James moved with his parents to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he enlisted in the Militia. A Revolutionary War soldier and Private in the North Carolina Militia, James served for a time under Colonel Cleveland. He was one of the men that accompanied John Sevier in the last battle of the Revolution, the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
The John Sevier Chapter and the Benjamin Cleveland Chapter, Sons Of The American Revolution, assisted in a ceremony marking the grave, in honor of James Davis, as a Revolutionary Patriot, on October 9, 2004. The grave is located on the Davis property, his wife Mary, marriage dated 1782, is buried in the adjacent grave.
*This Cemetery was mistakenly re-named Montgomery Cemetery in 1930 during the Tennessee Valley Authority survey of the surrounding lands.
DAR Ancestor Number A204036 Rank: PRIVATE; North Carolina
SR Ancestor Pension Number SR2745
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Pension Number: *SR2745
Service Source: *SR2745
Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN KEYS, SMITH, GORDEN, PENDLETON ISBEL; COLS CLEVELAND, MALBURY
Citation of DAR Document - click on image for additional information
§By CL Hileman
NO DOCUMENT EXISTS TO DATE WITH A MIDDLE NAME OF HARRISON FOR THIS JAMES DAVIS NOR DOES ANY DOCUMENT EXIST THAT HAS A LAST NAME FOR HIS WIFE MARY. If you have found such a document please contact me and cite your source! DAR/SAR is updating daily!
The John Sevier Chapter and the Benjamin Cleveland Chapter, Sons Of The American Revolution, assisted in a ceremony marking the grave, in honor of James Davis, as a Revolutionary Patriot, on October 9, 2004. The grave is located on the Davis property, his wife Mary, marriage dated 1782, is buried in the adjacent grave.
*This Cemetery was mistakenly re-named Montgomery Cemetery in 1930 during the Tennessee Valley Authority survey of the surrounding lands.
DAR Ancestor Number A204036 Rank: PRIVATE; North Carolina
SR Ancestor Pension Number SR2745
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Pension Number: *SR2745
Service Source: *SR2745
Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN KEYS, SMITH, GORDEN, PENDLETON ISBEL; COLS CLEVELAND, MALBURY
Citation of DAR Document - click on image for additional information
§By CL Hileman
NO DOCUMENT EXISTS TO DATE WITH A MIDDLE NAME OF HARRISON FOR THIS JAMES DAVIS NOR DOES ANY DOCUMENT EXIST THAT HAS A LAST NAME FOR HIS WIFE MARY. If you have found such a document please contact me and cite your source! DAR/SAR is updating daily!
James moved with his parents to Wilkes County, North Carolina, where he enlisted in the Militia. A Revolutionary War soldier and Private in the North Carolina Militia, James served for a time under Colonel Cleveland. He was one of the men that accompanied John Sevier in the last battle of the Revolution, the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
The John Sevier Chapter and the Benjamin Cleveland Chapter, Sons Of The American Revolution, assisted in a ceremony marking the grave, in honor of James Davis, as a Revolutionary Patriot, on October 9, 2004. The grave is located on the Davis property, his wife Mary, marriage dated 1782, is buried in the adjacent grave.
*This Cemetery was mistakenly re-named Montgomery Cemetery in 1930 during the Tennessee Valley Authority survey of the surrounding lands.
DAR Ancestor Number A204036 Rank: PRIVATE; North Carolina
SR Ancestor Pension Number SR2745
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Pension Number: *SR2745
Service Source: *SR2745
Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN KEYS, SMITH, GORDEN, PENDLETON ISBEL; COLS CLEVELAND, MALBURY
Citation of DAR Document - click on image for additional information
§By CL Hileman
NO DOCUMENT EXISTS TO DATE WITH A MIDDLE NAME OF HARRISON FOR THIS JAMES DAVIS NOR DOES ANY DOCUMENT EXIST THAT HAS A LAST NAME FOR HIS WIFE MARY. If you have found such a document please contact me and cite your source! DAR/SAR is updating daily!
The John Sevier Chapter and the Benjamin Cleveland Chapter, Sons Of The American Revolution, assisted in a ceremony marking the grave, in honor of James Davis, as a Revolutionary Patriot, on October 9, 2004. The grave is located on the Davis property, his wife Mary, marriage dated 1782, is buried in the adjacent grave.
*This Cemetery was mistakenly re-named Montgomery Cemetery in 1930 during the Tennessee Valley Authority survey of the surrounding lands.
DAR Ancestor Number A204036 Rank: PRIVATE; North Carolina
SR Ancestor Pension Number SR2745
National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Pension Number: *SR2745
Service Source: *SR2745
Service Description: 1) CAPTS JOHN KEYS, SMITH, GORDEN, PENDLETON ISBEL; COLS CLEVELAND, MALBURY
Citation of DAR Document - click on image for additional information
§By CL Hileman
NO DOCUMENT EXISTS TO DATE WITH A MIDDLE NAME OF HARRISON FOR THIS JAMES DAVIS NOR DOES ANY DOCUMENT EXIST THAT HAS A LAST NAME FOR HIS WIFE MARY. If you have found such a document please contact me and cite your source! DAR/SAR is updating daily!
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