Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 18795, Zebulon Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Davis Jebulon.
S. 18795
Carded
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the act of the 6 April 1838 from the 1st March 1838 to 8 Aug 1838 the day of his death age notified 24 April 1840
No. 11. 227 Nam
Reuben Davis
of Rumford Co in the State of Maine who was a Drummer in the Company commanded by Captain Ellery of the Massachusetts Infantry Troops
9 Mo Drummer - $33.
Inscribed on the Roll of Nam at the rate of 33 Dollars Less per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 th day of April 1833 - and sent to F. Bradford, Portland, Me.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 - 66. Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 - 16.50
$ 82.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. D. Sprague Clerk Book E Vol. 1 Page 11

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
April 13 th 1840.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The child ren of Zebulon Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine Agency, at the rate of Thirty Three Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 17 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March 1838, to the 8 th August 1838, the day of his death.
Respectfully, yours,
Wilson S. Parris Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

No 4.380 Declaration of Zebulon Davis
Adm c
9 mos
Drummer
$ 33
F. Bradford Coy Portland Me
Freeman Bradford Portland Maine

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Minot-Portland , within and for said District, on the fourteenth day of August A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the HONORABLE ASHUR WARE , Judge of said Court.
On this 14th day of August aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Ichabod Davis a resident of Minot in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy seven 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
the said Davis enlisted sometime in the spring of the year 1776 and served nine months in the company commanded by Capt Ellery of Cape Ann Massachusetts and performed the duty of a drummer during the term of time aforesaid and was discharged sometime late in the fall or winter of the year above said.
That in the said Davis has no written discharge or any other proof than what is annexed to this declaration.
Since the supplementary declaration of the applicant was made John Leach whose name has been mentioned by the applicant has made application to said Davis for his deposition in his Leach's behalf. The deposition of Leach is then for forwarded and the applicant hopes that his claim is satisfactorily proved.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any 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. Before,
Ashur Ware
Ichabod Davis
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

And the said Davis further declares on oath that he was born at Cape Ann Massachusetts A.D. 1755 - that he has no record of his age - that he was a resident of Cape Ann aforesaid at the time he en- but has resided in the Town of Minot County of Cumberland State of Maine for about fifty years last past -
Zebulon Davis
Signed & acknowledged sworn to before me
Aug. 14 1832 Arthur Ware Judge U.S. Dist. Ct. for (Maine)
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zebulon Davis for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty second day of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- two
John Nussey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.
I Samuel Varick of Minot in the County of Cumberland State of Maine on oath say that I am seventy five years of age I well know Zebulon Davis of Minot who enlisted in to Capt McEllery Company in the regiment commanded by Col. Jas. Foster. and served in said company in 1776 The length of time I do not positively recollect but do not doubt he served as he states. I well know said Davis and can state that he is a man of truth and veracity.
Samuel Varick
United States of America Maine District ss. August 14 1832 Then personally appeared in open Court the above named Samuel Varick and made solemn oath to the truth of the Affidavit by him subscribed before me.
Arthur Ware { U.S. Judge for Maine District

Poland August 14 th 1832
This will certify that I John H. Carrick am now saying Lyebulon Davis did enlist under Capt. Ely and to the best of my knowledge he was under his command Eight or nine months
I Nehemiah Allen of Pownal County of Cumberland State of Maine on oath say that I am seven or nine years of age and in use in the war of the revolution. I knew Lyebulon Davis of Minot who has made application for a pension. I have no doubt from my knowledge of the said Davis but that he served as he states I was a neighbor to him and well knew him when a boy
Nehemiah Allen
United States of America
Maine District ss. August 14. 1832 Then personally appeared in open court the above named Nehemiah Allen and made solemn oath to the truth of the affidavit by him subscribed. Before me.
John Ware { U.S. Judge for Maine District

Isaac Davis, lease bn. of John Herrick

P 18795 INVALID.
File No. 18795
Zebulon Davis
Dummer New War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 429
[Arrangement of 1870.]

bet. of Geo Richer " P Brunsford " " E Packard in favor of L. Davis

We George Ricker a clergyman residing in the town of Minot and Peabody Bradford & Eliphalet Packard of the same town hereby testify that we are well acquainted with Zebulon Davis of said Minot who has made application for a pension under the act of 1832 and we believe him to be seventy seven years of age. that he is a man of unquestionable truth and veracity, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
George Ricker
Peabody Bradford
State of Maine
Eliphalet Packard
Cumberland County ss. January 29 th . 1833 Then personally appeared the above named Geo Ricker a clergyman & Peabody Bradford & Eliphalet Packard all of Minot men well known to me and credible witnesses who subscribed the above declaration and swore that the same was true. Before me
Freeman Bradford justice of Peace

I John Leach of St. Albans in the county of Somerset and State of Maine aged seventy-five years upon oath testify and say that I was a Matross in the Revolutionary war and served in the year 1776 in Capt. William Ellery's Artillery company of Col. Joseph Foster's Regiment of the Massachusetts troops - which company was stationed at Gloucester, Cape Ann Mass. for the defence of the sea coast - and I served the full period of nine months - And I further say that I well knew Zebulon Davis of Hinton then of said Gloucester Mass. - and that he enlisted a drummer in the same company with me, and was in the same mess that I was in, and served the full term of nine months - and the same year, after we were dismissed, we removed in company into the town of Winot the then District of Maine, and lived neighbours till the year 1821 and then I removed to the town of said St. Albans, and we have still kept up our acquaintance, and know him to be the same man who served with me as above stated.
John Leach
State of Maine Cumberland County ss. February 8 th 1833 I hereby certify that the above written John Leach is a man I have had dealings with and was familiarly acquainted with him the last three years he lived in Winot, and can cheerfully recommend him to be a man of strict truth - personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed -
Before me
Joshua Parsons justice of the peace
Maine District District Clerk's Office February 21. A.D. 1833
In testimony that Freeman Bradford & Joshua Parsons whose signatures are to the annexed documents, are Magistrates & that said signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine I have hereto set my hand and seal of office the day and year last above written
John Mussey Clerk U.S. Courts

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I Robert Lord of Newfield in the State of Maine do hereby certify & say that I have no doubt that Libulus Davis who is an applicant for a pension was at Gloucester at in Massachusetts as a soldier in 1776 in Col. Wm Ellery's company of artillery. My belief is founded on the circumstances under which  he  has  been  known to be related as having taken place there which I personally knew to be true. He was a drummer.
Robert Lord
United States of America Maine
Signed & sworn to before
Minot Aug 16:1832.
Mr T Bradford Sir
My neighbor Mr Libulus Davis called on me this morning & requested a line to you about the pension business. He is about 77 years of age, is esteemed a man of unquestionable integrity, and is generally reported as one who served his country (more or less) in the revolutionary war. On this subject there can be, as I should suppose, no shadow of doubt. — I also remark concerning Mr Nathaniel Chandler, & Dea Chandler Freeman that they are reported as men who were engaged in the revolutionary service, & that I have heard them both relate stories of the war about scenes in which they were themselves personally engaged. —
I do not learn from Mr Davis that you wish me to go before any magistrate, & suppose it is not needful. As to the other men of my acquaintance who claim a pension, I suppose

They have made out sufficient proof without any testimony from me.
Yours with esteem
Elizah Jones, Pastor of The Congregational Church in Minot
I Freeman Bradford of Portland State of Maine on oath say that I formerly resided in the town of Minot and was a near neighbor to Lebulo Davis who now makes application for a pension. I have heard said Davis say that he was a soldier during the time of the revolution- ary war and was wounded at Cape Ann Mass-- I further say that Elizabeth Jones whose name is above written is a Gospel woman of Minot and entitled to full faith and credit.
Freeman Bradford
Subscribed and sworn to before
John Mufsey
Clerk of the U.S. District Court for Maine District
Lebulo Davis

Mr Freeman Bradford Esq Portland
amongst them Davis-barn 6 or 8 points - of E forms

I Robert Lord of Newfield in the state of Maine do hereby testify & say that I have no doubt that Zebulon Davis who is an applicant for a pension was at Gloucester at in Mobile during the war as a soldier in 1876 in Col. Wm Ellery's company of artillery. My belief is founded on the circumstances under which I met him  there he relates as having taken place there which I personally knew & in town. He was a drummer.
Robert Lord
United States of America Maine
Signed & sworn to before
District Jg -
Aug. 16. 1872
Arthur Dorr
Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine
I Samuel Variel of Maine in the state of Maine do hereby testify & say that I am well acquainted with Zebulon Davis & have known him from a boy. I was in Col. Liddon's company at Gloucester in 1876 & served there nine or ten months. I knew Zebulon Davis there. He was in Col. Ellery's company of artillery. but I cannot say how long he was there.
Samuel Variel
United States of America Maine District Jg
Signed & sworn to before
Aug. 16. 1872
Arthur Dorr
Judge of the U.S. for the Dist. of Maine

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Cumberland. Tebulton Davis of Minot who made the foregoing declaration before Judge Han of Pittston who being duly sworn upon oath and makes the following supplementary declaration. That he entered the service in  the service in 1776 as he has mentioned in his declaration and served nine months under Capt Ellery in Col. Foster's Regt. and was stationed at Cape Ann during the whole term of time. That there were five companies that Col. Foster had the command of and they were stationed at the various Forts at Cape Ann & Gloucester. He recollects the company to which he belonged was stationed in Barracks and that they drew provisions from government and that the company to which he belonged was called out by the authorities of Massachusetts. He further states that Moses Bray was his drum Major. and that Richard Herrick was fife. That he and Herrick marched together but he does not know whether said Herrick is alive or not. He recollects also that one John Leach marched with him and marched he thinks with him but he has not heard from said Leach for some years. That the said Davis cannot swear positively the length of time he served but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than 9 months in the grade of a drummer. and for such service he claims a pension. And the said Davis says that respecting the 4 interrogatories he answers as follows

Interrogatory 4. That he enlisted into the service.
5 That he recollects his first lieutenant's name was Somes and second Howard. That he does not recollect of any other besides those he has mentioned in his declaration.
6 That he never received a discharge. That at the time he was dismissed he received only one half of his pay, and for the other he waited a long time.
7 That he can produce the testimony of Rev. George Peabody Bradford Elizabeth Packard  Marshall  Hartwell persons who have lived in the neighborhood with him for many years, who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution.
Zebulon Davis
State of Maine
County of Lincoln ss. January 28 th A.D. 1833 Then personally appeared the above named Zebulon Davis a person well known to me and of unquestionable truth and veracity and a credible person, and made the above declaration and avowed that the same was true. Before me
Levi Moore. Bradford justice of peace