Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 2466, Christopher Cook, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Cook, Christopher
S 2466
Carded
CONTENTS

Letter to S. Wheeler 10 Dec 1839
12.477 North Carolina
Christopher Cook -
at Hampton in the State of N.C. who was a priv in the Regt commanded by Captain Sevell of the Regt commanded by Col. Sevell - in the N.C. on line for 7 months -
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 23 - Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 d day of May 33 Washington D.C. - and to S.H. Wheeler
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 46.66 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 11.66
58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Nathaniel Rice Clerk, Book E Vol. 6 Page 36

Christopher Cook
2
Northampton

State of North Carolina } Northampton City } ss.
On this 12th 14th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions now sitting Christopher Cook a resident of said County aged Seventy six years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832; That he was on the 9th of July 1780 in Northampton County drafted as a private for the term of three months in Capt Henry Burns company, 1st Regt N.C. militia commanded by Col Seawell. in this company the applicant marched through North Carolina on this way to So. Ca until they reached the high hills of Pease, when they heard of the defeat of General Gates; they retreated to North Carolina. This applicant was confined at Chatham C. House from a wound in the foot or leg, where he was discharged. His discharge was signed by the Doctor of the Hospital. He was again drafted in Aug t or Sept 1781 as a private for three months, in Northampton County in Capt Joel Sherrod's company and under his orders marched to Halifax N.C. where he remained with his company for sometime - He marched with his company towards Newbern, & he was discharged in Edgecomb N.C. His discharge was signed by his Captain.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any state - He has no documentary evidence to support his claim but refers the deft. to the testimony of James Seat a Revolutionary soldier, herewith filed. Sworne to in open court >Christopher his  X mark Cook

Here follows the answers to the interrogatories propounded by the Court, as prescribed by the War Dept.
1. Ans r He was born in Supire C o  va 10 th Feb 1756 2. I have no record of my age 3 I was living in Northampton County when I entered the service, when I have chiefly lived since and where I live now. 4 I was drafted when I called into the service. 5. Col. Seawell, Lt. Col. Seawell; Capt Burn commanded the North Carolina militia 6. I have received discharges for my term of duty, the 1 st discharge from the Doctor at the Hospital in Chatham N.C. the 2 d discharge by Capt Joel Sherrod. 7. I can refer the War Dept to Col Wm B Lockhart at Jackson, Collins & Barnes Esq s & John Pelle Mumpston, as to my character for veracity and a belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution.
State of North Carolina } Northampton County }
I am James Seat a resident of Northampton County N.C. aged Seventy nine being duly sworn saith that he knows & is well acquainted the applicant Christopher Cook and he knows of his services in the Revolutionary war as a private soldier, particularly in the year 1780 when the applicant was as this deponent knows in Capt Henry Burns Company Reg t N.C. militia. Sworn to in open court date aforesaid
James Seat

We Will H Hardie a Clergyman and Jas H Wood both Residents of the County of Northampton N.C. do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Chris- topher Cook who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration and we believe him to be a for Seventy six years old, & he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & we concur in that opinion.
Sworne to & subscribed date aforesaid.
> Wm H Hardie > Jas H Wood
And the Court do hereby declare their opinion after an investigation of the matter, & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept that the above named appli- cant was a soldier of the Revolution & deserves as he states. and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Wm H Hardie is a Clergyman, and Jas H Wood Esq the high Sheriff of Northampton and James Seat who have signed the preceding Certificates are residents of this County & State and that their statements are entitled to credit.
I Richard W Weaver Clerk of said Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of Christopher Cook for a Pension. In Testimony where- of I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office the 4th Sept 1832
Richd W Weaver Clerk

State of north Carolina } Worthampton Co }
Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in the county aforesaid Christopher Cook who being duly sworn upon the oaths that by reason of old age he cannot swear properly to the length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not up than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades: For two months at Wilmington N.C. as a Private I served in 1776. For three months I served as a private in Capt Burns company. For two months I served as a private in Capt Sherrod's company. In all seven months and for such service I claim a pension.
Sworne to before me
This 5 th of March 1833
James Cummins J.P.
Christopher his Cook mark
Personally appeared before me as aforesaid Nicholas Tynes a resident of Worthampton aged Eighty years old - and deposeth that he claims as a Revolutionary Soldier as the records of the army will show, & he will recollect at Wilmington in 1776 that Christopher Cook the applicant above named was there then doing duty as a Militia Private. He would state that he has known Mr Cook from a boy, & that he has always borne an exemplary character, & is a member of the Baptist Church.
Sworne to before me
This 5 th of March 1833.
James Cummins J.P.
Nicholas Tynes

Know all men by these presents that I Christopher Cook of Northampton C o N o C a do hereby constitute & appoint John H e Wheeler my true & lawful attorney for me and in my name to receive from the agent for paying Pensions at Washin- gton City my pension from 4 th March 1831 to 4 th March 1833. Witness my hand & seal this 6 th of March 1833
Sealed & delivered
in the presence of James Crampton Esq.
Christopher X Cook mark
State of N o C o } s.s. Be it known that before Northampton C o } me a Justice of the Peace in & for the county aforesaid personally appeared Chris- topher Cook & acknowledged the foregoing power of Attorney to be his act & deed. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal date aforesaid
and also appeared John H e Wheeler the attorney mentioned in the foregoing power before me as aforesaid & made oath that the same was not given by reason of any sale transfer or mortgage of the pension or arrears of pension therein authorized to be rec d by him
Sworne & subscribed to before me date aforesaid
John H e Wheeler
James Crampton Esq

I Richard H Weaver clk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the co & state aforesaid do hereby certify that James Crump Esq whose name appears on the aforesaid papers is a Justice of the Peace in & for the said county and I believe the signature to be his
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 6th of March 1833
Richard H Weaver clk

In reply to your request of _____, received _____
for a statement of the military history of Christopher Cook , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Sen. F. 2466.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 2 Mos. Pri. Stationed at Wilmington N.C.   July 9, 1780 3 " Pri. Henry Burns Seawell   Aug. or Sept. 1781 2 " Pri. Joel Sherrod -  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Northampton Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 4, 1832. His el. was al.
Residence at date of application, Northampton Co., N.C.
Age at date of application, Born in Sussex Co., Va. Feb. 10, 1756
Remarks: There is no data relative to family in N.C.

No Evan,
FREE
Col J. S. Edwards Comm'n of Pensions Washington City D.C.

J S Edwards Esqr Sir
New Bedford Dec 2 '49
You are respectfully requested to alter the place of paying the pensions of James Weston & Christopher Cook from Fayetteville N.C. to Boston Mass for the payment due 4 th March 1850 - & after that time let it payable in New York permanently -
If this would not be putting the Pension office to too much inconvenience it will be a great obligation conferred on the old soldiers. As it is now arranged the gentlemen who draw for them in Fayetteville invariably charges them for his services & then the postage & risque through the mail gives the poor old people cause for complaint on the other hand the money in Boston & New York will be worth a premium, & there will be no risque to them, as the merchants will draw for it (their pension) & pay them here -
Very Respectfully Yrs ob t Servt J D Wheeler

At 1 Rev sec
City of Greensboro North Carolina
J. S. MICHAUX, CITY CLERK A. WAYLAND COOKE, CITY ATTORNEY
August 6, 1915
The Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
My dear Sir;—
In 1833-34 the Unvited States Government pub- lished a list of persons pensioned for Revolutionary services. North Carolina State Records volume 22 page 60 shows "Christopher Cook" of Northampton county, North Carolina, aged 78 in 1833, served in North Carolina militia during the Revolution, and was pensioned therefor. I am very anxious for a copy of his war record, and I would be under very great obligations to you if you would furnish me what you find. Probably I can be of some service to you some day and I shall be glad to return the favor. Mr. Claude Kitchin of North Carolina, Col. W. H. Osborn, Comr. of Int. Revenue., and our North Carolina delegation are friends of mine. Major Stedman and myself were in partnership for many years. He is our represen- tative from the Fifth District.
Thanking you in advance for your kindness, I am
Very truly yours,
A. Wayland Cooke

Feb. 14, '08. Hist. to S. C. Reagan. Letter with S. F. 42,655; Zachariah Cook.
1915; Aug 11. History to A. Wayland Cooke. Fr.
Rev War
2466
INVALID.
File No. 2466
Christopher Cook
Print Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:—Vol. A. , Page 73
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Christopher Cook Northampton Co N.C.
Adm d as a private for 7 months $23.33
S. K. Alhade Present

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Christopher Cook which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes. II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? _____ IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes. V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No. VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes. VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes. VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes. IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes.

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and, the general, belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? — XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? has a witness to one period of service XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? yes . Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? no . XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes . XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? ans 2
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.