----- Original Message ----- From: <admin@SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS> To: <TnGibson@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 9:20 PM Subject: New Gibson Co. Tn Pensions Forum Post > Gibson Co. Tn Pensions Forum > A new message, "Gatus Fox Pension Appl. 1851," was posted by Terry Fox > on Wed, 16 Feb 2000 > > Surname: Fox, White, Oustey, Connell, Crockett, Dearmon > > > > --- > NAME: Terry Fox > EMAIL: Terry.Fox@ncmail.net > DATE: Feb 16 2000 > URL: http:// > QRYTEXT: Camden Tennessee June 16th 1851 > > Sir- > > Enclosed I send you the supplemental declaration of Gattus Fox who has once before filed a declaration before the County Court of Gibson County through the agency of the Hon. John Crockett. That I verily believe that Mr. Fox never received any answer from Mr. Crockett but I suppose that Mr. Crockett forwarded the papers to the Pension department. It now becomes impossible for Mr. Fox to prove any positive service by a living Witness except by his own oath. I am fully satisfied that Mr. Fox served as set forth by him for I make a point to set the facts in the case as clear as possible and if I have a doubt of the justice of a claim I will not advocate it. Mr. Fox's delay would lead to deception(?) on his part but I advise you that his delay is not to be suspected on that account for he thought that he had delegated all that power to Mr. Crockett and he says which I believe that he has tried to get the authority back from Mr. Crockett. I presume that Mr. Fox's application for a ! > pension was placed on the suspended claims. This supplemental I hope will be satisfactory proof to the department it was made out by Mr. Fox's recollection which is failing on some things but if there is no discrepancy in the two statements I hope his claim will be admitted as it has been a practice by the department where it is well satisfied And I assure you that Mr. Fox stands very fair as a man of undoubted veracity. Your Obt Servant. > > Robert H. Hawthorn > J.E. Hiatt. Esq. > Commissioner of Pensions > Washington City D.C. > > Supplemental Declaration > > State of Tennessee} > Gibson County }SS > > On this 19 day of May 1851 Personally apeared before Mr. Richardson P. White a justice of the peace within and for the County of Gibson in the State of Tennessee Gattus Fox aged ninety four years who first being duly sworn on the Ho[y]ly Evangelists of Almighty God makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of an Act of Congress Entitled An Act Supplimentry to the Act for the relief of certain officers and soldiers of the Revolution passed June the 7th 1832 says On his oath that he resided in Wake County in the State of North Carolina in the time of the Revolutionary War which he served in the Army of the United States as follows (Viz) his first term was a three months tour for which term he volunteered and served at this full time and was discharged honorably. After having fulfilled his three month term of service in the company commanded by Captain Dred Jones supposed his real name to be Elliot dred but was called Capt. Dred Jones that he marched from Wa! > ke County NC to Hillsborough in this tour he was taken prisoner at Hillsborough by Col. Fannon a Tory Col. The length of captivity he cannot remember. This next tour was in the Cavalry company commanded by Captain Tignal Jones commonly called Col. Jones in which service he was in near twelve months but returned home once in every three months and stayed about one while at home with an engagement to return and continued in the service three months length which engagement he fulfilled punctually and in the above tour or tours he was a great portion of his time scouting about in Montgomery County in N.C. His business was to aid in suppressing the tories and robbers and when they took any prisoners to carry them to head quarters at Hillsborough. The next tour was a three months tour his Captains name he has forgotten but he knows that he went under Col. Davidson and was in the Battle of Catawba River and saw him killed and the militia dispersed and the Army scattered that he think! > s he did not serve this whole three months quite out and received no discharge in the Army but a discharge was sent to him for a three months service that knows and well remembers his last tour but he does not believe that he can specify all his service but the last tour he substituted in the place of Thomas Beany for which Thomas Beany was to pay him one hundred dollars that said Thomas Beany had paid out after he was drafted and that he was caught and compelled to serve to the end of the war that he well remembers that he served six months in (his) Thomas Beany place and was in the Army on the St. John's River when peace was made. Which date of service was 1782 83 or the proceeding tours he cannot state the dates at this time for by reason of a spell of sickness and old age his memory has much failed him that he is unlearned entirely that he now remembers the facts set forth by him and the time is such as related above. That he has once before in the County of Gibson in the ! > State of Tenn applied by the agency of the Hon. John Crockett for a pension when and where he had a better opportunity of proving the facts that he now states the reason why he has so long delayed renewing his application is because he had no agent qualified to do his business and did never receive any information from the Hon. John Crockett what disposition was made of his claim. That his service was to the best of his recollection hear four years but is for the want of a better memory at this time unable to give any better explanations on the time by dividing it in se[p]arate tours. That he had several discharges and that they are lost. Fist got wet and nearly faded away and finally lost. That he now resides in Gibson County in the State of Tennessee and depends on his own character for the proof of service being unable from the great scarcity of surviving soldiers to prove positive and that he never had any record proof of service since the loss of said discharges and that ! > he had no knowledge of a pension for years after its passage except the pension law where a man had to give in a list of his property. Sworn to and subscribed to this 19th day of May A.D. 1851. > > Gatus Fox (his mark) > > > Richardson P. White JP for Gibson County > > State of Tennessee} > Gibson County } > > On this 19 day of May A.D. 1851 before me Richardson P. White a justice of the peace within and for the County of Gibson in the State of Tennessee personally appeared Joseph White aged eighty four years Who first thing duly swore according to law says on his oath that he is personally acquainted with Gattus Fox the subscriber to the foregoing declaration and has been so for the term of twenty three years passed that he believes that the said Gattus Fox is of the age above specified that he is a man of undoubted veracity for he would believe his word or oath in any thing he would say or swear though he believes his memory has much failed him for the last five or six years but his knowledge of truth and veracity havent failed him that considering his advanced age his mind is yet good but as to the particular time or date his memory has failed him that he is respected as having served his country a long time in the Revolutionary War nor is the same to his knowledge disputed. He f! > urther says that he has formed the above opinion from his general character and his own observation that he is fully satisfied that the said Gattus Fox is not able from old age to attend Court. Sworn to and subscribed to this day and date above written. > > Joseph White > > Richardson P. White, JP for Gibson County > > State of Tennessee} > Gibson County } > > On this 19 day of May A.D. 1851 before me Richardson P. White a justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid personally appeared James Oustey aged fifty five years October last passed Who first being duly sworn according to law says on his oath that he has been and is now personally acquainted with Gattus Fox the subscriber to the aforegoing declaration for the term of thirty (?) years that the said Gattus Fox is a man of truth and undoubted veracity that he believes that he is of the age stated by him that he has heard often tell of his service and tours in the Revolutionary War that he has heard a brother in law who he believes had a right to know that he Gattus Fox had served in the Revolutionary War that he has been ever since respected as a revolutionary Soldier that his memory used to be good but that it now has failed but not so much as not to know the facts and speak truth but cannot say where the circumstance took place but if has forgotten the t! > ime he is incapable to know it that considering his advanced age his mind is clear on important things that he has formed his opinion from his Gattus Fox's general character and from his personal knowledge of his conduct and course of living that he is fully satisfied that said Gattus Fox is not able to attend Court. Sworn to and subscribed this day & date above written. > > James Oustey (his mark) > > Richardson P. White, JP > > State of Tennessee} > Gibson County } > > On this day of May A.D. 1851 personally appeared William T. Connell Allen Fox aged fifty years Harrison Fox and Jackson Fox before me Richardson P. White a justice of the peace in and for said who first being duly sworn according to law say on their oath that Gattus Fox the subscriber to the foregoing declaration is the identical Gattus Fox who once before applied for a pension through the agency of the Hon. John Crockett that to the best of their knowledge he Gattus Fox has not had any information from Mr. Crockett or anybody else What became of the said papers. & that prior to a spell of sickness about six years ago his memory was very good since that time his memory is not as good as before that they have often heard him speak of his service in the Revolutionary War his officers names and travels but they cannot now repeat them that they are fully satisfied he is not able to attend Court. Sworn to and subscribed to this day & year above written. > > Allen Fox (his mark) > > Harrison Fox (his mark) > > Jackson Fox (his mark) > > William Fox (his mark) > > Richardson P. White JP for Gibson County > > State of Tennessee} > County of Gibson } > > I Richardson P. White a justice of the peace do certify that I am personally acquainted with Joseph White James Oustey Allen Fox Harrison Fox Jackson Fox William T. Connell who are credible witnesses and of good character and duly sworn and did subscribe their names as above represented that I am personally acquainted with Gattus Fox the subscriber to the above declaration that I believe all the facts set forth by him to be true that from his appearance I believe he is of the age set forth by him and that I am fully satisfied he is not able to attend court from my own knowledge of him given under my hand and seal this 19th day of May A.D. 1851 > > Richardson P. White JP > > Justice of the Peace for Gibson County > > State of Tennessee} > Gibson County } > > I J. James A.M.(?) Dearmon clerk of the county court of said county do hereby certify that Richardson P. White by whose signature appears to the foregoing certificate is & was at the date thereof an acting justice of the peace within & for said county duly (?) from & qualified according to law & that said signature purporting to be his is in his own proper hand writing. Given under my hand & the seal of said court as officer in Trenton this 27th day of May A.D. 1851 > > J.A.M.(?) Dearmon Clerk > . > > > This is an automatically-generated notice. > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/GibsonPens?admin> >