Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 8,576, Joel Cohoon, N.C.

SERVICE
Nb
or bchoon Joel bahooon. Naomi
NUMBER
W.8576
CONTENTS
2

25323
Kentucky
Rockborough
Trigs 60 in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the co commanded by Captain  of the regt commanded by Col Grav in the Northwestern line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20 Dollars  Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Decr 1833 and Year  6 Lyons KY
Arrears to the 4th of Sept  50.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March  10 00 $60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Dan Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 30

5378 Kentucky.
Naomi Cahoon widow of Joel Cahoon NC who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Mar. 1838, and sent to
Hon. C. S. Morehead House of Reps
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 228, Vol. 3
3 H
Reported

24996 Earl Kalhoon Kentucky
from 1786 private 6 months
B 20
Non:
Lyons of Ky
- H. R.

State of Kentucky } Set. Fayette County } 3
September
On this 27 th day of August 1833 personally
appeared before the undersigned an acting justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid. Joel Colhoon a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged seventy years , who first being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed June 9 th 1832. He says he was born on the 9 th day of July 1763, in Edgecomb County North Carolina, that he has now in his house a record of his age, made by his parents, that in the year 1787, he was enlisted in the service of the United States, for the term of three months , he was mustered into service at Nash Court house North Carolina under the command of Colonel Brant that he marched from Nash Court house North Carolina to High Rock ford on Neuse River, where he joined headquarters under the command of General Green, Colonel Reid and Major Coffield, he says he, with the army, went from High Rock ford, in pursuit of the British and did not overtake them, until they arrived at Ramsay's Mills, on Deep River, where a few guns were fired, but no general engagement, he remained at said Mills with General Green, two or three weeks, he says at said Mills he was placed under the command of General Butler with whom he served until he was discharged, which took place at Wake Court house he received his discharge for said three months service from General Butler, he was in no battle during said time, he has either lost or mislaid his discharge, he does not remember the month in which he was enlisted, but he was discharged in May 1787. He says after his discharge, he returned to his father's in Edgecomb County

North Carolina, when he arrived at his father's the British were within six miles of his father's house and at that time one James Merit, had been drafted, or it came to his time to serve a tour of duty for three months, and he said Merit applied to this applicant, to serve said tour of duty for him as his substitute, and this applicant did agree to do so, and did substitute and take the place of said James Merit and served the said tour of three months in the year 1781. The month he entered the Army he does not remember, but thinks it was June, he says this time he was mustered into service at Tarborough Edgecombe County, North Carolina, under the command of Colonel Hart, Major Scarber, or some such name. Captain James Wilson. Lieut. Thomas Bell, Ensign Will- iam Fort. He says during this tour he was engaged in pursuing the Tories in the neighboring counties, he was in no engagement, but was scouting during the time. He says he does not now remember the names of any of the Continental or Militia Regiments or Companies with which he served. He says while in the army of General Greene, he knew Colonel Lee and he believes Colonel Wash- ington, he says he did serve in the army of the United States the two tours of three months each as above stated making in all six months. He says he was discharged from the service the last tour he served at Tarborough Edge- combe County, North Carolina, he received his discharge from Colonel Hart, he has either lost or mislaid it. He says he has no documentary evidence and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure, who can testify to his service. He says he resided in Edgecombe County, North Carolina from his birth until about twenty seven or eight years ago.

when he removed to the place at which he now lives, which is in Tiggs County Kentucky, he says he is well acquainted with Henry Bridges, Isaac Sumner, Jonathan Ricks, James Thomas, John Firtell, Thomas Firtell, Joseph Martin, James Neall, James Lawrence and Bazel Holland who are his immediate neighbors and can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief as to his service as a soldier of the Revolution. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension of the agency of any State.
This applicant makes the following answers to the seven interrogatories presented by the War Department, viz.
1 st To the first. He says he was born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina on the 9th day of July, 1763.
2 d That he has a record of his age, as his house made by his parents.
3 d He says he was living in Edgecombe County, North Carolina when he was called into service each time and continued to live there until about twenty seven or eight years ago, when he removed to where he now lives, which is in Tiggs County Kentucky.
4 th The first three months he served he was enlisted or drafted the second he was a substitute and for James Merrett.
5 th He says General Green, Colonel Erwin, Colonel Reed, Major Coffield, General Butler, Colonel Hart, Colonel Lee and Major Scarbrough were with the troops at times where he served, that he does not recollect any of the names of the Continental or Militia Regiments and that he has in the previous part of his declaration stated the general circumstances of his service.
6 th He says he did receive two discharges from the service, the first was given by General Butler and the second by Colonel Hart and that they are both either lost or mislaid.

7th He says he is known in his present neighborhood to Henry Bridges, Isaac Bunn, Jonathan Ricks, James Thomas John Tuttle, Thomas Tuttle, Joseph Martin, James Holland James Lawrence and Bazel Holland, who can testify as to his character for veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Joel Coburn
We Dudley Williams a clergyman residing in the County of Trigg and State of Kentucky and John Tuttle residing in the same County and State do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Joel Coburn who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be eighty years old, 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. Dudley Williams Sworn to and subscribed the day and year above named.
his John Tuttle mark
State of Kentucky
Trigg County Set { This day Joel Coburn, the above named appli- cant for a pension, whose declaration is written on the foregoing pages, personally appeared before me Keallen Thomas, a justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid and swore to and subscribed the same in my presence. Said also Dudley Williams a clergyman and John Tuttle
whose names are affixed to the above certificate, personally appeared before me, a justice of the peace aforesaid and swore to and subscribed the said certificate, and I do hereby declare it to be my opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant Joel Coburn was a Revolutionary soldier and served as

as he states and I do further certify that the above named Joel Cohoon, the said Applicant for a pension cannot from bodily infirmity and old age attend Court. He was ever since my hand as a justice of the peace for the County and State aforesaid this 27 th day of Sept  Septm 1833. William Thomas Jr. H. C.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Trigg County ss Set
I William Cannon, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Trigg aforesaid, do hereby certify that William Thomas, esquire who signs the above certificate, and before whom the annexed affidavits of Joel Cohoon, Dudley Williams and John Fulrell appear to have been made, is legally an acting justice of the peace in the said County of Trigg, duly Commissioned & qualified, was seated at the date of his certificate, to wit: on the 27 th day of Sept: 1833. and that his signature to said certificate is genuine, being his own hand writing.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office of said Trigg County Court at Office in Leadiz, on this 22 nd day of October. 1833, and in the 42 nd year of the Com- monwealth.
William Cannon, Clerk

No 13907 Naomi Cohoon mo of Joel Ky
ad 7 July 1838
b. d. 15 Oct. 1835
admitted.
P. $20 per ann on 4 March 1835 to 40 from 43 to 48, from 48 for life
Rev C.S. Morehead N.R.

State of Ky                      S.S. Trigg County
On this Twenty ninth day of March One Thousand Eight hundred and forty nine personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Trigg County Court. Naomi Cohoon a resident of Trigg County Kentucky aged Eighty one years, who being first duly sworn, as according to law, doth on her oath make the following decla- ration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Con- gress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to cer- tain Widows, That she is the Widow Joel Cohoon who was a private in the revolu- tionary war, and for that service obtained a pension from the United States by virtue of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty two. That she does not know how long he was in the service or when he entered or left the same neither does she know under what officers the services were rendered, but she refers to the declaration of her said husband and the testimony accompany- ing the same now on the supposes on file in the War Office. She further declares that she was married to the said Joel Cohoon on the fourth day of August in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty five That her husband the said Joel Cohoon died the fifteenth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and thirty five. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place pre- vious to the first of January seven hundred

him and said mostly from viz: at the time above stated. She further swears that she is now a widow never married since the death of her said husband and that she has never before made any application for a pension. Nancy her Colhorn sworn to and subscribed marks on the day and year above written before me, James Thomas Justice of the Trigg County Court
State of Kentucky Trigg County } Set.
I James Thomas as a justice of the Trigg County Court, which is a court of record do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration of Nancy Colhorn was sworn to and subscribed before me on the day specified therein that I am personally acquainted with with her and have been for many years and that from extreme old age and infirmi- ties she is unable to appear in court to make her declaration and that she is worthy of all credit. Given under my hand this 29 th day of March 1849.
James Thomas Justice of the Trigg County Court

Kentucky Trigg County
§ 8th.
This day Hannah Williams personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Trigg County Court and made oath that she was present at the marriage of Joel Cohoon and Naomi Tuttle, that said marriage took place on the fourth day of August seven hundred and eighty five in the County of Edgecombe County State of North Carolina. That Naomi Cohoon who is about to make an application for a pension is the same Naomi Tuttle who was then married - that said Joel Cohoon died on the fifteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty five. That Joel Cohoon and Naomi Cohoon lived together as man and wife from the day of their marriage until his death. That said Naomi Cohoon is now a widow and has never married since the death of her said husband Joel Cohoon.
Hannah her Williams mark
State of Kentucky Trigg County
§ 8th.
This day Charity Bridges personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the Trigg County Court and made oath that she was personally present at the marriage of Joel Cohoon and Naomi Tuttle, that said marriage took place on the fourth day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty five in the County of Edgecombe, North Carolina. That Naomi Cohoon who is about

to make an application for a pension is the same Nancy Fuett who was then married that said Joel Lebow died on the fifteenth day of October 1885. and Joel Lebow and Nancy Lebow lived together as man and wife from the day of their marriage until the death of said Joel Lebow. That Nancy Lebow is now a widow, never having married since the the death of her said husband Joel Lebow.
Charity her Bridges mark
State of Kentucky } 5th Fayette County }
I James Thomas a Justice of the Peace Fayette County Ky. do hereby certify that the foregoing depositions of Mariam Williams and Charity Bridges were this day taken sworn to and subscribed by said persons before me. That I am personally acquainted with each of said deponents and have been for many years. That they are entitled to full credit given under my hand this 29th day of March 1849.
James Thomas Justice of the Peace Fayette Co Ky
He Refused to Swear to the
I certify that Mariam Williams & Charity Bridges named in the foregoing certificate have been personally known to me for many years as persons of good character & that their statements are entitled to full credit July 20 1850 John Boyd

Commonwealth of Kentucky Fragg County Set
I, James E. Thompson Clerk of the Court in & for the County aforesaid, do certify that James Thomas Esq. before whom the foregoing Declaration of Naomi Cohen was made and who gives the Certificate thereunder written, and before whom also the foregoing depositions of Marian Williams and Charity Brooks were taken is now and was at the time of the taking of said Depositions and making said Declaration an acting Justice of the said Fragg County Court duly commissioned and qualified and that full faith & credit are due & ought to be given to all his official acts as such —
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Office of said Court at Office in Cady this 3 rd day of March A.D. 1849 and in the 57 th year of the Commonwealth.
J. E. Thompson C.C.
Kentucky
Fragg County Set.
I, John Humphries Clerk and presiding Justice of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that James E. Thompson whose name appears to the foregoing Certificate is now & was at the time of signing the same Clerk of our said Fragg County Court duly appointed and qualified, and that said Certificate is in due form of law, —
Given under my hand and seal this 5 th day of Apr 1849 John Humphries Seal P. J. C.

May 6, 1939
BA-5/AWF Joel Cohoon W. 8576
Mrs. H. A. Pulliam 1170 Oxford Place Schenectady, New York
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, W. 8576, based upon the service of Joel Cohoon in the War of the Revolution.
Joel Cohoon (the name is shown, also, Cahoon) was born July 9, 1763 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, where his father was living during the Revolution. Names of his parents are not given.
While residing in said Edgecombe County, Joel Cohoon served in 1781, three months as private in Colonel Crain's North Carolina regiment, and again in 1781, three months in Captain James Wilson's company, Colonel Hart's North Carolina regiment.
He moved from Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to Trigg County, Kentucky. He was allowed pension on his application executed September 27, 1833, then a resident of Trigg County, Kentucky, where he had lived about twenty-eight years. He died October 15, 1835.
Joel Cohoon married August 4, 1785, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Naomi Futrell. The

date and place of her birth, and names of parents were not stated.
The widow, Naomi Cohoon, was allowed pension on her application executed March 29, 1849, at which time she was a resident of Trigg County, Kentucky, aged eighty-one years.
It was not stated whether they had children.
In 1833, John and Thomas Futrell were living in the neighborhood of the soldier, Joel Cohoon, and were well acquainted with him. It was not shown that they were related to the widow.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this widow, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data:
Naomi Cohoon(as she was pensioned),widow of Joel Cohoon Certificate #5378 Issued March 11, 1850 Rate $30.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1848 Act of February 2, 1848 Kentucky Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

N 13917 Naomi Cohn
See letter to W. Mayes Aug 7, 1849.
Let to David Linn Boyd Jan'y 9/50
act 7 May 1838

House of Rep. Feb. 25 th 1830
Col. J. L. Edwards Com te &c.
Dear Sir
I send you back the papers of Mr. Mason Calhoun for a pension -
You will find that the Hon. Mr. Boyd has certified that the witnesses are of good character & that their statements are entitled to full credit -
You thought that this would be sufficient. Please act upon this case as soon as practicable
Very respectfully C. S. Morehead.

No 13907
Henry W. Smith Esq.
10

Easton, Pa. July 23 - 1849
Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of 13 th of July, I have to state that I have made diligent search in my office & have not found any record wedding of the Marriage of Joel Cohen to Naomi Fuhrald - in fact the records in my office relating to marriages, are so badly kept, until within the last forty years, that it is almost impossible to find any marriage that happened before that time, by record wedding - I learn that persons of the name of Cohen lived here about the time of what you speak, and the name is not extinct here - the name Fuhrald was not in common use here fifty years ago - I regret that I can not furnish the desired proof and hope that other testimony will be received by the Commission of Pensioners -
Very Respectfully
W. Mays Esq. Bath Kentucky
Yours &c. J. M. Raffles Clerk of Lebanon County Court

13907 April 20/49
Decl n Naomi Cohoon
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office Washington City D.C.
Recd 20
Can. cl. m. m. fin. l.
Y. m. 73

Cedar Spring County Ky. - Sept 12 1849.
Dear Sir
I send you the declaration of Naomi Cohoon the widow of Joel Cohoon deceased who was a private in the Revolution-ary War, and the testimony taken to prove the marriage of Naomi with her deceased husband - and the death of said husband. I wrote to the Clerk of the County Court of the County in North Carolina in which said Marriage took place to ascertain if there was any record of said Marriage. he replied to my letter and informed me that the Records in his office relating to marriages were so badly kept, until within the last forty years that it is almost impossible to prove any marriage that happened before that time by record evidence; his letter to me I also forward - I am informed by Mrs. Cohoon that the Marriage was solemnized without license by Proclamation or publication, which was legal in that and other states and consequently there is no Record of it. The testimony however of the two Witnesses prove it beyond a doubt. Mr Joel Cohoon her late husband was a pensioner at his death which took place as proven in 1838. his pension was granted him in the year 1832 or 1833. This will appear by the Records in your office and by Resolution of Congress. the fact of the husband receiving a pension is

Conclusive of service. Therefore no evidence of service by just before the husband was attempted - but the evidence on that subject that was taken by him is on record in your office. Mrs. Johnson is old, infirm and destitute as long as she can't maintain herself without making this application how she refused to make it, but she is now driven to the necessity of doing so. Your early attention to this application is desired. I had a conversation with the Honorable Simon Boyd on the subject he informed me that I might rely on your early attention to it. Will you examine the papers and write me as soon as possible.
Respectfully yours
McClayes

1939. May 6 - sent to Mrs. H. A. Pulliam
Rev  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 8576 Naomi Cahoon Wid. of Joel Cahoon Rev. Rev. War
Act: Feby. 27/48
Index: — Vol. A , Page 116
[Arrangement of 1870.]

8779 Kentucky
Naomi Cahoon widow of Joel Cahoon who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of Mar. '50. and sent to
Gen. C. S. Morehead House of Rep
[Acts of March 3, 1843, & June 17, 1844.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 Page 179

10862.
Kentucky
Naomi Cahoon
Widow of Joel Cahoon who was a pensioner under the Act of '32 and who died on the 15 Oct 1835. of Ingg Co in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain the Regt commanded by Col. Crum in the N.C. line for 6 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Louisville at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 day of Mar. 1850 and sent to Mrs C. S. Morehead. N.C.
Total amount,
$
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by
Book Vol. 1
Chas Clerk Page 365.

May 6, 1939
Mrs. H. A. Pulliam 1170 Oxford Place Schenectady, New York
BA-J/AWF Joel Cohoon-W.8576 Balaam Ezell-S.31016
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to the following soldiers of the Revolution of Trigg County, Kentucky, as found in the Report of the Secretary of War, in 1835:
Russel Curtis, Joel Cohoon, Balaam Ezell, John Grasty, Miles Hollowell, Absalom Humphreys, William Johnson, Charles Kennedy, John Mabry, and Philip Smith.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.
You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War records of Joel Cohoon, and Balaam Ezell.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator
see her request in Mrs. Elaine Joel Cohoon - W. 8576

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Veterans Administration, Revolutionary War Section, Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
1170 Oxford Place, Schenectady, N.Y.
Would it be possible to obtain from you the abstracts of the pension data, or at least that part of it that relates to the man's family and service record, for the following Revolutionary soldiers of Trigg Co., Ky. as given in the Secy. of War's Report on Pensions for 1835: Russel Curtis, Joel Cohoon, Balaam Ezell, John Grasty, Miles Hollowell, Absalom Humphreys, William Johnson, Charles Kennedy, John Mabry, and Philip Smith.
I shall appreciate very much any help that you can give me in obtaining this data.
Yours very sincerely,
Charlotte L. Pulliam (Mrs.H.A. Pulliam)