Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2257, Jacob Cook, Va.
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Va.
Cook, Jacob
R. 2257
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2257
Jacob Cook
(see other side)
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See letter to 
Ina(?) Hutchinson
in (?) Wm. Hutchinson
R. F. 5457
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I Joel Stodgdill an acting Justice 
of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid do hereby certify that (unreadable words) by the foregoing statement  (unreaable words) of the (?) Jacob Cook as a resident in the county of (?) and State of Virginia and is a creditable person and (illegible words) entitled to credit.
Joel Stodgdill

Rev. Jacob Cook
30555

(?) Wm. Hutchinson paper
(?)

(?)(?)(?) Agent
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State of Virginia 
Monroe County

On this 14th day of March in the year of our lord 1836 personally appeared before me Joel Stodghill a Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Monroe and state of Virginia Jacob Cook a resident of the county and state aforesaid aged seventy one years in July next 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 7, 1832.

That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That he moved from Rockingham County in the State of Virginia in the year 1773 to Indian Creek one of the tributary streams of New River into what was then called Greenbrier County now Monroe County. That in the year following 1776 there was a fort erected on the place to which his father had moved to on Indian Creek called and known afterwards by the name of Cooks Fort. that in the year 1779 he was enrolled in a company of militia under the command of Captain John Hutchinson.  That he immediately entered the service of his country in Cooks Fort with an embedded Corps who were placed there for the purpose of defending the fort and to form small spying parties whose business it was to watch the approach of the Indians. he thinks it was on the 1st day of August 1779. he

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He commenced his service in Cooks Fort as an Indian spy under the command of the aforesaid Captain John Hutchinson and continued in Fort that year until the first of November following. That nothing very serious happened during the year except the killing of William Bradshaw's wife. The commanders are as follows, Bradshaw he remained at his cabin which was between Cooks Fort and (illegible) Fort notwithstanding the danger of doing so and also having been (illegible) by two men (Howard and Mason) to leave his buddies and go to the fort. The house was attacked in the afternoon by a small party of Indians and the door having been fast one of the Indians fired at the door that the ball penetrated through the door and lodged in or went through the body of Mrs. Bradshaw and wounded her mortally so that she died that night. And Bradshaw firing his gun through the door from the inner side the Indians retired without  doing any further damage. That as early as the first day of May 1780 he again entered the service of his Country as an Indian spy in Cooks Fort. That during that summer nothing of any serious impact took place in the settlement except the  surprising of John and James Pauly and their families who were moving through the country from somewhere east on their way to Kentucky. while passing the East Fork of New River they surprised and  

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fired upon by a party of Indians and both of the Pauly wives and their children were taken prisoners. John Paul he was badly wounded notwithstanding he made his escape and died. the second night afterwards James Pauly also made his escape a party was immediately dispatched from Cook's Fort to the place where the depredation had been committed but the Indians availing themselves of the advantage of the horses which the Paulys were (illegible words) and had gotten so far that pursuit was thought to be useless.

That in the year 1781 the settlement was destined to see greater troubles than they had experienced the preceding summer that as early as the first day of March of that year a party of Indians came into the settlement and attacked the house of William (illegible) who lived on Indian Creek and took him and his whole family prisoners. A party was immediately dispatched in pursuit of them and after a march of three or four days they came up with the Indians and prisoners and decided in rescuing them from the hands of the savages. that the circumstances created considerable resentment in the settlement and the people immediately took themselves to their respective Forts. That as early as the 3rd day of March 1781 his services commenced as an Indian spy and continued until the 1st of November following that he served this year in Cooks Fort or Garrison with an embedded corps

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under the command of the before named Captain Hutchinson. That in the year 1782 he again served in Cook's Fort from the 15th day of March until 1 November following. That the circumstances of the Indians coming into the settlement so early the preceding years induced the people to repair to their Forts so early a date fearing that they might again be surprised in the same way they were not prepared to defend themselves. That in this year there was nothing of consequence transpired notwithstanding the spies were kept actively in play and those who were in the fort kept constantly on the watch during the whole of the above named time. That during the whole of his service as aforesaid he was under the command of the aforesaid Captain Hutchinson and that during the whole of the aforesaid time he was in Fort or Garrison with an embedded corps and was not engaged in any (illegible) pursuit. (First) that he was born in Rockingham county in the State of Virginia in the year seventeen hundred and seventy three in the month of July. (Second) that his father had a record of his age but since his death his mother moved to Kentucky and took the Bible that contained his age with her (Third) that he was living Indian Creek in the County of Greenbrier and State of Virginia now Monroe county and State of aforesaid.


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When called into service where he has lived ever since (Fourth) that he was called into service by order of Captain Hutchinson (Fifth) that he has stated the name of his Captain and that he does not recollect the name of the under officers (Sixth) that he never received any written discharge from any of his services (7th) that he is known to Samuel Godwin and James Wilson who live in his present neighborhood and who can testify to his good character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution that he has no documentary evidence.


He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity or pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state. 

Jacob Cook 

Sworn to and subscribed 
before me an acting 
Justice of the Peace in
and for the County of 
Monroe the day 
and year aforesaid
Karl Hodgkiss(?)

We Samuel Godwin a clergyman residing in the county of Monroe and state of Virginia and James Wilson residing in the same county and state do here certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Cook who  

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As subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier as he states in the revolution and that we concur and that opinion.

Samuel Godwin
Lames Wilson

Sworn and subscribed I
(name illegible) an acting 
Justice of the Peace 
in and for the County 
of Monroe the day 
and year aforesaid 
Joel Stodghill

And I said Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Monroe do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and Indian spy and served as he states. I do further certify that it appears to me that Sam Godwin who has signed the proceeding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Monroe and that James Wilson who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Monroe and state aforesaid and is a credible person and that the statement is entitled to credit 
Joel Stodghill
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I Joel Stodghill an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe and the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Jacob Cook who has subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration from old age and bodily injury is unable to attend the Court of Monroe County or any other court of record in the Commonwealth of Virginia 

Joel Stodghill


State of Virginia 
Monroe County

On the 9th day of April in the year of our lord 1834 personally appeared before me Joel Stodghill and acting Justice of the Peace in for the County of Monroe and State of Virginia Mary (illegible) a resident in the county and state aforesaid and after being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following statement. That she has been well acquainted with the said Jacob Cook who has subscribed and sworn to the above or foregoing declaration that he was in Cook's Fort at the time or during the period that he has maintained in his declaration that there was a company of men stationed in Cooks Fort for its defense and that Jacob Cook was one of the company and that she believes him to have served and been the length of time in each year that he has stated. 
Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid

Joel Stodghill
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I Joel Stodghill an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Mary (illegible) who has sword to the foregoing statement in favor of Jacob Cook as a resident in this county of Monroe and State of Virginia and is a credible person 
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I John Hutchinson Jr. Clerk of the County Court of Monroe County do hereby certify that Joel Stodghill is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

In testimony whereof I have heretofore set my hand and seal of office at Union this 10th day of April (smudge marks) Commonwealth
 
John Hutchinson Jr. clerk



Rev. Jacob Cook 
30555C 


William Hutchinson paper


(illegible) Young Agent