Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19277, Josiah Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Davis, Josiah
S. 19277
CONTENTS
carded

Warrenfield in the State of Maine who was a private in the Company commanded Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded Col. Merrill in the Me. Mil. for 2 yrs.
Mass. Line. Records corrected
inscribed on the Roll of Maine Aug. 13 th the rate of 76 Dollars 66 Cents per annum commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Sept 1833 and sent to James Ayer Newfield
arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $191.66 semi-ant. allowance ending July 31 38.33
$230.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, acted June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Witham Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 12

Jeriah Davis, Josiah Davis 7121. Application App.
33 mo
ment of the ... copy of the United States in the year ... vision made by the act of Congress, passed June 1, 1831. After he obtained in the ... impressed in the ...
Jeriah Davis

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this twentieth day of August A. D. 1823 personally appeared before the Court of Probate now sitting in Limington within the county of York  and for the County of York  Josiah Davis a resident of Parsonfield in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty two 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 seventeen hundred & sixty five with Capt. Benjamin Hooper and served in the Col. Merrill's regiment of the Massachusetts Militia , under the following named officers:
6 mo.
He served in said Company, at a place called Biddeford in the County of York . He entered said company some time in April A. D. 1775 - and was discharged in October of the said year.
10 mo.
In the year 1776. He enlisted into a company of Massachusetts Militia , commanded by Capt. Joseph Hapgood in Col. Mitchell's Regiment , for the term of twelve months . He marched from Saco , where he then resided to the town of Dartmouth , now Portland , in the State of Maine where he served ten months & was then discharged. He entered said company in the month of April , & was discharged in February 1777 .
3 mo.
He was drafted in April 1777 and entered Capt. Bliss Pike's Company of Militia , and Col. Frost's Regiment . He marched from Saco, Maine to Pike's Hills in New York where he served for the term of three months and was discharged in July , and returned home.
In August A. D. 1777 , he was drafted for eight months , and entered the company of Capt. Davis and Col. Patterson's Regiment , and General Gates Brigade . He marched from Saco to Boston, Mass where he remained several weeks - then marched to Albany, N.Y. where he remained some days, then marched to Staten Island and was present at the Surrender
4 mo.
of General Burgoyne & his Army - and saw the British General deliver his sword to General Gates . After the Surrender of Burgoyne he marched to Albany where he remained a few days - then down the River to a place near Pike's Hills where he was discharged & returned home, sometime in the month of December of the same year 1777 .
He has no documentary evidence in his possession as he never had a written discharge in any case October A.D. 1758 . He was born in Saco York Co. Maine & lived there till he was about 30 years old when he moved to Cornish & has lived in Cornish & Parsonfield , where he now lives, nearly all the time since he left Saco.
in the matter of the application of Josiah Davis for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this twentieth day of August A. D. 1823.
Mr. Walter Allen,
Register of Probate.

State of Maine.
COUNTY OF YORK, SS.
ON this twentieth day of August A.D. 1883 personally appeared before the Court of Probate now sitting in Limington within the county of York a resident of Parsonsfield in the county of York and State of Maine aged eighty two 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 seventeen hundred & sixty five with Capt. Benjamin Hooper and served in the Col. Merrill's regiment of the Massachusetts Light Artillery, under the following named officers:
6 mo.
He served in said Company, at a place called Biddeford in the County of York. He entered said company some time in April A.D. 1775 and was discharged in October of the said year.
10 mo.
In the year 1776. He enlisted into a Company of Massachusetts Militia, commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hooper in Col. Mitchell's Regiment, for the term of twelve months. He marched from Falmouth, where he then resided to the town of Dabmuth, now Portland, where he served ten months & was then discharged. He entered said company in the month of April, & was discharged in February 1777.
3 mo.
He was drafted in April 1777 and entered Capt. Benjamin Pike's Company of Militia, and Col. Doot's Regiment. He marched from Falmouth, Maine to Pike's Hills in New York where he served for the term of three months and was discharged in July and returned home.
4 mo.
In August A.D. 1777, he was drafted for eight months. He entered the Company of Capt. Davis and Col. Patterson's Regiment, and General Gates Brigade. He marched from Falmouth to Boston, Mass where he remained several weeks - then he marched to Albany N.Y. where he remained some days, then marched to Staten Island and was present at the surrender of General Burgoyne & his Army - and saw the British General deliver his sword to General Gates. After the surrender of Burgoyne he marched to Albany where he remained a few days - then down the River to a place near Pike's Hills where he was discharged & returned home, sometime in the month of December of the same year 1777.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before Wm. H. Hayes Judge of said Court Josiah X Davis mark
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, William C. Allen - Clerk 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 Josiah Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this tenth day of August A.D. 1882.
Wm. Curtis Allen, Register of Probate

7121 Isiah Davis
April 9 th 1833
Cf 14.16.
7121.
P. 324
153.33 38.33 191.66
ADM
23 mo's
James Ayer Esq E Newfield, York Co Me

BRIEF in the case of Iscah Davis of Parsonsfield in the State of Maine (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 82 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.     In 1775 6 Private Gen. Col d Mowbrill   March - 76 10 Col d Mitchell   Feb'y 77 3 - Col d Foot   Aug t 1777 4 - Col d Pellerin  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Saco Maine  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? By  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Examining Clerk.

19277 INVALID.
File No. 19277
Josiah Davis
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aug 25-1903
Mrs. Nevada Morse Jones
Independence Ica.

Josiah Davis

Statement, showing the Service of Josiah Davis.
   Period when the Service was rendered. Duration of claimant's service. Rank of the Claimant. Names and rank of Field Officers under whom he served. Age at present, & place of abode, when last in the service. Proof by which the Declaration is supported.   Years Months Days     1775 " 6 " Private Col. Murrell & Capt. Benjamin Hooper 82 years Dare Co. N.C. Joseph Haley.   1776 " 10 " Private Col. Mitchell & Capt. Benj. Hooper do. .. Joseph Haley. Simon Tibbetts & Chas. White   1777 " 3 " Private Col. Frost. & Capt. Benj. Pike do, Joseph Haley.   do. " 4 " Private Col. Patterson. Capt. Davis. Gen. Gates do, Chas. White  

Charles White Sept. Josiah Davis 16th
Charles White Josiah Davis 16th
Charles White Josiah Davis 16th

Charles White of Parsonsfield York Co. Maine aged 75 years do testify & say that in the year 1776 I belonged to a company of Militia or State troops in the war of the revolution belonging to the State of Massachusetts, commanded by Col. Tobias Lord in Col. Mitchell's Regiment. I enlisted for a term of twelve months and swornt at a place called Falmouth near Portland in the State of Maine some more than ten months when we were discharged; and I do know Joseph Davis who now lives in the town of Parsonsfield belonged to the aforesaid company and served in it the whole of the aforesaid term of ten months; I also say that I was in the service at the taking of Burgoyne and I have heard the said Davis make his statement with regard to his being in the same service and I fully believe in the truth of the statement with regard to it. I have been acquainted with the said Joseph Davis ever since the revolutionary war.
Charles White
York ss. July 30, 1832 Personally appeared the above named Charles White and made oaths to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me James Ayer Just. Peace
I certify that the above named Charles White is a credible disinterested witness James Ayer
State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that James Ayer, is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York, as above stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. annexed to the depositions of Simon Gilbert & Charles White.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.

James Pitts Esq. Richard Davis
11 and
S. Pitts for J. Davis
10 m.

I Simeon Tibbetts of Arundel York Co. Maine aged 79 years do testify & say that in the year 1776, I belonged to a company of militia or State troops in the war of the Revolution belonging to the State of Massachusetts commenced by Capt. John  Benjamin Hooper and Col. Mitchell's Regiment, I enlisted for twelve months and served at a place called Falmouth now Portland in the State of Maine some more than ten months when the whole regiment was discharged; and I do know that Josiah Davis who now lives in the town of Parsonsfield belonged to the aforesaid company & served in it the whole of the aforesaid term of ten months I also say I have been acquainted with the aforesaid Josiah Davis ever since the aforesaid service Simeon Tibbetts
York Me. July 30, 1832 Personally appeared the above named Simeon Tibbetts and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed Before me James Ayer Just. Peace
I certify that the above named Simeon Tibbetts is a credible disinterested witness James Ayer

State of Maine
(York ss.)
I William Knapp Allen Register of Probate for the County of York, hereby certify that Deborah Dyer is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York as within State, and that the within signature purporting to be her's is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal this 8th day of August A.D. 1850.
Wm Knapp Allen Register of Probate.

Joseph Halsey depts. Josiah Davis
18 mo.
Joseph Halsey before Josiah Davis 18 mo.
Joseph Halsey English

I Joseph Holey of Holliston the County of York and State of Maine Depose and say that I was acquainted with Josiah Davis (now of Parsonsfield in Said County) in Army of the Revolution and that in year 1775 the said Davis was a private in the Regiment of Massachusetts Militia, and that he served in that Regiment for the term of six months in the Company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hooper, in the town of Biddeford and that also, the said Josiah Davis served nine months in the year 1776, in the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Mitchell, in the company commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hooper in the town of Falmouth now Portland - And also, the said Josiah Davis served three months in the State of New York at a place called Peter Hills, in the Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Frost, and in the Company commanded by Capt. Pike. in year 1779. - Joseph Holey
York ss. July 27 th 1832.
Then personally appeared the above named Joseph Holey and made oath to the truth of the above statement by him signed -
Before me Wm. Sweat Jus. of the Peace
State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that William Sweat , is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York ; as above stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen , Register of Probate.
Seal

Josiah Davis

York J. April 19 th 1833.
I William Sweat a part of the Peace within and for the County of York do certify that Joseph Haley who signed the affidavit to which this is annexed, which was taken and certified by me on the 27 th of July 1832, is a credible witness — Wm. Sweat J. P.
State of Maine.
York J. P.
I William Cutter Allen Register of Probate for the County of York hereby certify that William Sweat is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York as above stated, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official Seal this 8 th day of August A. D. 1833.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate

State of Maine
County of York ss.
On this second day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared before me James Ayer Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of York - Josiah Davis, a resident of Parsonsfield in the County of York and State of Maine, aged 82 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 7th. 1832.
That sometime in April A.D. 1775, he enlisted into a Company of Massachusetts Militia, commanded by Capt. Benjamin Hooper in Col. Merrill's Regiment, he marched from Saco, Maine where he then resided to Biddeford an adjoining town where he served six months in said Company as a private in guarding the coast and other military duty and was discharged in October A.D. 1775 and returned home.
Some time in February A.D. 1776, he enlisted again into a Company of Massachusetts Militia commanded by Capt. Benj. Hooper in Col. Mitchell's Regiment for twelve months; he marched from Saco where he then resided 10 mo. to Falmouth, now Portland, Maine, where he served ten months in said Company as a private guarding the coast and other military duty, when he was discharged with the rest of the Regiment and returned home.
Sometime in the month of April 1777, he was drafted and entered into a Company of Mass. Militia commanded by Capt. Benj. Pike, in Colonel Frost's Regiment. He marched from Saco, Maine where he then resided to PEEKSKILL in New York where he served as a private in 3 mo. said Company for the term of three months and was discharged in July 1777 and returned home.
In August 1777 he was drafted for the term of eight months and entered the Company of Capt. Davis, in Col. Patterson's Regiment and General Gates Brigade. He marched from Saco where he then resided to Boston Mass. where he remained several weeks; thence he marched to Albany New York, where he remained some days and was present at the surrender of General Burgoyne and his Army, and saw the British General deliver his sword to General Gates. After the surrender of Burgoyne he marched to Albany where he remained a few days, thence down the river to a place called PEEKSKILL, where he was discharged sometime in December 1777. having 4 mo. served in said Company of four months in the capacity of a private.
He has no documentary evidence in his possession, he was born in Saco, York County, Maine, in October A.D. 1750 and lived there till he was about 30 years of age when he removed to Cornish and has lived in Cornish & Parsonsfield in said County nearly all the time since. He hereby relinquishes all claim to a pension or annuity excepting the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any agency in any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Josiah Davis Before me, James Ayer Just. Peace

State of Maine
York ss.
I William Cutter Allen, Register of Probate for the County of York hereby certify that James Dyer is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York as within State and that the within signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my official seal this 8th day of August A.D. 1833.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.