Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8282, Jesse Davies, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Davies, Jesse or Davis (as pensioned)
88282
banded
CONTENTS

262
Virginia
Jesse Davis
of King George Co. in the State of Virginia who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Bernardo of the Regt commanded by Colonel Parker in the Virginia line, for the term of two
from 9 Feb, 1777 to ————— 1780
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum to commence on the 4 day of March 1832 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of August 1832 and del d to Hon. D. Taliaferro Present,
the Roll on ————— day of 182 and notification sent to at
Pension commencing on the
of 182
Amount due on 4th of } 4 March 1832 } 4 Sep " "
$ 80. 40 $120.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 10, 1813, May 1, 1820. }
Rec d Book D. 7 June 1832 Vol: 7, fol: 95
See let. to Hon. Jno. Taliaferro - August 17, 1837. do. to same, Aug 25, 1837.

(Original Claim)
Declaration, in order to be placed on the Pension List, under the Acts of Congress passed the 18 th of March 1818; and the first of May 1820. - County of King George S t
On this second day of December in the year 1830, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record, Jesse Davis, many years a resident of said County, aged seventy four years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the provision of the by the Acts of Congress, of the 18 th of March 1818, and the first of May 1820; That he, the said Jesse Davis, enlisted as a soldier for the term of two years, on, or about, the 9 th day of February in the year 1776 - in the State of Virginia, in the company company commanded by Capt I Richard Bernard, and served in the Regiment commanded by Col o Josiah Parker, in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental establishment; That he continued to serve in the said corps until the end of the aforesaid term of two years for which he had enlisted, when he was regularly discharged at Valley Forge - in the State of Pennsylvania from the service, which discharge has many years been lost; That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension, except the present; That his name is not on the Roll.

of any State; and that the following are the reasons for not having earlier made application for a Pension: When he was discharged from the army, as above stated, tho' very poor he was young & robust, and enabled by honest industry to provide for himself & his family; which however being numerous prevented him from saving any thing from their necessary, current support, for his own in old age; That as one mean of providing, in part, for himself & family he has for many years been an officiating Minister of the Gospel in the Baptist Church; That now by reason of old age & constitutional infirmity, he is not only unable to labor for a subsistence, but that he is thereby incapable of discharging the duties & functions of a Minister of the Gospel; and that thus he is most reluctantly constrained to seek for the relief generously provided by his country, on to thro' himself, for the remaining days which may be allotted to him, on the cold charity of those who forget to feel, & to acknowledge, what they owe to the toils, the sufferings, and services of the soldier of the Revolution; That his family now consists of himself, and of an aged & infirm Sister, who is entirely dependent on him for a home & a support -
And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear, that I was resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th 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 & naval service of the U. States in the Revolutionary War", passed on the 18 th 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 since the 18 th of March, 1818, the following changes, according to the annexed statement subscribed by me, have been made in my property.
Jesse Davis
The only change in my property since the 18 th of March 1818, consists in the sale of all the land I then had, or have since had - that is to say, 200 acres of poor Forrest land, sold to Frederick D. Davis at the price of two Dollars an acre, in part discharge of a debt due on bond by me to the said F. D. Davis for money advanced by him to me at divers times previous to the said sale of land to him.
Virginia King George County ss. Jesse Davis
I John B. Smith clerk of the county court aforesaid in the state of Virginia do hereby certify, that the said Court at their December Court 1830 being satisfied that the matters and things set forth & stated in the foregoing

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Declaration of Jesse Davis, (which was this day made open oath in open court) are true, the same was ordered to be certified - Given under my hand this 2. day of December 1830 -
J. H. Smith

August 15, 1935.
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Mrs. Thomas R. Shelton 1282 National Road Wheeling, West Virginia
BA-J/ady Jesse Davies S.8282 Qu
Dear Madam:
The data which follow are obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8282, based upon the military service of Jesse Davies in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Jesse Davies are not stated.
While a resident of Westmoreland County, Virginia, Jesse Davies enlisted about February 9, 1776, served as private in Captain Richard Bernard's Company, Colonel Josiah Parker's Fifth Virginia Regiment; length of service two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 2, 1830 at which time he was aged seventy-four years and a resident of King George County, Virginia. His name was borne on the pension roll as Jesse "Davis".
He was a minister of the Gospel in the Baptist Church for many years.
He died in March 1837 or May 7, 1837 in King George County, Virginia.
Three children survived him, Hiram, Frederick and one daughter, her name and the name of soldier's wife are not stated.
In 1830 Margaret Davies, a sister of soldier made affidavit in King George County, Virginia, that she and said Jesse were living with their father when he (Jesse) enlisted and that she was there when he returned

from his service of two years in the Revolutionary War. She signed "Margaret Davies". There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rehan
8282
INVALID.
1935 June 11. Hist. to Lois Newell. See her letter in Daniel Fitzhugh Rev. War claim, S.8474. A.D.Y. 1935 Aug. 15. Hist. to Mrs. Thomas R. Shelton. A.D.Y.
File No. 8282
Jesse Davis Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 1st, Page 90
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I hereby certify that Jesse Davies was a Regular Sol- dier for nine months in the United States Army, in time of the Revolutionary War, in the 5 th Virginia Regiment, (and that he enlisted under Capt: Richard Bernard, in whose company I was an Ensign).
John Ashton
King George County to wit,
This day the above named John Ashton appeared before me, a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate. Given under my hand this 28 th day of October 1830.
A. H. Brown
I hereby certify that Jesse Davies was a Regular Soldier in the Revolutionary War, that he and myself both resided with our Fa- ther when the said Jesse Davies enlisted for two years under Capt: Richard Bernard, and also when he set out to join the Army, and further, that I was at my Father's when he returned with a full discharge, stating that he had served two years, and was thereby discharged from the service.
Margaret Davies
W th King Geo: County to wit
On this day the above Margaret Davis, personally appeared before me, a qualified & acting Justice of the peace, in & for the County aforesaid, and made Oath to the truth of the above Certificate — Given under my hand, this 1 st day of November 1830 —
W. B. Johnson
King George County S c t
I do hereby certify that Capt John Ashton, and Margaret Davis who have severally subscribed the above cer- tificates, are both respectable persons & fully entitled to cre- dit — given under my hand the 2 nd day of Dec r 1830 —
John Taliaferro

579 Davies, J. C. Declaration
$80 per ann.
out 7 June 1832
p. 360 V. C. m. $15. 12
Hon. J. Saliafene
2nd in the list of the 10

State of Virginia King George County } S S
On this 3 day of Augt in the year 1832, personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the County aforesaid, the Reverend Jesse Davis, now, & for many years past, a resident of said County, and aged seventy five years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed 7 th of June 1832: That he enlisted as a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution on, or about the 9 th day of February in the year 1776, in the County of Westmoreland where he then resided in the State of Virginia, under, & in, the Company commanded by Capt Richard Bernard, and served in the Regiment commanded by Col Jo= siah Parker, in the Line of the State of Virginia on the Continental establishment; that he enlisted as aforesaid for the term of two years, and was marched to the North where he served out the full term of his said enlistment, & was regularly discharged at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, but his discharge has been many years lost. That owing to the death

of all with whom he served, and nearly all his contempor- ary acquaintances of that day, the evidence of his service herewith exhibited is the best that he can now obtain; That the affidavit of Ensign John Ashton taken the 28 th day of October 1830, being for the purpose of proving a service of nine months only , that time only is specified; and the reason, why the said Ashton did not testify as to the service of two years, was that he the said Ashton left the Regiment before the term of two years had expired; That he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an annuity, except the pre- sent, and he declares that his name is not on the Pen- sion Roll of any Agency in any State.
Sworn to & Subscribed The day & year aforesaid.
Jesse Davis
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a Re- volutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
I John G. Stuart Clerk of the Court aforesaid do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the applica- tion the Rev d Jesse Davis for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the

seal of my Office this is the day of Aug t in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hun- dred, thirty two, and of the Com- monwealth the 57 th . J. G. Stuart.

Aug 25
Comr.
John Davis ward
262
FREE
Free John Taliaferro
Doctor Geo: W. Crump - Acting Commr. of Pensions Washington -
Aug 25 1864

Hagley, near Freesdof-1837-
Dear Sir,
I have this instant received your communication, having under cover the application of Frederick Davis for the Pension due to his deceased Father Jesse Davis; and as I cannot concur with you in the reasons you assign for rejecting the application, I beg leave to submit the subject to your reconsideration, & to solicit earnestly, in behalf of this poor man, that for the sake of mere form he may be put to no more delay, trouble, & expense in obtaining what is due to him. The main object of your regulations is to guard against fraud. The paper I send you was drawn by me, with a copy of your regulations before me; and I hold it to be a full, and substantial , compliance with that Document. The regulations require the oath of the applicant that he is the child of the Pensioner. The certificate of a Court, as to that fact, is better evidence than the oath of the applicant. In this case every member of the Court knew that Frederick was the son of Jesse Davis; and with the Will of Jesse Davis before it, the Court had no difficulty in saying that Frederick Davis, was the leg & sole devisee of his Father, & as such was entitled to the Pension due to him at his death. But you say the Pension due, at the death of a Pensioner, must necessarily go to all his children, & that therefore Frederick Davis is

entitled only to a child's portion of it - To such a construction of the law, I cannot assent - The Pension in question had been some time due to Jesse Davis , prior to his death - He made three several applications for it, all of which were rejected, as informal; tho' attended by no circumstance to create the least suspicion of fraud - In this way the poor old man, blind & helpless was deprived for two years of the Bounty designed for his support - During this period he resided with, and was sustained by, his Son Frederick; & as some remuneration to him for those attentions & services, he bequeathed to Frederick the Pension due to him at his death - The sole intention of the Act of Congress was to prevent a Pension from going to the creditors of a Pensioner - It therefore directed the Pension, coming due to a Pensioner at his death to go, first to the widow, then to the children, then to the Heirs - In this case the Pension had actually become due, & had been demanded in the life time of the Pensioner, and, tho' not received, had been appropriated to his necessary subsistence, afforded to him by his Son, also a poor man, to whom he gave the Pension, as a remuneration - I state all this of my own knowledge - I knew Jesse Davis upwards of forty years - And I have known his family from their birth - The old man left three children - Hiram a Son, removed to a distance - Frederick, the one in question - And one Daughter, very infirm, living with Frederick, who, with the old man supports her, as he did the old man as long as he lived - I feel satisfied that the Pension in question is justly due to Frederick Davis, & if you can by any means see fit to do so, I will thank you to enclose the application to Peter Cotton, of Richmond, and instruct your Agent there to pay it - Such is the

ignorance of very many of these Pensioners, that with all your guards, they are forced to pay a large portion of their pittance in order to obtain it - I do all for them I can to save them from imposition - And as I shall leave home in a few days, if the present application in behalf of Fred: Davis fails, I can form no conjecture how, or when he may obtain what is due - Let me hear from you in reply, and accept the kindest salutations of dear Sir, your fellow citizen & friend
John Taliaferro
Doctor J. W. Crump -
PS. I prepared the application of a poor old man, in my vicinity, a few days since, and it was rejected by your Agent in Richmond, because the number of the Pension Certificate was not given - There is no number inscribed on the Certificate in possession of the Pensioner - I certified Officially, that the Declaration exhibited a true copy of the Certificate - all would not do - I had to send the application to Washington - Such embarrassments are truly vexatious.

John Taliaferro Affidavit - In Court

I John Taliafero, hereby certify & declare on oath, that John Ashton, whose affidavit in the case of Jesse Davis, is on file in the Pension Office, a copy of which is now before me, declared to me, that of his knowledge Jesse Davis did enlist for two years as a soldier in the Army of the U: States, in the war of the Revolution, in the company commanded by by Capt Richard Bernard; in which company said John Ashton acted as Ensign, but, as he stated to this affiant, he Ashton left Bernard's company before the two years for which Jesse Davis had enlisted, had ex- pired. That he the said the said Ashton therefore when he gave the affidavit aforesaid, could not affirm positively, tho' he believed the fact to be, that Jesse Davis did serve two years. And further this affiant knows, & states the fact, that the reason why the said Ashton, in his aforesaid affidavit, states nine months as the time which Jesse Davis served , was that nine months service was all that was requi- red then to be ascertained & known. John Ash- ton is now dead.
John Taliafero
In King George County Comm Aug 3. 1832. The foregoing affidavit sworn to and subscribed in open Court. J. H. Stewart

Aug 16 Mr. Elmer D. Rice PICKSBORO
Free John Taliaferro
FREE
J. L. Edwards esq.
Pension Office
Washington

Hagley, near Freasby - 10 th of August 1837-
Dear Sir,
Joseph Davis, of this County (King George) a Rev d Pensioner, died in the month of March last, leaving two years Pension due to him, which the poor old man failed to obtain, after two or three applications, owing to frivolous exceptions of your Agent in Richmond to the form of his several applications - His Son, sole Devisee, Frederick Davis has called on me to prepare his papers, to enable him to receive the Pension due to his Father, at his death - I have done so; & take the liberty to send them under cover for your examination, and if they are in proper form, I ask the favor of you to enclose them to Peter Cotton of the City of Richmond; & if necessary, that you will direct the payment of the Pension due - Frederick Davis, the applicant, is to my knowledge entitled to whatever appears due to his Father - And I know him to be the identical person who executed the enclosed Power of Attorney - By the way since I wrote to you last, I have examined the Pension Certificate of John P. Bowen - There is no number inscribed on it. I am, dear Sir, with great respect & regard yours
J. L. Edwards. 1837-
John Taliaferro

MRS. THOMAS R. SHELTON 1282 NATIONAL ROAD WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
June 24, 1935
The Commissioner of Pensions. Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
I should like very much to have all available information con- cerning the following men who received pensions for service in Revolutionary War. James Davis , Lieutenant in the Third Regiment of the Commonwealth of Kentucky from King Geo and Stafford Counties.
On Aug. 1832. Rev Jesse Davis (D avis ), applied for pension, age 75
On Aug 3 1832. John Marden applied for pension. age 73.
I wish this information for D.A.R. chapters.
Very truly yours
Mrs Thos. R. Shelton.

August 15, 1935
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Mrs. Thomas R. Shelton 1232 National Road Wheeling, West Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of James Davis, lieutenant in the Virginia Line from King George and Stafford Counties, that state, the Reverend Jesse Davies and John Marders, both of whom applied for pension in 1832, based upon military service in the Revolutionary War.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no record could be identified as that of the James Davis in whom you are interested. The records of Jesse Davies and John Marders are furnished herewith.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

June 11, 1935.
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Miss Lois Newell 2809 West Grace Street, Apt. 1 c/o Mrs. J. P. Johnson Richmond, Virginia
BA--J/ady S.8282 Jesse Davies
Dear Madam:
The data contained herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, S.8282, based upon the military service of Jesse Davies in that war.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Jesse Davies are not stated.
While a resident of Westmoreland County, Virginia, Jesse Davies enlisted about February 9, 1776, served as private in Captain Richard Bernard's Company, Colonel Josiah Parker's Fifth Virginia Regiment; length of service two years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 2, 1830 at which time he was aged seventy-four years and a resident of King George County, Virginia. His name was borne on the pension roll as Jesse "Davis".
He was a minister of the Gospel in the Baptist Church for many years.
He died in March 1837 or on 4/13. May 7, 1837 in King George County, Virginia.
Three children survived him, Hiram, Frederick and one daughter, her name and the name of soldier's wife are not stated.
In 1830 Margaret Davies, a sister of soldier made affidavit in King George County, Virginia, that she and said Jesse were living with their father when

he (Jesse) enlisted and that she was there when he returned from his service of two years in the Revolutionary War. She signed "Margaret Davies". There are no further family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

June 11, 1935.
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BA-J/ady
Miss Lois Newell 2809 West Grace Street, Apt. 1 c/o Mrs. J. P. Johnson Richmond, Virginia
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter relative to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, William Bronough, Jesse Davies and Daniel Fitzhugh.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war.
A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the services of William Bronough, all spellings of the surname searched.
The records of Jesse Davies and Daniel Fitzhugh are furnished you herewith on separate pages, as found in the claims for pension based upon service in the Revolutionary War.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator