Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22,911, Noah Davenport, Conn.

SERVICE
Conn.
Davenport, Noah Lydia
NUMBER
W. 22911
CONTENTS
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5636
New York
Noah Davenport of Harpenfield in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Tilden of the Regt. commanded by Col Wells in the Connecticut line for 1 Year & 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 76 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 day of Februa- ry 1833 and sent to Hon E Root No Representative
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 — $114.99 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar '33 21.66
$136.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino Cromwell Clerk, Book D Vol. 5 Page 81
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March to 13. Aug 1840 Age notified 12 Oct 1841.
See letter to H on 4th Gaml. Gordon July 27. 1841

Noah Davenport
Cash Tithes, Rolls,
Entert.
4 mo in 1778
14:11 mo.
$76:66 per a—
Hon. E. Root

State of New York
Sullivan County ss.
On this day 9th of Oct. 1832 personally appears in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sullivan now sitting at New Hampton of the a resident of the town of Hurle- ysfield in said County of Sullivan and State of New York and 74 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 Act of Congress passed June 7 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That sometime in the month of May 1775 he lived in the town of Lebanon & State of Connecticut. He enlisted in the State troops under Capt. Daniel Tilden a resident of said town of Lebanon for the term of 9 months march d from Lebanon to White Plains from thence to West Point on the North River in the State of N.Y. and from thence to New London in the State of Connecticut where he served out the campaign, being the said 9 months Col. McClure commanded the regiment & was discharged at New London aforesaid - has no written discharge.  9 mo s The year following 1779 still a resident of the said town of Lebanon he enlisted under the same Capt. for the term of one year. March d to New London State of Connecticut from thence to Fairfield in said State and then served out the said term of 1 year for which he enlisted - Col. Webb commanded the said regiment - was discharged at Fairfield - has no written discharge. That after he returned home from the first campaign in 1778 he went as a substitute for David Metcalf of the town of Lebanon of said regiment to go to New London - Col. Sedgwick commanded. Does not recollect the Capt. name - served one or two months is not certain which -  1 year  1 mo s

After the Campaign of 1779 he went again as a substitute for Simeon Waterman of Lebanon aforesaid went to New London the frontier town where he served the term of one or two months. does not distinctly recollect which, said Col. Ledyard again commanded - That he was born in the State of R.I. town of Little Compton. in the year 1758. and removed to the town of Lebanon Conn. 1776 moved from there to the County of Columbia N.Y. about 2 years after the close of the war. resided there until about the year 1818 when he removed to the town of Housfield County of Delaware where he now resides, he has no record of his age. There are no persons living within his knowledge by whom he can prove his services exact Capt Ledyard's Pension He now lives at the town of Little Compton State of Rhode Island 17 August 1758 He has no record of his age He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State  Sworn to & subscribed the Day & year aforesaid Noah Davenport C. B. Sheldon Clerk.
Noah Davenport  Pension  We Stephen Fenn residing in the town of Lebanon County of Delaware. Russell Natchlife residing in the town of Northerfield and County of Delaware hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Noah Davenport who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion  Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Stephen Fenn Russell Natchlife C. B. Sheldon Clerk.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the inves- tigations prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and serves as he states. And the Court further certify that it appears to them that Stephen Ferris who has signed the necessary certificate is a Clergyman residing in the town of Jefferson & that Roswell Hothrop who has also signed that statement is a resident in the town of Harpersfield and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Crawford P. Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the - said Court in the matter of the application of Noah Davenport for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9th day of October 1832. C P Sheldon Clerk.

I certify that I rec d there two half shells together with Leviell Tilden's deposition from the clerk of the coun- ty of Sedgwick, N.Y. and handed them over to the Pension office in the same condition & as they now are except that I have this day attached the two half shells with a waf r . Dated 8 Feb. 1833.
Erastus Root

Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows
State of New York Delaware County ss
On this fifteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware aforesaid Lydia Davenport - a resident of Stamford in said Delaware County aged seventy eight years, 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, 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows;
That she is the widow of Noah Davenport who was a Private in the Revolutionary Army, and an pensioner at the Pension Office of the United States and whose Certificate of Pension was dated the 14 th day of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, and recorded by Mrs Cromwell Clerk, in Book D, Vol 5, Page 81. - She further declares that she was married to the said Noah Davenport on the twenty fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty four that her husband the aforesaid Noah Davenport died on the thirteenth day of August eighteen hundred and forty; 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
She further declares also says that there is no other record of her said marriage within her knowledge or which she can obtain except the family record entered & kept by her late husband in his family Bible on a blank leaf stitched therein for such purpose & which is now cut out & inserted annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year above written before me C. D. Sheldon Clerk
Lydia Davenport

State of New York Sedgwick County
of Haverfield in said county. Ernest Davenport , son of Noah Davenport late of Stamford in said county deceased hereby sworn says that he is forty seven years of age - that he lived in the family with his father till with about fifteen or sixteen years ago - Has since resided within 40 miles of him - Has known the family Bible and the family record kept therein for full thirty years and he recollects distinctly that shortly after the said Bible was brought home he saw his brother William under the direction & dictation of his mother make the entry of all the births on the page marked A & he marks annexed except the birth of his father Noah Davenport part which appears to have been written in another hand writing - He also at the same time saw his brother William make the entry of his his father's & mother's marriage under the head "Marriages" on page marked B. This entry was also made under the dictation of his mother. These entries were made more than thirty years ago - sometime before the marriage of his brother. These leaves hereto annexed & containing the said family record were cut out of the said family Bible last evening by his brother in law Abel Davenport in his presence.
He further saith that his father Noah Davenport had died on the 18th day of August 1840 and that his said mother Lydia still remaining his widow and remarried. Ernest Davenport sworn & subscribed this 15th December 1840 before G. B. Sheldon Clerk.
State of New York Sedgwick County
Abel Davenport Jr. of the town of Haverfield in said county aged forty six years being now says that his wife is a daughter of Noah Davenport late of Stamford in said county deceased & by reason of which he has been well acquainted in the family and knew the family record, perusing for more than twenty years - He knows that when he first became acquainted with it the marriage of his father in law Noah Davenport & his wife

Lydia was then entered as now it is entered under the head "Marriages" on page marked B. and Incidents annexed. Last name in list then leaves out of the same family Bible & they are now annexed.
He further saith that he was present at the death of the said Hugh Davenport on the 13 th of August 1840. That his mother in law Lydia Davenport is now unmarried and the widow of her late husband Hugh Davenport deceased.
Abel Dayton Jr.
Sworn & subscribed this 15 th Dec r 1840 before
C B Sheldon Clerk
State of New York Delaware county } ss
Be it remembered that on the 15 th day of December 1840 at a County Court held at the court house in the county of Delaware before the judges of the same court came the aforesaid Lydia Davenport and in open court made oath to the aforesaid declaration, and Erastus Davenport and Abel Dayton Jr. severally made oaths in open court to the deposition herewith by each of them respectively subscribed. It is hereby certified by the court that Erastus Davenport and Abel Dayton Jr. who have sworn to and subscribed the foregoing affidavits are credible persons & are rightfully entitled to full credit. From the foregoing proof it appears by the court that the claimants right to a pension is clearly established.
C B Sheldon Clerk.

5193. New York. Ally. Lydia Davenport widow of Noah Davenport born who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private —
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 76 Dollars 11 —
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Nov. 1847 — and sent to Benj. F. Gibbs Harrisonfield Del. Co. Pa. N. Y.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 100 — Vol. 4

State of Connecticut } County of Litchfield } Borough July 4 th 1849
" Marriage September
" twenty fifth one thousand seven hundred and eighty four. Noah Davenport and " Lydia Metcalf "
The above is a true copy of the records of the Congregational Church in the Society of New Canaan in the town of Borough County of Litchfield State of Connect. with the exception of the date which is expressed in the records in full and legible figures as follows
" Marriage Sept 25 th 1784 Noah " Davenport and Lydia Metcalf "
Attest Isaac Johnson Parish Clerk
I Isaac Johnson above named, do hereby depose and say, that I hold the office of Parish Clerk in Society of New Canaan in town of Borough County of Litchfield State of Connecticut, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Congregational Church in the said Society of New Canaan in the said

June 1 Borrow with the exception as within names as certifies by me
And I do hereby further certify that it appears on the records of since New London Society that the Reverend Benjamin Hovey was the regular settled Minister at that time
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 4 th day of July 1849
Attest Isaac Johnson Parish Clerk
State of Connecticut to all whom these presents shall come (July 4 th 1849)
Personally appeared before John H. Hamilton a Notary Public within and for the State of Connecticut and duly authorized by the Laws of said State to administer oaths. and take depositions The above named Isaac Johnson, and made solemn oath, that the above return of his subscribers was just and true according to his best

Knowledge and belief
And I do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the foregoing named Israel Johnson, and that he is the Parish Clerk of the Church in the Street in Nantucket and do say that his statements are entitled to credit
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal of office this the fourth day of July Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty nine
John B Houghton
Notary Public

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section
MDH7/HMH
February 26, 1930.
Mrs. W. J. Pells 39 Livingston Street Rhinebeck New York.
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 22911 , it appears that Noah Davenport was born August 17, 1758 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
While a resident of Lebanon, Connecticut, he enlisted in May 1778 and served nine months as a private in Captain Daniel Tilden's Company, Colonel Samuel McClellan's Connecticut Regiment.
On his return from this tour he enlisted and served one or two months under Colonel Ledyard.
He enlisted in 1779 and served one year as a private in Captain Daniel Tilden's Company, Colonel Wells' Connecticut Regiment.
After this he enlisted and served one or two months under Colonel Ledyard.
Soldier moved from Columbia County, New York, to Hapersfield, Delaware County, New York, where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832. He died August 13, 1840 in Stamford, Delaware County, New York.
Soldier married September 25, 1784 in Lebanon, Connecticut, Lydia Metcalf. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 15, 1840 while a resident of Stamford, New York, aged seventy-eight years.
Their son, Erastus, was aged forty-seven years in 1840, son William also referred to in that year, and a son-in-law Abel Dayton, Junior, whose wife's name is not given, was living in Hapersfield, New York in 1840.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No.
2291
Sydney Davenport
Wed. of
Mark Davenport
Rev. Rev. War
Act: Feb. 2 d 1848.
Index:—Vol.
4
Page
112
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Dec. 31/75 Family record returned to Davis as requested upon his statement that the cast heir of the family is dead and the relatives desire to replace the same in the family bible with.
1907 June 17. Hist. to Mrs. W. S. White
1925 June 22 - Hist. to E. C. White - Smith
1930 Feb. 16 - Hist. to Mrs. H. J. Cella

8694, New York, Ally. Lydia Davenport — widow of Noah Davenport who was a Private in the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 75 — Dollars 00 — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Nov. 1849, and sent to M rs Bery F. S. Gibbs Harpersfield N. Y.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A, Vol. — Page 83.

10777.
New York - Albany.
Lydia Davenport ~
Widow of Noah Davenport who was a pensioner under the Act of June 1832, and who died on the 13 th Aug t 1840 ~ of ~ in the State of New York. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Tilden ~ of the Reg t : commanded by Col. Wells ~ in the Connecticut line for 1 year N. W.:
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of 76 ~ Dollars 66 ~ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th ~ day of Nov r . 1849. and sent to Mrs. H. Gibbs
Total amount, Waverlyfield Del Co. N.Y.
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Henry Robinson Clerk, Book D, Vol. 1, Page 537.

7592 Lydia Davenport N. Ynk
Act 7 July, 1838.
Rejected.
See let. to B. F. Gibbs, Feb. 18, 1841.
" to our friend Gordon July 27, 1841
Act 7 July '38

Let to Rev. H. Gibbs March 2 nd 1843.
Let. to Benj. H. Gibbs Esq. Jan'y 25/48.
Letter to Benj. H. Gibbs } May 11. 1849
Letter to same - 10 th October 1849

Harpersfield Delaware Co N York
September 19 th 1848
Hon J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir, inclosed I send you the Declaration of Lydia Davenport that she may obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of July 7 th 1838 and also the proviso of the Act of 30 th April 1844
In December 1840 Mrs Davenport sent a Declaration with other proofs to your office in order to obtain a pension under the Act of July 7 th 1838. In February 1841 you state that her papers are on file in your office but that her application is rejected on the ground that she was not a widow at the time the act was passed. She subsequently made application to withdraw her papers and apply again under the new law; to this you write that the rules of your office do not allow of papers being withdrawn; also refusing her for further proof of service to the Comptroller's Office Connecticut at Hartford. It seems that Davenport in her Declaration alleges that in 1778 he enlisted under Capt Daniel Hildreth of Col McLellans Regt for 9 months in 1779 under the same Capt for one year Col Wells - By reference to the certificate of the Comptroller you will see there are no rolls of any Company in McLellans or Wells regiment in 1778 or 1779 or Wells regiment in 1779 & 1780 but McLellan was in service in 1778 and Hildreth as Capt in 1778 and 1779 Also Col Wells in 1779. Corroboration of Daven- ports statements at this far, but by the Certificate of the Secretary of State herewith enclosed there is strong proof that Davenport was in service in 1778 From any thing that appears this is the most that can be obtained from that office and I am morally certain

his statements are true, I refer you to the former papers on file in your office especially the Family Record for proof of Marriage this we are under the necessity of doing as we cannot withdraw it and there was no other; I also send you the affidavit of Hon. Arunah Metcalfe who was present and saw them married; If I mistake not Mr Metcalfe has been a member of Congress, if I am mistaken as to that then it was State Senator. Mr Metcalfe does not state the time nor either that it was previous to 1794, he not knowing the exact day and year left it as it is in his own writing and upon I could return it for him to state positively that it was previous to 1794, he died so that can not be mended, But I do not understand you to Object to the proof of Marriage,
Respectfully yours
Benjamin F. Galt

Hon Samuel Gordon M.C.
Washington
Harper'sfield 9 July 22 d

Nashville July 21 st 1841
Hon S Gordon
Sir You will probably recollect that the Gen Root presented the papers of Mrs Lydia Davenport, in my absence to the December term of the Common Pleas and the Claimant made oath in Court Her claim has been rejected because she was not a widow at the time the act was passed. It is not much wonder that I, not being much acquainted with law should get mistaken, but that the Gen should not have known that fact is rather singular. But my object in writing is this, In order to establish her claim the Certificate of Pension of her late Husband Noah Davenport was sent to the Department as proof, supposing that she would draw for the time that he lived after the 4 th March, Her claim is rejected, and we have now no means to draw for the time that he lived after the 4 th of March - he died on the 11 th of Aug - I think, I have once written to the Department, to have the Certificate returned, but it seems that they made a mistake and found the name of Humphrey, instead of Noah Davenport, If you could get the certificate of Noah Davenport as also the proofs as to his death and transmit to me it would accommodate me. The Commis- sion will see at once that the arrears could not have been paid, as the widow as in that case the certificate would not have been in our possession but would have been returned at the time the arrears were paid. And we cannot now draw the arrears for want of a certificate to copy and also to return to the Agency

And as the Proofs of death &c can be of no use to the Department as long as her claim is rejected, and may to save us making more proof of the death death of Abah Leavonport I cannot see that I ask any thing unrea- sonable in asking a return but of this I am not strenuous, only the Certificate Your trouble will be satisfied by me on your return
Yours Respectfully
Hon J Gordon
Benjamin F Gibbs

State of Connecticut Comptrollers Office
Hartford 5 Sept r 1848
I certify that upon application for evidence of service by Noah Davenport in the war of the revolution; I have examined the books and documents remaining in this office relating to that war, and find no pay or master roll of any company in Col. M c Lellans regiment serving in the years 1778 1779, but from the records of the Governor and Council of Safety, it appears that the six battalions ordered to be raised by the General Assembly, at a session in February 1778 were, by order of the Governor and Council of Safety, reduced to two; on the 13 th day of June 1778; of which Col. Roger Enos and Samuel M c Lellan were designated as colonels and Capt. Daniel Silden was also retained as one of the commissioned officers and is named and des- ignated as captain in Col. M c Lellans regiment. I find no account with Capt. Daniel Silden in the books of the late paytable office for his company in this service; but in one book of the paytable office under head of "Col. Samuel M c Lellans" regiment raised in 1778 to serve until the 1 st March 1779, I find entries to seven captains for usage of their companies from a bond of Col. Samuel

McLellan in file in this office it appears that he was paymaster of one Company in his regiment, and there is under the same account before mentioned the following entries "14 March 1779" To Col Samuel McLellan opposite to this name in the column headed "Bounty for enlistment" £ 483. in the column headed "Wages" £ 1100. 10. 10. in the column headed "Commissions" £ 219. 6. 1 "Total" 1772. 16. 11
I find no pay a Master was of Col Levi Wells Regiment in the years 1779 1780. But in the journal of the Governor and Council of Safety under date of July 16 th 1779, is the following entry "Col Wells and Officers in place and moving for vacant Officers to be appointed to fill vacancies in the regiment" "on nomination by them" and among several appointments is the following "This board do appoint "Benj" Billings of Newich Enns" in Capt Gildea's Co (vacant). It also appears from the same journal, the said regiment was raised at the May Session of the General Assembly 1779 to serve until the 1 st of March 1780 for the defence of the "Sea Coast and Frontiers". In the books of the Paymaster's office Col Levi Wells under date of the 2 nd June 1780 is credited "By Account rendered £ 307 927. 13. 3 and in the corresponding charge to him under the same date it is appropriated to be "in wages of his regiment".
In a charge to "him" under date of the 26 th June 1780 is the following, "In order to Treasurer

"pa capt D Tilden for wages &c emittled coast "guards Wells Reg t S 358. 1. 4." In Haskell's receipts the same amounts are found and are there stated to be the "Amounts paid in nominal money" & the computed value of the charge for said Wells is in all S 8631. 7. 7 see D Tilden S 13. 1. 4.
Majah Galtin
Comptroller

July 15 48
Care of David Root
Mason Office
Washington City
{ W. 11th St. between C & D Sts. 10th St. }

Harpursville Delaware Co NY Jan'y 10 th 1847 Hon J. L. Edwards Com of Pensions
Dear Sir
In an answer to an application of Lydia Darrow for pension you ask me to get a Certificate of the Controller of the State of Connecticut of the services of Noah Darrow her deceased husband I have written to the Controller and the following is copy of his answer. "I have made a pretty thorough examination of the records of that war remaining in this office and do not find any rolls of soldiers under Capt Daniel Dicken but I find Capt Daniel Dicken in service from April 1 st to Nov 1 st 1779 as appears in a letter and called Has Wells receipt. In the same record and on the same page I find Col Levi Wells credited for the above time and also £ 4.548,,12..2 for services before said first of April supposed to be for his Regiment. The presumption is that if Dicken had done service in that regiment before said first of April that said Wells was paymaster of his regiment and the name of Dicken does not appear. I also find a Col Samuel McLellan in service before 1778 or 9 but do not find any Col M c Clan Row rd Jones M c Clanlan Controller Copy
The difficulty then is no one is now living that knew Noah Darrow who was in the war. And the difficulty at the Controller's office as he had before written to me is that there were two Col Wells, and in your letter to me which I sent to the Controller's office without retaining a copy it read Col M c Clanlan but it was to Col M c Clanlan. If consistent with the business of your office will you send me a copy of Noah Darrow's Affidavit or at least so much of it as relates to the time of entry and discharge in each year with the name of the Capt and Col Christian and Surname of the Capt and Col under which he served distinctly written

so that no mistake may be made at the Com- troller's office - Or if you cannot consistently comply with this request will you permit the Hon S. R. Hobbie of the Post Office Department or Hon Mr Shaw of the House of Repre- sentations to copy and send to me
Respectfully Yours
Benjamin F. Gibbs

State of Connecticut ss.
Office of Secretary of State.
I hereby certify and make known that, from an examination of the Records of the State of Connecticut and of the original files preserved in this office, it doth appear,
That, at a session of the General Assembly of this, the said State, holden at Hartford, October, A.D. 1778, was presented a Petition from the officers and soldiers of Col. Samuel McClellan's Battalion, asking additional wages and allowances, — which said petition is now on file in this office and is in the words following, to wit:—
"To the Honorable General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, "now sitting at Hartford in said state, October Sessions, 1778: The "Petition of the Commission Officers, Non-commission officers and Soldiers "in the Battalion under the command of Col. Samuel McClellan, "being one of the Battalions included in the two Brigades raised by "order of the General Assembly at their adjourned Sessions, in February "1778, sheweth; — That we were raised while an act of this State "was existing regulating the prices of labor, produce &c., and upon the "faith and footing of said act, and had such wages and allowances "as, while said act continued, were just and reasonable. But that since "said act has been repealed the prices of the various necessaries "of life are so enhanced as that our wages and allowances are by "no means an adequate reward for our services. We therefore pray "Your Honors to take our case into your wise consideration and

"grant such an addition to our wages and allowances as shall "be adequate to the reward we expected when we entered said "service. Justice is all we ask. We doubt not your Honors will "grant our reasonable request, and we, as in duty bound shall ever "pray. Dated at New London, October, 1778:—"
to which said pe- tition are annexed the signatures of Elisha Chapman, Daniel Tilden and others, as Captains, — of Sam l . Ripley and others, as Lieu- tenants, Sergeants and Musicians, — and of Samuel Arnold and others as Privates, — in said Battalion; and I further certify that the name of Noah Davenport is subscribed to said Petition as one of the Privates in said Battalion.
And it further appears that said Petition was, by said Gen- eral Assembly, referred to a Committee to examine and report, which said Committee did report favorably to the prayer of said Pe- tition, and relief was thereupon granted by a Resolution of the said General Assembly at its Session in January A.D. 1779.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said State, this 11 th day of September, A.D. 1848
J. H. Trumbull, Clerk.
For John B Robertson, Secy. of State

Mar 10 '45
9 Pension Office Washington
Harperfield March 6 th

Harpursfield March 5 th 1845 Delaware County New York.
Hon J L Edwards
Sir Noah Davenport was a pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832, He died 13 th August 1840 - In December 1840 his widow Lydia Daven- port made a declaration and submitted other proof part of which was the fam- ily record to your office and asked for a pension. The claim was rejected by you on the ground that she was not a widow at the time the act under which she claimed was pass- ed which was 7 July 1838
She now thinks she is entitled to a pension under the act of June 17 1844 by reason of the proviso of the act of April 30 th 1844. But as she expects you will require new proof data at present she requests that the family record and other proofs sent on to your office may be returned to enable her to make a new declaration accompa- nied by the proper proofs
I have the honor to be Yours respectfully
Benjamin F Gibbs
N B Please send a form of declaration requiring by you
Yours B F Gibbs

July 26. 1841
NY Lydia Davenport. of Noah Davenport.
J. Schenck Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Hon. J. Gordon H.R.

Washington July 26 1841
Dr Sir
What course is proper to be pursued to obtain the object of the inclosed letter the enclosures of pension due to Mr Kaah Lauer but named therein Yours respectfully
S. Gordon U.S.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Secy. of Pension

7592
Lydia Davenport N.Y.
Act. 17 July 1838
Rejected.
Family record agrees with this.
Married 1784
Husband died 13 Augt 1840.
Adm o Kyr (Name)
Int $76.66 per annum.
Comig 4 March 1836
Adm o Accts
43 & 44 x
'48
Benjamin D. Gilt Harpersfield Co Delaware Co N.Y.
Lydia Davenport, wid. mo of Sarah Davenport or H. T. Penkower

State of New York Delaware County ss.
I Crawford B Sheldon Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, (the same being a Court of Record) Do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Lydia Davenport for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court this 15 th day of December 1840.
C B Sheldon Clerk

The State of Ohio } On this fourth day of September 1832 Portage County } personally appeared Daniel Fildes late a Captain in the Army of the Revolution Who being by me first duly sworn, on his oath says - that Noah Davenport, a resident of Harpersfield, County of Delaware and State of New York was in the Company commanded by this deponent in 1778, and marched in said Company to White Plains, thence to New Point in the State of New York, and thence to New London in the State of Connecticut -
In 1779 he again served in said Company, and marched to New London, and from there to Fairfield in Connecticut, where he served out that campaign - He served in my Company two campaigns, in the Regiments commanded by Colonel McLarren, and Colonel Wells - under the first named Colonel in 1778, and in 1779 under the latter -
Daniel Fildes
Sworn to, and subscribed this 4th day of September A.D. 1832 - and I certify that I am acquaint- ed with said deponent, and he is a man of truth, and veracity - Geo. V. Bierce J.P.
THE STATE OF OHIO, } ss. Portage County, }
Geo. Kirkham I, SETH DAY , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Portage, in the state of Ohio, do by these presents, certify and make known, that Lucius V. Bierce Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Deposition - was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such Deposition - and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Ravenna, in said County this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Geo. Kirkham - Clerk.
Clerks. Fee 50 cts. due.

The State of Ohio } On this fourth day of September 1832 Portage County } personally appeared Daniel Tilden late a Captain in the Army of the Revolution Who being by me first duly sworn, on his oath says - that Noah Davenport, a resident of Harpersfield, County of Delaware and State of New York was in the Company commanded by this deponent in 1778, and marched in said Company to White Plains, thence to New Point in the State of New York, and thence to New London in the State of Connecticut -
In 1779 he again served in said Company, and marched to New London, and from thence to Fairfield in Connecticut, where he served out that Campaign - He served in my Company two Campaigns, in the Regiments commanded by Colonel McLarren, and Colonel Wells - under the first named Colonel in 1778, and in 1779 under the latter -
Daniel Tilden
Sworn to, and subscribed this 4th day of September A.D. 1832 - and I certify that I am acquaint- ed with said deponent, and he is a man of truth, and veracity - Lucius V. Bierce J.P.
THE STATE OF OHIO, } ss. Portage County, }
Geo. Kirkum I, SETH DAY , Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the county of Portage, in the state of Ohio, do by these presents, certify and make known, that Lucius V. Bierce Esquire, before whom the annexed and foregoing Deposition - was taken, and who has thereunto, in his own proper hand writing subscribed his name, was, at the time of taking such Deposition - and now is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as such, full faith and credit is and ought to be given throughout the United States, and elsewhere. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the said Court at Ravenna, in said County this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Geo. Kirkum - Clerk.
Clerk. Fee 50 cts. due.

Hampshire Del Co N York July 9 th 1849
Hon J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir
Enclosed I send you further proof of the marriage of Noah Davenport and Lydia Metcalf - This would have been sent at the time - but from enquiries at the town and Parish Offices of Lebanon I was led to suppose that there was no record at all of the marriage - I lately ascertained that towns in that vicinity had been divided. And found the enclosed in the town of Bozrah when the Rev Mr Shrop lived I trust this will be satisfactory
Very Respectfully yours
Benjamin F Gibbs

Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled An act making further provision for surviving widows and orphans of the Revolution.
State of New York
Delaware County, ss
On this twenty fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace of the county of Delaware aforesaid Lydia Davenport a resident of Harpurs field in the county of Delaware aged eighty seven years 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 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war
That she is the widow of Noah Davenport who was a private in the war of the Revolution and as she believes belonged to Capt Daniel Tilden's Company and Col McClelland's regiment in 1778; and in 1779 under the same Captain and Regiment commanded by Col Wells, that her husband was a pensioner on the pension books at the War Office of the United States and received as she believes about seventy nine or eighty dollars annually as pension, but this declarant has not received any pension since the act of 17 June 1844. She further declares that she was married on the twenty fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty four
And she further declares that

Declaration
In Order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of 2nd February 1848 entitled An act making further provision for surviving widows and orphans of the Revolution.
State of New York
Delaware County, ss
On this twenty fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before the subscriber a justice of the peace of the county of Delaware aforesaid Lydia Davenport a resident of Harpurs field in the county of Delaware aged eighty seven years 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 2nd February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war
That she is the widow of Noah Davenport who was a private in the war of the Revolution and as she believes belonged to Capt Daniel Tilden's Company and Col McClelland's regiment in 1778; and in 1779 under the same Captain and Regiment commanded by Col Wells, that her husband was a pensioner on the pension books at the War Office of the United States and received as she believes about seventy nine or eighty dollars annually as pension, but this declarant has not received any pension since the act of 17 June 1844. She further declares that she was married on the twenty fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty four
And she further declares that

She is still a widow her
Lydia Davenport Sworn to and subscribed mark before me on the day and year above written, and I certi- fy that I am well acquainted with the declarant and that she made her mark and did not sign her name in full in consequence of bodily infirmity. Benjamin F Gibbs Justice of the peace
State of New York Delaware County ss
On this 25 th day of October 1844 Personally came before me Abel Dayton Jr. who being ly me duly sworn doth on his oath depose and say that he is well acquainted with Lydia Davenport and has been for thirty five years last past he knows her to be the widow of Noah Davenport and he further states on his oath aforesaid that he was present when she made the foregoing Declaration, and that she signed her name by mark in consequence of bodily infirmity. Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written. Abel Dayton Jr Benjamin F Gibbs Justice of the peace

State of New York
Delaware County Clerks Office ss.
I. Wm. McLaughny Clerk of said County & Clerk of the Supreme Court do hereby Certify that Benjamin F. Gibbs Esqr before whom the annexed deposition pur- ports to have been taken was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in & for said County aforesaid elected and Sworn and duly authorised by law to take the same and that his signature thereto is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County this 26 th day of October 1849
Wm. McLaughny Clerk

State of New York } Otsego County } ss.
I Hannah Metcalf of the Town & County of Otsego do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Noah Davenport late of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware & State of New York deceased - that the said Noah Davenport married my sister Lydia Metcalf - that I was present & saw them married in Town of Lebanon & County of Windham (now New-London) and State of Connecticut - And that the said Lydia is still living the widow of the said Noah Davenport.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 12 th day of Feby. 1848 }
Hannah Metcalf
O. B. Brandall
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Hannah Metcalf, and that his character for truth and veracity is unimpeachable.
STATE OF NEW-YORK, } I, Charles McLean, Clerk of said county, do here- Otsego County, ss. } by certify, that O. B. Brandall the person subscribing the foregoing affidavit and before whom the same was taken, was, on the 12 th day of Feby 1848 therein mentioned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Otsego, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said O. B. Brandall — and verily believe that the name subscribed to the said affidavit is his proper and genuine signature.
In Testimony Whereof, I have caused the seal of the said County to be hereunto affixed this 12 th day of Feby. A. D., 1848.
Chas. McLean Clerk.

State of New York } Otsego County } ss.
I Hannah Metcalf of the Town & County of Otsego do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Noah Davenport late of the Town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware & State of New York deceased - that the said Noah Davenport married my sister Lydia Metcalf - that I was present & saw them married in Town of Lebanon & County of Windham (now Newton) and State of Connecticut - And that the said Lydia is still living the widow of the said Noah Davenport.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 12 th day of Feby. 1848 }
E. B. Branscomb
Justice of the Peace.
I certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Hannah Metcalf, and that his character for truth and veracity is unimpeachable.
E. B. Branscomb,
Justice of the Peace.

Delaware Co N York Harperfield October 29 th 1849
Hon J L Edward Com Amins
Dear Sir
Agreeable to your request I send you the declaration of Lydia Burroughs under the Act of 2 nd February, 1828, I would merely suggest that if she was entitled to a pension under former acts but did not obtain one in consequence of insufficient proofs and those proofs being now furnished satisfactory to the Department, that she does not waive those rights by making this declaration; but should be entitled to draw from the same date she would have done had she sooner furnished the proofs under those acts.
Trusting that her proofs are now satisfactory,
I have the Honor to subscribe yours
Respectfully, Benjamin F. Gibbs

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
October 5 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Noah Davenport, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Seventy six Dollars and 66 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March, to the 13 th August 1840,
Respectfully yours,
William H. Harrison
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of July 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows and also the proviso of the Act of April 30 th 1844 entitled an act making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending on the 30 th of June 1845.
State of New York
Delaware County ss. On this third day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the County Court of the County of Delaware aforesaid, Lydia Davenport a resident of Marple in the County of Delaware aforesaid aged eighty four years, 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 July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows. Also the proviso of the act of April 30 th 1844 entitled an act making appropriations for the payment of Revolutionary and other pensions. That she is the widow of Noah Davenport a private in the war of the revolution and who was a pensioner on the rolls of the Pension Office of the United States. She further states and declares that she was married to the said Noah Davenport on the twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty four, and that her husband the aforesaid Noah Davenport died on the thirteenth day of August eighteen hundred and forty, that she was not married to him prior to his having the notice but the marriage took place

previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and ninety four W th at the time above stated Room 10 and subscribed before me the day and year written above
Lydia Davenport
I certify that I took the above deposition
Delaware County Clerk's Office—ss.
1. WILLIAM McCLAUGHERY, Clerk of the County of Delaware, do hereby Certify, That Edwin (Morse) whose name is subscribed to the certificate of the proof or acknowledg- ment of the annexed instrument, and thereon written, was, at the time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a County Judge in and for the County aforesaid, elected and sworn and duly authorised to take the same. And further, that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Judge and verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgement is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said County, this 12 day of May 1848
W m McClaughery Clerk.

previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and ninety four My at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year written above
Lydia Davenport
I certify that I took the above deposition at the residence of Lydia Davenport She being old feeble & unable to attend Court and that the same was duly subscribed & sworn to by her before me on the 3 rd day of May A D 1848 Emerson County Judge of Del Co N.H. Counsellor at L

Saint Edmund, N.Y. June 5, 1907
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear sir - Will you kindly send the full record as it stands in that office of the Noah Davenport of Stamford, Delaware Co.  Dutchess Co. New York, who drew a pension as a soldier in the Revolutionary war?
Yours truly Mrs. N. S. White

Return to J. W. DAVIS, HAMMONDSPORT, Steuben Co., N. Y. If not delivered within 10 days.
Family Record returned to Davis account. Dec. 31/75
David P. Davis
Washington DC

Apr. 11-1925
122 FRONT STREET BINGHAMTON, N.Y.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Dear Sir
Will you please send me the record of the enlistment of Noah Davenport who enlisted from Lebanon Conn in the Revo- lutionary War. his ap- plication for pension

The application of his widow Lydia McNeal Davenport for pension and any data you may have concern- ing Noah Davenport
Thanking you in advance for any information you can give me
Very truly yours E. C. Whitney-Smith

122 Front St. Binghamton
N.Y.
May 8-1925
Dept Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
I wrote to the above Dept. early in April & sent a stamped & addressed envelope for a reply, which I have not received.
My request was for the official

record of the military service in the War of the Rebellion performed by Noah Davenport who enlisted from Gorham Conn.
May I have the record at the earliest convenience
Very truly yours E. C. Whitney Smith 122. Ford Street Binghamton N.Y.

January 10, 1930
Pension Department Washington, D.C.
Sir: —
Would you please tell me if Noah Davenport's name is on record as having received a pension for services in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly
(Mrs W. J.) Marion H. Pells
39 Livingston St Rhinebeck, N.Y.

In reply to your request of _____, received for a statement of the military history of Noah Davenport a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. W file 22,911
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 78 9 mos. Daniel Tilden James McLellan Conn.   ✓ 10 or 12 mos. ✓ Ledyard   79 1 yr. Daniel Tilden Walls   ✓ 10 or 12 mos. ✓ Ledyard  
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Lebanon, Conn.
Date of application for pension, Oct. 9, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Harper'sfield, Delaware Co., N.Y.
Age at date of application, Little Compton R.I. Aug. 17, 1758 d. Aug 13, 1840
Remarks: Sol. mar. Lebanon Conn. Sept. 25, 1784 Lydia Metcalf
Wid. of sol. Dec. 15, 1840. ae 78 - res. Stamford Del Co N.Y.
Residence at date of application ae 47 + 7 mos. Son in law Abal Dayton Jr.
Very respectfully,

mmstf
June 23, 1925
E. C. Whitney-Smith 122 Front St., Binghamton, N. Y.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 22911 it appears that Noah Davenport was born August 17, 1758 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
While a resident of Lebanon, Connecticut he enlisted in May 1778 and served nine months as a private in Captain Daniel Tilden's Company, Colonel Samuel McClellan's Connecticut Regiment.
On his return from this tour he enlisted and served one or two months under Colonel Ledyard.
He enlisted in 1779 and served one year as a private in Captain Daniel Tilden's Company, Colonel Wells' Connecticut Regiment.
After this he enlisted and served one or two months under Colonel Ledyard.
Soldier moved from Columbia County, New York to

...son of the ...formation as son ...on file in
Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York where he was allowed pension on his application executed October 9, 1832. He died August 13, 1840 in Stamford, Delaware County, New York.
Soldier married September 25, 1784 in Lebanon, Connecticut, Lydia Metcalf. She was allowed pension on her application executed December 15, 1840 while a resident of Stamford, New York aged seventy-eight years.
Their son Erastus was aged forty-seven years in 1840, son William also referred to in that year, and a son-in-law Abel Dayton, Junior, whose wife's name is not given, was living in Harpersfield, New York in 1840.
Respectfully,
widow had a bro - Arunah Metcalf -
Commissioner.