Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,309, William Davenport, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Davenport, William
S. 8309
CONTENTS
carded.

Virginia 23,090
William Davenport Bedford in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain - of the Regt. commanded by Col Spencer in the No Carolina line for
★ Va. Line. Act of 4 Records corrected.
Reduced from $48.82
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 34 Dollars 89 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 day of July 1835 and sent to W. L. Goggins Liberty Va.
Arrears to the 4th of March '37 $ 43.82 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept - 17.44 $ 61.26
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Saml Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 62 Page 9

State of Virginia County of Bedford S.S.
On this 23 d day of September 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Bedford County now sitting the same being a Court of Record William Davenport a resident of the said County and State of Virginia aged near seventy 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 - In the year of 1780 he was hired as a substitute to one William Bedford to serve for one hundred days of the County of Bedford and in the month of May or June of that year but the day he cannot tell when but about 14 or 15 years of age he marched from said County where he then resided under the command of Captain Thomas Leftwich as a militia man the other officers he does not recollect. He marched to South Carolina to Camden by the way of Hillsborough in North Carolina where they remained a while perhaps about six weeks - on their way they passed Dan & Pee Dee Rivers and other places not now recollecting. That near Camden a battle ensued in which General Gates was defeated, His detachments and the company to which he belonged were in the engagement. The regiment to which the company was attached was commanded he believes by Col. Stubblefield or Col. Spencer. That after this a short time he returned home for the purpose of providing some clothing having lost his and then again joined the army or a part of it at a place called Hogans Creek where they remained a while when he was after having served three months, and not less he was discharged; From whom he received his discharge he can't now tell, but it was not written he thinks; The precise month or day when he left or when he entered the service he cannot tell by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory either in this town or any of the rest of his service. During all his service he acted as a private soldier & was during no part of the time engaged in any civil employment.

That in the fall of 1780 but the date of the month he cannot recollect for the reasons above stated, he marched from the said County of Bedford as a volunteer under the Command of Captain Jeremiah Early, the other officers names he has forgotten - He marched by various places of little note to the Town of Petersburg in Virginia where he remembers the name of Col. Synck among other officers. He was in no engagement this Town, and his term of enlistment (which was six weeks all of which he served and not less) having expired he was discharged but by whom or in what manner or on what day he has now forgotten, for the reasons before stated - He was in no civil employment during this part of his service or any other as he has before stated - after returning home in the winter or spring he thinks of 1781 or in the latter part of the year 1780 he again entered the service as a substitute in a militia company of the County of Bedford for one Jesse Atkinson and marched from thence under the Command of Capt. John Tiley & Lieutenant George Dooley, the said company was a rifle company. They marched to the Dismal Swamp in Va. where he thinks they joined part of the army under the Command of General Muhlenberg, he remembers being on guard in the Tower when part of the company to which he belonged captured a boat belonging to the British in Elizabeth River - The men frequently marched to near Portsmouth and back again for the purpose of keeping a look out, he thinks the enemy were in possession of Portsmouth while the Troops he was with were in the adjacent County - He served out his term of three months, and not less than three months, when he was discharged, but for the reasons above stated he can't tell who gave him his discharge, the time when he entered, or when he left the service, but he served the length of time stated; he was in no civil employment during this part of his service, He believes the battle of Guilford took place near this time he the date what it may - In the Spring of the same

3 years but the day or month he cannot remember as before stated he went again into the service as a substitute for one George Hughes, and remembers that Joel Leftwich now Major General Joel Leftwich employed him. This time he marched under under the command of Captain Jeremiah Pate to the South and was in what usually called the siege of York where he joined the main army under the command of General Green. That from the heavy cannonading at this place he became quite deaf in one of his ears which afterwards became very sore and part of the bone of his head came out just behind the ear, and the scar is now to be plainly seen. After this when they had left the place he was taken severely ill so much so that his father went for him to North Carolina and carried him home to his residence in the county of Bedford. He served during this time three months and not less, he does not remember that he received any discharge; he was in no civil employment during the time; the date of the month when he left the service he cannot tell for the reasons before stated. He has no documentary evidence to prove his services except the affidavits of General Leftwich & John Knudall by which he proves the same, except the four of six weeks. The whole of his services will amount to not less than ten months and 100 weeks for which he claims a pension. He was born in the county of Orange on Lou- piper, whence he removed to Bedford when small where he has resided ever since and where he now resides as well also as during the war. He has no record of his age but from various circumstances he is confident he is near 70 years old, he can't tell however the date of the year when he was born. He states the names of William Left- wich and David Saunders as persons in his present neigh- bourhood to whom he is known that can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. The answers to the interrogatories furnished will be found in the declaration. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state - Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. William Davenport

We William Lofwick a clergyman and David Saunders residing in the County of Bedford and State of Virginia hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Davenport who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be near Seventy 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. William Lofwick Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. David Saunders
I hereby certify that William Davenport a resident of the County of Bedford was attached to a company of militia in the service of the United States commanded by Capt. Thomas Lofwick in which company I myself acted as orderly sergeant and commenced our march from New London in said County according to my best recollection about the last of May or first of June 1780 - marched to Hillsborough in North Carolina. The General Rendezvous of the Virginia Militia in that campaign where the Troops were organized into Regiments and Capt. Lofwick's company was attached to a Regiment commanded by either Col. Stubblefield or Col. Spencer, where I think we were stationed five or six weeks and then marched to South Carolina and joined the Southern Army at Rugeley's Mills about the 15 th August, and in about two days after we were at Gates's defeat near Camden - and further I know no more of his services in that war but recollect that I employed him as a substitute for George Hughes in the County of Bedford, but in what campaign I do not remember. Given under my hand this fourteenth day of August Anno Domini 1832 - Joel Lofwick
Bedford County State of Virginia
This day Genl. Joel Lofwick a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit personally appeared before me John W. Holt a Justice of the peace in and for the aforesaid County, I made oath to the correctness of the foregoing certificate. Given under my hand this 14 th day of September 1832
John W. Holt J.P.
* in and for said County

Revhar
8309
INVALID.
File No. 8309
William Davenport
Pre New War
Act: June 1 th 82
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 90
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lot. June 20. W L Goggin " " " Agt.
23.090 Virginia
William Davenport of Berkeley in the State of Va who was a Pr: — in the commands by Captain of the Regt commands by Col Spence in the No Car line for
10 mo & 14 days. Error
Should be $34.89
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of $8. Dollars 88. Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Nov: 32 and Sub W. S. Goggin. Liberty Va
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1832 122.20 Semi-ant. allowance ending Mar: 34 24.44
$146.64
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. M c Clure
Recorded by Clerk
Book C Vol. 6/2 Page 9
★ Va. Line. Oct. 14, 1904 Records corrected.

Payments to be made at Richmond — by the P. M. S. P. Bank — Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of Va —
48 88 97 76 24 64 12 28
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice, in Book E Vol. 62 Page 9. by N. Rice Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, William Davenport of the State of Virginia. ————— who was a private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Forty Eight dollars and Eighty Eight cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September, in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this 5 th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty=three.
Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
Commissioner of Pensions.

William Devonport's declaration for a pension. 27.384
Bedford Co. Pa. namely private 10mo 14d $48.88
W. L. Goggin Libby

Virginia Bedford County to wit
I John Hudnall residing in the County State aforesaid do hereby certify that during the Revolutionary war I think some time in January 1781, went as a Militia soldier to Portsmouth and to the best of my memory saw William Davenport in Capt. John Dey's company from the aforesaid county as a soldier in a Rifle company and after being stationed at a place called Cabin Point below Richmond Marched to the best of my memory to a place called Bales old field then the company I was in, under Capt. John Dey and Capt. John Dey he separated to watch the movements of the enemy. I do not ever recollect of seeing William Davenport again until I saw him in Bedford County. I further think it would not be long from the time I saw him until the Bedford Troops was discharged - Jno. Hudnall. Bedford County to wit -
This day John Hudnall a credible person whose statement is entitled to credit personally appeared before me David Saunders a justice of the peace for the aforesaid County and made oath to the truth of the above statement. Given under my hand this 22 nd day of Sept. 1832 - David Saunders J.P.
And the Court doth 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 as a soldier of the Revolutionary War and served as the States and they do further certify that William Leffewick who has signed the foregoing Certificate is a Clergyman resident in said County and that David Saunders who has also signed the same is resident in said County and that he is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.

And I Robert M. Dickerson deputy clerk of the County Court of Bedford in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that the foregoing contains a true copy of the original proceedings, had in the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Davenport for a pension. And that John M. Holt and David Saunders whose certificates are annexed to the foregoing affidavits are acting Justices of the peace in said County.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, the 28 th day of September 1833 in the 58 th year of American Independence.
Robt M. Dickerson A.B.B.