Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4938, Samuel Davis, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Davis, Samuel Nancy
W. 4938
CONTENTS

15 April
North Carolina
Samuel Davis
Residence in the state of North Carolina who was a Corporal in the regiment commanded by Colonel of the North Carolina for the term of Two years
scribed on the roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 of December 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 6 of Novr 1819 and sent to Hon: Charles Fisher Salisbury North Carolina
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1819.  43.06 Semi-ann. all'ce ending Mar 1820.  48.00 7 Mo 4/30  $121.06
{ Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Read Letter to 13 th Under
Hon Mr. Aile of N. C. 12 Jan'y 1841.
Not. of death from William, Hays 23 rd Dec 1820

Sam Davis. y Corporal 76 to 79
6 th North Carolina
Res. Proof of service required
Proof enclosed
Admitted

State of North Carolina Rowan County
Be it remembered that heretofore court at a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions began and held for the County of Rowan at the Court House in Salisbury on the third Monday in November Anno Domini, One Thousand eight Hundred and Eighteen (1818) the following record was made (terit).
This day personally appeared in open Court Samuel Davis aged sixty one years, resident in the County of Rowan, and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn doth on his oath make the following declara- tion to obtain the pension made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war That he the said Samuel Davis enlisted in the County of Orange in the State of North Carolina in the Company commanded by Captain Archi- bald Lytle of the Sixth regiment that he con- =tinued to serve in the said Corps in the service of the United States from the year 1776, when he enlisted until the year 1778 when he was discharged from service in Halifax in the State of North Carolina, that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown; that he is not worth more than a hundred Dollars

and that owing to a rupture in the abdomen and debility of body he is unable to do much work and therefore stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, that he has lost his discharge, and that he has no other evidence in his power of his said services except the common report in the part of the country of his services:— and Solomon Davis and Ezekiel Teague, being duly sworn according to law do declare on their oaths that they are well acquainted with the circumstances of Samuel Davis, that he is in such reduced circumstances as to stand in need of the assistance of his country for support: Now it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Samuel Davis did serve in the revolutionary war of the united States against the common enemy for a longer term than nine months; that he is in such reduced circumstances as to need the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services; it is therefore ordered that the forgoing be made a matter of record, and that the Clerk certify and transmit the same, to the Honorable the Secretary at war of the united States:—
I John Giles Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Rowan County do hereby certify the forgoing to be a true copy of the record, in the case of Samuel

David
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office the 1 st day of December 1818.
Moseley A. Locke
State of North Carolina
Rowan County
I Moseley A. Locke Chairman of the court for the time being of Rowan County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that John Giles Esq. who has given the above certificate is the Clerk of the court aforesaid that all due faith and credit are due to his official acts: that his certificate is in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Salisbury this 1 st day of December 1818
Moseley A. Locke C.C.

that his certificate is in due form of Law.
State of North Carolina
Secretary's Office 20 th Sept r 1879.
I William Hill Secretary of State in & for the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that it appears from the Musterroll of the Continental Line of this State in the Revolutionary war that Sam l Davis a musician in Capt. Whites Comp y of the 6 th Reg t was mustered on the 29 th April 1776 for two and a half years, was a Corp l Nov r 1777, Quitted Jan y 7 1778.
Given under my hand at Office in Raleigh the date above
W m Hill

State of North Carolina
Stokes County
On the 13 th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open court being a court of record of said county, Samuel Davis aged about sixty three years resident in the county of Stokes and State aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the sixth regiment of the continental line in the company commanded by Archibald Lytle that to the best of his knowledge his original declaration bears date some time in November A.D. 1819 that he became entitled to a pension as per certificate N o 15741
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March A.D. 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 or to bring myself within the provision 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 18 th day of March 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
Schedule of property (to wit)
Real estate none
Cow and calf worth $12
3 sheep 3
2 hogs 3
some little house hold furniture 2
$20
Samuel Davis mark

This deponent further declares that he is by occupation a farmer that from his age and bodily infirmities and from a very severe rupture he cannot obtain a certain living by it that he at present resides on a tract of land belonging to one William Seager. That his wife lives with him aged about sixty years who is considerably infirm & able to contribute but little to her & his support that an adopted daughter lives with him in the same house of age and works for herself and contributes none to his own and his old woman support and she is now on the eve of leaving his house that he is in debt at least one hundred dollars. Samuel X Davis his mark
Robert W. Mosby appeared in open court and being surgeon of the 2 nd Regiment of the Stokes County militia and made oath that Samuel Davis the foregoing deponent is now an invalid and seems to have him so for a considerable time in consequence of a rupture in his groin or groins which renders him unfit & partly and partly disqualifies him from labor. Robt W. Mosby Surgt 2 nd Regt of Stokes Militia
I Matthew P. Moon clerk of the County Court of Stokes do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said court that the total assessment and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the foregoing

Schuler is twenty dollars —
In testimony whereof a have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at office this 13 th day of September A.D. 1820
M c R Moore Clerk by Constantine L c Banner D.C.

5251
Nancy Davis, widow of Samuel N.C.
Act 4 July 1836
No 5251.
Hm L Williams 17/2

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
} On this 31 st day of November 1840. personally appeared before me Charles Banner one of the Magistrates of the quarterly Courts of said County of Stokes, Nancy Davis a resident of the County aforesaid aged Eighty years the 6 th of January next, at her place of residence twenty one Miles distant from the Court of said County who from old age and bodily infirmities appears unable to travel so far to Court. Who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836. That she is the widow of Samuel Davis who was a pensioner of the United States, at the rate of eight dollars per month commencing in the year 1818 or 1819 for proof of his services she begs the Pension Officers to have reference to the facts proven & stated in the declaration by him made by virtue of which his pension was granted when we lived in Rowan County North Carolina, she believes it will show that her said husband Samuel Davis served a three months four or more in the Militia as a Corporal Drummer after the marriage took place between them. She further declares that she was married to the said Samuel Davis in Rowan County above mentioned by Henry Davis a Justice of the peace in the month of October Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine. by virtue of a Certificate from Elijah Davis a Baptist minister who had published the Banns of our marriage agreeable to the rules & custom in those days. She expects to prove said marriage by the testimony of her Brother William Leadford and Sister in law Grizella Leadford and that her husband the aforesaid Samuel Davis died on the ninth or tenth day of December Eighteen hundred and Twenty in Stokes County N.C. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by the proof of the above named witnesses. She further states that

That from old age and bodily infirmities she cannot well travel to Court a distance of upwards of twenty Miles without great fatigue and injury to her health, therefore have sent for the Subscribing Magistrate to draw this My Declaration at my home, that the annexed small leaf is cut out of a Testament contains the record of the births of her two children which is all that was born of her body during the time she and her husband Samuel Davis remained to live together as man and wife. There is no documentary evidence to her knowledge, of her and her husband's Marriage above mentioned. Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year first above mentioned before me Nancy her Davis mark
Charles Banner J.P.
State of North Carolina County of Stokes
I Reuben D Golding Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the County of Stokes aforesaid, certify that Charles Banner is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing Signature purporting to be his is genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office and Subscribed my name this 5 th day of January A.D. 1841- Reuben D Golding Clerk

John Davis was born July the 20 Day in the year of our lord
1789
Phoebe Davis was born September the 28 Day in the year of our lord
1801
The above is a record of Samuel & Nancy Davis's children. taken out of a Testament. Written by John Davis at the request of his Father. Sam Davis. Sworn & Subscribed this 31 st Novem r 1840. before me
John Davis
E. Bannar J.P.

Catharine Christian Susanng Jarvis was Born in the 18th year of our lord
Then an John children

Reported Aug 13/49
3020 North Carolina Nancy Davis widow of Samuel Davis NC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Corporal
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars
Pents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of Aug 1849 and sent to
Mrs. Hasker Hayettsville NC
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 204 Vol. 1.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Davis a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
Mid. File 4938
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr 29 76 Nov 77 discd. 78 Mus. and Corpl. { Archd. Lytle White ✓ 6' N.C.   after marriage 3 mos. Mus. Capt. Davis ✓ ✓ N.C. Militia  
Battles engaged in, Sept 11, 77. Oct 4, 77. Brandy Station Residence of soldier at enlistment, ✓ Enl. in Orange Co. N.C. Date of application for pension, 31 st Nov 1818. Residence at date of application, Rowan Co. N.C. Age at date of application, 61 yrs. died Dec. 9, 10 or 11, 1820 in Stokes Co. N.C.
Remarks: Sol. mar. Rowan Co. N.C. Oct. 1779 Nancy Leadford born Jan'y 6, 1761 - only two children John G. July 20, 1789 - Phebe G. Sept. 28, 1801 who mar. George Kochenour (Lauzenour) Med. appln. Nov. 31, 1840 res. Stokes Co. N.C. (* taken from "perpetual calendar")

1908 June 26. Hist. to Dr. P. F. Langenour & 1911 Feb. 21. Mrs. J. M. Cartwright &
Levy
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4938
Nancy Davis Wid.
Sam l Davis Corp l Res d War
Act: Feb. 2, 1818
Index:—Vol. 64 , Page 167
[Arrangement of 1870.]

N.C. Act 1836 - 5257
Nancy Davis - of Gant.
Let to Hon. L. Williams
20 Jany 1841.

6097.
Reported.
North Carolina.
Staney Davis, widow of Samuel Davis.
who was a pensioner under the Act of 18 March 1828, and who died on the 9 th December 1820. of Stokes Co. in the State of N. Carolina, who was a Corporal in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the _____ commanded by _____ in the N. Carolina line for 2 years.
Engrised on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 88 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of March 1841 - and sent to Hon: L. Williams Panther Creek from N. Carolina.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 1840. $ 396:00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar:41 44:00 $440:00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by Wm C. Lantzinger Clerk, Book A, Vol. 2 - Page 186,

1993.
Order to Pay. 26 May 1846.
North Carolina
Nancy Davis
widow of Samuel Davis
who was a Corporal
in the N. C. line
for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of Sept, 1843 and sent to
C. Danne
German town N. C.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol. 1. Page 200.

DECLARATION,
IN ORDER to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of February 2d, 1848, entitled "An Act making further provisions for surviving widows and soldiers of the Revolution":
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Stokes COUNTY,
ON THIS, the 11. day of November 184 8 , personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county Nancy Davis — a resident of Stokes — county, aged 82 years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by Act of Congress, passed on 2d of Feb. 1848, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War, that she is the widow of Samuel Davis — who was Private, and that she received, a pension of Eighty Eight Dollars per Annum. — under the Act of 17th of June, 1844. She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn and subscribed on the day and year abovewritten, before me
John M. Painter
J. P.
Witness, Lucas Langendoerfer  Nancy Davis [SEAL.] Witness, Thomas Selby  Mrs. Davis Pensioner.
I certify that the above named affiant is personally known to me, and that she is the identical person as represented by her, in the annexed declaration.
John M. Painter J. P. [SEAL.]
I, John Hill Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for Stokes county, certify that John M. Painter is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his, are genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my seal of Office, and subscribed my name, this 11 th day of December in the year 184 8
M c Hill
Clerk of the Court of Stokes County.

North Carolina
Stokes County I know all men by these presents that I stand above of the County of Stokes and State of North Carolina a revolution in the economy of the United States to wit: North Carolina and without Law Notice of Fayetteville in the County of Pittsylvania and State of North Carolina know my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Agent of the United States for paying pensions to the widow of the late soldier from the 4th of March 1848 to the 28th of December 1848 dated & delivered this 11th day of November 1848 in presence of
Lewis Langenour Thomas Seligman
Nancy J. Dancy surek
North Carolina
Stokes County Be it known that on the 11th day of November 1848 personally appeared before me Etancy Dancy above

acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to her act and deed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand - under the day & year last above written
John M. Vawter J. P.
State of North Carolina Stokes County
I John Hill Clerk of the court of pleas & quarter sessions for Stokes County certify that John M. Vawter is a magistrate as above & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office & subscribed my name this 11 th day of December 1848. M c Hill. cler.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 15 th 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," The widow of Samuel Davis, a Pensioner on the Roll of the N. Carolina Agency, at the rate of Eight Dollars and _____ Cents per annum month, under the law of the 18 th March 1818, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March to the 11 th Dec r 1820, the day of his death,
Respectfully yours,
Wilson S. Harrison Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Present.
Chgd. to Mr. Sylvester 19. Jan'y.

Mar 8. 1841
Ms.
James L. Richards Esqr Commr of Pensions Washington
H. L. Williams
Henry D. Dyer

Washington March 5 th 1841
Sir.
I send you the amended declaration of Mr. Davis and wish you to act upon it as soon as convenient
Your obed Servt
Lewis Williams
James L. Pomeroy Esq.

Pension Office, January 20. 1841.
Sir,
I have examined the claim of Mrs Nancy Davis, widow of Samuel Davis, dec d . late a pensioner of the United States, and have placed her papers upon our files. Mrs Davis claims under the Act of July 14 th 1836; and, for proof of her late husband's service, refers to the pension papers of the said Samuel. From his papers it appears that the service terminated in 1778. The marriage was solemnized, as is alleged by the widow, in the year 1779. The claim is therefore inadmissible under the act of July 14 th 1836.
Should the widow file a declaration under the Act of July 7 th 1838; and establish the marriage as stated, she will be entitled to its provisions.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obt. servt.
J L Edwards
Hon. G Williams House of Representatives,

11. March 1848
Rev. Mrs Davis
606
Rev. A. H. Sheppard H R
See also with En
Comm. of Presbytery
Presbytery N.E.

Yours Resp March 9. 1848
Sir, L. Edwards Esq.
Sir
I have been waiting for many days anxiously expecting an answer to the inquiry that I made some eight or ten days since -
If nothing else can be done, do I pray you forward me the medallion information of the amount of a Mrs. Davis' pension of N.E. I think her name is Strang - but I may be mistaken - she is of Stoke City - with the information I have requested the power of an affidavit, power of Attorney be necessary to draw her pension at Fayetteville N.E. - The time of payment has past - she alluded to this if nothing more -
Yrs. Resp. Servt
R. H. Shepherd

Nancy Davis
Wid of Samuel
Me
Ad July 1838
Mam'd 1779
duc 1870
Allan Leopold
2y $88 pr ann
Me line.
Ad L William
Me. prn Meadine

Ms. A. 9. 2. 20. 6
Amendatory Declaration of Nancy Davis
H. L. Williams

Amendatory Declaration of Nancy Davis State of North Carolina
ss, County of Stokes
On this fifth day of February 1841. personally appeared before me Charles Bannar one of Magistrates of the County Court aforesaid, Nancy Davis at her place of Residence in the County aforesaid. about twenty Miles distant from the Court house in Germanton where the Courts are held for said County, who says she was Eighty years of Age last month, say 6 th of January. 1841. who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7. 1838. entitled, an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows; That she is the widow of Samuel Davis deceased formerly of Rowan County N o Carolina. who served in the Service of the United States in time of the Revolutionary War as a Drummer Musition & private Soldier as he related to her this applicant, both before & since their marriage took place for which Service her husband the said Samuel Davis made application for, and obtained a pension upwards of twenty years past, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to which Declaration & proofs of her husband's Services she refers the Pension Department for more satisfactory evidence for her claim; And also to her Declaration that was presented and placed on your files about the 20 th of January last with the Deposition of W m Ledford and Grizzza Ledford & family Record thereto annexed will save the trouble & expense of having them taken over again; She expects that her husband neglected mentioning in his Declaration the last Short Militia Tour of Service that he served after their Marriage, But she declares that she was married to the said Samuel Davis in October 1779. in the County of Rowan N o Carolina by a certain Henry Davis. a Justice of the peace of said County after being first published according the common custom in those days three Sabbaths previous to the Marriage, by a regular preacher by the name of Davis of the Baptist Church, That her husband the aforesaid Samuel Davis. died on the 9 th or 10 th of December 1820. in Stokes County N o Carolina, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the Service for which it appears he claimed his pension out

But the marriage took place previous to the first day of January. Seventeen hundred and ninety four. viz at the time above stated.
And she further declares that from bodily infirmities she is unable to attend court to make this her application for a Pension; and that there is no record (as she has any knowledge of) of her and her said husband's marriage as aforesaid, as the Justice of the peace who solemnized the marriage and the preacher who published the Banns are both dead many years last past, and what become of their papers she cannot say - Sworn to and Subscribed on the day and year first above mentioned
Before Charles Bannan  A.D. Nancy her Davis Mark
State of North Carolina
Stokes County } I Reuben D Golding clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the county of Stokes aforesaid, hereby certify that Charles Bannan is a Magistrate as above. and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my office, and Subscribed my name this 13 th day of February A.D. 1841 -
Reuben D Golding Clerk

Mrs. James L. Edwards, Commission of Pension Washington, D.C.
FREE
at C N.C.
1790
Caro

Hayettsville March 30 1848.
Dear Sir.
I am very fine Enclosed, Mrs Nancy Klaus, "Declaration" copy, when, in order, I am very favoura, the "Certificate" to Genl. J. H. S. M. James Merrill
Her old Certificate is now in my possession, to be surrendered, to the Agent, when appointed,

Samuel Davis. d. 1820.
Nancy Davis m 1779
ad. 1818. See term 1779 pri 13mo. Capl 11 mo.
See record of the birth of M c Davis a child. pg 9 altered to 8.
Wife was 60 years old in 1820. See Schedule of S Davis

Germany 163 16 th Feb
France
Hon Lewis Williams
House Representatives from NC Washington City

Hon L. Williams
Germantown 15 th Feb. 1841
Dear Sir
Your favor of the 26 th ult enclosing the act of July 7. 1838 & the enclosed Answer to W m Davis' claim was duly & thankfully rec d . altho I had the act before, I immediately attended on the old lady & drew her an amendatory Declaration: which is herein inclosed. She stated that there were some more witness s living in Davidson County that she could prove her marriage by. But no record as she knew of. But that they were always recognized as man & wife and that they were actually published by a regular Clergyman Davis. & Married by a Justice of peace of the same name, all which has been proven the Dispositions of W m & Grizza Leadford, & sent on. The old Lady wishes to hear what become of her power of Att y for the arrears of pension due to her husband Sam l Davis at his death which I forwarded through you to the Department to act on, before W m L. Huske of Fayetteville her Attorney. could draw the money &c. I will attend to the other papers you sent me as soon as I possibly can, as I wish to return them before you leave Washington City.
Respectfully Your hum d Serv t
J. Banner

N.C. Book — 6 ugt
Col. Gideon Lamb — Jan 26, 77. Lt Col. Arch. Little " "
Maj - B. John Ash Jan. 26. 77. " Hott Brewster Nov. 24 - 76 to Oct. 77 "
Capt
White Donoho Doherty McRee Childs William Taylor Pike Cul

DISBURSEMENTS (on account of Expenses.) Rent of hall for annual meeting, 1907.....$ 5.00 Salaries of Secretary and Treasurer..... 250.00 Bonds of Secretary and Treasurer..... 8.00 Printing notices, receipts and circulars..... 37.25 Premiums on 16 new members..... 8.00
(The premiums on the other new members were deducted on payment of fee.)
Commissions paid collectors..... 197.01 Postage and Stationery ..... 7.86
$513.12
  Total disbursements .....  $11,013.12    Cash in hands of Treasurer .....  27.51    Due from assessments 331-334 and previous.....  72.00    Due from assessments 335-338 (part in hands of Sec.)  942.00    Available assets .....  $ 1,041.51    Total received from all sources since organization.  76,975.03    Total disbursements .....  76,947.52    Balance in hands of Treasurer as above.....  $ 27.51  
  Number of members in good standing Apr. 1, 1907...  993    Loss by death .....  42    Loss by dropping and resignation .....  67     109     884    Gained by initiation and reinstatement.....  58    Total membership April 1, 1908 .....  942  
Respectfully submitted,
WM. R. HILLYER. SIMON F. FIESTER.
Auditing Committee.
Approved by the Board of Directors and ordered to be printed. M. A. MESS, JOHN I. BROWN,
Secretary.
President.

2067
June 17 1843
N.C. March 3. 1843
Nancy Davis
$88 per cent
Germany N.C. June 10 th
The Hon
J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City —
free
C. Danne Gymnasium W. Carolina
CH 448 P.H. 448

Germanton Stokes Co. N.C. 8 th June 1843
The Hon. J. L. Edwards Comm ee of Pensions
Dear Sir,
Enclosed I hand you the Discloration of the Widow Nancy Davis of this County, praying an additional pension under the act of Congress of 3 rd March 1843, If there be any improprieties therein pleas be so kind as to make them known to me: & I will indeavour to rectify them. As I know of no person to address such papers to, except yourself, therefor, you will excuse your hum ble Servant, for troubling you for an answer &c -
Respectfully yours &c
L Bannan

State of North Carolina County of Stokes } ss
On this 5 th day of June 1843, personally appeared before me Charles Banner a Justice of the peace in & for said County. Nancy Davis. Widow of Samuel Davis deceased & a resident of Salem district in the County aforesaid. Aged Eighty Three years. who being first sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War,
That she is the Widow of Samuel Davis. who was a Corporal & served in the Army of the United States for which he was placed on the pension roll of the U States on the 6 th of Novem. 1819. he then resided on Rowan County N. Carolina. and drew at the rates of Ninety six dollars per annum. reference being had to the papers on file in the Pension department will plainly appear. and that she rec d a pension for five years of Four hundred and forty dollars. under the act of Congress of 7 th July 1838. all at one payment some time in April 1841; reference to her former declaration & proof of her marriage to the said Sam l Davis filed in the Pension Department will more plainly appear — She further declares that she is still the Widow of Samuel Davis du th — Sworn & subscribed on the day & year first above written before
C. Banner J.P.
Nancy Davis her mark
witness John Langenour

State of North Carolina County of Stokes
I Charles Banner a Magistrate in & for the above named County, do hereby certify that I have the most satisfactory evidence (testimony) from my own knowledge & personal acquaintance with Nancy Davis who has to & subscribed the foregoing declaration: that she is the identical person & widow of Samuel Davis Dec d . who was a pensioner as she has stated, & that she still resides in the County of Stokes aforesaid. Given under my hand this 5 th day of June 1843.
C. Banner J.P.
6906

State of North Carolina
Stokes County
I John Hill Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Stokes County certify that Charles Banner whose name appears to the accompanying declaration & certificate is a duly commissioned qualified & acting Justice of the Peace in & for our said County of Stokes and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name
This 9 th day of June 1843.
J. O. Hill. etc.

North Carolina } ss Stokes County } ss Be it known that on this 14 th day of December 1840. before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid personally appeared William Leadford aged Seventy Seven years. a resident of Davidson County N. Carolina near Stokes County line. and a respectable person of veracity & truth who being duly sworn according to law declares on his oath, that he was well acquainted with a certain Samuel Davis Pensioner of the United States formerly of Rowan County, N. Carolina who was the identical person that married to this Deponent's own sister Nancy in his presents. in the month of October Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine at the house of Henry Davis a Justice of the peace in Rowan County aforesaid by said Justice of the peace, after the said Samuel Davis & his sister had been duly published to be married by E. Davis a Baptist preacher. which this deponent heard & done in the congregation himself. and after said marriage he believes that said Samuel Davis was called on, or drafted & served a three months term in the Militia of the U. States. tho' he cannot recollect the particulars of said service or where he was marched to, but expects it is stated in his Declaration filed in the pension office, and he died twenty years ago. in Dec r . this present month & began to draw a pension about two years previous to his death that the said Nancy his wife bore only two children while they lived together as man & wife. the first a son named John Davis born about ten years after the marriage took place. the second a daughter named Phebe born ten or eleven years after John who are both now living in Stokes County N.C. that the said Nancy is now living with her daughter Phebe & has remained unmarried a widow ever since the death of her husband Samuel Davis De d . sworn to & subscribed the day & year first above written before me J. B. Teague J.P. Wm. L. Leadford mark

North Carolina } ss Stokes County } Be it known that on the 14 th day of December 1840. before me Abraham Teague a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Stokes, personally appeared Grizzza Leadford Widow of John Leadford De d . aged Eighty years who is a person of respectable character for probity & truth & sound mind & memory being duly sworn according to law declares on her oath that she is the sister in law of the within named Nancy Davis widow of Sam l . Davis de d . that she was present & saw said Samuel Davis & said Nancy Married together as man & wife by Henry Davis a Justice of the peace in Rowan County N o Carolina at the time mentioned in the within Deposition of M m Leadford her brother in law, and that said Sam l . Davis was a Pensioner at the rates of eight dollars p r . month & died twenty years past in Stokes County leaving Nancy his widow who has remained a widow ever since his death, she had two children. John Davis & Phebe Davis who has married to G e Lockenour.. She has a record of the births of said John & Phebe in a book which her husband John Leadford wrote John was born the 20 th July 1789. nearly ten years after the marriage, & Phebe was born the 28 th of September 1801. The aforesaid Nancy Davis is the identical person that was married to the aforesaid Sam l . Davis, as above stated, & the Banns of Marriage was previously published before marriage by a Minister E p Davis of the Baptist Church in this Deponants hearing. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year above mentioned before me A Teague J.P. Grizzza Leadford mark

State of North Carolina
I Reuben D Golding Clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Stokes do hereby certify that Abraham Teague is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of my Office and subscribed my Name this 5 th day of January
A D 1841 -
Reuben D. Golding Clerk

Ex 3.020 S. 4938
OFFICE: 2ND FLOOR 1ST NAT. BANK BLDG. TELEPHONE 65-1
DR. P. F. LAUGENOUR, DENTIST. 108 E. BROAD STREET.
STATESVILLE, N. C., June 17, 1908.
Pension Dept.
Washington, D.C.
Sir:--
Nancy Davis living near Salem, Then Stokes County now Forsyth North Carolina, received a pension of $48.00 annually from 1848 till her death in 1852, at 92 years of age, on account of service of her husband, Samuel Davis, in the Revolutionary war.
Samuel Davis being an ancestor of mine I would be glad to have any and all the information concerning him that the records and documents in the pension department may contain and hope you will oblige me by furnishing it.
Thanking you in advance for the favor, I am,
Yours Respectfully,
P. F. Laugenour

CITY OF QUITMAN WATER & LIGHT DEPARTMENT
J. M. CURTRIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT.
Quitman, Ga., Feb 11th 1911.
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir;--
If convenient for you to do so, would like for you to give me, a Record of Service of "Samuel Davis" a Pensioner of Rowan County, North Carolina, in the year "1818",
Thanking you in advance for this information, and hopeing for an earley reply, I am Yours Very Truly,.
J. M. Curtright