Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45720, Abraham Davis, Mass.

SERVICE
Mass.
Davis, Abraham
NUMBER
S. 45720
CONTENTS

New Hampshire Roll.
1,392
Abraham Davis, Capt Wheeler Private, Mass. line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 30. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30. of June 1818, and sent to L. Woodbury, Esq. Hancestown, N. Hamp.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
Semi-annual ending
4 months 5/30.
$33.33
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818 }
1 year, 2 } 3 years }
Continued Hancock Hilsborough 18.06
On file in Pension Dept. 5 pks. 18th March 1822 sent Mr. Hump...

A. H.
Abraham Davis (Hancock)
Warrick — 1818

State of New Hampshire.
Hillsborough - ss. On this 30th. day of April A.D. 1818 before me, the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature in said State, personally appears Abraham Davis, aged sixty seven years, resident in Hancock in said County, Husbandman, who being by me first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War: That the said Davis enlisted as a Private Soldier in Concord (N.H.) in April A.D. 1775 into Capt. Brown's company for eight months; & at the end thereof reenlisted into the same company for one year: and in March A.D. 1777 he enlisted again for three years into Capt. Toke's company in Col. Nixon's Regiment: all which services were in the Massachusetts line and were faithfully served out against the common enemy. From the last one he was honorably discharged at West Point, but hath not the certificate of it now in his possession - That he is now in reduced circumstances and needs assistance from his country for support. - Sworn to & declared before me on the day & year aforesaid -
Levi Woodbury Atty. Jus. Supr. Ct. (N. H.)

I, Levi Woodbury, Judge &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Abraham Davis did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy on the Continental Establishment longer than nine months at one period; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken I had before me to the Secretary of War pursuant to the directions of the Act of Congress aforesaid -
Apr. 30. 1818
Levi Woodbury As. J. Sup. Ct. (N. H.)

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Abraham Davis
1392
1392 Hancock
can
Sept 1810

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
HILLSBOROUGH, SS.
At a Court of Common Pleas for the first district, holden at Amherst in said county of Hillsborough, on this fourth day of July, 1820, being a court of record; having power of fine and imprisonment, and unlimited Jurisdiction in point of amount.
PRESENT The Hon. { JOSHUA DARLING, } Justices. JEDIDIAH K. SMITH,
Personally appeared, in open court, Abraham Davis aged 70 years, resident in Hancock in said county, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, to wit: — That he enlisted into the eight months service in April 1775 into capt. Shijah Brown's company in Col. John Buttrick's Regiment in the Massachusetts line which term he served and soon after the expiration of the term aforesaid he enlisted into the said capt. Brown's company in said Col. John Buttrick's Regiment in the Massachusetts line for the years service which said last mentioned term he faithfully served. Soon after which he I enlisted for three years at Concord in the State of Massachusetts into capt. Wheeler's company in Col. John Nixon's Regiment in the Massachusetts line and served the said three years when I was honorably discharged at West Point New York. That he afterwards enlisted for five months and served said term — that he afterwards enlisted into capt. Hussey's company I think in the 11th Regiment the name of the Col. I do not recollect, for the last three years service when he served till the army was disbanded in 1783. He was in the battles at Concord, at Bunker Hill & Bennington
the date of my original declaration was on the thirtieth day of April Anno Domini, 1818 I have received a pension, the certificate of which is numbered 1392 on the back thereof.
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 the act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land or naval service 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 to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the following schedule, by me subscribed,
   1 Cow $17.50   2 Small Pigs 1.50   1 Chest .75   1 Table .33   1 Pot 1.00   1 Tea Kettle .50   1 Pan Kettle .50   1 Spider .50   1 Skillet .16   1 Sad Iron .25   Lot of Tea ware .30   6 Iron Tea Spoons .10   Lot of Pewter ware .50   Tin ware .30   Crockery ware .25   Lot of Knives & forks .50   1 Candlestick .04   Lot of brown Earthen 1.00   Lot of Glass ware .50   1 Sieve .16   Carried forward $26.64  

  Amount bro't forward - - - - - $ 20.64   1 Tray - - - - - ,25   2 Nails - - - - - ,33   5 Chairs - - - - - ,84   1 Tub - - - - - ,25   1 Loom & old harness - - - - - 1.00   1 Chest - - - - - ,25   1 Churn - - - - - ,40   1 Large wheel - - - - - ,50   1 Foot wheel - - - - - 1.00   1 Bushel of Rye - - - - - ,75   1/2 bushel of corn Meal - - - - - ,37   Lot of Dry casks - - - - - ,16   Lot of Baskets - - - - - ,16   Two pounds of Sheeps wool - - - - - 1.00   Two pair of cards - - - - - ,40   Three Sheep - - - - - 4.00   1 Axe & old hoe - - - - - ,60   Lot of Books - - - - - ,25   1 Mortar - - - - - 25   $ 39.40 
My occupation is a day laborer but am not of sufficient ability to pursue it by reason of ill health which disqualifies me from labour, as any kind of violent exercise causes convulsions which have nearly destroyed my memory and other faculties of body & mind. My family, residing with me, consists of my wife, Susy, aged seventy years - who has lost the sight of one of her eyes and by reason of her age and general indisposition is able to labour but a very little.
Abraham Davis
Sworn to and declared in open court, on the
14 th
day of July
M Eastman Clerk
I MOSES EASTMAN, Clerk of the above named Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing declaration and oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record 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 foregoing schedule, is
Thirty nine dollars
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court, on this
fourth
day of July, 1820.
M Eastman
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hillsborough.

45720 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 45720
Abraham Davis
Prn Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]