

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$480.--

{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1836}
Recorded by [illegible] Clerk
Book [blank] Vol. 1 Page 17

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No. 260 [crossed out] 270
Deborah Davis
widow
Daniel Davis
Connect
Act of 6 July 1836

admitted
$80

died 31 July 1821

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Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefit of the 3d Section of the act of Congress of the 4th of July AD 1836

State of Connecticut  | Probate District of Stonington, Ct.
County of New London

On this 20th day of September AD 1836 Personally appeared in open Court before me Stephen Haley Judge of the County of Probate for the District of Stonington in said District Deborah Davis a resident of the Town of Groton--in said District County and State aforesaid aged 83 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the 3d Section of Act of Congress passed July 4th 1836.
Viz--That she is the Widow of Daniel Davis late of Groton--deceased and that the Daniel Davis was at the time of his decease her lawfull husband and a revolutionary pensioner of the United States under the act of Congress passed A.D. 1818. 
And the said Deborah Davis further declares and says that she was lawfully married to the said Daniel Davis--at said Town of Groton in said New London County in the year 1777 in the month of March by the Rev. Aaron Pierce a Presbyterian Clergyman of said town of Groton. But that the Clergyman Pierce who married them is now dead, and that there is not any record evidence of her marriage Now to be found that she knows of, or is there any person now living that she knows of who was present at her marriage that can testify to the same. But that, John O. Miner, Benjamin Daboll and Ansher Deball of the town of Groton--her neighbours who have always been intimately acquainted with her and her said Husband Daniel Davis, can testify that they knew of her reputed marriage with the F. Daniel Davis at the time it took place, by common report in the neighbourhood, and also that the Said Daniel and Deborah Davis always lived together as husband and wife from that time until the time of the F Daniels decease which was on the 31th day of July 1821. and that she has remained a widow ever since that Period 
Signed--
Deborah Davis
X her mark

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Sworn to and Subscriben the day and year aforesaid by the said Deborah Davis before the court of Probate for the District of Stonington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut
Stephen Haley Judge

State of Connecticut
County of New London
Probate District of Stonington, Ct
On this [blank] day of [blank] 1836 personally appeared in open court before me Stephen Haley Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington (now sitting) in said District John O. Miner, M.D., aged 74 years, Benjn Daboll aged 79 years, and Anstiz Daboll aged 73 years, all of the Town of Groton in F New London County who being first duly cautioned and sworn do severally upon their Oaths depose and say that they are well acquainted with Deborah Davis who signed the foregoing declaration and and also that they were well acquainted with her husband Daniel Davis (a revolutionary pensioner) late of F Groton decd that they knew of his marriage with the Fd Deborah from common report in the neighbourhood at the time it took place and also that the said Daniel and Deborah Davis alwasy lived together as husband and wife from the time of their reputed marriage until the time of F Daniels death and that they [illegible] up a large family of Children and no doubt ever existed in the Neighbourhood where they always lived in regard to the legality of their Marriage, and that each of F deponents do firmly believe that F Daniel and Deborah Davis was married at the time stated in her declaration (which has been read in their presence) and that they remember that the reputed marriage of F Daniel and Deborah took place before his last term of Service in the revolution was [illegible] expire and also that they know that the F Deborah Davis has remained a widow ever since the decease of her said husband.
John O. Miner M.D.
Benjn Daboll
Anstiz Daboll
Deborah X her mark

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And the said Court after the investigation of the matter do hereby declare their Opinion that the said Deborah Davis who signed the foregoing declaration is the widow of aF Daniel Davis a revolutionary pensioner, that she was lawfully married as she states in her declaration and that she has remained a widow ever since her said husband decd. And also that the aF Deborah Davis who signed aF declaration and the said John O. Minor, M.D. Benjamin Daboll and Anstiz Deboll who signed the foregoing Deposition are all of them well known to the Court to be credible witnesses whose testimony is entitled to credit.
Sept 21 1836
Stephen Haley Judge

I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington Ct. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceeding of the said Court in the matter of the application of Deborah Davis for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 21st day of September 1836.
Nathan Daboll Clerk

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of R.
Rev.
WIDOW, &c. |M [illegible] Ex. by Mr. Aspinwall, B.

File No. 20947
Deborah Davis
widow of 
Daniel Davis
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 36
Index:--Vol. A, Page 172
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Daniel Davis Connect. Act March 18, 1818
to what time last paid.
[illegible] office
[illegible]

Deborah Davis
Connecticut
Act 6 July 1836
Suspended
[illegible] 29 Oct 1836
Nathan Daboll
Center Groton.

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Nov 12
Center Groton 6
Nov 5th 1836

J.L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner, 
of Census, Washington, D.C.

file

D. Davis

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Deposition in order to amend the proof of the marriage of Deborah Davis widow of Daniel Davis a Revolutionary Pensioner as set forth in her declaration for a pension under the act of Congress of July 4, 1836, which declaration is now filed in the Pension office at Washington

I Benjamin Daball of Groton in the County of New London and State of Connecticut a Revolutionary Pensioner aged 79 years do upon by Oat depose and say That I have always been well acquainted with Daniel Davis late of Groton deceased a revolutionary pensioner and his wife Deborah Davis before, at the time, and since their reputed marriage. I was a Neighbour to them when their reputed marriage took place and know that it was before said Daniels last term of Service in the army of the Revolution expired. And I further testify and say that in the year 1778 in the month of August I was stationed at Rhode Island and was there on the 29th day of the Month of August at the time of the engagement with the British and on the day after aF engagement I left Rhode Island and returned home to Groton having been stationed there in a Militia Company for 20 days, which term expired the day after the action. And I well remember that the said Daniel Davis then belonged to the army of the United States and was at said Rhode Island at the time of aF Engagement on 29th of August 1778. I saw him there and conversed with him at that time and he requested me when I got home to Groton to go and see his wife Deborah and tell her he was alive and well, but could not leave the army to come home at that time.
Certified and signed by
Benjn Daball
State of Connecticut
County of New London ss
Probate District of Stonington
On this 4th day of November 1836 Personally appeared in open court before me Stephen Haley Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington now sitting in aF district Benjamin Daball who signed the foregoing deposition and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same before me
Stephen Haley Judge

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I hereby certify that Benjamin Daball who signed & swore to the foregoing deposition before me is to me well known to be of the first Standing in society for credibility and integrity and also that his mind and memory appear to be unusually Sound for a person of his age
Groton Nov 4 1836
Certified by one Stephen Haley Judge

I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains the original proceedings of the aF Court in the matter of the amendment of the Declaration of Deborah Davis for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4th day of November 1836
Nathan Daboll Clerk [seal]

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J. L. Edwards Esq.
[illegible] please to give me further information in regard to Deborah Davis claim as soon as possible, she is a poor old destitute widow, in regard to her reputed marriage having taken place before her husbands service expired in the army of the revolution there is not the least doubt exists in the minds of any of the aged people in this vicinity
Respectfully yours Nathan Daboll