Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 21124, John Cox, N.C. Va.

SERVICE
N. C. Va.
Box, John
NUMBER
S. 21124
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29.511 East Tennessee John Cox
Roan Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company by Captain Head of the regt. by Col Tash in the Virginia militia lived for 1 yr from 1776
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 40 Dollars — Cents per annum, commences on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Feb 1834 — and sent to Hon. James Standifer. R.R.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $100. Pension allowance ending March 1834 20 $120.
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Wm. H. Allen Clerk, Book 8 Vol. 7 Page 39
order to pay May 23, 1837 Same — Oct 18. 1837.
Date of death not on AB

State of Tennessee Roane County
on this 30 day of December 1833 personally appeared before me John Roberts one of the Justices of the court of Pleas & quarter sessions for Roane county, John Rose a resident citizen of the county of Roane & State of Tennessee aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of congress passed June the 19th 1832 that he volunteered in the year 1776 in Orange Co. Va. under Capt John Scott Lieut. Hearn & attached to
Regiment Col. name forgotten, Gen. Nelson commanded the Brigade marched from Orange to Little York where he remained three months & was discharged they were in no engagement at this time his discharge has been lost or destroyed long since, from thence he returned back to Orange where he remained some time when in the year 1777 when he was drafted in Capt Hearn's Company & attached to the regiment commanded by Col. Lord or Lool or Lool in the Brigade commanded by Gen. Wheaton marched from Orange to Fredericksburg Va. where they remained some time but was in no battle was again discharged after serving three months, this discharge is lost also from Fredericksburg he returned to Orange where he remained some time when he was again drafted in Capt Hearn's Company, marched to Potomack in order to guard the prisoners who had been taken at Brandywine defeat, marched from Potomack to Albemarle Barracks where they remained three months when applicant was again discharged this was in 1777 as well as recollects, this discharge has also been lost, from Albemarle he returned back to Orange Va.

from Orange applicant went to North Carolina to see his Brother, when he was taken Prisoner by a tory party commanded by a certain Major Roberson & Col. Lea & Detained some days when applicant was discharged with order not to fight in the American Army during the war, not long afterwards the applicant again Volunteered under Capt White & attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. Cleveland, remained in Wilks County & Burke City until the 7 th of October 1780 when they attacked & defeated a body of the British & Tories at Kings Mountain under the celebrated Col. Ferguson, when this the applicant again retired after serving five months he received no discharge he then returned to Burke City to this applicant was in no engagement save the one last mentioned, was out on different tours fourteen months, he knows of no living witness by whom he can prove his service he was born in the state of Virginia Orange City but has no record of his age he has stated where he lived when called into service, he has lived in N.C. ever since the revolutionary war until about 16 years since When he moved to Roane County Tennessee
he has stated the manner in which he was called into service & also the names of his senior officers he received no discharge for every tour but the last one from the Capt under whom he served but they have been lost
he states the names of the following persons residing in his neighborhood who can certify as to his character, to wit: Hugh Francis Wm. Conrada John Watson Martin Watson & George White applicant also states that owing bodily infirmity he is unable to travel to the place of holding court he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension

or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the service of any state. John his Love mark
Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30 th day of December 1833
John Roberts Justice of the peace for Roane county
We Hugh Francis & John Watson residing in the county of Roane & state of Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Love who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 75 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opin- ion. We also certify that there is no resident claimant in his neighborhood. We also certify that owing to his bodily infirmity he is unable to travel to the place of holding court
Sworn to & subscribed this 30 th day of December 1833 John Roberts
Hugh Francis his John Watson mark
Justice of the peace for Roane county
And the said John Roberts Justice as aforesaid do hereby declare his opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states

And he further certifies that it appears to him that Hugh Aranas & John Watson who has signed the above certificate are creditable persons & that their statement is entitled to credit it also appears from their certificate there is no resident Coleridge in this neighborhood of applicant And that said applicant is unable to attend Court And he further certifies that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Rose for a Pension
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal Dec the 30 th 1833
John Rose to J.P. Justice of the peace for Reane county
State of Tennessee
Roane county
Henry Breagale Clerk
of the Court of said County
that John Rose before duly sworn the foregoing
declaration & certificate were taken and
is now & there was an acting justice of
the peace for said County & his signature
thereto is in his own proper hand writing
Given under my hand & private seal
not having a seal of office at office
in Kingston the 31 st day of December 1833
Henry Breagale Clerk His deputy H. S. [unintelligible] said it to Genl. J. Chilman Kingston Tennessee

28.982
John Cox & Seneca.
from 1776 private 1776 $40.
Hon. J. Standifer WR

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Cox
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 3 P. Capt Scott 75 N.C. Tradition.   1777 3 P. Capt Head 2   " 3 P. Capt Doul wa   3 P. same officer   3 P. Capt White canngall for south.   Col Cleland  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; 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.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services. 
 6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant. The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before the county, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] The declarant must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every continental officer or soldier must give 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. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of 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 _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each 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. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends 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.
Proof of Service.
[j] 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 claimant's 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.
□ The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

February 19, 1935
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BA-J/MCS John Cox, S.21124
Mr. Kenneth Corbett Thornton Bank Bldg. Nevada, Missouri
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for information in regard to the Revolutionary War soldier, John Cox, who applied for pension December 30, 1833, while living in Roane County, Tennessee.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.21124, based upon the military service of John Cox.
He was born in Orange County, Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1776 and served three months as private in Captain John Scott's Virginia company. He enlisted in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's company in Colonel Towl's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's company. While on a visit to his brother (name not given) in North Carolina he was captured by a party of Tories, but in a few days he was released and soon afterwards he enlisted and served five months with the North Carolina troops under Captain White and Colonel Cleveland, was in the battle of King's Mountain and after this service he returned to Burke County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he lived in North Carolina and about 1827 he moved to Roane County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1833, while living in Roane County, Tennessee, aged seventy-five years.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension of John Cox, the name and address of the person to whom it was paid and possibly the date of soldier's death, it is suggested that you address the Comptroller General, Records Division, General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C., citing the following data:
John Cox, Certificate 29511, issued February 19, 1834, rate $40 per annum, commenced March 4, 1831. Act of June 7, 1832, East Tennessee Agency.
The Revolutionary War records of this office fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed by anyone as the widow of John Cox.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

I do certify that Henry Breazeale is Clerk of Roan County Court and that Henry S. Purvis is his deputy and that his signature is in his own hand writing and that there is no seal of office for said Court Sincere the 11 th 1884 James Standifer, H. C.

December 12, 1933
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BA-J/MCS John Cox, S. 21124
Margaret Ervin Ford 1616 18th Avenue, South Nashville Tennessee
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War records of John Cox and Robert Allison.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S. 21124, based upon the military service of John Cox.
He was born in Orange County, Virginia. The date of his birth and the names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1776 and served three months as private in Captain John Scott's Virginia company. He enlisted in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's company in Colonel Towl's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's company. While on a visit to his brother (name not given) in North Carolina he was captured by a party of Tories, but in a few days he was released and soon afterwards he enlisted and served five months with the North Carolina troops under Captain White and Colonel Cleveland, was in the battle of King's Mountain and after this service he returned to Burke County, North Carolina.
After the Revolution he lived in North Carolina and about 1827 he moved to Roane County, Tennessee.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1833, while living in Roane County, Tennessee, aged seventy-five years.

The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
The records of this office fail to show a claim for pension on file on account of the Revolutionary War service of a Robert Allison who served from North Carolina and later moved to Tennessee.
The name, Robert Allison, does not appear among the Revolutionary War soldiers who were pensioned by the United States under the Act of June 7, 1832, while living in Roane County, Tennessee. John Allison was pensioned under this act while residing in Monroe County, Tennessee.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator
With her request for Mrs. Col. she made request on separate card (which was returned to her) for record of Capt. Allison. Did not want record of John Allison but stated he was on same pension list with Capt. Allison. H.C.S.
Date of soldier's death not in A. B.

Me. 1
January 28, 1924
Mrs. Tom Tarwater 603 Cumberland St. Harriman, Tenn.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.21124, it appears that John Cox was born in Orange County, Virginia, date not stated.
While a resident of Orange County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1776 and served three months as private in Captain John Scott's Virginia Company.
He enlisted in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's Company, Colonel Towl's Virginia Regiment.
He enlisted again in 1777 and served three months in Captain Head's Company.
While on a visit to a brother in North Carolina (name not stated) he was captured by a party of Tories, but released in a few days, and not long afterwards he enlisted and served five months in Captain White's Company, Colonel Cleveland's Regiment, and was in the battle of King's Mountain.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 30, 1833, while a resident of Rabe County, Tennessee, aged seventy-five years.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner

Rev. Var Section.
The same letter sent to person addressed below by request of Miss B. F. Wolfe, Bd of Rev April 10, 1914 and forwarded this date B. F. W.
Mrs. Minnie C. Netz. 717 Mass. Avenue N. E. Washington, D. C.
Madam:
In response to the inquiry of the 4 th instant, you are

out. Rev. War Section.
same letter as to M.C. October 24, 1913.
Miss Harriet Talbot, 25 Highland Street, Nashville, Tenn.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 18" and received the 22" instant, you are advised that from the papers in the Revolutionary War claim Sur. File No. 21,124, it appears that John Cox was born in Orange County, Virginia.(date not stated)

October 24, 1913.
Hon. Joseph W. Byrns,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Byrns:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-second and received the twenty-third instant. I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War claim Sur. File No. 21,124. it appears that John Cox was born in Orange County, Virginia. (date not stated) where he was living when he volunteered in 1776. and served under Captain John Scott. 3 months; he was drafted in 1777. and served in Captain Head's company. Colonel Towl's regiment 3 months; he was again drafted in 1777. and served in Captain Head's company 3 months. While on a visit to a brother (name not stated) who lived in North Carolina. he was captured by a party of Tories. but released in a few days. and not long afterwards he volunteered under Captain White in Colonel Cleveland's regiment. was in the battle of Kings Mountain October 7. 1780. and served 5 months.
He resided in North Carolina after the Revolution. until about 1817. when he Removed to Roane County. Tennessee. where he was living when he was allowed pension on an application executed December 30. 1833. at which time he was seventy-five

hon' Joseph M. Dixon
October 5th 1912
years of age.
It is not stated that he was married, nor is there any data as to his family on file.
Very truly yours,
Commissioner.
In reference to your letter of the 10th inst. in the matter of the Revolutionary War Pension of the late John Dixon, who resided in the County of Wayne, State of Tennessee, you are advised that it is not shown in the Revolutionary War Pension file that he was ever married. The only information on file is that he was a member of the United Daughters of the American Revolution, and that he was a resident of the County of Wayne, State of Tennessee, at the time of his death.
The Revolutionary War Pension file of this John Dixon will be found in the National Archives, and it is requested that you advise the National Archives of the date of his death and the place of his burial.
Very respectfully,
Joseph M. Dixon

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if it not stated that he was married, nor is there a pension claim on file
March 25, 1914.
Mr. James N. Cox, Clerk of Circuit Court, Carthage, Tenn.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 19" instant, addressed to the "Auditor Interior Department" and referred to this Bureau for a reply, you are advised that it is not stated in the Revolutionary War claim Sur. File No. 21,124, of John Cox who was pensioned under Certificate No. 29,511 at the Tennessee Agency, that he was ever married, nor is there a pension claim on file for the widow of said soldier.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford information in regard to any soldier named Guffin of North Carolina or Tennessee.
Very respectfully,
G M Salazar Commissioner.

J.P.M. Rev. War Section.
December 5, 1913
leaf Mr. James M. C. Clerk of Circuit Court, Carthage, Tenn.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 26" and received the 28" ultimo, you are advised that John Cox Sur. File NO. 29,511, Rev. War, was allowed a pension of $40. per annum.
For date of last payment of pension and probable date of death of soldier, you should apply to the Auditor for the Interior Department, U. S. Treasury Department, citing the following data: John Cox, Ctf. NO. 29,511, issued February 19, 1834, at the rate of $40. per annum, commencing March 4, 1831, under Act of June 7, 1832, at the East Tennessee Agency.
This Bureau is unable to furnish the record of a soldier of the Revolution, unless a claim for pension or bounty-land has been filed on account of his services, and in order to identify such old claims for any soldiers named Bates or French, in addition to their full names, some of the following data is essential: names of some officers under they served, places of residence at enlistment and after discharge, approximate dates of birth and death, and given names of their widows.
The Revolutionary War records of this Bureau fail to afford an any information in regard to an any  very  old  claim  for  any  soldier  named  learlock .
any soldier named learlock J. M. [unclear] Commissioner.

Thornton Bank Bldg., Nevada, Missouri, February 5, 1935.
war claim no. File 21, 124
Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I would appreciate the following information:
One John Cox , born 1758, died 1840, was allowed a pension for services in the War of the Revolution, on an application executed December 30, 1833 at Roane County, Tennessee, at which time he was 75 years old. Can you inform me if his wife survived him, receiving his pension until the time of her death??
John Cox's wife was Mary Bryson, and they were married February 6, 1782. If you have any record of this woman through your pension files please inform me as to the date and place of her birth, and the date and place of her death. Also if you tell me the place of their marriage, I will appreciate it, as well as the rest of the possible information.
Thank you very much.
Very truly yours,
Kenneth Corbett Kenneth Corbett.
P.S. If you can supply me with date & place where John Cox entered service, I will appreciate that also.

1616-18 th  th Ave. S. Nashville, Tennessee Oct. 18 th 1933-
Mr. A. D. Hiller,
Dear Sir, —
Under the same list men- tioned in other letter "Rev Soldiers living in Roane County who were pensioned under Act of June 7, 1832, Also June 1, 1840. 6 th on list is "John Q Cox" Private

Virginia - If possible, I would like his war record also. (Mrs John Trotwood Moore, State Librarian of Tennessee also is interested in these records and when you send them to me I will furnish her with a copy.) Respectfully - Margaret E. Ford 1876-1882 Ave. S. Nats.

Gentlemen Sirs:
Chattanooga, Tenn. 746 Oak St.
Rev. Sir
Will you kindly give me history (military) of John Cox, age 82 - Roane Co. Tennessee.
Ancestor, thru whom I wish to trace Revolutionary Record.
Very truly
Mrs. Paul Moross

Rhode Island Insurance Co. Of Providence, Rhode Island
MARTIN J. HUBBLE & CO., AGENTS 336 LAUDER BLDG. SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Springfield, Mo. Jan. 29/22
Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C., Gentlemen,
Please send me the pension record of John Cox, who was living in Orange County Virginia, where he volunteered in 1776 and served under Capt. Scott (John), three months, he was drafted in 1777 and served under Capt. Head, Col. Towls regiment three months. He was again drafted in 1777 and served Capt. Head's company three months. While on a visit to a brother in North Carolina he was captured by the Tories but released in a few days, and not long afterward he volunteered under Capt. White in Col. Cleveland's regiment, was in battle of King's Mountain Oct. 7, 1780 and served five months. He lived in North Carolina after the Revolution until about 1817, when he moved to Roane Co. Tenn. where he was living when he was allowed a pension on an application executed Dec. 30, 1833.
Yours truly
(Miss) Jane Hubble
336 Landers Bldg Springfield, Mo.

Treasury Department. Office of Auditor for the Interior Department. March 23, 1914.
Respectfully referred to the Commissioner of Pensions for the data necessary to locate the pensioner on the records of this office.
E.
[Handwritten signature] Auditor. [Handwritten initials] R. L.

JAMES M. COX Clerk of Circuit and Criminal Courts SMITH COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT MEETS FIRST TUESDAY AFTER FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, MAY, AND SEPTEMBER.
CRIMINAL COURT MEETS SECOND TUESDAY AFTER FOURTH MONDAY IN MARCH AND NOVEMBER; SECOND MONDAY IN AUGUST.
CARTHAGE, TENN. March 19 1914
Auditor Treasury Dept. Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
I have some of Feb'y 23, 1914, relative to John Cox, Private, over. Revolutionary certificate number 25511, Knoxville, Tenn. last pension being paid September 4, 1840. Will you kindly let me know if his widow ever drew a pension &c her name, and all data you have if he left a widow. And will you please write me if a John or Charles Henson or their widows were on Revolutionary pension roll about time John Cox was drawing &c these parties were originally from North Carolina, and may have re-moved to Tennessee. Please let me know if you have a man by name of Griffin on pension roll from N.C. and later from Tennessee. Awaiting your early reply. Truly Yours
J. M. Cox.

JAMES M. COX Clerk of Circuit and Criminal Courts SMITH COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT MEETS FIRST TUESDAY AFTER FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, MAY, AND SEPTEMBER.
CRIMINAL COURT MEETS SECOND TUESDAY AFTER FOURTH MONDAY IN MARCH AND NOVEMBER, SECOND MONDAY IN AUGUST.
CARTHAGE, TENN. Nov. 26 191 3
Mr. G. M. Sattzgober Commissioner Washington D. C.
Dear Sir.
Will you please, look to Revolution war claim. Sur. File. no. 21,124, as relates to John Cox, who was my great grand father, and ascertain the amount of pension that was allowed him per month, and date of discon- tinuance of his pension on account of his death. By this means I am hoping to fix date of his death, and could you please sir, give me names of Revo- lutionary soldiers, by names of Bates, Carlock and French, who may have received Revolutionary pensions from states of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.
I shall thank you to let me hear from you, at your early convenience. I am truly,
J. M. Cox

25 Highland St., Nashville, Tenn.,
Oct. 24 th , 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions;
Dear Sir:— I wrote you a few days since, relative to the Pen- sion record of John Cox of Tennessee. The data I gave you was based principally on the name of his wife, & the year of their marriage, — not knowing place of birth, name of Command- er, etc. Since writing you, I have found as follows in the U. S. Census- book, for 1840: — "John Cox, — pensioner, 82 years old; resides with Samuel Cox in Roane Co., Tennessee."
This must be the John Cox in question, as he moved from N.C. to Roane Co., Tenn., about 1812, and he had a son named Samuel Cox.

Put this information with the data already given, and I trust you will find the record I want at an early date. Very Resp'tfully, Miss Harriet Talbot.

SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
JOHN J. FITZGERALD, N. Y., CHAIRMAN. SWAGAR SHERLEY, KY. FREDERICK H. GILLETT, MASS. CHARLES L. BARTLETT, GA. JAMES W. GOOD, IOWA. JOSEPH T. JOHNSON, S. C. FRANK W. MONDELL, WYO. ROBERT N. PAGE, N. C. CHARLES R. DAVIS, MINN. GEORGE W. RAUCH, IND. WILLIAM M. CALDER, N. Y. JOSEPH W. BYRNS, TENN. WILLIAM S. VARE, PA. THOMAS UPSON SISSON, MISS. WILLIAM H. HIREBAUGH, ILL. EUGENE F. KIRKKEAD, N. J. WILLIAM P. BORLAND, MO. GEORGE WHITE, OHIO. JAMES MCANDREWS, ILL. BRYAN F. MAHAN, CONN. WOODA N. CARR, PA.  JAMES C. COURTS, CLERK. MARCELLUS C. SHELD. } ASSISTANT CLERKS. WILLIAM A. RYAN. }
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C.
October 22, 1913.
Pension Bureau, Washington, D.C.
My dear sirs:
I am in receipt of a request for the military history or record of John Cox, who served in the Revolutionary war. My inquirer states that the only information she can give me relative to this soldier, was that he was married to Mary Bryson, of Orange County, Virginia, on February 6, 1782, and that he lived in North Carolina, after the war, and from thence now to va  Tennessee . I presume he enlisted from the State of Tennessee . If, from this meager information you can furnish me with his military record, I will appreciate it very much, for I am very anxious to comply with the request made of me, if possible.
Yours very truly, O
Joseph Byrns

25 Highland St., Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 18 th , 1913.
Commissioner of Pensions;
Dear Sir:— There were several men named John Cox who served in the Rev. Army, — some from Va., some from N. Carolina. I think the John Cox I am interested in must have enlisted in Va.; he married a Miss Mary Bryson of Orange Co., Va., Feb. 6 th , 1782. In the "Virginia County Records", it is stated that a Capt. John Cox of Surry County, Va. was in the Rev. War. I do not know whether the John Cox whose military services I want, was an officer, or not, but he may have been this very John Cox who lived in Surry County. In all the family records he is men- tioned as having been in the Rev. War, but I want official proof of that fact. Only know positively that he married

Mary Bryson of Orange County, Feb. 6 th , 1762. — that he moved to N.C. after the war, and came to Roane Co., Tenn., about 1812.
I have been thinking that he may have applied for a pension, and, in his application, have stated some family facts, including the name of his wife and, if so, he could at once be identified. As he was in the war, he must have been, at least , 25, or 30 yrs. old when he enlisted; if so, he must have been born in 1751, or 1756. Please try to find
his military services from what I have told you; surely his name must appear on the rolls of Va., or N.C.
Oblige by prompt attention, & if there is any family data in his application,
I shall be glad to have it all.
Resp'tfully,
Miss Harriet Talbot.

Revolution
21 124 INVALID.
File No. 21,124
John Cop Rev War
Act: June 7 82
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 77
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1913 Oct 24. Hist. to the Hon. Joseph W. Byrne, M.C. and Hist. to Miss Harriet Tal- bot. AW.
1913 Dec. 5 fas. H. box data to apply to and for Sal for date of last payment of pension etc.
1914 Mar. 25. fas. M. Cox advised it is not stated that Sol. was married & no widow's claim on file.
1914 Apr. 9. Hist. to Miss Minnie C. Metz. AW.
1922 Feb. 16. History to J. H. Cubble AW.
1923, Apr. 17 " " Mrs. Paul Morris. E.
1924 Jan 28. Hist. to Mrs. Lora Darrowater.
See letter filed in case of David Burns S 3091
1933 Dec. 12. Hist. to Margaret McClusky
Ervin Ford.
1935 Feb. 19. Hist. to Mrs. Kenneth Corbett. MC.