Davis.Forest.Revwar.1832.Hardin.MILITARY-PensionFrom: KyArchives [archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:19 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Davis.Forest.Revwar.1832.Hardin.MILITARY-Pension Revolutionary War Pension Revwar Hardin County KyArchives Military Pension Revolutionary War Pension Transcription: Forrest DAVIS Rev. War Pension MD DAVIS, Forest S 30369 Kentucky 29704 Forrest DAVIS of Hardin Co. in the State of Kentucky who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain REID of the Reg't commanded by Col ____blank___ in the Maryland line for 2 years. Subscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 120 Dollars ____ cents per annum to commence on the __th day of March 1831. Certificate of pension issued the 2nd day of Feb. 1835 and sent to Hon T. CHILTON H. R. Arrears to the 20th day of Sep '34 420.00 semi annual allowance ending March '35 60.00 $480.00 Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832 Recorded by D. BROWN Clerk Book E2 Vol 7 Page 12 Declaration In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passes June 7 1832 State of Kentucky Hardin County Sct On the 15th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the Hardin County Court, the same being a Court of Record, having a Clerk & seal and now sitting. Forrest DAVIS a resident of the above named County & State aged 70 years last December who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit 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. It was in the forepart of the year 1780 that __ Forrest DAVIS at Fort Frederick in the state of Maryland, enlisted for the term of Three years and served that length of time, part under John REID, Capt. Nathaniel B. MAGRUDER Lieut and Gabriel JACOBS, Ensign, but as the Capt and Ensign both some time after my enlistment resigned their commissions I served the remainder of the three years under said MAGRUDER who gave me a discharge from the service which discharge I have long since lost. The company I belonged to was said to be and Independent company. In the winter after my Enlistment Capt REID took a part of his company, myself being one of the number to guard some british prisoners as far as Elizabeth Town in the State of Jersey for an exchange I believe. Capt REID returned with his men to the said fort, and after some small interval sent some of us with a commissary (Mr. GWYNN) to guard some more prisoners from the Fort as far as Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. In the spring following Capt REIDS company were all removed to Frederick County in Maryland to guard a magazine about one mile from Frederick Town where I remained until the term of my enlistment expired, and it was two years of said term that I acted as sergeant in said Company. Your applicant now offers in proof of the above named service the positive proof of Lodswick DAVIS who was an enlisted soldier for the term of three years and him and myself served together for many months in the same company and under the same officers named above and the corroborating testimony of Benjamin GRAY (both of Warrick County and State of Indiana) and have furnished their depositions which now accompany this document. I can now recollect the names of some of the officers which were in service about the time I was, namely Capt David LYNN, John LYNN & Aalchiah BOND. The said applicant hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Forrest DAVIS And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. ____ ADAMS Brief in the case of Forrest DAVIS County of Hardin State of Kentucky 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or Judge? court 2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? 3. How old is he? 70 4. State his service as directed in the form annexed. Period: enlisted in 1780; duration of service, 3 years and it was two years of said term served as Sergeant in said company; Rank, as a Private & Sergeant.; Capt Jno REID, Genl MAGRUDER. He remembered no other officers having commanded him 5. In what battles was he engaged? none 6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? does not say, enlisted at Fort Frederic. 7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, incidental evidence, or by the rolls? living witnesses 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Not properly attached ___ clerk who certifies to the official charcter of the magistrates has no seal. I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case mentioned. ____________ _______ Examining clerk Revolutionary War Records Section 3-525 Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington, D. C. In reply to your request of ____blank___ received ___blank__ for a statement of the military history of Forrest DAVIS, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau S. 30369 Enlisted 1780 for three years, rank Private Sgt; Battles engaged in, not stated Residence of Soldier at enlistment Montgomery Co., MD Date of application for pension Oct 15, 1832 Residence at date of application Hardin Co., KY Age at date of application b. Dec 1761 Transcribed by Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att. net Submitted by: Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att.net This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/