Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2504, Zebediah David, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn
David, Jebediah
S 2504.
Carded
CONTENTS

See letter of rep. to increase to Thos. H. Finch dated 6/6/37 (It's in the 7331) Date of death not on A.B.  See letter to Rev. W. J. B. B. P. [unclear] 1834
Pittsburg Ohio 13. 207
Lebidiah David of Adams in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Comp y comm d by Captain Peal of the Reg t commanded by Col Boyd in the Pennsylvania line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of May 1833 and sent to Decatur Brown Co Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $40.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept — 10.00
$50.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book E Vol. 8 Page 6 M. Haggett Clerk.

Lebædia David
24946

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of Ohio Adams County /s/
On this fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in Open Court, before the Judges of the Court, before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Adams and State of Ohio, now sitting; Lebediah David, a resident of Liberty Township, in the County of Adams and State of Ohio, aged seventy four years on the 16 th day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, 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 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers, and served as herein stated. That he was born in the State of Delaware, in the town of Newark, in the year 1758 as the records kept by his Parents stated, and when about two years old, moved into the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, and resided there, when he entered the service of the United States, as a drafted militia man, and private, in September 1776 and served a two months tour under Captain Peal Major Bradford, and Colonel Boyd or Cadwallader, who commanded the second Battalion in the first Brigade in the Pennsylvania line and while in the service was badly scalded on his left leg, while boiling needs foot oil to grease their guns,

and was disabled, for a considerable time from marching with the army, In June or July 1777, he was again called into the service and served a two months tour under Captain Baker or Barker, Major Bradford and General Robert Doe or Dow, and marched down the Delaware river, against the British shipping to Mud Island Fort, and likewise to Billings Port, then he returned to Philadelphia, having served out his two months tour, and was discharged for a few days. In September of the same year, he was again called into service, the third time, after the Battle of Brandywine, and served a two months tour under Captain Wilmore, Major Bradford, Colonel Boyd and General Robert Doe, and they were marched up the Schuylkill river, as far as Swedes-ford and there built a breast-works, but the British crossed the river above them and they retreated to the Springhouse tavern, then drew their rations, then they marched about twenty miles to Trap tavern, and after remaining there a few days, they were forced to march in the night to Germantown, and at the break of day, they had a severe battle, and the British gained the victory, and they had to retreat again. He was then called on to guard the baggage waggons, to the red banks fort on the Delaware river, and his tour being nearly out, in a short time after and while on the march he was drafted again, before his tour was out to guard the Hessian prisoners to Princeton in New-Jersey, from thence he went to head quarters to Bush Hill in Pennsylvania, and was there discharged, and lived among his friends in different places in the country until the British Army left Philadelphia in June 1778,

and then he returned home to Philadelphia, where he resided, and in the years 1778 and 1779, he was called into the service three or four different times, and each time served a two months tour to guard the magazines, provisions and Artillery, and the Militia of Philadelphia were kept as a guard to the City, when they were not out on campaigns and as there was no regular army kept in the City, and the Tories infested the City and County, and the enemy having possession of New York, for some considerable time, and being frequently, at the mouth of the Delaware, only ninety miles from the City, and alarm guns being placed on the Delaware River from the Capes to the City, every ten miles, to give the alarm, if the enemy should attempt to come up with their shipping, that it was necessary, that the Militia in the City, should be constantly on duty, and every man, when not on duty was drilled one  every day in every week, for four or five years.
That he well knew General Anthony Wayne and Colonel Proctor, who belonged to the Artillery. While in Philadelphia Captain James Moore of the regular army marched through the City and he was going to enlist under him, but was prevented by his father. That he is confident and verily believes, that he served in the United States service, more than two years during the revolutionary war as a private and drafted militia man. That he served served three tours of two months each, besides other tours which he cannot relate distinctly and circumstantially; that he has no discharges, they have all been lost, and that he has no documentary evidence, and that he knows of no person now living, whose testimony he can now procure, who can testify to his service. That he moved from

Philadelphia to Cumberland County, New Jersey, from thence he removed to Philadelphia County, nine or ten miles from the City, from thence he moved to Redstone creek near to Brownsville on the Monongahela, in Pennsylvania from thence to Mason County Kentucky, from thence to Clermont County Ohio, from thence to Adams County Ohio about twenty seven years ago. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any state.
Questions by the Court.
1 st Where and in what year were you born?
Answer. I was born on the 15 th day of August 1758, in the town of Newark and State of New Jersey Delaware.
2 nd Have you any record of your age and if so where is it?
Answer. I have not, it has been lost,
3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Answer. I was drafted into the service while living in the City of Philadelphia, since the Revolutionary war I have lived first after leaving Philadelphia, in Cumberland County New Jersey, then in Red Stone creek near to Brownsville on the Monongahela in Pennsylvania, then in Mason County Kentucky, then in Clermont County Ohio, and lastly in Adams County Ohio, where I now reside.
4 th How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute for whom.
Answer. I was drafted.

5 th State the names of some of the regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?
Answer. All the regular Officers, whom I can now recollect of knowing, were General Anthony Wayne, Colonel Proctor and Captain James Moore, during the three tours of two months each, which I served, I marched through the country, wherever the service of the Battalion to which I was attached was required, and the remainder of my service consisted of guarding the magazines, provisions and Artillery, and as a guard to the City of Philadelphia. 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Answer. I did receive a discharge, which has been lost.
7 State the names of the persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Answer Thomas Curry a clergyman and John McHarry.                      Zephiah Davis
sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Darlington 6th. Hb.

We Thomas Curry - a Clergyman, residing in the County of Adams and State of Ohio and John Meharry residing in the County of Brown and State of Ohio, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Lebediah David, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy four years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Thomas Curry John Meharry
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Darlington Clerk. AB
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 applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Curry who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Adams and State of Ohio and that John Meharry who has also signed the same is a resident in the County of Brown and State of Ohio, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I. Joseph Darlington Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing, contains the

original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Zebediah David for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
Joseph Darlington Clerk A.C.

No 24.946 Zebediah David Adams Co - Ohio
Adm for 6. Months. —
H. Beasley Esq. Decatur Brown Co - Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Zebediah David Adams Co. Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 2 Private Capt Peal 74 years Philidel. Traditional evidence   1777 2 Major Bradford 74 years Philidel.   1778 2 Col Boyd 74 years Phila. City   Capt Baker 74 years Pennsylv   Major Bradford 74 years near   1778-9 called into service 3 or 4 days Genl Robert Howe   in the service 2 or 3 weeks Capt Stewart   a two months tour Major Bradford  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ 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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?  { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
2504
INVALID.
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File No. 2504
Jebediah David
Pilot Rev War
Act: June 7 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 88
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Dear Mr. O. W. [?]
Yours truly John [?]
May 13
O.
24940
Home Lewis Falls Kentucky at 10 am Washington City

Decatur 23 d April 1833 Brown County Ohio
Honorable Lewis Cass
Inclosed you will receive the Declaration of Zebediah David, and his claim for a Pension, he has moved from Adams County into Brown County Ohio, since he made the Declaration before the Court, the man is as you will see old and quite infirm in body as well as mind. he is nearly blind and without any Property, he must in a short time become a County charge if he don't get some relief from government, you will see from his declaration, that besides his Years of Service in the Camps, that he served at least three or more Years of two months as a guard in the City of Philadelphia, whether you will consider them as active Service, such as the Law contemplates, is for you to say (tho' I should suppose that it ought) I have been well acquainted with Mr David for the last thirty years, and believe him to be an honest man but poor, his occupation was that of a tinker, which he followed as long as he could be able to attend to business, but the weight of years has brought him to a close of his life, I have no hesitation in saying that I believe, that he was a Soldier in the Revolution, when you decide on his claim, you will direct your communication to me at Decatur Brown County Ohio your early attention to this claim would be very acceptable
Very Respectfully your Humble Servt

State of Ohio Brown county court of com- mon Pleas - May Term 1887 - ss
On this 4 th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared in open court before the honorable the Judges of the court of common Pleas in and for said county of Brown and State of Ohio now sitting Zebadi- ah David a resident of said county of Brown aged seventy nine years on the 16 th day of Au- gust next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following de- claration 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 - 1 st - In the month September 1776 he was drafted as a Militia man in the city of Philadelphia and served a tour of two months under Captain Peal Major Bradford and Colonel Boyd; under said officers he was marched over to Trenton in New Jersey, where he served the greater part of his tour and was kept mostly on guard; during this tour he got his leg badly scalded while boiling muck foot oil to grease their guns - he was marched back to Philadelphia where he was regularly discharged by Capt. Peal - Does not remember whether he received a written discharge or not 2 nd In June 1777 - Deponent was again drafted and served a tour of two months under Captain Baker Major Bradford and Colonel Gen- eral Robert Doe and he thinks Col. Cal- wallader - He was marched down the Delaware River against the British Ship -

spring to Mud Island Fort - he was also marched to Billingsport - He was kept on guard along the river during the whole time to prevent the British from coming up the river - At the expiration of his tour he was again marched to Philadelphia where he was honorably discharged - He remained out of the service only a few days or a short time - the 3 rd In September of the same year he was called into the service and served a tour of two months under captain Milmore Major Bradford Colonel Boyd and General Doe - He was marched up the Schuylkill river as far as Swedensford and there built a breast work, the British crossed the river above them and they retreated to the Spring House tavern; - After drawing their rations they were marched twenty miles to Trap Tavern after remaining there a few days, they were forced to march in the night to Ger- mantown and at the break of day they had a severe battle with the British - The Brit- ish gained the victory - He was then called to guard the baggage waggons to the red bank fort on the Delaware - His tour being out he was not permitted to go home but was required to remain in the service longer on account of the want of men - He was engaged to guard the Hessian prisoners to Princeton in New Jersey - thence he was marched to Bush- hill in Pennsylvania to head quarters in this service he was kept one month making this tour three months - at head quarters he was discharged - 4 th In the year 1779 he served four tours of two months each - these

tours were performed during the spring summer and fall of this year - he was only released for a short period at a time - His principle occupation during these tours was that of keeping guard over the magazines, provisions, and artillery and to guard the city and the passes on the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers and to guard the roads leading to the city - while on these tours he served alternately under Captain Peal - Wilson Baker and one other Captain whose name he cannot recollect - he served in what was called the 2 nd battalion under Major Bradford Col. Boyle and Gen Doe - He was frequently engaged skirmishes with the Tories who at that time infested the city of Philadelphia - Alarm guns were placed along the Delaware from the Cape to the city every ten miles to warn the country of the approach of the enemy who were frequently at the mouth of the Delaware Deponent took his turn while on these tours in manning these guns - After the year 1779 Deponent served no more regular tours - but until the close of the war he was frequently called as a guard in the city but for such service he can give no regular account - Deponent heretofore made application for a pension under the law of 1832 he then lived in Adams county Ohio he was allowed twenty dollars per month being only for six months whereas he is at least justly entitled for fifteen months service that is for nine months more than he has

been allowed - His first application was in eighteen hundred and thirty two this application is made for the increase of his pension - he is unable to prove his service by any living witness - he is known Samuel Glaye Dortha Leach Greenleaf Norton John J Beasley Walter Leach and others resident in the neighborhood of his residence by whom he can prove his good character truth and veracity and his reputation as a soldier of the Revolution. No clergyman living in his neighborhood to testify for him - the cler- gyman who testified for him on a former ap- plication is dead - he was born in New- ark in the state of Delaware - He has no record in his possession of his age - his sister in Brookville Indiana has the old family bible in which is contained the record of his age - When called into service he was living in the City of Philadelphia; since the revolutionary War he has in New Jersey - Phila- delphia - the Reobstone country - in Mason County Ky - and now lives in Brown County Ohio - he lived in Adams County adjoining Brown thirty odd years, he has lived in Brown County less than one year - He was called into the service as a drafted Militia Man - He knew Gen A. Wayne and Col Procter of the regular Army and the officers herein named - he does not recollect that he ever received a written discharge - He hereby renun- quishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the
agency in any state except on the Ohio agency at Cincinnati Sworn to and subscribed { his Jeremiah David the day and year aforesaid { Mark in open court J. H. King Clerk

We Samuel Glaze and Walter Leach residing in the county of Brown and state of Ohio hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zeb iah Davis who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy nine years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court
Samuel Glaze
Walter Leach
J. H. King Clerk
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 applicant was a revolutionary soldier and sworn as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Samuel Glaze and Walter Leach

who have signed the preceding certificate are residents of said County of Brown are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit
J. G. M. King clerk
of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Brown and State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Zebediah Davies for a pension
In Testimony whereof I have here- unto set my hand and seal of this office this 4 th day of May A.D. 1837
G. M. King clerk
Zebediah Davies for enclosure Ohio