Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16,754, David Davis, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Davis, David
S. 16.754
Carded.
CONTENTS

Maine 21.525
David Davis
of Industry in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Smith of the Rgt commanded by Col Bradford in the Mass. line for 13 mos & 2 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 43 Dollars 56 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 26th day of Sept 1833 and sent R.C. Wise Augusta Maine
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833 $108.90 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 54 - 21.78 $130.68
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W.H. Addison Clerk, Book Vol. 18 Page 12

David Davis
Private Mass ts troops, Smith's Co: Bradford's Regt N o 6423, 4 months
same same 1 year,
21 July 1820
23 July 1819
16 months as a private Proof that he had credible testimony
R. K. Nese, Augusta, Me,

I Thomas Neal of Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine, a pensioner on the Maine Roll, upon oath state that having served in the same company at the same time I well know that David Davis now of Industry in the County of Somerset, served four months in Capt. Benjamin Smith's Company at Martha's Vineyard, viz. from sometime in August to sometime in December 1775.
Thomas Neal
State of Maine } Kennebec ss. }
Subscribed Sworn to this tenth day of August — A.D. 1833. the deponent being a credible witness.
Before me,
Robert C. Vose
Justice Peace,
Robert C. Vose Esq, is a Justice of the Peace Nathan Weston Just S.F.C.

Declaration.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
STATE OF MAINE, } ss. KENNEBEC COUNTY, }
On this fourteenth day of August A. D. 1832 personally appeared before the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, of said State, David Davis — a resident of Industry in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, aged Seventy three 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 provision made by the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year 1776 with Captain Benjamin Smith and served in Col. Bradford's regiment of the Massachusetts line or troops under the following named officers: Vir. Smith Captain, Barikiah Bapst, Lt. Colonel, Enlisted January 1776 — for one year served at Martha's Vineyard, and honorably discharged — he further declares that he previously Vir. August 1775 enlisted for four months, and joined the said Benjamin Smith's Company and served at Martha's Vineyard and discharged at said place December 1775.
That he was placed on the Maine roll under the Act of Congress of March 18, 1818, and that his pension certificate is numbered 16.467 — and dropped therefrom on account of his property. That at that time he resided in Industry in the County of Somerset and State of Maine, and now resides in the same town.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency in any State, except as aforesaid.
David Davis
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, B. for
Nathan Weston Jun not S. J. C.
And the said Judge does hereby declare his opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
Nathan Weston Jun

State of Maine.
KENNEBEC, ss.—I, JOHN A. CHANDLER, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts held within and for the County of Kennebec, hereby certify that the Hon. NATHAN WESTON, Jun'r, before whom the within proceedings was had, is a Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of said State; I also certify that the within contains the original proceedings of the said Judge, in the matter of the application of David Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court, this
fourteenth day of August
A. D. 1832
J. A. Chandler

Old Car Diana Davis Maine
March 13 mo 2 day
43.56 87.12 21.78 108.50
R. C. Vose Esq. Augusta Maine

0423  BRIEF in the case of  David Davis  of Industry in the State of Maine  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a judge of the S. J. C.  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? no  3. How old is he? 73 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     # Jan 2 In 1776 — X 9 2 As a Col. Bradford Maj or   Aug t 1775 — not stated 0-4 — — + Lt Col. Babcock Reg t   — 13 2 — Capt n Smith, Co 3   8 th — — —    * see original declaration
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none stated  # enlisted for one year  for four months  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? not stated  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
E. Stephens
Examining Clerk.

Rest to Ohio
16 754 INVALID.
Mar. 21-1903 Mrs. W. H. John - Mason
File No. 16,754
David Davis
On Nov 22
Act: June 22
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16. 417 R Dist. of Maine.
David Davis, of Industry in the state of dist. Maine, who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Bradford, of the Massach ts . line, for the term of ten months.
Inscribed on the roll of Dist. of Maine, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 17. of November, 1819.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21. of Jany, 20, and sent to R. C. Vose, agent, Augusta, Dist. of Maine.
Amount of proportion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. March, 1820. } 28.76. ^ } 28.76.
✓ { Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Augusta, Me. August 27 th 1833.
Sir,
Herewith you will receive the returned case of David Davis, an applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, to which case it was objected by your Department that there was no evidence of the first service mentioned in the declaration. Evidence of that service is now furnished.
I send you also the original pension certificate issued for Josiah Bacon for Josiah Baker but which by some mistake was made out for Josiah Baker. Will you have the goodness to correct the error & return me the certificate by an early mail?
Very respectfully your Obed Servt Robt C. Vose
Col. J. L. Edwards. Comm d of Pensions.
Cut taken out & handed to Mr. Duffield for correction Sept 2:33

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I (David Davis, a citizen of the United States, aged sixty years, born in Edgarton, Massachusetts, now resident in Industry, Maine, upon oath testify and declare, that in January 1776, I enlisted as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, as I believe, in Captain Benjamin Smith's Company, and in the regiment commanded by Col. Gamaliel Bradford, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, and of the Massachusetts troops, but Parachiah Pabst was our Lieut. Colonel, by whom we were more immediately commanded. I continued to serve, until some time in November 1776, when I was, honorably, but verbally discharged, at Martha's Vineyard. From my reduced circumstances, I need the assistance of my country, for support. And I do hereby relinquish all my claim to any pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, of any; but am not to my knowledge borne on any pension list whatever. I request to be placed upon the pension list for the District of Maine. — David Davis
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Kennebec ss. —
On the seventeenth day of November, A.D. 1819, David Davis above named, made his declaration, under oath, before me; and, on this twenty fifth day of November, A.D. 1819, after being carefully examined, he made oath to the truth of the foregoing amended declaration, by him subscribed. — Before me,
Nathan Weston Jr. — Chief Justice, Circuit Court Common Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit. —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
We, Hugh Stewart, aged sixty eight years, of Farmington, Maine, and Thomas Neal, aged sixty seven years, of Readfield, Maine, do severally upon oath testify and declare, that being ourselves soldiers in the war of the revolution, We well knew David Davis, named in the foregoing declaration, to be a private in Capt. Smith's Company, and Col. Bradford's regiment of the Massachusetts troops, as we believe; that said Davis, to our knowledge, enlisted
in

in January 1776, and served until November following, at which time he was honorably discharged, having served in said company and regiment, more than nine months, in continuation. We belonged to the same company and regiment, during the same period, and were honorably discharged at the same time. Said regiment was more immediately under the command of Lieut Col Basset.
Hugh Stwart
Thomas Neal
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Kennebec ss.
On this twenty fifth day of November, AD 1819, Hugh Stwart and Thomas Neal, above named, after being carefully examined, solemnly made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by them respectively subscribed. And I do certify that the said Deponents, are, in my opinion, credible witnesses.
Before me,
Nathan Weston Jun Chief Justice, Circuit Court of Common Pleas, Second Eastern Circuit
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KENNEBEC, ss.
THE Subscriber, Clerk of all the Judicial Courts, held within the said County of Kennebec, hereby certifies, that the Honorable NATHAN WESTON, Junior, Esquire, before whom the annexed proceedings were held, is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset; and that by the direction of the said Judge, I have affixed unto his Certificate bearing his signature, the seal of the said Court in which he presides.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand: Dated at Augusta, in said County of Kennebec, this twenty sixth day of November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
John Davis

David Davis, private Col. Bradbury's Mass'ts Reg - January 1776 to Nov - '76 — 10 mo
Nov 17 1819.
Industry, Maine.
Judge satisfied of the applicant's reduced circumstances.
Brook Hugh Stewart Thos Neal,
Soldiers in the revolt. army, Certified by the Judge to be credible witnesses.
R. C. Vose, agent, Augusta, Maine.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Department of War of the United States.
I the subscriber, being Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the second Eastern Circuit of Massachusetts, embracing the Counties of Lincoln, Kennebec and Somerset, do hereby certify to your Honor, that David Davis, a citizen of the United States, now resident in Industry in the said county of Somerset, in the District of Maine, on the seventeenth day of November A.D. 1818, made application to me to receive his declaration under oath, and such other evidence, as was in his power to produce; and to transmit the same, and the proceedings had thereon, to your Honor; that he might be placed on the pension list of the United States, agreeably to the provisions of an Act, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed March 18, A.D. 1818, which declaration, and the other evidence produced by the said applicant, is hereunto annexed.
And I do further certify to your Honor, that after a full examination of said applicant, and a careful consideration of the evidence in the case, it appears to me that the said applicant did serve as a private soldier, in the war of the revolution, against the common enemy, upon the continental establishment, for more than nine months, as stated in his declaration aforesaid; and that from his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of the Court, in which I preside, to be hereunto affixed, this twenty sixth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Nathan Weston Junr