MARLBORO CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - COX, William ************************************************ SCGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sc/scfiles.htm Contributed to the SCGenWeb Archives by: Nancy Poquette May 27, 2006 ************************************************ Pension Application Of William Cox, Nat’l Archives Microseries M804, Roll 672 Application #S21704 “…William Cox, a resident of the [Marlborough District of the state of South Carolina], aged sixty-nine years…That he was born on the 4th day of February AD 1763 in Marlborough District and state aforesaid, that his age is recorded in a family Bible which is now in the house of Samuel Cox in the same state and district. He was living when called into service in the same state and district where he now lives, and where he has lived ever since the Revolutionary War.” ‘A’ “He was drafted at the age of sixteen and served three months under Captain Tristram Thomas. During that time he went from Marlborough to Orangeburgh District, So. Car, from thence to Black Swamp on the Savannah River, Georgia, where one Col. Simmons, he thought, was the commanding officer; from thence he went to Purysburg (fifteen miles north of Savannah Georgia). News came that the British were crossing the river above and below Purysburg; upon which the Americans traveled night and day until they reached Charleston, So. Car, where this deponent stayed until the British removed their forces, when he returned to Marlborough.” ‘B’ “Not long afterwards (he does not recollect the time), he was drafted again and under the command of Captain Morris [Maurice] Murphy, marched on to the High Hills of Santee, Singleton’s Mills. He stayed there about a week and then went down the river to Beaufort’s or Blufert’s Plantation which was at that time General Marion’s camp, at which place he stayed his time out and returned to Marlborough.” ‘C’ “He was drafted again shortly afterwards and under the same Captain, marched down to Georgetown to rejoin Marion. At this place he stayed two or three weeks, when he was discharged and again returned to Marlborough.” “He volunteered afterwards and went to Marion’s camp, which was at that time in Marion District, So. Car, and was with Marion at the time when the Tories who had been under the command of Major Gainey, surrendered themselves to Marion. He then came back to Marlborough and was stationed at Brown’s Mills in that district under Lieutenant. John Lee, with eighteen men. At this place, a party of Tories who had just moved off from Col. Kolb’s house, which they had burned as well as murdered Col. Kolb himself, came suddenly upon Lt. Lee’s men and took them all prisoners except this deponent who escaped by springing into the swamp, although three guns were fired at him. These are all the circumstances that he can recollect…When he was young he paid but little attention to them [dates], which may in some measure account for his indistinct recollection at this day, of events so long past.” Amended Declaration of William Cox, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll __. Application # “1. That in the year 1779- served three months as a private in the militia service as marked ‘A’ in original declaration.” “2. In the same year, served one month, as marked ‘B’ in declaration.” “3. In the year 1780, one month in the militia service, as marked ‘C’.” “4. In the year 1780, one month in the militia service (drafted) marched under Captain Daniel Sparks in General Marion’s camp and about Santee, So. Car.” “5. In the same year, one month under Captain John Brockenton, drafted, in the militia service, with Marion, as last above mentioned.” “6. In the same year, one month under Captain Moses Pearson, with General Marion as above.” “7. In the year 1781, four months, 1st under Captain Thomas Ellerbe, one month; 2nd, Captain John Stackhouse, one month; 3rd, Captain Morris Murphy, one month, and under Captain Daniel Sparks, one month; and all the time with General Marion in and about Santee River in that desultory mode of warfare already described.” “8. In the year 1782, four months under Captain Tristram Thomas; one under Captain John Brockenton; one under Captain Thomas Ellerbe; at each time with Marion as above mentioned.” “9. In the year 1783, one month under Captain John Stackhouse with General Marion.” “He served as a private in the militia at all these different periods and was invariably with Marion wherever his camps might be at the time of his draft. This was usually on Santee River and in the country thereabouts, changing however, with the _____ of the times and rendering it too great a task for the deponent at this time to point out particularly the different places.” “10. He also served six months at home, during the intervals between his drafts, repelling the Tories in and about Marlborough District. He served this time under Captain Winson-making an aggregate of twenty-three months as a Revolutionary soldier. And the said William Cox further says that for the periods already mentioned, he served with an embodied corps, called into service as he believes, by competent authority, that he was either in the field or in garrison, and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.”