Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41500, Cyrus Davis, N.C.

SERVICE
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Davis, Cyrus
S. 41500
CONTENTS

C. R. 16,712
South Carolina
Cyrus Davis
of Granville Co in the State of N. Carolina who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Taylor of the Reg t commanded by Colonel Taylor in the N. Carolina line, for the term of two and a half years, from April 1776 to August 1778
Inscribed on the Roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th day of May 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of April 1820 and sent to Hon. W. Edwards, H.R.
Restored to the Roll on the 23 rd day of January 1829 and notification sent to Hon. S. Turner at House of Representatives Pension commencing on the 19 th of January 1829
Amount due on 4th of March 1829 } $ 12,38
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Acts March 18, 1818, } { and May 1, 1820. }
file 10-20
Duplicate pension certificate issued 26 March 1830 and delivered to Mrs. Mary Ray (widow)

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in and Granville County } Term 1879
Personally appeared in open court Cyrus Davis who being duly sworn made the following declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Pension allowed by a late act of Congress to persons engaged in the land & naval service of the U. States in the revolutionary war. (to Wit, that he was enlisted in the County of Granville on 29 th April 1776 by Capt e William Glover in the 6 th Regiment on Continental establishment commanded by Col o Gideon Lamb to serve for two years and a half - That he was afterwards transferred to Capt e Donohos Company in said regiment that he continued to serve in said Company or in the service of the U. States until the 9 th September 1778) when he was discharged - That he was in the Battles of Germantown of Monmouth and of Brandywine and sundry other small skirmishes - That he has no other means of proving his said service but the Certificate of the Sec y of state of North Carolina which is sent on with this affidavit - That he is in reduced circumstances in life & stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 4 th day of May A D 1879
His Cyrus Davis mark
Teste
Step d Ladd Clerk
Gideon Davis maketh Oath that he is well acquainted with Cyrus Davis and justly believes from his reduced circumstances in life and disabled condition that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support
Gideon Davis
sworn to and subscribed in open court the 4 th May A D 1879
Step d Ladd Clerk

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the within Lyons Davis did continue to serve for the term of two years and a half on Continental establishment in the war of the revolution and it also appearing to their satisfaction that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support it is ordered by the Court that the same be entered  entered of Record and by their Clerk duly certifying and transmitted to the Secy of War
Step June 3 6th
State of North Carolina Granville County
I Stephen K Innes Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify the foregoing to be a true copy from the records in my office.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Oxford this the 12 th Day of July Anno Domini 1819.
Witness Step K Innes CLK

Cyrus Adams John - for Pensions
16.714 Sept 1820
1000 Sept (16.714)
Hon. W. N. Edwards A. R.

town of Northampton under the bounty on the 8 th day of August 1862 passed an ally approved, in open Court being a bond of Record held for the bounty of the aforesaid. by James Davis who being first duly sworn according to law on the oath did say that he served during the Revolutionary War two and one half years on Continental Establishment and that certificate Number 18714 has issued to him in pursuance of his original Declaration now of file in War Department
And in pursuance of the Act of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a Resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March one Thousand Eight Hundred and sixteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part of thereof with the 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 an tract known as the Nuka State, in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th Day of March An thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen and that I have not nor has any person  for me 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 by me subscribed viz (1) Negro Tallow aged 30 years 190 acres of land valued at 2 $ per acre. Seven white in family my age  being 52 years that of my wife 40 years from small children the oldest being about 12 years of age. The names of my children are Thomas aged 12 years Leona aged 9 years Bertha 7 1/2 years Erickson 4 years Alfred 3 years I have also 2 Horses 12 head of cattle 900 Sheep 24 cattle horses grown under my hand that the
Copy and given under my hand Cyrus his Davis 
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the 9 th Day of  August March A.D. 1870.
J. H. H. S. S. C. H.

State of North Carolina Granville County
I Stephen H. Inness Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid do hereby Certify that the foregoing rolls and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records 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 aforesaid Schedule is Nine hundred Forty six Dollars ($946.)
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court the 26 th September AD 1820.
Step H Inness Clerk

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Act: 18 March 15
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]

16.714 Q North Carolina
Cyrus Davis
of Granville in the state of N o C a who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Lamb of the N o C a line, for the term of 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of N o C a at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1819
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Apr d 1820 and sent to Hon W m Edwards M c of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of March 1820 $72.25 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Sept 48 $120.25
{ Revolutionary claim, { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Discontinued.
See letters to Hon. D. Turner H.R. 8 Feb. 1828 19 Jan. 1829.
Revolutionary claim sent to Mr. Edwards Esq. State of Rep. Jan 1829

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Cyrus Davis cln.
Mr. William Ineed Granville County North Carolina

Sir I have wrote a few more more lines to you for you to push on as fast as you can to get my money by the fourth of march and if you thing you cant get it by that time send me my settlement by the middle of this month as Mr. Lock says if I was to take my settlement and get my self I could get my money and I am suffering for it very bad at this time Cyrus Davis To Mr. William Ingrid

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Cyrus Davis

My dear Sir January 16 th We pottir to if you please to Rite on to Congress for a order for this Siffikil that you have in your hands I was told this day that it will not do Without a order from Congress by them that knows I put my whole dependance in you do pray Sir do not fail in doing So, and in So doing I shall not fail in giving my money as I am in grate need of it So I Remain your friend Cyrus Davis to Mr. Ineed Esqr

Cyrus Davis Secy.
Declaration for a Pension under Acts 18 th March 1818 & 1 st May 1820 -
Reftoe -
pen: to com: Jan. 19. 1829
testimony in the case not complete under the old Regulations - has not proved how the disposal of property

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter County of Granville } Sessions, November Term 1828
On this the 6 th day of November 1828 personally appeared in open court being a court of Record which proceeds according to the course of the Common law with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and keeps a record of their proceedings and have power of fine and imprisonment for James Davis Senior 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 provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and the 1 st May 1820 that he the said James Davis enlisted for the term of two and one half years on some day the precise day he is unable to state for the reason hereafter stated in April 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Phil Taylor in the State of North Carolina in Granville County at Oxford in said county in the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Taylor in the line of the State of North Carolina on the land Continental establishment that he continued to serve in said Corps until some time in August 1778 the precise day he is unable to state but he believes that he was discharged some months before the full expiration of his term of service that he was wounded in the foot at the battle of Germantown by a bayonet that as soon as he was able to use his foot he joined the army and was in the battle of Monmouth from thence he was ordered to the White Plains in New York but during this time being an invalid and unable to perform his regular duty and the prospect being that he would not be able to perform service

during the balance of the term of his enlistment. He was at that place discharged some time in the month of August 1778 but the precise day he is not able to state that he preserved his discharge for many years until it was worn out and became perfectly illegible and destroyed from mere use. The wound before mentioned was from a bayonet which entered his left foot on the uppermost part and pierced through the foot its length to the heel.  Cyrus X Davis sent mark.
Sworn to in open court The 6 th November A.D. 1828. Hys N. Jones & C.W.
State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter County of Granville } Sessions November Term 1828
This day personally appeared in open court Cyrus Davis sen r who maketh oath that schedule of his property rendered at August Term 1827 of this court was correct, that since that time the said property has been sold with the exception of the bed and furniture which is exempted by law from execution for the purpose of satisfying his just creditors and that the said bed and furniture and the wearing apparel of himself and family and those few articles which are by law exempt from execution are the only property or effects which he has in possession or to which he has title.  Cyrus X Davis sent mark.
Sworn to in open court The 6 th November A.D. 1828. Hys N. Jones & C.W.

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter County of Granville } Sessions November Term 1828
6 th November 1828
Upon the Declaration of Cyrus Davis Senior this day made on oath by him in open court for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the provisions made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 and 1 st of May 1820 and the affidavit of John Lock filed here in court this day it appears to the satisfaction of the court that said Cyrus Davis did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in his declaration against the common enemy and for the term therein stated under one engagement and therefore that he served for a long term than is required by the said acts to wit for a longer term than nine months and the court upon affidavit here filed are satisfied the schedule returned into court was correct and are of opinion that the value of the said property in said schedule contained is one hundred and three dollars and that most of that has been sold by execution to satisfy his just debts to wit all except what is by law exempt from execution and on motion it is ordered by the court that the clerk make the necessary certificate required by the aforesaid acts and by the war department.
Test
Steph H. Lock
State of North Carolina } ss. County of Granville } ss.
I Stephen H. Lock Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Granville aforesaid being a Court of Record do hereby certify that the foregoing paper writing does

contain a true copy from the records in my office and I do further certify in the matter of the within named Cyrus Davis Senior that it appeared to the satisfaction of the court at November Term last that the said Cyrus Davis Senior did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding a Declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months under one engagement on the Continental establishment - I also certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of 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 aforesaid schedule is one hundred and three dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this the 19 th day of January 1829
Steph N. Bliss & [seal]
Cyrus Davis Sen.
Declaration for a Pension under Acts
18 th March 1818
1 st May 1820
Refused
Mem: to com: Jan. 19. 1829

State of North Carolina Graham County
Byrns Davis. Ser. a Citizen of the County and State aforesaid makes Oath. That he is in his Seventy Second Year of age enjoys tolerably good health, but is unable from a very severe attack of the Palsy, to eat, or drink, without assistance. He is further unable, from a rupture in both sides as well as from general debility, and infirmity attendant on persons of his age, to do but very little labor — By a second marriage he has two daughters, about fourteen, & twelve Years of age, and two sons, about ten & eight Years old; The increased burden & expense of his rising family increased by his own weakness & incapacity to provide the means of support for them, has caused him to incur expenses and contract debts which has grad- ually diminished his little substance to so little that he is constrained to cast himself upon the County of his country for support.
The service he has rendered and proof of it is already on file in the proper department of the General government — Since the suspension of his claim which was granted on the 17 th of April 1820. He has been constrained to part with a small tract of land for which he received Two Hundred and fifty dollars. And an only Negro man for which he received Three Hundred and fifty dollars. — This money has been applied to the payment of debts necessarily contracted in the support of his family;

In which every Cent has been applied to that purpose. — Another old Negro man which he then owned has since died. He further declared that the following is a list of all the property which he owns viz:
  2 Beds & furniture Worth $20:00   1 Bay Mare do 30:00   3 Horses & 7 Shoats 9:50   10 Head of Sheep 12:50   3 Cows & calves Worth 28:00   and one Yearling 3:00   $103:00 
Cyrus his Davis Sent m. art
State of North Carolina } County of Granville } Count of Pleas and Quarter Sessions August Term 1827
This day personally appeared in open Court Cyrus Davis Sent who being duly sworn according to law, saith oath that the facts stated in the foregoing affidavit are true 10 th day of August 1827. —
Step K Gross & C

State of North Carolina Granville County
I Stephen K. Jones Clerk of the Courts of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, for the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing paper writing contains a true and perfect copy from the records in my office.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at office in Oxford this the 17 th day of January A D 1828.
Step K Jones Clerk

State of North Carolina Granville County
November Term 8 1828.
I Stephen K. Jones Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of State aforesaid (being a Court of record) Do hereby Certify that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the long standing Schedule (which was sworn to at August Term A.D. 1827) of this Court is One hundred and three Dollars ($103.)
Given under my hand & seal of Official Office in Oxford The 8 th Day of November A.D. 1828.
Step K. Jones Clerk

State of North Carolina } Court of Pleas and Quarter Granville County } Sessions November Term 1828
Personally appeared in open Court John Lock of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law maketh oath that he enlisted on the 22 nd day of May 1776 for the term of two and one half years in the State of North Carolina in the Company Commanded by Captain William Glover in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel William Taylor in the line of the State of North Carolina on the land Continental establishment to serve in said Corps until the 22 nd day of November 1778. That in some short time after the time of this affiant's enlistment he thinks not more than a month he was marched to the village of Williamsborough in this County at which place the Companies of Captain Glover and Captain Phill Taylor met and he will recollects among other Soldiers to have met with Cyrus Mavis Junior with whom he has been well acquainted ever since that time as one of the Company of Captain Phill Taylor at what particular time he enlisted this affiant does not know but from the Circumstances of meeting at that time with him as an enlisted Soldier he has little in fact no doubt that he enlisted at the time and in the manner mentioned in his declaration this day filed in Court for the purpose and in order to be restored to the pension list under the Act of the 1 st March 1823. That shortly after meeting of said Companies of Captain Glover and Taylor both marched to Wilmington in this State then this affiant was taken Sick, from that place both Companies were marched to the northward but as he from his sickness was brought home until he should be sufficiently.

restored to join the army he had no knowledge except from report of the route they took. In June 1777 this affiant joined the Company of Captain Maurice Williams who had Succeeded Captain Glover in Command, Captain Glover having as this affiant understood been broke in consequence of some misconduct. This affiant has not a distinct and positive recollection whether he met with the said Cyrus Havis at Georgetown or at Lancaster in Pennsylvania but he inclined to think and he has a strong impression upon his mind that it was at Lancaster and he well recollects when he met with him he was upon crutches from a wound he had received in the foot but when and where he had received the wound this affiant has no knowledge except from report which was that he had received it at Germantown he was with him from the time he met him thus lamed until they got to White Plains with the exception of a few days that he was detained at Morristown in New Jersey by sickness at which place he remained with him until he was discharged which he thinks which he thinks was in August 1778 which he thinks was granted to him something like two months before the expiration of his term of service and was granted to him in consequence of his being lamed and unfit for service.
John Lock
Sworn to in open Court the 8 th November 1828
Steph K. Jones & Co.

State of North Carolina Granville County
I Stephen K. Jones Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County and State aforesaid (being a Court of record) Do hereby certify that the foregoing paper writing does contain a true copy from the records in my office.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office at Office in Oxford this the 14 th day of January A D 1829.
Steph K. Jones Clerk

Cyrus Davis
Cert.

   Names & Rank  Companies  Dates of Commission & Enlistment  Period of Service  Occurrences   
   6 th Regiment  Gideon Lamb Colonel       Cyrus Davis Corp t  Donohot's 29 th Aft y 76 2 1/2 yrs  pt d June 75. Sick d 9 th Sept r 78.      N o Carolina, Secretary's Office  14 th Novem r 1818      
This Certifies that the above is a true abstract taken from the Musterroll of the N o Carolina Continental line in the Revolutionary war
Given under my hand the date above W m Bell Secretary of the

State of North-Carolina, Granville County.
ON THIS 3 rd day of October 1829 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Granville personally appeared Cyrus Davis Sen t . who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Philip Taylor in the regiment commanded by Colonel William Taylor in the service of the United States, that his name was placed on the Pension roll of the State of North Carolina that he received a certificate of that fact under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate on or about the  has  day of  been lost or mislaid 18 at or near he
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 3 rd day of October 1829 Wm Byrd J. P.
his Cyrus Davis Mark
State of North-Carolina, Granville County.
Col Thomas Reeks personally appeared before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace of said county, and made oath that he is personally acquainted with Cyrus Davis Sen t . and well knows him to be the same person described in the above affidavit.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 3 rd day of October 1829 Wm Byrd J. P.
Thomas Reeks
I do certify that the above deponent is a person of veracity.
Wm Byrd J. P.
State of North-Carolina, _____ County.
I _____ Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that
_____ Esq. is an acting Justice of the Peace for this county, and that the above is his proper signature.
Given under my hand and seal of office at _____ this _____ day of _____ 18_____
The Department is satisfied of the official character and signature of the Magistrate.

Mr. Wm. Cowan N.C. H.R.
Adm James L. Edward Esq. P. Pension office War Dep.

Congress Hall 14 th Ap r 1820
Dear Sir
I inclose you the case of Cyrus Davis an applicant for a Pension - Please let me hear from you soon on the subject.
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully
Your old servant
W. H. Edwards
of N. G.

James L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington

Sir
Washington Jan 23 d 1829
I herewith transmit the prospectus of Cyrus Davis recd by this morning's mail. I have also recd a letter of explanation from his lawyer, but do not deem it necessary to send that. You will find that the schedule bears date at August term 1827, but upon further examination you will discover under the Declaration an affidavit of the old man made at Nov 2 Term 1828, in which he qualifies to it again, with some additional explanation. I hope they will prove satisfactory, but should they not I will visit you in person with Mr. Hallmans letter.
Yr obedt. Servt
J. H. Harris