Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 19275, Robert Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Davis, Robert
S. 19275
CONTENTS
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Maine 18.5-85
Robert Davis,
Work w. in the State of Maine. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cousen, of the Reg t commanded by Maj. Littlefield in the Mass. M c line for 13. mo. 19 da
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 45 Dollars 42 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sept r 1833. and sent to D. Granger. Secy. Me.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept r 1833. $ 113.55 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar. '34 22.71
$ 136.26
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Ele Brown Clerk Book 6. Vol. 1. Page 12

State of Maine } 88. County of York }
On this fourth day of August, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for said County of York - Robert David a resident of Biddeford in the County of York and State of Maine aged seventy. Three 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.
I Robert David of Biddeford, County of York & State of Maine, declare that I entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, & served as herein stated.
In April I enlisted with Capt. Deyn Hooper, who had a commission to raise a company to be stationed at Winter's harbor at the mouth of the Saco river. Our company consisted I think of thirty-two men. Soon after we went to our station the greater part of our company were ordered to Portland, & the rest remained at the harbor under Sergeant Josiah David. I was one of those that remained. I had enlisted for six months & at the expiration of that period I returned home. Deyn Haden & John Hooper were the first and second Lieutenants in our company.
I also further declare that in March 1780 I enlisted for six months under Capt. Josiah David, & joined the Regiment under the command of Col. Mitchell of St. Yarmouth, which with one other Regiment, was stationed at Portland - both under the command of Gen. Wardsworth. About a week after I joined the Regiment, I was drawn together with two others from our company to go in the new boats, - of which there were three under the command of Capt. Hugh Mc Lellan - which passed regularly once a week between Castine, then called Bagadadesse, & Portland. I served these six months, & at the end of that time returned home. Some time in the first part of these six months, our boats under Capt. Mc Lellan, went one night up the Kennebec river & surprised two Americans who had acted as spies for the British. They were carried down to Bagadadesse & hung the next morning.
A. Dyer Atkinson & Joseph Patten were our Lieutenants & Ensigns.

several for the purpose of assisting in driving the British from Castine, then called Bagaduce. I went to Wells, where we had been ordered to embark; but the transports not getting in there we went to Portland, & there went on board the transports, & sailed to Savus End. I was there but under the command of Nathaniel Cushing, in the Regiment of Major Littlefield. The whole force was commanded by Gen. Lovell. We joined the fleet, at Savus End, under Commodore Saltonstall of Portsmouth, & sailed for Castine. We attempted to land on the first evening of our arrival, but were repulsed. We however effected a landing the next morning, with the loss of our Major, Littlefield.
Capt. Sawyer of Wells then took command, but was soon after killed in an attack upon a breast-work of the British, & Capt. Nathaniel Cushing supplied his place. We remained at Castine about a month fighting with the British by day, & building breast-works by night. A British fleet then came in & drove us up the river, where we set fire to our shipping, & travelled thro' the woods to the Kennebec river. We concluded the expedition then at an end & ourselves at liberty to go home. I immediately returned to Biddeford, having been absent about three months & a half.
I was born in Biddeford Sept. 18 th 1739 - have however no record of my age. I resided in that place at the time I entered the service of the United States, & have ever since resided there. I have no documentary evidence of my services now having received a written discharge. I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to any pension or annuity, except the present & declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
ROBT DAVIS Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid Before Wm. A. Hays, Judge of said Court
We Stephen Merrill, clergyman residing in Biddeford & Nathaniel Emery of said Biddeford hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Robert Davis who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age; that he is respected & beloved in the neighborhood where he resided to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
Stephen Merrill Nathaniel Emery

Rev War
19.275 INVALID.
Sept. 26 '99 Mr. E. A. Trowbridge Boston, Mass.
File No. 19.275-
Robert Davis
Dis Rev War
Act: June 7" 82"
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 100
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Admit 18 th Dec 1905

Saco August 6 th 1833.
Sir
Enclosed herewith are applications of Jonathan Stone, Robert Dames & Sam l Smith which have been returned here for evidence of their services at Eastport then called Bangor & which have been obtained & are enclosed in each case and also the papers attached by the Register at the late term of the Court by a piece of ribbon under the seal of the Court, and which it is hoped will be satisfactory.
By a letter accompanying these papers to G. D. Simmons 'tis said that the papers of Nath l Perkins are not in the Pension Office. It is the claim of Abigail Perkins, Widow of Nath l Perkins, demand her claims & Robert Benson's were returned here and were before the Court about the first of June last and after receiving the sanction of the Court, were forwarded on to your Office at Washington. - These poor, Old & disres d Persons are very anxious to obtain something to relieve them from the pangs of poverty & suspense, hope hitherto has kept them alive, a speedy examination is requested.
Respectfully your Ob e Serv t
D. Grimes
Hon Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, July 31 st , 1833.
* hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Robert Davis is borne on a pay Roll, of Captain Nath l Cousins Company, in Major Littlefields Regiment, having served in the Penobscot Expedition, from July 5 th to August 24 th , 1779. and was allowed one month and nineteen days.
Edward D. Bump, Secy

Robert David.
No 1905.
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Then personally appeared Stephen Merrill who is a clergyman residing in Biddeford & Nathaniel Emery of the same, who are both well known to me & believed to be credible witnesses & made oath to the above certificate by them subscribed.
York ss. August 6 th 1832
Nath l . Goodwin Jus. of the Peace
State of Maine.
YORK, SS.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that Nathaniel Goodwin is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York , as above stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen , Register of Probate.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories presented by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Stephen Merrill, who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in Biddeford in said County of York, and that Nathaniel Emery who has signed the same is a resident in said Town of Biddeford and is a credible person, & that their statement is entitled to credit. Wm. H. Hayes - Judge of said Court
William Cutter Allen , Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid hereby certifies that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Robert Davis for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen , Register of Probate

I Jonathan Stone of Kennebec Port, County of York & State of Maine now aged fifty eight years do depose & say, that I am well acquainted with Robert David of Biddeford, that I have heard his declaration & do know so much of it as related to Bagaduce to be true; that said David was in that service as he has stated, in the company of Nathaniel Leonard, in the Regiment of Major Littlefield, & under the command of Gen Lovell. Said David went to Bagaduce & returned home in company with me, & was absent about three months & eighteen days in that service. This was in the year 1779 Jonathan Stone his mark
Yorks ss. Aug. 1832 Then personally appeared Jonathan Stone above named who is well known to me & whom I believe to be a credible witness, & made oath to the above deposition by him subscribed
Before D. Gorges Justice of the Peace
I Samuel Smith of Biddeford, County of York & State of Maine now aged seventy three years do depose & say, that I well know Robert David of Biddeford, - that I have heard his declaration & know so much thereof as related to Winter harbor & Bagaduce, to be true. I personally know that in 1776 said David enlisted in the company of Benjamin Hooper stationed at Winter harbor, & that he served there six months & was then discharged. I also know & do depose & say, that in 1779 said David was drafted from Biddeford to go to Bagaduce & that he did go in said service - that he went & returned in company with me, & was absent about three months. We went to Wells, & from there to Portland, & thence to Castine by water, & returned home after being at Bagaduce about a month, by land, by the way of the Kennebec river which we crossed at Fort Weston. Said David was in the same company with myself. Samuel Smith his mark
Yorks ss. Aug. 1832 Then personally appeared Samuel Smith who is well known to me, & is believed to be a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before D. Gorges Justice of the Peace

I Samuel Smith of Biddeford. County of York & State of Maine now aged seventy three years do depose & say. That I well know Robert Daird of Biddeford. - that I have heard his declaration & know so much thereof as related to Winter harbor & Bagaduce. To be true, I personally know that in 1776 said Daird enlisted in the company of Benjamin Hooper stationed at Winter harbor, & that he served there six months & was then discharged. I also know & do depose & say. That in 1779 said Daird was drafted from Biddeford to go to Bagaduce & that he did go on said service - that he went & returned in company with me, & was absent about three months. We went to Wells & from there to Portland. & thence to Castine by water. & returned home after being at Bagaduce about a month. by land. by the way of the Penobscot river which we crossed at Fort Weston. said Daird was in the same company with myself.
Samuel Smith
York ss. Aug. 1832 Then personally appeared Samuel Smith who is well known to me. & is believed to be a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me D. Granger Justice of the Peace
State of Maine.
YORK, SS.
I, WILLIAM CUTTER ALLEN, Register of Probate, for the County of York, hereby certify that D. Granger is a Justice of the Peace for said County of York, as above stated, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official Seal, this Seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
Wm. Cutter Allen, Register of Probate.