Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8561, William Gibson, Va.
Page 1

(3 - 1776)

SERVICE
Va

Gibson, William

NUMBER
S 8561

Carded

CONTENTS
[blank]
Page 2

12140.
Virginia
William Gibson
of Louisa in the State of Va
who was a pri. in the --- commanded by Captain --- of the Regt commanded by Col. Taylor in the Va: line for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia
at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 1 day of April
1833 and delivered H. S. Handy. Present

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833       160 -
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept-     40 -
[total]                                                   200.-


{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.} 

Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book. E Vol. 6 Page 9
Page 3

William Gilson, Declaration
Louisa County Va

on the Roll
See Va Conl Roll
Admit 2 yr as private
from 1779 $80
Col. Taylor Va

Maj H S Handy
Page 4

State of Virginia Louisa County, ss.
On this 14th day of August 1832, personally appeared in open court before the justices of the county court of Louisa now sitting, William Gibson, a resident of the said county, aged about seventy two years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, makes on his oath 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 as a regular soldier in the army of the United States in January or February 1779, in a company commanded by Captain Benjamin Timberlake, where of Richard White was Lieutenant & Richard Paulet was Ensign, attached to a State regiment commanded by Colo. Francis Taylor, & occasionally by Cols Bland & Fontaine; that he was stationed at the Albemarle Barracks with the troops employed in guarding Burgoynes army, & continued in service till the 28th of May 1781, when, having marched to the Potomack [sic], under orders for Fredericktown in Maryland (to which place however from same cause unknown to him, he did not go), he returned to Winchester in Virginia, & was there discharged by Col. Taylor (or by Major John Roberts of his regiment - he does not remember which), & that he afterward threw his discharge in the fire, considering it as of no value. The declarant further states, that he was born in this county,
where he resided at the time of his enlistment, & has resided ever since He has never seen any register of his age & therefore cannot say precisely when he was born, or how old he is. Charles Barrett, Thomas Johnson, Nicholas J. Poindexter, Elijah Dickinson, David Bullock (T) & others, are respectable persons of his neighbourhood [sic] to whom he is known, & who he thinks can testify as to his character for veracity, & their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. He has no documentary evidence of his services. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
William Gibson
X
his mark

Teste
H G Winston
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
James Michie P J
Page 5

I John Hunter, Clerk of the Court of Louisa
County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of William Gibson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of Office, this 20th day of August 1832, in the 57th year of our foundation
John Hunter

[seal]
Page 6

75 Luckie Street,
Atlanta, Georgia
22 March 1927

The Commissioner of Pensions,
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Sir:

Kindly forward me a copy of the application, with all of family data pertaining to same, on record in your department, for a pension for services in the Revolutionary War of William B. Gibson of Va. [illegible] He was born in Louisa County, Va. April 1, 1759. where he is said to have died
after the year 1833. William B. Gibson was a private in the Continental Line; and was present at the battle of Yorktown and surrender of Cornwallis. The name of his wife is not known to me at this time.
Yours very truly,
Henry J. Tindall II

[postmark]
U. S.
PENSION OFFICE
MAR 25 1927
Page 7

[initials]

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section.

May 31, 1927

Henry C. Tindall, 2d
75 Luckie St
Atlanta, Ga.

Sir:

I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 8561 it appears that William Gibson was born in
Louisa County, Virginia, date not stated.
While residing in said Louisa County, he enlisted in January or February 1779 and served as a private in Captain Benjamin Timberlake's Company, Colonel Francis Taylor's Virginia Regiment, and guarded the prisoners at Albemarle Barracks, and was discharged May 28, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application
executed August 14, 1832, while a resident of Louisa County, Virginia, aged seventy-two  years.
There is no data on file as to family.
The above noted William Gibson is the only
soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War
Page 8

records of this Bureau, who served in the Virginia
Troops, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to any William B. Gibson.

Respectfully,


WINFIELD  SCOTT
Commissioner.
Page 9

Rev. War
8561
INVALID.

File No. 8561
William Gibson
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7th 32
Index:- Vol. 1st,, Page 141
{Arrangement of 1870.}


1927 May 31 Hist to Henry C. Tindall EWG