REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - JOHN MADDOX

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DECLARATION

In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.  
State of Kentucky County of Ohio

On this third day of November 1834 personally appeared in open court before the 
court of Ohio County now sitting John Maddox a resident in the County of Ohio, 
State of Kentucky, aged 71 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 Act of Congress passed June 7, 18342.  That he entered the service of the 
United States and served as herein stated: That he volunteered and joined a 
company commanded by Gideon Hacker in Goochland County Virginia (where this 
declarant was born and raised) and rendezvoused at Albermarle Barracks where we 
were employed in guarding the British prisoners where I remained a term of three 
months, the time I volunteered for.  This was as well as I recollect in the Fall 
of the year 1777 or 1778 when after I had served the tour I was discharged and 
returned home.  That in the Spring of the following year I joined a company 
raised by Captain Gideon Hacker for another tour of three months rendezvoused at 
Richmond, Virginia and marched down James River passed through several villages 
to Cabin Point first on one side and then on the other side of said James River.  
I recollect the names Major McGill and Colonel Campbell of the regular army, 
when I served the full term of three months was discharged and returned home.  
That in the Fall of the same year I joined a company raised and commanded by 
Captain Thomas Hacker of the said County of Goochland for a three monthÕs tour 
when we marched to and roundezvoused Richmond and were employed in guarding said 
James River.  I recollect no officers except Colonel Nathaniel Morriss of the 
Army, when after serving the full time I was discharged and returned home.  That 
in the Spring of the following year I joined a company raised in said County of 
Goochland and commanded by Captain Humphrey Parish and marched again to Richmond 
and served as before stated in guarding the river sometimes on one side and 
sometimes on the other, under Colonel John Pleasant and served a tour of three 
months was discharged and returned home.  That in the summer of the same year he 
joined a volunteer company commanded by Gideon Hacker, Captain, and marched and 
served three months guarding the James River against the British and Tories.  
That in the Fall of the same year he joined a company of militia raised by 
Captain Elisha Leek and marched to Richmond and served three months in guarding 
James River and served under General Wedding.  That in the following Fall he 
joined another company commanded by Thomas Miller, Captain, Colonel Taylor and 
marched down James River joined the main army at Richmond commanded by LaFayette 
until joined by General Washington, when he took the command in this expedition 
we marched to within fifteen miles of Little York and crossed the river to 
Gloucester to prevent the escape of the British in that direction, where he 
remained to the end of the time for which he volunteered.

This declarant states that he served longer than herein stated but cannot 
recollect under whom he served but does distinctly recollect the periods stated 
above.  That he knows of but one person living by whom he can prove his service 
and that is David Sanders of Logan County, Kentucky whose deposition he obtained 
on the 4th day of October 1834 which proves his services for twelve months.  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.

John Maddox

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of 
the matter and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War Department 
that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he 
states.

George Wedding P.I.

I Charles Henderson, Clerk of the Court of Ohio County do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceeding of the said Court in the matter 
of the application of John Maddox for a pension.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 3rd 
day of November 1834.

Ch Henderson