Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4957, Amos Hickcox, Conn.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn
CONTENTS
Hickcox, Amos
NUMBER
R. 4957
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No 37967
Amos Hickcox do
NY
4957
Repeted
Letter Garnsey Hickcox 23 May 1850

act 7 June 1832
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No 37962
Ann Hickcox aw
NY
act 7 June 1832


Rejected was not living on 7 June 32
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the Revolutionary Struggle and Spent most of his time during the War in the Service of his County and in apprehending the Tories for which he got little or nothing for his services and this deponent doth further say that he was well acquainted with the [illegible] of Captain Amos Hickcox and that the [illegible] now living is Garnsey Hickcox Marana Muson & Charlotte Davis. the Words interlined on the twentieth line (One thousand Eight hundred & twenty Eight) interlined, before, Singed
David Garnsey
Subscribed and sworn 
before me this 24th Day of April 1860
Levi Seley Justice of the Peace

State of New York
Delaware County Clerks Office
I, Wm. McClaughy Clerk of the County of Delaware and Clerk of the Court of said County do hereby certify that Levi Seley Esqr before whom the aforesaid deposition purports to have been taken was at the time of taking such deposition a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Elected and Sworn and duly authorized by laws to take the same and that his signature thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court and County this 2d day of May 1850.
Wm. McClaughy 
Clerk
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To the Honorable George W. Crawford, Esquire
Secretary of War

On the 24th day of April one thousand and eight hundred and fifty Personally Cam before me Levi Suley Esquire, one of the Justices of the peace of the town of Harpersfield in the County of Delaware and State of New York, David Garnsey well known to me and had been a neighbor of mine for something like forty years last past of an unblemished Reputation was at the advanced age of ninety two years and who is now possessed of a good Memory and perfect Recollections and now of the town of Harpersfield County of Delaware and State of New York and who upon Oath says he was formerly of the town of Watertown County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut and says he was well acquainted with Capt. Amos Hickcox who was born and brot up in Watertown County of Litchfield and State of Connecticut and was a neighbor and townsman of his and who some forty years ago he moved to Harpersfield Delaware County and State of New York and lived here until the 21st day of September one thousand and Eight hundred twenty when he died and was perfectly familiar as Regards Capt. Amos Hickcox Services during the Revolutionary War and that he was knowing to his Enlisting in a Company Commanded by Captain Trobridge I think of New Haven for Six Months and Went to Roston in the first year of the War and there served during the time of his enlistment and returned home.  Soon after his return home Captain Amos Hickcox took the Command of Some Boats and went in pursuit of Some British Boats that was plundering the inhabitants who resided on Long Island
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Block Island Marthas Vinyard and the Islands around about there and spent about three Months in that Service after his return home I was knowing to Captain Amos Hickcox Enlisting as a Lieutenant under Captain Stephen Matthews of Watertown County Litchfield and State of Connecticut 1776 for Six Months and travelled through the Wilderness to Lake Champlain and Lake George in the Northern part of the State of New York and Served there untill the Expiration of his Enlistment and returned home.
I David Garnsey doth further say that he Enlisted in a Company of Sea fenceables which Company was Commanded by Captain Isaac Brundon and Capt Amos Hilcox served in said Company as Lieutenant for four Months and we were Stationed at New Haven West Haven and at Stratford after that We went Called out when Norwalk & Danbury was Burned and Capt. Amos Hickcox Served as an adjutant and we had and engagement with the British at the time.  We was after that Called out and Stationed at a place Called Horse Neck and at the Fishkills and Peekskills on the River Hudson and We followed the British [illegible] When they sailed up the River Hudson as far as Red Hook to join Burgoynes Army and it was there the Express Came down and informed as that Burgoyne and his army had Surrended them & [illegilble] up as prisoners of War to the Americans the British immediately Wheeled about and returned to New York.  I David Garnsey doth further say that he was knowing that Captain Amos Hickcox Served as a recruiting officer at many different times and was a brave and active officers and was mutch Respected by his Soldiers and who took a verry active part in
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North Harpersfield, Delaware County, State of New Y[ork]
April 24th, 1850
To the Honorable Secretary of War
Sir
Enclosed I forward to you Mr. David Garnsey's affidavit showing to you the Services performed by Honored Father Amos Hickcox during the Revolutionary War which I presume you will grant to us such an amount of pension & Land as his Services justly merited  my father once made an application to the Hon Secretary When the peson Law was first passed but was rejected on account of not having Served Nine Months at one time with out being discharged.
Please Address me at North Harpersfield P. O. Delaware County New York

I am with with due Respects you most Obedent Servant
Garnsey Hickcox

N.B. Should you grant us any Lands I should prefer it out of the Government Lands in Wisconsin.
truly yours G Hickcox
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North Harpersfield N. Y.    Paid 10
May 16th

Hon. George W. Crawford Esquire
Secretary of War
Washington City

[sideways]
April 24, 1850
Garnesy Hickcox
Forwards papers in
support of the claim of the 
heirs of Amos Hickcox
an account of his service
in the Revolutionary War

Letter to Garnsey Hickcox
May 13, 1850

Ref. to [illegible] of Pensions
De of Interior
May 13, 1850
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[strikethrough] Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873 [/strickthrough]
[stamped] REJECTED [/stamped]

4957

P.O.
Amos Hickcox
Service:_______________________________

Enlisted:______________________________, 18  .
Discharged:__________________________, 18   .

Application filed:_____________________, 18  .

Alleges: ____________________________
Re-enlisted____________________________

Attorney:_____________________________
P.O. __________________________________

__________Recognized    _____________Contract
________Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ___________________, 18