| Notes | 1845, Jul 30 -- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty, File R2400, William Cox
Merrell Cox, [age 63] Moore County resident, applied for a pension for his deceased father, William Cox and deceased mother, Elizabeth Wadsworth. He stated that William Cox and Elizabeth Wadsworth were married in 1780 in Cumberland County, William Cox died in 1832 [age 80] and Elizabeth Cox died Jul 29, 1844 [age 85] leaving the following children: Merrell Cox, Nancy Cox who married Samuel Due, Manerva Cox, Margaret Cox who married Thomas Fry, Irvin Cox and Rody Cox who married Thomas B. Fry. Merrell Cox is the oldest surviving child - one child was born prior to him but died at 6 weeks old. On Sep 26, 1845, Mary Fry [age 81] of Moore County, NC testified that she was the sister of William Cox. Joseph Northern, resident of Davidson County, NC, testified that he served with Cox. On Sep 18, 1845, Elizabeth Caddell [age 78] stated that her husband William Caddell was a soldier and served under William Cox. William Caddell [age 45] testified on May 3, 1845 that his father served with William Cox. Neil McIntosh [age 68 as of May 3, 1845] Flora Black [age 79 as of Sep 18, 1845], Lavincy Sears [age 67 as of Jan 29, 1851], James B. Muse [age 66 as of Jan 18, 1851], James Fry [age 77 as of Jul 30, 1845] and Benjamin Phillips [age 58 as of Jul 30, 1845] also provided affidavits of support.
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