Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6785, Charles Davis, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.6.
Davis, Charles
S. 6785-
CONTENTS
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2967. North Carolina
Charles Davis
of Stokes in the State of N. Carolina who was a Privt in the Compny commanded by Captain Wood of the Regt commanded by Williams in the N. Carolina line for 6 months from 1776 -
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina at the rate of 20 - Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Dec r 32 and S r H. H. H. 1832. Shepherd. House of Reps.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 30. Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Dec r 32 10 $40.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathan Rice - Clerk Book D Vol. 8 Page 28.
Letter to Nov. 1832 Charles Banner. -
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Death not on A. B.

State of North Carolina
Hoke County } ss.
On this 14 th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County of Hoke State of North Carolina now sitting Charles Davis a Resident of the county of Hoke State of North Carolina aged Eighty — years who being 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 th 1832
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He was drafted to serve a three months tour against the Cherokee Indians some time in the year 1776 and as well as he can recollect he entered the service on or about the 3 rd day of September of that year under Richard Good as Captain in the Surry Regiment of North Carolina Militia and was marched under the Command of Colo Joseph Williams & Major Joseph Winston upon what was commonly called the Cherokee expedition, to the long Island of Holston where the troops lay in Camp he thinks several weeks & believes was there joined by General Christie with the Virginia troops, under whose command the Army was marched into the Indian nation where they were employed for some time but how long he cannot recollect, in destroying the Indian towns & routing the Indians after which he returned home and obtained a discharge

from some one of his Officers he thinks from Capt. Richard Goode which discharge is lost or destroyed. He thinks he was discharged some time in the month of December in the year 1776 aforesaid the particular day he cannot recollect. That he was drafted for a three months tour again some time in the year 1780 - and marched from Surry County under the Command of Capt. Halbert about the first of July of that year and joined General Rutherford about thirty miles below Salisbury and were marched by him to the mouth of Rocky River he thinks in the County of Mecklenburg North Carolina or the neighbourhood of the said River where he was engaged in a battle at what is called Colsons battle in the said County of Mecklenburg as then he was told & understood That he received a discharge for his services from General Rutherford as he now believes. That he was frequently engaged in scouting parties against the Tories under the Character of Minute men but and subject to be called out at any time & at all times when called upon he served in such service but he cannot now say how long he was engaged having no documentary evidence of any part of his services. That the discharge last alluded to has been lost or destroyed. That he believes that Col o Thomas Wade who he understood was a Regular Officer was in the Camps upon this Oc- casion.
That he was born in the year 1752 in the County of Augusta State of Virginia, that he left there, when he was about twelve years old & settled in the County of Surry (now Stokes) County North Carolina. That he has no record of his age in his profession, but that there was a record

of his age in a book which is not in his possession nor does he know where it is. That he was living in Surry County North Carolina at the time when called into service and has continued to live there ever since but that the part of Surry he lives in is now called Stokes County That he was drafted in each of the towns before stated. That he has no documentary evidence of his services & knows of no one who can testify for him , except Joseph Bannum & Robert Hill so far as respects the last mentioned town
That he is well known to Joseph Waggoner Thomas T Armstrong & Joseph W Winton - his present neighbors who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Charles Davis M c Hill. ccc.
We Joseph Waggoner Thomas T. Armstrong Joseph W. Winton residing in the County of Stokes, State of North Carolina, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Charles Davis which has subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that we believe him to be Eighty years of age. That he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution & that we concur in that belief.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
M c Hill. ccc.
Joseph Waggoner Thos. Armstrong Joseph Winton

Robert Hill being duly sworn states on his oath that he knows that Charles Davis the above named defendant  affidavit did serve a three months tour in the Company of Captain John Halbert, that he was marched to Rocky River as he believes & was at the battle at Colson's that this deponent was in the same expedition sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Robert Hill
Mc Hill c.c.c. Joseph Bannister being duly sworn states that Charles Davis got a horse from this deponent's father to ride on an expedition as stated in Robert Hill's affidavit above & that he believes that the said Charles Davis did serve as therein stated but does not know it of his own knowledge.
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Joseph Bannister
Mc Hill c.c.c.
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 named defendant  applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as in States. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Joseph Waggoner Thomas Armstrong & Joseph W. Winston who have signed the foregoing certificate are residents of Stokes County & are credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings in the matter of the application of Charles Davis for a pension
In testimony whereof I do here set my hand & seal of Office this 14 th day of September 1832
Mc Hill c.c.c.

Found in the trunk of Mrs. Davis lately a manuscript in her own hand then at Milton N.C.
Charles Davis. Declaration for an additional Pension.
file will be paged
Hon. A. H. Shepard

State of North Carolina } ss Stokes County }
On the 18 th day of December 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the peace of the county of Stokes aforesaid, Charles Davis a resident of said county and State aforesaid, aged Eighty one years last Feb y who being first sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Additional Declaration to his former one made at September or December Court of said county 1832, the in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, for services which was omitted to be set forth for want of proof or omission of the Clerk who drew said declaration, that in addition to the services stated for Six months only mentioned therein he entered the services of the United States under the following named Officers & served as hereinafter stated, in addition thereto (to wit) that he entered in every service as well in the Tours heretofore declared, as those which was omitted, as a horseman & furnished his own horse in the troops call d the light Infantry, and served in addition to the six months heretofore mentioned: one Tour of duty under Capt. John Halbert & Lieutenant Robert Hill, Coll o Joseph Williams, was call d command d & Coll o Rob t Lancer Lieut nt Col l and marched through various parts of Surry County, and at Richmond then Surry Court house met with about four  two or three hundred Tories, who defeated our troops in a Skirmish at that place, when they took Capt. Woodbridge wounded & took Capt. John Crowe & several others prisoners of our men, & shot a ball through this applicants shot pouch & powder horn, he lost his horse saddle & bridle which the Tories got into their possession the date he cannot recollect, and after loosing his horse aforesaid & retreating in confusion he was permitted by his Officers to go home in the eastern part of Surry County aforesaid after having served Twenty five days; another route he entered under Captain Samuel Hampton and marched with his company from Townfork in the then Surry County, then being a call for soldiers to suppress the Tories, on the North of Dan River & crossed & swam Dan River at a horse landing near where Little Dan River empties into big dan, & in a Tory settlement we routed a nest of them disarmed them , & took a number of said Tories & caused them to take the oath of Allegiance & give security for their good behaviour &c. In this expedition he remained Ten days & was dismissed & returned home, another call being made he entered the service under Capt. Henry Smith at Old Richmond Surry County N. Carolina & March d with his company across the Shallowford of the Yadkin & commanded by Col o Williams & Col o Isaac Shallowford of the Yadkin & marched from them to the settlements in the forks of the Yadkin River

River & captured & took a number of Tories & disarmed them & March'd across the River again down the same to the Warrenton River in Rowan County N. Carolina. Thence to Southall Settlement on Muddy Creek & to Salem in the Surry County. Then to the old Town with a party of Tories who we brought as prisoners & guarded them in the old Town Moravian Church in this Service he served one month at least & was dismissed by Capt. Smith at the old Town aforesaid. The next Service he was call'd out on an Expedition to join the troops commanded by Maj. Winston who was then in Guilford County, N. Carolina & March'd from Surry County aforesaid to Guilford & joined a company commanded by Captain Ezra Brashers of Guilford County & after marching to Martinsville & through the County Guilford in Raleigh Settlement returned to Surry County & having served two weeks was dismissed. This was about two weeks before Guilford Battle another tour of Service he was call'd out by Capt. John Walbert & served in his company in guarding the prisoners that was taken at the Battle of Kings Mountain who was then at the old Moravian Town in this Service he remained only ten days & was discharged. The dates of the foregoing Services he cannot recollect owing chiefly to the length of time that has pass'd since, it happened together with the infirmity of old age & the consequent loss of memory, - a Tabular account of the additional Services above are as follows (lowest)    25.  days  the Skirmish at Richwood under Capt. Walbert    10.  days  under Capt. Sam Hampton    30.  days  under Capt. Henry Smith to Rowan Co    14.  days  under Capt. Brashers to Guilford Co    10.  days  under Capt. Walbert guarding prisoners    89.  in all  for which he claims an additional season  
The Applicant states that it is out of his power to produce testimony at present to prove all the items of Services as enumerated in the above declaration, but believes that that he can prove part if not all by old men in Stokes County if they are able to attend Court, therefore the Court proceeded to ask the several questions agreeable to the Rules laid down by the War department. (Viz) first he says he was born in Augusta County in Virginia 18th Feb y 1752 2 d he has no record of his age only a traditionary one 3 d he lived in Surry County N. Carolina in the same neighborhood where he now resides, which from the division of Surry he fell in the part now call'd Stokes County 4 th he was served on all occasions as a Volunteer when ever call'd on where the urgency of the times required it, which requisition was all along made by his officers therefor 5 th this question he has already answered in the Declaration but was with no regular officers in the Services last above mentioned

6 th the Revd Rev d any written discharge as he recollects of 7 th he states that Joseph Waggoner, Genl Joseph Winston & Charles Banner of his county & neighborhood will certify as to his his character & veracity & belief of his services as a soldier in the Revolution He hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever to a pension, except the the present & the pension which was granted him in part for his services last above mentioned; & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any Agency in any State, excepting the one above alluded to in N Carolina for only twenty dollars which was not given for any part of the last mentioned services Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the date first above mentioned
(Charles Davis —)
In Hill
We Joseph Waggoner, Joseph Winston & Charles Banner residents of said county of Stokes hereby certify that we are are well acquainted with Charles Davis who has Subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty  one years of age, that he to be a man of right veracity is believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion — Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid
In Hill
Joseph Waggoner
for Westminster
C Banner
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Matter and after putting the Interrogatories proposed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that it is very inconvenient for the applicant to procure the certificate of a clergyman as there is no one of his acquaintances present at this time, But that Joseph Waggoner, Joseph Winston & Charles Banner who has signed the above certificate is residents in the county of Stokes aforesaid and is credible persons of the highest standing and that their statement is entitled to credit
W. W. W.
Bonja Giglar
Wm P. Poinsett

State of North Carolina Stokes County } I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Stokes aforesaid. Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of Application of Charles Davis for an additional Pension In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 18 th day of December A.D. 1833 - M c Hill. c.c.

September 16, 1935
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BA-J/MCS Charles Davis, S.6785
Mr. Harry Z. Tucker Stokesdale North Carolina
Dear Sir:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.6785, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Charles Davis.
He was born February 18, 1752, in Augusta County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given. When about twelve years of age he settled in Surry County, North Carolina, in that part which was later Stokes County.
While living in Surry County, he enlisted and served as private with the North Carolina troops as follows: from September 3, 1776, three months in Captain Richard Good's company in Colonel Joseph Williams' regiment and went on an expedition against the Cherokee Indians; from about the first of July, 1780, three months in Captain John Halbert's company and was in a battle at Colson's; twenty-five days in Captain John Halbert's company in Colonel Joseph Williams' regiment and was in the battle of Surry Court House; ten days in Captain Samuel Hampton's company; one month in Captain Henry Smith's company under Colonels Williams and Isaacs; ten days in Captain John Halbert's company; two weeks in Captain Zaza Brasheers' company. The dates of the last five terms of service were not given.
Charles Davis was allowed pension on his application executed September 4, 1832, at which time he was living in Stokes County, North Carolina.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

1908, Sept. 16. History to W. A. Boyd, M.D., Washington, D.C. Fm.
1923 June 11. Heir. to Mrs. C. R. Safford. aw. 1925 Sept. 16. Hist. to Mrs. Harry Z. Tucker. M.D.
Perham
6785-
INVALID.
File No. 6785-
Charles Davis
Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

In reply to your request of _____, _____, for a statement of the military history of Charles Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. F. 67857
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. 3, 1776 to Dec. 76 3 mos Pri. Richard Good in Cherokee exp. Joseph Williams N. C.   * # (about 1st) July 1, 1780. 3 mos. " John Halbert. — "   * — 25 d. " John Halbert Jos. Williams "   — 10 " " Samuel Hampton Williams "   — 1 mo. " Henry Smith Isaacs. "   — 10 days " John Halbert — "   — 2 wks. " Zasa Brasheers. — "  
Battles engaged in, at Colson's & Surry Fort House Residence of soldier at enlistment, Surry Co., (afterwards that part Stokes Co.) N. C. Date of application for pension, Sept. 17, 1832. Residence at date of application, Stokes Co. N. C. Age at date of application, Born Feb. 18, 1752, in Augusta Co., Va. Remarks: His claim was allowed.  No family data

Cha. Panna
26 Nov 1834
G.C. 9
Memor. Vol. 24, Page 1195

Department of War Pension Office Nov 26. 1834
Sir
I have examined the supplemental declaration of Col. Davis, together with the additional testimony by which he intends to establish his claim to an increase of pension. Mr. Davis was allowed originally for all the service he claimed, and no other service was at that spoken of.
By the rules of the Department, when additional service are claimed under circumstances like the present, it must be sustained by due proof.
The evidence now produced does not come within the rules, as to period or specification, but appears to be a matter of inference growing out of the fact of Mr. Davis having been engaged in the war of the revolution. No further allowance can be allowed.
I am
W Banner Esq Germantown N.C.
Q.C.

Charles Davis Declaration Amended by 3 Depositions
See his declaration filed in the Poreum office —
Ch. P. Bannan Sumner, P. L.

State of North Carolina } ss. Deposition in favor of Col. Davis Stokes County }
Be it known that before me Charles = Banner a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared Edmund Tilley S m aged about Eighty five years a resident of the county aforesaid & Pensioner of the U. States, he being sworn according to Law to declare what he knew of Charles = Davis (who is now a Pensioner in the county aforesaid) relative to his services rendered to the United States in the Revolutionary War, Deposeth & saith that he was well acquainted with said Charles Davis during said War, that he this deponent only served on that part of duty with said Davis in guarding prisoners which were taken at the Battle of Kings Mountain when they were at the old Moravian Town in the then Surry County N. Carolina which Town from the division of Surry fell into that part now Stokes County. But that he well remembers that said Charles Davis was a very active Soldier & was often call out into service by draft or volunteer & was absent some times three months or perhaps more & some times less as he was generally call out the Orders of Col. Martin Arm- strong of Mays F o . Winston, under Capt. Smith, Baskin Goode, Meredith, Halbert or Humphreys all of which Captains this deponent recollects, & he believes that said Charles Davis did serve in the Militia of Surry County aforesaid at least ten months during the Revolutionary War.
Sworn & subscribed this 4 th day of August 1834
Edmund his Tilley S m mark
before me J. Banner J.P.
Phraim Banner sen d aged about Eighty years a Pensioner of the U. States & a Resident in the county of Stokes in N.C. being sworn according to Law, deposeth & saith that he belong to the same company & Regiment of Militia that a certain Charles Davis who now draws a small Pension from the United States for services rendered during the Revolutionary War, this deponent believes & is confident from the acquaintance that he had with said Davis at that time; that he was an active Soldier & friend

to the cause of Liberty, served & fought as a Militia Soldier in behalf of the U. States for at least, he thinks eleven or twelve months at different periods when ever call'd on by his Officers. then in Surry County N. Carolina; altho' he did not happen to serve in the same Service at the same time with him, as they fell in different Lots or Companies to serve & under different Captains, yet this deponent has just reason to believe; from the many calls & urgency of the times, & they being neighbors that the said Davis was absent from home in the service of the Militia & served as aforesaid at least the above mentioned term for which he ought to be allowed a pension instad of for only six months as this deponent is informed he only is allowed for by some error in drawing his declaration in the first start of drawing declarations for pensions in this County - Sworn & subscribed this 4 th day of August 1834
before me
Ephraim his Bannermark
J Bannr J.D.
Joseph Bannr also a Pensioner aged Eighty four years being Sworn according to Law deposeth & saith, that after having heard the foregoing Deposition of his brother Ephraim Bannr read that he was well acquainted with Charles Davis named in the foregoing Deposition & that this deponents Deposition is the same in substance as the above &c
Sworn & subscribed this
4 th day of August 1834
before me
Joseph Bannr - Sen

State of North Carolina Stokes County 358.
Be it known that on the 4 th day of August 1834. before me Charles Banner a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of said personally appeared Edmund Gilley Sen d , Ephraim Banner Sen d & Joseph Banner Sen d . all residents of the County aforesaid, and swore to & subscribed the foregoing Deposition, that they are all men of Veracity & truth, & that their deposition is entitled to credit. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this day & year last above mentioned.
C. Banner JP.
State of North Carolina Stokes County
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions for Stokes County certify that Charles Banner is a magistrate as above & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 23 rd September 1834.
J. Hill. Clerk.

Rev
The Plymouth, Washington, D.C.
Sept 4, 1908.
Dear Sir:
One of my ancestors fought in the Revolution and drew a pension until his death as recorded in your office. His name was Charles Davis, Certificate number, 2967 Date of issue - Dec. 11, 1832,

act - June 7, 1832 Agency - North Carolina.
Will you kindly mail me a certificate stating that he received a pension, in order that I may attach it to my application which I am preparing to send to the Local Chapter of "The Sons of the American Revolution"?
Thanking you I am Sir!
Very respectfully Yours, W. A. Boyd, M.D.

#19 Union Park Ave., Jamaica, N. Y.
May 15, 1923.
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly send me the record you have of Charles Davis of Stokes Co. North Carolina, who fought on the N. C., continental line during the War of the Revo- lution, and seems to be the ancestor I want, as the family lived in that locality for several generations, and one Charles Davis fought in the

Revolution.
Very truly yours, Anne M. Jeffords,
[Mrs. C. R. Jeffords.]
Mrs. June 11, 1928

Rev W
19 Union Park Ave, Jamaica, N.Y.
April 18, 1923.
To the Honorable ✓ 2 nd stamp Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: Will you kindly let me know if you have any record of my ancestor, Charles Davis , who served in the Revolutionary War, with Virginia or North Caro- lina troops?
His wife's name was Hannah, and it is proba- ble that he lived in the

vicinity of what is now Surry County, N.C. as his daugh- ter Elizabeth married Thomas Vestal, of that locality.
Thanking you for the courtesy of a reply at your earliest convenience, I am,
Very truly yours,
Anne Maxwell Jeffords.
[Mrs. C. R. Jeffords.]

Stokesdale, N. C.
September 11, 1935
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C.
My dear Sirs:
Will you please give me what information you have on two Revolutionary soldiers, of Stokes County, North Carolina, Charles Davis and James Davis? These soldiers were pensioned.
Thanking you very much,
Harry Z. Tucker Harry Z. Tucker

September 16, 1935
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Mr. Harry Z. Tucker Stokesdale North Carolina
BA-J/MCS Charles Davis, S. 6785 James Davis, S. 2498
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to Charles and James Davis, Revolutionary War soldiers who were pensioned from Stokes County, North Carolina.
You are furnished herewith, the records of Charles Davis, S. 6785, and James Davis, S. 2498, as shown by papers on file in their claims for pension.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator