Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13141, David Gibbs, Conn.
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Service:
Conn.

Gibbs, David

Number:
S. 13141

carded
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Connecticut  2463
David Gibbs
Of Windsor in the state of Conn.
Who was a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain Allen of the Regt. Commanded by Col. Wyllys in the Connt. line for 3 years.

Inscribed on the roll of Connecticut at the rate of 120 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 28th day of Nov. 1832, sent to Nathan Johnson, Hartford, Connecticut.

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832 $180
Semi=annl. allowance ending 4 all as 1833 $60
$240

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Eras S. Bullock, Clerk
Book D. Vol. 30 Page 44

Examined with original Reolls.  Aug. 1883 M. G.
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Dec. 19.

Hon Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
Pension Services
Washington D.C.
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Hartford Decr. 12. 1832
Hon. S. [?]
Sir On the 21st [?] last I sent on to your department papers in the matter of the application of a David Gibbs Esqr of [Wendover] for a pension under Act of June 7, 1830
I send the enclosed certificate in the name of Daniel Gibbs.
Presuming that a mere clerical error occurred in the Christian name, I return the certificate for correction, provided, I am right in my belief -
I am Sir most respectfully
[?] Ast [?]
Nathan Johnson
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No. 3508
David Gibbs
App. for pension

Admitted
Sergeant 3 Years
$ 120

A Johnson
Hartford
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State of Connecticut   }
County of Hartford      } ss

On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Hartford in said County and State now sitting, said Court being a Court of Record and having, by law a clerk and seal, David Gibbs, a resident in the Town of Windsor in said County of Hartford and State of Connecticut aged Seventy Six years [illegible] who being [illegible] duly sworn according to the 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 enlisted in the Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War, on or about the first of April 1777 into a company commenced by Captain Daniel Allen of Ashford in the County of Windham in Connecticut, for the term of three years and served said term in the 3d Regiment of the Connecticut [illegible] on the continental establishment under the following named officers [cross out] [illegible] the company commanded by Capt Daniel Allen, the Lieutenants name I have forgotten the Ensign
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was Oliver Adams of Simsbury in Hartford County.  I entered said Company as a Sargent and remained in that capacity during the whole term of three years.  I was afterwards under the command of Capt. Elias Stillwell and finally transferred to another Company in the same Regt commanded by Col Thomas Grovener, whose Leut was Peleg Heath in which other Company I was orderly Sargent.  Said [illegible] Regt was commanded by Col. Samuel Wyllys of said Hartford.  Major Cleft was in said Regt.  I left the service on or about the first of April 1780.  My discharge and Warrant have been lost for many years.  He resided in said Windsor when he entered the service, in which town he was born and has ever since resided there.  He never was engaged in any general battle, was in a light skirmish at Scotch Plains in the State of New Jersey.  Soon after he enlisted marched by way of New Haven to New York then up the North River to Red Hook and then back to Fishkill and Peekskill and finally to Morristown in New Jersey where he was discharged
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension to a pension or an amenity except the percent and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.  

Sworn to and subscribed this day and year 
[illegible signature]

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
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I hereby certify that I was personally acquainted with, and knowing to Mr. David Gibbs, now of Windsor, in the State of Connecticut, being in the Revolutionary Army, in the 3rd Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel. Samuel Wyllys -- and according to my best recollection he served three years, and was discharged about the Month of April 1780 --   he served the said three years in the capacity of a  Sargent -- was a part of the time in a Company commanded by Capt. Elias Stilwell -- and afterwards in a Company of which Lt. Col. Grovner was commander -- and Peleg Heath Lieutenant Commandant

John R Watrous, Sergeon of
   the [?] 3rd Connecticut Regt.

Colchester  May 11 1832

State of Connecticut New London County ss Colchester May 11 1832
Personally appeared Doctor John Walrus of said Colchester and made Solemn oath that the above Deposition or affidavit by him submitted contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth-- sworn before me

Samuel A. Peters, Justice of the Peace 
for New London County -- Connecticut 

I Thomas Day, Secretary of State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify that Samuel A. Peters Esq. whose name is subscribed to the above certificate is, and for more than one year last past has been, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of New London in said State, duly appointed commissioned and qualified, and that I believe the above signature purporting to be his, is genuine.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this 6th day of May 1932.
Thomas Day
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I Samuel Richards of Farmington -- County of Hartford State of Connecticut do hereby certify that being pay master Clothier to the 3rd Connecticut regiment of the continental revolutionary army from 1778 to the end of the year 1780 -- I do well remember David Gibbs of the 3rd Co. in said regiment commanded by Capt. Daniel Allen -- [?] Gibbs was a sergeant
in said company, engaged for three years : and I find by his last [illegible] to me for pay was January 1780 : he was somewhat distinguished for his capacity, fidelity and uniform faithful person in all points in which he was employed; he was returned as from Windsor in this state, where he now lives.

My recollection of him is very distinct -- and that he did serve for several years with honor in said regiment.

Farmington, Ct.  May 15th, 1832 
Samuel Richards.

Hartford County ss Farmington  May 15th 1832 Personally appeared Samuel Richards signer of the foregoing declaration & made oath to the truth of the facts therein stated before me
    Henry Lewis  Justice of peace

I Thomas Day, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, and Keeper of the Seal thereof, do hereby certify that Henry Lewis Esq, whose name is subscribed to the above Certificate, is, and for more than one year last past has been a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Hartford in said State, duly appointed commissioned and qualified, and that I believe the above signature [illegible] purporting to be his, is genuine.
  In testament whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed the Seal of said State at the City of Hartford, the 6th day of May 1832.
  Thomas Day
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13141
INVALID.
File No. 13141
David Gibbs
Serg Rev. War
Act: June 7 1832
Index: - Vol. 1, Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]