Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 30,366, Nathaniel Davis, N.C. Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ab.
Va.
Davis, Nathaniel
S. 30, 366
CONTENTS

25040 Kentucky
Nathaniel Davis resided in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the com d commanded by Captain Davis of the reg t commanded by Col. Bragg in the Virginia line for 1 year
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of Nov 1833 and Thos Hayes Miniceton
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 800 Semi-ant. allowance ending March 20
$120
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Bays Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 7

State of Kentucky Baldwell County } ss.
On this 29 th 29 th day of May 1833 personally appeared in open court, before Matthew Lyon, Stephen Grove, Morton M. Dickie & Isaac Grubbs Esqrs. justices of the County Court in and for said County and State, now sitting, Nathaniel Davis, resident of said County, aged seventy nine 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 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 on the 1 st day of May 1776 I first entered the service as a spy, in the County of Washington, State of Virginia, under capt. John Davis (my brother) and under Col. Robert Craig. The nature of this service was as follows: At the time I am speaking, the Indians were exceedingly bold and troublesome on the frontiers, and for several years after the Battle on the Big Canawha at the mouth of Ohio River in 1774 (where Davis was killed) the Indians, (Shawnee & Cherokee particularly) kept up a constant warfare, and the frontier inhabitants had to organize themselves, and keep up a constant force. In the year 1776 the Indians were more than common bold and troublesome, and the inhabitants had to build forts to defend themselves. The Flat Top fort, Blackamore's fort, and the Eye Cove fort, were the names of some built on that frontier. It became necessary for each Company to appoint one or more spies, and the Company to which I belonged selected me for that purpose, and on the said 1 st day of May 1776 I undertook that duty, and continued as such until sometime in the month of August following, when immediate danger for the present ceased and I returned again to the Company, which about this time rather relaxed their guard and dispersed to their homes. By some arrangement I know not how, some of the frontier Counties of Virginia were required to defend themselves and the frontiers, and were excused from serving any where else. Again in the Spring of the year 1777, and in the month of April I was again appointed a spy to the same Company and Regiment, and continued in this capacity until late in the fall, and I think in the month of October. It was only necessary to keep out spies during the spring and summer, as in the winter time they were not troublesome. I was ordered to spy down the North fork of Holstein, and towards Clinch mountain, and generally remained two or three days on a trip, and would then return to the fort (Blackamore's) and report. Sometimes I proceeded towards the Eye Cove fort, and in every direction that was necessary. By this time I became what was termed a good spy, and on the following Spring was again selected from the same Company, and took upon me the office as well as I remember, in the month of May, and continued until September following. In all these tours I often ran many risks, and discovered many dangers, and discovered and repeated much information to the fort, and to the Company. I continued to live in Washington County until the Winter of 1779, when I moved into the State of North Carolina in Sullivan County near the mouth of the Watauga. In the month of September 1780, between the 5 th and 10 th I was drafted from this County for a tour of three months

under Captain George Macfield, and served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby (afterwards Governor of Kentucky) The object of this expedition was against a Colonel Ferguson, who was marching a detachment through North & South Carolina. We rendezvoused on Doe River, at the foot of the yellow mountain. We marched to the top of the mountain, and there mustered and reviewed, and immediately proceeded to Kings Mountain, and there met the said Col. Ferguson, and fought a battle with him, in which our troops gained a great victory. Ferguson was killed and a great number killed and wounded - I cannot state the number. A number of prisoners were taken, for the night after the battle I was one placed to guard them. This battle was fought on the 7 th or 8 th of October 1780. From this place we went to the shallow ford of the Yadkin, and there the prisoners were taken from our guard, and conducted on. At this place we were discharged and permitted to return home - which was on the 27 th or 28 th of October 1780. I was not the full three months for which we were drafted, but at the time it was allowed as such. In the Battle of Kings Mountain, Col. Wm Campbell, Col. John Sevier, Col. Shelby, Col. Cleveland, and Col. Williams commanded the American forces, the two latter were from South Carolina. This is the amount of my services. Being in need I have thought it proper to present them - if worthy, why well, if not, why, let it go. I declare that I have no documentary evidence in my possession which would prove my service, nor do I know of any now living by whom I could prove it. It is likely many are living, but I do not know of them. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any state whatever.
The said Comt pronounced the following interrogatories to the said applicant to which he made the subjoined answers.
1. Where and in what year were you born? Answer. I was born in Augusta County, state of Virginia on the 14 th day of July 1753. 2. Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it? Answer. I have not. But my father had, and I had access to that until within a few years, and I distinctly remember it. 3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live? Answer. During my service as a spy, I lived in the County of Washington, state of Virginia - in my last service, I lived in Sullivan County, North Carolina, where I lived a few years, and then moved to Tennessee, and lived there about 29 years, and then moved to where I now live in this County, and have been here but about 2 years. 4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom? Answer. While acting as a spy, I was selected by the Company or my Captain. In the expedition to Kings Mountain I was drafted. 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 service. Answer. I never served with any regular troops. I remember several Militia Regts. in the expedition to Kings Mountain: Col. Sevier, Campbell, Shelby, Cleveland, and Williams. 6. 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 never received any written discharge. 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.

observed. George Westerman, Bailey Baker, Andrew Scollie, Wm King, Luke Nichols, Eli Griffith and many others.
Sworn to and subscribed the day year aforesaid.
Nathaniel Davis
We Balaam Ezell a clergyman residing in the County of Caldwell and State of Kentucky, and Luke Nichols, George Westerman and Peter Westerman, Bailey Baker residing in the same County, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Nathaniel Davis, who has sworn to and subscribed 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 resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Balaam Ezell Luke Nichols George Westerman Bailey Baker
And the said Comt-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 Comt further certifies that it appears to them that Balaam Ezell, who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Certificate is a clergyman resident in the said County, and that Luke Nichols, George Westerman, Peter Westerman and Bailey Baker who have also signed the same, are residents of the same County, and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
M. Lyon Stephen Grover Mo A Rucker Isaac Grubbs
I Nathan S. Dallam, Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify, that the foregoing

Contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Nathaniel Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 20 th day of May 1833 44 th year of the Commonwealth.
N. S. Dallam clerk of the Court of Caldwell County -
Personally appeared before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for Caldwell County, State of Kentucky, Nathaniel Davis (within named) who being duly sworn deposes 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, and in the following grades: For eleven months I served as a spy; and for one month as a private (in the King's mountain expedition, though drafted for three months) and for such service I claim a pension. Sworn and subscribed before me this 26 th day of October 1833. James L. Cartwright J.P.
Nathaniel Davis Caldwell County Ky. 25-399
State of Kentucky, Caldwell County to wit:
I, Nathaniel Dallam Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that James L. Cartwright whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate of the oath of Nathaniel Davis for a pension, and before whom the same was taken and sworn to, is now and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified according to law; and that due faith and credit is due to, and ought to be paid to all his official acts; and that his said signature is his genuine signature. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office the 21 st day of October 1833 and 42 nd year of the Commonwealth.
N. S. Dallam clerk

No 25379 Nathaniel Davis Caldwell County Kentucky
from 1776 points 1 yr $40. (e.)
See amended declaration
Thos. Haynes Princeton Kentucky

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
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 subjóined 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 Nathaniel Davis Caldwell County Kentucky,
   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.     Entered May 1776 about 3 - - as a Spy Capt. Davis, Col. Craig 79 years Washington County Virginia Traditionary. paper correct.   Appointed Sept. 1777 about 6 - - a Spy   Second Spy 1778 about 4 - - a Spy   Drafted Sept. 1780 - 3 - private Capt. Maxwell, Colonel Shelby. Battle of Kings Mountain  
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) _____ 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, (1) 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 [j] 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. and 1812 Wars Section.
Ans Ann
April 13, 1927
Mrs. J. C. Grayson Charlottesville, P. O. Box 105 Va.
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 30386, it appears that Nathaniel Davis was born July 4, 1753 in Augusta County, Virginia.
While residing in Washington County, Vir- ginia, he served as a Spy in Captain John Davis' Company, (soldier's brother) Colonel Robert Craig's Regiment, in the Virginia Troops, as follows-
From May 1, 1776 to in August 1776; from in April 1777 to in October 1777; and from in May 1778 to, in September 1778.
In the winter of 1779 he moved to Sullivan County, North Carolina, and enlisted in September 1780 and served in Captain George Maxfield's Com- pany, Colonel Isaac Shelby's North Carolina Regiment, he was in the battle of King's Mountain, and served

until October 27 or 28, 1780.
After the Revolution he moved to Tennessee and lived there about thirty-nine years, when he moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, where he was living when he was allowed pension on his application executed May 20, 1833.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

30 366 INVALID.
Rev
1912 Dec 20 Hish. to Mr. W. P. Moore V. L. M. 1927 Apr. 13 Hish. to Mrs. J. C. Grayson Aug.
File No. 30 366
Nathaniel Davis
His Rev was
Act: June 1 st 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 109
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Oct 8 th 1831
ret
Wm. Lentany of Har Union Bureau Washington City.
FREE

Princeton N.J. 26 Oct. 1833.
Hon. Sec. War:
Inclosed you will please find the declaration of St. Clair against Benton with the amendment suggested by the Department. It is hoped no further difficulty will occur. I regret to put the Department to the trouble of re-examining any claim I send on as I am confident the trouble is enough without that. But such is the disposition of many old men, that knowing their memories are impaired, they will not fix their terms of service at all , being afraid of doing wrong.
I rec d the pension Act. of James Clinton - the Government never bestowed its bounty on one more worthy. In the case of Capt. Armstrong I fear his evidence will fall short of what is required. I will retain it - a while with the intention of pro- curing the evidence of James Armstrong of Maurice County Ten. for which he has sent expressly.
Very resp y Yr. Servant
F. H. Haynes.

Winfield S. Moore Attorney and Counsellor at Law MANILLA, IOWA
Manilla, Iowa, Dec. 13, 1912.
To the Honorable Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:- I wish to know if the records in your office show a pension granted to NATHANIEL DAVIS, a Revolutionary soldier who served as a Private under Col. Wm Campbell, from Washington County, Virginia. The soldier engaged in the battle of Kings Mountain.
Give any family data which may occur in the papers.
Respectfully,
W. S. Moore

P.O. Lock Box 103- Charlottesville Va
Feb 18. 1927.
To Bureau of Pensions. Will you give me Revolution- ary Pension record of one Nathaniel Davis . born in Albemarle County Virginia wife Susannah Potts Davis . Moved from Virginia to Tennessee & later to Kentucky . Pension applied for probably from Tennessee or Kentucky. Yrs Truly - Jennie J. Grayson (Mrs J. C. Grayson)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Nathaniel Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     May 1 1776 Aug. 1776 Spy * John Davis Robert Craig Va.   Apr. 1777 Oct. 1777 " John Davis Robert Craig   May 1778 Sept. 1778 " John Davis Robert Craig   Sept. 1780 Oct. 27 1780 George Mansfield Isaac Shelby Ky.   * his brother ✓ winter '79 moved to Sullivan W. Va.  
Battles engaged in, King's Mountain
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Washington Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, May 20, 1833. His w. was al.
Residence at date of application, Holdrege Co. Ky.
Age at date of application, b. August Co. Va. July 4, 1753
Remarks: No data as to family.
after war moved to James River 39 yrs then moved x
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.