Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16550, Nathan Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Davis, Nathan Lucy
N 16 550
CONTENTS

Informed Feb'y 14 1822 that he could not be continuing & sent to Honble D. Woodcock H. Rep.
12,392
New York.
Nathan Davis 3 a of Gronow in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Burn of the Massachusetts line, for the term of eighteen months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of April 1819 and sent to John Ellis Esquire Dryden New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $ 76-64 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819  48.
$124-64
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued

Albany N York 52
Lucy Mavis
Tompkins in the State of N.Y.
who was a
in the
commanded
by Captain
of the
commanded
by
in the
line for
widow of Nathan Mavis
3 d deg ee Lat itude a private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany N.Y. at the rate of $16. Dollars 67 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Amt. at same rate to June 30 to be deducted
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Feb y 1837 and sent Hon. Joseph Reynolds. House of Reps
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $366.66
Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 th March 33 33
$1400.00
July 4, 1836 { Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by N. H. Gaddison Clerk. Book 4 Vol. 1 Page 129.

Nathan Davis
Declaration private Col Brewers Regiment Massachusetts Line 1777 - 10 months
Admitted
Ent 17 th Feb. 1777 Disc at Oct 1778

State of New York Tompkins County
On this 18 th day of May 1818, Before me the Subscriber one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Tompkins, Personally appeared Nathan Davis aged sixty sixty three years next October, Resident in the town of Grafton in said County, who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following de- claration in order to obtain the provision made by the late Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide for certain persons engag- ed in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the revolutionary war, That the said Nathan Davis enlisted in Cambridge in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company Commanded by Capt John Goodrich of the Infantry, in the year 1775, he thinks, for the term of three six months, that he continued to serve in said Corps, untill the troops marched for Du- -bee, that he was taken sick and left on the Kennebec river, and had a pass given him to return home, and that he continued in such bad health that he did join the army again. That he was drafted in the Militia and served two months at the White Plains in the State of New York. That he enlisted again in the year 1777 - in March he thinks, in the town of Great Barrin- -ton in the State of Massachusetts, in the Company Comman- -ded by Capt Chaddick of the Infantry in Col. Brewers Regt, for during the war, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States, untill the month of February in the 1778, when he hired one John Godfrey to take his place as a substitute, that said Godfrey was deceased in his room, and served about one year and returned on furlough, sick, & died soon after his return home, in the town of Great Barrington aforesaid. That he was in the Battle of Saratoga in taking Burgoyne, -

And that he in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support And that he has no other income now in his power of his said services
Nathan Davis
Sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
John Ellis, One of the Judges of Tompkins County Common Pleas
I John Ellis, One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Davis, did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy And I now transmit the proceed- ings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the department of war, pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid Act of Congress, this 18th day of May 1818
John Ellis, one of the Judges of Tompkins County Com. Pleas
I John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins as aforesaid Do further Certify that I am fully satisfied that the said Nathan Davis is in such reduced circumstances that he absolutely stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that I am personally acquainted with him and know him to be needy - This 29th day of Feb y 1818 John Ellis

State of New York, } ss. I, Archer Green Clerk of the County of Tompkins County } ss. Tompkins. do Certify that the within Affi- davit, and Certificate have been taken and made, was on the 18 th day of May last, a Legal Acting Judge of the Court of Com- mon pleas, in and for the said County, duly appointed and commissioned, by the proper Authority of the State of New York, and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Judge Ellis, and believe the Signature, to his own proper hand writing. Witness the Seal of said County, this 4 th day of June 1878.
Archer Green Clerk.
com/prof
11/10/1878
7. 11/10/1878

Nathan Davis Copy & certificate
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the return of this to be sent to Geo. P. Frost, Deputy Clerk at Ithaca

Schedule of Property both real and personal of Nathan Davis 3 d of The Town of Groton in the County of Washington Necessary Clothing and Bedding Excepted, Made this 28 th day of September 1820.
Land - Twenty two acres of Land value $176.00
1 four year mare $25.00. one cow $12.00. two one year old Heers $10. eleven sheep $6.00. 1 calf & swine seven young pigs $8.25 - 1 staple and ring $0.62. 1 sythe & sickle $0.70. 20. lb of chains $2.50. 1 shovel and forks $1.00. 2 axes $2.00. 2. old hoes and one axe pole $0.25. 1. old one horse sleigh $5.00. 1. old saddle & bridle $1.00 - 2. sets - $2.00. - 1. two pail kettle $1.12 - 1 Lea kettle 1 skillet & 1. spider $1.75 - 1 flat iron $0.25. 4. knives & 3. forks $0.20. - 3. milk pangs $0.25. - 1 trammel $0.62. 3. cups & jug $0.75. - 7. old chairs $2.50. - 3. old boxes $0.62. { 4. cups and saucers $0.12. 1 pint glass - 1 wine glass. 1. half pint cup. 1 pint bowl. 6. spoons - 1 candle stick - 1 tin canister 4 earthen plates & 3. rakes — $0.62. 1 loom $2.50. - two old barrels $1.00 - 3. old tubs $1.00. 1. pair stilleyards $0.60. 3. pails $0.62. 2. lb. old iron $0.12. 1 Bottle $0.25. 1 Chest $0.25. 2 glass bottles $0.25. 1. Table $3.00 —
The said Nathan Davis owing on a Mortgage on Ten acres of the above 22. acres — $61.83 Owing to sundry other persons — 150.73 Total 211.56
Nathan Davis 3 d
The court value the within real estate at $175.00.
And the personal property at 95.00 Total $270.00

STATE OF NEW-YORK, Tompkins COUNTY, } ss.
On this Twenty Eighth day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Common Pleas, holden in and for the said county, in said State, constituted a Court of Record, by the laws of said State, with power to hear, try and determine, all actions real, personal, and mixed, arising in the said county, and also all transitory actions, although the same may not have arisen within the said county, and with other powers, Nathan Davis 3 d .
aged Sixty five  next october years, resident in the town of Groton in the said county, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows:
That he enlisted in the last of February or the first of March in the Year 1777. into the Company commanded by Capt. John Chadwick of the Infantry in Colonel Brewery Regiment in the line of the State of Massachusetts for during the war. that he continued to serve in said corps about eleven or twelve months when he hired a substitute by the name of John Godfrey when the said Davis was discharged from service, That his declaration to obtain a pension was made the 18 th day of May 1818. that the number of his pension Certificate is 12.392. and dated the 31 st day of April 1819.
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due me, nor have I any other income than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed.
That he has a wife one son & two daughters which make their home with him my wife's name is Lucy she is sixty years of age, and is a very feeble person, is unable to do any hard work, the name of my son is Hooper, he is twenty three years of age has been unable to do any labor for several years, one of my daughters name is Deborah is 26 years old, the other daughter's name is Mercy she is about twenty one years old, when they work for me I have to hire them and one of them I have to have constantly to take care of my wife in her feeble state of health that he (the said Davis) is a farmer by occupation but is unable to do much hard work on account a bust or rupture in his body and other infirmities.
Sworn to and declared this 28 th day of September 1820 in open court
Nathan Davis 3 d
John Ellis one of the Judges of Tompkins County Common Pleas

State of New York Tompkins County } Clerks Office } I, George P. Frost, Deputy Clerk of the court of common Pleas, in and for the said county of Tompkins, Do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath and Schedule are truly copied from the records of said court - And I. Do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Two hundred and seventy Dollars -
In Testimony where- of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said court at Ithaca this seventh day of October 1820.
Geo. P. Frost Deputy Clerk

State of New York Seneca County ss
On this fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six personally appeared before the undersigned John D. Christie Esqr. one of the Judges of the County Courts of said County of Tompkins Suey Davis a resident of the town of Groton County of Tompkins in the State of New York of known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836. That the wife of of Nathan Davis 3 d . late of the said town of Groton deceased, who was a pensioner of the United States; and he was first placed on the Pension Roll of the United States under  the  act  of  Congress  of  the 1818. as appears by a Certificate signed by the Secretary of War, bearing date the twentieth day of April 1819. and he was a pensioner on the Pension List Roll of the War Department agency at the time of his death as hereinafter stated. And she further declares, for the proof of the services of her deceased husband in the War of the Revolution, she would beg leave to refer to her Declaration and papers now on file in the Pension office of the United States; where the same will fully and at large appear. And she further declares that she was married to the said Nathan Davis 3 d on the fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six at the dwelling

house of her father in the town of Lee Berkshire County and State of Massachusetts by the Rev. Mr. Munson a Congregational Clergyman, who was at the time a settled Minister in the town of Lee in said County of Berkshire; and according to the declarant's best recollection, he removed from the said town of Lee about fifty years ago, but she is entirely unable to state to what partic- ular place he so removed; and the further declares that she has no recollec- tion of having heard any thing from the said Clergyman since he first removed from Lee as aforesaid and she has reason to believe and does believe that the said Minister is now dead, and has been for many years last past - and she further declares that her husband the aforesaid Nathan Davis Jr. died on the ninth day of June last past, and that she is a widow and has remained so since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
15 June 1836
And she further declares that at the last September term of the Court of Common Pleas of said County of Berkshire according to the rules of the pension office she proved her relationship as widow of the said Pensioner, to entitle her to draw her said husband's pension, which was due him, from the first of March 1836.

to the time of his death, as before stated, and accordingly she has since drawn the Pensions allowed after the rate of eight dollars per month from the said fourth day of March 1836 to the sixth day of June 1836 as agreed --
And she further declares that at the time she formed her relationship to the her said husband, as above stated, she was wholly ignorant of the act of Congress passed July 4 1836 under which her declaration is  is made sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written Lucy Davis John D. Christian a Judge
State of New York
Comptroller's County
ss- I John D. Christian a Judge of Comptroller's County Courts, certify that the above named Lucy Davis by reason of bodily infirmity is unable personally to appear in the Court of Records for said County for the purpose of making her declaration to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed July 4. 1836 - and further certify that I am acquainted with the before named Lucy Davis and she is a person of Credibility, and her testimony is entitled to full credit --
John D. Christian a Judge

Heav
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
1894 Mar 7 1 to Al Amsworth R & P OH.
File No. 165-30
Lucy Davis widow of Nathan Davis Pri Rev War
Act June 1 th 82
Index: Vol. a , Page 145
[Arrangement of 1870.]

St. Branch, p. e. for New Rent & doctoring - 1 sheep died. 4 butcher & 6 sold to Davis St. Branch for $8.50, p. e. it away. -
Claimant aged 64 y o a Farmer, unable to work in consequence of the Rheumatism "a rupture in the groin" wife 63 "very weakly". 2 daughters 28 & 25 which he hires alternately - 1 boy 13 y o which he hires to cut wood & etc.
John Elly Esq. Dryden. Tompkins Co. N.Y.
Restored 22 d Sep r 1823
48 874.09
1819
NEW YORK Nathan Davis 3 o priv. served 11 mo s from Feb. 1777.
Real Estate — $170. — Personal — 94. — Total $270.00
10 acres of land: mortgaged for. — $51.83 to sundry persons — 150. 73 $211.56
Sales under Act Mar 1823 dated 28 th May 1823 Real Estate — $100 — Personal — 25. 26 Total $125. 26
Still indebted. — $8. — accounts for the decrease of property etc.
By sale of 11 acres of land Apr d 29. 1823. to his son for $80. which sum he paid to son — On the 18 th April 1823. sold 1 horse for $50 his daughter due for services since of age. — 100.

We the subscribers hereby certify that Nathan Davis, the is about sixty five years of age somewhat infirme Mrs Davis is a feeble woman unable to do but little work. Their circumstances have been such as to require assistance frequently from their Neighbors and had it not been for the assistance of their children after they became of age they probably would ere now have been obliged to have had assistance from the Town. It is owing to the assistance Mr Davis has received from his one of his Daughters who has earned the money by keeping school that he has been enabled to hold the land he now does under the encumbrance of a mortgage. The son on whom Mr Davis made some dependance in his old age has become so feeble as not to be able to do any labor at all for five years and it is very probable he will never recover his health. They are obliged to have one of their daughters all the time in their service which it is reasonable they should they pay and we feel that Mr Davis comes within the act of congress of May last and according to that act ought to continue to receive his pension.  Groton Sept 25th 1820  Tompkins County State of New York
Josiah Willoughby Abram Gifford Charles H. Little
William Childs John Hale Timothy Eastman  James Eastman David Whipple Daniel Bills
Isaac Mox Ebenezer Adams Silas Harris Isaac Morris Elisha Graves Ezra Loomis
Benzel Little Simon Barker Ethan Mose
Miles Pigg Lewis Pigg

War Department, Pension Office, Augt. 29 th 1821.
Sir,
In answer to yours of the 30 th ultimo, relation to the claim of Nathan Davis, 3 d I have to state, that he must exhibit to this Department, an authenticated copy of the mortgage mentioned in his schedule, before a decision can be had in his case.
I am, respectfully, Yr. Ob t Servt.
J. G. Edwards
George P. Frost, Esq. Ithaca, N. Yk.

R250
Recd 8.1836.
Pinkard office
Ny.
4 July 1836
7 Aug 19

Falls Church V.R.Y. Dec. 9.
Free
War Department
City of Washington

Nedrowick Sullivan County NYork
Dec. 2 nd 1836
Sir Enoch Boger late of the Town of Smithfield Madison County State of New York died at Smithfield aforesaid nine years ago last august for several years previous to his death he drew a Pension under the laws of the United States. His widow aged 74 years now resides in this County and has been informed that under the existing laws she might also receive a Pension. Information from the War department in this case is Respectfully solicit- -ed together with the mode of proceeding provided she might be entitled to a Pension
Yours Respectfully
J. L. Edwards Esq Emel. Parsons }
H. Reynolds

State of New York
Josephine C. Tilly On this sixth day of July in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before the undersigned Augustus C. Marsh one of the justices of the peace in & for the County of Tompkins Hannah Tilly a resident of the town of Seneca in the County of Cayuga & State of New York aged twenty years & upwards who first being duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that she is the sister of Widow Lucy Davis. That she was present at the marriage of Nathan Davis deceased & Lucy Davis which was on the 14 th day of October 1838. and this deponent further says that according to her best recollection Nathan Davis procured a Substituted the month of Feby y 1838 and paid him one hundred & fifty dollars the name of the Substituted was John Godfrey that he entered the service in Feby 1838. and continued in the service till May 1839 when he was taken sick & sent home to the house of Nathan Davis and there shortly after died & this deponent further saith that she understood at the time of the death of John Godfrey that Nathan Davis was liable to be called upon to go into the service & has frequently heard him say that she expected that perhaps he should be called upon & held himself in readiness to go when called on & this deponent further saith that she has frequently heard Nathan Davis say he had no discharge from the Army & has always so understood it & verily believe, he never had a discharge & further saith not Hannah Tilly Subscribed & sworn the day & year first above written before A. C. Marsh justice of the peace
State of New York } I hereby certify that I am a com- Tompkins County } petent witness to the above named Hannah Tilly & that she is a person of Credibility & her testimony is Entitled to Credit A. C. Marsh Justice of the Peace

This indenture made the seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Between Nathan Davis, senior of the town of Groton in the County of Tompkins and State of New York of the first part, and Charity Davis, his daughter of the same place, of the second part. Witnesseth: that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty four Dollars and twenty five cents, current money of the United States, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part — the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, aliened and confirmed, and by these presents, doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien and confirm, unto the said party of the second part in her actual possession now being and to her heirs and assigns forever, all that certain piece or parcel of Land situate lying and in the town of Groton aforesaid and is known and distinguished as being a part of Lot number Eighty seven in said town and is bound and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the north east corner of a piece of Land lying in the southeast corner of said Lot formerly Deeded by James Curry, to Ezra Webb, now in the possession of Jeremiah Dimon, then a run — ning north five chains and ninety two links, then west Eighteen chains and fifty eight links, then south five chains and ninety two links, then East Eighteen chains and fifty eight links, to the place of beginning containing eleven acres of Land. — To Have and to hold the above bargained premises, to the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns forever. Provided Always, and these presents are upon this Express Condition, that if the said party of the first part, his heirs executors, administrators or assigns, shall pay the sum of Eighty four Dollars and twenty five Cents, on or before the expiration of five years from the date of these presents, with interest to be paid annually on the seventeenth day of April in each year and every year — According to the condition of one certain Bond or writing obligatory bearing even date herewith, Executed by the said party of the first part to the said party of the second part, as a collateral security, then these presents and the said Bond or writing obligatory shall cease and be null and void, but in case of the non payment of the said sum of

Eightyfour Dollars and fifteen Cents with interest as above stipulated, or any part thereof, at the time or times above limited for the payment thereof, then in such case, it shall and may be lawful for the said party of the second part - her heirs executors administrators or assigns, and the said party of the first part doth hereby confirm and authorise the said party of the second part her heirs executors administrators or assigns to grant bargain sell, release and convey the said premises, with the appurtenances, at public auction or vendue, and in such sale to make and execute to the purchaser or purchasers his her or their heirs and assigns forever, good ample and sufficient Deeds of conveyance, in the law, pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided - rendering the surplus money, if any other be, to the said party of the first part his heirs executors administrators or assigns, after deducting the costs and charges of such vendue and sale as aforesaid -
In Witness whereof the parties to these present have hereunto interchangedly set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Nathan Davis, Esq.
John Ellis
State of New York Columbia County
on the seventeenth day of April 1818
Before me John Ellis, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County, Came Nathan Davis Senior, the within named mortgagor, known to me as the same person described in & who executed the within mortgage, and acknowledged that he duly executed the same for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. And I having examined the same and there appearing no material alterations therein do allow the same to be recorded
John Ellis
I certify and declare, the preceding to be a true copy of a mortgage, executed and delivered in presence, by Nathan Davis Senior to his daughter Charity H Davis, and also the acknowledgment taken of the same, by me in the official capacity of a Judge, this 2 d day of November A D 1821
John Ellis

Dryden Tompkins County N York
November 2 d 1821
Sir
I would inform you that am fully acquainted with circumstances of Nathan Davis senior, giving a mortgage to his daughter Charity H. Davis. I know that the said mortgage was given for monies actually paid by the mortgagee, to enable her father to discharge a debt for which I stood his security. the monies paid (which said Charity H. had earned by teaching school after she was of lawful age, I know that the said mortgage was given without any collusion whatever, the said Nathan Davis is considered to be an industrious honest man, and very saving temperate and prudent, but poor as to property. He has been one of those unfortunate men that have labored a great deal by the day to obtain a pittance for himself and family - and has been very much affected with sickness in his family for years together. He has now money lying under the Masters hands I believe it is the unanimous opinion that he is in absolute necessity of his pension - I would observe that Mr Davis has building except logs on it, and them old and uncomfortable.
I am respectfully your Friend and Servt
John Allen
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esqr

Mrs. Lucy Davis
and - Feb. 20, 1837
Hon. Jos. Reynolds House Reps U.S.

State of New York Dompkins Co. ss On this Sixth day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven personally appeared before the undersigned one of the justices of the peace of the County of Dompkins. Oliver Hatch a revolutionary pensioner of the United States and a resident of the Town of Groton County & State aforesaid. Who first being duly sworn according to Law deposes & says that he was acquainted with Nathan Davis deceased was acquainted with him at the time of the Revolutionary War. Knows of his procuring a Substitute & truly believes he never had a discharge as he did not go to the army with his Substitute at the time he employed him. & this deponent further saith that he has frequently heard Nathan Davis say after the death of his Substitute that he expected to be called upon to go into the army. & that he supposed he was liable and that the death of his Substitute was some length of time after he was married. and this deponent further saith that the reason he Nathan Davis was not in the War. after he was married was because he was not called upon - because he suffered after the death of his Substitute he was liable to be called on at any time & this deponent further saith that the said Nathan Davis enlisted during the War. some length of time before he procured a Substitute. and after the death of his Substitute he expected he should have to serve his time out. & the reason he was not called upon. this deponent does not know and further saith not Subscribed & sworn the day & year Oliver Hatch first above written before
A. B. Marsh Justice of the peace State of New York Dompkins County ss I hereby certify that I am acquainted with the above named Oliver Hatch and that he is a person of credibility & his testimony is entitled to credit A. B. Marsh Justice of the peace

State of New York
Tompkins County ss I Arthur S. Johnson Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Augustus G. Marsh before whom the foregoing affidavits were taken and whose name is subscribed thereto was at the date thereof a Justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified and that I am au- thorized with his hand writing and seal his signature "A G Marsh" subscribed to said affidavits and also to the foregoing certificates as genuine In witness - whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said County this 6 th day of February 1837.
Arthur S. Johnson Clerk

946, B. Sec.
NY.
4 July '36
3 rd Sec
Lucy Davis -
widow of Nathan Davis
Supplement
Ent - 17 th Feb. 1777
Dis Oct. 1778
Admitted
Private Private
20 months -
May 16 th from 8 th June
1836
Hm
Jos. Reynolds HK

State of New York Cayuga County
On the 16th day of December 1836. personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the said county of Cayuga Hannah Vitty of the town of Gorham in said county aged seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law with deposes and says that she is the sister of widow Lucy Davis now  late of Gorham in the county of Tompkins and State of New York but formerly of the county of Berkshire and State of Massachu- setts.
And this deponent further says that she was well acquainted with Nathan Davis Esq. the husband of the said Lucy Davis in the year Seventy one hundred and Seventy eight - and that she saw the said Nathan Davis Esq. and the said Lucy Mamed to each other on the fourteenth day of October in the said year 1778. and they were married at the dwelling house of the father of the said Lucy and this deponent by the Rev. Mr. Munson a Congregational Clergyman, who was a colleged Minister at the time in the town of Leroy in said county of Berkshire.
And this deponent further says that according to her best recollection the said Clergyman removed from the said town of Leroy about fifty years ago or upwards but she cannot state to what particular place he so removed. and she further says that she has no recollection of ever having heard of or seen the said

Minister since he first removed from Seymour as aforesaid - and according to her recollection at the time he so married the said Nathan Davis 3 d and the said Lucy as above stated, he the said Minister was some what advanced in life and she has reason to believe and does believe that said Minister is dead and has been for many years past.
Another respondent further says that she has been well and intimately acquainted with the said Nathan Davis 3 d and the said Lucy since they were first married as aforesaid and with during all the time until the death of the said Nathan Davis 3 d on the ninth day of June last, they lived and cohabited together as husband man and wife and called themselves as such and were acknowledged and received received by among all their friends and neighbors as husband and wife -
Hannah Tilly
Subscribed & sworn this 16 th day of December 1836 before me
State of New York Cayuga County 3 d Thomas Chadwick justice of the Peace
I Thomas Chadwick a Justice of the Peace of said county hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Hannah Tilly, that she is a credible person and her testimony is entitled to credit.
Thomas Chadwick justice of the Peace

Cayuga County Clerk's Office ss. I Michael V. Myers Clerk of said County do hereby certify that Thomas Chadwick Esq. was on the fifteenth day of December 1836 a justice of the peace in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn. And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said justice and truly believe his signa- tures to the annexed Affidavit & Certificate to be genuine. Given under my hand and Official Seal at Auburn the 16 th day of December 1836.
M. V. Myers Clerk

Nathan Davis.
300
Have 24th Dec 125 than Sir - Mr. Fisher 23 182
copy of Mortgage wanted see letter of P. Frost dated N.Y. 29 Aug. 1821
True I have copy sent copy of same Washington City

Ithaca October 24 th 1825
John C. Calhoun Esq. Sir
I enclose you a petition of the Inhabitants of this town  of Ithaca county, which was to have accompanied the Schedule of Nathan Davis, a Revolutionary Pensioner. Residing in the aforesaid Town of Groton, and which said Schedule has been forwarded to the War office, under your care.
Respectfully your obedt. Servt.
Geo. P. Frost. Deputy CLK Tomp. County

Hon. John C. Calhoun
Secretary of War

Dryden May 19th 1819 —
Dr Sir —
I have called on Nathan Davis this day and presented him the Statement enclosing his declaration, Stating that he was a pensioner, and he declared on oath as will appear from his affidavit herewith transmitted that he has never drawn any pension nor has any knowledge that he ever was placed on the pension list —
Is there not another Nathan Davis in Col Brewers Regt? who is a pensioner, — I have been well acquainted with the said Nathan Davis for some ten or twelve years, and have not ever heard of his drawing a pension, which induces me to believe that there is some mistake made
Respectfully Yours Obedient Servt
John Ellis
Hon, John C. Calhoun Esq —

State of New York Tompkins County
On the fourteenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirty six - Personally appeared before me John D. Christie a Judge of Tompkins County - Russell Crawford now a resident of the town of Groton in the County of Tompkins, and State of New York aforesaid aged fifty years - who being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say that Nathan Davis 3 rd late of the town of Groton, in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, deceased, was his father-in-law - and that he the said Nathan Davis 3 rd died on the sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty six (1836) And this deponent further saith that he well recollects the day of his father-in-law's death, as before stated, he was present and saw his body before he was laid out, and attended his funeral the next day but one, after he died, and followed his remains to the Grave -
And this deponent further says that Lucy Davis his Mother-in-law is the widow and relict of the said Nathan Davis 3 rd and she has remained a widow ever since the death of her said husband as above stated and further says that the said Lucy Davis now resides in the town of Groton and County of Tompkins aforesaid -
And this deponent further says that the said Nathan Davis 3 rd at the time of his death as aforesaid was a pensioner of the United States and the same was granted to him for services rendered his Country during the Revolutionary war - And further this deponent saith not -
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above mentioned
John D. Christie a Judge
Russell Crawford

I the said Judge before named hereby certify that I am acquainted with Russell Crawford above named - he is a person of credibility, and his testimony is entitled to credit
John D. Christie a Judge
State of New York Tompkins County ss. I Nathan S. Johnson Clerk of said County do hereby certify, that John D. Christie before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken and whose name is subscribed to the above certificate was at the date thereof a Judge of Tompkins County Courts. And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and truly believe his signature "John D. Christie" subscribed thereto is genuine.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of said County this 17th day of December 1836
Nathan S. Johnson Clerk

Nathan Davis
Official

State of New York } Tompkins County } B-
Nathan Davis of the Town of Groton in said County being duly sworn deponeth and saith, that he has never drawn any pension from the United States and that he has no knowledge that a pension was ever allowed him, and that he was never disabled in any way whilst in the army, except by sickness and further this deponent saith not—
Sworn this 19th day of May 1879 - Before me Nathan Davis
John Ellis one of the Justices of Tompkins County N.Y.

Nathaniel Davis 3 rd
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1,692 1/2
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This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty three. Between Nathan Davison of the town of Groton in the County of Tompkins and State of New York & Lucy his wife of the first part and Nath. Davis their son of the same place of the second part Witnesseth. That the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty dollars and thirty five Cents. Current money of the United States to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part. The receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged have granted bargained sold remised released. aliened and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell remised release alien and con- firm unto the said party of the second part in his actual possession now being. and to his heirs and assigns forever. all that certain piece or parcel of Land situate lying and being in the town of Groton aforesaid and known and distinguished as being a part of lot number eighty seven in said town and is bounded and described as follows to wit — Beginning at the Northeast Corner of a piece of land lying in the Southeast corner of said Lot formerly Deeded by James Curry to Ezra Webb, now in the possession of David Wait. thence north five Chains and ninety two links. thence West Eighteen Chains and fifty eight links. thence South five Chains and nin- ety two links. thence East Eighteen Chains and fifty eight links to the place of beginning Containing Eleven acres of Land — Together with all and singular the heredita- ments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits there- of and all the estate right title interest claim or demand and whatsoever of the said parties of the first part either in law or equity of in and to the above bargained premi- ses with the said hereditaments and appurtenances
To Have and to hold the said above described

Premises, to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever. And the said parties of the first part for themselves their heirs Executors and administrators do covenant grant bargain promise and agree, to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns the above bargain premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part of the above mentioned and described premises will forever warrant and defend. —
In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. —
Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of Nathan Davis Seal Lucy Davis Seal Samuel Crittenden
State of New York Sampson County ss
Be it Remembered that on the 29th day of April in the year of our Lord 1823 came before me Nathan Davis and Lucy his wife the within named grantors to me personally known to be the same, and acknowledged they executed the same freely for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. also Lucy the wife of the said Nathan being by me separated and apart from her said husband who acknowledged she signed and sealed the same without any fear threat or compulsion from her said husband. I then for allow the same to be recorded.
Samuel Crittenden. Judge of Comp. Com. Pleas

State of New York Tompkins County ss: I, Miles Finch, Deputy Clerk of the County of Tompkins, do hereby certify that the annexed is a true copy of an Original Deed, well attested Samuel Brittain before whom the acknowledgment was taken was on the day of the date of the said acknowledgment to the Justices of Tompkins Common Pleas, duly commissioned and sworn and by law authorized to act in that capacity. In the form and language till with the hand writing of the said Judge and only like the signature of "Samuel Brittain" (on the said Original Deed), an acknowledgment of him, to be his own hand writing. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said County the 28 th Day of July 1823, at Ithaca in said County. Miles Finch Dep. Clerk.

Declaration in order to be entered to the Pension list under the act of the 18th of March 1823.
State of New-York Tompkins County } ss. On this 28 th day of May 1823 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of Records, being a Court of Common Pleas, holding in and for the said County, in said State, constituted a Court of Record by the Laws of said State, with power to hear, try and determine all actions real and personal, and mixed arising in the said County, and also all transitory actions although the same may not have arisen within the said County. And with other powers, Nathan Davis 3 d aged fifty four years the 14 th Day of October last past, residing in the Town of Croton in said County, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declara- tion, in order to obtain the provisions made by the acts of the 18 th of March 1818, the 1 st of May 1820 and the 1 st of March 1823 that he the said Nathan Davis 3 d enlisted on the last of February or the first of March in the year 1777 for during the War, in the subordinate commanded by Captain John Church- nick of the Infantry in the Regiment command- ed by Colonel Brown, in the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental establish- ment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps until about eleven or twelve months thereafter, when he hired a substitute by the name of John Godfrey to take his place, when he the said Nathan Davis 3 d was discharged from the said service in the month of February he thinks, in the year 1778 in the Town of Sheffield in the State of Massachusetts. — And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the Eighteenth day of March Eighteen hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons en- gaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th Day of March 1818 —

and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained, in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. That the said Nathan Davis 3 d is a farmer by occupation, but is unable to do any little on account of a rupture or least in his groin; and also is my wife afflicted by the Rheumatism, that my wife Lucy is fifty three years of age and is a very weakly woman so much so that I have to hire one of my daughters most of the time to take care of my wife and to do the house work; that he the said Nathan Davis 3 d has hired a boy for one half of the time for a year by the name Ira Haden, aged about thirteen years, to do my chores and cut wood for me, which I am unable by infirmities to do, my daughter Bathsheba who is aged about twenty eight years, and my daughter Mary who is aged about twenty four years, work for me one or the other of them most of the time so that I do not consider them to belong to my family in no other light than as hired persons - That the said Nathan Davis 3 d made his Declaration to obtain a pension the 18 th Day of May 1818, that the number of his pension certificate is 12332 and dated the 20 th Day of April 1819. Nathan Davis 3 d .
I now to an do declare this 28 th Day of May 1823 - upon an in open Court
Richard Smith
First Judge Tompkins Common Pleas
Schedule of property both real and personal of Nathan Davis 3 d of the Town of Groton in the County of Tompkins, necessary clothing and bedding excepted made the 28 th Day of May 1823. Real estate to wit - A certain piece of land on Lot No. 87 in the said Town of Groton about seven acres of which is now Swamps.

poor unimproved land not worth much. The residue is improved land pretty good land, with a small apple orchard upon it, no buildings on it except log ones and shed, and all very uncomfortable for any human being to live in valued at $100.00 two old axes, one old set of chains broke into three pieces 2.00 one old table, 1 old loom 2 old bands 3.25 1 old tub, 1 old tin pail 1 old wooden pail 0.75 An equal undivided half of one old plow 2.00 1 pair of small old steel pails 1 poor old pine board chest 0.75 1 old iron hammer 3 caps and pins 1.00 1 or 2 old tin beakers 1 or 2 small earthen bowls 0.38 1 tin kettle, 2 glass bottles, 1 old scythe & tackle 1.50 1 old skin and pump, 1 old iron cracked tea kettle 1.25 2 old hoes 1 very poor old saddle & bridle 1.50 1 old small looking glass, 1 old tin plate kettle 1.50 1 old candle stick, 1 old tin beaker, 1 paint tumbler 0.25 1 half gill dish 4 or 5 old iron table spoons 0.25 A part of a set of old tea cups & saucers 0.75 1 old shirt, 1 old shawl, 1 old flat iron 0.50 1 half pint cups, 2 old hay rakes, 3 milk pails 1.00 1 old old bed, 2 old iron forks, 6 or 7 old chains 2.00 1 old broken gun, 1 old tin kettle, 2 iron pots 3.00 Assets due to me about 1.50
$125.26
Debts due from the above said
to Nathan Davis as follows to wit:
To my daughter Bathsheba for work done 35.00 " " Do. Mary for work done 22.00 " " Mr. Nash for drying cloth about 5.00 " Daniel & Joseph all cash for Blacksmith work done 3.00 " Frankalls for store goods 2.50 " Rev. Mr. Dean for preaching 0.50
$66.00
Nathan Davis
Value was $125.26 in Dollars.

That since the exhibition of my first Schedule the following changes have been made in my property to wit: - In my first Schedule I had and twenty two cows of Bulls, some of which was covered by a mortgage, which said cows and of land not now put into my schedule. I have however sold and converted for the equal consideration sum due on said mortgage and for Dollars in money making in the whole about eighty Dollars, by debt to Hope Davis. becoming due the twenty ninth day April 1823. a copy of which said debt is here- to annexed. The four years old steers men- tioned in my first Schedule I sold on the 18 th Day of April last, to Miley Davis for fifty dol- lars, which paid the said fifty Dollars in hand on a promissory note she held against me, which I gave her for twenty five Dollars on the first of January last for money due to me from me for her work and services done since she was of lawful age. The cow mentioned in my first Schedule I sold to Nathan Branch for or about the first of April last for eighteen Dollars, and the old one horse I sold to the said Nathan Branch at the same time I did the cow, for one Dollar which I paid him for account of the said eight- een Dollars for the above said cow I sold the said Nathan Branch as a trustee of the Meeting House, for a part of a seat I bought in said Meeting House between two and three years ago. The eleven sheep mentioned in my first Schedule, one of them died by dis- temper, two butchers, two sold to Nathan Branch in the fall of 1821, for two Dollars and fifty cents, the same was turned to him towards paying on the above said seat, in the meet- ing house I butchers in the fall of 1822 and the remaining four sheep I sold on the 18 th day of April last to Bathsheba Davis for six Dol- lars, and the same was applied on a promissory note I gave her in January last for work done for me.

The Calf mentioned in my first Schedule died by lightning - The four Swine and seven pigs have been butchered and eat up - The two one year old Steers, mentioned in my first Schedule, I sold on the 18 th Day of April last for fifty Dollars to Beth- Chia Davis, and the said fifty Dollars was applied towards the payment of a promissory note I gave the said Beth- Chia on the first of January last for about ninety Dollars which sum I owed her for work and services done for me since she was of lawful age.
With an Oath &c.
I Miles Finch Deputy Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas in and for the County of Tompkins do hereby certify that it appears to satisfaction of the Court that the said Nathan Davis did serve in the Revolutionary War, as stated in the preceding Declarations, against the com- mon enemy, for the term of nine months un- der our army, on the continental establishment. I also certify that the foregoing oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the Records of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is One hundred and twenty five Dollars and twenty five Cents. In testimony where- of I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this fifth Day of June 1823. Miles Finch Dep. Clk.

Dryden (Tompkins County NY) York July 29th 1823
Sir—
As Nathan Davis mortgaged a part of his Land, to his daughter, and subsequently deeded the same Land to his son Hope Davis, It may appear to your Honor that there has been some thing fraudulent in the transaction, to enable Mr Davis to obtain his pension —
I am fully acquainted with the whole transaction. I know that Mr Davis obtained mentioned in the mortgage this money from his daughter who had earned the same by teaching school after she was of lawful age, to a debt that I had signed with him as security and his son Hope Davis, by his own earnings, by teach- ing school after he was of age, purchased the mortgage of his sister (who had got married and wanted her mo- ney) and that the said Nathan Davis Deeded the Land to his son Hope, to cancel the mortgage. So that I do know, that the whole transaction respecting Mr Davis' mortgaging his Land to his daughter afterwards deeding the same to his son, has been a fair and bonafide transaction without any outrage or collusion whatever.
I am respectfully your obedient & very humble servant
John Ellis
Hon. John C. Calhoun Esq.