Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45717, David Davis, Continental N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental N. 76.
Davis, David
S. 45717
CONTENTS

20.085
See letter 20 Feb. 1843 to Sec. War
New Hampshire David Davis
of Sullivan in the State of N. Hampshire who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Spalding of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Reed in the Massachusetts line, for the term of one year, from December 17/5 to 17/6
Inscribed on the roll of New Hampshire at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 th day of January 1830
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 of January 1830 and sent to John Bry- ant, Meriden, N.H.
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $15.99 Semi-ann l all ce ending
$15.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
Rec. book D. Vol. 1. fol. 149.

5632.
David Davis, Cheshire County, N. H., 26. August, 1819.
Col. Reed's regim t . New-Hampshire line, December 1775, to March 1777 -- 14 mo s .
Not found on the rolls.
It is required, that the testimony of two or more disinterested and credible persons, certified as such, by the judge, taken on oath, and proving the service of the applicant, be obtained.
Harvey Chase, agent, Concord, N. Hampsh. rec d . 11. January, 1820.

State of New Hampshire Chesterfield ss.
On this twenty-seventh day of August 1819 before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County personally appeared David Davis of Cornish in said County aged sixty years re- sident in said Cornish who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress enti- tled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said David Davis enlisted for the term of one year as a private soldier in Capt Levi Spalding's Company of Col. James Reed's Regiment in General Sullivan's Brigade on or about the last of Decem- ber 1745 and in the forepart of January 1746 joined said Company and Regiment at Winter Hill near Boston Boston and there re- mained with said Company and Regi- ment during that winter. That in the spring following the said Davis went with said Company and Regiment to Providence in Rhode Island from thence to New- London and Norwich in Connecticut from thence to New York City from thence up North River to Albany from thence to P'keepsie - from thence down lake Champlain to Isle Aux Noix - from thence to St. John's - from thence to the Cedars and from thence to Montreal in Lower Canada where I arrived in June 1746. That in the same month of June 1746 he retreated with said Regiment and Brigade from said Montreal by the way of St. John's up the lake Champlain

to Mount Independence near Scituate where he remained till late in that fall as late as he now thinks as November 1776 from there to Albany by way of Fort Ed- ward where he remained but a short time during all which time he remained with said Regiment doing duty as a faithful good soldier. That while at Mount Inde- pendence as above mentioned he again enlisted to serve during the war. That when he left Albany last above men- tioned he went to Berlin in New Hamp- shire and there joined Capt William Blodgett's Company of Col. Poor's Regiment. That he was disabled from doing duty after he left Albany last aforesaid and was discharged on account of disability in March 1777. That as he was illiterate he gave said discharge immediately to Doctor Weeks then of Greenland in said State of New Hamp- shire for safe custody since which he has not seen it and whether it has been preserved to this time or not he does not certainly know but that said Doctor Weeks has been dead some years. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence than what is hereto annexed now in his power of his said services
David his mark  mark
I swear to and declare before me the day and year aforesaid
Oliver Huntington
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Entered of record Court of Sessions Greenland County

I Elisha Huntley one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said David Davis did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and annexed the seal of said Court at Marlow this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Dated at Marlow in said County of Cheshire this twenty sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
Elisha Huntley { Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for said County }
I Harvey Chase a Notary Public for the State of New Hampshire duly commissioned and sworn certify that Elisha Huntley of Marlow in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire is and at the time of the date of the above certificate was one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Cheshire and that the above is his signature to testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my

my Notarial seal this eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Nine- teen
Harry Chase
Notary Public
I further certify that said Court was no particular arms or devices for a seal
H. Chase Notary Public
Dear Sir,

Copy of David Davis' application for a Pension

Original Claim.
Declaration in order to be placed on the Pension list under the act of the 18th March, 1818.
County of Sullivan ss. On this eighteenth day of August 1829 personally appeared in open court, being a Court of Record for the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire David Davis resident in said County, aged Seventy 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 acts of Congress of the 18th, March 1818, and the 1st of May 1820; that he the said David Davis enlisted for the term of one year on or about the last day of December in the year 1775 in the State of New Hampshire, in the Company commanded by Captain Levi Spalding in the Regiment commanded by Col. James Read in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in said Corps until March 1777 when he was discharged from the Service in Exeter in the State of New Hampshire, that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present; that his name is not on the roll of any State, except New Hampshire; and that the following are the reasons for not making earlier application for a pension, viz I did make an application for a pension under the act of March 18th 1818 in the month of August 1819, but never have been able to obtain a certificate.
And in pursuance of the act of the 1st. May, 1820, 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 an 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," 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 schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
  2 dish kettles 125 1 small brass kettle 100 2,25   1 old brass kettle 100. 5 old chairs 30 1,30   1 pr. andirons 100 1 pr tongs & shovel 125 2,25   1 old chest drawers 75 2 pewter platters 75 1,50   5 plates 30. knives & forks 25 1 Bowl 12   2 Spoons 10 tin ware 20 ,67   1 pitcher 4 1 crust 3 ,30   Cups & saucers 5, 1 Razor 17 1 small pot 50   1 skillet 5. 1 old Bible 100 1 Prayer book 6   1 Lease 1,12   1 Small second hand stove & pipe 40,00   3,50   53,68 
his David X Davis marks
My occupation has been that of a Shoemaker, but for the year past I have been able to do but little at my trade. I have in family residing with me, my wife only aged seventy two years. who is so infirm as to be past labor.
No changes have been made in my property since the 18th of March, 1818.
his David X Davis marks
Sworn to and declared on the 18th day of August 1829. before me
R. R. French Clerk of The Court of Common Pleas J Benjamin B. French Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County

of Sullivan State of New Hampshire do hereby certify, that it appears to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said David Davis did serve in the Revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding 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 the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifty three dollars and sixty eight cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, using no particular device, on this eighteenth day of August 1829
A. A. French
I David Davis the above named applicant did believe at the time of making the aforesaid declaration that Col. James Reads Regiment to which I belonged was of the New Hampshire line, but being now convinced that I was probably under a mistake in that particular, beg leave so far to amend the same as to say Col. Reads Regiment of the Massachusetts line -
David his X Davis mark
December 28, 1829
Witness Levi Bryant

45 717 Rev INVALID.
File No. 45-717
David Davis
Post Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 123
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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David Davis, Revs. N. Ham.
Susp d see letters to Mr. Bryant April 17. 1829 - May 17. 1829 - June 22. 1829 - 21 st July 18 1829 & 12 th Aug. 1829 - & Sept. 8. 1829 to J. Hills Esqf. do 17 Dec 1829 to J. Bryant

I Nathan Hains of Roxbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont testify and say that I am well acquainted with David Davis of Connish in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire and have known him from his infancy. I further testify that the said Davis at a place then called Mystick in the County of Middlesex in the State of Massachusetts in the latter part of Dec r 1775 who enlisted and joined the company in 1776 as a private in Col t Levi Spalding's company in Col t James Rice Regiment in General Sullivan's Brigade for one year and served for the whole of the year 1776
Nathan Hains
State of Vermont Orange County ss) for August 19 th 1819 I Nathan Hains well known to me to be a man of credit truth and veracity and is entitled to full credit. Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for said County of Orange and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is just and true Richard Richardson justice peace
State of Vermont Orange County Clerks Office August 19 th 1819 I Herely Certify that Richard Richardson Esq r of Roxbury in the County of Orange before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken is a Justice of the peace within and for the County of Orange acting under the authority of this State & that his name subscribed to the foregoing is in his own hand writing — Attest H. E. G. Slaughter Clerk of Orange County Court & Notary Public

Meriden Dec 28. 184
Sir
I have this day seen and examined David Davis as to the Regiment in which he served - He inserts up on it that he belonged to Col James Reads Reg t but admits that he might have been under a mistake as to the line to which Col Reads belonged & has made the requisite amendment which is attached to his declaration and herewith sent you.
Respectfully Yours
Obt d & humble Serv t .
John Bryant
James L. Edwards Esq of the War Department Pension Office

Meriden Sullivan Co. N.Y. Dec r 5 1829
Sir
In expectation from the correspondence I have had with you in relation to the claim of David Davis that it would eventually become necessary for him before his name could be placed on the Pension list to make a new Declaration and a schedule of his property, I so advised him previous to the sitting of our Court of Common Pleas held at Newport in this County in August last at which he accordingly made the enclosed Declaration - Previous to sending the same to the War Department, I concluded to addres a line to my old acquaintance Mr Bill now of the Treasury Department in relation to this case in order to ascertain by him whether under all circumstances the testimony of Spicer, Huggins, and Harris could be admitted; and not having till this day had heard from Mr H. is the reason of its having been withheld so long - I am now in behalf of Mr Davis, happy to learn by the receipt of your communication of the 8th September last to Mr Bill, that the aforesaid testimony will be admitted, although not strictly conformable to your regulations - I now therefore, at the further request of Mr Davis, transmit herewith his claim or rather the Clerk's copy of his Schedule &c
Please to communicate the result of your further investigation of this unfortunate man's case to
Your obedient and Humble Servt
John Bryant

I Nathaniel Huggins of Connick in the County of Cheshire and State of New Hampshire aged sixty five years do hereby say that same time in December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I enlisted as a private soldier in Capt. Greenleaf Clark's company for six weeks and went to Cambridge Massachusetts. I had then been acquainted with David Davis then of Greenland Greenland in the County of Rockingham but for many years (probably about thirty five years) now last past an inhabitant of said town of Connick and will recollect that said Davis enlisted at said
Greenland in said Capt. Clark's company and went with this department and the rest of said company to Cambridge aforesaid. I also will recollect that while at said Cambridge in the latter part of December aforesaid or in the fore part of January 1776 said Davis enlisted as a private soldier into Capt. Spalding's company to serve one year. This was done in the room where I was and if I did not see said Davis sign his name I saw his mark which he had made on the enlisting orders and I know that said Davis joined said Spalding's company before I left said Cambridge in January aforesaid. I further testify and say that I returned to said Greenland after my said term of service expired and there remained till 1779 when I removed to said Connick. That said Davis was absent till the winter after he enlisted as above mentioned that is till the winter 1776 and 1777 and then returned to said Greenland and was when he so returned

I Nathaniel Huggins of Cornish in the County of Cooshe and State of New Hampshire aged sixty five years do hereby say that some time in December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five I enlisted as a private soldier in Capt. Greenleaf Clark's company for six weeks and went to Cambridge Massachussetts. I had then been acquainted with David Davis then of Greenland Greenland in the County of Rockingham but for many years (probably about thirty five years) now last past an inhabitant of said town of Cornish and will recollect that said Davis enlisted at said
Greenland in said Capt. Clark's company and went with this department and the rest of said company to Cambridge aforesaid. I also will recollect that while at said Cambridge in the latter part of December aforesaid or in the fore part of January 1776 said Davis enlisted as a private soldier into Capt. Spalding's company to serve one year. This was done in the room where I was and if I did not see said Davis sign his name I saw his mark which he had made on the enlisting orders and I know that said Davis joined said Spalding's company before I left said Cambridge in January aforesaid. I further testify and say that I returned to said Greenland after my said term of service expired and there remained till 1779 when I removed to said Cornish. That said Davis was absent till the winter after he enlisted as above mentioned that is till the winter 1776 and 1777 and then returned to said Greenland and was when he so returned

and for some time afterwards out of health - Said Davis lived with a Doctor Weeks of said Greenland from the time of his being about eight or ten years old till two or three years after the time when this deponent moved to said Connick excepting his absence in the army as afore mentioned when he also removed to said Connick and has since then re- mained here - He lived at said Green- land with a Doctor Weeks not more than one mile distant from where I lived in said Greenland - Said Davis was then and still is very illiterate - Nathaniel Huggins
Sworn Dec. 27 th 1819
State of New Hampshire Cheshire ss.
I Harvey Chase a Notary Public for said State of New Hampshire and one of the Justices of the Peace for said County of Cheshire certify that Nathan- iel Huggins of Connick in said County of Cheshire well known to me to be a credi- ble witness personally appeared before me this day at said Connick and made solemn oath that the foregoing affidavit by him signed in my presence is just and true. In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed my Not- arial seal of office this twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen
Harvey Chase Notary Public & Jus. Peace

I Iabez Spier of Richmond in the County of Chittenden and State of Vermont of lawful age testify and say that in the Month of December A.D. 1775 I joined the Regiment commanded by Col. James Reed and at that time David Davis was a soldier in Captain Levi Spaulding's company attached to said Regiment the said David Davis served as a soldier in said Company & said Regiment until November A.D. 1776 when this Regiment was taken sick, I went home & left the said Regiment I never joined the Regiment afterwards - The said Davis was still a soldier doing duty in said Regiment when I left it and further this Dependent saith not
Iabez his  Spier Mark
State of Vermont } Richmond July 28 th 1820 Chittenden County } Thus the above named Iabez Spier after being carefully examined & duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contained the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Before Me, Chauncy Brownell Justice Peace
State of Vermont } I David Russell Clerk of the Chittenden County ss. } Supreme Court of the State of Vermont within and for the County of Chittenden, hereby certify that Chauncy Brownell the above subscribing Authority is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Chittenden, legally appointed by the Legislature of the State and duly authorized to administer oaths. Testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Supreme Court David Russell Clerk July 29 th 1820.

Mendon N.Y. June 13 1829
Sir
I now enclose the claim of David Davis to Perrion, and the testimony in support of his declaration
Please to write me after the same shall have been - examined
Very respectfully Yours
John Bryant
Hon. J. H. Eaton Secy of War

Pension Office February 20 1843 Commissioner of Pension Report in the case of Philip { Faber and David Davis. 160 5592
These views of the Commissioner of Pensions are conclusive and nothing can be done in the case of Faber and Davis beyond what has been done.
July 24, 1843. J. C. Spence

Pension Office,
February 20. 1843.
Sir:
In the cases referred to in the enclosed papers, I have the honor to make the following report:
Philip Taber applied for a pension in 1818 under the act of March 18. 1818; but he did not produce satisfactory proof of his service until the 8 th of March 1830. Under the 3 d section of the act of the 23 d . of March 1823, no pensions granted after the enactment of that law were allowed to commence before the proof was completed. Taber's pension, therefore, commenced on the 8 th of March 1830. The construction given by the Department to the 3 d section of the law of March 1. 1823 has been sustained by the Revolutionary Pension Committee, and in no case has there been any deviation from the rule which has been applied to Taber's case. I do not recollect any report from the Revolutionary Pension Committee of the House of Representatives since 1826. I would respectfully refer you to that report, which will be found among the Congressional Documents of the first session of the 19 th Congress, Rep. N o 79, H. Reps. The pension of Ebenezer Stowell was granted in August 1820, before the law of 1823 could have any effect on his case. He made his declaration in 1818, but the decision in his case was not delayed for want of proof, as in Taber's case. This

case of Tabor's has several times been before Congress, and the Committees have not made favorable reports in any instance.
David Davis applied in 1819; but he did not complete his proof till the 5 th of January 1830, when his pension commenced. The pension was not allowed from an earlier period, for the same reason that existed in the case of Tabor.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. Servt.
J L Edwards
Hon. John C. Spencer, Secretary of War.

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Meriden N.H. June 13. 8
Hon J. H. Eaton
Free General Secretary of War
Washington

Meriden N.H. } Dec 28 }
Hon Secretary of
Pension Office 5th Jan. 1830. Free Admitted by Mr B. per in the name 5 Jan 1830 Washington