Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2716, Jonathan Davis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Davis, Jonathan Elizabeth
R. 2716
CONTENTS

* Declaration under 4th, July 1836 State of Tennessee
Anderson County ss. Personally appeared before me James Jones a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid, Elizabeth Davis a resident citizen of the county of Roan living near the Anderson County line who being old and unable to attend court or go to a Justice of the peace to transact her business before a Justice of the peace of Anderson County because she cannot conveniently get a Justice to come, being remote from the Justices of Roan living remote from them and on the Anderson line or nearly so she being aged Eighty three years the 14th day of November last past having no Record of her age, agree- able to the undoubted account she has had from her parents and from every other surrounding circumstance. She states that she was married to her deceased husband Jonathan Davis the first day of September in year one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in in Pittsylvania County State of Virginia, the marriage was celebrated by John Bailey a Baptist preacher, her maiden name was Chaney, she was married to her deceased Husband, and had two sons to wit William, Davis, and John Davis, she states that her said husband stood in the 10th number of the militia, and that some time in the spring the precise time not recollect her said husband was called out agree- able to Number and went under Capt John Waters toward the Carolina to Hillsborough, and many points and places, and was stationed at Points and places and came Home, and had

discharge, and in a short time thereafter was again called into service, for another three months tour, and went again to the Carolinas, and was much afflicted and was in the Hospital at the time the Defeat of Gates and continued in service four months and returned home, some time in the fall the precise time not now Recollected, having served agreeable to her best belief and Recollection a period not less than Seven months in total under Capt Waters agreeable to the account she has always had from him, and from her own knowledge as connected with his account, she states she continued to live with her said Husband until his death that she has no record of said marriage nor of her said husbands service, that her said husband died of Phthisic old age and Debility in Roan County Tennessee on the 14th day of July 1831 being seven years post and that she has remained a widow ever since her husbands death which will more fully appear on Reference to the proof hereto annexed
Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of February 1839
Elizabeth Davis mark
James Jones Judge of the peace
State of Tennessee Anderson County
Personally appeared before me James Jones a Justice of the peace in and for

the county of Anderson aforesaid James Davis whose statements, are entitled to full credit and on his oath states that he is 49. or fifty years of age the 28th day of July last from all accounts he is not certain whether 49. or 50, and has no record of his age, that he has four children married that his oldest child Martha is 28 years old last september, he states his said Mother and father to wit Jonathan Davis and Elizabeth Davis were married agreeable to the account he has ever received from them before his father, and from his mother since they were married in the time of the Revolutionary war in Pennsylvania that he always understood that his said father served six months or upwards and was in service in the time of Gates Defeat, he witness states that he is the sixth child born of the bodies of his said parents the said Elizabeth and Jonathan Davis, he positively states that his said father died the 14th day of July one thousand Eight hundred and thirty one
James his Davis mark
sworn and subscribed this 13th day of February 1839 before me James Davis Juries of the peace

REJECTED
9716
P. O.
Elizabeth Davis
Service:
wid. of Jonathan
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

Elizabeth Davis Sennep
Rejected
let 5 Augt 1839
R. A. Salton
let to Mr & Davis Aug 10 1843
did not perform six months actual service.
2716
Act. 11 July 1836

Eliz n Davis J. Newman
Le.
Rept to
Hon Mr Marshall

X 4471 Elizabeth Davis of Jonathan Turner
1800 1801 1802 1803 1804

State of Tennessee } Anderson County }
Personally appeared, before me James Jones, a Justice of the peace in and for said County John Davis a resident citizen of the county aforesaid whose statements are entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose, on his oath states that he believes from the information, that he has derived from his father, and mother, to wit Jonathan Davis, Deceased, and Elizabeth Davis that they were married, some where about the County line of Pittsylvania, and Halifax coun- ties in Virginia and he believes in Pittsylvania and that, he understood, from his said (partially) parents, that they were married and had been living, as husband and wife before his fathers service in the Revolutionary war, and he distinctly recollects of his said mother often talking of her going and staying at her fathers house, while witness father went into the service he witness well recollects of his father often talking of being in the service in the Carolina States and of being in the hospital sick, but is not certain at what point or place, he was absent at the time of the death of his father, knows he died, in July 1831, from all surrounding circumstances, and can assert, that his mother has remained a widow ever since the death of his said father
John Davis
Sworn and subscribed } this 13th day of } February 1839 before } me } James Jones } Justice of the peace }

State of Tennessee Anderson County
I, James Jones a Justice of the peace for the County of Anderson aforesaid certify that, from conversing with Elizabeth Davis the foregoing Declarant for a Pension, and from a close Examination of John Davis her son, and from every information, I have had, about the matter, I believe that he was a soldier of the Revolution, and served substantially as set forth in the foregoing Declaration that I am convinced, beyond doubt, that she knows well the going and returning of her said husband to, and from the said service, and that the manner of her telling the whole tale of her marriage and the service of her husband, is convincing beyond doubt, I further certify that her appearance, warrants, the conclusion that she is Eighty three years old as she has stated, I further certify that she is wholly unable to attend court from bodily infirmity, which seems to be produced from Extreme old age
Given under my hand as a Justice of the peace for the County of Anderson State of Tennessee this day of February (1839) James Jones Justice of the peace

State of Tennessee Anderson County
I, William Lord, clerk of the of the County Court of Anderson aforesaid certify that James Jones Esq. is a magis- trate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have here unto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name at office in Clinton this 10th day of April 1839
William Lord clerk By his deputy C. G. Oliver

June 22 d 43 Dear
Eliza Darden
600 Walnut Court Prison Washington City D.C.

Nov 22 nd 43
Dear
Jenn
Edw d
Edwards Court Parsons
Washington D.C.

Conthage (Tenn)
June 8th 1843
Dear Sir
you will please to inform me what further proof is required in the case of the application of Mrs Elizabeth Davis widow of Zachariah Davis of DeKalb County Tennessee for a Pension the claim I think was presented by Mr Loggins if I am not mistaken some time since I seen the old Lady the other day and she is very anxious to know the situation of her claim and it is by the request of the old Lady I drop you this letter
I also wish you to inform me if when the widow of an old Pensioner was entitled to a Pension under the act of 4th July 1836 and indeed without applying for it if her heirs can get it or are they entitled to the amount of the Pension from the death of their father to the death of their mother or not. The heirs of Geo Morgan of Warren County say that their father was a Pensioner at the rate of $96 that he died in 1834 and that the widow survived him until 1842 that they was married before the revolutionary war but the widow since the passage of the act of 4 July/36 was never in a situation to be qualified to a declaration as she quite delirious or had not her wits about and as much more made application if the heirs can receive the money you will please inform me as to how their papers should be made out to receive it and if there is any law that will authorize the administration of her estate to receive the money
W E Jones

4471 Tenn Apr 24
July 1836.
Mary Ann Davis
Eliz: Davis
Mrs: of Jonathan
Opus
15 3/4
15 3/4
James L Edwards, Esquire
Washington City, D.C.
Mr Department
3 P.M. office

4471 Tenn Apr 24
4 July 1836
Eliz: Davis
Mrs: of Jonathan
Mayan 6th
Price 15 3/4
FREE
James L Edwards, Esquire
Washington City, D.C.
War Department,
3 Pension office

Morgan Courthouse Tennessee April the 11th 1839
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Mrs Elizabeth Davis widow of Jonathan Davis. Deceased in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 4th July 1836 Mrs Davis lives on the county line between the counties of Roane and Anderson, and for convenience her Declaration was made before, James Jones a Justice of the peace of Anderson County, though her Declaration has been made some time past, it has not been convenient, to get the Clerk to certify, as to the official character of Esqr James Jones until of late information as to this claim would suit her convenience and mine to be directed to this Post office
Your most obt servant,
Robert A Dabney
James L Edwards Esqr
Washington city DC
War Department Pension office