Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2709, for George Knox, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE  Penn.
Knox, George
NUMBER   S. 2709
carded
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Let to N. P. Case 11 Dec 1851 
4316 
Pennsylvania 
George Knox 
of - the State of Pennsylvania who was a Private in the company commanded Captain Miller of the Rgt commanded by Col McCoy in the Penn’a line for 3 years Private $80.00 
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of 80 Dollars --- per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Certificate of Pension issued the 18th day of January 1833 and sent to Hon. I Ford House Reps 
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $120.00 
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833 40.  
$160.00 
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Vinal Luce Clerk 
Book D Vol. 6  Page 65
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From Interior Dept
Treasury Dept
Oct 24 / 51
Respy ref to the Secretary of Indiana
By order 
Geo Harrington
Chief Clerk
Gordon
6788
Oct 24 / 51
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Secretary of the Interior
Sir
Can you give me from the files your office the date of the death of George Knox, who served under General Anthony Wayne in the Indian wars and at what age he died he enlisted in the one of the lower counties of this State drew a pension from Government and died here - his children wish to recieve his bounty land but have not the necessary data in order properly to make the application.
I am very respectfully 
Your obediant Servant
Nathan P. Case
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Philadelphia Roll, Act 7 June 1832 
George Knox, fee $80 per annum, 
To what time last paid? 
Died 10th March 1834 
Paid to his death 
BLB
Pension Office Cole
Maj. Bogan
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George Knox
Adm’d
Private 
Bytn
$ 80
Hon J. Ford
Ho Reps
Mr. Ford  Pa
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Brief in the case of George Knox of the County of Tioga in the State of Pennsylvania 
(Act 7th June, 1832.) 
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge: Court, 
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  
3. How old is he? 75 years 
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
Period. In 1776 Aug’t   Duration of Service.  3 Years  Rank. As a Private Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.  McCoy, Capt. Miller afterwards to Morgan's Regt 1780 substitute for 3 Months for whom forgotten  Capt Allen . 
5. In what battles was he engaged? Skirmishes with the Indians 
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Westmoreland Pa. 
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Nothing but tradition 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?  
No Clergyman's Certificate 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned. 
Leon Belt 
Examining Clerk.
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George Knox
v 17472
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Tioga } Ss  
On this twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open Court before the judges of the Common Pleas now sitting George Knox a resident of Covington Tioga County Pennsylvania aged seventy five 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 entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 
I was born on the 27th September 1757 on Mill Creek about nine miles below Lancaster in Lancaster Co Penn. When a child my parents moved to Green Castle in Franklin Co. Pa. About 1774 my parents moved to Ligonia Valley Westmoreland Co (then) at this place on the 9th of August 1776 I volunteered to go against the Indians under Capt Samuel Miller,  Lieutenant Nathan Jacks, Rendezvoused at Hannahstown near where Greensburg now is, after scouting back words & forwards we moved in the fall to Kittanning - there we raised a Fort,  we were in Col McCoy regiment and under Major Richard Butler, Lieutenant Col was Wilson who was afterwards killed in the Jerseys - we lay there till in December 1776. We were then ordered to march to Somerset New Jersey and on our way we were at Bedford on Christmas
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and at Carlisle on New Years – (We met the Hessians who were taken prisoners at Trenton on Christmas) the still went on to Quibbletown where we encamped and lay till Spring the British were in Brunswick. In March or April I think Col Morgan Got orders to raise a regiment of Riflemen from the army he took one hundred & eighteen from the eight Pennsylvania regiment to which company belonged, and I was one.  Gen Washington was present at the time of his drawing - Morgan took from our regiment four officers, one of whom he returned back – Capt  Van Swearingen, Lieutenant Prater & the other I do not recollect. We followed scouting on the lines with Col Morgan till the British left New Jersey, we then with Washington moved to Germantown near Phil., remained there three or four days -many men moved back & went to Kings Ferry on the North river - then we got into sloops & went to Albany, got to Albany I think in August - moved immediately to Saratoga and there remained till Burgoyne was taken and then returned to Albany, down the North River and joined Washington's Army at White Marsh - I was a couple of weeks behind the regiment having been sick at Albany - as soon as I was able I went on and joined my company in 2 weeks - the next day after I got there Morgan's men and some of the Maryland Militia had a skirmish, at which time in our regiment four men & Major Morris was killed. The whole army then moved on to the Valley Forge. Morgans Regiment moved down to the Spread Eagle and then the Picket guard to the Sorrell Hose near the Redman Meeting House where we scouted all winter, we staid there till the British left Philadelphia, when the 8th
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Pennsylvania Regiment were called to go to Westmoreland and we who were taken from that regiment left Maryland & joined it. After some delays in arrived at Pittsburg just after harvest 1778 - We there fell in under Col McIntosh, Col Broadhead who commanded the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment  - we moved down the Ohio to the mouth of Big Beaver Creek there we built a Fort called McIntosh.  Those who had been under Morgan formed a scouting party under Lieutenant Peterson  -
We went from there about 16 miles across the Little Beaver to the Tuscarora where we built a Fort just below the Big Sandy Creek. 
The regiment remained at Fort McIntosh and Peterson's men scouted back as and forwards during the winter. In the spring of 1779 I with some other went to Wheeling to protect some women & children - about May 79 all the men joined at Fort McIntosh, the fort at Sandy Creek being evacuated to the Indians - Some time in June the whole regiment went to Pittsburg and near the last of July went up the Allegheny to French Creek going on in [unreadable] Indians below Broken Stone – killed five or six of them - moved up to the mouth of the Broken Stone where we left our Baggage with a guard went on to Connewango - crossed over to the Indian Town and cut up, burnt & destroyed there corn & burnt all their houses - that was in August 1779, my time for which I enlisted was out before this, but at the solicitation of the officers I staid out the Campaign - returned to Pittsburg and was discharged in November, I think but of this I am not be positive. This making in all a little more than thee years during which I saw none of my [unreadable]
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but my mother once - and my father who I helped bury who was killed in the Jerseys – I served as a substitute for another man about three months in Capt Allens company in the year 1780. I received a regular discharge from the army given by our Major (then acting, his name I do not recollect).  This discharge I gave to a certain Alexander Ponn on to obtain a settlement. I never have got a settlement, or my discharge back again.   I have his receipt for the same dated June 8th 1791 
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State 
George Knox
Sworn & subscribed before me 
Jonah Brewster Prothy 
The Ephraim B Gerould one of the Commissioners of Tioga County, residing in Covington of said County and Francis Metzger residing in Nelson County aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with George Knox who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy five years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion 
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid 
Jonah Brewster Prothy
Eph’m B. Gerould 
Francis L. Metzger 
And the said
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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 Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Ephraim B Gerould who has signed the preceeding certificate is a commissioner of Tioga County resident as he states and that Francis Metzger who has also signed the same is a resident as he states and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit 
I Jonah Brewster Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding in the matter of the application of George for a Pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on a seal of Office this twenty eighth day of September A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty two 
Jonah Brewster Prothy
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George Knox, Pensioner, Tioga County Pa Act of 1832 - name inscribed on the Roll Jany 1833 then 77 years old - Inlisted in the Continental line in 1776 and served in Col. McCoy and Col. McIntosh, and Col. Broadhead Regts. until Nov’r 1777, and was then discharged from the Continental line of the Army at Pittsburgh
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Rev War
2709
INVALID. 
File No.  2709 
George Knox 
Privt Rev War 
Act: June 7. 1832 
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 210 
[Arrangement of 1870.]