Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2500, Robert Davis, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Davis Robert
S 2500.
Carded.
CONTENTS

12.426
North Carolina
Died 30 th June 1847.
Letter to Pension Agent, 5 July 1848.
Robert Davis
of Surry — in the State of N. Car.
who was a Pvt in the commanded by Captain of the Regt commanded by Col. Taylor in the Vols line for 2 years —
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Ap. 33 and South D. N. Count. Huntsville N. Car.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 160 Semi-ann. allowance ending 1 st Sept — 40
$ 200 —
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Nathaniel Clerk Book 6 Vol. 6 Page 38

12.191

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 State of North Carolina, County of Surry
On this 14 th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the undersigned Gephardt Whittaker Geo A Garrison & Blanton acting justices of the peace for the County of Surry N.C. Robert Kearis a resi- dent of the County & State of said aged 44 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declara- tion in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year with Capt Isaac Taylor and served with the 1 st regiment of the Virginia line under the following named offi- cers Capt S. Taylor Major Francis Col- John Montgomery. He enlisted for the term of three years in Bertie County Vir- ginia Marched to the Mississippi River

From the Mississippi he marched to a place called the Illinois River from thence to the Wabash thence to the Sandusky plains where he was in a battle against the Indians from thence he was marched again to the Four Banks on the Mississippi and thence to the falls of the Ohio where he was wounded in the shoulder & where he remained until discharged by Col Montgomery upon discharge he has lost he was during the time engaged in many skirmishes with the Indians during all which time he was a sergeant Major He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & 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 Virginia
Given to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid Richard Davis
And the said Richard Davis hereby declare

their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Whitaker D G. D. A. perus 1880 Jas Edmiston J.P.
I John Wright clerk of the court of Surry County North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Robert Davis for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 14 th day of August 1832
John Wright clerk By F. K. Armstrong D

Robert Davis North Carolina
On the V c State Rd
All over 2 years $81.00
12/19/1
L. W. Smith Huntsville AL

BRIEF in the case of  Robert Davis  County of Surry  in the State of  N 6  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 77  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     no date In 17 months 3  Private  Sergeant  Major   Gen. Taylor Col Montgomery   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Battle at Sandusky with Indians, wounded many Shawanoes  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? North of R. Virginia  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? no furrow 
X Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

November 9, 1936.
Mrs. Guy S. Turner 510 East Drive, Hein Park Memphis, Tennessee.
BA-J/ILL Robert Davis S. 2500
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Robert Davis, Surry County, North Carolina.
The data given herein were found in pension claim, S. 2500, based upon service of Robert Davis in the Revolutionary War, a pensioner of Surry County, North Carolina.
Robert Davis enlisted in Botetourt County, Virginia, the date not given, served three years as sergeant major in Captain Isaac Taylor's company, Colonel John Montgomery's Virginia Regiment, marched to the Mississippi River, thence to the Illinois Towns, thence to Wabash and Sandusky Plains, where he was in the battle with the Indians, afterwards marched to the Falls of the Ohio, where he was wounded in the shoulder, and remained until discharged. at the expiration of service of 3 yrs.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he resided in Surry County, North Carolina. He was aged then seventy-seven years; the date and place of his birth, and the names of his parents were not given.
Robert Davis died June 30, 1847.
No reference was made to wife or children of the above noted soldier.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILGER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

1911 Nov. 17 Hist. to Mrs. G. L. Retigrew, Letter in W. F. 25268 John Booth 1936 Nov. 9. Hist. to Mrs. Guy S. Turner - L.H.
Rev. H. S.
2500
INVALID.
File No. 2500
Robert Davis Story of Rev. War
Act: June 7. 1832
Index: — Vol. A. , Page 88.
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Robert David which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Y II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Y III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Y V. * Has he mentioned 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? Y VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Y VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Y VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Y IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Y X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Y

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? NO
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? NO
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? NO
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? NO
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? YES
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? YES Ex 126
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; 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 shewn 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.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡QUERE XVI. 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 paper 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.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

Evans
James L Edwards Esquire Commissioner of Pensions Washington

Pension Office
St. Louis Mo. June 26 th 1848
James L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Sir:
Please deduct the pay, &
of the annuity due to.
Under Davis - Act of 1832. for Widow's relief -
I am Sir respectfully
Yours Obediently
J. M. [unclear] J. M.

information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.. Robert Davis Y.F. 25000
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     ✓ 3 years Bgt. Major Isaac Taylor John Montgomery Va   He was wounded in the shoulder at the Falls of Ohio  
Battles engaged in, Sandusky Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Botetourt Co. Va.
Date of application for pension, Aug. 14, 1832. His el. al.
Residence at date of application, Surry Co. N.C.
Age at date of application, 77 yrs.
Remarks: ✓

610 East Drive, Hein Park Memphis, Tenn. October, 14, 1936-
Veterans Bureau, Rev. Pensions- Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir;
Will you let me have report on Revolutionary services of the following;
Robert Davis.....Surry Co. N.C. ✓
.....
I will appreciate this information.
Sincerely yours, Ruth Berry Turner Mrs. Guy S. Turner.
Va. rev. Apr. 29-1933