Pension Application Transcripts for Phillip Cox, 1755-1834
State of South Carolina
Pickens District
On this the first day of October personally appeared in open court before the Court of Common Pleas of Pickens District now sitting Phillip Cox, a resident of Pickens District and state aforesaid aged seventy six, 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 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. Colonel Armstrong and Major Winston of North Carolina, Surry County with Captain Gaines—officer whom he entered the service and served near two years. He continued in service the greater part of the period of the Revolutionary War. He lived in Surry County, state of North Carolina at the time he entered service. He entered a volunteer. He was in a skirmage against the Tory in the County of Surry and State of N. Carolina under the Capt aforesaid and Col. Joseph Cloud. He knows of no person who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever for a pension in annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension role of the agency of any state. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. Philip (P mark) Cox In open court, William L. Keith, Clerk of the Court, (We?) of Pickens District
Jacob Lewis, a clergyman, residing in the District of Pickens and State aforesaid and John Grisham, Esq., residing in the same district and state hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Phillip Cox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy-six 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 day and year aforesaid before William L. Keith, Clerk.
Signature by Jacob Lewis and John Grisham
And the said court do hereby declare said opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after causing to put 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 Jacob Lewis, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the District of Pickens, of state of So Carolina, and that John Grisham, Esq., who has also signed the same is a resident of the District and state aforesaid, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. (Unknown words that appear to be a name). I Wm. L. Keith, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Pickens District, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said court in the matter of the application of Phillip Cox for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this first day of October 1832. (Signature) William L. Keith, CC/GSTCCP
We certify that we have been long acquainted with Philip Cox herein named, also Jacob Lewis and John Grisham who have certified for him in the application for a pension, are all respectable persons and the Rev. Jacob Lewis is an officiating minister of the Gospel of said District. They are all creditable persons. Sworn on this 1st Day of Oct. 1832 before William L. Keith. Signed by Joseph N. Whitmer, (Unreadable first name) P. Lewis
The State of South Carolina personally appeared before Pickens District to me the undersigned, a justice of the peace, for the district aforesaid, Philip Cox who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that by reason of old age and bodily affliction which he has suffered under in a great degree and is now laboring under, he is unable from this by loss of memory he cannot (say?) as positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the period mentioned in the declaration(but in his opinion considerably upward of two years) and in the following grades to wit. he served as a private under Capt. Gaines not less than three months. And in a short time afterward, was called out and served as a private under Capt. (Roazach) not less than five months, and in a short time afterward as private and served under Capt. Joseph Cloud not less than nine months, and then served as a private under Capt. William Cloud not less than three months. And also swears that he was as a private in a Troop of Cavalry under Capt. Detherage not less than two months amounting in all to not less than one year and ten months. The Deponent further swears from the loss of memory that he cannot (?) the exact time of his service but he is positive in the time herein set forth. He further swears that he can’t collect the exact time between the services rendered but was at home but a very little time during the Revolutionary War. And for such services he claims a pension. These services were actually rendered under some authority and embodied, and that he was not able to follow any civil pursuit nor did he do anything else for a long time. This deponent also now on oath further swear the interrogatories as follows.
1st—he was born on the Mayo River called Halifax County in Virginia in September 1755.
2nd—He has a record of his age in his family Bible taken from his father’s family record which he thinks his younger brother took to the western country.
3rd—He lived in Surry County in North Carolina when he was called into the service—He moved soon after the revolution to South Carolina and lived on the waters of (?Thickely?) three years then moved up into Rutherford County N.C. where he lived about four years then he moved to the western country lived about 1 ½ years he lived in the west Virginia on Horse Creek. He then moved back to North Carolina Rutherford County where he lived four years then moved to Crow Creek in Pendleton (District now this District—he then moved to the plantation he now lives on where he has resided on the same place for upwards of thirty years.
Those who know him will testify to his credibility and character. The men noted are Gen Earle Col Grisham, Col Norton, Col McKenney, and William D. Sloan, Esquire, now sheriff of Pickens District whose affidavit is forwarded. The certificate of all the above named gentlemen could be forwarded but it is somewhat (???)
Sworn to and subscribed this 16th day of January 1834 before me, J. C. Miller. (Signed by mark, Philip Cox
Jemima Taylor’s Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the third section of the act of Congress of the 4th July, 1836.
State of South Carolina
District of Pickens
On the first day of August, 1840, personally appeared before James H. Dendy, Esq., Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the District aforesaid, Mrs. Jemima Cox, a resident of the district and state aforesaid, aged eighty three years who being first orally sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress dated July 4, 1836: That she is the widow of Philip Cox, who was a private on the War of the Revolution, and who did receive a Pension up to the time of his death, under the act of Congress of the 2nd June, 1832, and to whose declaration the Commissioner of Pension is referred for the specification of service prescribed by him.
She further declares that she was married to the said Philip Cox in the year Seventeen Hundred and Seventy Two, that her husband, the aforesaid Philip Cox died on the 24th day of March 1832(Year corrected in later document to 1834); and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto (amended? Annexed?). Jemima signed with an X
South Carolina
Pickens District
I James H Dendy, Judge of the Court of Ordinary for the District and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Mrs. Jemima Cox on whom I waited upon and took the foregoing declaration and from all appearance unable from age and infirmity to travel, so to attend a court of record, and that Mrs. Rebecca Moss who has made the amended affidavit of the time of the death of Philip Cox and of the ? of Mrs. Jemima Cox is a woman of respectability and is entitled to credit.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and applied my seal of office this 14th day of September, 1840. Jas. H. Dendy
Before me personally appeared Mrs. Rebecca Moss and made oath (due formally say?) that Mrs. Jemima Cox is the widow of Philip Cox, deceased, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, and who died on the (24th?) day of March 1832 and that she Mrs. Jemima Cox has been a widow ever since the death of her said husband. Sworn to 31st August 1840 before James H Dendy. Rebecca signed by Mark
Before me personally appeared Thomas Collings, a man to me well known, and in every way worthy of credit, and made oath in due form of law that he has had in possession some 20 or 25 years, a half sheet of paper very much worn, containing the ages of the children of Philip Cox and Jemima Cox. That Thomas Man, whose age is on the back of the family record aforesaid was the person who recorded the ages of the seven first named children as he understood, as he the said Man lived with the family and that he understood that John Beazley whose name is on the back of the same record also recorded the ages of the remainder of the children. This deponent further sayeth that he was present some 20-25 years ago, and in the presence of both the old people in question, viz., Philip Cox and Jemima Cox, did assist in transcribing the said record of ages into a small family Bible, which is now before him, and the writing in which was done by Jacob R. Cox, the son of the old people in question, and that ever since that time he has had he original record in his possession. That he (the deponent) was married the 12th day of April in the year 1798 to Catey (or Catherine) Cox the fourth daughter of the said Philip Cox and Jemima Cox, and that he has been ever since intimate with the family; and was acquainted with them for about two years previous to that time. That they (Philip Cox and Jemima Cox) were reported to be man and wife at the time he first knew them and ever since; and that he never heard any thing to the contrary at any time from any source.
The deponent further sayeth that the said Philip Cox departed this life sometime between the 20 and 25th day of March in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four, the precise day not recollected. Sworn to the 9th day of January 1841 before Miles M. Norton, Notary Public. Signed as Thos. Collings
Before me personally appeared Martin Moss, the husband of Rebecca Cox, a man in good standing in society, and worthy of credit, and says on oath that Philip Cox who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, died on or about the 24th day of March 1834—that we was asked about it just after the time, for the purpose of drawing the remainder of his pension, and he thinks he stated it to have been the 22nd but since he is under the impression it was the 24th.—Since that his wife Rebecca Moss made oath to the time to obtain a pension for the widow and if it was not stated at that time, it was a mistake in calculating neither she or himself being able to write or keep a record of such event, or even to read writing to amy extent. She now says, or she always has, that the death occurred seven years ago next March. The deponent hath in his possession the family Bible belonging to the widow and which was kept in the family as a family record when he married his wife, which was on the 1st day of January 1833 and has been kept as such ever since. Sworn to the 9th day of January 1841 before Miles M. Norton, Notary Public. Martin Moss signed by mark.
Listing of children
The history of the ages of the children of Philip Cox and Jamiah his wife
Milley Cox was born the 14 of Febuary 1773
Salley Cox was born the 12 day of December 1776
Nancy Cox was born Desember the 26 day 1778
Catey Cox was born the 18 of January 1780
Lizebeath Cox was born the 17 day of January 1782
Matthew Cox was born the 12 day of July 1786
Jincy Cox was born the 14 of November 1787
Change of handwriting
Darkes Cox the daughter of Phillip Cox and Gemimer his wife was born the 5 day of February 1789
William Cox was born the 5 day of Desember the year 1791
Scanned copy at bottom of page is nearly unreadable but appears to be Jacob Cox was born the January the 29th
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Thomas Man was born the first day of April 1769
Thomas Man was born the first day of April 1769
Rebeaka Cox was born the 16 of May 1799
Thomas
State of South Carolina
John Beazley
Jacob R. Cox Affadavit
Philip Cox was born Sept 25th 1757
Jemima Cox his wife was born April 1757
The age of their children, viz:
Millia Cox was born Feb 14th 1773
Sarah Cox was born ? 12 1776
Nancy Cox was born ? 26 1778
Catharine Cox was born Jan 18 1780
Elizabeth Cox was born Jan 17. 1782
I do herby certify that the above is a correct record (to the best of my knowledge and belief) of the ages of Philip Cox (deceased), a pensioner ad Jemima his wife who is ??? and ages of the five oldest children. This given December 27th 1840. Signed Jacob R. Cox
Jesse Nevill Affadavit
The state of South Carolina Pickens District
Be it remembered that on this fourth day of September 1840 before me Joseph Grisham, Notary Public, ex Officio, one of the justices of the treasury for the district aforesaid personally appeared Jesse Nevill, a to me well known resident in said district and one of the surviving soldiers of the Revolution and made oath that about fifty seven years ago in the county of Rutherfordton in the state of North Carolina the deponent became acquainted with Philip Cox late of Pickens District also a Revolutionary Soldier. Deponent had an acquaintance with a family named Taylor in winter of 1775 or 1776. About the year 1783 there was said to be one of the connexion came unto the neighborhood. Deponent soon after perhaps in a short time after Cox came to the county got acquainted with Him? (could be Herm or Henry) Cox and his wife, Jemima he thinks she was called who was a sister (said to be) to Drury Taylor, Lac Taylor, and several other brothers. Philip Cox and his wife had at the time several children as well as he can recollect, tho how many he does not remember. This deponent came to Pendleton District I the year of 1791 as well as he can remember tell deponent moved from Rutherford County, N.C. He was intimately acquainted with P Cox and his wife. Philip Cox and this deponent moved from N.C. about the same time as well as he can recollect, which of them moved first deponent does not now recollect, but this deponent settled on the farm he now lives on in the year 1794 and at that time Philip Cox lived within district. He was intimately acquainted with the family of Philip Cox who died in this district about seven or eight years ago as well as he can remember—This deponent has no doubt but that Philip Cox was a Revolutionary Soldier and that he has been married to Jemima Taylor either before the commencement or during the Revolutionary War from the number of children they had when deponent first became acquainted with them. Philip Cox and his wife were respected as good honest industrious citizens and there was few such men as Philip Cox, Peaceable, honest, punctual to perform contracts and ready to oblige. Jemima Cox as she is called is the widow of the said Philip Cox and unmarried since his death, and have lived near him for the last 49 years. Sworn to 4th September 1840. Jesse Nevill
End of Pension Application Documents for Phillip Cox, 1755-1834