Warren-Dickson-Madison County TN Archives Military Records.....Davis, Samuel 
Revwar - Pension 
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SAMUEL DAVIS



     Samuel Davis applied for revolutionary pension while living in Warren

County, Tenn., Nov. 8, 1819. He was born in Craven County, S. C, Sept. 1757. He

moved to North Carolina about 1772 or 1773 and enlisted in Bute County, N. C. in

April 1776 in Capt. Turner's company, Col. Sumner's regiment, 3rd North Carolina

Continental Line. He was discharged Oct. 1778. He re-enlisted in the South

Carolina Militia and served six months. He resided in North Carolina until 1801

when he moved to Chester District, S. C. and resided there until 1818 when he

moved to Tennessee. He lived for a time in Dickson County, Tenn. and he had a

grant of land in Madison County but returned to Warren County where he died

between Jan. 1836 and 1840. He married Lucinda R. Munsey, born in North Carolina

in 1760. She survived him and lived with her daughter Rachel in Washington

County, Tenn. where she died after 1850 being over ninety years of age. Their

children were Benjamin Munsey, born N. C., 1785; Samuel, Jr., born 1787, married

1819, Jane Richardson; James U., born 1789; David, born 1791; Lucinda, born

1794; Frances, born 1797; Joseph H., born 1801; Rachel, born 1802; Marcy C.,

born Chester District. S. C. 1806, died unmarried; and William, born 1809.



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SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. I



by Zella Armstrong



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