|
On this 4th day
of September 1832 before the Hon Thomas Stuart Judge of the circuit Court
for the fourth judicial circuit for the State of Tennessee now sitting John
Cooke a resident of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee aged 69
years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of an act of Congress
passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man in
the Spring of 1780 under the following officers Captain Sylvanus Walker
Lieut John Pomplin[?] Ensign William Tweath[?] command by Holt Richardson
Lieutenant Col Lewis Burwell and Major John Boyes and attached to the
Brigade commanded by General Stephens and marched from Lunenburg Court house
Virginia to Hillsborough North Carolina at which place General Gates joined
us and we took up march and continued south [&] crossed Pedee[?] River at
Massis Ferry at which place he had taken sick and was left behind and did
not join the army again until after Gates defeat and then stationed at
Guilford Court house North Carolina and there stationed until last of
November at which time he received a discharge and returned home having
served six months he received a discharge but has lost it he was in no
battles during this campaign he recollects that he served with General Gates
and Captain William Lytle of the Regulars does not remember the number of
any Regular or Continental Regiments or Companies.
He entered the services of the United States a second time as substitute for
Charles Patterson in May 1781 under the following officers Captain William
Ragsdale Lieutenant Gideon Spencer and Ensign Baxter Pool in the Regiment
Commanded by Col Lindsey Major John Overheat[?] attached to the Brigade
commanded by General Robert Lawson and marched over the following country
Lunenburg Court house Virginia to Prince Edward Court house to Carters ferry
on James River and to Rappahannock River above Fredericksburg and there
joined the army under the command of General LaFayette and to Rappdan[?]
River and met General Waine and his troops to Orange Court house and
discharged in Hanover County Va in August 1781 making a term of upwards of
three months he received no discharge for this campaign he was in no battles
but in several skirmishes &c during this campaign he recollects that he was
in service with and under General Lafayette Waine Lawson the other officers
he does not recollect nor the number of Regiments of Regulars [&]
Continental troops.
He again entered the service of the United States as a drafted militia man
and under the
Following officers to wit Captain Thomas Jones rest of company officers not
remembered in the Regiment commanded by Col. Lewis Burwell attached to
General Muhlenburg’s Brigade and marched over the following country. From
Lunenburg Court House to Petersburg and to Yorktown over and toward last of
siege crossed over to Gloucester side under Gen Wa [Washington?] and there
remained till after the surrender of Cornwallis he entered into this
campaign in the summer of 1787 the month he does not recollect and returned
home in the last of November or first of December same year 1787 making a
term of four months together with the other two a period of thirteen months.
At the siege of Yorktown he knew General Washington General La Fayette
General Lincoln &c he received no discharge for this campaign.
He was born in Virginia Lunenburg County on the 25th June 1765 according to
his register taken from that of his father. When he entered the service of
the United States he resided in the County of Lunenburg Virginia. Since the
Revolution he resided in same county till about 1789 in Halifax Va till 1822
and since that time he has resided in Williamson County Tennessee.
He has no documentary evidence in his possession by which he can prove his
services but ha can prove by Henry Cooke is brother who was wit him in the
first and last campaigns mentioned in his declaration that he served as he
has stated and that he the said Henry also knows of his having served the
second as substitute for Charles Patterson he can also prove by him that he
served as orderly Sergeant the third campaign.
He hereby relinquishes all 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 whatever.
[signed] John Cooke
Sworn to and subscribed the ))
day and year aforesaid ))
[signed] Preston Hay clk &c ))
I Henry Cooke of the County of Williamson and State of Tennessee do hereby
certify that my brother John Cook who has subscribed and sworn to the above
declaration is a resident in Williamson County Tennessee and that he is
sixty nine years old that I served the first and third campaigns mentioned
in his declaration in the service with him the first of which he was
commanded by the officers and marched over the Country as mentioned in said
declaration that he was taken sick at Massis Ferry on Pedee River and did
not join the army again till after the defeat of General Gates after which
went we were stationed at Guilford Courthouse in North Carolina until some
time November at which time we were discharged and returned home this
campaign I believe was commenced in May 1780 and the troops discharged in
November following. I also served the third campaign with him (the said John
Cook) as mentioned in his declaration commencing some time in the latter
part of the summer of 1787 and ending some time in the November or December
1787…[end of document]
|
