Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20948, George Davis, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Davis, George Jane
N. 20948
CONTENTS

no 5373 N. York Pension Papers relating to the Matter of Jane Davis May 31 st 1841 N.Y.
Hon. John Sanford Member of Congress Washington D.C.
NY July 4. 1836 Jane Davis
Hon. John Sanford H.R.

State of New York } ss. Montgomery County }
Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4 th July 1836
On this twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and forty One, personally appeared before me the Hon ble Stephen Yates a Judge of Montgomery County Courts; Jane Davis a resident of the town of Minden in the County of Montgomery and State of New York, aged Seventy nine years the twenty second day of May last past 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 4 th 1836; That she is the widow of George Davis, who was a private and a part of the time may have been a ser- geant in the Militia and according to the best of her knowledge & belief the names and rank of the field and Company officers with whom he served are stated in the document hereto annexed (marked A) that she is informed that he entered the service in the Month of July 1776 or thereabouts and was present when the declaration of independence was read by the officers to their respective Companies at Scituate or Fort George that he served through the whole of that Campaign and the succeeding one of 1777, that in this year he served in Glover's Brigade under Genl. Schuyler in the vicinity of Lake George that upon the advance of Burgoyne Schuyler retreated to Van Schaick's Island at the mouth of the Mohawk River at which place they met Genl. Gates and were ordered by him

to advance towards Burgoyne that he was in the engagement at Saratoga & Stillwater in October 1777 and saw Genl. Burgoyne surrender his sword to Genl. Schuyler but that Schuyler did not exact then that after the Captain of Burgoyne the Claverack Regiment returned home to which he belonged; that at the time his service was performed he resided in the town of Claverack in the County of (now) Columbia and state aforesaid and also that he had enlisted as a nine months man once or twice that during the time he was serving as such he was stationed in the high-lands and west point that he served more or less during the whole of the war She further declared that she was married to the said George Davis in the month of October in the year Seventeen Hundred and Eighty Two by the Reverend Jacob Gebhard a minister of the gospel of the town of Claverack and that her husband the aforesaid George Davis died on or about the twenty first day of November Eighteen Hundred and twenty Eight at the town of Minden Montgomery County N.Y. that she recollects the time of his decease from this circumstance that her son had purchased a lot of land in 1828 that when the second crop of corn was gathered in the fall from said lot after the purchase that same fall he died as aforesaid and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn to and Subscribed her on the day and year first Jane + Davis above written mark
That the words "on about" were interlined before execution and also before making oath to the above
Stephen Yates Judge of Montgomery County Courts & of the degree of Counselor in the Supreme Court

State of New York
Montgomery County ss On this 21 st day of May in the year 1841 personally appeared before me Jane Davis to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing declaration by making her mark (she not being able to write) and made oath to the said declaration and I further certify that she is unable to attend Court on account of bodily infirmity and age and that she is of good moral character & her statements are entitled to full credence & belief and also that the interlineation "or about" was made before the said declaration was signed & made oath to by the said Jane Davis
Stephen Yates
Judge of Montgomery County Courts of the degree of Counsel in the Supreme Court
State of New York
Montgomery County
Clerk's office
I Henry Cook Clerk of the County of Montg- omery do hereby certify that Stephen Yates who has subscribed his name to the foregoing Certificate was at the date of said Certificate a Judge of the Montgomery County Court, duly qualified and authorized to act as such Judge and a Resident of said County aforesaid. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge and Verily believe that the Vignature to said Certificate purporting to be his is his genuine hand writing
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Coun- ty the 29 th day of May 1841.
H. Cook, Clerk

In pursuance of a law passed the 27th day of April, 1784, entitled "An act for the settlement of the pay of the Levies and Militia, for their services in the late War, and for other purposes therein mentioned," the following certificates have been issued, bearing interest at five per cent per annum, viz :
  1780-April-1 20.977 Geo Davis Yrs - 0 - - 16 - - 0 -   1781-Octo. 23 41.639 Geo Davis " - 1 - - 2 - - 2 -   1780 Octo. 26 45.437 Geo Davis " - 1 - - 11 - - 4 -   3 19 5 
STATE OF NEW-YORK, COMPROLLER'S OFFICE, Albany, May 17 — 1841. }
I hereby certify the above to be true extracts from Book No. — 589 — now remaining in this office, and that the service for which the certificates above named were issued, were performed under the following officers, viz :
 First—under Capt. Jacob Small in Col. Peter Bellenzer's — Regiment.  Second, " " Jacobus Philip Lt " Henry W Penpelars "  Third, " Lt Philip Wolfson in " Abm Van Alstyne "  Fourth, " " " " " "  Fifth, " " " " " "  Sixth, " " " " " "  Seventh, " " " " " "  Eighth, " " " " " " 
M. C. Andray Comptroller
Comptrollers Fees 50¢ unpaired

State of New York Secretarys Office
I certify that it appears by the records in this Office that Peter Bellinginger was duly appointed Colonel of a Regiment of Militia in the County of Tryon in this State on the 25 th of June 1778. That on the same day Jacob Small was appointed a captain in the said Regiment. That on the first day of July 1780 Henry J. Van Rensselaer was appointed Lieut. Colonel of Col. Robert Van Rensselaers Regiment of Militia in the County of Albany and that Jacobus Fillip was a Captain in the said Regiment. and
That on the 2 d of August 1778 Abm. Van Alstyne was appointed Colonel of a Regiment of Militia in the said County of Albany and that Philip Woolfson was a Lieutenant in the said Regiment - all appointed by the Council of Appointment. Arch d Campbell Dep Secretary
Albany May 19. 1841
(Mark A)

State of New York } S.S. Montgomery County }
On this 27 th day of May A.D. 1841 personally appeared before me John Wilson a comm- -issioner of Pleadings in and for the County of Montgomery Peter
Davis of the town of Minden and County aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn doth depose and say that he is the son of George and Jane Davis (the widow named in the preceding declaration) that this deponent was fifty six years old the 22 d day of October last past that in the lifetime of my father the above named George Davis he informed me this deponent that he entered the revolutionary service in the year 1775 and was stationed at Lake George and other places about Lake Champlain and that he being he did the duty of Orderly sergeant and was present at Ticonderoga or Fort George when the declaration of independence was read by the officers to the regiment that he served during this campaign and the next of 1777 he was ordered to the north this year with the company to which he belonged to stop the progress of Genl. Burgoyne at this time he understood him to say that he was attached to Glover's Brigade under General Schuyler that my father said Genl. Schuyler retreated until he came to Van Schaick's Island at which latter place General Gates met Schuyler and then took the command that he (my father) and the company to which he belonged was then ordered to advance towards Burgoyne that at Saratoga or Stillwater my father was forty eight years on the alarm post that after the engagement commen- -ced and the Claverack Regiment called in to action Burgoyne surrendered my father said he was present and saw Burgoyne offer his sword and

and side arms to Genl. Schuyler but that Schuyler did not exact them that after the Capture of Burgoyne he and his regiment were ordered back to Doverack to stop a detachment sent up the north river to the assistance of Burgoyne that when the detachment arrived at Esopus and hearing of the surrender of Burgoyne they retreated to New York and thus ended the Campaign of 1777 during which he served and then went into winter quarters that he was enlisted once as a nine months man and once as a three months man during which time he was stationed at West Point and at other places along the high lands that in 1781 when Major Ross and Butler under Sir John Johnson came from Canada to the Mohawk he was ordered out and served under General Robert Van Rensselaer that at Palatine they had a skirmish with the troops of Sir John Johnson that he (my father) with others pursued Sir John some distance above home when they found they could not overtake the British they returned that my father said he had to stay at Fort Schuyler a week or two in consequence of injuring his feet in the pursuit of Sir John that he was more or less engaged during the whole revolution that he was once engaged for 8 or ten days under Captain Russell in an expedition to Lunenburg to prevent the savages & Tories from committing depredations upon property that the Family Record hereto annexed is the identical and original one kept by my father for that purpose that my father ordered me this deponent to write the names with the marriages and Births as they appear on the Record hereto annexed that on account of the letters or words written may be blotted or blurred in the family Record I this deponent further depose and say that my father George Davis was born June 16 th 1755 My mother Jane Cheyffe was born May 22 nd 1751 that they were married in October 1782

That my birth and my wife and our marriage also appears upon the same Record which it was thought not best to separate and also that my mother the said Jane Davis has lived with me ever since the death of my father (the said George Davis) which occurred on or about the 21 st day of November 1828 and that my mother the said Jane Davis has never been married since the death of my Father
Subscribed and sworn to the day and year first above written before me
Peter Davis
John Wilson Comr of Deeds in & for the county of Montgomery
I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named affiant Peter Davis and that he is a man of truth and veracity and that his statements are entitled to full credence and belief. Dated May 27 th 1841
State of New York Montgomery County
Clerk's Office
J. H. Henry Book Clerk of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that John Wilson whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate was at the date of said Certificate a Commissioner of Deeds in and for the County of Montgomery Residing in said County duly authorized and qualified to act as such Commissioner. And I further certify that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Commissioner and hereby believe that the signature to said Certificate purporting to be his to be his genuine handwriting In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said County the 29 th of May 1841. J. H. Leest D. Clerk

FAMILY RECORD.
MARRIAGES.
Peter Davis was married the thirty eth Day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hun- dred and four with the daugh of Peter Van Valkenburgh
MARRIAGES.
George Davis was married in October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eight with the daughter of Peter Davis
Please hand these papers to Mr. J. L. Edwards or some other proper person at the pension office yours &c Jno Sargent Minister of Congress Washington J Wilson

FAMILY RECORD.
BIRTHS.
George David was born the twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Jane Chestley was born in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty one the 22 day of June
My son Peter was born in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four the 22 day of October
My wife Mary Ann Hamburg was born the 28 day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty six
BIRTHS.
Isaac was born the twenty third day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five

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New York  Albany
Nov 18 th
Dane Davis widow of George Davis N.Y. who was a Private in the N.Y. Lake line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Nov. 1843 and sent to John Wilson St. Johnsville New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 165.

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WIDOW, &c.
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Jane Davis widow of George Davis Pr. New Mas.
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[Arrangement of 1870.]

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Albany New York Jane Davis widow of George Davis, decd
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 21 st November 1828 at Montgomery in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Phillips of the Regt. commanded by Colo in the New York line for 6 months. Private
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of April 1832 & Sept 1 st 1832 for 100 Dollars, No. of Regt. Arrears to the 4th of March 1841 $100.00 Semi-annual allowance ending
$100.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by W. Madison Clerk, Book A Vol. 20 Page 75

6220 Recd. M c Clintock widow of Joseph act 1838 — Let to Bey Council 28 Feb 1840. To March 21 st 1841 same same September 21. 1841. same Nov. 25. 1842
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Ms 5373, N.Y. Jane Davis July 4 1836 Widow of M.P.K. George Davis.
Act July 4, 1836
to Hon John Sanford July 26 1840 to same 26. Aug. 1841 to same Dec. 17 th 1841
Letter to Hon. John Sanford C. Rep. June 8. 1841

Jane Davis N.Y.
act 7. July 38.
adm 6 mo pri 20 ff
No seduction
Hn J. Sanforn HJR

State of New York      § ss. Montgomery County    § On this 13 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two personally appeared before me Honorable Stephen Yates one of the Judges of Montgomery County Courts of the degree of Chancellor in the Supreme Court Jane Davis a resident of the town of Minden in the County of Montgomery and State of New York aged Eighty years the twenty second day of May last past 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 7 th 1838 entitled "An act granting half-pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of George Davis who was a private in the militia in the Revolutionary War and that she has been informed by her husband that he entered the service in the year 1775 or 6 but does not know when he left the same; has heard him say that he was under more than one engagement but the length of time he served in each engagement she does not now remember, and that the rank and names of the officers under whom some of the service was performed were Captain Jacob Philips Small and Lieutenant P. Wolfson and that at the time of entering the service her husband resided in the town of Claverack (then County of Albany) now County of Columbia and State of New York that she does

not know whether he was drafted a volunteer or substitute but has heard him say that he was in the battle of Saratoga in the year 1777 and was present when Burgoyne surrendered and that the documentary and other evidence in support of her claim is now on file in the pension office as she has been informed and she further declares testifies that she was lawfully married to the said George Davis in the month of October in the year Sixteen hundred and eighty two by James Gebhard a minister of the Gospel and that her husband the aforesaid George Davis died on or about the 21 st day of November in the year 1828; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four viz at the time above stated and that she has not intermarried but continues the widow of the said George Davis and that she does not write her name but makes her mark Jane X Davis
State of New York Montgomery County ss
On this 13 th day of April in the year
1842 Jane Davis to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing declaration and I know her to be a Respectable person and her statements are entitled to full credence. I hereby certify that she subscribed her name to the same by making her mark and that she is unable to attend the sittings of the Courts of Record in this County.

By reason of bodily infirmity & age
Stephen Yates Judge of Montgomery County Courts & of the degree of Counselor in the Supreme Court
Montgomery County Clerks Office
J. Hoeny Cook Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Stephen Yates whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate of proof, was at the date of such certificate a Judge of the County Courts of the County of Montgomery duly authorized and qualified to act as such Judge. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Judge, and that the signature to the above Certificate purporting to be the hand writing of Stephen Yates, is his genuine hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 14 th day of April 1842.
J. Cook Clerk

Adam Phipp -
78. 1 mo - Capt Swanworth 79. 1 mo - Woodbury 1 - Lt Sanderson 80. 1/2 - Phillips 3 1/2
78. How ch 1 mo
78.
79. 1 mo Phillips
" 1
80 1
1
81 1
82 1

George Davis d. 1825 21 Nov r Jane " 1782 Oct
July '76 '77
Red Schuyler
one or two years ago
81
Salon Capri
Compt. Cal. 3: 9: 6 from Apr '80 to Oct.
John Davis with age 86 Oct 22. Son of Mary

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Jane Davis
- $20 per ann:
John Wilson St. Johnsville New-York

State of New York } S.S. Montgomery County }
On this 12 th day of June A.D. One thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me John Cooperman a justice of the peace in and for the County of Montgomery Jane Davis a resident of the town of Minden in the county of Mont- gomery aged Eighty two years last past 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 the 3 rd March, 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served, during the Revolutionary war.
That she is the widow of George Davis who was a private in the War of the Revolution and served as she has been informed in the Regiment of Col. Bellinger (Van Rensselaer & Van Klief & others) and the annual amount of the pension which she received under the act of July 7 th 1838, was twenty Dollars per annum. She further declares that she is still a widow
Sworn to and subscribed by Jane X Davis on the day and year her Mark above written.
John Cooperman Justice of the peace
State of New York } S.S. Montgomery County }
This is to certify that the above named Jane Davis to me personally known came before me and made oath to the foregoing declaration and I know the said Jane Davis to be a respectable person of sound mind and her statements are entitled to full credence and belief and further certify that the said Jane Davis is aged and infirm and is unable to attend the sessions of the courts of record held in in Gonda in and for this County on account of bodily infirmity
John Cooperman Justice of the peace

State of New York Montgomery County
Clerks Office J. Henry Cook Clerk of the said County do Certify that John Coapman Esqr who has subscribed his name to the final of the within affidavit was at the date of said affidavit a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Montgomery duly elected elected and qualified to act as such Justice, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice, and that the signature to the said affidavit purporting to be the hand writing of the said Justice I verily believe to be genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal affixed the seal of said County this 12th day of June 1843 —
J. Cook Clerk

State of New York, E. S. On this 10 th day of August Montgomery County ss. A.D. 1841 Personally appeared before me John Witsell a Commission- -er of Deeds in and for said County. He said Phillip who being duly sworn, did depose and say that he is eighty years old and is a farmer of the United States, and at present a resident of the town of Stark Herkimer County and state aforesaid that he was well acquainted with George Davis that he knew him as a private in the Company of Captain Brantleccut in which this deponent also served as a private under a draft made at Claver- -ack Columbia County and there called to West Point and served under the above named Captain for a term of One Month & was then discharged, this was in the year 1778. When this term of service was performed - the next term of service in which the said Davis was engaged was to Fort Plain where he remained One Month and also served One Month at Shingle Kill under Captain Woodbeck and this deponent served the same length of time as Davis did and in the same Company this service was performed in the year 1779 or 80 the next term was to Saratoga & Stillwater under Cornelius Van Euren. He believes as Lieutenant under George Phillips or Easigne in which term the said Davis served One Month and three weeks and this deponent served the same length of time and belonged to the same Company that Davis did that the said Davis also served under Capt Jacobus Phillips one Half a month at Schenectady together with this deponent the two last terms were performed in the year 1780 or 1781 that he knows of his doing duty under Lieutenant Philip Wolfson in the year 1780 in Colonel Abner Varnadstyres Regiment the length of time he does not recollect that the service done under Capt Jacobus Phillips was in Lieutenant Colonel Henry Van Schenck's Regiment carried over

that he was personally and well acquainted with the aforesaid George Davis and present at the funeral when he was interviewed, which was in November 1828 and further this deponent saith not
Subscribed & sworn before me this day and year first above written } Adam X Phillips mark John Wilson Commissioner of Deeds
I hereby certify that Adam Phillips who has subscribed & sworn to the above affidavit is to me well known as a person of truth & veracity & his statements entitled to credit.
John Wilson Commissioner of Deeds of Montgomery County
Montgomery County,
Clerks Office I ss. I Henry Cook Clerk of the County of Montgomery do hereby certify that John Wilson, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing first affidavit or certificate was at the date of said affidavit a Commissioner of Deeds in & for the County of Montgomery duly appointed and qualified to act as such Commissioner, and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature to the said first of the above affidavits or certificate is his genuine hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the County of Montgomery the 11 th day of August 1861. H. Cook, Clerk

Nashville Dec 9 th 1841
Sir
About the close of the extra session of Congress I received a letter from Hon. J. Stanford enclosing one from you stating that the affidavit of Adam Philips in the case of Mrs. Jane Davis had been examined & did not furnish satisfactory evidence of the services of her late husband beyond what was already established by the Compt. Certificate. I retained a brief of Philips affidavit at the time it was sent to you & If I am correct Philips testified that his late husband had served in the Revolutionary War as follows viz in the year 1778 one month under Capt. Broadwood and in 1779 two months under Capt. Woodcock & the next year one month & three weeks under Lieutenant Van Dusen the whole of the last mentioned service was exclusive of the service he performed under Capt. Jacobus Philips & Lieut. Philips Wolfson. Mention is made in Philips affidavit of the service performed under the last named Officers to identify Davis as the person who did the service as stated in the Compt. Certificate so that I hope it will now appear satisfactory to you that she has proved nearly five months service by the affidavit of Philips Independent of the Compt. Certificate & which if allowed will amount to nearly seven months and entitle her to a Certificate. If you should think proper you will therefore have the goodness to examine the affidavit of Philips again now on file in your office and inform me of the result & by the same channel you receive this  Yours with respect John Wilson  Hon. J. J. Edwards Comr of Pensions

2824 July 26, 1843. Oct. Mar 5 1843.
NY Comm. of Pensions Washington D.C.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
Dr. John V. L. July 24. N.Y.

To Sir
St Johns villa 24 th July 1843
England I send you the declarations of widows Jane Davis and Lucy Grinswell in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 3 rd March 1843, the certificates etc in answer to the encl d please direct to me as usual together with a blank pension form for widows to draw their money upon under said act of 3 rd March 1843
I presume the form used in this case is different from that of 7 th July 1838 please answer as soon as possible
Yours J L Edwards
Com r of Pensions
Yours with Propriety John Wilson

July 24. 1841.
In at
NY
Mrs Davis
Smith
Adams
Adams
By
Prof. Sanford H. Q.
Wm. W. Warren
Prof. Briggs
Washington

House of Representatives July 23 d 1841 J. L. Edwards Esq. Chair of Business &c
I herewith enclose a letter from one of my constituents, wishing me to examine the Records in relation to services of George Davis
Will you have the goodness to make the examinations for me which will enable me to answer his communication - And inform me as soon as convenient and owing much Oblige
Yours Very Respectfully
John Langford

ny Jan Davis.
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Thos J. P.O. J. C. Chestnut St Main Cantonment Washington D.C.
Thos J. Sanford 1852

St Johns Ville April 15 th 1842
Mr Sir
I received your letter some time ago enclosing one from Hon ble J. L. Edwards dated 17 th of December last in which he writes that the claim of Mrs Jane Davis may be admitted for 6 months service under the Act of July 7 th 1838 - and if she should be willing to accept the above pension she was required to make a declaration under the act of July 7 th 1838 before a Judge of a Court of Record. She has concluded to accept of the above pension and I send you her declaration enclosed herein accordingly
Hon ble John Sanford House of Representatives
I have the honor to be Very respectfully your O B E I John Wilson
Will Mr Edwards please answer in the above case through me S. L. Phillips
House of Reps Apr 6 25 th 1842 J. L. Edwards