Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Pension application of Joseph Davis
S10534 fn24SC
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State of South Carolina Marion District:
Be it known, that on this 14th day of September 1851 Before me Edward B. Wheeler, Judge of the Court of Ordinary for said District (being a Court of Record) personally appeared Daniel H. Davis 59 years of age, who being duly sworn, upon oath makes the following Declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of the Act of the 7th of June 1832 for himself, Joseph Davis, William Davis, Maria Fladger, Mary Thomas, & Susan B. Lyles, only surviving children of Joseph Davis, a private and Sergeant of infantry and Lieutenant of Cavalry, in the war of the Revolution. That the said Joseph Davis, died in the District of Marion, on the 13th day of November 1838, leaving no widow but the aforesaid children, to wit Joseph Davis, William Davis, Maria Fladger, Mary Thomas & Susan B. Lyles, and this affiant, that Joseph Davis entered the American Army as a private, and upon the first requisition for troops, he volunteered at Ports Ferry on the great Pedee [River] and marched from thence in company with Lieutenant Benjamin Munnerlyn, (afterwards promoted to a Captain) Captain Shade Simonds, Benjamin Davis, Moses King, Francis Goddard, Jonathan Collins, & others to the rendezvous at Dunnam's Bluff, from thence to Charleston South Carolina and reported to Generals Moultrie & Marion, was in the battle at Fort Moultrie when attacked by the British fleet in June 1776 -- was in the battle of Stono Ferry, and was appointed first Sergeant -- was at Nelson's ferry, at the taking of about ninety Prisoners, was in the battle of the Siege of Savannah, was in a battle at the Pedee River against the Tories, who were commanded by a Tory Captain named Jesse Barfield, in which the Tories were defeated -- was in the engagements against the Tories at Black Mingo; Coosawhatchie, & Blue Savannah; his officers in the different tours of service, were Captain Shade Simonds, Captain James, Captain John Rogers, Captain Benjamin Munnerlyn, Captain James Giles, Major James of Williamsburg District, Colonels Baxter, Laurens, Horry, & Hill, and in the war served upwards of a year as a private, two years as a Sergeant and three years as Lieutenant of cavalry -- He was sent by General Marion on several military expeditions and on one occasion, met the distinguished Sergeant McDonald, and returned to Georgetown in company with him -- He was in actual service the whole war except for a short time, on two occasions, when he was on furlough and was discharged at Boling Green in 1783 after peace by General Marion, which discharge and Commission as Lieutenant I the said Daniel H. Davis have seen frequently in my Father's possession, and which was destroyed by fire, at the burning of his house & furniture, not long preceding the death of my Father.
S/ D. H. Davis
the above declaration sworn to and subscribed before me, the day & year above written
S/ Edward B. Wheeler, Judge
Lt. Joseph B. Davis was born about 1750 in Marion County, South Carolina. He was a son of Benjamin A. Davis and Rachel Port. He married Anne Keene about 1783/84. Anne was the daughter of Buckingham Keene and Mary Lewis. Joseph and Anne had eleven children born to this union; 5 sons and 6 daughters. Yet, at the time of this pension application (14th Sept. 1851) only 3 sons and 3 daughters (named above) were still living. Two sons are named by the 3rd son, Daniel H. Davis who is making application for his Father’s Revolutionary War Pension.
Lt. Joseph B. Davis is my 1st Cousin 6X Removed.
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