Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 3,271, John Davenport, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Davenport, John Davenport
S. 3271
carded.
CONTENTS

Ohio Pittsburgh 19.895
John Gavenport
of Sandusky in the State of Ohio, who was a private in the Co. commanded by Captain Sibley of the Regt. commanded by in the line for Eleven months & ten days.
37.77/100
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio Pensions at the rate of 37 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 day of Sept. 1833 and to A. H. Harnar. Lower Sandusky, Ohio
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833 94.62 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4. Nov. 31. 18.89
$ 113.31
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [Signature] Clerk, Book [Signature] Vol. 8 Page 107.

Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 court of common pleas, Sandusky County p.
On this the second day of September 1832, person- ally appeared in open court before the court of common pleas now sitting within for the county of Sandusky afore- said in the State of Ohio John Davenport aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - He says that he volunteered to serve in Captain Sibley's company to guard Burgoyne in the spring of the year 1778 & this Deponent thinks in the month of May of that year - he volunteered at Petersham (where he was living & brought up from a Boy) & joined the company at Cambridge Massachusetts - does not recollect when

The name of either the Lieutenant or the ensign of the company - This Deponent continued at that time in the service in said Company under said Captain three months during which time said Company was stationed at Cambridge & Rutland - at Rutland the latter part of the time - They were building the Barracks at the time Deponent was at Rutland & Deponent worked a part of his time on the Pickets to protect said Fort - Recollects having seen General Redhazel at Cambridge, of the Hessians that were taken, he then being a prisoner - Deponent was then only 17 years old & does not know who was the highest commanding officer other than his Captain aforesaid if any there was - There was only the one company or perhaps two broken companies on that duty but Deponent supposes there was others at Boston & in its vicinity - Deponent was discharged at the expiration of the time of his service & allowed to return to his parents but never received any written discharge
Deponent again volunteered in the year

1779 in the fall of the year at Petersham aforesaid in the county of Worcester State of Massachusetts entered the company of Captain Houghton which was a company of volunteers from Deponants County of Worcester drawn from his own Township which company went to the Albany from thence to the falls on the Mohawk 8 or 10 miles up the river and the occasion of the vol- unteers being called on that service was because of the appearance of the Indians in that section of country a short time previous - Deponant acted in the capacity of servant to his said Captain Houghton - does not recollect the names of the other under officers of the company - Saving Lieutenant Stone There was one Baggage waggon along with them which was drove by Daniel Hastings of Deponants neighborhood - Henry Hastings, Aaron Hager, Isaac Haws, Simon Whit- ney and others were all from the same vicinity - The Com- pany returned home again in less than three months by about ten or twelve days - Deponant does not know whether there is any person now living who was out in either

of said Company - does not know but there may be - he Deponent came to the from the State of Massachusetts when he was about 33 or 34 years of age & went to Vermont but does not know that Simon Isaac Kaw was living in Berry in Worcester County the last he Deponent heard from him which was in April last - Deponent went through Northampton, Barrington, Stockbridge, & then to Albany on his way out & came back a different route through what they called Hoosac, where were hills & mountains & snow also
Deponent again volunteered at the same place under Captain Haines to go to West Point in 1880 & stood in the Ranks - The Company was raised out of the same Regiment in the County of Worcester that Capt. Hinton's was & Captain Haines lived about two miles only from this Deponent's Father. Depo- nent volunteered for three months & continued during the whole time of that term saving a few days just before the Expira- tion of the term of service or afterwards when he was dismissed in consequence of ill health - Deponent had been in the Hospital some two or three weeks before he was dismissed or afterwards &

was not able to travel more than ten or twelve miles a day so that the balance of the company arrived about the time that he did - had no written discharge but the Physician went into the Hospital with an officer & discharged Deponent saying not fit for duty - was not in any battle during this or any other of his terms of service - was stationed at West Point during the whole of time he was out as aforesaid saving at this time the following persons to wit David Dumble Thomas Grop, Sergeants, and others were out from the section of Country in which Deponent resided - there was no higher officer than Captain went from Massa- chusetts on this duty but there were higher officers at West Point - Our former Captain Norton acted in the capacity of Adjutant at West Point but who the Lieutenant or Ensign was or who of the Company of Volunteers was I do not know nor do I know who was the Commanding officer at West Point
This Deponent also volunteered again in 1881 at he thinks in the month of May at Petersham aforesaid and joined Captain Sibley's Company (the same who commanded when

Deponant was first out & and Marched with his Company through Northampton & so by a direct course to West Point - This Deponant did not stay more than twelve or fourteen days at West Point this time but was sent with the Lieutenants of the Company that was at the point to Fishkill to guard the army stores & munitions of war kept there, with a detachment of about thirty men or more - While at Fishkill General Washington came from Connecticut towards West Point & staid all night about seven miles from Fish Kill & our Commanding officer at Fishkill eight or ten of our men the Lieutenant aforesaid with eighteen of our number myself among the number went to Stand country about the house where he lodged - in the morning he went on with his guard and we returned at our leisure and the night after we stood guard as last aforesaid a French Colonel came to our quarters at Fishkill about nine o'clock in the evening & he & our Lieutenant and eighteen men we (and I was one of the 18) went off that night seven or eight miles and arrived at a house where one Smith was

lodging who was suspected of having some connection with Arnold who had then just been discovered in his treason & when to deliver up the Fort into the hands of the British, which however was not known to the soldiers of this party (though it doubtless was to the officers) until the next morning - before we arrived quite at the House in which Smith was we received our charge from the French Colonel and each man took the Post assigned him & we marched in such a manner as to close around & surround the House & as soon as we were heard within they put out the lights, but Smith was there & we took him & the next morning took him to what was called Robison's Farm on the East side of the Hudson where General Washington was & Smith was put under guard in the room where Arnold  Adams had kept his liguan's - it was early in the morning when we arrived - I expect Genl. Washington had been off to West Point

The day before - We lay at Robinson's Ferry that day & night the next morning went over to West Point & were engaged several days in drawing the cannon up from the landing Arms, where having had had them taken down in order to render the place defensible. - The detachment then returned to our Post of Guard at Fishkill again and in the course of a few days after this a Corporal took seven of us that were at Fish kill (One Clark a comrad of mine & from my County & myself were chosen) to escort some three or four officers & to New Jersey & to guard the Baggage Waggons along, two in number - we returned to Camp again in about three weeks. The Army moved south before we went on this duty a day or two or more
I think on reflection that it was in June when I went out for we were out only three months this time & when we were returning from New Jersey & within a few miles of Camp at Fishkill I got over into an orchard to pick some early apples that lay on the ground & the man that owned them cut off my retreat by getting round between me & the fence & then came down on me with a hickory stick

gave me one of the severest flagellations that ever I had, - after I had returned from Waterloo I staid at Fish- Kite until four days after the expiration of our term of service aforesaid on guard when ever we were dismissed & I with another person by the name of Cahoon who belonged to our company went home, that he is now a resident of Sandusky County Ohio. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed this the day aforesaid in open Court
D. W. Higgins, First Judge
John Davenport
We Thomas L. Hawkins a clergyman residing in Town & County of Sandusky of Lower Sandusky and County of Sandusky in the State of Ohio and Jeremiah Everett residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Daven- port who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration That we believe him to be seventy two years of age - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier in the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Severn and subscribed the day and year
of our Lord in Open Court
D. V. G. Jones Clerk of Court
Jeremiah Barnett
Thomas L. Ware kins
The following interrogatories were put up to the court
 1 Where & in what year were you born? Ans. in the year 1760-  2 have you any record of your age Ans. I have not-  3 where were you living when called into service Ans. in Peterham Massachusetts  4 where have you lived since the revolutionary war, & where do you now live Ans. in Vermont, New York, & Ohio. I now live York township Sandusky County Ohio  5 How were you called into service Ans. I volunteered.  6 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops where you served; such continental & militia Regiments as you can recollect, & the general circumstances of your service Ans. I do not recollect the names of any of the officers except the Captains as spoken of in my Declaration, do not recollect particularly any circumstances more than related in said Declaration  7 did you ever receive a discharge from the service I did not receive a written discharge  8 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood & who can testify as to your character for veracity & good behaviour, your services as a soldier of the Revolution. Ans. I do not know any person who know 

me in the Revolutionary war I acquainted with Eleutheros Cook Esq John Penson Luther Porter Esq Doctor Raman, Thomas L. Hawkins, Jeremiah Everett Sworn to & subscribed, the day & year aforesaid
In open Court
D. Higgs Pres t Judge
John Davenport
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the Coast War Department, that the above named applicants were a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas L. Hawkins who has signed the preceding certificate is a gentleman residing in the Town of Lower Sandusky in said County and that Jeremiah Everett who has also signed the same is a resident of said Lower Sandusky and is a credible person & that their statements are entitled to credit.
D. Higgs Pres t Judge
James Austin Associate Justice Porter Associate Justice James S. Scranton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Sandusky State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Davenport for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this second day of October 1832
J. Scranton Clerk

State of Ohio Sandusky county ss Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace of the county aforesaid John Daven- spont who being duly sworn deposes and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory and being blind he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of service not recalling the days he volunteered or was discharged but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned within. he volunteered each time for three months and served out his time each time except the one mentioned when he was discharged a few days before on account of sickness. and in the following grades in the year 1778 he volunteered and for three months as a private & served out his time of the three months in 1779 I volunteered for three months as a private and served out my time as mentioned In 1780 I volunteered for three months and served as a private nearly three months till I was taken sick and was discharged In 1781 I volunteered as a private for three months and served out my time & four days for and for such service I claim a pension Sworn to and subscribed before me This 17th day of May 1833 Harvey J. Harmon J. Daven
The State of Ohio Sandusky County ss.
I James Robinson Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of John Davenport for a pension, except his Affiant made before Harvey J. Harmon, a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid, of this State, who is a Justice of the County aforesaid and his signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of said Court, at Sandusky the 17th day of May A.D. 1833
James Robinson Deputy Clerk

22591 19.895
John Davenport Ohio.
Return to s
Adm 11. Months 10 days prior
36 66. 1 11 $37. 77
H. J. Harmat at
Accountant
Clerk Lawson Sandusky Sandusky County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
20. April 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Davenport, Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Sep 1778. 00 3 Private Capt Sibley 72. resided in Mass note   Oct 1778. 00 3 " Capt Houlton Lived in Ohio   Feb 1780. 00 3 " Capt Haines certificate of Chirgymas and a citizen know, of no one to prove Service interrogatories are answ.   May 1781. 00 3 " Capt Sibley  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
He was discharged a few days before the expiration - on account of sickness.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
 7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the terms, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Mm H F am
February 23, 1926
Mrs. B. B. Davenport 418 North Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 3271 it appears that John Davenport was born in 1760, and was reared in Peter- sham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
While a resident of Petersham, Massachusetts he enlisted in the summer or fall of 1778 and served three months as a private in Captain Sibley's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted in the fall of 1779 and served two months and eighteen or twenty days as a private in Captain Houghton's Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted in October 1780 and served two months and eighteen days as a private in Captain Stearns' Massachusetts Company.
He enlisted in May or June 1781 and served three months and four days as a private in Captain Sibley's Massachusetts

Company.
After the Revolution he lived in Vermont and New York and was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1832 while a resident of York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
The above noted is the only soldier named John Davenport of Ohio found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.
Date of death not on file

1926-Feb 23-Recd: To Mrs. J. B. Davenport. Her letter in ch. D. 560 of Jacob Forest MMH#5
Rev. War
3241.
INVALID.
File No. 8271
John Davenport Brut Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 89
[Arrangement of 1870.]

War Department Pension Office 15 th Aug 1833
Sir.
In the amended declaration of John Davenport you have omitted to comply with the regulations of Department Reg. "Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the County Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature." The papers are returned.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully Your obed Servt
J L Edward
H. S. Harned Esq. Somerset Sandusky Sandusky County Ohio.

An amended declaration of John Beavenport
State of Ohio
Franklin County ss personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Franklin John Beavenport who being duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that by reason of old age and being blind for fourteen years past and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades in the fall of 1778 I volunteered for three months I served the whole of the term In the fall of 1779 I volunteered for three months and served the whole of the term except ten or twelve days before the term expired we were dismissed the weather being cold there being no necessity of our continuing the service twelve days In October 1780 I volunteered for three months and was discharged about twelve days before my term expired by reason of sickness In May or June 1781 I volunteered for three months I served four days over my term making in the whole eleven months and twenty two days I served as a private and for such services I claim a pension
John Beavenport
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of July 1853
Harvey J. Harrison
Justice of the peace
  1778 1 st 3 —   1779 2 d 2. 18.   1780 2. 18   7 36   1781 3. 4   10. 40 
11. Months 10 days

The State of Ohio Sandusky County Gs
I James Robinson Deputy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do certify that Harvey J Harman, before whom the foregoing deposition, or amended Declaration was of the within named John Davenport, was made was on the 26 th day of July 1833, an acting Justice of the peace duly Commissioned and qualified, and further that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe the fore- going signature to be genuine, and that full faith and credit is due to all his Official acts as such
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said Court at Sandusky this 26 th day of August A D 1833.
James Robinson Deputy Clerk

July 26th 1833
Mr. Edwards Sir in examining the papers of Mr. Davenport I hope that the defect may be supplied by an affidavit before a Justice of the peace Note 5 which he made before me which is inclosed with the other papers Respectfully yours
H. J. H. Harmon J. L. Edwards Esq.
P.S. Sir will you have the goodness to forward to a form that will enable the pensioners under the late act to procure their pension as soon as convenient H. J. H. Harmon
I Sandwich August 26th 1833
Mr. Edwards Sir I have returned the papers of Mr. Davenport as then treated as required
Respectfully yours H. J. H. Harmon