War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 NC GEORGE DAVIS S21154 Page 1 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 16095 South Carolina GEORGE DAVIS of York in the state of South Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by CAPTAIN BRUMFIELD in the North Carolina line for eight months. Inscribed on the role of South Carolina at a rate of $26.66 per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831. Certificate of pension issued the 8th day of July 1833 and send to A. MCWHORTER York County South Carolina. Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $53.32 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th September $13.33 $66.65 Revolutionary claim act June 7th 1832 Recorded by William Miller Clark. Book volume 6 page 65 Pension agent May 16th 1837 Page 2 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 GEORGE DAVIS Application for Pension Page 3 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 State of South Carolina York District On this 17th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before me WILLIAM D. MARTIN an associate judge of the state aforesaid in the district of York. Now sitting George Davis a resident of the state and District of for said aged sixty eight years who being first duly sworn makes the foregoing declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th. 1ST Where and in what year were you born. ANSWER In the county of Frederick State of Maryland in the year 1763 or 4. 2ND Have you any record of your age if so where is it? ANSWER I have no records, it being lost during the War, I can only rely on my memory. 3RD When was you living we're called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live? ANSWER When called into service of War I was living in Mecklenburg County North Carolina and continue there until 1799 when I removed to York County South Carolina where I continue to live. 4TH When were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or where you a substitute for whom? ANSWER I was on all occasions a volunteer. 5TH State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served which continental and militia regiments in you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service? ANSWER That in the Years 1780 he was employed from about the 1st of May till towards the close of the year in what was called militia service which consisted in a great number of trips to and fro throughout the district and neighboring County of Lincolnton in scouting parties for different purposes to watch and harass the British and Tories and detained while the necessity appeared to exist. On some of the occasions he was commanded by CAPTAIN JAMES TAGGART on others by CAPTAIN JOHN BRUMFIELD on others by CAPTAIN HUGH PARKS and on others by CAPTAIN ROBERT MCKNIGHT at the close of this year was a volunteer for 3 months regular service under the command of CAPTAIN PARKS and GENERAL LOCKE until we met GENERAL GREEN near Dan River and extended length of service at the request of MEEK's by ten days beyond the three months xxx the troops of the Continental line with us at Dan River was GENERAL WASHINGTON and his troops of horse and COLONEL LEE who is also there with other troops my whole term of service is estimated at 8 months. 6TH did you ever receive a discharge of your service if so by whom was it given and what has become of it? Page 4 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 ANSWER I received one for the three months service it was given by COLONEL HAGIN's it is xxx and lost. 7TH state the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighborhood and who can testify to your character for veracity and there belief of your services as a soldier in the revolution? ANSWER CAPTAIN J. B. FULTON and BENJAMIN CHAMBERS the applicant relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that he that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year above written in open court. GEORGE DAVIS ANDREW MCWHORTEN Clerk of Court Page 5 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 We JAMES B. FULTON and BENJAMIN CHAMBERS and ROBERT Y. RUSSELL a clergyman and residing in the state and District aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. GEORGE DAVIS that he we believe him to be 68 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in his neighborhood when where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to and subscribed the 17th of October 1832. ANDREW MCWHORTER Clerk of Court J. B. FULTON BENJAMIN CHAMBERS ROBERT Y. RUSSELL Page 6 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 I WILLIAM D. MARTIN judge as aforesaid hereby declare my opinion after an 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. The court further certifies that it appears that CAPTAIN J. B. FULTON and BENJAMIN CHAMBERS are residents in the district and state aforesaid and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit as also that ROBERT Y. RUSSELL is a clergyman and resident of the district for said given under my hand this 17th of October 1832. WILLIAM D. MARTIN, presiding judge Page 7 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 I ANDREW MCWHORTER Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matters of the application of GEORGE DAVIS for a pension and testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 17th day of October in the year of Our Lord 1832 and in the 57th year of the independence of the United States of America. Page 8 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 The state of South Carolina York District In this 29th day of June 1833 personally appeared in open court before me BENJAMIN CHAMBERS Esquire one of the judges of the court of ordinary for the sad state of South Carolina GEORGE DAVIS resident of the state and District aforesaid who being first duly sworn doesn't make the following declaration in order to remove the objections made to his declaration sworn to before this honor Judge MARTIN on the 17th of October 1832 and which has been rendered by the Secretary of War as deficient in some particulars 1ST The applicant states that the whole term of the service was no less than eight months he thinks he served XXX from the nature of his service cannot speak with certainty, as to the time of service but is certain he served eight months in the whole. 2ND He served as a private soldier the whole time being a volunteer and as then called “a minute man”, liable to be called out at any time and kept out any length of time and discharged at any time and under his this regulation was called out at different and times and served on different occasions and remained in the service until discharged in this character he served at least four months in the year of 1780. After the service was over he served three months tour as a volunteer in the state militia under CAPTAIN PARK and GENERAL LOCKE from this last service he had a regular discharge but which paper has been lost and cannot now be found. 3RD He was engaged in no battle. 4TH He marched through Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Guilford, Wayne and other counties in North Carolina. In the direct “route” from York District to the Virginia line under CAPTAIN PARK and GENERAL LOCKE was pursuing of LORD CORNWALLIS and joined GENERAL GREEN near the Virginia line he also made a tour through some of the Upper State districts of South Carolina is service was one of great fatigue danger and hardship. 5TH He commenced Service as a volunteer minute man as well as he can recollect the first day of May 1780 and says in this service he continued until the middle of December following. During which time he was actually out at least five months after the middle of December above-mentioned commenced his Services volunteer on a tour of three months in the state militia as pointed out in his sworn answer in this declaration. 6TH He served under GENERAL DAVISON and GENERAL RUTHERFORD while he acted as a volunteer minute man and under GENERAL LOCKE and GENERAL GREENE while he acted as a volunteer in the state militia he also served a short time under COLONEL WILLIAMS of Surry County. GEORGE DAVIS Page 9 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 The state of South Carolina York District BENJAMIN CHAMBERS one of the judges of the court of ordinary for the said state of South Carolina hereby certify that GEORGE DAVIS this day appeared before me and open court and subscribed and was sworn to the foregoing decoration given under my hand and seal this 29th day of June 1833. BENJAMIN CHAMBERS judge of the court of ordinary, York District Page 10 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 State of South Carolina York District ANDREW MCWHORTER Court Clerk of the Court of sessions and Common Pleas for the district aforesaid do hereby certify that BENJAMIN CHAMBERS whose certificate appears above is and was at the time of certifying judge of the court of ordinary for the District aforesaid and full faith and credit is due and ought to be given to his official acts as such. Given under my hand and seal of office at York courthouse June 29th 1833. ANDREW MCWHORTER Clerk of Court Page 11 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 Record division Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington DC S21154 In reply to your request received for a statement of the military history of GEORGE DAVIS a soldier of the Revolutionary War you will find below the desired information as contained in his or his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau. -----------+-----------+----------+----------------+---------------+------- DATES OF | LENGTH OF | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVED | STATE ENLISTMENT | SERVICE | | CAPTAIN COLONEL | -----------+-----------+----------+----------------+---------------+------- May 1 1780 | 5 months | private | JAMES TAGGART | WILLIAMS | NC of the war | | | JOHN BRUMFIELD | | | | | HUGH PARKS | | | | | ROBERT MCKNIGH | | 1780 | 3 months | | | | | 10 days | | PARKS | | -----------+-----------+----------+---------------+----------------+------- Battles engaged in: None Residents of soldier at enlistment: Mecklenburg, NC Date of application: Oct 17, 1832 his claim was at York District, SC Residence at date of application: York District, SC. Age at date of application: B. Frederick xxx 1763 or 1764 Remarks: There is no data as to family on file Very respectfully, Commissioner Page 12 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 Revolution 21154 INVALID File number 21154 GEORGE DAVIS Private Revolutionary War Act June 7th 1832 Index Volume 2 page 100 requested 1912 September 14th history to Mrs. HARRY MOORE Page 13 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 Commissioner of Pensions Washington DC Dear Sir, Will you kindly send me the records of the two revolutionary pensioners ALBERT FORT of Darlington, South Carolina in 1834 and GEORGE DAVIS of York County in 1833 South Carolina. Any family records on these papers will be appreciated too. Yours very truly, Mrs. HARRY MOORE 32 East Avenue Atlanta Georgia September 5th 1912 Page 14 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK ** War, Rev, Pension, George Davis S21154 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 15 of 15 ** PAGE BREAK **