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    Revolutionary War Veteran: James Cox 1763-1842

    Overview and documentation for the Revolutionary War Service of James Cox

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    Pension Application of James Cox (Transcription)

    Extracted from the Grayson Co., VA, Court Order Book  and checked against the NARA Pension File

    Source: New River Notes 

    NARA Pension File No. R2412

    State of Virginia , Grayson County

     

    On this 24th day of September 1832 personally appeared in open Court, before the Justices of the Court of Grayson now sitting James COX a resident of Grayson County & State of Virginia aged 69 years & 7 months, who being first 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 1832.

    That he entered the service of the United States under Capt. John COX at the age of 15 or 16 and assisted in building a fort on New River, near the mouth of Peach Bottom Creek, in the year 1778 and from that time until the year 1780 he acted as an Indian Spy for the said Capt. John COX, and from his intimate knowledge of the country, was upon every occasion sent as a pilot to conduct those who were unacquainted with the mountains, in safety to where the different parties had their encampments. The tories about this time or about the time the British were invading North & South Carolina, became very troublesome in the county where he was (having but very few neighbours who were not tories) and those, with those of the adjoining State of North Carolina, would frequently assemble themselves & overrun the country. The declarants father, the aforesaid Capt. John COX, Enoch OSBORNE & his family, Benjamin PHIPPS, Peter HUNT [or Peter HART], & William HARDIN were the only whigs who would render any assistance when required. In this situation, surrounded by tories, the declarant and a few others had to combat the whole neighbourhood, and when they found themselves too weak, the declarant was sent by the said Capt. John COX, his father, as an express [?] to Col. Benjamin CLEVELAND who was stationed on the Yadkin River near where the town of Wilksboro has been since built, to inform him of the fact that the tories were collecting in large bodies in the mountains shortly after his return from Col. CLEVELANDS camp he was taken prisoner by the tories who intended to take & deliver him to the British, but in the mean time Col. CLEVELAND and Majr LOVE had joined their forces and overtook the tories at a place called the big Glade, now in Grayson County Va. The tories when they discovered the whigs determined to seek safety by flight and in their terror forgot the declarant who availed himself of the opportunity and immediately run with all speed to the whigs and informed them of what the tories had done, the whigs then pursued them, wounded some and took others prisoners whip'd or flogged several severely, & hanged one man where the declarant now lives.

    After this the declarants father Capt. John COX being on an expedition against the Indians, the tories under a Capt. GREEN made another ascension into the mountains and the declarant raised his fathers company and pursued the tories under GREEN, & killed & made prisoners of GREEN & his entire company. GREEN afterwards died of his wounds, and only one of the said company survived; this was a brother of the said GREEN, who afterwards enlisted in the Regular army of the United States. Sometime after this affair, a certain Capt. ROBERTS, of the tory party, came into the neighborhood with a company of Six Hessians, and this declarant with Majr LOVE pursued them into Carolina near the head of new River, determined to overtake them, but Capt Baker of North Carolina had heard of them, got in before the declarant & his party, overtook, killed & wounded the whole party except ROBERTS, their Capt, who made his escape. This declarant does not now recollect the precise time he was engaged in the War of the revolution, but he is very certain that he served under his father Capt. John COX, and Majr William LOVE, as an Indian Spy, for the term of 2 years and that he was engaged under the same officers, against the tories for 2 years more making in all 4 years service.

    This applicant was born in Fort Chisal [Chiswell], in the County of Wythe then Botetourt & afterwards Montgomery County Feby 24th 1763. He has a record of his age in a large family bible which was given to the declarant by his father. He lived in Montgomery County Virginia when he entered the service, now Grayson County Virginia where he has lived ever since the War of the revolution, and where he now lives.

    He was a volunteer during the whole service. There was no regular officers in the neighborhood. He never had any discharge, indeed his only wish was to conquer & subdue the enemys of his country. He is known to Benjamin PHIPPS & Isaiah AUSTIN contemporary survivors and to John JONES & Charles COLE, who can certify to his character for veracity, and as to their belief of his services in the War 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 roll of the agency of any State.

    Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.

    JAMES COX.

     

    We Benjamin PHIPPS residing in the County of Grayson and Charles COLE residing the same County, hereby Certify that we are well acquainted with James COX, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be 79 [sic] years & 7 months of age; that he is reputed 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 day & year aforesaid.

    Benjamin PHIPPS, his mark

    Charles COLE

     

    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 Benjamin PHIPPS and Charles COLE who have signed the preceeding certificate, are residents of Grayson County Virginia, that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.

    James Cox Pension Application Transcription




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