Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9338, John Gibson, Va.
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Va.

Gibson, John
Bedford Co.

NUMBER
S. 9338

carded

CONTENTS
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12. 309
South Carolina
John Gibson
of Union in the State of S. Car who was a pri
in the Compy. commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt commanded by Col. Lynch - in the Va line for 6 months-

Inscribed on the Roll of S. Carolina
at the rate of 20-Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 20th day of Apl 33 and sent to Jno Rogers
Unionville C. H. [Court House] S. Car

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833  40 -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept-   10 -
[total]                                              50

{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Nathl. Rice Clerk,
Book E Vol. 6 Page 68 -

order to pay Augt 17, 1837
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No 15293
John Gibson, Union Dis
[illegible] S. Carolina

Admit for 6 mo as private
from 1778 $20
Capt Adams
Col Lynch
Va

[illegible]

John Rogers Unionville Court House, S. Carolina
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BRIEF in the case of John Gibson
District of Union in the State of South Carolina
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? a Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? [blank] 
3. How old is he? 84
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period. Duration of Service. Years, Months, Days. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.
In 1778, 3 mos, Private, Capt Adams, Col Lynch
In 1780, 3 mos, Private, Capt Adams, Col Lynch
5. In what battles was he engaged? None
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bedford Va
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary evidence
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Dyer Castor
Examining Clerk.
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South Carolina
Union District  to wit
on this 6th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court, before the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Sessions now sitting for said Dist. John Gibson a resident of said District aged Eighty four years, who being 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 enlisted in the Service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated "In the year 1778 I enlisted in the service of the United States in Bedford County, Virginia, in the company of Captain Robert Adams, and Marched to Petersburgh, and joined the Regiment, commanded by Colonel Linch, when we remained three months, when we were discharged, by Col Linch and returned home - in [illegible] 1780. I again went into the Service under the same Captain and Colonel, and marched to Hallifax [sic], on the Roanoke River in North Carolina - where I remained untill [sic] I was regularly discharged by a Colonel, and returned having served six months in the two tours.-- I have no documentary evidence of my service and know of no person now alive who can testify as to my service. I do heerby relinquish every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and I declare that my name is not on the
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pension Roll of the agency of any State. In answer to the questions proposed by the Court, I answer,
1st &  2nd I was born in Frederick County Virginia, on the 28th November in the year 1748 and have the record of my age at home--
3. I lived in Bedford County Virginia when I was called into Service. I have lived since 1784. where I now live in Union District So. Car.  
4. My first tour was as a volunteer my second as a draft.
5. See the within Declaration
6.  I Recd Regular discharge but have long since lost them
7th I refer to the Revd.  W. Walker and Wm K Clowness to prove my character for truth and moral deportment.
[signature] John Gibson

Sworn to & Subscribed the day & year afsd.
Jno B ONeall
Pres Judge

South Carolina
Union District ⎬ 
We Willis Walker a Clergyman residing in Union District and W K Clawing residing in the same
do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Gibson, who has subscribed and sworn to the forgoing declaration, that we believe him to be Eighty four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary
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Soldier, and that we concur in that opinion
Willis Walker
Wm K Clowney
Sworn to &  subscribed the day & year afsd
Jno B ONeall
Pres Judge

And the said Court does hereby declare its opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states and the said Court further certifies that it appears to it that Willis Walker who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in Union District, and that
Col. Wm. H. Clowney who has also signed the
the same resident in the same, and credible
persons, and their statements are entitled to credit
Jno B ONeall
Pres Judge

[stamp]
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
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State of South Carolina
Union District 
I John Rogers Clerk of the Court of Session Common Pleas for the said District of Union, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the land in the matter of the application of John Gibson for a pension-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office at Union Court House this 15th day of October 183[illegible]
J Rogers clk

John Gibson
Declaration
15293
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Rev War
9338
INVALID.

File No. 9338
John Gibson
Priv. Rev. War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-- Vol. 1, Page 142
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of
John Gibson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? [blank]
II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? [blank]
III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so [blank]
IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served [blank]
V. Has he mentioned 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 amout of  pension is entitled? [blank]
VI Has he given the names of officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? [blank]
VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? [blank]
VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? [blank]
IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate?  [blank]
X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? [blank]
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? [blank]
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?  [blank]
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? [blank]
XIV. If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? [blank]
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath,
certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? [blank]
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? [blank]
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [blank]
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? [blank]
XVI. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [blank]
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the 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  [blank]year  [blank]months, and  [blank]days, I served as a [blank] For [blank]  months and  [blank]days, I served as a [blank] and for such service I claim a pension.
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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 months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state 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 objection
able. It must in every case be clearly shewn 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 he 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.
QUERE XIV. 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 claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as 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.
QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating
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 paper 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.
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, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.