Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 6887, Peter Gideon, Md.
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Md.    Gideon, Peter     S. 6887

Born in Penn.  Pens. in Va.  carded
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[Left hand page]
Ohio [crossed out]
Virginia 12.779
Peter Gideon
of Loudon Co. in the State of Virginia
who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Good of the Regt commanded 
by Gen. Beale in the Virginia [Virginia crossed out with a star above]
line for 9 month and 7 days
[star symbol]
Md. Line, July 25
Records corrected. [illegible initials]

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 30- Dollars 77 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 22d day of May 33
Leesburg Va. and Sent George Richorrds

Arrears to the 4th of March 33 - 61.54
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4th Septs - 15.27
                                                      -79.81
{Revolutionary Claim,}
{Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Rush Dewnan Clerk
[torn corner] E ___  Vol. 6___ Page 9

[Right hand Page]
Cir: to Pen: agt. 27 May, '40
4th: June 1840 - transferred to Ohio
from 4 March, 1839 - notification 
sent to Wm. Hunt same day.
Letter to Wm. Hunt 19 June 1840
do to Hon S. Mason & 3 Auditor
3 July 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the 
Act of the 6th April, 1838. From
4th March to 4 Sep 1839. Agent
notified 14 July 1840
Letter to Hon S Mason & Auditor June 27th 1842
Paid [illegible] above from March 4th to Sept 4th 1841. Agt. notified July 9 1842
Letter to Pens [crossed out] J. Mc'Ilhany 5 Sep 1842.
Letter to Pen. Agent 27 Sep 1842
To Virginia From 4 March 1842 
25th Oct 1842. Notification to
J. Mc'Ilhany. Purcells Store Va
Letter to G. T. Botts & [illegible] Agent 
6th Dec 1842
Paid at Treasury from 4 Sept. '43
to 5 Feb. '44
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APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER

State of Virginia
County of Louden
On this seventeenth day of September - 1842 before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Louden personally appeared Peter Gideon who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Good - in the Regiment commanded by Colonel [no name entered] in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension toll of the state of Ohio from whence he has lately removed ; that he now resides in the State (District, or territory,) of Virginia where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future. The following are his reasons for removing from Ohio to Virginia ; he owns a small farm in Loudon County, & more independent and better satisfied residing on it, than living with any one of his children in Ohio, where his situation is of [illegible] more dependent.
[signed]
Peter Gideon [between first and last name there is a : with an "X" through it. Above and below this mark is noted "mis mark"]

Sworn and subscribed to before me, the day and year aforesaid.  Jos. Mc'Ilhany

The oath to be taken before a duly qualified Magistrate, whose official character and signature must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. The County Clerk, Secretary of State, or some other officer, must certify, under his seal of office , that the officer who administered the oath is a Justice of the Peace, Judge, Mayor, Alderman, or Notary Public, as the case may be, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

The oath must be supported by the testimony of some respectable person, as to the pensioner's identity. He must swear that the person who has taken the above oath, is the person described in the affidavit. The Magistrate must certify that the witness is a person of veracity; and the affidavit must also be authenticated in the manner above directed.

In every case where the Clerk of the Court or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of Congress, providing the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should be sent with the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.[pervious sentence italicized]- In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or small ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of the certifying officer so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of Virginia }
Loudoun County }Ss

This day, Mahlon Morris personally
appeared before me a justice of the peace for the
County aforesaid and made oath, that Peter
Gideon, whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
affidavit is the identical person described in
the said affidavit, and whom he has known well
for many years; and I, the said justice
of the peace, do hereby certify, that the said Mahlon
Morris, who thus testifies, is a man of truth and re
spectability, and every way worthy of credit
and belief.  Given under my hand the 16th
day of September 1842.
Jas McIlhany

Loudon County, to wit

I Charles G Eskridge Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun
in the State aforesaid do hereby certify that James McIlhany is a magistrate
as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.

[Blurred seal of office] In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal of office this 19th day of
September 1842 and in the 67th year of the
Commonwealth
Chas. G. Eskridge Clk
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Peter Gideon of
Loudoun Co. Vga.
Certificate send to
G Richards
Leesburg Va.

9 mo. 1 week proved
24973
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Virginia }
Loudoun County } SS.

On this 1st day of May 1833 personally appeared before the
subscriber a Justice of the Court of Loudoun County Va. Peter
Gideon a resident of Loudoun County and State of Virginia
aged eighty one years [word struck out] 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 7, 1832.  That he enter'd the service of the United States
under the following named officers and served as herein
stated.  The said Declarant saith that he was born
in Pennsylvania, near to Philadelphia the 22d of March
1752 [word struck out] he has no record of his age & only remembers
the time from the repeated declarations of his father.
In 1775 and for a part of 1776 he form'd a part of a compy
of minute men at Taney Town in Myd. where I had
removed but this company was [illegible]; and in 1776
on [word struck out] the 1st of June as well as I can remember I
enlisted at Taney Town for six months service in a [struck out: Company] regiment called the
Flying Camp [words struck out] Regiment under General Resin
Beale and Col. Shryhock from Hagerstown, Peter Mantz
was our major and Jacob Good my captain.  We
form'd part of a rifle corps [words struck out].  We march'd
from Taney Town to Annapolis there took shipping to head of
Elk, thence march'd to Christine, Delaware, thence to
Wilmington, were we lay one night in a church, then
march'd to Philadelphia.  Thence by water to Trenton
[words struck out] thence march'd to
Princeton were we lay one night in the college,
thence march'd to Brunswick, thence to New York,
thence to Fort Washington on the North River.  We had
march'd thus far [illlegible] marches & were kept at Philadepa.
three or 4 weeks.  I was not at the Battle of Long 
Island having arrived at N.Y.K. the day after.  Some short
time after the fight on Long Island, I form'd part of a
corps of rifle men of 400 men & march'd down the N. River
to oppose the landing of the British in which we succeeded
& returned to Fort Washington.  On the 26th of Oct. 1776 we
were ordered to the White Plans to reinforce Genl. Smallwood
but this we could not effect in time to aid that
offer.  We then returned to Fort Washington where we
remained a few days & then cross'd over to Fort Lee.
After the fall of Fort Washington, we spiked the cannon
at Fort Lee and march'd on to Philadelphia, were I
remained some few days and was discharged as well as I
can remember [word struck out] on the first week in December 1776.
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I then returned to Taney town in Maryland, where I arrived [word struck out] a few days before Christmas.  In January 1777 when
the Prisoners came along, captured at Trenton in Dec. 1776 I was with others. Drafted to guard them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac, which service I performed & handed over the 
Hessians to some Virginia Troops these order'd to receive them. This service took up one week [last 2 words underlined].--  In the Spring of 1777 on the 1st of April I was drafted at Sam's Creek 25 miles below Frederick town for a term of three mos. and was order'd to Falmouth & Fredericksburg in Va. to assist in removing the military stores to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, which service I performed & on my return the people had finished their Harvest of Grain, which satisfies me, it was fully three mos. I had a discharge from Phila. but it is long since lost.--From the other terms of service I was only verbally discharged.

I do not know of any person living who can testify to my services, excepting my wife.  It is some 40 or 41 years since I removed from Maryland to Laudoun County, Va. where I have resided ever since.--I reside about 4 miles from Hillsboro at the Back of the Blue Ridge & no Clergyman resides in my neighborhood.--

James Copeland and George Earnest my neighbors attend to testify to their belief in my veracity, and to the general belief in my neighborhood of having been a Revolutionary soldier.--I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a Pension or annuity except the present and declare [a second "declare" stricken out] that my name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.--
Peter [inkblot] his mark Gideon

Sworn to and subscribed before 
me, the day and year aforesaid
Presley Cordell J.P.

We James Copeland and George Earnest residing in the County of Loudoun Va. hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Peter Gideon who has subscribed and Sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be eighty one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides to be a man of veracity and a Soldier of the Revolution, and [a second "and" stricken out] that we concur in that opinion.
James Copeland
George X his mark Earnest

Sworn and subscribed the
day and year aforesaid
before me
Presley Cordell J.P.
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And I do hereby declare my opinion after the investiga
tion of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories,
prescribed by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he
states; and I further certify that James Copeland
and George Earnest who have signed the preceding
certificate are residents of Loudoun Coty. and credible
persons, and their statement is entitled to credit.
I do further certify that the said Declarant is very feeble
and too infirm to attend Court.
Presley Cordell. JP

I Charles Binns Clerk of the County Court of Loudoun
County Va. do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the
application of Peter Gideon for a pension; and I also
certify that Presley Cordell is a magistrate of
Loudoun County Court, duly qualified to administer
oaths and that the signatures to the foregoing purporting
to be his, are genuine.  I also certify that the words interlined
between the first and second lines were done before signing or sealing.
[Blurred seal of office] In testimony whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand
& seal of my office this
1st day of May 1833
C Binns Clk
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No 24973
Peter Gideon Loudoun County
Virginia

Admit as private
for 9 months and
7 days $30.77

George Richards Esqr Leesburg
Virginia
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office, 
183[blank]

Sir:

The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has
been examined, and the papers are herewith returned.  The following is a statement of
your case in a tabular form.  On comparing these papers with the following rules, and
the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed,
before a pension can be allowed.  The notes and the regulations will show what is
necessary to be done.  Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed,
you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ).  You will, when
you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and
you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
_________________________________________________________________
A Statement, showing the Service of Peter Gideon Loudoun County Virginia
========================================================
Period when the |
service was |
rendered. |
______________ |
Enlisted June 1776 |
Draft - Jany 1777 |
Draft Sprg. 1777 |

Duration of the |
claimant's service. |
_________________ |
Years. |
______ |
- |
- |
- |
Months. |
________ |
6 |
- |
3 |
_______
9.
Days. |
______ |
- |
7 |
- |
______
7
Rank of |
the |
claimant. |
_________ |
private |
- - - |
- - - |
Names and rank of the Field of |
ficers under whom he served. |
___________________________ |
Genl. Beall Col. Shryock |
Age at present, |
and place of abode |
when he entered |
the service. |
_____________|
81 years |
Taneytown |
County of |
Frederick |
Maryland |
Proof by which the declaration is supported.
______________________________________
Traditionary evidence certififed
credible - paper correct


[Struck out: Battle of Long Island]

I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.

The following regulations have been adopted:

This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army,
and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all
persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered who were bound to military service, but not those who
were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to
Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c.  Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are
also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged
in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.

Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
1. The Regular Troops.
2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.
3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.
4. Indian Spies.

As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claim
ing the benefit of this law as officers, non commissioned officers, mucicians or privates, will, in the first
instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of
Record of the County where such applicant resides.  And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is
considered a Court of Record.

DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832,
State, Territory, or District of } ss.
County of }

On this [blank] day of [blank] personally appeared (a) before [blank]
[blank] A. B. a resident (b) of [blank] in the county of [blank] and State, Territory or District
of [blank] aged (c) [blank] years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the
following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed
June 7th, 1832.  That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) [blank], with [blank] and 
served in the [blank] (e) regiment of the [blank] line, under the following named officers :
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers ; the time he left the service ; (and if he serv
ed under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers ;) the
town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service ; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged,
and the country through which he marched.  [index finger pointing right] This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and per
sons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]

He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he
declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of
the Agency in the State of [blank]
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid. [blank] , A. B.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolu
tionary solider, and served as he states.
I [blank] of the Court of [blank]
do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of
the application of [blank] for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this
[blank] day of [blank] &c.

If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be
found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.

Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia,
except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and
subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the [blank] and C. D. residing in (the same)
hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with [blank], who has
subscribed and sworn to the above declaration ; that we believe him to be [blank]
years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier
of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.

[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after
putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revo
lutionary Soldier, and served as he states.  And the Court further certifies, that it appears, to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the [blank]
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the [blank]
and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, [blank] Clerk of the Court of [blank] do hereby certify that the foregoing
contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of [blank]
for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal
of office, this [blank] day of [blank] &c.

Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power.  This is the original discharge or commis
sion ; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if
possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the ser
vices of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light
upon the transaction.

If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will
also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful
in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his
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alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected.  All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
1. Where and in what year were you born?
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute?
And if a substitute, for whom?
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.
G.
{To a Soldier: Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
To an officer: Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.

the applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons--one of whom should be
the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion.
If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditionary evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct
proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.

Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.

Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record,
or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.

No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[Footnotes]
(a)The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
(b) The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rules
(c) The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
(d)The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the
claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so
definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of then loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his
recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:--For---year----months, and days, I served as a --- . For months and --- days, I served as a ---- ; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law
directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four monthe
is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years
in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement;
the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that his 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.
(f) The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
(g) The opinion of the Court is always required.
(h) The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
(i) The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public
seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

Mode of authenticating papers.

In every instance where the certificate
of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains
the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must
pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

Proof of Service
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well
the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.

The notes from (a) to (i) are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note (j) applies to continental troops only.
(k) This traditionary evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
(l) If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
(m) The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
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March 21, 1939

BA-J/AWF
Peter Gideon
S. 6887

Mrs. J. Earl Gidding
421 North Court Street
Washington C. H., Ohio
Dear Madam:


Reference is made to your letter in which
you request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Gidding, served from either Pennsylvania or Maryland, and Revolutionary War record of Bazil Tracy of Maryland.
The Revolutionary War records of this office
have been searched and no claim for pension or
bounty land found based upon service of Bazil
Tracy, under any spelling of the name.
The record of Peter Gideon which follows was
obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 6887, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only Peter Gideon, under any spelling of the name, found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office.

Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 in Penn
sylvania, near Philadelphia. The names of his
parents are not given.

While residing in Taneytown, Maryland, Peter
Gideon was a minute man in Taneytown in 1775, and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777, and guarded Hessians prisoners taken at the battle of Trenton, carried them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac River, names of
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officers for this tour not stated.
Peter Gideon was allowed pension on his appli
cation executed May 11, 1833, then living about four miles from Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia. He was living in 1840 in Ohio, with his children, whose names were not stated.
Peter Gideon had returned to Loudoun County,
Virginia, in 1842 to live on his farm, which he
owned near Hillsboro, Virginia. His wife was living in 1833, her name is not given, nor are there any details in regard to their marriage, and date of death is not shown.
Peter Gideon died February 5, 1844, leaving
no widow, but the following children survived him George Gideon, William Gideon, Henry Gideon, Mary Gideon, Elizabeth Gideon, and Sarah Gideon.
In 1840 one Henry Gideon was living in Champaign County, Ohio; it was not stated [cross out text:that this was
not stated] that this was the son, Henry, who survived the soldier.
The papers on file in this claim contain no
further discernible family data.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator
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6887 
Revolutionary
INVALID.
No. 6887
Peter Gideon
Pri Rev War
---
Act: June 7th 32
Index: -- Vol. [illegible], Page 141
Arrangement of 187

[Handwritten note on right half of document difficult to read with shading, ifo based on letters later in collectiom]

Jan 9 1913 History to
EG James
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1917 June 24 History to 
Mrs G Talbert [illeg]
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1922 Nov 1 History to 
Mrs Jean Parker Boothe[illeg]
1925 Feb 26 Hist to Harriette Tilton
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1929 Oct 19 History sent to Miss Georgette Maple
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[1934]July 12 Hist to Mrs JR Ford [illeg]
[1934]July 31 hist to Julia  Giddens Bedinger
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[1934 Oct] 29 hist to Mrs Betty Burkhard
1936 [24 Feb] hist to M.O. Robinson
1938 [Nov 4 Hist to] Maria Copeland
[1939 Mar 29] hist to Mrs J Earl Gidding
Page 16

Madisonian office

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 29th, 1842.

Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Peter
Gideon Pensioner on the Roll of the Ohio
Agency, at the rate of Thirty  Dollars and 77
Cents per annum, under the law of the 7th June
1832, has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March,
to the 4th Sept.1841 -


Respectfully, yours

Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of pensions,
Present.
Page 17



TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office
July 7th 1840

Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States, Peter Gideon
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Richmond, Va Agency, at the rate of Thirty Dollars and 77 Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4th of March to the 4 Sept. 1839


Respectfully yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller

To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.
Page 18



Pursells Store VA
Sept 23

James L Edwards Esq
Pension Office Washington DC

[Handwritten] Mr Swan Sept 24 1842
Page 19

Pursell Stone P. Office
Loudon VA
22 Set 1842

Sir

Enclosed I send you the
paper relating to Mr Peter Godson
which I hope you will find right

Very respectfully

James McIlheny

JL Edwards Esq
Page 20

Commercial Bank of Cincinnati 
Pension Agency 31 October 1842

Sir
Your favour of 27th lett. is now before me. With Respect to the Pensioner Peter Gideon therein enquired about I would state that he has been paid at this Agency up to 4th March 1842

Yours very Respectfully
Y. obt Serv
James S Armstrong Pens Agent
& John G Armstrong Pens [Agt]


J.L. Edwards Esq
Comm Pensions
Washington
Page 21

Bank of Virginia,
May 29 1840

Sir
The last payment to Peter Gideon a pensioner under the act of the 7 June 1832, at thirty 77/100 dollars per annum, was to the
4 day of March 1839

I am, respectfully,
Your obedt Servt
Anty Robinson
for J. Brockenbrough


J. L. Edwards, Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Page 22

[postmark Richmond Va Dec 3]
handwritten Dec 5 Mr. Danogi

JL Edwards Esq
Commisioner of Pensions Washington DC
Page 23

Richmond Dec 2d 1842

Sir,
At the instance of the agent here
I send you the enclosed. He desires me to
call your attention to the variance between
the sum of $30 70/100
claimed by the Pensioner
and the sum of $30 as mentioned in the
order of transfer. The pension he says
cannot be paid until the mistake, which
he supposes to have been made in your
Office is corrected.
Your obt st
Chs. Botts
Page 24

{postmark URBANA May 14]
JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington DC
Page 25

Urbana
12 May 40

Sir

Enclosed is Peter Gideon's
application for a transfer

JL Edwards Esq
W Hunt

[another illegible signature]
[stamp from reverse shows URBANA May 14]
Page 26

as store
August 20
James L Edwards Esq
Commission of Pensions
Washington D.C.

[other illegible notes on envelope]
Page 27


Purcells [illegible] Laudon Co. Va
25th Aug. 1842

J L Edwards by
Comm Pensions

for
Mr Peter Gideon Revolutionary Pensioner having returned from Ohio to reside in Virg is
desirous of being restored to the pension
roll of Virg. in order to draw
on the Agent of this note- He has
drawn to the 4th March 1842 in
Ohio. He removed from Ohio
in June last. He lives near
Hillsboro, Loudon co now

Yours Truly
Jas W Icharry
Page 28

JL Edwards Esq 
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.
[stamped URBANA Jun 13]
Page 29

Wabana Champaign Co Ohio
June 13th 1840
In your letter of the 4th  Enclosing
a notification of the transferring the name of
Peter Gidion from the Virginia to the Ohio
agency is occurred.

The amount due him
from the 4th of March 1839 to the 4th September you say must be paid at the [illegible] Treasury at Washington you say that you have enclosed the printed rules by which he must be governed in preparing his papers.

On opening the letter I find that the
above described rules was similar to the [pla]
in the letter will you have the goodness
to for me the printed rules as to matter
him to have his papers prepared.
Yours Respectfully,
W, Hunt

JL Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions

[stamp from reverse sideJun 13]
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Application for A Transfer
County of Champaign
State of Ohio


On this twelfth day of May
1840 before me the subscriber a Notary Public
for the said County of Champaign personally
Appeared Peter Gideon who on his oath declared that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Jacob Goode in the Regiment commanded by Colonel (name not recelected [sic; recollected] in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension Role of the State of Virginia from
whence he has lately removed that he now
resides in the State of Ohio where he intends
to remain and wishes his pension to be there
payable in future. The following are his reasons
for removing from the State of Virginia
to the State of Ohio (viz) that his children
had emigrated to Ohio and he came out for
the purpose of living with them


x his mark
Peter Gideon

Sworn and subscribed to before me the day
and year aforesaid 
Witness W.Hunt D. McDonald

Wm Hunt Notary Public
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State of Ohio
Champaign County ⎬ 

Personaly appeared before me
William Hunt Notary Public for the said County
of Champagn,  Henry Gideon and after being duly sworn states that the within named Peter Gideon who has taken the within oath is the person described in the within affidavit

Sworn and subscribed this 12th day of
May 1840

Henry Gidion

Ann Hunt
Notary Public
I do hereby certify that Henry Gideon
who has subscribed the above affidavit is a person
of veracity
---
John Hunt
Notary Public
28
Page 32

This side of card is for address

Veterans Administration
Washington D.C.


[Post marked Round H
Sep 30 9am]

[Stamped Received Sep 30 1938]
Page 33

Will you kindly 
send the Revolutionary war service record of Peter Gideon
of Loudoun County, Virginia
Thank You!

(Miss) Maria Copeland
Round Hill,
Landoun Co. Va

Record to be used for membership to S. A. R.
Sept 28th, 1938
Page 34

stamp UPS Pension Office Sep 29 1922
perhaps the back of the letter on page 35
Page 35

stamped envelope

121 Cherry St. Clinton Ill.
Sept. 28, 1922

Chief of War & Pension Bureau
Washington D.C

Dear Sir,
I would like the Revolutionary War service of Peter Gideon Sr., also of his son Peter Gideon Jr. Both served in the Rev. War.  See Loudon Co Va. Records.
Peter
Gideon Sr, died at an advanced age - about ninety six.
Also the Rev. service of Capt. Aaron Whitmore of Mansfield's command
If there is a fee for this service please state it

Respectfully yours,
(Mrs.) Jessie Parker Booth
Page 36


June 16 

Rev Sec

Please tell me if this name Peter Gideon is
on the Rev. War Pension list.
or did he make an application for a pension
 Maude Benner Talbert
(Mrs. J.C.)
717 W. Monroe St
Bloomington
Illinois

[stamped US Pension office Jun 19 1917]
Page 37

May 24 1917

Please send me the Revolutionary War
record of Peter Gideon, who
was born in 1744 died 1842
enlisted at Leesburg Virginia
when he was 32 years old (1776) was in
the war 7 years had three sons
and four daughters. He was
married to Catherine MaGlothin
in Maryland but lived in Loudon
Co Virginia was 98 years old at
time of death.  I wish his war
record to become a member of the D.A.R.

Maude Benner Talbert
(Mrs. J.C.)

717 W. Monroe St
Bloomington
Illinois


[Stamped US pension office Jun 18 1917]
Page 38


Received
ARO, MAY 28 22

WAR DEPARTMENT.
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington June 1, 1917

Respectfully returned to
Mrs J. C. Talbert,
117 W. Monroe is
Bloomington, Ill
with the information In the name
Peter Gideon has not been
found on the rolls on file
in this office, of any organization
of Virginia or Continental troops in
service in the War of the Revolution.

The collection of Revolutionary
War records in this office is far from complete,
and it is suggested that the
desired information can
perhaps, be obtained from
the Librarian, Virginia
State Library, Richmond,
or from the Commissioner
of Pensions, Washington,

[signature illegible]
The Adjutant General.
D.C.
Por
Form No. 102 -- A. G. O.
Ed. Sept. 20 - 16 -- 15,000.
Page 39

Stamped Received Oct 20 1934
[appears to be the back of the letter on page 40]
Page 40

Newport, Ky.
Oct 17, 1984

Veterans Administration
Washington, DC.

Dear Sir

Will you send mea copy of  the
record of Peter Gideon's Revolutionary service.
The reference number is S. 6887 Peter Gideon
I'd like to have it for
D.A.R.purposes.
He was my gr. qr. grandfather

Respectfully yours,
Mrs Betty L. Burkard
1012 York St.
Newport
Kentucky
Page 41

The OHIO Overcoat Company

MANUFACTURERS OF
"Manly" Topcoats Overcoats

GALION, OHIO 

August 16, 1929.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:
Do you have any record of Peter
Giddeon, Loudon County, Virginia having
served in the Revolutionary War.
We know that he did for our Grandparents tell
of his being buried with Military honors.
Can you give us any information on this

Thanking you in advance for any
thing on this, I am

Very truly yours
Mrs. Georgetta Maple
310 Boston St.,
Galion, Ohio.

[stamped received Aug 19 1929
Page 42


OFFICE OF
AUDITOR FOR INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
IN REPLYING QUOTE INITIALS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON
July 5, 1918.

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir:

In reply to your inquiry you are informed that the records
of this office show that Peter Gideon, certificate No. 12779,
War of the Revolution, who was pensioned under the Act of June 7, 1832, Virginia Agency, died February 5, 1844. Payment of
the accrued pension due in the case was made April 10, 1845, to Mahlon Morris, Administrator of the estate of the deceased pensioner. The records also show that pensioner did not leave a widow but left the following named children surviving him: George, William Henry, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Gideon.

Respectfully,
David C. Reay
Auditor
[stamped received Jul 6 1918]
Page 43

204 Delaware
Peoria, Illinois
Feb. 10, 1936

A.D. Hiller
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
For genealogy purposes would
you please furnish me with the
record of Peter Gideon (S. 6887) in
the Revolutionary War? I should
like very much to have also
the record of William Gideon
(W.C. 27039) in the War of 1812.
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These men are ancestors of mine.
Thanking you, I am
Yours truly
Mrs. M. O. Robison

[stamped received Feb 12, 1936]
Page 44

[Stamped received Jul 18 1934]

Knoxville
Tenn
July 15, 1934

Pension Burean Revolutionary Section
Washington D.C.

Is it possible to let me have the
pension statement of Peter
Giddens, Loudoun County Virginia
Pen 1835 - Pen 2. 163
Eckenrode's List of Revoluntionary
soldiers
-
Very truly yours
Julia Giddens Bedinger
Cherokee Drive
Page 45

306 4 Delwood Ave
Pittsburgh Pa
South Hills
June 28th 1934

Dept of the Interior
Bureau of Pension
Washington D.C.

[stamped received June 30 1934]

Dear Sirs,
Do you have a record of Peter
Gideon as a Revolutionary soldier?  If so could
you furnish me with that Record?
Would this record give the
names of his parents or wife also the
place and date would have of his birth and death?
I would appreciate any information you have.
Sincerely
Mrs J. R. Ford.
Page 46

OHIO SOCIETY
Daughters of the American Revolution
STATE REGENT
MRS.JAMES F. DONAHUE
2880 Chadbourne Road
Cleveland OH

State Vice Regent
MRS. A. H. DUNHAM
318 Grafton Avenue
Dayton, Ohio

Chaplain
MRS. W. H. REXER
S. Main Street
Bellefontaine, Ohio

Recording Secretary
MRS. WM. H. LAMPRECHT
2816 Marlboro Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Corresponding Secretary
MISS AMANDA THOMAS
1800 Devon Road
Upper Arlington
Columbus, Ohio

Treasurer
MRS. F. O. McMILLEN
18 West Market Street
Akron, Ohio

Historian
MRS. ORVILLE DAILEY
Albany, Ohio

Consulting Registrar
MRS. HOMER H. HEATH
Commodore Perry Hotel
Toledo, Ohio

Librarian
MRS. JAMES B. PATTON
2215 Bryden Road
Columbus, Ohio

STATE DIRECTORS
Northwest
MRS. W. K. STERLINE
238 W. North Street
Sidney, Ohio

Southwest
MRS. J. E. GIDDING
421 N. Court Street
Washington C. H., Ohio

Central
MRS. JOHN L. GRAHAM
523 N. Broad Street
Lancaster, Ohio
Northeast

MRS. FRED AEBERLI
8514 Wade Park Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

Southeast
MRS. T. J. SUMMERS
307 Washington Street
Marietta, Ohio

[stamped received Feb 2 1939]

Washington C. H. Ohio,
January 31, 1939.

Veterans Bureau.
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:

Do you have any records in the pension department of the following
Peter Gidding  [handwritten o over Gidding] whose wife was Jane Boyd of Maryland. Supposed to have served in the Revolutionary war from Pennsylvania
or Maryland.

Bazil Tracy  [handwritten o over Tracy] whose wife was Clocy of Maryland, Rev. War.

Thanking you in advance for your work on these records
posed
I am, your sincerely
(Mrs J. Earl) Olive H. Gidding
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Bessie Gift College
C.H.S. Jackso, President
Foresyth GA


The U.S. Commissioner of Pensions,
Pension Bureau,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir;
I am anxious to secure what information I can concerning my ancestors, Elias James and Peter Gideon, of Loudoun County, Virginia. It appears that Elias James was born in
either Bedford County or in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and that he settled in Loudoun County, Va., during the War of the
Revolution, Peter Gideon lived in Loudoun County, Va.
Both of these were enlisted, I am sure in the Revolution
Please kindly advise me.
Very truly yours,
E.B. James
Dean

[stamped US Pension office Jan 3, 1913]
Page 48

Winslow, Wash.
Jan. 19, 1925

Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.


Dear Sir:

Will you please give me the revolutionary record of service of Peter Gideon and all family data on file at your office.  Otherwise then that he had a son George William Gideon I can give no further information.
In a recent letter from Miss Jessie Parker Booth, of Clinton, Illinois, she states that she has the record from your department. Thanking you for any trouble you may take in the matter, I am,
Yours truly,
Hamitte Norton Tilton
Organizing Regent, D.A.R. Winslow,

[stamped jan27 1925 US pension office]
Page 49

[illegible]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C.,

In reply to your request of--- for the history of
Peter Gideon, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, the following is taken from the soldiers claim for pension.
---

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. |  LENGTH OF
SERVICE. | RANK. | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. | STATE
In 1775 & 1776 | | Minuteman in a company at Taneytown |  Md
June 1776 | to Dec 1776 | Pvt | Jacob Good | Shryock 
Jan 1777 | 1 week | | guarded Hessian Prisoners
Apr 1777 | 3 mos | | aided in removeing miltarystores from Fredericksburg VA to Lancaster Pa



Battles engaged in, __
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Taneytown Md
Date of application for pension, May 1833 [illegible]
Residence at date of application, Loudon Co Va
Age at date of application, B. Mar 1752 near Phila Pa
Remarks: Sol died Feb. 5, 1844, he left no widow but the following children survived him George, William, Henry, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Gideon


Respectfully,
Commissioner.
Page 50

[Note: large x across most of page]
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT |
LENGTH OF SERVICE | RANK | OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN | Colonel |State

[illegible] 1775 & 1776 |    | Minuteman in company at Taneytown | Md

June 1, 1776 to Dec. 1776 | Pri | Jacob Good |
Shrock | Md

Jan 1777. | 1 week | Guarding Hessian Prisoners

Apr 1, 1777 | 3 months | Aided in removing military stores from Fredericksburg VA to Lancaster PA

Battles engaged in -
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Taneytown, Md
Date of Application for pension, May 1 1883 [illegible]
Residence at time of application, Loudon Co VA
Age at date of application, B. Mch 22, 1752 near Philadelphia PA
Remarks: In 1940, he was living in Champaign Co Ohio with his children whose names and that of his wife are not stated but he was living in Loudon Co Virginia in 1842
Respectfully, 
Commissioner


[Note: all above was crossed out with a large X 
 with Handwritten note:]
The only one
Do not send again until data from [illlegible] July 5 1918 is added
Reviewed & amended by [illegible] June 25, 1917

[Note-looks like second page under this one]

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February 24, 19
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. M. O. Robison
204 Delaw
Peoria, Illinois


Dear Madam;

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Gideon, pension claim, S. 6887, and the War of 1812 record of William Gideon, pension claim, W. C. 27039.
The records of these two soldiers are furnished you herewith, as found in the above noted pension claims.

Very truly yours
A.D. Heller
Assistant to the Administrator
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February 24, 1936
Peter Gideon S.6887
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. M. O. Robison
204 Delaware
Peoria, Illinois
Dear Madam:

The data contained herein in regard to Peter
Gideon were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 6887, based upon his service in the War of the Revolution.

He was born March 22, 1752 in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. The names of his parents were not shown.

While residing in Taneytown, Maryland, Peter
Gideon was a minute man in said Taneytown in 1775 and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777 and guarded the Hessians prisoners, taken at the battle of Trenton, and carried them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac, names of officers not given. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served three months and aided in removing military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, names of officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1833, then living about four miles from Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia. He had moved in 1840 to the state of Ohio to live with his children; in 1842 he had returned to Loudoun County,Virginia, to live on his farm, which he owned near Hillsboro, Virginia.
The wife of the soldier, Peter Gideon, was living
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in 1833, her name is not given, nor are there any
details as to their marriage.

Peter Gideon died February 5, 1844, leaving
no widow, but the following children survived him-George, William Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah Gideon.

One Henry Gideon in 1840 was living in Champaign County, Ohio. It is not stated that this was
the son, Henry, who survived the soldier.

Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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October 29, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Peter Gideon-S.6887
BA-J/AWF

Mrs. Betty L. Burkard
1012 York Street
Newport, Kentucky

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Gideon, as found in pension claim, S. 6887.

The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in the above noted pension claim, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Peter Gideon.

Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia; the names of his parents are not given.

While residing at Taneytown, Maryland, Peter
Gideon was a minute man in said Taneytown in 177 and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777 and guarded the Hessian prisoners, taken at the battle of Trenton and carried them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac; officers names
not given. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served three
months and aided in removing military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, names of officers not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1833, then living about four miles from Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia. He had moved in 1840 to the state of Ohio to live with his children; in 1842 he had returned to Loudoun County, Virginia, to live on his farm, which he owned near Hillsboro
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[Hillsboro], Virginia.

The wife of the soldier, Peter Gideon, was living in 1833, her name not given, nor are there any details as to their marriage. He died February 5, 1844, leaving no widow, but the following children survived him-George, William Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah
One Henry Gideon in 1840 was living in
Champaign County, Ohio; it was not shown that this was the son Henry, who survived the soldier.

Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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July 31, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Peter Gideon. 6887
BA-J/AWF

Julia Giddens Bedinger
Cherokee Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the record of Peter Giddens, Revolutionary War pensioner from Loudoun County, Virginia.
The record of Peter Gideon, Revolutionary War
pensioner from Loudoun County, Virginia, is furnished you herein. This is the record of the only soldier of that name, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office; the surname has been searched under similar spellings.
The data which follow were obtained from the
papers on file in pension claim, S. 6887, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Peter Gideon, the name does not appear as Giddens.

Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents are not given.

While residing at Taneytown, Maryland, he was a minute man at said Taneytown in 1775 and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777
and guarded the Hessian prisoners, taken at the battle of Trenton and carried them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served three months and aided in removing military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania; names of
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officers not stated.

The soldier, Peter Gideon, was allowed pension
on his application executed May 1, 1833, then living about four miles from Hillsboro, Loudoun County, Virginia, where he had lived about forty years.
He had moved in 1840 to the state of Ohio to live with his children; in 1842 he had returned to Loudoun County, Virginia to live on his farm, which he owned near Hillsboro, Virginia.
The wife of the soldier, Peter Gideon, was living in 1833, her name not given, nor are there any details as to their marriage. He died February 5, 1844, leaving no widow, but the following children survived him; George, William, Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah Gideon.
In 1840 Henry Gideon was living in Champaign County, Ohio; it was not shown that this was the son, Henry, who survived the soldier.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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July 12, 1934
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Peter Gideon-S.6887
BA-J/AWF



Mrs. J. R. Ford
3064 Delwood Avenue
South Hills
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter in which you
request the Revolutionary War record of Peter Gideon.
You are furnished herein the record of the only
Peter Gideon, that is found on file in the Revolutionary War records of this office. The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 6887, based upon his service in that war.

Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the names of his parents are not given.

While residing at Taneytown, Maryland, he was a minute man at said Taneytown in 1775 and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777 and guarded the Hessian prisoners, taken at the battle of Trenton and carried them to
Noland's Ferry on the Potomac. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served three months and aided in removing military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania; names of officers not stated.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1833, then living about four miles from
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Hillsboro in Loudoun County, Virginia, where he had lived about forty years.

The soldier, Peter Gideon, in 1840 had moved to
the state of Ohio to live with his children in
1842 he had returned to Loudoun County, Virginia to live on his farm, which he owned near Hillsboro, Virginia.
The soldier's wife was living in 1833, her
name not given. He died February 5, 1844, leaving no widow, but the following children
survived him- George, William, Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah Gideon.
In 1840 Henry Gideon was living in Champaign
County, Ohio; his relationship to the soldier is
not stated.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER
Assistant to Administrator
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October 18, 1929.

Miss Georgette Maple
310 Boston Street
Galion
Ohio.

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension
claim, S. 6887, it appears that Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While residing at Taneytown, Maryland, he was a Minute Man at said Taneytown from 1775 and part of 1776.
From June 1, 1776 to December 1776 he was a private in Captain Jacob Good's Company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland Regiment.
In January 1777 he guarded Hessian prisoners for one week, and from April 1, 1777 he served three months and aided in removing
military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1833, while a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia.
Soldier died February 5, 1844. He left no widow, but the following children survived him. George, William Henry, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Gideon.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.
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February 28, 1925.

Harriette N. Tilton,
Winslow,
Wash.
Madam;

I have to advise you that from the papers in
the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 6887, it
appears that Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While residing at Taneytown, Maryland, he was a Minute Man at said Taneytown, 1775 and part of 1776.
From June 1, 1776 to December 1776, he was a
private in Captain Jacob Good's Company, Colonel
Shryock's Maryland Regiment.
In January 1777, he guarded Hessian prisoners
for one week, and from April 1, 1777, he served three months and aided in removing military stores from Fredricksburg
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[Fredericksburg], Virginia to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed May 11, 1833, while a resident of Loudoun
County, Virginia.
Soldier died February 5, 1844, he left no
widow, but the following children survived him
George, William Henry, Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah Gideon.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
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November 4, 1938
BA-J/AWF
Peter Gideon
S. 6887
Miss Maria Copeland
Round Hill
Virginia

Dear Madam

Reference is made to your request for the
Revolutionary War record of Peter Gideon of
Loudoun County, Virginia.

The data furnished herein were obtained
from papers on file in claim for pension,
S. 6887, based on the military service of Peter
Gideon in the Revolutionary War.

Peter Gideon was born March 22, 1752 in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.  The names of the parents are not given.

While residing in Taneytown, Maryland, Peter
Gideon was a minute man in Taneytown in 1775 and a part of 1776. He enlisted June 1, 1776, served six months as a private in Captain Jacob Good's company, Colonel Shryock's Maryland regiment. He served one week in January, 1777 and guarded the Hessian prisoners, taken at the battle of Trenton, and carried them to Noland's Ferry on the Potomac, names of officers for this tour not given. He enlisted April 1, 1777, served three months and assisted in moving military stores from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, names of officers for this tour not stated.

He was allowed pension on his application
executed May 1, 1833, then living about four miles from Hillsboro, Loudon county, Virginia.  He had
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moved in 1840 to Ohio to live with his children,
whose names were not designated.

Peter Gideon had returned to Loudoun County,
Virginia, in 1842 to live on his farm, which he
owned near Hillsboro, Virginia.

Peter Gideon's wife was living in 1833, her
name is not given, nor are there any details in
regard to their marriage.

Peter Gideon died February 5, 1844, leaving
no widow, but the following children survived him- George, William, Henry, Mary, Elizabeth, and Sarah Gideon.
In 1840 one Henry Gideon was living in Champaign County, Ohio; it was not stated that this was the son, Henry, who survived the soldier.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible [illegible] family

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant
to the Administrator