Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,207, Gershom Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Davis, Gershom
S. 32,207
CONTENTS

Meane 27 100
Gershon Davis
of Oxford in the State of Me who was a Private in the Comp commanded by Captain McCallan of the Regt commanded by Col. Mitchell in the Mass. troops time for 13 mo 18 days
New certificate issued 4 Aug 1834 I sent to Samuel F. Brown, Budfield, Maine
Inscribed on the Roll of Me at the rate of 57 Dollars 76 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of Jan 1834 and Serv. claimant Dunk Brook field Me
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $ 129.40 Pension, allowance ending Mar 31. 15 88 $145.28
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by E. D. Merrill Clerk Book E Vol. Page 12

9656 Gushon Davis application
898 109 621
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109 49
11 81.76 11 16 60-20
109.48 109.48 88.48 21.00 109.48
clarent Buckfield Maine

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 17 th day of August A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate now sitting,
Gershon Davis a resident of in the county of and State of Maine, aged 73 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. He enlisted at Gaham in the District now State of Maine into the Company commanded by Captain Master of Col. Hovey's Regiment for one year - the day or month he cannot now exactly recollect, but he well remembers that he served through the year for which he enlisted, at Cape Elizabeth near what was then Falmouth now Portland in the State of Maine and was dismissed in the fall of the year. I think it was the year 1776. During this campaign he was employed chiefly in building a fort on the Cape.
That after this he entered into the company commanded by Captain Samuel Whitmore of Col. Hovey's Regiment, having taken the place of his father, Samuel Davis, who was drafted into the service. The time for which this service extended & the time which he actually served he cannot exactly recollect & therefore cannot state, but he is confident it was as long as three months & may have been six months; but he is confident that he served the whole period for which his father was drafted. During this campaign he was stationed at Peekskill in New York, where the service was performed. That after the aforesaid service & in the year 1779 he enlisted again into the Army into the Company commanded by Capt. Alexander McLellan of Col. Mitchell's Regiment under Genl. Washington for the term of three months at said Gaham about the last of June or first of July and marched to Portland, & thence went by water to what was then called Paganack now Easton in the State of Maine where there frequent skirmishes with the enemy and after our forces were defeated, he returned to Falmouth, now Portland, with the troops when after his three months expired he was discharged without writing, he never having had any discharge from either campaign.
The said applicant further states that he was born at Barnstable in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1758, and that he has no record of his age - that he lived in Gaham in the District now State of Maine when called into service & since the war he has always lived in said Bucksfield.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Gershon Davis
Stephen Emery, Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year 1758 and that he has no record of his age - that he lived in Gaham in the then District now State of Maine when he was called into the service & since the war, has always lived in said Bucksfield.
Gershon Davis

Mr. Nathaniel Chase a clergyman residing in the town of Brattleboro, County of Bristol State of Maine and John Loring of said Brattleboro Esquire, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Gershom Davis who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 73 years of age; that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
John Loring Nathl Chase
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court.
Stephen Emery, Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, the said applicants having adduced the deposition of Gershom Davis & the certificate of Nathaniel Chase, a clergyman, & of John Loring, all upon oath duly administered, in corroboration of his own declaration - said deponent being well known to the Court as persons of truth & veracity.
Stephen Emery, Judge
I Joseph E. Gale Register  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 Gershom Davis for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17 th day of August A. D. 1832.
CLERK.
Joseph E. Gale Register

32207 Pay INVALID.
File No. 82,907
Leahom Davis
Di Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1827
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 108
[Arrangement of 1870.]

You must make ap- plication to the King of the State of Mass- achusetts for evidence of your services, as that of- fice lies in his Office Rolls of the Militia & State Troops of Mass.
Power Office
Oct 7 1833
Order complied with - see copy encl. here instead with a new application

I, Samuel Davis, of Standish in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine - do testify and say - That at the time of the commencement of the war of the Revolution - my father and his family resided at Gorham in the County aforesaid. That at the time aforesaid - Gershon Davis, now of Brookfield in the County of Oxford and myself were members of our father's family. That soon after the commencement of the war the said Gershon entered the army - That he served - to my recollection - as many as three several periods or terms during the war - as a soldier - I think - That I well recollect of his serving one of those terms in the Campaign at Pickett's Hill in the State of New York. I did not serve with him there - I recollect when he left home for that service - under Capt. Samuel Whitmore then of said Gorham - with whom I was well acquainted. I well recollect other persons who left with my brother under Capt. Whitmore - My brother returned to Gorham when Capt. Whitmore returned - I am unable to state how long they were absent - I think (of this however I am not positive) that one Domonious Mitchell was Lieutenant in Capt. Whitmore's Company - with whom I have heard my brother converse of the Campaign at said Pickett's Hill - and of the events and transactions there - I was about fourteen years old when my brother went to Pickett's Hill - I think the term at Pickett's Hill was the last

which he served - of this however I will not state positively - I think. a Mr Watson, a Mr John Emery - and Mr John Price with others left under Capt. Whitmore when my brother, Gershon left - And I think. They all returned when Capt. Whitmore returned -
Samuel Davis
Cumberland - ss. Nov. 16. 1833 - Then personally appeared the above named to me well known to be a man of truth and unquestionable integrity Samuel Davis, and made oath that the above deposition by him signed is true -
Before me Horatio J. Swasey. Justice of the Peace
State of Maine.
Cumberland County, ss
I R D M Vaughan, Clerk of the Judi- cial Courts of Cumberland County, certify that Horatio J. Swasey is a Magistrate above, duly commissioned and qualified - and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of said County this twenty fifth day of November, A.D. 1833
R D M Vaughan

State of Maine County of Oxford. ) April 20. 1833
Then personally before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace for said County Gershon Davis of Buckfield in said County who being duly sworn, deponeth & saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the period mentioned below and in the following grades. For one year year & nine months I served a private soldier in the whole period of my service for such service I claim a pension. Gershon Davis
Subscribed & sworn to as above, before me
Sam H Brown Justice Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW , Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
Samuel F. Brown Esq
whose genuine signatures are annexed to the foregoing Depositions of
Gershon Davis & Joshua Davis is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 23d day of April in the year A. D. 1833.
R. Goodenow
{ Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

I Joshua Davis of Stockford in the County of Oxford & State of Maine aged seventy three years, on oath say that I was a soldier in the American Army during the revolutionary war with Great Britain for as much as six years at various periods for which I now receive a pension from the United States. My first period of service was at Cape Elizabeth in the then District now State of Maine in the Company Com- manded by Captain Morton of Col. Kelley's Regiment for twelve months. I enlisted at Yorktown in the year 1776, the first of the year I think, for one year, which I served through at said Cape Elizabeth & was discharged.
I further say that I well know that Gershon Davis who now lives in Buckfield in said County of Oxford did enlist into the same company with myself for the same term of time & that he served the same term through with me. We both lived at Yorktown in said State & I have been well acquainted with said Gershon ever since & well know him to be the same man who served with me as aforesaid
I further say that in the year 1779 the said Gershon Davis and myself enlisted into the Army again, into the Company commanded by Capt. Alexander McGellan of Col. Mitchell's Regiment, under General Wadsworth's Brigade for three months and that we marched to what was then called Magaduc, now Castine in the State of Maine, whence after our forces were defeated, we returned to Portland or what was then Falmouth where we finished our service and were discharged, & I well know

that said Gushorn did serve with me as aforesaid
And I further say that I enlisted I think in January 1777. into the army for three years and served that time through but being mustered out, I returned again to the army & finally served the three years through in different parts of the State of New York. While in this service I heard of said Gushorn Davis being in the army again as a soldier in Captain Whitmore Company of Colt Hogg's Regiment at Peekskill in New York. I did not see him there, but from various sources of information & from conversation had with said Gushorn at various times, I am confident he must have been in the service at that time & place, but how long he served I cannot say
Witness Samuel F Brown
his Joshua X Davis Mark
State of Maine. County of Oxford ss.
July 30. 1832. Then the abovenamed Joshua Davis to me well known as a man of truth, personally appeared and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me
Samuel F Brown justice of the
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
Samuel F. Brown
whose genuine signature is Davis
annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Joshua
Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this twentieth day of August in the year A. D. 1832
RK Goodenow
Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 28 th 1833.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Gershon Davis , as a private, is borne on a Muster Roll of the Officers and Soldiers, stationed on the Sea Coast of Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough, under the Command of Capt. Brian Morton, where he is allowed from Jan y 27 th to the last of Feb y 1776. One month and four days. m ds 1 = 4
Gershom Davis' name is found on a Muster Roll of the Officers and Soldiers, under the command of Capt. Brian Morton, with their wages due from the first day of March to the last day of May 1776 where he is allowed £ 5. 8 s 0 d .
Gershom Davis' name is found on a Muster Roll of the Officers and Soldiers, under the command of Capt. Bryant Morton, with their wages due from the 1 st of June to the 1 st of Sept r 1776. where he is allowed £ 5. 8 s 0 d .
Gershom Davis' name is found on a Muster Roll of the Officers and Soldiers, under the command

of Capt. Brian Morton, - with their wages due from the 1 st of Sept r to the 23 rd of November 1776. two months & twenty five days, and is allowed £ 5- 2- 0-
Gershom Davis' name is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. Alexander McLellan's Company, in Col. Jon s Mitchell's Regt. where he is allowed from July 7 th to Sept r 23 rd 1779. two months and eighteen days. m 2 2 18
Gershom Davis claims as a Substitute for Sam l Davis under Capt. Sam l Whitmore in Col. Fogg's Regt. the rolls of which are not found in this Office.
Edward D. Bangs Secy

Waltham ret 24 Dec. 1838
from 27 Jan'y 1776
25 yrs in Capt Morton's Co
15 or 16 days pirate
Claimed Brookfield Maine
Brookfield Me Dec 19
9 mo 28 days 2. 18 3 mo 15, 16
Consumption of Pensions Waltham
file

Brackfield Ch. Dec. 14. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir
I herewith return you the paper in re application of Gresham Davis. Agreeable to your requirements, he has applied to the Secy of State of Mass. & has procured copies of the record there, which proves the most of his terms of service, save one & that one, (his service in N York) he thinks he has sufficiently proved by the depositions of Saml. Davis & Thomas Dike, which are herein returned with the case.
M. D. hopes to receive your certificate soon
Yours respectfully
Saml. H. Brown

I Thomas Dick of Buckfield in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, Yeoman, aged sixty seven years, testify & say that I was a resident in the town of Gileham, then in the District of Maine, now State of Maine during the revolutionary war with Great Britain - that Gershon Davis, now residing in said Buckfield was also a resident in said Gileham being a near neighbor, living within a hundred rods of my Father's house - that I knew said Davis to be gone into the army several times, during the war, to different places especially to Pembroke and to Peks kill, New York. I know this however, not by being a soldier & being with him, for I was not a soldier in the army, but I knew that he enlisted & went off to go into the army & returned as from the army and I well remember that one of his campaigns was to Peks kill, New York as was then said; but as to the particular year & the length of his service I do not remember Witness Samuel D Brown Thomas Dick (Mark)
State of Maine County of Oxford ss. November 9. 1833. Then the above named Thomas Dick to me was known as a man of truth personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit to which he set his mark having presence, before me
Samuel D Brown Justice of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD COUNTY, ss.
I, RUFUS KING GOODENOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for said County of Oxford, hereby certify, that
Samuel F. Brown
whose genuine signature is annexed to the foregoing Deposition of
Thomas Irish is a
Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Oxford.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this thirteenth day of December in the year A. D 1833.
R. K. Goodenow
Clerk of Oxford County Courts.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, Jeremiah Davis of the State of Maine who was a Private during the Revolutionary War
is entitled to receive Fifty one dollars and Seventy Six cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 20 day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty- four
J. D. Bishop
Secretary of War.
Examined and)

May 5. 1834.
Gershon Davis of Maine
applied for a new certificate
Rev. Dr. John H. Hopkins
Dear Sir,
J. G. Edmiston Esq.
Commissioner of Revenue
Washington
Gershon Davis
Maker
Officiant
for new certificate
page same as
Gershon Davis
last certificate

Richfield Me. Apr 29 1836
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir Yours of April 16 was duly received, by which you say that Gresham Davis' claim was allowed on 20 Jany last; but you say not whether any certificate has been forwarded. I conclude that one must have been sent, and has miscarried, as none has arrived here. In such case, I conclude you will send a duplicate, and to satisfy you of the fact, I herewith send you Mr Davis' affidavit - also my own. If these be sufficient, please to forward the certificate as soon as possible. - If they be not, be so obliging as to inform me what must be done.
Yours respectfully
Sam l H. Brown

Gershom Davis of Buckfield in the County of Oxford State of Maine, having heretofore made application before the Hon d Stephen Emery Judge of Probate for said County for a Pension from the United States, by virtue of the Pension Act of June 1832, having been informed that my said application has been granted and that a certificate was probably forwarded to me or my Agent Samuel H Brown Esq of said Buckfield hereby certify that no such certificate has ever been received by me and that I have no knowl- edge whatever of such a paper nor have I heard, from any source, of the receipt of one by any person for me — Gershom Davis
State of Maine.
County of Oxford ss. April 28. 1834. Then the abovenamed Gershom Davis, to me well known as a man of truth, made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed, before me, Samuel H Brown Justic e of the Peace
I Samuel H Brown of Buckfield in the County of Oxford State of Maine, the person named in Gershom Davis affidavit certify that no pension Certificate has ever been received by me for said Davis, nor has one ever been received at this Post Office for him nor have I ever heard of one being received at any other place for him. I keep the Post Office in this town where the Certificate would, of course, be delivered — Samuel H Brown
State of Maine. Oxford County ss. April 28. 1834. Then the abovenamed Samuel H Brown, made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed before me Zadoc Long. Just. of Peace

Brattleboro Me July 29
Free
Aug 4
Mr
J. L. Edwards Esq Commisioner of Pensions Washington -

Brattleboro July 26 1831.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Committee of Pensions of the
I must solicit your attention once more to the case - the application of Gershom Davis of this town. My year last to me direct, & by a communication, thro' the hand of our Rep. Mr. Mason, I was informed that Mr Davis' application was allowed last January; but you stated nothing about his Certificate. I immediately wrote you, inclosing my referred affidavit & that of Mr Davis, stating that no Certificate of Pension had been received here for him. Since then I have heard nothing from the department & no Certificate has yet been received - I hope the adoption of a prop of business from a session of Congress, will give you time to answer this forthwith & send a Certificate without delay to the old Soldiers of the Revolution.
27.100
advised 20 Jan'y 1834
Yours respectfully
Sam H. Brown for Mr D.