Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 25635, James Davidson, Penn.

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Service                                                                       
Penn                 

Davidson, James                             
Glenn, Sarah (former widow) [The name John written with an arrow pointing Sarah Glenn]

Number
W. 25635

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12104
Sarah Glenn
M'd
act 7, July 38

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State of Maryland, Baltimore City, to wit,
On this 29th day of November 1844, personally appeared
before me the subscriber, a Justice of the peace for said State
in the City aforesaid, Lydia Davidson who being by
me duly sworn according to law, did depose and say
that she was well acquainted with Doctor James Davidson who came to Baltimore in the year 1797
with his family, to wit, his wife Sarah Davidson and
Rachael Davidson his daughter, that he came from
Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania, as he 
stated to this deponent and had been a surgeon in the
army of the revolution in the Pennsylvania line, that
he rented a house in Baltimore where he remained on
or about two years with his family, that in the year
1799 he left Baltimore to go to the Western part of Pennsylvania to make an improvement on a tract of Donation land which was granted to him by the State of Pennsylvania for his service during the revolutionary war,
as he stated to this deponent, in Erie County Pennsylvania.
That he left his family in Baltimore and said he
should return again in a few months, and would move 
his family to that country on said tract of land, that his
wife has remained in Baltimore ever since he left the City,
as above stated. His daughter Rachael Davidson died
in the year 1806, that Doctor James Davidson has never 
returned to the City of Baltimore again, that she heard and
verily believed that he died in Western Pennsylvania,
on or about the year 1800. That after the death of Doctor
James Davidson, his wife Sarah Davidson, was married 
to John Glenn of Baltimore City, and that he died on the 
8th day of August 1833, and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, and further saith not.
Lydia Davidson her Mark
Sworn to and subscribed this 29th day of November in the year 1844.
Jesse Cloud

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I Jesse Cloud a Justice of the peace before whom the 
within deposition was taken do hereby certify
that I have been well acquainted with Mr John Davidson
on or about fifteen years, and that I am also acquainted with
Lydia Davidson, that they are respectable, that
implicit confidence can be placed in all their statements, that they are entitled to full credit on their oaths or otherwise.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 29th day of November 1844.
Jesse Cloud

State of Maryland Baltimore County Set. 
I hereby certify that Jesse Cloud Esquire before whom the within Deposition was taken and who has given the above certificate and who has thereto subscribed his name
was at the time of so doing one of the Justices
of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for
the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned & Sworn.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto Subscribe my name
 and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court
this 9th day of December 1844
Thos Kell Clk

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State of Maryland Baltimore City Sct
On the 28th day of November A.D. 1844
personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore John Davidson, who being by me duly sworn according to law says, that he was well acquainted with Doctor James Davidson, a surgeon of the army of the revolutionary war in the Pennsylvania line; that he first became acquainted with him in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania in about the year 1782; that he was a surgeon at the Carlile barrack, in the actual service of the United States & that he remained there until the close of the war. And that afterwards in the month of September 1793 he was married to Sarah Davidson, now an applicant for a pension as he stated. 
Deponent was not present when the marriage took place but never heard it disputed. Deponent was born in Cumberland County in the State of Pennsylvania near Carlile and was well acquainted with Sarah Davidson from her infancy; that after she was married to Dr James Davidson they moved to Baltimore, and about the year 1797. Deponent came to Baltimore about the year 1795, and has lived there ever since that period; that on the 8th day of December 1795 there was born unto Dr James Davidson and Sarah his wife, one daughter whom they named Rachel and that she lived until the 18th day of June 1806 and then died. And that
James Davidson left Baltimore on or about the month of February 1799 to go to the western part of Pa. where he had a tract of donation land granted to him for his services in the Revolutionary war in Erie Co Pa. as he stated to this deponent. And that his wife Sarah still remained in Baltimore, that he never returned to Baltimore again; that he heard and verily believes that he died in Western Pa. in the year 1800; that on the 25th day June 1810 she was married to John Glenn of Baltimore and that he died on the 8th day August 1833, and that she still remains a widow.
John Davidson
Sworn to and subscribed this 28 day of November 1844 
before me
Jesse Cloud

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James Davidson was married to Sarah Davidson on the 15th day of September 1793.
Rachael Davidson -- Daughter of James and Sarah Davidson was Born on the 8th day of December -- 1795.

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State of Maryland
Baltimore City

On this 27th day of October in 1843, personally appeard before me the subscriber a practice of the peace in and for the state of Maryland and in and for the City of Baltimore, John Davidson, who being by me duly sworn according to law, faith, that Doc. James Davidson, a Surgeon in the army of the revolution, in the Pennsylvania line, whom he had known at the Carlisle Barracks in the actual service of the United State in the Revolution war, deponant came to Baltimore with his family, on or about the year 1797, and remains in said city about two years in  the same house with this deponant.

That on, or about, the month of February 1799, he departed from this city and left his family: his wife and daughter, in the same house with this deponant, together with his personal property; That his Bible in which he kept his Family Record, he left with his wife -- Sarah Davidson, starting the day on which he was married, and the day when his daughter Rachael was born: - That deponant often saw this same Bible and family record while he lived with his family, prior to his leaving this city. That he, deponant, knows it to be the same family record. That on the day of the date hereof,  this same family record was extracted and taken from that bible in prescence of this deponant and further he saith not. Sworn to and subscribed this 27 day of October 1843. John Wright. 

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above deponant and believe him to be a man of varasity and would be believe[d] in any Court of Justice. John Wright Justice of Peace

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State of Maryland Baltimore county. I hereby certify that John Wright Gentleman before whom the aforegoing deposition was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the state aforesaid in and for the City of Baltimore duly commisioned and sworn. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court this 27th day of October 1845. 
W.W. Bradford Clk

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Extract of the Regiser of Saint Paul's Parish Baltimore Maryland.
Married on the twenty fifth of June Eighteen hundred and ten .
John Glenn to Sarah Davidson

To witness my hand and seal of Saint Paul's Parish this thirty first day of October Eighteen hundred and forty four.
Rector

True Copy Test 
James Usher
Register 

State of Maryland
City of Baltimore Sct
On this 31st of October 1844 before the subscriber a  Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore appearing James Usher Register of Saint Paul's Parish who made oath in due form of Law that the above extract is faithfully and correctly taken from the Books of said Parish. 
T Hanson Belt


J. L. Edwards Edwards Esqr
Please grant me a pension for the services of my late husband Dec'd James Davidson, a surgeon of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania Line and deliver my pension certificate to my agent David Corey of York, Pa.

Baltimore Md Nov'r 20th, 1844
Sarah x Glenn  her mark

Attest. John Davidson

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County sct
I hereby certify that T Hanson Belt Gentleman before whom the written affidavit was made and who has thereto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State aforesaid in area for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned & sworn.
In Testimony whereof I Hereto set my Hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court this 9th day of December 1844
Thos Kell clk

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349 
Marylande
Sarah Glenn
Widow of James Davidson who served in the Revolutionary war as a surgeon
inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 600 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of June 1848 and sent to 
Sarah Glenn 
Baltimore Md
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act
February 2, 1818, Page 124 Vol. 3

Letter to John Davidson Aug't 23/49
Reported

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Rev. and 1812
War Section.

October 9, 1924.

Francis B. Culver, 
14 E. 22d St.,
Baltimore, Md.

Sir;

I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, W. 25635 [underlined], it appears that James Davidson [underlined] was Surgeon in the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment and served until the close of the War.

He was living in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1782 and married September 15, 1793, Sarah, whose maiden name is not stated. They moved from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1797 to Baltimore, Maryland, where he left his family in 1799 and went to Erie County, Pennsylvania, intending to settle there, he did not return to Baltimore, and it was reported to the family, that he died in western Pennsylvania on or about the year 1800.

Sarah Davidson married June 25, 1810 in Baltimore, Maryland, John Glenn, who died August 8, 1833, and she was

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allowed pension on account of the services of James Davidson, on her application executed November 22, 1844, while a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, aged sixty nine years.

The child of James and Sarah Davidson, Rachael was born December 8, 1795 and she died in 1806.

Respectfully,

Commissioner.

Dictated by Miss Wilson [handwritten]

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Revy WIDOW, &c.  
File No. 25635
Sarah Glenn
Wid. of
James Davidson 
Surgeon Rev War 
Act Feb 2nd 1848
Index: Vol A, Page 277
(Arrangement of 1870.)

1924 Oct 9 Hist. To Francis B. Culver see letter in B.L. Wt 582-400 Maj J Davidson  awf

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Maryland 7728
Ref
See letter May 9. 1846 let
McLean H.R.
David Coney [ineligible] W. 

Sarah Glenn who was
widow of James Davidson
Who was a surgeon
In the Revolution 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 600 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on
The 4th day of March 1843
Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of May 1846 
And delivered to Col John Hough of York Pa Present
Act of March 1843
June 7, 1866
Recorded in book A
Vol.2 , Page 252

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10,000.
Maryland
Sarah Glenn, who was

Widow of James Davidson
who was a pensioner under the Act of
and who died in the year 1800
of Baltimore in the State of Maryland
who was a Surgeon in the 
commanded by Captain     of the
   commanded by      in 
the U.S. Army line for 3 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 600 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day
of March, 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 6th day of
May, 1846, and sent to Col. John
Hough, Present (of York, Pa.)

Total amount,
$3000
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book D. Vol. 1. Page 253.

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Sarah Glenn
widow of James
Davidson,
Surgeon U.S. Army
3 years
married Sept. 1793
husband died in 1800

Maryland Roll

acts '38, '43 & '44

8607
512

$600 per an

Cert deliver to
Col Hough, present

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Senate Chambers
May 6 1846


J. L. Edwards E
Com. of Pensions,
D Sir:
Col. John Hough of York Pennsylvania, who will hand you this is a gentleman of high standing, and great integrity. No man in his county, is more entitled to respect and consideration

Very Respectfully
Simon Cameron

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I Request from the Commissioner of Pensions the Pension Certificate of Mrs. Sarah Glenn (formerly Sarah Davidson) being authorized and requested to do so.

Washington May 6th 1846
John Hough

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House of Rep. May 1 1846

J. L. Edwards Esq. 

Dear Sir

I enclose a letter from one of my constituents on the subject of a Pension claimed by the widow of Dr. James Davidson--
Will you do me the favor to give me such information as you possess as to this subject and return it with this letter.
I have the honor to be with great respect
yours &ct
Moses McClean

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March 9, 1846
[illegible] case
Sarah Glenn

PAID
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[circle stamp]
YORK PA.
MAR 7

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York March 7th 1846
Sir   
Enclosed I send the documents in the case
of Sarah Glen for a pension Formerly the Widow
of Doct. James Davidson with the additional
proof thereto Annexed for your Examination
Your, With respect
David Corey


Hon J. L. Edwards

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Oct. 31, 1845

[illegible] case
Sarah Glenn

PAID
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

[circle stamp]
YORK PA.
OCT 30

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York Oct 31st 1845

I send you the documents required in letter to me dated Sept 20 in Support of the Claim of Mrs Sarah Glenn to a pension.

David Corry

J L Edwards Esq

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Baltimore August the 20th 1829

Dear Sir
I wish you to enform me who it was that obtained the certificate for the renewal of Mrs. Sarah Glenns pension purporting to be the widow of a certain James Davidson who was a Surgeon in war of 1776 and now draws a pension of Six hundred dollars a year. Mr David Corey got her first certificate dated the 6th day of May 1846 but he says he did not get the last one. if he got it he left one half of the money or who even got it did keep it. He has acted very strangely all through that affai. Write to me as soon as this comes to hand as there may be something stated to you on that subject here after. 
Respectfully yours
John Davidson

to Mr James L Edwards
Esq Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D C

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No 7728
Sarah Glenn

admitted

Sarah Glenn
Baltimore

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State of Maryland  City of Baltimore ss

On this first day of June AD 1848 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said city of Baltimore in the state aforesaid Sarah Glenn a resident of the City aforesaid in the state of Maryland aged 72 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on in the 2 day of February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.  That she is the widow of Doct'r James Davidson who was a surgeon in the Army of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania lineand the annual amount of pension which she rec'd under the Act of 17 June 1844 was six hundred dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year above written before [&] That declarant is personally known to me.
D. C. H. Bordley  
Sarah Glenn her mark
 

Interlined and altered in lines 2d, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and on 17th by me before executing
D. C. H. Bordley  

Know all men by those presents that I Sarah Glenn of the City & County of Baltimore in the State of Maryland do hereby make ordain constitute and appoint David Corey of York Pa my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my use to receive a pension certificate for me from the Secretary of War of the United States and in my name do every act thing needful and necessary to be done in law in and about the premises all of which I will ratify and confirm the same as my own act.
Witness my hand this 1st day of June 1848
D. C. H. Bordley 
Sarah Glenn her mark {seal}

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State of Maryland
Baltimore County
On this first day of June A D 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid Sarah Glenn and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be her free act and deed for the uses & purposes therein mentioned in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the day and year first above written   D.C.H Bordley   {Seal}

State of Maryland,
Baltimore County Sct.
I hereby Certify. That Daniel C H Bordley 
Esquire before whom the annexed acknowledgment  & deposition were made and who hath
thereto susbscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn.
In Testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court, this second day of June A. D. 1848.
A W Bradford
Clerk Baltimore County Court.

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[Circular stamp]
Baltimore MD
[lillegible date]


PAID
Mr. James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.


Feb 25, 1846
Rec’d
Sarah Glenn

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Baltimore Feb the 23rd 1846

Sir
I wish you to enform me by return of mail what has ben don with my claim for a pension on account of my late husband doctor James Davidson who served as Surgent [Surgeon] in the 5th Regment US army of the revolution I have ben at a good deal of expence and truble and I think the claim a just one and that I am entitled to and agreeable to the acts of Congress maid and provided in such cases. I see acts of July the 4th 1836 the legality of the marriage may be asertaned by the certificate of the clergyman who joined them in wedlock or the testamonay of one or more respectable persons having knowlage of the fact. It may be propper here to state you the way marrages ware performed in Pennsylvania at that time 1793 where both the parties belonged to aney church as member. The minster gave it out from the pullpet two Sabaths previous to the congregation that such persons was to be married. And if not members aney minster or magstret might and it was laful, wich was the case here and there was no church record kept. A Mr John Waugh a German minster performed the marrage and he gave me a certificate and he shortly went to Jermeny [Germany]as he could not get a situtaion to suite him. As to witnesses the[y] are all dead years past  except one brother I have still living. I hered nothing Mr David Carry Latley and I think he is sick or dead. He it was that sent on my papers to that department.

Respectfully yours Sarah Glenn

Mr James L Edwards Esquire. 
Pension Office Washington 

direct to me at No 28
Charlsworth St near Saratoga
Baltimore Md

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State of Pennsylvania
York County Js,
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Nathaniel Bailey aged eighty four years, who being by me duly sworn according to law saith, that he was well acquainted
with Doctor James Davidson a Surgeon
in the Army of the Revolution in the Pennsylvania Line, and that he served as such during the war; that he was a neighbour to this Deponent before and after the Revolution: That he was intimately acquainted with him and his wife before they
were married, and at the time the marriage took place and until they moved from Pennsylvania to Baltimore.-- That the marriage took place in the Fall of 1793. That in the same year of 1793, this Deponent was married himself, and has a record of the time in which the marrige took place, from which record he cannot be mistaken in saying that Doctor James Davidson was
married in the same year, to wit, in the year 1793, he having been married before this Deponent, and further saith not.

Sworn and subscribed before this first day of
December A.D. 1845. 
Samuel M. Barnitz

Nathaniel X Bailey his mark

I Samuel M. Barnitz of the Borough & County of York, do hereby certify, that I have known
Nathaniel Bailey the above Deponent for twenty years and upwards, and know the character he sustains in his neighbourhood, which has always been good & respectable, and I have never heard it questioned or impeached for any want of truth or moral integrity.
York Dec. 1st 1845
Samuel M. Barnitz Justice of the peace

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Pennsylvania
York County ss.
William Ilgenfritz, Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas of said County, certify that Samuel M. Barnitz, Esquire, before whom the foregoing deposition was taken is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified as such and
that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at York, this first day of December, A.D. 1845.
W. Ilgenfritz

State of
Pennsylvania
York County
Personally appeared before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County,
Nathaniel Bailey within named, and upon his
oath, subsequently taken, (to wit this day, March 5th 1846), saith, Doctor James Davidson was married to Sarah Davidson, now Sarah Glen, a resident of the City of Baltimore in the State of Maryland, now an applicant for a pension, for services rendered by the within named Dr James Davidson dec'd [deceased] and further saith not.

Sworn and subscribed before me at York March 5th 1846.
Samuel M. Barnett
Nathaniel Bailey his mark

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No. 33  Certificate for £742.19 Specie
We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to James Davidson Surgeon of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment in the sum of seven hundred and fourty two pounds, nineteen shillings Specie; being the amount of the depreciation of his pay, from January 1777, to August 1st 1780. Pursuant to an Act of Assembly, passed at Philadelphia, the 18th of December 1780. 
Reading
March 27th, 1781
Jas Stevenson A.Y.
Henry Crist A.
Henry Hallen A.

No. 44  Certificate for £200 pounds Specie
We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to James Davidson doctor of the fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, in the sum of Two hundred pounds, Specie with lawful interest from the tenth day of April 1781, being the Amount of the Residue of the depreciation of this pay, pursuant to the Acts of Assembly, passed at Philadelphia, the 18th of December 1780. and the 10th of April 1781. 
Reading May 14th 1781. 
John Stevenson Comp'r.
Henry Haller Comp'r.

No. 45 Certificate for £295.6 pounds Specie
We do certify that the State of Pennsylvania is indebted to James Davidson doctor of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment in the sum of two hundred and ninety five pounds, six shillings Specie with lawful interest from the tenth day of April 1781. Being the amount of the Residue of the depreciation of his pay. Pursuant to the Acts of Assembly passed at Philadelphia the 18th of December 1780 and the 10th of April 1781. 
Reading May 14th 1781. 
Jas Stevenson Com'r.
Henry Haller Com'r.

Auditor General's office of Pennsylvania 
Harrisburg October 28th 1845
I do hereby certify that the foregoing are correct copies of the original on file in this office. 
In testimony whereof, I have hereforth set my hand and seal of office
John N. Purviance

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Retiring Officers Commutation
We and each of us whose names are hereunto subscribed, do acknowledge to have received from Major Thomas B Bowen
Captain Excurius Beatty agents for the late Pennsylvania Line, the Several sums opposite to our names respectively in certificates dated July 1, 1784, bearing Interest at six per cent from March the twenty second 1783 signed by John Pierce, Commissioner, and described as below, being for the Balance of a Settlement between the United States, and us for Commutation of five years full pay in lien of half pay for life. 


[Table headings: Date of Issue | No. of Certificate | Letter | Names | Sums | Signers]
1. October 18th 1784 |76.603 | R | Alexander Stewart | 816.45 | J. Talbot
2. Aug. 24th 1784 | 76.604 | A | James Davidson | 600.- | Benj. Lodge
3. Aug 24th 1784 | 76.605 | B | James Davidson | 600.- | Benj. Lodge
4. Aug 24th 1784 | 76.606 | C | James Davidson | 816.45 | Benj. Lodge
5. Aug 11th 1794 | 76.607 | H | George Blewer | 400.- | Joseph Blewer

Auditor General's office
Harrisburg October 28th 1845.
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of the Original on file in this office. Book A. Page 156.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office
John A. Purviance 
Aud. Gen.

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State of Maryland
Baltimore City
On this 22nd day of November A.D. 1851 personally appeared in Open Court before the said Baltimore City Court of the State of Maryland now sitting, Sarah Glenn, a resident of said city of Baltimore and state aforesaid aged Sixty nine 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 made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 granting half pay and pension to certain widows; and the act of the 25th day of August 1842, and the act approved the 3rd of March 1843, and the act of the 17th of June 1844: that she is the widow of Doctor James Davidson a surgeon of the 5th regiment of the State of Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War; that he entered into the service of the United States for and during the war in the line of the State of Pennsylvania and served until its termination as he stated. She further declares that she was married to him. The said Doctor James Davidson on the 15th of September 1793. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January A. Domino 1794 at the time above stated; that after the death of the aforesaid Doctor James Davidson she was married to John Glenn on the 25th day of June 1810 and that he died on the 8th day of August 1833 that she still remains a widow, as will more  fully appear by references to the proof hereunto answered.
Sworn and subscribed on this day and year above written
Sarah X Glenn her mark
Sworn to in Open Court Nov. 22nd of 1844
Hon Wm M. Medcalf 

Alex. Nisbet
Asso't Judge
Bal. City  Ct

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State of Maryland City of Baltimore Sct

I hereby certify that the honorable Alexander Nisbetl whose name is subscribed to the within Declaration was at the time of subscribing the same and still is one of the associate judges of Baltimore City court, duly commissioned and sworn and to all whose acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given in courts of justice or thereout.
In Testimony whereof I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court and on this eighth day of December in the year of our Lord 1844
[illegible]
Balt. City Ct.