MARLBORO CO., SOUTH CAROLINA - REV WAR - COX, Samuel ************************************************ 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 Samuel Cox, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll 672 Application #S21705 “Samuel Cox, a resident of the District of Marlborough, aged seventy- three years…That he was born in Marlborough District and state aforesaid in the month of November AD 1759. His age was recorded in a family Bible, which he has now in his house. He was living in the same District he now lives when called into the service and has lived there ever since the Revolutionary [War] to the present time. He was drafted in the year 1776 by Captain John Brockenton of the militia and marched to the Sewee? Bay between Georgetown and Charleston, So. Car. And from thence to Hadrell’s Point, between which and Fort Moultrie he spent about three months and returned home.” ‘A’ “Six months afterwards, he was drafted again in Marlborough District and served under Captain Tristram Thomas. He went from Marlborough to Orangeburgh, from thence to Black Swamp on the Savannah River where one Col. Simmons appeared to be in command. From thence to Purysburg, fifteen miles south of Savannah, Georgia. At this place, news reached the Americans that that the British were crossing the river above and below them, upon which they traveled night and day to Charleston, So. Car. Where he stayed until the British removed their forces and he then returned home to Marlborough. He was in Charleston when the British took that place and was himself taken prisoner and remained on parole one year.” “He was then drafted again and turned out with General Marion on the Santee River. He afterwards marched on to the Eutaw Springs and was on the flank of the army in that engagement. After that he was drafted again, joined Marion, with whom he stayed until peace was declared, estimating the whole time of his service at about two years…” “William Cox swears that he was with Samuel Cox in the Revolutionary War from the time he marched under Captain Tristram Thomas from Marlborough to Purysburg, until he returned from Charleston to Marlborough after the British had removed their forces from that place…” Amendment to the Declaration of Samuel Cox “That by reason of old age and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively to the precise length of his services, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below under the officers and at the times and places there stated. In every instance he was drafted and served in the militia service as a private. In the year 1776, three months under Captain John Brockenton at and about Hadrell’s Point. Between this and the year 1779, he cannot specify his services. But in that year he served three months under Captain Tristram Thomas as marked ‘A’ in Declaration. He knows it was in 1779 as he has been since informed that the division under General Moultrie retreated to Charleston in that year.” “In the year 1780, one month under Captain Morris [Maurice] Murphy. In the year 1781, three months under Captain Thomas Ellerbe. 2nd, Captain John Stackhouse, 3rd, Captain Daniel Sparks. In 1782, four months 1st, under Captain Tristram Thomas, 2nd, under Captain John Brockenton, 3rd, under Captain Moses Pearson, and 4th, under Captain Thomas Ellerbe. In 1783, one month under Captain John Stackhouse- making in all actual service of fifteen months at least, for which he claims a pension. In every case from No. 3 supra, he was with General Marion, wherever his camp might be, most commonly about Santee River. He was with him at the Eutaw Springs when the Battle was fought at that place and the said Samuel Cox on oath further swore that for the periods above 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.