Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 2399, Thomas Cox, N.C.
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(8-1776)

SERVICE
N.C.

Cox, Thomas
        Bethany

NUMBER   R.2399

CONTENTS
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State of North Carolina
Caldwell County
On this 29th day of June AD 1853 personally appeared before us Thomas Isbell and Allen Laxton acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Bethany Cox a resident of said County
aged Ninety Six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision
made by the act of Congress passed
 July 4th AD 1836: That she is the widow of Thomas Cox who was a private soldier in the Revolutionary War, having enlisted as a volunteer in the County of Randolph
North Carolina, and that he served three years or more under the Officers of the American Army whose names however she does not remember, and she further
declares that she has no documentary evidence in support of the claim, but believes that his enlistment took place during the year 1777 - She further declare
that she was married to the said Thomas Cox several as before the close of the Revolutionary war having at that time three living children, the offspring of her
marriage with the said Cox, that her husband the afore said Thomas Cox died in January 1814; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereunto annexed 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above
Written before
Bethany Cox  her mark
Thomas Isbell JP
A. Laxton JP
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State of North Carolina
Caldwell County
The undersigned Thomas Isbell and Allen Laxton Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Caldwell and State aforesaid before whom the foregoing declaration has this day been made do hereby certify that we have for many years been acquainted with the said Bethany Cox and that we believe her said declaration to be worthy of belief and credit.  And we further certify that the said Bethany Cox is unable from great age and bodily infirmity to attend the Courts of the said County and that it is necessary to take her said declaration at her residence.  We further certify that we have no interest directly or indirectly in the foregoing application for Pension - 
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this 29th day of June 1853
(s) Thomas Isbell
(s) A. Laxton Jr
(s) Gabriel Russel
(s) Jas M Isbell
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State of North Carolina
Caldwell County

Personally appeared before the undersigned Thomas Isbell and Allen Laxton acting Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid James Ferguson a resident of said County, aged Seventy two years who after being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare and say that he was for many
years personally acquainted with Thomas Cox who was the husband of Bethany Cox, whose declaration is hereunto annexed and that the said Bethany Cox has remained a widow ever since the death of the said Cox which took place as he believes in the
year AD 1814. 
Sworn to and subscribed before us
this 29th June 1853.
James Ferguson
Thomas  Isbell J.P
A. Laxton J.P
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State of North Carolina
Caldwell County 
I S. O. Jala clerk of  the Court of Pleas & Quarter
Sessions for said County do hereby certify 
that Thomas Asbell and Allen Laxton whose names appears to the foregoing affidavits are and were at the time of attesting the same, acting Justices of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned
& sworn, and the foregoing Signatures purporting to be theirs is genuine
In witness whereof I have
hereunto subscribed my name
and affixed the seal of office
of Office in (illegible) this 4 day of July
1853
S. O. Lala CCC
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January 7, 1938,
BA-J/ALL.
Richard Cox-S.31630
Thomas Cox R. 2399
Marie Stokes
212 West Main Street
Peru, Indiana.
Dear Madam:
The records of Richard Cox and Thomas Cox are given herein as shown in pension claims, based upon based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.

RICHARD COX S. 21630.

Richard Cox was born in the year 1760, in Rowan County, North Carolina ; the names of his parents are not shown. He lived with his father about thirteen miles from Salisbury, in said Rowan County, at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Richard Cox enlisted and served as a private in the North Carolina troops on different tours, given as follow: first, three months in Captain Cowan's company of Infantry, during which he marched through the State of South Carolina to Augusta, Georgia, then back to South Carolina and was in the battle of Stone; later, one month in Captain Lopp's company, aganist the Tories; and three months in Captain Smith's company, a part of the time near Wilmington this service about the time of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, 

The soldier resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, three or four years after the war, then moved to Randolph County, where he resided
about twenty years, then moved to Iredell County, where he remained about six years, returned then to Rowan County and resided about eleven years, after which he moved to Habersham County, Georgia.
Richard Cox was allowed pension on his application executed
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March 4, 1833, at which time he resided in Habersham County, Georgia.
The soldier made no reference to wife or children. In 1833, he was
referred to as Richard Cox, Senior.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of
person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you
should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office,
Records Division, this city, and furnish the following: Richard Cox,
Certificate #30289, issued December 11, 1835, rate $23.33 per annum
commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, Georgia Agency.
The date of death on COB is Dec 12, 1835. Did not use it as papers show that he was paid in 1837-1838


THOMAS COX -- R. 2599.
The date and place of birth of Thomas Cox and the names of his
parents are not shown.
Thomas Cox married several years before the close of the Revolutionary
War" Bethany; her maiden name and the date of their marriage
are not shown. At the close of the Revolutionary War, they had three
children living, whose names were not stated, nor are other children named.

Thomas Cox died in January 1814, the day and place of his death
June 29, 1853, Bethany Cox, the widow of Thomas Cox, was a resident
of Caldwell County, North Carolina, aged then ninety-six years. She
applied then for the pension which might have been due on account of the
service of her husband, Thomas Cox, in the Revolutionary War. She stated
then that Thomas Cox volunteered in 1777, in Randolph County, North Carolina
, and served three years as a private in the North Carolina troops.
She did not state the names of the officers under whom he served nor
give any details regarding his service. She submitted an official statement from the Secretary of the State of North Carolina which showed that
Thomas Cox served as a private in Captain Shepard's company, 10 North Carolina
Regiment from June 12, 1777 until November 1, 1782, at which
time he was a corporal in that organization, and was in service as late
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as 1783 Also, that a land warrant was issued by the State of North Carolina , October 20, 1784, to Thomas Cox for service of three years in the Revolutionary War.
Bethany Cox's claim for pension was not allowed as she submitted no evidence to show that the Thomas Cox recorded in the official
report cited above, was identical with her husband, nor any proof of his three years' service alleged by her, as required by the pension Law.

In 1868, Bethany Cox was deceased, date of her death not stated. 

In 1853, one James Ferguson, aged seventy-two years and a resident Caldwell County, North Carolina, stated that he was acquainted with Cox, Bethany's husband, for many years; he did not state any relationship to the soldier's family.

Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator,

Note-Mrs French read this N.C. report and directed this part & cause of rejection IHC
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    2399
P.O.
Bethany Cox
Service:
           REJECTED
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Wages!
Attorney
P.O.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for
Contract.

1838 Jan 7 Hist to Marie Stokes JLL
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STATE of NORTH CAROLINA,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls of the Continental line of this State, in the Revolutionary War, that Thomas Cox a private soldier in Capt Shepards Company of the tenth Regiment, entered the service on the 12th day of June 1777 for the term of three years or the War was a Corporal the first of November 1782 Destd 13th June 1783.  A land Warrant for three years service was issued to him on the 20th October 1784
Given under my hand this 20th day of August 1853
(s) W. Hill Secretary of State
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N0 7977
Bethany Cox widow
of
Thomas
N.C.
Letter to GC Ames 10th Sept 1853
Jas C Harpers Aug 3d 1857
Hon T L Clingman Jan 18/58 
2399
Act 4th July 1836
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January 7, 1938.
BA-J/ILL
Richard Cox
S. 31630
Marie Stokes
212 West Main Street
Peru, Indiana
Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Richard and Thomas Cox of North Carolina, John, Andrew, George and Thomas Young of Washington County Pennsylvania, the War of 1812 records of Richard and Elijah Cox of Tennessee, the War of 1812 and Mexican War record of Thomas Young of Kentucky and the Mexican War records of Elijah and Richard Cox of Indiana. 
There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of John, Andrew, George or Thomas Young in which it is shown that they resided in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and no claim for pension on file based upon service in the War of 1812 of a Richard Cox of Tennessee, Thomas Young of Kentucky, nor of any Elijah Cox.  The records of Richard Cox and Thomas Cox Revolutionary War soldiers of North Carolina, are furnished you herewith. 
Your letter has been referred to the proper official for reply in regard to Elijah and Richard Cox of Indiana, and Thomas Young of Kentucky, Mexican War soldiers. 
Very truly yours, 

A. D. Hiller, 
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator. 

Carbon in Misc file-
Carbon in Richard Cox - S31630
Letter forwarded for Mex. W soldiers.
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Patterson N.C.
26th June 1857
Commissioner of Pensions
Dean in

Several years since I made an effort to procure a pension for Mrs Bethany Cox widow of Thomas Cox decd and not being able to procure the proof deemed necessary by the Department I dropped the matter, but about the same time Mr George Little of Raleigh
undertook the prosecution of the claim
for the widow and we have repeatedly
written to him for information as to his success, but without obtaining much satisfaction Will you have the kindness to inform me for Mrs Cox whether any thing has yet been done or not.
The within certificate not being of any service to me I enclose hoping it may enable you the more readily to refer to the claim
Very Respectfully
your Most Obt
Jas C Harper
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G. C. Ames
Sept 10/53
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Pension Office
10th Sept 1853
Sir, the application of Bethany Cox widow of Thomas of North Carolina, has been received and filed under Act 4th July 1836
No evidence has been adducted as to Thomas' services nor the date of his marriage with Bethany and of his death. 
(s) G.C. Ames, Esq
Washington, D.C.
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Hon. T.L. Clingman
Jan. 18,
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Pension Office, January 18, 1858.
Sir,
In reply to the enclosed letter of Mr. Stone, I
have the honor to state that an application was made in 1853 by Bethany Cox, widow of Thomas for pension under act of July 4, 1836, but the claim was disallowed, there having been no evidence adduced  of of the service of her alleged husband or the date of her marriage. It now appears the applicant is dead. It is to late, therefore, to perfect the claim. her children, or other who are representatives
not being entitled to recover the gratuity
which might have become due their mother if the had established her claim while living 
with great respect
Hon Thomas L. Clingman
House of Representatives
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Enc

Pension Office
Aug 3d 1857
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 26 June last,
I enclose herewith a copy of the one letter ever written in the case of Bethany Cox as the widow of Thomas, since this letter as written, no additional Evidence has been filed.
Yours &c

Lett.to J. C. Ames
10 Sept /53 

Jas C. Harper Esqr
Patterson, N.C.
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No. 7977
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Washington July 15 1853
Hon L P Waldo
Sir
      Enclosed you will find declaration of Bethany Cox widow of Thomas Cox of North Carolina act 4 July 1836
The proof  of marriage and of service I will furnish hereafter
Very Respectfully
Your Obsd
Geo C Ames