Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Davis, Enoch Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 18, 2006, 1:51 pm Constructed History Of Captain Enoch Davis Captain Enoch Davis filed his own pension claim, but the following supplements come from the pension applications of men who served under him. He appeared to have only the one campaign before resigning. EZEKIEL CRAFT-“On the 10th November 1778 or about that day, he entered the service of his country in the North Carolina militia of the Continental troops. He engaged as a substitute for JOHN WHITE and commenced as a drummer. Was attached to Captain ENOCH DAVIS’ company of Colonel FRANK [FRANCIS] LOCKE regiment under General RUTHERFORD. He joined in Guilford County, North Carolina, was marched thro’ Rowan County, Salisbury, Mecklenburg County and Charlotte into South Carolina, thro Camden and down Santee to Monck’s Corner, thence to the Ten-Mile House, thence to the Savannah River at Purysburg, and up and down the left bank of the Savannah as the service required until the 9th of April 1779, when he received the written discharge of his captain herewith transmitted.” JAMES DOUGAN: “The next campaign he served was in 1779. He volunteered for 5 months and served as a lieutenant by brevet in the company commanded by Captain ENOCH DAVIS, Colonel LOCKE’s regiment, RUTHERFORD’s brigade. We again rendezvoused at Salisbury and marched to the 10-Mile House in South Carolina, and from thence to Purysburg, which was then the headquarters of the American army commanded by General LINCOLN. During our stay at this place a detachment under the command of General ASHE was sent out from the army across the Savannah River and had an engagement with the enemy at Briar Creek, in which they were defeated.” “About the same time, he volunteered to go on detachment against a party of the enemy who were said to be marauding along the river. We had a battle in which we were victorious. Captain WILSON had the command of a picket guard at the White House, and in the battle. We were released at that place and returned to headquarters, where he remained performing camp and garrison duties there and in the neighborhood. Having served the term of 5 months, he was discharged and returned home with WILLIAM GRAY, a private.” “The next campaign he served was in 1779. He volunteered for 5 months and served as a lieutenant by brevet in the company commanded by Captain ENOCH DAVIS, Colonel LOCKE’s regiment, RUTHERFORD’s brigade. We again rendezvoused at Salisbury and marched to the 10-Mile House in South Carolina, and from thence to Purysburg, which was then the headquarters of the American army commanded by General LINCOLN. During our stay at this place a detachment under the command of General ASHE was sent out from the army across the Savannah River and had an engagement with the enemy at Briar Creek, in which they were defeated.” “About the same time, he volunteered to go on detachment against a party of the enemy who were said to be marauding along the river. We had a battle in which we were victorious. Captain WILSON had the command of a picket guard at the White House, and in the battle. We were released at that place and returned to headquarters, where he remained performing camp and garrison duties there and in the neighborhood. Having served the term of 5 months, he was discharged and returned home with WILLIAM GRAY, a private.” JOHN MERRILL-“The next campaign he served was in 1779. He volunteered for 5 months and served as a lieutenant by brevet in the company commanded by Captain ENOCH DAVIS, Colonel LOCKE’s regiment, RUTHERFORD’s brigade. We again rendezvoused at Salisbury and marched to the 10-Mile House in South Carolina, and from thence to Purysburg, which was then the headquarters of the American army commanded by General LINCOLN. During our stay at this place a detachment under the command of General ASHE was sent out from the army across the Savannah River and had an engagement with the enemy at Briar Creek, in which they were defeated.” “About the same time, he volunteered to go on detachment against a party of the enemy who were said to be marauding along the river. We had a battle in which we were victorious. Captain WILSON had the command of a picket guard at the White House, and in the battle. We were released at that place and returned to headquarters, where he remained performing camp and garrison duties there and in the neighborhood. Having served the term of 5 months, he was discharged and returned home with WILLIAM GRAY, a private.” BUNDY, CHRISTOPHER-Soldier lived in Guilford County, but enlisted in Rowan County. Served under Capt. ENOCH DAVIS, Col. MATTHEW LOCKE, Major GOODE. Additional Comments: Constructed History is my term for a soldier who did not file for a pension himself, but about whom there is enough evidence from other soldiers to form an equivalent to a pension application. Most of the testimony comes from other men mentioning the officer or non-comm. officer, but in some cases, the actual soldier himself testified on behalf of other men, thus revealing his own history. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/davis307gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 5.6 Kb