Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 6962, David Davis, N C

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Davis, David Jane
W. 6962
CONTENTS

33,079.
North Carolina - Lt.
David Davis decd.
of David Davis in the State of who was a Private in the North Carolina commanded by Captain James of the North Carolina commanded by David Davis in the line for Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 10 Dollars 00 Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Ending 17 Sept. 1832
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Decr. 1852 and sent to
House of Delegates Arrears to the 4th of Nov 1832 Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. M. Rae Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 57

State of North Carolina Muhlenburgh County } January 31 st day 1846
Personally appeared before me William Barnett an acting Justice of the peace in and for the State and County of North Carolina said Jane Davis after being duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 Entitled an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows
That she is the widow of David Davis who was a private in the North Carolina Militia in the war of rebellion, and as such served the United States against the Common Enemy and never drew a pension owing to his death taking place before his name was inscribed on the pension roll. She further declares that he had filed a Declaration for between ten and twelve months service and that before it was finished he taken sick and died and that the Declaration has been most placed or destroyed so that it can be produced who he served under she is not able to say nor the length of time he went in service nor the time he left. She further declares that she was married to the aforesaid David Davis some time in the year of nineteen hundred and eighty eight and that here husband the aforesaid David Davis died on the twentieth of September Eighteen hundred and thirty two that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hundred and thirty four big at the time above stated
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before William Barnett Justice of the peace Jane Davis Mark
State of North Carolina } I William Barnett the Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing Declaration was made do hereby certify that the Claimant Jane Davis who has sworn to the foregoing Declaration is not able to attend the open court from age and bodily infirmity January 31 st 1846 William Barnett Justice of the peace

State of North Carolina Mecklenburgh County } I Wm Barnett the Sustad of the p's before known the foregoing Declaration was made do Certify that I am well acquainted with the applicant Jane Davis and that she is a woman of good reputation and is entitled to full credit on her oath. January 31 st 1846 William Barnett (P)
State of North Carolina Mecklenburgh County } I William Barnett Sustad of the p's do certify that I was present when David Davis made his declaration and was the Sustad of the p's that qualified him and the witness to the declaration but a few days before his death but the weight of years that he perceives I am not able to state. January 31 st 1846 William Barnett (P)
State of North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Mecklenburgh County July Session 1846
I B Oates Clerk of the County Court for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration of Mrs Jane Davis widow of the late David Davis Revolutionary Soldier of this County above was this day laid before the Court and after being examined was approved by the same whereupon the Court ordered that the Clerk certify the same to the War Department
I also Certify that William Barnett is and was at the time of assaying the foregoing Declaration one of the Lawfull acting Justices of the p's for said County and my singular proposition to be his is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office this 31 st day of July 1846
B. Oates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

6.018
North Carolina
Smith Hones Feb. 24 1853
Jane Davis widow of David Davis who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10th day of Decr 1852 and sent to Hon. A. Dockery H. of R.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 20 Vol. 1

State of North Carolina } personally appeared before me Macklenburgh County } The undersigned a acting Justice of the peace in said County and State aforesaid Silas Davis, aged sixty eight years and after being first Duly sworn according to law. Saith on his oath, that he has known the above attached Record ever since his earliest Recollection as the family Record of his father and mothers. Three first oldest Children held in the ages of David Davis & Jane Davis Three first Children to Wt. Elizabeth Stone Davis. Silas Davis and Jane Davis, the first mentioned age on said Record being his Mother's own age, and that the said Record has allways been kept in said family, and that it is the original and genuine family Record of the ages of the Children of the said David Davis and Jane Davis. Sworn to and subscribed this 8 day of Oct. 1851 Silas Davis Before me -
Caleb Ewing
State of North Carolina } S. Caleb Ewing the Macklenburgh County } Magistrate before whom the above and foregoing Affidavit was made. Do hereby Certify that Silas Davis who has sworn to the above and subscribed the same this day before me is a man of good Character. Whose veracity cannot be disputed This 8 th Day of October 1851
Caleb Ewing

State of North Carolina
I Braly Bates, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County of Mecklenburg and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and evidence was, on this day exhibited and approved by a Special Court called for that purpose, when it was ordered that the Clerk certify the same to the War Department.
I further certify that Capt. Spain whose signature appears to the foregoing affidavit, is an acting magistrate in and for said County, and that said signature, are his.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Office this 9 th day of October 1857.
B. Bates C.O.G.

1768
Eliza Joan Davis was born May 31 1789
Eliza Davies was born April 6 1792
Jane Davies was born September 13 1795
Polly Davies was born June 16 1797
Jane Sloan was born March 16 1768
Jane Davis
1768
1768
1768

June: 16. 1843
State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County } Personally appeared before me William Barnette Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Silas Davis after being duly sworn according to law and sayeth and saith that the above attached record is the old original family record of David Davis and James Davis his wife and that he has none of it to be as the family record for forty years or more and he thinks it probably is in the hand writing of Joseph Farrow and that it has been in the possession of the family every since he could recall and that he is about 58 years of age Sworn to and subscribed January 31 st 1846 Silas Davis William Barnette (J)
State of North Carolina } Mecklenburg County } I Braly Bates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions held for the County & State aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Barnette whose attestation appears to the above affidavit is an acting Justice of the peace in & for said County - that the signature purporting to be his is genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal of my Office at Charlotte this 2 nd day of May A.D. 1846 B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court.

J David Davies He Sloan was Married Feb 25. 1788 Doming 1788!
Eliz Sloan Davis was born May 21. Doming 1789
Silas Davis was Born April 6. 1792 Jean Davies was born September 13, 1795 Polly Davies was born June 16. 1798

DAVIS FAMILY HISTORY
Practically all of the information written down here has been taken from the book:
THE DAVIS FAMILY (Davies & David - In Wales & America. The Genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania) by Harry Alexander Davis (This was published in 1927) by the Lancaster Press, Inc. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Some of data in this book proven to be incorrect
This family is of the most ancient origin, tracing back through several centuries before Christ. Constantine The Great, Roman Emperor, belonged to this family.
Morgan David was born in Lantwidvoyrde Glamorgan, Wales around 1622-23. Morgan David married Catherine Davis. They settled at Lithrens Castle, Pembrokshire. They came to Pennsylvania prior to 1686. They came on the Ship "VINE." They were part of a WELCH Colony.
Morgan David and his wife, Catherine Davis, had the following children:
  (1) John (born 168- in Wales)  (2) Evan (born 1685 in Pennsylvania)  (3) Catherine (born 1688 in Pennsylvania)  (4) Elizabeth  (5) David born 1691 (In Pennsylvania)      - Catherine Davis (above) upon death of her husband        - Morgan David married Evan Harry. Their children were:        (1) David Harry (born 169-  (2) Mary Harry (born 17-        (Married Daniel James of Pencader       Evan Harry died 1718-19  Hundred and removed to Welch Neck        Settlement, South Carolina,        April 1737       Catherine Davis (wife of Morgan David) and (wife of        Evan Harry) married for the third time:        Catherine Davis David Harry married James Thomas        Apparently there were no children by this marriage.        Or, at least there were none listed in the Davis        book.    
EVAN DAVID (ABOVE MARRIED JANE REES) NEW CASTLE DELEWARE 1723
  (1) John (born 1714-15)  (2) David (born 1717)  (3) Benjamin (born 1719)  (4) Evan, Jr (born 1722)  
These two brothers, David Davis and Benjamin Davis came to South Carolina in 1739 and settled in Marion County.

These two Davis brothers, David and Benjamin both settled in Marion County. They acquired large bodies of land through land grants. Benjamin Davis married into a prominent family and had many descendants in Marion County. He is buried in Marion county on his family plantation. He was very prominent and is mentioned in Gregg's History of The Old Cheraws.
DAVID DAVIS married JANE MILES . They had the following children:
  (1) John  (2) James  (3) William  (4) Jane  (5) Thomas  (6) Samuel  (7) David    :  :  went to  (died after  :  :  (Went to    :  :  probably  1840 in  :  :  Pasquotank    John moved  Also moved  Chesterfield Co  Chesterfield  [Settled in   County,    to Anson Co.  to Anson Co.  [first and then  County  Chesterfield   N.C. 1790    N. C. 1762.  N. C.  settled in  Unmarried  County   In 1810    This part  This part of  Marlboro Co.   1755-56   he went    of Anson  Anson  [ in Brightsville   He had a   to    cut off to  cut off to  Section close   large   Mecklinbur    form  Mecklenburg  [ to North   family.   County    Mecklenburg  He lived on  [ Carolina Line   He died      County. He  Sugar  [ Richmond County   in      married dau.  Creek    Chesterfield      of John     County      Henderson &     March 20,      lived on     1845      Rocky or     He is      Johnson     buried in      River. He     a field      had a mill     on a hill          side.    
David Davis owed 314 acres of land in Marion County April 12, 1739
He also owned 500 acres of land in Craven County (probably Chesterfield) in 1756. He had another grant of 1000 acres on 15 July 1765.
David Davis must have moved from Marion County to Chesterfield County, South Carolina around the year 1756. He must have resided in Marion County from 1739 to 1756. So he lived in Marion County 17 years and apparently then moved to Chesterfield County. When he died he was living on a place adjoining Crowder's Creek in Chesterfield County
David Davis was born in 1717. He died about 1793 He was 76 years old when he died. His wife, Jane Miles Davis, died prior to 1772
The location will soon be lost. It is on or close to Jackson Road Not far from N. C. line Close to Zoar Church On what is now Mike Freeman land.

David Davis dated his will 29 April 1772, Craven County, South Carolina. He made provisions for only two of his children: William Davis and Thomas Davis. His other sons had left the State some 10 years previously. He does not provide for his only daughter, Jane Davis, who is known to have cared for him in his old age. Jane Davis died in Chesterfield District, S. C. after 1840 unmarried.
David Davis was in Lyttleton's Campaign 1759-60 against the Cherokees. 1775 to 1780 Statutes S. C. Vol IV, History of South Carolina by Ramsey.
Thomas Davis (son of David Davis) remained in Chesterfield County and has many Davis descendants in that County now.
William Davis (son of David Davis) apparently lived at one time in Chesterfield County, but in 1800 he was living in Marlboro County (Shown in Marlboro County Census Records). William Davis settled in the Brightsville Section of Marlboro County on Panther Creek. This was close to the Richmond County, North Carolina line. It is believed he might possibly have owned land in Richmond County. He owed 200 acres of land in Craven County 2 October 1772. He married prior to 1770. He died about 1810. It is believed that they were Methodists.
The Davises owned land in the following places in Marlboro County, S. C.
West - bounded by Pee Dee River; North bounded by lands of Humeses; South - by lands of George Hodges; East by Watkinses.
North East die of Pee Dee River; close to Ways Mill; William Lyster's land and William Bennett
John W. Davis - 55 acres bounded by lands of John Adams, in James Long, Lewis Parker (purchased). This was evidently the Brightsville Section.
Lands East side of Rather Panther Creek, bounded by North Carolina State Line (Richmond County); lands of William Bundy (Richmond County, N. C.; Pelther  Panther Creek; Nicholas Flethcer; Lewis Parker
Lands adjacent to Williams Mill; James Jones. Waters of Crooked Creek ran into Williams Mill. William Lister's land. 42 acres. Bundle 110 Plat 131 Aug. 6, 1814
William's Mill was close to Pledger land on Phill's Creek close to Welch Mill Not far from Beaverdam Creek. Not far from Maj. Robertson's mill/ Phill's Creek emptys into Pee Dee River.
John Adams sold to James Jones, Marlboro County land bounded on west side by Williams Mill, land granted William Lister and bounded by lands of Benjamin Davis
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William Davis married (?) (Not known) It is believed she may have been a Campbell or Lee
David Davis born 1770 in South Carolina
Benjamin Davis born April 1780
Benjamin Davis (above) married Margaret E. Jordan(born North Carolina Sept. 1781)
  Thomas Jordan born George- town Dist. S.C. Dec. 1797 He married Jane, dau. David Davis & Martha Johnson born S.C. 1808 (first cousins) Lived Horry Dist. migrated Alabama about 1831 Was farmer & maker of cotton gins moved Talledega Co. 1850. In 1853 moved to Jackson Parish, La. Both died 1867  David Evan born Feb. 1801 married prior to 1826 Mariah Sanders born S.C. 1800 Died David Evan 1839 Children: Mariah-1826 John-1827 Calvin married Maria Gray In Census 1850 Mariah Davis had living with her 2 children: Richard-1833 Louisa -1843  William W.  Margaret married eighter Benjamin or Hardy Richard- son from Marion County & moved to Illinois  Benjamin Jr. born Nov. 1807 married Lucy (Shivers?) born 1810 He died 2 Jan 1840 Children: Virginia Catherine Lucy afterward married Rogers after 1850  John W. born 1809 Marion Dist S.C. Married prior to 1840 Turpentine farmer Farmed settled Benjamin's farm after 1853 Children: Amanda Louise Caroline  Mary born 1812 died after 1850  James S. Born Horry Dist 1814 Lived Horry Dist 1840 married Caroline Sanders migrated to Illinois between 1846-47 remained 2 years went to Talladega Co. Ala where his 2 bros William & Thomas Jordan were. In 1860 moved to Jackson Parish, La. Jackson Parish became Lincoln Parish in 1880's. Children: Amanda Ellen Sanders  
Benjamin Davis and Margaret E. Jordan were married January 1797

Remy  WIDOW, &c.)
File No. 6962
Jane Davis Wid' David Davis Brn. Rev. Nat
Act: Febry 2 nd 48
Index:—Vol. A , Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct. 24/75
Curaçao
Hon J. E. Heath. Comm. Pensions Washington City
Oct 24/75 D. Caveat
Hon J. E. Heath Comm. of Pensions Washington City D. l

Dec 22/52
Add. evidence, case of Jane Davis N.C.
Health Dept Commissioner of Revenue Washington
Hon. A. Dockery H.R.
A. Dockery W.H.

V
13.000
Jane Davis, N.C.
Let. to E. F. Brown, Sep. 14, 1946.
Let J. H. Kirkham Jan 18. 1852
Hon A. Dockery Oct 23/52
J. H. Kirkham Sep 27/52
Act 7 July 38.

Sept 15/56
Rel: to case of Jane Davis wid of David Davis
H
W. Davidson
Charlotte
N.C.
Triflett
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

No 38. 470.
David Davis, Dec d
N.C.
Act 7 June 1832
Adm rs 1 yr General
$100 per annum.
Court 11 March 1831
& end 9 17 Sept 1832,
Payable to his widow,
Jane Davis
Hon A. Dockery, N.C.

Case of Jane Davis wid: of David - caveat -
Ret 23/52
One copy 22 Dec 1852
E. Heath -
Com. of Pensions
Washington City
D.C.

11. 4. 20.
North Carolina To Jane Davis widow of David Davis who died on the 1832 of in the State of who was a Private in the commanded by Captain of the commanded by in the line for Revolutionary
Inscribed on the Roll of Fayetteville at the rate of 10 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Dec r 1852 and sent to
Hon. A. Dockery
Arrears to the 4th of Nov r Semi-annual allowance ending
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act July 7, 1838. }
Recorded by Book
Vol.
1
Page
Clerk,
287

9. 307 North Carolina S.
Jane Davis widow of David who was a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 40 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Dec. 1852 and sent to
Hon. A. Dockery N. C.
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book 24 Vol. 2 — Page 153.

I: William Barnett of the State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County after being duly sworn So hereby certify that I lived a near neigh- bor to David Davis and his wife Sarah for more than fifty years that from my first recollec- tion, the said David Davis was known as one of the soldiers of the Revolution, and I have often heard him talk of his services in the said war, that a short time before the said David Davis died he made application for a pension, and I, who was then as now, an acting justice of the Peace for Mecklenburg County, drew up his de- claration in his own house, in which declaration he set forth his services in full, and I swore him to the statements therein set forth, and I also quali- fied the Rev. Dr. John Robinson and the Rev. Walter S. P. Harris then present, to the an affidavit prescribed by the department to be observed in such cases that they believed said David Davis to be a Revolutionary soldier as set forth in his declaration, and that was his reputation in his neighborhood. That said declaration was sent to the Hon. Henry W. Coaker then a representa- tive in Congress from this district, to be presented to the department, that said declaration was sent back marked with red ink when it was required to be corrected accompanied with the infor- mation that if those corrections were made the claim would be allowed. That I attended again at the house of said David Davis, who was then on his death bed, to make the required corrections but the said Davis was so far gone that he was unable to attend to it,

That the heirs of the said David Davis after his death believing that nothing more could be done with the claim, gave the papers to a justice of the Peace named Boherty, who afterwards burnt them with some old papers — That I have no doubt from what I have heard the said David Davis say of his Revolutionary services, from his reputation as a soldier in this community — That he was a soldier of the Revolution and that he was the identical David Davis whose name appears on the books of the Comptroller of North Carolina —
Sworn to and subscribed this 15 th day of October A. D. 1852 — before me W m Barnett
W m Davidson P.D.
And I hereby certify that I have known William Barnett for upwards of forty years and that he has always sustained the character of an honest reputable man & his statement above is entitled to full credit Given under my hand
W m Davidson P.D.

I Brady Bates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Mecklenburg in the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that William Davidson before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, was at the date of the same and is now, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly authorized by law to administer oaths and the name thereunto subscribed is his signature In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 16 th day of October A D - 1862 - B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

Raleigh N.C. Compt office
I William H Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby Certify that the name of David Davis appears of Record in my office as having had issued in his name the following Specie Certificates proportioned to the for Military Service viz. One for Six Pounds Four Shillings £6. 4 See Book No. 3 page 18 Also another for Sixteen Pounds Two Shillings see Book A. Book 16 page 34. Also another for One pound see Book No 6 page 8. given under my hand and seal this 14 th day April 1846
Wm H Collins Compt

State of North Carolina } personally appeared Maconburg County } before the undersigned
An acting Justice of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Session for said County Rev. W. S. O'Kane and after being first sworn according to law. Saith on his oath that he was well acquainted with David Davis for sometime before his death & that in conversation he heard himself being out in the western part of North Carolina after the Cherokee Indians. & the Rev. James Hall at Dr. Galt hall of Revolutionary memory. being in company & he attended assembled them all together around a large tree & had prayers before they attacked a Indian town after prayers the Rev Hall said to the boys the Lord is with us & they proceeded on the Indians had principally left the town & I further testify that that I am now well acquainted with the same Davis who is applying for a pension pension for the services of her late husband & that the said Eliza Davis is the identical Widow of the said David Davis Sworn to & subscribed this 7 th Day of June 1852
W. G. Barnett (Clerk)
Walter S. O'Kane

State of North Carolina } I William G Barnett Mecklenburg County } the Magistrate before whom the above affidavit was made do hereby certify that the Rev W S Pugh whose name appears in the within is a highly Respectable minister of the Presbyterian Denomination is a man of Truth and his statements is Entitled to Entire faith & credit
This 7 th Day of June 1852
W G B Barnett (J.P.)

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County } }
I Braly Bates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter Sessions began & held for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that William Barnett, W. G. Barnett and E. B. D. Sloan are acting Justices of the Peace in and for said County, and that their several signatures to the foregoing papers are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my Seal of Office at Charlotte this 2 nd day of July A. D. 1852
B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

State of North Carolina Mecklenburgh County
March 17 th Old Mrs Jane Davis aged 83 years this Day personally appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace and Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Said County. Who being first Duly sworn according to law. Depose as follows. To wit. In reply to the report of the Commissioners letter of permission the 8 th Jany 1852. She cannot speak of facts of her own knowledge as an eye witness the services of her Deceased Husband David Davis but from the best reliable evidence the truths mentioned by her said Husband of his services in said war. She is led to believe that he served four terms of three months each as a private in the militia of North Carolina and was under Capt. Robert Smith as she has some faint recollection of hearing him speak of said officer as being under him. — and that her said Husband Died on the 17 th Day of Sept. 1832. and she has remained his widow ever since.
Subscribed and sworn to Before me — This 17 th Day of March 1852 — Jane Davis mark W. Barnett

State of North Carolina } } William Barnett Mecklenburgh County } } the Magistrate before whom old Mrs Jane Davis sworn and subscribed to. the foregoing Affidavit. Do Hereby Certify, that she, the said Jane Davis is a venerable old lady of truth, and that she is the widow of David Davis who was always Reported and believed to have been a Soldier in the Revolutionary War, in the Neighbourhood where he Resided — given under my hand this 17 th Day of March 1852 —
W Barnett J.P.
State of North Carolina } personally appeared before Mecklenburgh County } the undersigned an acting Justice of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions, for said County, William Barnett Esq., and after being Duly sworn, according to law, saith on his Oath, that he was personally well acquainted with David Davis for many years before his death, and that he heard him say sometime in the Spring of 1832, on his oath that he served under Capt, Robert Smith, and Col. Adam Alexander and often heard him say that he served four years in the North Carolina Militia, in the Revolutionary War, and that the said David Davis, was always, recognised in the Neighbourhood, where he lived, to have been an old Soldier, in the war of the Revolution, Deponant has Reason to believe and does believe, that the said

David Davis, was a true Soldier, and patriot, in the said War, of the Revolution, and that he is now well acquainted with Jane Davis, the widow of the said David Davis, who, is now applying for a pension, for the services of her late husband the aforesaid David Davis, and that she is the identical widow of the said David Davis — Sworn to and subscribed this 9 th Day of April 1852. Before Me
W. J. Barnett J.P.
W. Barnett
State of North Carolina } G. W. J. Barnett, the Magistrate before Mecklenburgh County } Whome the within affidavit was made Do hereby certify, that William Barnett Esq., whose name appears, to the within affidavit, is a man of Truth and his statements, is entitled to entire faith, and Credit, and I further certify, that I was well acquainted, with David Davis, for many years before his death, and I heard him speak often, of being out in the war of the Revolution, and naming his officers, that of Capt. Smith Capt. Alexander and Capt Charles Polk, and Col. William Polk. I further certify that I am now well acquainted with Jane Davis, who is applying for a pension, for the services of her late husband the said David Davis, and that she is the identical widow of the said David Davis, this 1 st Day of April 1852 —
W. J. Barnett J.P.

Amended Declaration of Jane Davis aged 83 yrs
Widow of
David Davis decease
Revolutionary War
early attention is respectfully
requested
From J. H. Blackburn agent and attorney
Raleigh
N.C.

I Jane Davis Widow of David Davis a Soldier of the Revolutionary War. Do hereby Constitute and appoint J H Kirkham of Raleigh N.C. my agent and attorney in fact. to prosecute. and recover from the United States the amount of pension due to me the undersigned in right of my said Husband David Davis's services in said War. hereby revoking all other powers but this. in witness whereof I have unto set my hand and seal this 7 th Day of June 1852
Jane Davis Seal mark
Test W J Banister Test. G W Alexander
I the undersigned an acting Justice of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for Davie county certifies Jane Davis whose name appear in the above is entitled to entire faith & credit in witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal This 7 th Day of June 1852
W J Banister

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County } 3
We the undersigned citizens of Mecklenburg do hereby certify that from our knowledge of David Davis de ce d, husband of Lane Davis - and from his reputed character as a Revolutionary Soldier - we have no hesitation in saying that we believe the David Davis whose name appears on the Comptroller's books in Raleigh is the identical David Davis referred to above, who was the husband of Lane Davis who is now an applicant for a pension in right of her said husband, David Davis -
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 30 th day of July A.D. 1852 -
W Barnett Esq Joseph Douglas W Davidson Esq
State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County } 3
I Braly Watis Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County and State aforesaid - do hereby certify that William Barnett Esq, Joseph Douglas, and William Davidson Esq, whose signatures are above are respectable men and their statements entitled to credit -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office - This 30 th day of July A.D. 1852 -
B Watis 664
By James Park, S.H.

State of North Carolina } Mecklenburg County }
I know all men by these presents that I Jane Davis of the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, do hereby constitute and appoint Mr F Davidson my true and lawful agent and Attorney to prosecute the claim of Jane Davis in right of her husband David Davis for any amount of Revolutionary Pension or increase of pension that may be due, and I hereby authorize my said Agent to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim on file in the Department at Washington City or elsewhere, to file additional evidence or arguments, and to receive the certificate which may be issued for said claim - which certifi- cate I wish made payable to Jane Davis - to appoint one or more substitutes under him for the purposes herein expressed, and to do all things that I might or could do were I personally present, hereby ratifying all that my said agent shall lawfully do in the premises - And I hereby revoke any and every other power of Attorney by me made in relation to my said claim - desiring that my said agent Mr F Davidson should have the entire control of it -
Witness my hand and seal this day of July 30 th A. D. 1852 -
W m Barnett (P)
Vincent Barnett
George W. Alexander
his Jane Davis mark

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County
On this 30 th day of July A. D. 1852, before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Isaac Davis and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attor- -ney to be her act and deed for the pur- -poses therein expressed.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day year above written.
W Barnette
I Bruley Oates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina do hereby certify that William Barnette before whom the foregoing power of Attorney was acknowledged was at the time and is now an acting Justice of the Peace and the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office
this 30 th day of July A. D. 1852,
B Oates
By James Park, dep

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Mecklenburgh County } I hereby certify That Walter S Pharr the defendant in this case is a Minister of the gospel and is a man of good reputation and is entitled the full credit on his oath given under my hand and seal April 28 th 1846 William Barnett D.D.
State of North Carolina Mecklenburgh County } I, William Barnett a Justice of the peace for the County do hereby certify and affirm

That I was Then Justice that the the Declaration of David Davis was made before and that the said Rev, Walter S Pharr and Rev, John Robertson both signed the Declaration and James Slone proved one Tower of the records of the said David Davis But that the old Declaration has bin lost or miss lade
given under my hand and seal April 28 th 1846
William Barnett J.P.
State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County } I, Brady Bates, Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court do hereby certify that William Barnett, whose sig- nature appears to the within certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that said signatures purporting to be his are genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Office the 2 nd day of May A.D. 1846 B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court.

Charlotte N. C. Oct. 22 d 1852.
Hon. P. E. Heath
Com. of Pensions
Sir
It has turned out just as I expected and as suggested by me in my letter to you by the last mail, Old Mrs. Lane Davis has been induced by a most villainous imposition on the part of an itinerant sub-pension agent named Roberts, to execute a power of Attorney to a Mr. Kirkham of Raleigh N.C. To satisfy you of this, I enclose for your consideration the certificate of W m Barnett Esq r the son in-law of Lane Davis — I also enclose the certificate of W. G. Barnett Esq r before whom the power of Attorney to Kirkham purports to have been made — From which you will readily observe that Mrs. Lane Davis at the time of executing said power of Attorney was not in a condition to execute such a power of Attorney as to justify the Department in acting upon it, My friends tell me that her mind is just in that state now, that she would execute a power of Attorney to any one that would ask her — And that she would readily

give me a power of attorney now re- -voking the one to Rinkham, and they (her friends) speak of having a guardian appointed for her next of kin, being the work of our county court, to protect her from fraud and imposition, — Under these circumstances Sir I hope you will in justice feel yourself bound to set aside the power of attorney to Mr. Rinkham and forward to me the certificate, or suspend the case until the meeting of Congress, when you, may but under the admin of our representative Genl Dockery —
I have been informed that the claim of Mrs. Sam Davis has been allowed al- -ready, if that be the case, then I am enti- -tled to the Certificate — for there has been no -evidence filed except by myself, since the Department informed Genl Dockery that the claim would be allowed as soon as proof of the identity of said Davis with the husband of Sam Davis, was furnished — I furnished that proof — if it has been furnished —
Very respectfully your Obe Servt
W. T. Davidson
Rev. J. E. Heath
Com. of Pensions —
Please file these certificates, they may be needed again

Mr James E. Heath Commissioner of Pensions.
Charlotte Oct 20/1832
Sir
Some dissatisfaction exists on the part of Mrs James Davis - and her friends in regard to a power of attorney executed by her in favour of James E. G. or an Authorizing him to draw such sums of money as may be coming to her in the Pension Office. It is desired that payment in her behalf shall be suspended, until the meeting of Congress, when the application to the de- partment will be made in her behalf by the Member of Congress for this district.
James W. Osborn Supt of the Post Office of the City at Charlotte.

Charlotte N.C. Sept 8 th 1852
J. F. C. Triplett Act. Comr. of Pensions
Sir
The Hon. A. Dockery our representative, has done me the kind- ness to enclose to me your letter acknowl- -dging the rec d of the Power of Atty. to me from W m David Davis of this county,
In that letter, which I have before me, you state, "the claim cannot be allowed until her husband is clearly identified as being the David Davis who performed the service" Accompanying the Power of Attorney above referred to, were the affidavits of two respectable disinterested witnesses. W m Davidson & W m Baird who depose that from their personal knowledge of David Davis, and from the reputation he always sustained in this county of being a Revolutionary Soldier, they had no hesitation in saying they believed him to be the identical David Davis who performed the service as set forth on the Comptroller's Books. Besides that, the same David Davis

was an applicant for a Pension before his death, and his papers were sent to the Hon. H. W. COUNNER who was then our representative. That owing to some informality in the application, the papers were sent back to be corrected, all the errors being pointed out, and the amended events being suggested. But before his papers were amended he, the said David Davis, died, leaving his wife Iane, the present applicant, who is still living. He, Davis, was qualified to his Declaration, probably before W m Barnett who was a near neighbor, and a Magistrate, that he set forth in that Declaration the services he performed, and was qualified to it, that he has from the days of the Revolution been looked upon, and believed by the whole community to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, that the aforesaid Iane his widow, whom I know to be a highly respectable old lady - at the age of 85 - or 86 - makes a declaration under a most solemn oath in which she declares her husband, said Davis, was a Revolutionary Soldier - In confirmation of all this, the name of said Davis appears upon the Muster Rolls in the Comptroller's Office in this State. Then the only question you have to decide, is upon the point raised by the Department, that is, the identity of said Davis.

now Who else could the identity of any man be proven. Suppose a Soldier of the Revolution to be living, and makes application to the Department for his pension, and introduces as evidence of his ser- vices, the Comptroller Certificate, The Depart- ment then requires him to prove that he is the same man whose name appears on the Compt- books, the Soldier then introduces two of his Comrades, who swear that they saw him in service and actually served with him, but they cannot positively swear that he is the same man whose name is written upon the Comptroller books, but they swear, they believe it to be the same man — How in the name of common sense, and in the name of justice, can positive evidence of this sort be obtained it is impossible, unless you obtain the affidavit of the Officer who recorded the name —
I have a letter from the Hon. Wm. R. Graham ex, Secretary of the Navy, upon this very point, who suggested to me the very course I have pursued in this, as in all other cases when the same point was raised — viz = Prove by two or three disinterested witnesses, neighbours, that from their knowledge of the Soldier, and from the com- mon reputation of his Revolutionary Services, they believe him to be the same man whose

name appears in the Comptroller's books, how else can it be proved! And this proof is already before you -
All I ask of the Department in this, as in all other cases in which I am concerned, is a fair common sense con- struction of the Acts of Congress - and the rules as prescribed by the Department
I have the honor to be very respectfully your Ob st Serv t
W. H. Davidson
F. F. C. Triplett Act. Com. of Pen. Washington City.

Charlotte N.C. Oct. 16 th 1862-
Hon. J. E. Heath Com. of Pensions
Sir
I have just been informed by Mr. B. Dater the Clerk of our County Court that a man by the name of Roberts has by some means procured th from Mrs. Jane Davis widow of David Davis a power of Attorney to a man in Raleigh N.C. to prosecute the claim for the services of her husband, There must be something wrong in this, she is a very pable old lady and lives some ten or twelve miles from this place, her son in law who attends mostly to her business was here on yesterday to see me about it, and prepared some further testimony in her case, he knew nothing of her disposition to change her Attorney.
Her power of Attorney to me was altogether voluntary on her part, I was not present when it was executed, but she sent it to me by her son in law with the request that I would act for her.
Roberts lives in Cleveland County, and I feel satisfied if the old lady did sign a power of Attorney recoking the one to me, she has been imposed upon and I hope you will do nothing with the case.

until our representative Genl Dockery returns to Congress - or until I can make some inquiry among the relations of the old lady about the matter, -
The power of Atty. executed to me was drawn up by myself by the request of the old lady throughout of her neighbours and sent to her, in blank, some time before I ever saw her - She then got one of her grand children to write to her former agent and notified him, that unless he did some thing with her case by a particular time mentioning the time, she would revoke the power to him and appoint me - after that time expired she gave him, another notice allowing him further time, and it was not until after the expiration of the time men- tioned in the second notice, that she exe- -cuted to me the power of Attorney which I sent to the Department -
Very respectfully your OBE Serv t
W. F. Davidson
Hon. J. E. Heath
Com. of Rev.
Washington City

Charlotte N. C. July 30 th 1852
Hon. J. E. Heath
Sir
Enclosed you will find a power of Attorney to me from an old lady of this county by the name of Sarah Davis accompanied by some additional evidence as to the identity of Sarah Davis, which I hope will be sufficient to make out the case - You will please examine the claim and if the evidence is complete, send me the certificate - The old lady is heartily tired of her former agents, she says they have been working at her claim for the last six years - and she is not disposed to indulge them any longer -
Very respectfully Your O bt Serv t
W. P. Davidson
P. S. All the heirs of Nancy Faget joined in a power of Attorney to Genl. Beckey. & sent it to him - please inform me what has been done with the case -

Brief in the case of Jane Davis Mecklenburg County and State of N.C. act 7 July 1838 V.C
Claim, ("original," or "for increase.")
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Record proof of service & marriage
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Name and residence of Agent
Wm A Hockney 1907 R
S. G. W.
Examining Clerk.

Washington Dec 21 1852
Dear Sir
I send you herewith additional testimony in the case of Mrs Jane Davis's application for revolutionary Pension from N. Carolina now on file in the pension office
Respectfully Alfred Ashurst
J. G. Heath Esq. Commission of Pensions

I Brady Bates Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarters Sessions in and for the County of Wake, North Carolina do hereby certify that the body of the within certificate and signature thereto attached is all in the hand writing of W E Barnett who is a Justice of the Peace for Wake County and the same Justice before whom Mrs Jane Davis widow of David Davis is purported to have executed a power of Attorney recently to one H. B. H. of Raleigh N.C. and to which I have recently attached my certificate & seal of office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office This 22 d day of October 1862 B. Bates Clerk.

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg County I W B Barnett hereby certify That That I am well acquainted with Old Mrs Jane Davis who is applying to the pension Department for a pension for the services of her Deed husband David David Davis in the War of the Revolution I believe the above named Jane Davis to be totally incapable of doing her own business from her Very Old age & infirmity given under my hand & seal this 21 st of Oct 1853
W G Barnett

Letters addressed to this Office must be post-paid.
United States Agency and Notarial Office,  EDMUND F. BROWN, ATTORNEY AND AGENT FOR CLAIMANTS, Notary Public, Illinois Commissioner, &c., Continues to settle all kinds of business with the several branches of Government, with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity; especially  CLAIMS FOR PENSIONS, PATENTS, LANDS, Post Office and other Contracts, &c., 7 th STREET, NEAR 11 th STREET, Post Office WASHINGTON CITY.  E. F. BROWN'S  Established in 1843.  Seventeen doors east of the Treasury Department.
UNITED STATES AGENCY AND NOTARIAL OFFICE, WASHINGTON CITY,
29. Aug t 1846.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Comm r of Pensions,
Sir,
The enclosed claim of Mrs Jane Davis would have been filed sometime since, but I have had to send it back to North Carolina for Approval of Court.
Very Resp y .
Yr. Ob t S r .
Edm. F. Brown
(#)

M rs Jam Davis N. Carolina
Additional exam
Power of attorney to J. H. Kirkham
Joseph Bryan of H. C.

Know all men by these presents that I Jane Davis of Mecklenburgh County, state of North Carolina, do hereby give power. Constitute and appoint J. H. Kirkham of the City of Raleigh state of North Carolina, my true and lawful Attorney, with full power, by these presents, to take up and prosecute, my Claim against the United States, in my behalf, for a pension either before the pension Department, or of the Congress of the United States, for a pension due me for the services of my husband David Davis in the Revolutionary War. Hereby Ratifying and Confirming, all that my said Attorney may legally do or cause to be done in the premises. And hereby Revoking all other powers of Attorney by me heretofore made — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16 th day of October 1852 —
her Jane Davis Seal marks
Seal W. J. Barnett G. W. Alexander
State of North Carolina } Be it known that Mecklenburgh County } on the 16 th Day of October - 1852. Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for said County and state a- foresaid, personally appeared Jane Davis - above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney, to be her act, and deed - in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written —
W. J. Barnett Seal

State of North Carolina } Mecklenburg County }
I Brady Bates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Innues Sessions held for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that before whom the within Power of Attorney was executed & acknowledged was at the date of his Certificate an acting Justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned & sworn - and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of Office at Charlotte this 16 th day of October A. D. 1852
B. Bates Clerk of Mecklenburg Co. Court

State of North Carolina Macklenburg County this 8 th Oct. the 1851 Old W m Jane Davis of said County aged 83 years 83 this day personally appeared before me the undersigned an acting Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County and State of North Carolina who being first duly sworn according to law Declares on her said oath as follows to wit in order to receive a pension under acts of Congress July 7 th the 1838 March 3 rd the 1843 June 17 th 1844 and Act 2 nd the 1848 that she is the widow of
David Davis who was a private in the North Carolina Militia in the war of the Revolution against Great Britain She declares that her said husband made a declaration claiming between ten and twelve months service and before he had established his claim he died on the 17 day of September 1832 and after diligent search and enquiry the said declaration cannot be found it very possibly may be in Washington City. She cannot say positively
who he served Under She cannot say neither the time he was in service only from his application which the family believes was between ten & twelve months which she submits to the record for evidence more or less which will show - Who he served under she is unable to say neither the time he went in service nor the time he left. She declares that she was married to the said David Davis some time in the year of seventeen hundred and eighty eight and that her husband the aforesaid David Davis died on the 17 day of Sept 1832 She declares that her maiden name was Jane Stone - before her marriage to the said David Davis & was married in Macklenburg County North Carolina before the date 1794 - She declares that she made a declaration about the date of 1846 for a pension & Believe was sent to Washington & since she has been informed that

That her papers was improperly executed or not according to law - She therefore makes this her amended declaration in order to reap the benefits of her Deed husband's Services in the said war of the Revolution - She therefore by these presents have constituted appointed and empowered H. H. Kinkham of the city of Raleigh N. Carolina my legal and authorized agent and attorney to take up and investigate and collect for me my said claim from the Congress of the United States or the war department as my said attorney may think best duly ratifying what my said attorney shall or may do She further declares that her impression is that all the papers is in Washington I subscribed & sworn to before me the day and date first aforesaid written
Caleb Erwin
I Jane Davis marks
I Caleb Erwin - an acting Justice of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County and State aforesaid do hereby further certify that Mrs Jane Davis this day personally appeared before me and made the foregoing declaration in due form of law & from her old age and bodily infirmity She cannot attend Court She is the Identical widow of the said David Davis as stated by her in said declaration and the Identical widow who made a former application In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal officially this 8 th day of Oct. 1857
Caleb Erwin

13000.
Jane Davis, of Mecklenburg Co. N.C. Widow of David Davis;
Acts 1838, '43 & '44.
Married 1788
Has died 17 Sept 1832
Adm o 1 yr for $40 per annum.
Act
88
43 & 44
48
Payeth etc.
Wm A. Lockery
W. B. Wolff E. F. Brown,
(Wash n D.C. } Agent, 29. Aug. 1846. }

State of North Carolina
Murderburg County } Presiding officers before me William Barnett and acting Justices of the peace in and for County and State of North Carolina William Barnett after being duly sworn according to Law and Oaths do hereby certify that he knew the said David Davis and Sam Davis for fifty years or Eight years and that he was recognized as man and and wife by all of the neighbors and was until the death of the said David Davis and he further states that he has been living in the neighborhood ever since his birth and that the said David Davis & Sam Davis lived in the neighborhood and that he never had any reason to doubt their being married and that the marriage took place prior to the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and and subscribing Jan - 31 st 1846 Wm Barnett William Barnett
State of North Carolina
Murderburg County } I hereby certify that the deponent the deponent in this case is entitled to full credit as his oath given under my hand and seal Jan - 31 st 1846 William Barnett
State of North Carolina Micklenburg County }
I, Brady Bates, Clerk of Micklenburg County do hereby certify that William Barnett whose attestation appears to the above and foregoing Certificate is an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County of Micklenburg, duly commissioned and qualified and that said signature purporting to be his an genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court at Office the 2 nd day of May AD 1846 B. Bates Clerk of Micklenburg Co. Court

State of North Carolina Mecklenburg county I Wm Barnett a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Do here by certify that I Live in one half mile of Jane Davis and that she is a Very old woman & is not capabel of Doing her own business that she has lately signed a power of attorney to one Kirkham of Raley and that we Do not believe that she knew what she was Doing for this Reason that I know that she sent three or four times to Charlotte for W. H. Davidson before he came then give him a power of attorney and in a short time give Kirkham another power of attorney on the top of W. H. Davidson's a game. I believe and certify that olde Miss Jane Davis Does not know what she is Doing she says now that she would Rether that W. H. Davidson would draw her pension and that there is sum of her best best friends that wishes W. H. Davidson the preferance in Drawing her pension. Given under my hand and Seal this 21 st day of October 1852
W Barnett (P)

x I Braly Oates Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County of McK- lenburg and state of North Carolina, do hereby certify that William Barnett who signed the within Certificate, was at the time of signing thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn, and the certificate, and signature thereto purporting to be his, are all in his own hand writing, and genuine -
In testimony whereof I have here- unto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office this 22 nd day of October A.D. 1852 -
B. Oates. B.C.P.

State of North Carolina
Comptrollers Office October 22 d 1851.
I, William J. Clarke, Comptroller of public accounts in and for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that it appears of record in my office, among the payments made by said State to sundry persons for Military services, in the Revolutionary War, as follows, to wit:
David Davis
Indent or Army certificate No. 1782 March 16. 1782 £13. S 14 D 6 specie for militia services
Ditto September 2 d 1782 £1 specie No. 2429
Book No. 177 page 2 £24 S 14 specie
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office
Wm J. Clarke Compt r
13. 14. 6 1-00-0 24. 14 3. 8