Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,690, John Gibson, Mass. N.H. N.Y.
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(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Mass
N. H.
N. Y.

Gibson John

NUMBER
S. 31.690

CONTENTS
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Maine 21966
John Gibson
of Washington Co in the State of Maine
who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Stone of the Regt. commanded by Col Scammell in the N. Hamp
line for 8 months
N.H. N.Y. & Mass.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 50 Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 5 day of Decr.
1835 and sent J. M. Harper [illegible] House of Reps

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833      $125.00
Semi-anl, allowance ending Mar 4 '34 25.00
[total]                                                $150.00

(Revolutionary Claim, 
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by D. D. [illegible], Clerk,
Book E Vol. 1st Page 19
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State of Maine
County of Washington Ss.

On this twenty eighth day of August in the
year of our LORD, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.- personally
appeared in open Court before the Probate Court now holden in Machias for and within the said County of Washington.-
John Gibson -
now a resident of Cooper in - in the County
of Washington aforesaid Esquire aged Sixty nine 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 act of Congress passed June 7th
1832. 
That he entered the service of the United State [sic] under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, viz-
That he entered Capt. Stones Company at Providence Rhode Island in the month of May or June in the year 1779. that he went to Newport and served in said Company in the Regiment commanded by Col. John Mooney in the New Hampshire line, that his place of residence at this time was in Pelham in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire. that he served six months at this time, and was discharged at Newport R. I. which discharge is lost.-- In April or May 1780 I enlisted for six months at Pelham aforesaid and went to west point in the State of New York and joined Capt. Isaac Fryes [sic Frye's] Company and was attached to the 3d Regiment of the New Hampshire line commanded by Col Scammons
and Lieutenant Col. Henry Dearborn, some time in June of the same [[year]] 
I was by Baron Steuben transfered [sic] into Col Courtlands regiment of Light Infantry in Lafayettes Division. The Company was commanded by Capt. David McGregor, I served in the Light Infantry until we went into winter quaters [sic] at "Soldiers Fortune",,, then went to Westpoint [sic] and was discharged, late in the fall of that year, which discharge is also lost.-
In 1781 at Bradford in the State of Massachusetts in May or June I enlisted into the State line and went to Westpoint [sic] and
joined Capt. James Maloons [sic Meloon's] Company and was soon detached on a wood choping [sic] party near Stoney point under command of Capt. Ebenezer Frye and Lieut. Waterman, and remained at this place until November or December, when I went to West point and was discharged by Col. Putnam or Putman, which discharge I have also lost. 

I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.-
[signature] John Gibson

Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid, before me 
[signature] John Dickinson Judge. 

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he had stated above 
[signature] John Dickinson Judge

I Aaron L. Raymond Register of the Court of Probate for and within the County of Washington, do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court
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in the matter of the application of the said John Gibson for a pension
Iin testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this twenty eighth day of August in Year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and thirty two -
Aaron L. Raymond Register

State of Maine
County of Washington Ss.

Clerk of the Court office
Machias May 6. 1833
Then personally appeared before me the undersigned Clerk of the Judicial Courts, and also a Justice of the Peace within and for said County (late Register of Probate) John Gibson of Cooper in said County, 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 that the periods mentioned below and in the following grades. viz.
In the year 1779. Six months a private soldier
In the year 1780 Six months as a private soldier
In the year 1781 five months as a Sergeant-

and for such service being in all twelve months as a private, and five months as a Sergeant I claim a pension.- I am confident I served the times aforesaid as I remember leaving home in the spring of the year and not returning until late in the fall.--
[signature] John Gibson

The aforesaid John Gibson after being duly cautioned and sworn made oath to the above declaration by him subscribed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Supreme Judicial Court. This Sixth day
of May A.D. 1833
Aaron L Raymond Clerk as aforesaid

[seal]
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. John Gibson S. F. 31690

DATES OFENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT, LENGTH OF SERVICE, RANK.OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED CAPTAIN.COLONEL. STATE

May or June 1779, 6 mos., Pvt., Stone, John Mooney, N. H.

Apr or May 1780, June 1780, Pvt., Isaac Frye, Scammell, 3d N. H.

June 780, Fall 1780, Pvt., David McGregore, Courtland, N. Y.

May or June 1781, 5 mos. Sgt., James Mallon, Lieut. Col. Putnam, Mass.

AW.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Pelham, Rockingham Co, N. H.
Date of application for pension, Aug 18, 1832. His cl. [claim] was al. [allowed]
Residence at date of application, Cooper, Washington Co Me.
Age at date of application, 69 yrs.
Remarks:
The above bond is the only soldier of that name.
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31690
Revy

INVALID.

File No. 31690

John Gibson
Pri Rev War

Act June 7 32
Index: - Vol. 2, Page 102

{Arrangement of 1870.}

1908 June 13 Hist. to O. D. Kinsman V. L. U.
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Suspended
Act 7 June 32
See letter to
John Gibson
Machias Me
Gibson
me
17 August 33
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Service in Rev. War
of
Col.? James Gilmore
of
Windham N. H.
possibly of 5th N.H.
& of
Lieut James Gilmore
Son of above
born in Windham, N.H
in 1757
after war removed to
Belfast Me
also of
John Gibson
of
Pelham, W.H.

O.D. Kinsman
East div
June 5. 08 -
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3 -- 595.
Record Division.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
June 6, 1908
Searched by L. D. Lamparter
Original No. [blank]
Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant, [blank]
Soldier, John Gibson
Service, N. H.
Rev. War
Remarks: No claim as above
except Invd # 31690
Chief of Division.
27498b4m2 - 07
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Mr Gibson the applicant call on me on his way
home, having been to Boston after the enclosed [illegible] and requested me to ask you to take his papers to Washington, his application is on the files at the War Office He
says he stated in his declaration that he served
apart of the time as Sargent [sic] & says to me that during time that he served as Sargent [sic] he was with a small party detached to labor in the woods & was appointed Sargent [sic] in this party. that he never had a warrant & that he cannot find one person living that was with him & therefore shall not undertake to maintain a claim for any more than a privates
pay 
you will please make return of this case
to me at Concord
J. C. West
Hon. J. M. Harper

Mr Raymond, the subscriber of the enclosed Letter is the Clerk of the court before which the Declaration was made
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John Gibson
for Pension under act
of June 1832
Hon. J. M. Harper
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Co. L.
Secretary's Office, Novemr 7th 1833
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of John Gibson as a private is borne on a Pay Roll of Capt. James Mallon's Company in Col. Commandant Putnum's Regt where he is allowed from August 12th to Novemr 27th 1781. for services and travel three months and
twenty seven days
Edward D Bangs Esq

M. D.
3.27

[illegible]
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Machias Me
Ap 20

John Gibson Esquire
Gibson's Mills
Cooper
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Machias Apl 19th 1833

M. John Gibson

Dr Sir

I have at last heard from your application for a pension. It appears that your name is found on the Rolls as having served in 1779 & 1780
11 months & 2 days as to the service 1781 further explanation is necessary in order to fix the actual time of service and you are required to make oath before a Justice of the Peace, as
to the time you served in 1781, that the amount of pay can be made up.-- when convenient you had better come here, and I will attend to the business for you any day or hour
I am sir in much haste your
Obt. Servt.
A.L. Raymond

N.B. There is now no doubt of your obtaining a pension for what time you actually served during the war.-
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John Gibson 5772.
application for Pension
Maine
Rolls

Private 14 mos & 29 day
Adm'd


1780 5 mo 16 Dy
EW 16 July 79 --
Disd. 31 Dec 79
11 mos 2 days
N. 26

Hon. J. M. Harper
House of Rep

5 mos 16 day
5 mos 16 days
11 mon 2 days
3 mon 27 days
14. 29
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Machias May 6. 1833

J.L. Edwards Esq

Dr Sir
please send the Pension certificate in this case to me
yours
A L Raymond