Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3724, Titus Fox, N.C.

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SERVICE: N.C.

NAME: FOX, TITUS ELIZABETH

NUMBER: R. 3724

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State of Kentucky
Hopkins, County [illegible]
 On the 12th day of March 1844 [illegible][illegible] before the [illegible] for the county [illegible] Elizabeth Fox a [illegible] of the county of Hopkins and state of Kentucky
age seventy eight years who being [illegible]
according to law doth on her oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4, 1836
that she is the widow of Titus Fox who was a private in the army of the revolution that during the whole of his service in the United States his residence was in Wilkes County Previous to her marriage with said Titus Fox she had long been arranged with him her residence not being more than four miles from his she recollects he was gone from home in  the [illegible] of the United States after three months she thinks this occurred between [illegible] two years before her marriage [illegible] Fox in the [illegible] she always [illegible] that he was a volunteer and that the service was [illegible] in the lower part of South Carolina in the neighborhood of Charleston. the now father and herself were married on the 25th day of August 1780.

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tour of service he went to Deep river (in North Carolina she thinks but is not positive). She further states during the period of the above tours, he was frequently gone on short time against the tories some times a few days, sometimes a week or more. She cannot state with any certainty, the names or grade of the officers under which he served. She however recalled the names of some of them but their grade or the time in which they commanded she cannot state. Here are some of their names. Benjamin Cleaveland who was always called Colonel. William Lewis, Micajah Lewis, Joel Lewis, Samuel Johnson she thinks he was called Captain. Richard Allen, when she first knew him he was called Captain, afterwards Major and after that Colonel. 
She further declared that she was married as before state to the said Titus Fox on the 25th day of August in the year seventeen hundred and eighty. That her husband the aforementioned Titus Fox died on the 22n day of June 1825 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before the County Clerk for the County of Hopkins in the state of Kentucky as aforesaid. 
Elizabeth Fox
X
her mark

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Elizabeth Fox
Wid of Titus
Ky Act 1836

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States of Kentucky
Hopkins County

On this 14th day of September, 1852. Before we *
an active Justices of the Peace within and for the county and states aforesaid  who being sworn according to law, on this oath makes the following declaration for the * of obtaining the benefit of any act or acts of the * of the United States granting to the children of the deceased * * soldiers a Pension, to *
That he is the legally appointed administrators * the estates of Elizabeth Fox widow of Titus Fox, lates of the county and state aforesaid, who was a private soldier in the lines of the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution. That application has here before been made for a Pension and to the evidence our files with said application he refers for proof of service, identity, etc. He further declared that the aforesaid Titus Fox died in the county and state of the aforesaid on the twenty first day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty five: that his widow, the aforesaid Elizabeth Fox, died in the aforesaid County and State

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on this twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty five, aged about seventy eight years. Leaving the following married children, to wit:
Allen Fox aged fifty years;
Jesse Fox, aged about forty seven years;
Daniel Fox, aged about sixty five ["five" is crossed out] years;
at the time of his death, five years ago;
Mrs. Amelia Meredith, aged about seventy years; 
Mrs. Mary Sisk, aged aged [sic] about fifty three years; 
Mrs Malinda Matthews, aged about forty four years; 
Mrs. Sarah ["Hawkins" crossed out] Matthews, aged about fifty six years at the time of her death, about three years since; and 
James Fox, aged about fifty three years at the time of his death, some four years since.
He further declares that the said Titus and Elizabeth Fox were married in Wilkes County North Carolina, about the year one thousand
seven hundred and eighty.
That her name before her marriage to the said Fox was Elizabeth Wright.
Jesse Fox Admr
Elizabeth Fox decd
Sworn to and subscribed
before me, this 12th day of September 1852.
James Andisbert J.P.

The blotting of the name "Hawkins" and the [unreadable] the name "Matthews" was done before the [unreadable] was subscribed and sworn to. J Andisbert J.P.

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Service N.C.
Fox, Titus
Elizabeth
Number R. 3724

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(Illegible)
Elizabeth Fox
My
(Illegible)
3724
Act (illegible) 41836

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Washington, Oct. 12th 1852

Sir:
Enclosed please find [illegible] of the [illegible] of Elizabeth Fox, [illegible] widow of Titus, late of May. Within [illegible] [illegible] Evidence.
The claim was suspended for lack of sufficient proof of sucessor age, which I hope you will find satisfactorily supplied.
I am very respectfully your obt [illegible]
J.J. Coombs

J.E. Health Esy
Court of Pensions

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Service N.C.
Fox, Titus
Elizabeth
Number R. 3724

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Elizabeth Fox
Ky roll
Ex b V. Ellis [illegible]

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Know all Men by these Presents:  That I, {Jesse Fox} a party interested in the claim herin mentioned, do hereby constitute and appoint VESPASIAN ELLIS, of Washington City, my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of {Elizabeth Fox died Widow of Titus Fox} for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent and Attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Departments at Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal, this {12} day of {April} A.D.  185{2}
{Jesse Fox} seal
Signed and sealed in presence of
{J B Greenfield}
State of {Kentucky}
County of {Hopkins}  SS.
On this {12th} day of {April} A.D., 185{2} before me , the subscriber, personally appeared, {Jesse Fox} and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be {his} act and deed, for the purposes therin mentioned, and also made oath that {he} is a party directly interested in the claim above mentioned, as a claimant.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, the day and year aforesaid.
{John Malin} J.P.
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I {Orlean Bishop} Clerk of the {County} Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that {John Malin} before whom the foregoing paper was executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths; and that the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this {17} day of {April} A.D., 185{2}
{Orlean Bishop} Clerk
Note---All items appearing in brackets are handwritten additions to a typed form letter

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The deposition of Anna Davis aged Seventy six years a citizen of Hopkins County Kentucky taken at the house of her son Vincent Davis in said County on the 14th day of February 1844. Said Deponent being duly sworn deposes and says that Titus Fox lived at the house of her Father for about two years before he was married to Elizabeth Wright in Wilkes County North Carolina. That during the time he lived at her Fathers he went  served in the war of the revolution and was gone about three months. That he was married in August the 25th day thereof she thinks in the year 1780. It was at any rate a short time before the battle of Kings Mountain. About one week after he was married, he started on a tour during which the said battle of Kings Mountain was fought that he was at said battle & returned after the same was fought. In this time she thinks he was gone about two months. She recollects that he was gone on a tour of service when his first child was born which was about eighteen months after their marriage. In this tour he was gone about eleven weeks within the above times he was frequently {illegible] on short tours against the tories but the times or length of the times she cannot state. She does not recollect about the names of the officers under which he served. She knows he was going very near the times that she stated first three months [illegible] two months and last eleven weeks and that he was gone at other times in short tours. She understood from him and others who were in the service that he was in the service of the United States and she has no doubt of his having been a good brave & faithful soldier. She further states that she was present at the marriages of the said Titus Fox and said Elizabeth Wright in Wilkes County,

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North Carolina. She the said deponent is the cousin of the said Elizabeth Wright who was married to the said Titus that the said Titus Fox died in this Hopkins County the date she cannot state leaving the said Elizabeth his widow who is still his widow having never married since his death. And further saith not
Anna Davis (x her mark)
Also the deposition of Hannah Allen aged seventy four years a citizen of Hopkins County at her own house on the same day [illegible] 14th February 1844. Said deponent being duly sworn deposes and says hat she was acquainted with Titus Fox in Wilkes County North Carolina that he served in the Revolutionary war, that he lived at her Fathers in said County of Wilkes for some time previous to the battle of Kings Mountain. That he was married to Elizabeth Wright a short time before the battle of Kings Mountain She deponent was not present at the marriage but knows that said Fox and Elizabeth Wright sister Anna Davis ( who gave the above deposition) and others went from her father's house to another place in the neighborhood for the purpose of getting married and returned after the marriage. All parties saying they had been married and she has no doubt of such being the fact. She has no doubt but that the statement of said Anna Davis as to the marriage and the date of it to be correct. She has o doubt either of the correctness of the other statements of the said Anna Davis as to the service of the said Titus Fox in the Revolutionary war given in her foregoing deposition. She deponent cannot recollect as to the length of tours [illegible] she said Anna Davis was married to William Davis a very short time after the battle of Kings Mountain and as said Fox & Davis served a good deal together. She thinks her declaration would be more

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[illegible] to be correct. [illegible] deponent further states that Titus Fox departed this life in [illegible] County (the date she cannot state) leaving the said, Elizabeth his widow who is still a widow never has married since his death. [illegible] for this oath not
Hannah Allen
X her mark

Kentucky
Hopkins County  [illegible]
I Thomas W. Campbell a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Hopkins do hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of Anna Davis and Hannah Allen were this day later subscribed & sworn to before me at the places mentioned therein. I further certify that the said deponents Anna Davis & Hannah Allen are credible persons. Given under my hand this 14th day of February 1844. Thos. W. Campbell {illegible]

State of Kentucky
Hopkins County Sct
I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas W. Campbell is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office the 14th day of February 1844.
Sam Woodson clerk
Hopkins County Court
[illegile] Orlean Bishop DC

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Service N.C.
Fox, Titus
Elizabeth
Number R. 3724

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22nd day march 1844,
Sam (illegible)
Seate of (illegible),
(illegible) set of Samuel (illegible) of the (illegible) for the (illegible) an (illegible) that Samuel (illegible)Is a (illegible)an (illegible) and (illegible) this forgoing (illegible) to (illegible) his is genuine
In (illegible) whereof (illegible)here-unto (illegible) and (illegible) my deal of (illegible)the 22nd day of March 1844
Sam (illegible)

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6155
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Elizabeth Fox
4 July 1836
Ken:  

Samuel Woodson Esq
Madisonville
Kentucky

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Kentucky
Graves County [illegible symbols]
The Deposition of Daniel Fox a citizen of the County aforesaid aged seventy eight years, this Deponent being first duly sworn Deposeth and saith that he knew Titus Fox. That said Titus was in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary war three months under General Gates during which time Gates was [illegible], he was also in service under Colonel Cleveland and Captain Samuel Johnston at the time of the Battle of Kings Mountain, Deponent was with him in service under Captain Joel Lewis at the time of Bryants decoying [deploying?] his men of the British and went in pursuit of them. Deponent and Titus was also in service under Mayer Hargrove & Captain John Beverly against Col. Fanning and the Tories under him. Deponent further states that said Titus Fox was married to Elizabeth Wright after Gates Defeat and before the performance of the three last named towns and that said Titus Fox was a resident of Wilkes County North Carolina when the above service was rendered he knows said Titus Fox moved to Hopkins County Kentucky and is informed and believes died there leaving said Elizabeth his widow & further Deponent said [illegible] not.
Daniel Fox [X his mark]

Kentucky
Graves County Set
Before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid this day came

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Samuel Fox of said county who is known to me to be a credible person and subscribed and swore to the foregoing deposition Given under my hand this 25th day of December 1834
Joas G. Cornwell

Kentucky 
Graves County

I Ervin Anderson clerk of the County Court in and for the County aforesaid do certify that Joseph G. Cornwell Esq is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
The testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name & affixed my seal of office the 25th day of December 1843
Ervin Anderson

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Elizabeth Fox, dead
wid of Titus
Ky [illegible] 18[illegible]
Dep. of Anne Davis
J. T. Coombs

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State of Kentucky
Hopkins County1852, Before me James Nisbet an acting Justice of the Peace within and for this County and State aforesaid Jurisonally appeared Anne Davis, aged 86 years, a resident of Hopkins Co and State of Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to law, on her oath declare that she was present at the marriage of Titus Fox and Elizabeth Wright in Wilkes county, North Carolina, in August, 1781. That she was then about fifteen years of age. That the said Titus Fox served in the [illegible] of the Revolution for a considerable length of time. That she does not recollect the names of the officers under which he served, but thinks he [crossed out served under Colonels Allen and Cleveland] in North and Couth Carolina. That the said Titus Fox died in Hopkins Co., Ky on or about the 21st day of June 1825. That his widow, Elizabeth Fox, died in the county and state aforesaid, on the 24th day of Sept 18[65?} and that she received a widow [illegible] the time of the death of the said Titus Fox, dec'd until her own death. That she has lived a near neighbor to the said Titus and Elizabeth Fox deceased ever since their childhood, and [illegible] to the time of their death. That she does not believe there were any records of marriage kept in the State of North Carolina, as early as 1781.
Signed Anne Davis X her mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20th day of May, 1852 and I further certify that Mrs. Anne Davis is a re-

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spectable resident of the county and state aforesaid and that I believe her to be of the age above stated, and that she is of sound mind.
James A. Nisbet, J.P.
Hopkins Counnty Ky

State of Kentucky 
Hopkins County
I Orlean Bishop Clerk of the county court within and for the county and state aforesaid hereby certify that James Nisbit before whom this annexed affidavit was bscribed and sworn to, is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county and state, and that all his official acts are [illegible] to full credit.
Given under my [illegible] and seal of office at Madisonville, this 20th day of May.
Orlean Bishop Clk
[illegible/indeciperable words under name]

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3724
Elizabeth Fox wid. of Titus
REJECTED

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Proof of [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] of Titus Fox

If any further informatoin is wanted write
D. D. Nesbitt
Madisonville Ky
J.T. Coombs.

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Service N. C.
Fox Titus
Elizabeth
Number R. 3724

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are highly respectable and worthy citizens.  That the said Titus and Elizabeth Fox, decd during his acquaintance with them sustained unblemished charaacters.  That he has lived near neighbor to them ever since his childhool.
  Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of May 1852, And I further certify that Robert Sisk, who has signed the above declaration, is a highly respectable resident of Hopkins county, and that all his statements are worthy of entire confidence.
James A Nisbet JP
Hopkins County

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Elizabeth Fox
wid. of Titus

Ky. Act of --

J.J. Coombs

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Know all men by these presents that I, Jesse Fox, of Christian County and State of Kentucky, Administrator Prepare the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, late of Hopkins county and State of Kentucky, widow of Titus Fox, late of said county and State, have constituted and appointed and by these presents do constitute and appoint George W. Monsarrat of the City of Louisville and State of Kentucky, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States the claim which the heirs of the aforesaid Elizabeth Fox deceased have to a Pension on account of the military services of her husband the aforesaid Titus Fox, in the army of the United States in the war of the Revolution.  And my aforesaid Attorney, or such other person or persons as he may substitute, is hereby fully authorized to demand at the proper Department at the City of Washington, an investigation of the right of said heirs to a Pension, and to do any and all things necessary and proper to substantiate said claim; which when done, my said Attorney is hereby au-

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thorized to receive the Certificate of Pension which may issue in satisfaction of said claim, and which I request may be made payable at the agency in the city of Louisville, Ky.  I hereby revoke any former power or powers of Attorney given by me to any other person or persons whomsoever, and with my aforesaid Attorney and him only do I desire the Pension office to hold correspondence touching said claim.
  Witness my hand and seal this 14th day of September, 1852.
Jessee Fox (seal)
Admr Elizabeth Fox decd

State of Kentucky
Hopkins County
  On this 14th day of September, 1852. Before me Jas A Nisbet an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, personally appeared Jesse Fox, Administrator upon the estate of Mrs Elizabeth Fox, and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein specified.
Jas. A. Nisbet J.P.

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State of Kentucky  )
Hopkins County    )
   I, Orlean Bishop, Clerk of the County Court within and for the County and State of aforesaid hereby certify that Jas A Nisbet Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged and subscribed, is, and was at the time of signing the certificate thereto, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit.
  I hereby further certify that letters of Administration upon the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Fox, widow of Titus Fox, late of the county and State aforesaid have been granted to Jesse Fox, of Christian County and State of Kentucky, and that said letters of Administration have never been annulled, but are now in full force and effect.
  Given under my hand and seal of office at Madisonville this 27th day of Sept. 1852. The date of this certificate is 27th day of September 1852
Orlean Bishop Clk

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State of Kentucky
Hopkins County   )  Sct
  Be it remembered that at a Court continued & held for the County aforesaid on Tuesday the 12th day March 1844 the following entry was made in the minutes of said Court Viz  "This day Elizabeth Fox of this County widow of Titus Fox decd. a Revolutionary soldier of the United States exhibited swore to and subscribed in open Court her declaration marked A in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of July 4th 1836 entitled an act granting half pay to widows or orphans whose hunbands and fathers have died of wounds received in the military service of the United States in certain cases and for other purposes which is ordered to be certified accordingly"
  I Samuel Woodson clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing is timely transcribed from the minutes of said Court.
(Seal)   In Testimony whereof and that the paper hereto attached marked A is the same declaration mentioned in said entry  I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of Office the 27th day of March 18
Samuel Woodson clk
Hopkins County Ct

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Elizabeth Fox
decd. wid. of Titus

Ctf. of Court

J.J. Coombs

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State of Kentucky
Hopkins County  )  Sct.
  Be it remembered that at a County Court continued & held for the County aforesaid at the Courthouse in Madisonville on Tuesday the 14th day of September 1852 Newton Headley presiding Judge being present and presiding two entries were made in the minutes of the proceedings of said Court in the words & figures following [illegible]  "Administration of the estate of Elizabeth Fox decd granted to Jesse Fox who made oath to and with Husten G. Hankins his surety entered into covenant as required by law."
  "Satisfactory proof was presented to the Court that Titus Fox late of the county and state aforesaid who was reputed to have been a revolutionary Soldier decd in said County and State on the twenty first day of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty five and that his widow Elizabeth Fox Survived him and remained a widow until her death which occurred in Hopkins County Kentucky on the twenty fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty five leaving the following named children [illegible] Allen Fox Jesse Fox Daniel Fox Mrs. Amelia Meredith Ms Mary Sink Ms Malinda Matthews Ms. Sarah Matthews and James Fox and the same is hereby entered of record upon the books of this Court"
   I Orlean Bishop clerk of the County Court for County of Hopkins aforesaid do certify that the foregoing are truly transcribed from the minutes of the proceedings of the said Court, as the same ones remain in my office
  In Testimony whereof I

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Hopkins County Seal stamped on left side of page

have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office the fifteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty two    
Orlean Bishop clk (signature underlined)