Washington County IN Archives Military Records.....Davis, Enoch Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 24, 2006, 3:36 pm Pension Application Of Enoch Davis, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 752, Application #R13582 ENOCH DAVIS, a resident of Washington County, Indiana, aged 94 years: “That he entered the service of the Unites States at Guilford County in the state of North Carolina about the month of October, 1778 as captain of a company of drafted militiamen. The men composing said company were taken from Chatham, Guilford, Orange and Rowan Counties and rendezvoused at Salisbury, North Carolina, at which place this declarant took the command as captain. That there were 8 or 10 companies then assembled at Salisbury.” “That the company which this declarant commanded as such Captain belonged to the regiment of Colonel PAISLEY, which were under command of General RUTHERFORD. That he marched with the army to Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and there, General RUTHERFORD sent him back to Guilford to raise more men if possible.” “That with all his exertions he was not able to recruit but one man, with whom he marched in pursuit of the army, and overtook them in the neighborhood of the Savannah River and there assumed the command of his company. That he marched with his company through different places to Purysburg, where they were stationed for most of the time during the winter. That in April 1779, the term of service for which this declarant’s company was drafted expired, and they were permitted to return home. This declarant then went to Hillsborough and there drew the pay for his company from General SIMMONS, paymaster General. This declarant further states that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service…etc.” Interrogatory: Where and in what year were you born? Answer-I was born in Philadelphia the 14th day of February 1740. Have you any record of your age, if so where is it? Answer-I have no record of my age at this time. There was such a record in an old Bible of my father, which has been lost or destroyed." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/washington/military/revwar/pensions/davis4gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb