My ancestor, Robert Davis appears to have moved to Surry County, NC 
between 1800 & 1810. He is listed there in the 1810, 1820, 1830, & 1840 
US Censuses. In the 1840 census listing he is reported as a 
revolutionary war veteran aged 85. I believe he is the Rev. War 
Pensioner listed below**. If so, he was probably living in Botetourt 
Co, VA when he enlisted in the 1st regiment of the VA line, and he died 
in Surry County NC where his will was recorded 9 Dec 1841 in the Surry 
County Will Book 4 page 264. Robert’s will seems to confirm that he & 
Abigail were parents of Jesse Davis (who was father of America Davis, 
my mother’s paternal grandmother). In the 1850 US Census for Surry 
County NC, Abigail is living in the household of her son Jesse Davis, 
and she is listed as having been born in NY.
    Does anyone on the list know
        when Capt Isaac Taylor might have enlisted Robert Davis in Botetourt 
County?
        where Capt Isaac Taylor might have enlisted Robert Davis in Botetourt 
County?
        if Robert Davis returned to Botetourt County after the revolutionary 
war?
        if Robert Davis was married to Abigail in Botetourt County?
    I will be very grateful for any information or leads about a Robert 
Davis who might have been born in 1755 and who could have enlisted in 
the VA line in Botetourt County.
Sincerely,
Byron Bowman
**Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements
Pension Application of Robert Davis: S2500
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of North Carolina}
County of Surry} SS
On this 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared before the 
undersigned Jonathan Whitaker, Geo A Jones & Jas Clanton acting 
justices of the peace for the county of Surry NC Robert Davis a 
resident of the county & state, aforesaid aged 77 years who being first 
duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following 
declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the 
act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he enlisted in the army of 
the United States in the year [blank] with Capt Isaac Taylor and served 
with the 1st regiment of the Virginia line under the following named 
officers Capt J. Taylor, Major Quirck[?], Col John Montgomery. He 
enlisted for the term of three years in Bortetot [sic: Botetourt] 
County Virginia marched to the Mississippi River  past the Mississippi 
he marched to a place called the Illinois Town from thence to the 
Wabash thence to the Sandusky plains where he was in a battle against 
the Indians  from thence he was marched again to the Iron Banks on the 
Mississippi [in the part of Virginia that became the state of Kentucky] 
and thence to the falls of the Ohio where he was wounded in the 
shoulder & where he remained until discharged by Col Montgomery  his 
discharge he has lost  he was during the time engaged in many 
skirmishes with the Indians During all which time he was a Sergeant 
Major.



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