Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6361, Axton Whitecotton, Va.
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Va    Whitecotton, Axton   S.6361

carded
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5730
Virginia
Axton Whitecotton
of Henry Co. in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Woodson of the Regt. commanded by Col. ___ in the Virginia Militia for two years from 1775.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 dollars ___ Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of January 1833 and sent N.H. Clairborne HR

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832                        120.00
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 March 1833  40.00

Due 160.00

{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.)

Recorded by Henry H. Sylvester Clerk
Book D   Vol. 7  Page 128
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Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir -
For purpose of establishing membership in D.A.R. I wish the pension record of the following - 
Axton (Henry) Whitecotton 8 of W 1835
Pen 2154 (6 & R & 10 & R)
George Proctor 8 or W 1835 Pen 3 Ky
William Hail (Cap Surry Va) Mar 23 1778
"             "  Bounty Warrant "4 - 207

                      Very truly yours
      (Mrs.) Daisy Whitecotton Proctor
               7504 Mercier St-
               Kansas City Mo

April 12

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U.S.PENSION OFFICE
APR 14 1926
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1926 June 28 Hist to Mrs. Daisy W. Proctor  M.C.S.

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Rev War
6361
INVALID
File No. 6361
Axton Whitecotton
Priv. Rev War
Act: June 7th /32
Index:- Vol. M, Page 402
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Axton Whitecotton's Declaration
November 1832

Affidavit of Marshall
(illegible) not found

Claiborne
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State of Virginia  Henry County to Wit
     On this 11th day of November 1832 personally appeared in open court before the justices of the County Court of Henry now sitting Axton Whitecotton a resident of the County of Henry and State of Virginia aged ninety 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 act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he was born in the County of Stafford in Virginia on the 3d February (OS) 1742. that he has now no record of his age. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. he joined a company of what were then called Minute Men. the date not now recollected in the County of Fauquier in Virginia where he then resided, commanded by Capt William Picket. he marched in the said company to Norfolk in Virginia. that he continued to serve for the period of six months principally at Norfolk, Long Bridge, Williamsburg and Suffolk. that he was discharged  his discharge has been lost. after some two or three years the time not now recollected, he was he believes drafted, and
 continued to serve for the period of three years. that the company was commanded by Capt Montjoy with whom he marched to North River where he was taken sick. Capt Montjoy having resigned this affiant was commanded by Capt Woodson. that he was marched to White plains – after continuing to serve in the Northern Army he was marched to the South and attached to the Southern Army, and was at the battle of Guilford, where one Capt Sanson believed to be Richard Sanson was his Captain. this applicant states that from his extreme age his memory has in a great degree failed him, so that he cannot with any justice to himself state further particulars. He however refers to the affidavit of Thomas Marshall a soldier of the revolution who will prove the fact that this affiant was in service, which he will file with this declaration. He states that his last discharge has been lost. He states that he has been living in
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 the County of Henry aforesaid forty odd years. & that he is known to Colo Joseph Martin to Joseph Edwards  Jim Watkins, William Deshazo, William Hereford and many others. 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, or (if any) only on that of the
agency of the State of Virginia 
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
               Axton X Whitecotton
                    (his mark)

     We Arnold Walker a clergyman residing in the County of Henry and Joseph Edwards residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Axton Whitecotton who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 90 years of age, that he is refuted & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion.
     Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
         Arnold Walker
         Joseph Edwards

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he stated, and the Court further certified that it appears to them that Arnold Walker who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Henry and that Joseph Edwards who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Henry and is a credible person, and that their statement is intitled to credit.
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I Anthony M Duprey clerk of the Court of Henry County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Acton Whitecotton for a pension.
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     In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal of my office at Henry Court house this 11th day of November 1832 in the 51 year of the Commonwealth.
                 Anthony M. Duprey
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Whitecotton declaration encl Hon. NR Claiborne 21 Jany 1833

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Affidavit of Mr. Marshall in Whitecotton
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 Pittsylvania County State of Virginia to Wit
     Personally appeared Thomas Marshall before me Benjamin Watkins one of the Commonwealth Justices of the peace in the County aforesaid & made Oath That, in the time of the Revolutionary Struggle, he was well acquainted with Axton Whitecotton, he inlisted with him (the said Marshall) in Capt. William Picket company the Batalion Minute Men known by the Culpepper Batalion, in the State of Virginia & they continued together for about 12 months in service & while they were in service together they were in the Battle together at the great Bridge on the 9th
December in the year 1775. & they went together to Norfolk & were present at the burning of that place. they were released in March 1776 & in the course of the same year
they were again called for & marched to Williamsburg Va & remained there for about two months. they were then dismist from the minute service, he then, the said Marshall volunteered & went to the north, & did not see the said Axton Whitecotton any more during the War.
     Sworn to & Subscribed to this 6th day of December 1832.
          Tho. Marshall
Sworn to before me
Benj. Watkins J.P.
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M.C.S.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
AWN
                   June 28, 1925

Mrs. Daisy W. Proctor
7404 Mercier St.
Kansas city, Mo.

Madam:
     I have to advise you that it appears from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.6361, that AXTON WHITECOTTON was born in Stafford County, Virginia, February 3, 1742, old style.
     White a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1775 and served six months as private in Captain William Picket's Virginia Company of minute-men, in a battalion called the Culpeper Battalion;  he was in the battle of Great Bridge.  Two or three years later, he enlisted and served three years as private in Captains Mountjoy's, Woodson's and Richard Sansom's Virginia Companies;  he was in the battle of Guilford.
     He was allowed pension on his application executed November 11, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Henry County, Virginia.
     There are no data on file relative to his family.
             Respectfully,

             WINFIELD SCOTT
             Commissioner