Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,786, John Cobbs, Va.
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Va Cobbs, John S. 15786
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23453
Virginia
John Cobbs of Certificate in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain______________ of the Regiment commanded by Col. Lynch in the Va line for 6 months 8 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 31 Dollars 44 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24th day of June, 34...
Access to the 4th of June 1832
Semi-anl. allowence ending... 34 15.72
$94.32

{Revolutionary Claim, Act Jun 7, 1832}

Recorded by A Rice Clerk
Book [illegible] Vol [illegible] Page 6

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See letters May 26. 1838 to J.H. Garner and P Cugt

Paid at the Treasury under the Acts of the 6 April 1838 from 4th Sept 1837 to 4th Sept 1838. Agt. notified 30. Oct 1839

Letter to 3rd Aud. 7 June 1843
Paid as above from 4 Sept 1839 to 4 March 1842. Agt notified 11th April 1844.

Date of death not on A.B.
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Declaration of John Cobbs, VA, Campbell county.
On this 31st day of Dec, 1833, personally appeared befor me Paulett Clark, a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Campbell, and one of the Justices of the County Court thereof, John Cobbs, resident of the County aforesaid, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed the 7th of June 1832. Who saith on oath that he entered the service of the United States as a private in the military of Bedford... in the year 1779, and he volunteered under Col. Charles Lynch and marched to the Western part of VA after the... Capt. Wm Jones was his captain, he served this... of three weeks... with about six men and set... home with his officers. During the same year, his service had a limit of three months, also as a private, a volunteer in the militia of the same county. Robert Asmarand was Captain; marched to Petersburg, was under Col. Charles Lynch, Genl. Lawson, and Gen. Lafayette, and under Baron Steuben he served this corps and was discharged, this next town used at the south in Colonial line. He volunteered a third time also, as a militia man, under Captain James Dixon, and served three months as an orderly officer strategist, was at the Battle of Guilford NC, was under Col. Williams, attached to a regiment of hin County.  His last time was one week only to guard the arsenal at New London as a private aududant as one of the guard by the Lieut-Col. of the county. But the most that the guard did was to guard Gen. John Herolafany. He there served as a orucate four months, and as a sergeant three months, in all seven months. He had no docuimentary no written testimony, he herby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension in annuity the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state receiver.
John Cobbs.
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Where have you lved since the Revolutionary War and wher do you now live?
Ans. I have... lived in Bedford, now Campbell County, where I now live. I hace resided ever since the war.
4th. How were you called into service, were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if so, for whom?
Ans. I volunteered every time, was never drafted, nor did I serve for another least for my duty and country.
5th. State the names of some of the regular officers who commanded the troops were you served; such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect, and the generals in consent with your service.
Ans. Genl. Greene commanded in charge at the Battle of Guildford: Col. Williams, Col. Chs Washington, and Col. Lee were regular officers. At Petersburg, there was Baron von Steuben, Marquis de Lafayette, and John Alexander, General of the Militia, Lawson, and other, in many officers...
6th, Did you ever recieve a discharge from the regiment, and by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
Ans. I was discharged by Capt. Adams; and after the Battle of Guildford, I was again discharged but the document who you saw it. Both papers are lost.
7th Note the names of persons to whom you are known in you persent... and who can sestify as to character for lies, and can testify of your services as soldier of the revolution.
Ans. The Reverend Samuel Amisted, Robert Smith, Charles Walker, John Hurst, John Chandler, James S Jones, and others.
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the revolution; and that we concede in that open... We know of no man more worthy of credit than who sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Sam Armistead
H. M. Armistead.
And I, Paulett Clark, positive as aforesaid, do hereby declare my opinion to be, after the... legislation of the matter and after putting the foregoing... by the rear department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as stated. and I further certify that it appears, leaving well-known to me that...
the state of health, and infirmity of the said John Cobbs is fail, that he cannot attend court. In testimony of all decision enduring I have herwith put my hand, the day and year first written.
Paulett Clark.

State of Virginia
Campbell County to wit:

I John [illegible] clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing certificate the original proceedings had before [illegible] Esquire on the application of John Cobbs for a pension and do further certify that [illegible] Esquire before the same was subscribed and sworn to when [illegible] is an acting Justice of the peace in good [illegible] the County before said duly commissioned and qualified according to
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genuine being his own proper hand writing and that full faith and credit is due to all his official acts a[s] such. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court aforesaid this 2nd Day of January 1834 In the 58th year of American Independence
[signed] John Alexander B C C
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AD[illegible]
Private 3 mos 28 ds
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[Notation below is sideways on right side]
Harry [illegible]
Campbell co
Va
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January 9, 1940
C. W. Hancock
327 Veterans' Memorial Building
San Francisco, California.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to John Cobb, who served from Virginia and was a pensioner of Campbell County, Virginia, in 1840.
The date which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 15786, based upon the service of John Cobbs in the Revolutionary War. He was a pensioner of Campbell County, Virginia.
John Cobbs was born on October 8, 1759, in Buckingham County, Virginia; the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Bedford County (later Campbell County), Virginia, he enlisted in 1779 or 1780 and served three weeks as private in Captain William Jones' company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, engaged against the Tories in the Western Part of Virginia. He enlisted later and served three months as orderly sergeant in Captain James Dixon's company, during which he was in the Battle of Guildford, North Carolina, under command of Colonel Williams. He served afterwards one week as a guard at the arsenal in New London, names of officers not given.
John Cobb was allowed pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War on his application executed December 31st, 1833, at which time he resided in Campbell County, Virginia. He had continued to reside there ever since the Revolutionary War. He made
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no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of the person paid, and possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following data:
John Cobbs
Certificate #23453
Issued January 24, 1834
Rate $31.44 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831
Act of June 7, 1832
Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
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15786
INVALID
File No. 134786
John Cobbs
soldier in Revolution
Act: June 7th, '32
Index:-Vol: 7, Page 439
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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1911 Sept. 25 Hist to B. H. Shaefer
letter in W Hill 7798 John Harrell. C
1911 Nov. 4 Mrs. Minnie E. Hogan
1912 Feb. 27 Thos. E. Cobbs. c
1937 - Dec. 18 Hist to Mrs. W. B. Ardery - ILL
1940 - Jan. 9 - Hist to C. E. Hancock - ILL
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
June 10th, 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3rd section of the Act of August 23, 1832, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents. John Cobbs, a Pensioner on the Roll of Richmond, Va, Agency at the rate of Thirty-three dollars and 44 cents per annum under the law of 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of September 1839, to the 4th of March, 1842.
Repectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
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Treasury Department
Second Comptroller's Office
October 18, 1839.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Cobbs, a Pensioner on the Roll of Richmond, Va, Agency at the rate of Thirty-one dollars and forty-four cents per annum under the law of the 7th June 1832 has been paid at this Department from the 4th of Sept. 1837, to the 4th of September, 1838.

Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
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December 22, 1939
Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
	It would be appreciated if you would kindly send 
us the Pension Record of JOHN COBB who served in the 
Revolutionary War.
	We have found a John Cobb from Campbell County, 
Virginia, who is listed in the Census of Pensioners 
of the Revolutionary service of 1840.
	Any information you will be able to give us con-
cerning [concerning] John Cobb of Virginia will be appreciated.
	Sincerely yours,
	[signature] C. E. Hancock
	C. E. HANCOCK, Secretary.

EV.
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Dec. 8 1937
Commissioner of Pensions
Pension Bureau,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly send me the revolutionary record of one John Cobbs (or Cobb) whose residence in 1840 was Campbell county, Virginia, at which time he was 80 years of age. Any family record, contained in this claim, I shall particularly appreciate.
Sincerely,
Julia S. Ardery
Mrs. W. B. Ardery
Cypress St.
Paris, KY.
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Campbell County, VA, 13th May, 1836
J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Dear Sir,
Mr. John Cobbs failed to apply at the pensions office for his pensionj, for two years, of which application was mmade. The asent informed him that his consequence of two years having elapsed service the runes ge kast drew his pension, it was unpaid.
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That he should receive an order from the pension office at Washington to receive his Pay again. Mr. Cobbs requests I send his Pension of allowance to him of which the... of you to have is so the applicant is to unable his allowance to collect the money for him. The county seal with my signature attached to it is in the agent's office at Richmond.
Yours very respectfully,
A. W. Wimbish.
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Wartinsville, Va.
Feb'y 15, 1912
Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City, D. C.
Dear Sir,
Desiring to obtain the record of my Grandfather, John Cobbs, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, I write to ask you to furnish me with this record from your files. He resided after the close of the war in Campbell Co, Va. and drew pensions for his services.
Please give date of enlistment and name of Captain of his company and all other matters relating to his service. If there were other soldiers in his company by the name of Cobbs please give their names also.
I will cheerfully pay cost attending this upon receipt of the bill, or will remit same before the work is done if you will kindly inform me what the amount is.
Yours Truly,
Thos. E. Cobbs.
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College Park, Ga, 10/24/11.
Hon. J. L. Davidport, Coms.
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir;
In Senate Document [514] 1st Session 23rd Congress Virginia Pension Roll, Campbell log, page 122, Vol II, there will be found the name of John Cobbs, pvt Va. Mil. 1/24/834-3/4/831, aged 75. Will you please give me all the information you have of statements made when he applied for pension as to tamity both to also when pension ceased or when he died.
In the North Carolina Colonial
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and state records, Vol. XVII, page 200 there appears the name of William Cobb #1444 on the Army accounts of soldiers paid at Warrentown, N. C. Feb 1/1785. Also in Vol. XXII, same Records, this Commission was issued in Cobbs County, NC, with Jesse Cobbs et al, signed by John Sasser for organizing a company of minute men. Jesse Cobb as Capt and William Cobb, Lieut. Aksim Genelogical Register Hawthorne. Vol II, p., 289 William Cobb, pvr 7th Reg Nc Col. James Hogan, Company En. 1777 3 years of 1/20/1778 all information of William Cobb,
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. Minne E. Hogan.
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Empire Lift Building, R. 305.
Atlanta, GA, 9/18/11
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir,
In Senate Document 1st Session 23rd Congress 1833-1834, Pension Roll [514]; on the Virginia Pension Roll at Southampton Co. I find the name of John Horell of the Maryland line (page 99) age 82; his name I am quite sure should be spelled Harrell, please give all information given when he (or they) applied for a pension. I am trying to establish a family whose records were burned at the Washington fire 1812-15 also in swore recruit files in the South; therefore, please
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give me the John Harrell data he may have been born in Great Britain or Chorram Counties, NC, he was in Virginia 1790, there may be two.
Also John Cobb, who appears in the Census of 1790, Nanswemond, VA, under "Summers and Gardens Comp's of Mil." Then I find John Cobb under the act for taking the 6th Census of 1840, page 129 aged 82 in the Southern District of Campbell Co, Va. Pensioners for Revolutionary and Military Service, please give all data.
There may be Mrs. John Cobbs, there are two entirely different families representated by the Harrell and Cobbs. I am looking up, therefore, the will come under the law.
Thanking you in advance for this charity annd hoping to be helped by your great affection, I am, Respectfully,
B. H. Shaefer.
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John Cobb W. 20902
b. Halifax Co Va
re N. C.       serv N. C. & Va
    S. C.
John Cobb 1[?], 786
b. Buckingham Co. Va
res. Bedford & Campbell Co. Va-
[round mailroom stamp at bottom of page]
PENSION U. S. Office SEP 20 1911
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December 18, 1937.
Mrs. W. B. Ardery
Cypress Street,
Paris, Kentucky.
Dear Madam;
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of John Cobbs (Cobb) who resided in Campbell County, Virginia, in 1840.
The data given herein are shown in the papers on file in the pension claim S. 16786, based upon  service of John Cobbs in the Revolutionary War.
John Cobbs was born on October 8, 1759, in Buckingham County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Bedford County (later Campbell County), Virginia, he enlisted in 1779 or 1780, and served three weeks as private in Captain William Jones' Company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, during which he marched against the Tories in the western part of Virginia. He served next, three months as private in Captain Robert Adams' company, Colonel Charles Lynch's Virginia regiment, during which he marched to Petersburg. He enlisted later, served thre months as orderly sergeant in Captain James Dixon's Company and was in the battle of Guildford, North Carolina, under the command of Colonel Williams. He served subsequently, one week as a guard at the arsenal at New London, officer's name not given.
John Cobbs was allowed pension on his application executed December 31, 1833, at which time he resided in Campbell County, Virginia. He had continued to reside there ever since the Revolutionary War.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name
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and address of the person paid, and possibly, the date of eath of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following:
John Cobbs
Certificate #23453
Issued January 24, 1834.
Rate $31.44 per annum
Commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832.
Virginia Agency.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator.
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To reply to your request of____________, received____________ for a statement of the military history of John Cobbs, a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension file in this bureau.
Battles engaged in, Guildford
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Bedford Co, Va.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 31, 1833 Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Campbell Co, Va.
Age at date of application, born Oct. 8, 1759, in Buckingham Co. Va.
Remarks: No family data.
Very Respectfully,
Commissioner.