Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44117, John Davis, Penn.

SERVICE .
Penn.
Davis, John
NUMBER _____
NUMBER S 44117
CONTENTS

18,710
Ohio.
John Davis,
of Jefferson Co. in the State of Ohio, who was a private in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Broadhead of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 3 years.
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21 st of August 1820.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th of July 1822 and sent to E. Root, Esq. Steubenville, Ohio.
Arrears to 4th of March 1822. $ 147 89 Semi-annual all'ce ending Sep. 1822. 48 00
18 months $ 195 89
31 30- due July 22. 1822
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
S 44117 1 st May 1820.
filed Sep 1822

John Davis
Cont d .
must state the County in which he resides.
Elmer Root Agent
John Davis
Col. Brodhead 8 th Penn a Reg t 1776-3 yrs
Service Abstract Found on roll in the Reg t - Penn a line
21 st Aug t 1820.
Not found on Ohio roll
John Patterson
Jefferson County
The applicant states himself to be a revolutionized pensioner let him state on what roll his name is inscribed. 1 st July 1822.
On testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal. The said seal has been at the residence of the applicant since the 29 th day of September 1820.

State of Ohio Jefferson County ss. Court of Common Pleas.
In the matter of } Be it remembered that at the August Term of John Davis a } this Court in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Revolutionary pensioner } hundred and twenty John Davis a Revolutionary pensioner came into court & files a Declaration of his services &c in the words & figures following, to wit —
On the 21 st day of August A.D. 1820. personally appeared in open court being a Court of Record for said County. a resident of Jefferson County. John Davis aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818, and the first of May 1820. That he the said John Davis enlisted for the term of three years, in the first part of the Month of September A.D. 1776. in the County of Bedford in the State of Pennsylvania, in the Company commanded by Captain Andrew Mann, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel McCoy. and afterwards by Colonel Daniel Broadhead in the line of the State of Pennsylvania on the 8 th Continental Establishment. He joined the main Army at Baskin Ridge and continued to serve in said Corps, until Sept r . A.D. 1779. when he was discharged from the said service at Ben Brook, by Gen. Anthony Wayne in the State of New Jersey. That he was in the Battles of Brandywine & Germantown and lost his discharge by fire when his house was burnt And in pursuance of the act of the 1 st day of May 1820. I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale, or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and subscribed by me, The Declarant lives with his youngest son Benjamin aged twenty years, who has a wife & two children; His occupation was that of a Skin Dreher, but he is now unable to support himself by his labor He has no property but the clothes on his back. John Davis —

Attest John Patterson Clk
State of Ohio Jefferson County ss
I John Patterson clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Jefferson do certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed (viz the clothes or his beds) are truly copied from the Records of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the Court that the said John Davis has no property whatever except his clothing
For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Steubenville this 26 th day of September A.D. 1820 -
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John Davis
Colt. Brougham 8. Pensions. A cost
8th Peninsula Road
4776-3 yds
Service John...
Forward on roll in the
Reg. L. - Penns a - 1842
21 st Dec. 1820
John Nathaniel
Ohio roll
the
for
1888
person & property Applicant states that
Revolutionary War himself
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John Patterson
Jefferson County The applicant states he is a revolutionary pensioner but his state is  is what note everyone is in such a state. 1 st July 1822.

44 117 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 44.117
John Davis
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Pennsylvania Somerset County ss
Personally came before me a justice of the Peace in and for the County of Somerset in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Abraham Faith and he Being Sworn according to Law Did Depose and Say that he was acquainted with John Davis who was enlisted in the service of our Land one thousand seven hundred and seventy six in Capt Andrew Munn Company for three years in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment in the Continental Establishment and that he continued to serve in the said corps until the year 1779 saith not Swann and Subscribed Before me this 29th Day of April 1822
George Pile
Abraham Faith
I Do hereby certify that full faith and credit ought to be given to the Deposition of Abraham Faith who Subscribed to the above Deposition In Witness I here set my hand and Seal of office 29th Day of April 1822
George Pile

Somerset County ss. I John Wells Notary of the County of Somerset in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that George Bile Esquire the Signer & Sealer of the within Deposi- tion of Abraham Faith & the Certificate also is now an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Somerset duly com- missioned and authorized to act as such & that to his acts aforesaid & all other his legal acts as such due faith and credit is & of right ought to be given as well in Courts of Record as thereout In Testimony Whereof I have here- unto set my Hand & affixed the Seal of said County this twentieth fourth day of April 1822
John Wells Notary

Pennsylvania
Fayette County ss
Personally came before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Fayette in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania James Mitchell and he being sworn according to Law Did Depose and say that he was acquainted John Davis who was Enlisted Soldier in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven in Capt Andrew Mann Company in the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment sworn and subscribed Before me 30 Day April 1822 James Mitchell
James Bryant
I Do hereby Certify that full faith and credit May be given to the Deposition of James Mitchel who subscribed to the above Deposition in witness I here set my hand and seal April 30 Day 1822 James Bryant Sealed
Fayette County ss State of Penn.
I John B. Trean Notary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do by these presents certify that James Bryant Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken was at the time of taking such affidavit and now is an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County, duly commissioned & qualified to all whose acts as such due faith & credit are & of right ought to be given throughout the United States & elsewhere. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at Uniontown the first day of May A. D. Eighteen hundred & twenty two & of the Indepen- dence of the United States the 46th
John B. Trean Notary

John Davis.
Rev. Socy.
E. Root. Agent.
Steubenville Ohio

State of Ohio Jefferson County to
I John Patterson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Jefferson do certify That at the August Term of said Court in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one the following proceedings were had to wit -
"On motion leave is given by the Court to John Davis a revolutionary soldier to amend his declaration by inserting the words "a resident of Jefferson County" after the words John Davis he having made oath of the fact"
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Steubenville this nineteenth day of September AD 1821
John Patterson, Clerk

FREE
John C. Calhoun
Hon John C Calhoun Secretary of the Navy Washington City Dist of Columbia.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 20

Sir Enclosed are the papers of John Davis. I assure you that the words "Revolutionary Pensions" were inserted through inadvertence. Davis never has received a pension, although he has made application since the first passage of the Law granting pensions to Revolutionary Soldiers, and not until the year 1820. -
For God's sake do the old man justice after all the trouble you have had him to.
Steubenville O 18 th July 1822
Yours sincerely E Root