Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Cook, John Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette npoq@hotmail.com June 15, 2006, 2:56 am Pension Application Of John Cook, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 636, Application #S16343 JOHN COOK, a resident of Elbert County, Georgia, aged seventy years and 10 months: “The nineteenth day of July 1776, I entered the service of the United States as a volunteer, under Captain JOHN LEAK, Lieutenant JOHN DAVIS, THOMAS OWENS was our major. General RUTHERFORD commanded. I started from Guilford, North Carolina. We went through Salisbury and up to the head of Catawba near a fort called Cathey’s Fort, from that fort we crossed the mountain and went down the Swamano River, thence to the Indian towns upon the Tennessee and its waters, and destroyed sixteen of their towns. I remained three months in that tour, and returned home.” “2nd Tour- I volunteered for three months. RICHARD VERNON was my captain, ROBERT VERNON my lieutenant and joined Colonel [unreadable] in the state of North Carolina near the line of North and South Carolina, but does not recollect County or name of the place, it was called headquarters, not far distant from where CORNWALLIS and his army was stationed. I continued with General DAVIDSON during this time. There was a little scrimmage in Charlotte, North Carolina [per Heitman, September 26, 1780]. The army sometimes advanced and often retreated, being unable to come into contact with CORNWALLIS. General DAVIDSON discharged us when the time of service had expired, on the other side of the Yadkin River, and I went home.” “3rd tour-In a short time after I returned home from the last tour, I volunteered under Captain THOMAS COOK, a Mr. O’NEAL was major, John PAISLEY our colonel. We marched down upon Deep River and dispersed a large body of Tories, said to be under the command of Colonel FANNING. I volunteered for three months, but did not stay all the time in service. The whole company was sent home until called for, but held ourselves in readiness (as ordered), when called upon.” “4th tour-I volunteered again about one month after the said third tour was out under Captain THOMAS COOK. Started from Guilford, NC, marched down Dan River to a place called the Red House where the British had taken quarters. Our Colonel was JAMES MARTIN under the command of General GREENE. The British had dispersed from the Red House. General GREENE followed them, and I continued with the army under his command during this service (three months).” “5th-I volunteered again (being unwilling to be drafted) for another tour of three months under Captain RICHARD VERNON. We rendezvoused at Guilford Courthouse, NC, equipped and prepared for service- but was ordered to return to our homes and hold ourselves in readiness when called upon. We were not called upon in this tour any further. My residence was, during the whole War of the Revolution, in Guilford County, in the state of North Carolina. I was born in the state of Virginia, etc…” In an addendum to his previous application, JOHN COOK added the following statement: “That he volunteered into the service of the United States for three months as a private on the nineteenth day of July in the year 1776, in Guilford County, NC, his place of residence at that time, under Captain JOHN LEAK and Lieutenant JOHN DAVIS, in a detachment commanded by THOMAS OWENS, all commanded by General RUTHERFORD. Joined his regiment at Guilford in the state of North Carolina, marched from thence through Salisbury in the state of North Carolina to the head of the Catawba River near a fort called Cathey’s, from the fort crossed the mountains and went down the Swamano River, thence to the Indian towns upon the Tennessee River and its waters, and destroyed sixteen Indian towns and after serving three months as a private was discharged from the service of the United States in the month of October 1776.” “That he also volunteered into the service of the United States for three months as a private on the ____ day of August in the year 1780 in Guilford County, state of North Carolina, his place of residence at that time, under Captain RICHARD VERNON and Lieutenant ROBERT VERNON, joined General DAVIDSON near the line of North and South Carolina, but does not recollect the County or the name of the place. It was called headquarters, not far distant from where Lord CORNWALLIS and the British Army was stationed under the command of Lord CORNWALLIS. The troops sometimes advancing and often retreating, not being able to come in contact with the British Army, which were hovering around us. After serving three months as a private in the Unites States service, was discharged by General DAVIDSON in the year 1780 and returned home, but does not recollect the day or month when he was discharged.” “That he volunteered into the service of the United States for three months as a private on ____the day of ____ in the year 1781, in Guilford County, state of North Carolina, then the place of his residence, under Captain THOMAS COOK in a regiment commanded by Major O’NEAL and Colonel JOHN PAISLEY, marched down upon Deep River in said state and dispersed a large body of Tories said to be under the command of Colonel FANNING. After remaining for some time in the service, the whole company was marched back to Guilford County, where he remained until after the expiration of three months, where he was discharged after having served three months as a private in the service of the United States in the year 1781, the day or month he does not recollect when he was discharged.” “That he volunteered into the service of the United States for three months as a private in the _____ day of ___ in the year 1781, in Guilford County, North Carolina, then the place of his residence, under Captain THOMAS COOK in a regiment commanded by Colonel JAMES MARTIN, marched from Guilford to Dan River to a place called the Red House, where the British were quartered. At that place joined the American army commanded by General GREENE, and that he continued with the army commanded by GREENE in all its various marching and counter marching through the states of North Carolina and Virginia, until the expiration of his three months service as a private in the United States, then was discharged in the year 1781, the day or month when he was discharged not precisely recollected. Making in all at the different time periods, twelve months which he served as a private in the United States service during the Revolutionary War.” File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/guilford/military/revwar/pensions/cook136gmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb