Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7,126, for James Knox, North Carolina
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State of North Carolina ⎬ Court of Pleas & quarter
Mecklenburg County ⎬ Sessions May Sepion
On this the 28th of May AD 1833 personally appear
ed in open County James Knox, a resident of the
County & State aforesaid in the 73d year of his
age, 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 the 7th 1832. That he entered the service
of the United States under the following named of
ficers & served as hereinafter stated.
The first campaign in which your Declarant served
volunteered his services-- Gen. Davidson Col. Erwin
Major White, Capt Knox, were the Officers under which
your Declarant served. Entered service in the month
of September 1780, left service in November 80 - this
services were confined to the County & State aforesaid
Engaged in no Regular Battle with no contmental
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Brooks - In service two months - Received a discharge
from Captians in but has lost it. The second Company
volunteered his services-- Gen. Davidson, Col. Erwin
Capt. McRight were the officers - Cannot Recollet
the year in which he entered or left the service - & his
service were confined to the County & State above said
Engaged in no battle-- fell in with J. Morgan &
Col. Washington & their ships. In service shall months
has no recollection of having received a discharge.
The third Company volunteered his services-- Gen
Rutherford, Col Erwin, Maj. White, Capt Osborn were
the officers under which your Declarant servedentered
in the last Court of September in the year
1781, & left in the latter part of the month of Decem
her 1781 - marched from the County of Mecklenburg
& State aforesaid one to Wilmington he the same
State - Engage in no Battle, with no one
tal Troops. In service three months - Received
Discharge from Capt. Osborne, but has lost it
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Entered the service in all his tours in the
County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina
your declarant further states that sometime in
the year 80, he did Two weeks service under Gen.
Sumpter in the State of South Carolina, during
which time he was engaged in the Battle of
Rocky Mount & Hanging Rock. The whole length
of service set forth by yours is eight month
& Two weeks & for which time your declarant
claims a pension under the fact aforesaid,
Your declarant further states that he was Born
in the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina in the year 1760- yours further states that during the
Revolution he did great deal of Minute service
for which he makes no claim - the further states
that he has no documentary evidence of any of
his service - has no record of his age. Your Declarant states that he knows of no person, who
can testify to the service of the last one
second campaigns. Your hereby relinquishes his
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
ty except the present & declares that his name
is not on pension Roll of the agency of any
State   James Knox
Mr John Williamson [illegible] residing in the County of Mecklenburg & State of North Carolina -  James S Caruthers resident of the said do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Knox who has sworn to & subscribed the above declaration, that we believe him to
be seventy three years of age that he is reputed and
believed in the neighborhood in which he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that belief