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  1. James Davis1753 - 1844
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  1. Elander DavisAbt 1779 - Bef 1833
  2. Mary Davis1779 - 1857
  3. Jane Davis1781 - 1871
  4. Rebecca Davis1786 - 1858
  5. Bethania DavisAbt 1787 -
  6. Anna DavisAbt 1789 -
  7. Margaret DavisAbt 1791 -
  8. James H. Davis1793 - 1873
  9. William F. Davis1796 - 1879
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Name James Davis
Gender Male
Birth? 8 Aug 1753 Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage Abt 1778 prob. North Carolinato Margaret Dunlap
Death? 17 Aug 1844 Stokes County, North Carolina

James Davis was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Davis, James - born 8/1753 in Augusta County, Virginia; entered service Surry County, North Carolina; received Pension 1833 as James Sr., Stokes County, North Carolina. F-S2498, R755.

Notes

James Davis (23 December 1793 - 06 May 1872) is the son of James Davis and his wife Margaret Dunlap. James Davis Sr. is believed to have come to the Town Fork area of present day Stokes County, North Carolina with his father William Davis. The family purchased large tracts of land along the Dan River near present day Danbury.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/stokes/bible/davis01.txt

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=thebin&id=I9298
References
  1.   Find A Grave.

    James Davis, Sr
    Birth 8 Aug 1753
    Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Death 17 Aug 1844 (aged 91)
    Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
    Burial
    Davis Family Cemetery
    Stokes County, North Carolina, USA

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98440187/james-davis

  2.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

    Pension Application of James Davis S2498 NC
    Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris. Revised 10 Aug 2015.

    State of North Carolina } SS
    Stokes County }
    On this 12 th day of March 1833 Personally appeared in Open Court before us the Justices of the County Court of Stokes aforesaid now siting, James Davis Sen’r a resident of North Carolina in the County aforesaid aged seventy nine years last August who being first sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein after stated; (towit) The first service he entered as a private in the Militia as a drafted soldier in Surry County North Carolina in Captain Colberts [John Colbert’s] Company the field officer was then Majer Joseph Winston of said County from the infirmities of old age he cannot recollect the date but march’d as a Guard from Surry Courthouse to Chizzels Lead Mines [sic: lead mines near Fort Chiswell in present Wythe County] in Virginia a distance of about seventy miles with waggons after Lead for the use of the public and the United States Militia & return’d as one of the guard to Surry Courthouse aforesaid & still remained in said service guarding the Baggage waggon and provision waggons for the use of the Militia under the same officers for the Tower of Service of three months & was released from that service by his officers.
    The next service this applicant entered as a volunteer Militia private under Capt. John Henderson & Colo. Rich’d Henderson [Richard Henderson] of North Carolina Commissioners of said State to extend the line between the state of Virginia & North Carolina [see endnote] & run said line as one of the guard through the mountains which passed between the tribes of Indians call’d the Cherokees and Shawnees until they reached Cumberland Mountain ran the Kentucky road or gap, and at that place halted and after remaining several days the whole army both Virginians & North Carolinians return’d homewards with very scanty provisions & after a service of three months (& some days) this applicant was discharged by his Capt. Henderson aforesaid. this sevice he entered in the fall or autum the date he cannot recollect. the next sevice this applicant was call’d on & served as a volunteer and private under Capt. Robert Hill, Majer Joseph Winston & Colo. Joseph Williams all of Surry County and march’d in a horse Company across the Big Yadkin River in pursuit of the Tories & British into the main Tory settlements call’d Bryants, in the forks of the Yadkin, from which settlements the Tories had all fled, and from thence our troops returned to Surry old Courthouse, & in this Tower of Service he remained three weeks and was disbanded or discharged
    The next service this applicant was call’d on by Maj’r Joseph Winston & guarded the Tories at the old Moravian Town [Salem, Bethania, or Bethabara] in the then Surry County which Tories were taken prisoners at the Battle of Kings Mountain [7 Oct 1780] in this service this applicant remained Ten days & was discharged by his officers & another guard took place;
    The next Service this applicant entered into on a call being made to guard [Acting] Governor Alex’r Martin & the General Assembly while siting at Salem in the then Surry County N.Carolina & served two weeks, & was dismiss’d — the next service this applicant march’d as a private militia soldier in an expedition from Surry County aforesaid against the Tories that had embodied at Green Swamp near little Pedee [sic: Pee Dee] & remained in this service one month & was discharged. and the last of all his services it fell to this applicants lot from his number in the Militia of Surry County aforesaid to serve a tour of three months duty when he hired a certain Berry Stone as his Substitute who march’d from said County to South Carolina & fought in the notorious Battle of the Cowpens or what is call’d Tarltons Defeat [Battle of Cowpens SC where Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton was defeated, 17 Jan 1781] for which this applicant paid his substitute aforesaid sixty 60 dollars; that he has no documentary evidence of the aforesaid services & that he knows of no person whose Testamony he can procure who can Testafy to his services aforesaid only in part, (that is his Capt Robert Hill of Stokes County —
    Ques 1st: where were you Born?
    Ans’r in Augusta County in Virginia
    2nd have you any Record of your age
    Ans No. But am inform’d I was Born in August 1753.
    3rd Where were you living when called into service. where have you lived since the Revolution & where do you live now Ans’r I lived in Surry County North Carolina when call’d into service and by the division of said County I fell into that part called Stokes County where I have resided ever since
    4th how were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volenteer or were you a substitute.
    Ans’r the first service of three months I was drafted
    the second Do. of three months I was a volenteer
    the third Do. of three weeks I was a volenteer horseman
    the fourth Do. of ten Day I was ordered to guard prisoners
    the fifth Do. of two weeks I was ordered to guard the assembly
    the sixth Do. of one month I was a volenteer
    Making in all eight months & a half, the different services he rendered were during the
    Revolutionary War. But from the loss of memory & infirmities of old age, he is not able to state the different dates he performed the same & besides the above services he expended sixty dollars in hiring a substitute three months
    5th State the names of the Regular officers if any were with the troops where you served & the Regiments as you can recollect & the general circumstances of your service.
    Answer I do not remember of any Regular officers being with the troops I served and the general circumstances of the services I perform’d were under the Militia officers already named first in guarding waggons for munitions of war to the lead Works
    2nd in guarding the Commissioners in extending the Boundary line between Virginia & North Carolina to protect them from the Indians & the other small services when called on by the officers of my County as above named at a moments warning to suppress Tories &c
    6th did you ever receive a discharge from the service & if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
    Ans I think I had only one written discharge that was from my Capt John Henderson but have lost it the other services was performed & a verbal dismissal was given by the officers
    7th Tell who you are acquainted with in your County who can Testafy as to your character &
    veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution
    Ans’r I believe I could produce a numerous train of acquaintances to testafy my veracity &c & will particularly John L. Wilson, a clergyman residing in said County and Joseph Banner sen’r
    He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. Sworn and subscribed the day & year above mentioned
    [Signed] James Davis

    North Carolina } Superior Court of Law
    Stokes County } 18th Ap’l. 1833

    James Davis by way of amendment to the declaration made for the purpose of obtaining the
    benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th June 1832 states that since writing & making his foregoing declaration he has thought much of the dates or periods at which he performed the respective tours of service and although yet some what uncertain as to times he states to the best of his recollection and belief the tours of duty mentioned in his declaration in which he was commanded to go as a guard for lead for the use of army & to extend the line between Virginia &North was in the latter part of 1779 & in the first part of the year 1780. He now well recollects that on both these occasions he was required to perform tours of military duty in the defence of the Country and was placed in the foregoing descriptions of service by order of the Commanding officers making a service directly connected with the military defence of the Country.
    He now recollects that the tour of duty in which he was engaged in guarding the prisoners at the Moravian Town was in the year 1780. The service performed in guarding the General assembly he thinks was in the first of the fall of 1781.

    NOTE: A party led by William Byrd surveyed the eastern part of the boundary reaching Peters Creek at present Patrick County VA and Stokes County NC on 26 Oct 1728. The line was extended 90 miles west in 1749, and to present Bristol TN in 1779.

    https://revwarapps.org/s2498.pdf