Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2710, David Davis, Vt

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(8-1776)
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Vt.|Davis, David|R. 2710|
CONTENTS

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['Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.' crossed out]
2710
P.O. ______
David Davis
Service: ______
[annotated: REJECTED]
Enlisted: ______, 18
Discharged: ______, 18
Alleges: ______
Re-enlisted: ______
Attorney: ______
P. O. ______
______ Recognized.  ______Contract.
______Cert of Dis. Searched for ______, 18.

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[paper scrap]
Vermont
Suspended under act 7 Jan 32
See letter to R. Temple
Rutland Vt.
30 Augt. 1833

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David Davis
Tinmouth
18 months
No. 5285.
2710

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STATE OF VERMONT
RUTLAND COUNTY, ss.}
On this 23d day of July A. D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Probate Court of Rutland Dis't. now sitting ['John Pepper' crossed out] David Davis a resident of County of Rutland and State of Vermont, aged 69 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In 1776, he lived at Wilmington Vermont + in the spring of that year by direction of his father, he then being 13 years old, but a smart active boy, he volunteered to go with Col. William Williams of said Wilmington, who commanded a Vermont Regt. + went with him as waiter to Fort Miller, + remained with him there + at Bennington, five months, serving as waiter as afore'd. In the  spring of 1777 he went to Bennington + after Burgoyne had come to Ticonderoga he volunteered + marched in col. Williams' Regt. Capt. Gibbs' company,  Lt. Wait to Castleton, was driven back by the enemy, retreated to Bennington - was in the battle of Bennington - after which he marched in the expedition under Col. Herrick to Lake George, Capt. Ebenr. Allen, where they took several hundred prisoners, + military stores - after which marched to Bennington + Stillwater - did not reach Stillwater until Burgoyne was captured - then marched to Pawlet where he remained until Decem. when he was discharged. In 1778 in the summer he volunteered + marched in Capt Whiting's company in Col. Fletcher's Regt. to Rutland Vt. where he served at the Fort + at Castleton, + in scouting under Lt. Isaac Clark about four months. He served with Warner's Regt, Brown's Regt. + knew Genls Gates, Starks, + Col. Warner+ many others. He never recd. a written discharge, + has no documentary evidence + knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who an testify to his services. He was born at Ware, Massachusetts the 8 March 1763, but knows of no record of his age. During the revolution he has lived in Bennington, Searsburgh, Middletown, and Tinmouth, + now lives in Tinmouth. He is known to Rev. W. Martindale of Wallingford - there is no clergyman in Tinmouth - but he is known to most of the people of Tinmouth -

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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.
/s/David Davis
Sworn to and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid.} 
/s/R. C. Royce Regr.

We Frederick Page  a Clergyman residing in Wallingford and Ichabod Shaw residing in the same place, hereby certify that we are acquainted with David Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration; that we believe him to be 69 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neigbourhood(sic) where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
/s/Frederick Page 
/s/Ichabod Shaw
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
/s/R. C. Royce Regr.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter,
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Frederick Page who has signed the preceding
certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in Wallingford and that Ichabod Shaw who has also signed the same, is a resident of Wallingford and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Rodney C. Royce Regr. ['Clerk' crossed out] of the Court of Probate do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of David Davis for a Pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 10th day of Augt A. D. 1832
/s/R.C. Royce Regr.

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David Davis
Explanatory Declaration

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State of Vermont
Rutland ss}
On the 28th day of June 1833, personally came before the undersigned authority, David Davis of said county, who being duly sworn doth on his oath depose + say, in addition to, + explanation of, his declaration of the 23d of July 1832 - that his services therein mentioned in the year 1776, he now recollects he enlisted about the first of May and marched to Fort Miller, N.Y. the 7th of May, and was discharged the fore part of October by Col. Williams, but received no written discharge. That his services therein mentioned in 1777, he recollects he enlisted on his birth day, the 8th March, + was discharged the fore part of December following, but received no written discharge - and that his services therein mentioned in 1778, he enlisted the fore part of June + was discharged about the middle of October following, but received no written discharge. He further says, that from old age + the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than one year + six months as a Private - and for such service he claims a pension. He further says, that he is very poor + unable to go abroad much, but he has made all the efforts + diligence in his power to look up proof of his services, but as yet he has been able to find none. 
Sworn before me the day + year aforesaid.
/s/R. Temple Jus. Peace

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State of Vermont
I Robert Pierpoint clerk of Rutland County Court do certify, that Robert Temple before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, is a Justice of Peace for said county duly commissioned - and that his name thereto is in his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court this 28, June 1833
/s/R. Pierpoint