Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39332, John Cook, S.C.
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SERVICE S C
Cook, John
NUMBER S 39332
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14,866  R
South Carolina
John Cook  2a Pr Wm Tp.
of Beaufort County in the state of South Carolina
who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel [William] Moultrie of the South Carolina line for the term of two years.
Inscribed on the roll of South Carolina at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 16 of September 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 of Feby/10 and sent to C J Colcoft, Esq at Hickory Hill South Carolina.
Arrears to 4th of Sepr 1819  $93.00
semi-anl all'ce ending 4 Mar 1810 $48.06
11 mo 19/30    $141.06
{Revolutionary claim, Act 18th Marh 1818}
continued

continued May 7 1824
com April 9, 1826 and sent to
Hon J Hamilton Jr. H Rep
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John Cook
South Carolina line
Col. [Isaac Motte] Mottee
1775  -13 July 1778

Service Admitted
Judges certificate of indigent circumstances
[illegible]
Admitted

I have no personal knowledge of the deponent but from all I can learn, from the appearance of the [illegible] and his place of residence.  I believe him to be in indigent circumstances.
C J Colcock
one of the judges of the district aforesaid
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South Carolina Beaufort District
Personally appeared before me John Cook, who being duly sworn, deposed; that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and served against the common enemy for the term of three years.  That he was enlisted by Captain Charwick [Richard Shubrick] of the second South Carolina regiment commanded by Col Isaac Mottee [Motte] of General [Wm.] Moultrie's Brigade.  That he was present and engaged in the attack on Fort Moultrie. That at the expiration of three years he was regularly discharged and now has his discharge in his possession.  Also that he is in very reduced circumstances of life and stands in need of the aid proposed to be given to the soldiers of the Revolutionary War. He deposes that he was enlisted in the year 1775 and his discharge is dated the 13th of July 1778 and signed by Isaac Mottee Col 2nd regt.
John Cook x his mark
Sworn to before this 16 [illegible] 1818
C J Colcock
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I have no personal knowledge of the deponent but from all I can learn, from the appearance of the [illegible] and his place of residence.  I believe him to be in indigent circumstances.
C J Colcock
one of the judges of the district aforesaid

John Cook
South Carolina line
Col Mottee [Isaac Motte]
1775-13 July 1778
Admitted
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I hereby certify that under herewith annexed in the seal of the court of Beaufort
A. Corrie CCABD
I am satisfied that the applicant Jno Cook served in the revolutionary war as herein stated 
CJ Colcock
one of the associate judges of the state of So. Car.
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The State of South Carolina
Beaufort District
In the Court of Common Pleas
On this Ninth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and twenty four personally appeared in Open Court in the Court aforesaid being a Court of Record expressly made as by the laws of the State proceeding according to the course of the common law and having unlimited jurisdiction in all civil [matters] and keeping a record of its proceedings and held at Coosawhatchie in and for the
District of Beaufort aforesaid John Cook aged seventy years and upwards, a resident of Prince
Williams Parish in the District of Beaufort aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare as follows – I John Cook do solemnly swear that I served in the Revolutionary War, for three years, that I enlisted about the 15th day of July 1775 in the company commanded by Captain [Richard] Shubrick in the Regiment of Colonel [Isaac] Motte, in the line of the
State of South Carolina on the Continental establishment, and that I continued to serve in the said
Corps until the 13th day of July 1778, when I was discharged, having served out the time of my enlistment. That I was in the Battle at Fort Moultrie, and received a regular discharge. And I do
solemnly swear that I am a native born citizen of South Carolina, and was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled an act to Provide for
Certain persons engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, passed on the 18th of March 1818, that in fact I have neither sold, given away or disposed of any property at all since the 18th of March 1818. And that I have not nor has any person in
trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income at all, 
nor the use of any property other than the property contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed; and I further swear that I am aged and infirm, being of the age of seventy years & upwards and broken with years. That I live and have lived for more than 20 years last
past in Prince Williams Parish in the District of Beaufort aforesaid, that my only occupation is that of a labor, and husbandman, and that I am not now capable of labor, and never had or
exercise any other trade or calling, that my children are all grown and settled in life, that they are needy, and neither contribute nor are able to contribute, to my support. That no one lives with me but my wife who is without property and about two years older than myself. That I made a
declaration to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress herein before mentioned, after the passing thereof, which said Declaration having been mislaid and lost I am unable to give the date thereof, but that I was inscribed on the Pension list Role of South Carolina agency at the rate of
$8 per month commencing on the 16th day of September 1818 as by the Certificate of the Honorable J C Calhoun Secretary of war No. 14866 dated the 10th September 1819 and now in my possession will appear. That since the 4th March 1820 I have not received any part of said pension. That the following are the reasons why I did not exhibit a Schedule of my property prior to the passing of the act of 1823 (having been told of such an act at the time of making this
declaration) that I did not know why my pension was stopped nor how I could have it restored until very
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very lately, that I am illiterate, perfectly unacquainted with the forms of business, and above
all with the Acts of Congress and the regulations of the War Department, that I reside at the distance of 35 miles from Coosawhatchie where the Courts for Beaufort District are held and have no opportunity of going to Coosawhatchie at the sitting of the Court to make the declaration will
get instruction how to make it. That one of my neighbors carried me to Charleston lately & I made a Declaration in the Court of common pleas there not knowing that the fact of my living out of Charleston District would vitiate the proceedings but being informed thereof & being
advised further as to the form of making this declaration I have now endeavored in all things to comply with the requisitions of form. And I further swear that in fact I am entitled to the benefit and provisions of the Act of Congress before referred to – and that the following is my Schedule
herein before referred to
Three cows and yearlings valued $30
Three dry cows 16
Four Sows & three Pigs 09
Furniture in my House 50 $105
S/ John Cook, X his mark
Sworn to & declared in open court by the said John Cook in person on the 9th day of April 1824
A. Corrie  CCP
I Alexander Corrie Clerk of the Court of Common Please for Beaufort District do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court; and I further certify that the same is a
Court of Record, and that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the
total value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is one
hundred & five dollars; and that it is the opinion of the said Court that he is unable to support himself, without the aid of his country, A/ Corrie Clerk

John Cook
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January 4, 1932
BA-J/eel
John Cook
D. 39332
Mr. H. G. Prophit
P. O. Box 133
Monroe, Louisiana
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the names
of the wives of soldiers named John Cook, who served in the South Carolina Troops.
A careful search of the Revolutionary War records has been made
in your behalf and in claims by soldiers of that name who were pensioned because of service in the South Carolina Troops, the names of
their wives do not appear.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator.
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39332
INVALID
Revy
File No 39332
John Cook
Pri Rev War
act 18 March 18
Index Vol 3 page 93
arrangement of 1870
1932  Jan 4 Ad mn HG Prophet that name of wife does not appear in claim. Letter in case of John Cook S39358 ees
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Sir Washington May 5th 1824
I do myself the favor of enclosing
you the record required to authorize the granting of John Cook's  Pension.
have the good
[illegible]
to secure payment as you
are perhaps not aware of his direction
I have the honor to remain very Respectfully your obt
J Hamilton Esq
Hon John S Calhoun Pension Dept