Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,272, Simon Tubbs, Conn. Continental
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Continental
CONTENTS
Tubbs, Simon
NUMBER
S 41.272
contents
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Vermont Roll
1709
Simon Tubbs,
Capt Watson
Private
Gen Washington Life Guard
Conn & Continental
the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
inscribed on the Roll of Vermont
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence
the 18th of April 1818.
certificate of Pension issued the 30 of June 1818,
and sent to Truman Chittenden, Esq
Burlington, Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818.
4 months 17 /30
$36.53
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Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.
Washington's Life Guard '78 2 years
Town and County Unknown
1887 March 3 Charles Tubbs with history
Prior
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State of Vermont
Chittenden County

Personally appeared Simon Tubbs to
me personally known and being duly
sworn according to Law doth depose and say that he enlisted on the 24 day of April 1777 into Capt Titus Watsons company and Col. Swifts Regiment in the Connecticut line of Troops to serve for the term of three years in the army of the United States, in March 1778 he was detached from said Regiment
to serve in Genl George Washingtons corps of Guard untill the expiration of the time of his enlistment and was honorably discharged on the 24th day of April 1780 by Major Caleb Gibbs, and that he has been for one year last past a resident Citizen of the United States, and that owing to his reduced circumstances, old age and disability his wishes his name placed on the pension list of the United State
agreeable to an act of Congress passed on the 18th day of March 1818- entitled "An act to provide for "certain persons engaged in the land & Naval service of "the United States in the Revolutionary War"
Simon Tubbs
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of April A.D. 1818-
Truman Chittenden
 Assistant Judge of
Chittenden County Court
The Secretary of War is Reputed to forward the
Certificate of granted to ^me^ at Burlington in
Vermont
Truman Chittenden
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State of Vermont
County of Chittenden ⎬
Burlington April 18th 1818
I Truman Chittenden assistant
Judge of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify that it has been made to appear to me satisfactorily that Simon Tubbs the person who subscribed the within affidavit, served for a period of more than nine months in the Revolutionary was on the Continental establishment, that he is in reduced
circumstances &c. and I now transmit the same to the Hon. Secretary of War that he may be placed on the Pension list, agreeable to the provisions of the act within named-
Truman Chittenden Assistant Judge of
Chittenden County Court
[Illegible paper seal attached]
[Written in left margin] Simson Tubbs 24 April
[illegible] DH
 
State of Vermont
County of Chittenden ⎬

I Nathan B Haswell Clerk of Chittenden County Court do hereby certify that James
Chittenden before whom the with
Certificate is given is an Assistant
Judge of Chittenden County land
duly qualified, acting under the
authority of this State, that his
signature thereto is his own proper signature
that due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court this 18th day of April 1818
Nathan B. Haswell
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In reply to your request of, received
a statement of the military history of Simon Tubbs a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
S. file 41.272
Headings: DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT. / LENGTH OF SERVICE. / RANK.  OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.: CAPTAIN. | COLONEL. / STATE. /
> Apl 24 1777/ NA/ NA / Titus Watson / Swift / Conn /
> Mch 78 /NA/ NA/ Maj. Caleb Gibbs, Gen Wash. Life Gds / NA
>disc Apl 24 1780 at Morristown N.J. by Maj Caleb Gibbs, with other provisions to carry him to Canaan, Conn.

Battles engaged in, [check mark]
Residence of soldier at enlistment, [check mark]
Date of application for pension, Apl 18.  1818
Residence at date of application, [check mark]
Age at date of application, [check mark]
Remarks: he died for last payment ect.
Very respectfully,
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Simon Tubb of the Corps of Guards
having served his time of service out  
for which he was engaged is discharged
the service of the United States
Given at Head Quarters
Morris Town this 26th day
of April 1780
C Gibbs
M C Guards dl
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All commissaries and requested to furnish
the said Tubbs with provisions to carry
him to Canaan Connecticut they sitting
down the time place quantity & how long
he draws for
dl
C Gibbs MC Guards
[Illegible] 24th April 1780
George Washington
and
of
Same Tubbs
S. File 41272
Conn. & Contl [Continental]
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41272
Revy INVALID.
File No. 44272
Simon Tubbs
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18" March 18"
Index: -- Vol. T, Page 517
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1907 May 11 Hist to Mrs S. R. Salbury c
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OWM
April 23rd 1907
Pension Department
I have been advised to write this department for information I am a direct descendant of Simon Tubbs (sometimes spelled Simeon)
born in Canaan Conn. and served in
the revolutionary war, I have enclosed
for the Sec of Vt. [Vermont] Sons of the Revolution he as a private in Washington Life Guard
from my mother that he was called
Cap.t Tubbs that might have been in
the malitia [militia] later. I found on the Essex
Vt. records that he was an original settle
so will you furnish me any information
you can so to establish my claim to
be a Daughter of the Revolution. If any
expense in attached please let me know
Yours
Mrs S R Salsbury
204 N 31st
Billings Mont
[Black round stamp] O. W. & N. DIV FILES
APR 28 1907
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Charles Tubbs,
Osceola, Tioga Co.,
Pa.
26 February 1887
Dear Sir
I am making genealogical researches concerning the Tubbs Family with a view to publication 
I am informed that one Simon Tubbs of
Essex, Chittenden County, Vermont, who died
April 2, 1824 was a Revolutionary soldier;
tradition in his family says he served in Washington's life guard and that he drew a pension for said service from the U.S. Government during the last years of his life
Will you please examine the said pension list
and inform me of his name appears thereon and if so detail the facts set forth in his application and the accompanying affidavits to be used only for thepurposes of the proposed family history
For which favor I and my thanks in advance
Very respy
Charles Tubbs
To the Honorable
The Secretary of the Interior
Washington D.C.