Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 15,666, Solomon Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Davis Solomon Dorcas
NUMBER
W. 15,666
CONTENTS
8

Massachusetts Roll
Solomon Davis
Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Davis Esq. Judge Boston
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 . 59m: 4/30 — 40: 26
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48: —
$ 88: 26
Ex d D o B u u u
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Princeton

State of Massachusetts Solomon Davis a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Princeton in the County of Worcester in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on June, 1778 , on or be- fore the sixth of the month
I entered and was engaged in the Land service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the sixth of March 1779 , having served nine full months
as a private soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt. Christopher Marshall's Com- pany, Col. Thomas Marshall's Regiment, which was I think was the tenth in the Massachusetts Line
and that I left the service on March 6 th 1779
and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of sixty years
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Solomon Davis
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 17 th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18 th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me,
Edw. Bangs Judge of Court Common Pleas Western Circuit
the abovenamed Solomon Davis and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- ly made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true,
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid.
Edw. Bangs

I Thomas Davis of Holden in the County of Worcester, declare on oath, that I served in the Revolutionary Army, though in a different Regiment, but I enlisted at the same time, and served so near him, that I repeatedly saw him, and we were discharged, and left the army together.
Worcester ss, April 17, 1818 - Personally appeared the above named Thomas Davis and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration by him subscribed - Before me Edw. D. Bangs Justice of the Peace
Solomon Davis
17 April
correct copy

Solomon Davis
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court the day of the date aforesaid
It may be known that the said [illegible] is [illegible] to the [illegible] and [illegible] the same in my presence and [illegible] and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth to [illegible] the [illegible]
of March 17th 1818 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[Faint handwritten text, possibly names, including 'Solomon Davis']

Solomon Davis.
790 Jan - 1818 Com 2 18/yr 1820
Com
THOMAS HICKSON, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, do hereby certify that the within copy is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and entitled as above.

Schedule of the Estate of Solomon Davis of Princeton, in the County of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Applicant for a pension, under the Act of Congress of May 1. 1820.
1. Cow appraised at $16.00
I state that I have no property beside that mentioned in the above schedule; that I am labourer by occupation; that nearly two years since, I was incapacitated for labour by a shock of the palsy, and have been wholly unable to perform any work since that time; and that I have no family.
Solomon Davis.
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any 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 18th 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 to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Solomon Davis
Sworn to and declared, on the before the said Court.
tenth
day of
July, 1820.
Attest,
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is sixteen dollars. and cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this tenth day of July 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Solomon Davis aged sixty two years, resident in Princeton, in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: I entered the service in June 1778 and belonged to Captain Marshall's Company in Col. Marshall's Regt. in the Mass a line. and remained in said Company 9 months, the term for which I enlisted, when I was honorably discharged, as will appear from my original declaration dated April 17, 1818. My certificate is No 790; -
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any 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 18th 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 to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.
Solomon Davis
Sworn to and declared, on the tenth day of July, 1820. before the said Court.
day of July, 1820.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is sixteen dollars. and cents.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this tenth day of July 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 8 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1839 to 15 Dec 1839 the day of her death. At notified 23 Feb 1841
Massachusetts - 1246
Sarah Davis, widow of Solomon Davis, deceased who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 th Mar. 18 and who died on the 1 st Aug 1831 - Worcester in the State of Maine who was a P. in the Comp y commanded by Captain [blank] of the Reg t commanded by B. Cyprian in the Mass s line for 9 m in the Mass
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass s at the rate of 30 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Oct 38, and sent to Mrs. Sarah Davis, Worcester, Me.
  Arrears to the 4 th of Sept  $ 75.00    Semi-annual allowance ending  15.00     $ 90.00  
{ Act July 7, } { 1838. }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 82

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Worcester ss.
On this third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, personally appeared before me Dorcas Davis a resident of Princeton in said 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 pension now by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled an Act granting half pay more pensions to certain widows.
That she is the widow of Solomon Davis late of Princeton in said County deceased, who was a private soldier in the army of the Revolution, since a pension of the United States under the law of 1818. Her said Husband bequeathed to the law of Holden in said County when he went in to the service, and she bequeathed to the same her and always since her said husband's death. She knows that he went into the service at New- York the summer year of the war and was gone five months; in this service, he was the buddy of Col. Paul Reymore of said Holden.
The next service he was in was at the taking of Burgoyne. He went out with the militia and was gone about three months, but she cannot state how his services were. His next ser- vice was a nine months service at best fort and vicinity, and this she supposes to be the service by virtue of which he received his pension in the year 1818. She trusts that his other services were

appear from the papers in his case, or after the bills in the bar office, but if they do not the bill try to prove them, though she does not now know how she can do it.
She further declares that her maiden name was Dorcas Glason, that she was married to to the said Solomon Davis at some holden by the Rev. Joseph Avery on the twenty fourth day of December in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine; that her hus- band the aforesaid Solomon Davis died in said Providence on the first day of August in the year eighteen hundred and thirty, and that she thereupon drew the balance of pension due her as his widow. That she was not mar- ried to him previous to his leaving the service but she was married before to him before the first day of January, nineteen hundred and ninety four, to wit at the time when she died, and that she has since been married since his death. I have to amende subscription
This day by me also entitled Dorcas Davis
before me W. B. Bates Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Providence

Amos Davis
Isaac Thompson Punah.
papers
see appendix of Mr. Davis

Solomon Davis, a Revolutionary Pensioner, Died Augt., second eighteen hundred thirty
I Charles Russell, Clerk of the Town of Princeton, County of Worcester, and State of Massachusetts, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true copy from the Records of Births and Deaths in said town of Princeton, with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures, as follows "Augt. 2. 1830." Charles Russell Town Clerk of said Princeton.
I Charles Russell, above named, depose and say: that I hold the office of Clerk in the Town of Princeton, County and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Princeton, with the exception above named, as certified by me. Charles Russell Town Clerk of said Princeton.
State of Massachusetts Worcester ss. Sept. 1. 1838.
Sworn before me -
Charles Mirick Justice of Peace

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 8 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6 th 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 child ren of Dorcas Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1839, to the 15 th Dec. 1839, the day of her death.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Harris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

193-Mch. 18 Hist. to John Blair Gilsun, N.H.
Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 15666
Dorcas Davis
Widow of Solomon Davis
Priv. Rev. War
Act: July 7 th 1838
Index:—Vol. a , Page 170
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Notification sent to Abijah Duglow Esq 19 Sep: 1820 Worcester Mass.
Solomon Davis made two Declarations,

190.
Massachusetts Roll
Solomon Davis 4
Mass Line Private
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17. of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st of June 1818 and sent to Hon. Edward Bangs, Worcester, Mass.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818
Semi-annual allowance ending
4 months 18/30 $ 36.80
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
Continued Princeton, Worcester Co.

J. L. Edwards Esq.
Commission of Pensions
Washington

Concord Mass. Dec. 2. 1838
J. L. Colburn Esq.
Sir, Please inform me whether the three months, over the five months some re- ferred to in the declaration of Darius Davis, are forced by the papers in his business case. If they are not so forced, the plaintiff will make further efforts to obtain evidence of them
Very Respectfully
W. Barton

I Paul Davis Town Clerk of Holden in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts do hereby certify that I have examined the Records and find as follows Solomon Davis and Doreas Glean of Holden were married November twenty fourth Seventeen hundred and seventy nine - for Joseph Avery Clerk
I further certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows Nov. 24. 1779 Holden August 24. 1834. Paul Davis Clerk of the Town of Holden
I Paul Davis above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in the Town of Holden in the County & State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Holden with the exception above named as certified by me - Holden August 24. 1834. Paul Davis Clerk of the Town of Holden -
Sworn before me Samuel Dummer Justice of the Peace

I Isaac Thompson of Pompton in the County of Sussex and State of Massachusetts do depose and say that I have been a neighbor to Solomon Davis and Darius Davis his brother for forty years. He died in said Pompton about eight years ago, and the still lives there as his sister, having never been married since his death
Isaac Thompson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Sept. 3. 1838 Then to before me, and I certify that said deponent is a man of truth
See Boston Daily of Public press County

3294 Dorcas Davis
Me abt 7. July 38 Married in 79 died in 1830
Adm d 9 mo fri- 30 d
No deduction Ira Barton Norster
1830 Norster Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Norester, ss.
I, Charles G. Prentiss, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Norester, do certify that Fred Barton is the Judge of said Court, duly commissioned and qualified - and that his signatures to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.
I further certify, that Charles Mainick and Samuel Damann are Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified - and that their signatures to the papers hereto annexed are genuine.
In testimony whereof I do hereto set my hands and affix the seal of said Court, this twenty second day of November, one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight.
Chas. G. Prentiss, Register

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 9 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Solomon Davis subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
J. Davis
{ Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston 10 January 1819.
I AM satisfied that the above named, Solomon Davis by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
J. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.

MASSACHUSETTS DISTRICT, ss.
Boston June 9 A. D. 1818
IT appearing to my satisfaction, that Solomon Davis subscriber to the annexed declaration, sworn to before me, did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as stated in said declaration, I now transmit the testimony in the case, with the proceedings had thereon, to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" the testimony and proceedings in the premises being the declaration aforesaid, with the accompanying documents marked together with this certificate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the District Court of the United States for this District to be hereunto affixed.
S. Davis
} Judge of the District Court U. S. Massachusetts District.
WID 4819.
The above named, Solomon Davis by reason of his old age and infirmity in life, is in need of assistance from his Country for support.
S. Davis
{ District Judge U. S. Massachusetts Dist.
THE R.

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Solomon Davis private Marshall's Mass ts Regt. Disch d from Feb June '78 for 9 months.
for rec d

United States. Mass. Dist.
Solomon Davis of Princeton, a resident citizen of the United States, makes oath, that he served as a private soldier in the war of the Revolution in the Continental establishment in Col. Christopher Marshall's company, of Col. Haskell's Massachusetts Regiment, nine months spent before the 8 th or 9 th of March 1779, at the end of which I was honorably dismissed, but had no discharge on paper. By reason of my reduced circumstances in life, I am in need of assistance from my country for support. Solomon Davis.
Massachusetts District ss. Boston 4 April 1818.
Sworn to before me M c Davis Dist Judge Mass Dist

See in line Miscellaneous file.
Gilsum, N. H. March 4, 1915.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir; I wish to get information about James Davis, residence Farmington Mass., who served as a Private in Capt. Crossman's Co., Col. Leonard's regt., which marched in response to the Lexington alarm, he being credited with 12 days service; - again in Capt. Williams' co., Col. Walker's regt. of eight months men, with the army at the siege of Boston, he being reported as having enlisted May 2, 1775; again on short terms of service and several alarms in 1776; and again as Corporal and Sergeant in Capt. Burris' co. and Capt. Adams Bailey's co., Col. Bailey's Mass. Line regt., from March 15, 1777, to March 15, 1780, he being reported as 25 years of age at the time of being mustered into service.
The above mentioned James Davis married Betsey Nash of Shutesbury Mass., - (formerly of Farmington, Mass.), about 1792 and later moved to this town (Gilsum, N. H.) and lived here {or Sullivan " }

2. until about the year 1800, when he disappeared, leaving his wife and 4 children behind, and since then has never been heard from; and his descendants would like to know what became of him for historical purposes , as well as to satisfy their mind in regard to what really became of him.
Now the idea struck me that perhaps the above mentioned James Davis may have applied for a pension and got it. If so then you would be able to tell me where he resided after he left Bilsum (a Sullivan) about the year 1800? and where, and when he died? — And if he had, perchance, married another woman, and raised another family.
W 1566 6
I also wish to enquire about a brother of the above James Davis. — Solomon Davis, residence Holden, Mass., who served as a private in Capt. Thompson's co., Col. Denny's regt., from Sept. 26 to Oct 26, 1777, and again in Capt. Christopher Marshall's co., Col. Marshall's Mass. Line regt., from June 7, 1778, to Mar. 7, 1779, he being reported as 19 years of age at the time of enlistment.

I have a letter which Abraham Nash of Fenton Mass., who was in the Continental Army and located at Roxbury Mass. during the siege of Boston, wrote home to his wife Lydia Nash in Nov. 1775 in which he speaks of seeing James Davis and his brother Solomon and I assume that the above mentioned Solomon Davis was that brother as I find no other Solomon Davis in a Mass. regt., near that place (Fenton) — In the Census of 1790 I find a Solomon Davis living in Chesterfield, N. H. (about 20 miles from here), and I presume he was the brother of the James Davis mentioned above; as they frequently visited there; and later, about 1805 Mrs. James Davis' brother moved over there and lived there until he died.
Now what I wish to find out is whether the above Solomon Davis received a pension and if so, where lived and died? — And also if a Solomon Davis of Chesterfield, or Winchester, N. H. received a pension? — and if so to what Co. and Regt. did he belong? and what was his war record?
Yours Resp.
John Bliss.
(Let me know what is the expense of above and I will pay it at once.)