REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION - SHERWOOD MADDOX

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State of Kentucky 
County of Owen 

On this 3rd day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before 
the Justices of the Owen County Court now setting Sherwood Maddox a 
resident of the said County of Owen and 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 7th 1832. 

That he entered the service of the United States under the following 
named officers and served as herein stated - that in the month of May 
1779 he volunteered as a private soldier in a company commanded by 
Captain Edward Mumford upon a two months tour and served therein as such 
accordingly during the whole of said period - the name of the Lieutenant 
was Benjamin Moseby and that of the Ensign Lapley Merit. He states that 
at the time he volunteered as aforesaid he was a resident of Powhattan 
County, State of Virginia and that he rendezvoused with his company 
immediately in Scottsville in the said County of Powhattan and at the 
same time several companies besides the one to which he belonged 
rendezvoused at the same place and they all marched together from their 
said place of rendezvous to Williamsburg in Virginia and he with his 
said company was there attached to a regiment under the Command of Col. 
Holt Richardson. He further states that at Williamsburg they found a good
many regular soldiersunder the Command of Genl. Scott who took command of 
the militia and volunteers that were collecting. He further states that he 
remained with his said company at Williamsburg for some days and that most 
of the troops, himself among the rest were then marched to Little York at 
which place his company and regiment were attached to a Brigade under the 
Command of Genl. Nelson and they remained at that point till the expiration 
of his said tour of duty having served the same out fully and faithfully 
and he was then verbally discharged by his officers and returned to his 
residence in Powhattan County, Virginia.

He further states and declares that afterwards in the month of April 1780 
he again volunteered as a private soldier upon a tour of two months in a 
company commanded by the same Captain as mentioned in his above stated 
tour to wit: Edward Mumford and served therein accordingly - the name of 
the Lieutenant to his company upon this second tour was Joseph Mayo and 
that of the Ensign William Clements - that he was still a resident of 
Powhattan County, Virginia and rendezvoused with his said company at 
Scottsville in said County and was attached to the regiment of Col. 
Goode - that they marched from their said place of rendezvous to a place 
called Shirley Hundred near the junction of the Appomattox and James 
Rivers - that at that time there were a number of British vessels lying 
in James River which frequently sent parties of men ashore to forage and 
annoy the inhabitants - that he continued in the service with his said 
company first at one point and then at another on said rivers but 
principally at the junction of the Appomattox and James Rivers and at 
Richmond endeavoring to protect the County from the depredations of the 
British till the expiration of his said tour when he was verbally 
discharged by his officers having faithfully and fully served out the 
tour of two months and he returned to his residence in Powhattan County." 
 
He further states and declares that on the 26th day of December 1780 
(he well remembers the day of the month from the circumstances of it 
being the day after Christmas day in that year and from the excessive 
fatigue and exposure which he underwent during the tour). He again 
mustered into into the service of the United States as a private soldier 
and militia man upon a tour of two months and served accordingly in the 
company of Capt. Edward Mumford (the same individual who was this 
declarants Capt. on his two former tours).  Stapley Merit was the 
Lieutenant of his company upon this tour and William Clements Ensign. 
 He states that Capt. Mumford was the Capt. of the Company of militia 
to which he, this declarant was attached when at home and that he 
understood that upon this occasion the whole of the Militia of his 
section of the County was called out in mass and that the whole of his 
said! company that were able did go in to the service.  He further 
states that he with his said company rendezvoused at Scottsville, 
together with various other Militia Companies, and they were marched 
from thence by Major Daniel Duvall and Adjutant Thomas Hubbard to 
Richmond, Virginia where he was attached to a regiment under the command 
of Col. Jack Willis, and from Richmond he was marched with the troops to 
Petersburg, from thence to Smithfield, from which last place they deemed 
it advisable to retreat and did retreat to a place called Suffolk which 
had been visited only a short time before by the British and very nearly 
all the houses had been burnt down by them, at which place and its 
vicinity this declarent and his said company were stationed till the 
expiration of his said tour when he was discharged verbally by Col. 
Parker under whose command his said company had finally come, after 
having served out his said tour faithfully and fully and he then returned 
to his residence in Powhattan County, Va.

He further states and declares that in August 1781 he again mustered 
into the service of the United States as a private volunteer soldier 
upon a tour of two months and served such in the comapny of Capt. Hughes 
Woodson of which company William Smith was Lieutenant. His company was 
attached at Col Parker's regiment and rendezvoused at Scottsville in 
Powhattan County and he marched with his said company and regiment from 
thence to Manacana Town Ferry on James River where they remained for 
about one week guarding a number of boats which had been collected there 
with stores for the use of the Army; from then they marched to Richmond, 
Virginia where they remained for a few days, from thence they marched to 
New Castle on the Pamunkey or Matoponie, then to Ruffians Ferry on 
Chickahommy where they joined Genl. Seven's Brigade thence to Holts old 
forge where they lay several days and from thence to Williamsburg where 
they remained till the arrival of Genl. Washington and they then marched 
down the County to Little York, where the British Army under the command 
of Cornwallis lay and commenced the seige of that place.  He states and 
declares that after his arrival at Little York, he together with the 
company in which he served was attached to the regiment of Col. Holkum 
and Genl. Lawsons Brigade - that he remained with the army till the 
morning of the day on which the British capitulated and his tour having 
expired he together with his company and some other of the Militia 
whose terms of service had also expired were detached to Williamsburg 
to be discharged, having in their care and guarding about sixty 
prisioners who had been taken the night previous - that when they 
reached Williamsburg he was discharged having fully performed his 
said tour of duty and he returned to his place of residence in Powhattan 
County, Virginia.  He states and declares that he performed fully the 
aforesaid four tours of duty of two months each amounting in the whole 
to eight months service and at the termination of each tour was 
honourably discharged by his officers and that he has no documentary 
evidence to prove his said service and that he knows of but two 
persons who are now living and whose testimony he can procure by 
whom he can prove any portion of his services, the names of whom 
are Susannah Garnett and John Carten.(could be Carter)  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 and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
        His 
Sherwood X Maddox 
      (Mark)


INTERIGATIONS PROPOUNDED BY THE COURT 

Question 1.  Where and in what year were you born?
Answer:  I was born in the County of Goochland and State of Virginia 
on the 15th day of December 1761.

Question 2.  Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it?
Answer.  I have a record of my age at home.

Question 3.  Where were you living when called into service, where 
have you lived since the Revolutionary War, and where do you now live?
Answer:  I lived in Powhattan County, State of Virginia and after my 
last discharge I returned to my home in Powhattan County where I 
continued to reside till the year 1793 and then moved to the State 
of Kentucky and settled within one mile of Lindsey's Station in the 
now County of Scott and from thence moved to the place on which I 
now reside in Owen County Kentucky, in the year 1805 or 6 and have 
since there remained on the same place.

Question 4.  How were you called into the service, were you drafted, 
did you volunteer or were you a substitute for whom?
Answer.  Upon three tours which I performed I was a volunteer and 
upon one I was a Militia Man and turned out as such under a call as 
I understood for all the able bodied men in the section of County 
where I lived.

Question 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 service. 
Answer.  I recollect General Morgan and Genl. Charles Scott of the 
regulary who both served a portion of the time with troops where I 
served.  I joined the Brigade of Genl. Stephens who was from Orange 
or Spottsylvania County, Va. at Ruffians Ferry on Chickahommy.  I 
was myself at one time in a Brigade commanded by Genl. Nelson and 
at another time in one commanded by Genl. Lawson and was attached 
to regiments under the command of Col. Holt Richardson, Col. Goode, 
Col. Jack Willis, Col. Parker and Col. Holkum all of whom were of 
the Militia.  I recollect to have seen Genl. Lafayette when he 
landed at Jamestown and also frequently during the Seige of York.  I 
recollect to have joined Genl. Washington at Williamsburg and saw 
him also often during the last tour which I performed. 

Question 6.  Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and 
if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? 
Answer:  I never did receive a discharge in writing from any of the 
tours of duty which I performed.  I was always discharged verbally. 

Question 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. 
Answer.  I am known to Joseph Caldwell, James Herndon, who are my 
neighbors and who can speak as to my standing and character for 
truth. 
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
         His 
Sherwood  X   Maddox 
        mark 

We, Joseph Caldwell, a clergyman residing in the County of Owen and 
State of Kentucky, and James Herndon residing in the same county and 
state, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sherwood 
Maddox who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that 
we believe him to be 71 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.  And we further 
certify that he has the reputation of being a man of strict moral 
integrity and undoubted veracity and that we believe his said 
reputation is well grounded. 

Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. 
Signed - Joseph Caldwell 
         Jas. Herndon