Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15073, James Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass
Davis James
NUMBER
S15073
bearded
CONTENTS

670.
New York
James Davis.
of Butternuts in the State of N. York who was a private in the company command by Captain Tisdale of the reg t command by Col. Gorton in the N.Y. u. line for two years.
5 Lake June 8 1854
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 76 Dollars 6 Cents per a- to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Oct 1832 and sent to David McNeil. Phelps. N.Y.
Arrears to 4th of Sep: 1832 $ 115. Pension allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 38. 33
$153.33
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. Allison Clerk. Book D. Vol. 5 Page 80,

L. Offer
Aug 14 1902
War Department Pension Office Care S. L. Edwards Esq. Washington D. C.

State of New York
Ontario County ss. On this third day of August 1832 Personally appeared before me David M c Neil one of the Judges of the County Court for said County of Ontario James Davis, Who on his oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain the Benefit of the Act of Janu y 21 st 1832 That he has once been placed on the Pension Roll of the New York Agency under the Act of March 18. 1818 and was struck from the same on account of poverty - That he is the same person who served during the Revolutionary War in Capt. Hildes Company, in Col Gratton 3 rd Regiment of Massachusetts Troops, joined the Army in the month of May 1781 - at West Point in the State of New York, where he continued until peace was declared a term of over two years, living in Conway, in the State of the Massachusetts at the time he first entered service That he resided in Whitesboro, County of Oneida and State of New York at the time he made his first application for a pension under the Act of 18 th of March 1818 - That he now resides in Phelps, County of Ontario and State of New York, where he has resided for four years past - That he herewith encloses his former Certificate under the Act of March 18. 1818 as a further proof of what he has above stated -
Sworn and subscribed before me on the day and year aforesaid
James Davis
David M c Neil Judge of the County Court
I do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the said Davis Who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and believe his statement is entitled to credit
David M c Neil Judge of the County Court
State of New York Ontario County ss. I Charles Dane Clerk of said County certify that David M c Neil Esq r before whom the above Affidavit was sworn, was at the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County: and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his signature to the above certificate is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said County at Canajoharie the Seventh August 1832 By Josiah S. Tipton Dep Clerk

Phelps, Onondaga County N.Y. Aug 8 th 1832
J. L. Edwards Esq
Enclosed is James Davis, application for a Pension under the Act of June 7 th 1832 also Peter Hills, a New applicant which If you find correct, have the goodness to forward their Certificates to them addressed to my Care and Oblige
Your Ob t Serv t
David McNeil
Apr 1

State of New York County of Ontario ss:
On this Twenty Seventh day of July 185 7 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared James Davis  from a resident of the town of Phelps in said County aged sixty eight years and made oath according to law that he is directly interested in a claim against the United States for Arrears of Pension and bounty land supposed to be due to him as the son and only heir of James Davis deceased who was a soldier in the revolution and served in the Massachusetts line supposed to be during the war — and he hereby appoints SAMUEL LAKE, of Buffalo, N. Y. his Attorney to prosecute said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for a pension or any arrears or increase of pension, or any Bounty Land to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in and about obtaining such Pension and Land as Deponent might or could do, were he personally present at the doing thereof; and he hereby revokes all former powers if any inconsistent with the above; hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
James Davis
SWORN TO, SUBSCRIBED AND ACKNOWLEDGED, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I certify that I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and that I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Isaac Cady and Justice of the Peace of Phelps, in and for Ontario County

SWORN TO, SUBSCRIBED AND ACKNOWLEDGED, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I certify that I believe the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and described, and that I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.
State of New-York, } ss. County of Ontario. }
I, John J. Lyon, Clerk of the County Court, in and for the County and State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that Sylvanus Redfield whose genuine signature appears above, is, and was at the time of signing the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of Record, having general jurisdiction.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of Office, at Canandaigua, this 30 th day of May 185 4 .
John J. Lyon
Clerk

15073 INVALID.
File No. 15073
James Davis Rev: Poer War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 1, Page 428
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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16,473 New York.
James Davis,
of Freida 6 o in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Greaton of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 2 years .
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of Sept. 1819 .
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Feb. 1820 and sent to Hon. H. R. Stowe , House of Reps.
ADVANCE TO MARCH
Portion of Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 mar. 1820. 42. 63
6/30
5 mo.
4/31
$ 42. 63
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }

76.66 38.34 115.00

James Davis - Papers for a Pension ✓ ; please
Proof of service required
War Dept.
Pen. Office
The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, proving the service stated by the applicant, is required. -
Pen. Office.
Admitted.

State of New York Oneida County ss: On the 25 th day of September 1819. before me, the subscriber one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the said State personally appears James Davis aged 53 years past, resident of the town of Whites- =town in the County aforesaid - Who being by me duly sworn, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, to obtain the provis- ion made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" - That he the said James Davis enlisted in April or May 1781 for during the period of three years, in South Hadley, in the State of Massachusetts. in the Company commanded by Capt n James Tisdale, in the 3 d Regiment of Infantry (in the Massachusetts line in the Continental establish- ment) commanded by Col. Greyson, Lt. Col. Wm Hull & Maj r Oliver, that he continued to serve in the said Corps. in the service of the United States until the month of June 1783. when he was regularly & honourably discharged from service at the encampment about four Miles from Newburgh in the State of New York and that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support -
James Davis
Sworn before me the day & year aforesaid
Jonas Platt one of H. Justices of the Sup e Court of said State

I Jonas Platt Judge V s as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said James Davis did serve in the Revo- lutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration. — I further certify that the said James Davis is well known to me and from my knowledge of his charac- ter which is that of a religious and conscientious man; and from a general knowledge of his property & circumstances, I am of opinion that he is in such reduced cir- cumstances as to stand in need of the assistance of his country for support; and this opinion is strengthened by the facts that both he and his wife are both in confirmed ill health so as to be incapable of labor and that they have a large family of dependent children. April 25 th 1819.
Jonas Platt one of the Justices of the Sup t Court of State of N o York

I certify that Jones V. State before whom the above affidavit was made & who specu- :sed the foregoing certificate, is one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of New York & that the said Court is a court of Record & that the signatures are the hand writing of the said Judge —
Sept. 25 th : 1819.
Henry R. Storr One of the members of the S. & N. J. Ass y from the State of New York

I certify that Micah Stevens at the time of the taking of the within affidavits was one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middle - that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and his signatures within contained are genuine
Mar 9. 1819
W.R. Form of the H. of R from the S. of New York
James Davis Treasurer for as Pension James
Confidential report
Report
Report
The testimony, on oath, of two or more disinterested and credible persons, proving the service stated by the applicant, is required.
Rev. Office
Admiral

James Davis
Payable on the 4th March and 4th September of each year, by Pres. B. Bk. U. S. in City of New York.
No pension is payable until the arrival of one or the other of the above dates, after the issue of a Certificate.
Registered, by M. Gordon. Clerk, in book B, volume 5 page 87.

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, " "
James Davis ————— late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the twenty fifth day of September one thousand eight hundred and nineteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this tenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty .
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

State of New York
Oneida County ss:
On the tenth day of November 1819. before me Dame Silas Rawson of Whitesboro known to me, and who is a man of truth & veracity who being, by me duly sworn did say, that he enlisted in April or May 1782 as a private in the Sixth regiment in the Massachusetts line and served therein until about one year after the peace & that he knew James Davis in the annexed affidavit named and that he said James Davis was a private in the third regiment as stated in his affidavit annexed. That he knew the said James Davis served in the said regiment for a longer period than nine months and was discharged  at the time stated in the annexed affidavit that he was not actually present when the said Davis was discharged, but frequently saw him in the spring of 1783. That he said Rawson & said Davis were from the same town & frequently visited each other while in the said service.
Sworn before me This 10 th Nov. 1819.
Silas Rawson
Uriah Stevens Just. of the Peace for the County of Oneida

State of New York Oneida County ss: on the 16 th day of November 1819 before me came Cyrus Davis of Whitesboro in said County & who is a man of truth & Veracity, who being by me duly sworn said that he is the brother of James Davis in the annexed Affidavits named that the said James Davis went into the service as stated in his affidavit annexed as this deponent was informed and had no doubt was true, that said James was absent from home about two years, he was at home once during said time & wore regimentals & also when he came home after the peace — that he Cyrus Davis, staid at home to take care of his father's family, and his father and said Brother James were in the Army
CYRUS DAVIS
Sworn before me
this 16 th of Nov r 1819.
Uriah Stevens Justice of Peace
of Oneida County

S. P. Waldo Esq Comm. of Pensions
Buffalo Janw 8. 1852
Sir - Will you have the goodness to inform me, what Service James Davis claimed in his Declaration, to have performed and if he was a During War Soldier - His Heirs, suppose he was entitled for during the War -
Respectfully Yours Samuel Lake
Note. I am advised he was pensioned at $96 per Annum under first law, and was drop'd then pensioned for a less amount What was his last pension.
S. Lake