Morrison's Pensions
Pension Application for Christopher W. Fox
S.10682
State of New York
Montgomery County SS.
On the nineteenth
day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
two personally appeared before me Aaron Haring, Abraham Morrell, Samuel A. Gilbert,
Henry I. Devendorff & John Hand Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Montgomery aforesaid.
Christopher
W. Fox a resident of the town of Palatine in the County of Montgomery (formerly
the County of Tryon) since his birth aged seventy five years the third day of
August last past who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath
make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of
Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered
the service of the United States under the following named officers and served
as herein stated. (vizt) That in the year 1775 was enrolled in a
company of Militia commanded by William Fox as Captain who belonged to a Regiment
of Militia Commanded by Colonel Jacob Klock. That in the year 1775 he went
with Captain Fox and others to Reimansneiders Bush on duty against the enemy. And
that he once went on an alarm to the Little Falls, that he went to Saltsmans
on an alarm & that he went on an alarm to Getmans & that he went on an
alarm to Frederick Empies & that he went for three weeks to Fort Dayton and
that he went twice to the German Flats, once to work at the fort & once on
an alarm, and that on an alarm he was stationed at Snells Fort in Stonearabia
about eight days. And that for six years he was stationed at Fort Paris
in Stonearabia for one month in each year in aiding and assisting to protect
said fort and those families who had bled to said Fort & that he was twice
ordered& went to Fort Plank to aid and assist in protecting said Fort which
he did at each time for some length of time, and that he since was stationed
at Fort Clyde for some time and that he was in defence of the Inhabitants at
Klocks and Timmermans in Palatine for a number of days, and that he once was
ordered out in pursuit of a party of Indians & Tories who were expected in
the neighbourhood of Sprackers [Sprakers] on the Mohawk which took place under
the command of Captain John Zeilley. And that he once went to Countrymans & from
thence to Bowmans Creek on an alarm for about one week. And that all the
above was done by the orders of his superior officers and then in the County
of Tryon.
And that he
once went on an alarm to Youngs Lake and remained there for one week guarding
against the Enemy & that he also was at Cherry Valley immediately after the
Indians and Tories had performed the Bloody massacring of Men, Women & Children
in that place in 1778 in the month of November. And that he was with General
Schuyler at Herkimer whilst he was a holding a treaty with the Indians in 1775
or 1776. And that he also under the command of Captain Christopher W. Fox
fell in Company with General Schuyler at Caughnawaga & from thence they marched
to Johnstown when Sir John Johnson surrendered from there to four hundred men
to our forces—And that in the forepart of the season of 1777 he went out
under General Herkimer & Colonel Cox where he remained about four weeks & that
in the year 1779 he was under the command of one Captain Samuel Gray for six
months and employed in boating from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix part of the time,
and part of the time on the Susquehanna for the supply of General Sullivans Army,
whilst on the Expedition against the Six Southern and Western Indian tribes. And
that he was at the Battle of Oriskany under the command of General Herkimer and
Captain Christopher W. Fox. And that he in July 1781 went under Captain
Henry Miller & Lieutenant Jacob Sammons to attack a party of Indians and
Tories which took place in the town of Oppenheim (then Palatine) and ended in
one of the British Indians being killed and a number wounded and one of our men
wounded slightly which was called Lampman Battle & that he was in October
1781 at Johnstown under the Command of Colonel Willet and Captain Henry Miller
where ended the result in the defeat of the enemy who were pursued from thence
to the West Canada Creek where the scene ended in the death of Butler & a
number other British killed wounded & taken prisoners from whence they returned
to head quarters. And that in compliance to the Resolution passed by Congress
the 27th day of May 1775 and the orders of his superior officers he armed and
equipped himself with a Musket Powder & Ball from the time of his enrollment
in Captain William Fox’s company in Colonel Jacob Klocks regiment until
the conclusion of the Revolution.—
And that he
this applicant relinquishes every 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.
Sworn to,
and subscribed the day and year aforesaid—
(Signed) Christopher Fox
Geo. D. Ferguson, clerk.
Letter included in the pension file.
September 16, 1935
Mrs. Samuel A. Marshall
145 East Main Street
Norwich, New York
Dear Madam:
Reference
is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of
John Gray, Christopher W. Fox, George Snell, Robert Gray, twin brother of John,
who was born in 1762 in Stone Arabia, married Mary Snell, also record of John
J. Gray who married Electra Trumbull, and the War of 1812 record of Nicholas
Gray who married Sophia Gordon.
This office
has no further data in regard to John Gray who married Mary Snell, nor to Nicholas
Gray who married Sophia Gordon, than were furnished you May 9, 1935, as found
in the claims for pensions based upon their military service.
A further
search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no claims for pension
found based upon service of a John Gray who served in the New York troops and
who married Electra Trumbull, nor of a Robert Gray who was born in 1762 in
Stone Arabia, nor of a George Snell.
The record
of Christopher W. Fox is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 10682,
based upon his service in the Revolutionary War.
Christopher
W. Fox was born August 3, 1757, place not stated, nor are the names of his
parents given.
While residing
in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York, Christopher W. Fox enlisted sometime
in the year 1775, served at various times as private in the New York troops;
until the close of the war, under Captains William Fox, John Zilley, Christopher
W. Fox, Henry Miller, Colonels Jacob Klock, Cos and Willett; during this service
he was out in frequent alarms against the Indians and Tories, was stationed
at various forts, in several skirmishes with Indians, and in the battles of
Oriskany and Johnstown. He also served six months under Captain Samuel
Gray “boating from Schenectady to Fort Stanwix”.
He was allowed
pension on his application executed September 19, 1832, then a resident of
Palatine, New York.
There is
no reference to wife or children, nor is it shown that the Captains William
Fox and Christopher W. Fox under whom the soldier served were related to him.
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator