Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,440, Benjamin Cox, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Nb.
Box Benjamin
S.2440
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CONTENTS
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2440
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File No. 2440
Original Copy
W. A. W.
Act: June 7 1882
Index Vol. 1 Page 7
(Amendment of 1881)

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North Carolina
Benjamin Case
of Serbia in the State of N. Car. who was a P.S. in the — commanded by Captain — of the Regt. commanded by Col. Stevenson in the N. Car. time for my arrival —
Entered on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 5 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 16th day of March, 1838.
Advances to the 1st of March 1873 148.32 Promissory allowance ending at 1874 - 25.33
MS. A. 9. 2. 63
{ Revolutionary Charm, } { Issued June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk Book E Vol. 6 Page 56

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Lenoir COUNTY.
Court of Pleas & Quarters October term 1882
On the third day of October 1882 personally appeared in open Court, before me John William Chapman, veteran, brave in action, and well qualified to give a full and true account of his services in the War of the Rebellion, being a resident of the County of Lenoir, of said County, who will be Seventy eight years of age on the 16 th day of July next, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th, 1852. That he volunteered in the Militia in service in Lenoir County, N. Carolina in the year 1776 in the month of February for two months, and was attached to a company commanded by Capt. Charles Stephenson from Lenoir, he marched to Wilmington N. Carolina where he was placed in a regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Leonard for three months, he marched back to Lenoir County, when he was discharged after a service of two months. He then volunteered on the 10 th May in said year in a new company, commanded by Capt. Thomas Hays in Lenoir County, N.C. He then marched to Wilmington N.C. and was attached to a regiment commanded by Col. Leonard. He then marched to Pine Bluff, thirty miles from Wilmington where he was discharged after a service of three months. He then in the year 1778 entered in Lenoir County in the twelve months service and was attached to a company commanded by Captain John Dole. From there he marched to Kingston Lenoir County (then Dobbs), then to Dobbs Courthouse, then to Rowan County, then to Great Race, then back to Southfield in North Carolina then to Dobbs Mills in Dobbs County, then to Longfield Cross ferry, then below Newbern, then to Southfield where he remained on a skirmish from there back to Kingston in the month of October, when he was discharged after having served nine months in Captain Dole's company. He then volunteered in Dobbs County in a company commanded by Captain Jacob Johnston for three months and was marched to Cape Fear County N. Carolina where he was engaged in several skirmishes with the Tories, from there to Port Royal Creek, in Duplin under Col. James Kenan, at which place Col. Kenan lost some of his troops, killed, wounded and prisoners in a skirmish with Major Craig, commander of the British and Tory forces. Then to Goose Creek in Duplin County, where he was discharged after having served in the last two three months, and in all of his revolutionary service nineteen months. He further states that he has had the aforesaid discharged but they are all lost, being destroyed in a fire by which

I Henry Heath a Blagymen of the Parish of... hereby certify that I have been acquainted with King Leon the within application for a pension... than fifty years. That I believe him to be as old as he says he is That it is reported and believed in the neighborhood where we reside that he was a soldier of the revolution & that I am in that opinion
Henry Heath
over to in their county Lewis C. Desmond & Alfr
measured to the interrogatories required by the department under the pension act.
I was born in Dobbs County N. Carolina on Cabin branch in the year 1765. I began a record of my age at my birthplace when called into the service I lived with my father on cabin branches where I lived till within the five years when I moved to my present residence in the County of Lewis.
I volunteered in the militia and was stationed in the Regular service - The regular Officers with whom I was acquainted were Gen. W. L. Gadsden, Col. John Whitehead, Major John Allen Capt. Haman Herring, Capt. Wilson, and Captain Ray in Whitfield in addition to those already at Fort - I refer you to Major Rhea, Amos Rhea, George Rhea, John Heath, Henry Heath, James Davis, who can testify as to my merits and then belief of my revolutionary services -
I certify that Jonathan Rorer, W.C. Loftin,
P. Moran and Collins are acting Judges. Jonathan Rorer of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Lewis and their names hereunto subscribed is in their own handwriting
W.C. Loftin P. Moran J. Collins
Lewis C. Desmond Clerk

State of North Carolina Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Lincoln County 3 April term 1833.
On the first day of April 1833, personally appeared in open Court before Jonathan Rousso, W.C. Loflin, P. H. Hanes and W. H. Hanes Justices of said Court, being a court
of record and then sitting, Benjamin Cox of said
County (whose declaration herein set forth,) gave made the following statement and proof, as an amendment to the within declaration and proof, being previously duly sworn according to law for that purpose.
That the officers under whom he served in addition to those set forth in the within declaration are as follows - He knows of no person now living by whom he can prove his said service but Manders Wooley, who can testify as to three months and whom affidavit is hereto annexed.
Sworn & subscribed in the Court
Benj Cox
Benj Coleman Clerk
I hereby certify as truly as I do, that I served the within declaration and proof of the within service as set forth by him, being myself in the same company commanded by Shadrach Allen, in the Regiment commanded by Col. Fitzgerald
Manders Wooley
Sworn to & subscribed in open Court
Benj Coleman Clerk
473-51 copy in book

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declare that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. James G. Bermond Clerk of the Washington Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the County of Union having sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid. his J. G. Bermond
WE, Elizabeth Love a Daughter residing in Lincoln County, State of North Carolina, and Stephen Love  Brother residing in said County, do hereby Certify, that we are well acquainted with Benjamin Love who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is reputed and believed to have been a Soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, this 23 day of October A. D. 193 2
Yours 6 days from date.
Hezekiah his son Mark his Richard D. Daugherty Mark
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above-named Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.—And the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Abijah Loomis who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the County of Ulster and that Reuben Loomis who has also signed the same, is a resident in the County of Ulster and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, James B. D. Deane Clerk of the Court of Pensions hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Benjamin D. Deane for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this
To the day of October A. D. 1882
Henry Claymore Lee
South William Street New York N.Y.
of North Carolina Lincoln County ss p 3 I Lewis G. Gannond Clerk of the Court of Sessions for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that John Williams, Graham Ellis and William C. Loftin the jurors whose names subscribe to the foregoing Certificate is now acting Justices of the Peace for said County at being a Court of record
The testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & applied the seal of mine office at Newbern this 21 st day of October 1852.
Friend to Friend

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Benjamin Cox of South Carolina
Admrs 17 mds. or provided for 58.66 Page 239.
d. 11. 12. 13
Ms. 1. 2. 7
to Hon J. Spight
A. B. July 6 1833
Hon J. Spight
[Faint mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

STATEMENT in the case of Benjamin Cox of County or Levi  in the State of  North Carolina (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 78 - 16th July next.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years. Months. Days.     July 10 1776 2 Pri Gen. Stephenson, (Knox)   July 10 1776 3 Gen. Greene   July 10 1776 9 Gen. Greene   July 10 1776 3 Gen. Greene   17 1/2 Gen. Greene  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Jones County North Carolina  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional 
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective  The name of no Field Officer given in his 3rd tour I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. W. Mendenhall Examining Clerk.  July 23 1833