Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,299, Jacob Davison, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Davison Jacob or Davidson
S. 34,299
CONTENTS

15 337 R New Jersey
Jacob Davidson of Monmouth Co in the state of New Jersey who was a Private in the Legion commanded by Colonel Count Polaski of the N J line, for the term of One Year 7/8
Inscribed on the roll of New Jersey at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 6 th of April 1818-
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th of October 1819 and sent to William J. Bowne Esq r Freehold N. Jersey-
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1819 16 m 29 d 30 - 135:73 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1820 48-
$183:73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Wofteaten sent to New Gen. Exch. Bg. 21 Feb. 1820 Monmouth Co. N.J.

Application of Jacob Davison, a Soldier in the Revo- lutionary war, for a pension under the late Act of Congress
Pulaski's Legion 9 months '78 4 April
1818
The Applicant must prove his service by two disinterested persons.

State of New Jersey } Personally appeared before me the Monmouth County ss: } Subscriber One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County Jacob Davidson, aged about sixty Years who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say that he this Deponent enlisted as a private Soldier in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, some time during the Year seventeen hundred and seventy eight, for the term of one year in a company commanded by Capt: Bedkin and in the Independent Legion under the command of Count Polaski, does not recalled what Line - And further says that he faithfully served in the Army aforesaid, better than nine Months, was then discharged as a disabled Soldier in consequence of his left wrist having been put out of joint - which discharge he this De- ponent received in writing, which he believes has been lost or destroyed and cannot be found -
This Deponent further says, that from his reduced circumstances, he needs the assistance of his Country for support - And further says not Sworn & Subscribed before me this sixth day of April 1818. } Jacob Davidson Wm Brown

I the Subscriber One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey - Do hereby Certify to the Hon ble J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War that it sa- tisfactorily appears to me that the within Applicant Jacob Davison, did serve in the Revolutionary War as mentioned in his within affidavit against the Common Enemy and that from his reduced circum- stances he needs the assistance of his Country for support -
Wm. J. Browne
I the Subscriber Clerk of the Superior Court of Common Pleas in & for the county of Monmouth in the state of New Jersey do hereby Certify that William J. Browne Esquire whose name is subscribed to the within affidavit as also to the foregoing certificate is and was at the date hereof duly enrolled in my office as a judge of the said court and that full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as such And also that the names Wm. J. Browne thereto subscribed are the genuine signatures of the said judge Browne.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold the eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen
J. Phillips Clk.

District of Pennsylvania, Jr.
On this 27 th day of August 1819 before me the subscriber Judge of the Pennsylvania District of The United States —
personally appeared Joseph Coward of Monmouth County in the state of New Jersey aged 64 years, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God did depose that he well knows Jacob Davidson, who served as a trooper in the troop commanded by Captain Henry Beckin in Pulaski's legion in the year 1778. That he this deponent confidently believes the said Davidson con- tinued to serve in said legion upwards of nine months before said Davidson's his discharge, which took place in consequence of a wound received in his wrist occasioned by the a fall of his horse while in actual service. That deponent was enlisted at the same time for the same troop; has received his pension therefor; has always continued well acquainted with the said Davidson who is aged something upwards of sixty, and is very poor having an aged wife; their joint labors their only support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid.
Sworn before me Richard Peters
Joseph Coward
witness me Wm. J. Downe

State of New Jersey } Monmouth County } Before me the Subscriber, One of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County
personally appeared, this 28 th day of August A.D. 1819. Richard Laird, aged fifty nine years and upwards, who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, saith that he is well acquainted with Jacob Davison, named in the affi- davit and Certificate hereunto annexed, and well knows that the said Jacob Davison was an enlisted Soldier in the Army of the United States of America in the Revolutionary war with Great Britain, in the Company of Capt d Henry Bedkin and in Count Pu- laski's Legion - This Deponent further saith that he was an orderly Sergeant in Capt d Bedkin's Com- pany and that himself and the said Jacob Davison served in said Company at the same time together longer than nine Months, said Davison was dis- charged at the end of ten Months, or about that time in consequence of lameness in one of his wrists
Subscribed and sworn to this 28 th day of August A.D. 1819. } Richard Laird
Before Me Wm. N. Downe

Jacob Davison
15337
Morristown
Oct 1819 CON
Mar 20

District of New Jersey Court of Common Pleas and General Quarter Sessions of the peace Held at Freehold in and at  Freehold in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey - July Term 1820.
on this twenty sixth day of July 1820 person- ally appeared in open court, Jacob Davison, aged upwards of sixty two years, Resident in the said County of Monmouth, who being first sworn  solemnly sworn according to law, Doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows - that is to say, as a private soldier or Dragoon in Count Pulaski's Legionary Corps, continued there - in upwards of nine months and was afterwards Discharged therefrom as unfit for duty in conse- -quence of a wound he received by the accidental fall of his horse, as state in his original declaration Dated October 4 th 1819, and corroborating docu- -ments accompanying the same, and on which he obtained his Pension Certificate (N o 15,339) of that date - And I do solemnly swear, that I a Resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an, An Act to provide for certain pensions in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, passed on the 18 th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or secu- -rities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed Jacob Davison

The Declarant on his said oath, further saith saith that he is in the occupation of a laborer and hath for some years past lived with Samuel G. Wright Esq. and being incapable of doing much work hath demanded or received little or no compensation, except his necessary subsist- ance — he further saith, that his wife, aged upwards of fifty years, hath also resided, and doth still reside, and in the family of said S. G. Wright as a Domestic on moderate wages; and that he hath no other family than his said wife —
Jacob Davison
Sworne to & declared in open Court this 26 th day of July A. D. 1820
Before Wm J Brown
Schedule of the Real & Personal Estate (necessary clothing & bedding excepted) of Jacob Davison late a Soldier of the Continental army in the Revolutionary war — vizt,
No Real Estate
Personal Estate — none except one note of hand against Lewis Perrine for one hundred Dollars
This money was loaned out of the Pension money lately received in order that the accumu- lating Interest might serve to aid the scanty means of myself and wife for subsistence in our advancing — and I stand indebted to different persons upwards of twenty five Dollars
Jacob Davison

I William Ten Eyck Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey Do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is seventy five Dollars.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the said Court on this fifth day of August 1820.
Wm T. Ten Eyck Clerk

34299 Rev INVALID.  am
File No. 34,299
Jacob Davidson Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 103
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Three
St. Louis
Recd Oct 10th 1849
Honble
J. C. Calhoun
Adm.
Secty of War.
Washington City
Freehold N.J. 28 Sept. 3

Honble J. B. Calhoun
Sir
I herewith transmit the application of Sam. D. Tyson for a Pension together with the testimony of two witnesses as required.
Respectfully Yours &c
Wm. D. Douthat
27 Sept. 1879