Hamilton-Greene-Campbell County TN Archives Military Records.....Davis, James 
Revwar - Pension 
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JAMES DAVIS



    James Davis applied for revolutionary pension while living in Hamilton

County, Tenn., Aug. 28, 1832. He was born in Faupuier [sic] County, Va., the

date not given but he was seventy-one in 1832, therefore born in 1761. He was

living in Wilkes County, N. C. when he enlisted in Capt. John Key's company in

which he served three months: he also served five months in Capt. Smith's

company, six weeks in Col. Cleveland's regiment and three months in Capt.

Gordon's company, Col. Malbury's regiment and was in the battle of Eutaw

Springs. He also served six weeks in Capt. Pendleton Isbell's company. He moved

after the Revolution to Greene County, Tenn., then to Campbell and White

Counties, Tenn., then to Jackson County, Ala., then to Marion County, Tenn.,

then to Hamilton County. Tenn., where he died Dec. 9, 1843. He married Mary, her

surname not being given, in 1782, when she was sixteen years of age, so born

1766. She survived him and died in Hamilton County, after 1844 when the record

states that she was living and before April 19, 1845. They had several children

who were then residents of Hamilton County.



    Note: The graves of James and Mary Davis are in that section of Hamilton

County which became Sequatchie County, Tenn.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. I



by Zella Armstrong



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