Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,744, Jacob Gibson, N.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE N.C. Gibson, Jacob Number S. 10.744 Born in Va carded CONTENTS
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Alabama 30422
Jacob Gibson
Walker Co, in the State of Alabama who was a Private in the company commanded [by] Captain Blunt of the Regt. commanded [by] Col. Mclane in the N. Carolina time for 18 months
Enscribed on the Roll of Alabama the rate of 60 Dollars Cents per annum,
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of Feb, 1836 and sent to Hon. JL, Martin, H.R.
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State of Alabama}
Walker County} ss.
On this the 28th day of January in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three
personally appeared in open Court, before the Honerable [sic]
David Murphree of the County Court now sitting, Jacob
Gibson a resident of the County of Walker and State as
aforesaid, aged Seventy ['Eight' lined out] 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 States
under the following named officers, and served as herein
stated. He says that he resided in Guilford County in the
State of North Carolina at the commencement of the
Revolution, and that he entered the service as a drafted
Militiaman on the first day of July in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & Seventy nine, he
then being Sixteen years old and six months, and that he
was to continue in the service for the period of Eighteen Months,
that the regiment to which he belonged was called the
Third Regiment of the North Carolina Militia, and that the
Regiment was commanded by Col Robin (or Robert [sic]
Mabin (or Mebane), and that the Captain of his particular
company was Reddin Blount, and that the first Lieutenant
was Thomas Allen, and that the commanding general was
Genl. Hogan, and the commander in chief of the North Carolina
Troops was Genl. Lincoln - The manner in which the word draft is
used above is this, he states that there was a Law passed in 
North Carolina, as he was informed, providing 
that every tenth man should enter the service, and that he 
in consequence thereof entered the service, that he was
Marched from North Carolina to the siege of Charleston
in South Carolina, that he was engaged while at =
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Charleston in several skirmishes while out on foraging parties
and that he was engaged in taking at Charleston a Redoubt
which was soon afterwards abandoned. That he was taken a
Prisoner at Charleston by the British Troops on the Twelfth day
of May in the year 1780; That he was pressed on board a British
man of War; that he refused to work on board of said Ship,
that he was carried to the Island of Jamaica, and imprisoned
in the Bath Prison on said Island; (there were four others pressed
at the same time, who also refused to work, were imprisoned
the same place, all of whom died.) That he remained in
Prison until peace was made, when he was liberated. That he
was in Kingston after his liberation, and from thence he went to a
Port at the north end of the Island called Port Miran or Mared or
some such name, that then he found a Vessel bearing the 
American flag. it found to to Brig from Middletown
Connecticut, commanded by one Joseph Smith of Middletown,
that he made his situation known to Captain Smith, who
kindly took him on board of his vessel, clothed him, and
conveyed him to Middletown in Connecticut and from thence
he returned to ['Middl Guilford County in North Carolin' lined out]
^[insert] Virginia
So that he entered the service the 1st July 1779, and remained
in the service, and as a prisoner of war until the peace was
made.
He says he has no documentary evidence of the facts
as above detailed, that when he was discharged from Prison in
Jamaica, a paper containing his discharge was given to him,
which he has lost, and that he knows of no person ['by' lined out]
living by whom he can establish the above facts.
Genl. Hogan brought with him from the North Two
Regiments to ^[insert] South Carolina, which were
called the 1st & 2d Regiments, and when the Regiment to which he
belonged joined Genl Hogan, it was called the 3rd Regiment. 
Jacob Gibson [signature lined out]
I hereby relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or
annuity whatever except the present, and declare that my
name is not on the Pension roll of the agency of any State -
He says he was born in the State of Virginia, and as he
was informed in Frederic County in the year 1862. That
he has no record of his age, but that his mother kept a
record of his age, which was recorded in a prayer Book,
and since her death, it has been in the possession of a =
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Younger Brother who resides in the State of Missouri -
After landing at Middletown in Connecticut, he proceeded
on for North Carolina, he got into Pennsylvania, when, for the
want of funds to take him home, he stopped and worked for
several months; from thence he returned to his native County in
Virginia, when he remained about three years; from thence
he removed to Green County in North Carolina, which said
County is now a portion of Tennessee, where he remained
about ten months, and left in consequences of the hostility
of the Indians - and thence returned to Guilford County in 
North Carolina, where he remained Eleven years; from thence he
removed to Tennessee Granger County, where he remained
Sixteen years; and from thence he removed to Alabama
and that portion of the State where he resides has been
since named Walker County, where he has resided for
more than fifteen years.
He never received a discharge from the service because
he was made a prisoner of War at Charleston in South Carolina.
Mr. James Kemp, who now resides in his neighborhood can
testify that he was in the army in the Revolution, and all
his neighbors can testify to his character for veracity and
good behaviour, and especially Mr. James Kemp
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
 + Jacob Gibson [signature]
We Jas. Moore & John Turner Clergyman 
['residing in the County of' lined out]
and residing in the County of Walker and State of
Alabama hereby certify, that we are well acquainted
with Jacob Gibson, who has subscribed and sworn to the
above Declaration, that we believe him to be Seventy
years of age or thereabouts, that he is reputed and believed in
the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the
Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
James Moore [signature]
John Turner [signature]
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the
investigation of the matter, and after putting the Interrogatories
presented by the War Department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he
States; And the Court further certifies, that it appears to
them that Jas. Moore & Jn Turner who has signed the preceding
certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of
Walker and that Jas Kemp who has also signed the same
is a resident in the County of Walker and
State of Alabama, and is a credible person, and that
their statement is entitled to credit.
David Murphree Judge
of the County Court of Walker County
I S B Patton clerk of the Court of Walker do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings
in the matter of the application of Jacob Gibson for a
Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal of office, this the 28th day of Jany in the 
year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three
S,, B,, Patton Clk seal [hand circled]
32.765
Jacob Gibson
Alabama
allowed for 18 months $60
Hon. J. L. Martin HR
Hon. S. W Mardis [lined out]
I know that David Murphree was the judge
of the County Court of Walker County Alabama
& I am informed & believe that S.B. Patton
was the Clerk of said Court of the date of
the above transaction. I have full 
confidence that the signatures are genuine, but
do not know the hand writing of either -
Given under my hand the 20th Febry 1836
J.L. Martin
Member of Congress
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21995
Jacob Gibson
Pensioner
Petition
Colo Mabane
Sam W. Mardis
HR 17 Dec
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The State of Alabama}
Jefferson County ss}
Circuit Court October Term for 1831
On the 25th day of October Eighteen
hundred and thirty one personally appeared in open
Court (being a court of Record) for the County aforesaid
Jacob Gibson Resident of the County of Walker and State
aforesaid, 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 provisions made by
the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818 and the first
of May 1820 that he the said Jacob Gibson served in the
war of the Revolution, in the regular service, under the
command of Capt. Redding Blount, and in the Regiment 
commanded by Robert Maburn as Colonel - Eighteen months
during which time of service he fought in the attack on
Charleston, where he was taken prisoner and taken to
the Island of Jamaica from which place he did not
return till after the close of the war - That he hereby
relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the
present. That his name is not on the Roll of any state
except North Carolina that the following are his reasons for
not making earlier application for a pension to wit, that
never until the present time has he felt himself
labouring under such bodily infirmity and in such reduced
pecuniary circumstances as to render necessary
the charities of his country for a comfortable support, and in
pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I the said
Jacob Gibson do solemnly swear that I was a resident
citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March
1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift sale or
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in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof
with intent thereby to diminish it so as to bring myself within
the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide
for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service
of the United States in the Revolutionary war" passed
the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has
any person in trust for me any property or securities
contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other
than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed -
And by me subscribed, that since the 18th of March 1818
the following changes have been made in my property on
the 18th of March 1818 I had six small horses, three
which were stolen from me by the Indians and never
recovered - and one died - I also had seven head
of cattle. I also had thirteen head of hogs ten of
which were stollen [sic] -household and Kitchen furniture - my two
horses I exchanged for others and my furniture i
still have - my cattle and hogs I have used for food
I have a small tract of land containing twenty one and 
half acres which I have since purchased - and five
farming tools of small nature -
A Schedule containing the whole estate & income
necessary wearing apparel excepted of the said
Jacob Gibson -
Two horse carts- worth about One hundred and
sixty dollars-
Fourteen head of cattle, old & young worth about
Seventy dollars
2 work steers worth twenty dollars -
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Six head of sheep worth nine dollars -
Twenty three head of hogs little and big worth about
Thirty five dollars -
My household furniture worth about fifty dollars -
I further state that I was enlisted in the regular service
on the 11th day of July 1779 at Guilford Court house
North Carolina-
Sworn and subscribed to this this 25th day of October 1835
Jacob Gibson [signature]
Sworn & Subscribed to in open Court this 26th October 1831
M H. Gillespie Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Jefferson County State of Alabama
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10.744
INVALID
Rev War
File No. 10,744
Jacob Gibson
Priv Rev. War
Act: June 7th 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Wait for the return
of Pension Certificate,
and then issue a new
one, payable at Decatur
, instead of Mobile,
No payt. has been
made at the latter
Agency, and the agt.
there has been instructed
to drop his name from
the Mobile [lined out] Roll
J D W
W. B
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Jonathn Clower of Ala
& Jacob Gibson
Enlist Colo Dixon NC
Jan. 10, 1832.
Refd. to Commer. on Rev. Pensions
Against EKP.
Mar. 12 1832
Com dischd.
22
Pendleton 78. to be
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22d Congress
1st Session
Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
January 10, 1832.
On motion of Mr. Mardis,
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary
Pensions be instructed to inquire into the expediency of placing
the names of Jonathan Clower and Jacob Gibson on
the pension roll, agreeably to the acts of Congress of the
18th of March, 1818, and the 1st May, 1820.
Attest.
M. S. Clarke
Clerk
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the United States
of the 7th June, 1832, Jacob Gibson
of the State of Alabama
who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive
Sixty dollars and [blank] cents
per annum, during his natural life,
commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-
annually on the 4th of March and 4th of September, in
every year.
Given at the War Office of the United
States, this 22d. day of February one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-six
JL E
Commissioner
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War Department
Pension Office
April 27. 1836.
Sir,
I have the honor to return herewith
the letter of Jacob Gibson, and to inform
you that if you will obtain his pension 
certificate and transmit it to this office, a new one
will be issued payable at Decatur. His name
was reported to the Mobile Agency throug [sic]
mistake
I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
J L Edwards
Hon. J. L. Martin, House of Representatives}
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Branch of Bank of State of Alabama
Pension Agency at Mobile 11th May 1836
J.S. Edwards Esq
Commiss of Pensions}
Sir
Form of the 26th ult is received.
Jacob Gibson has not applied for the arrearages of
Pension due to him, and in compliance with your
instructions I have dropped him from the roll of this
agency.
Very respectfully
I am
Yr. Obt. Servt.
Geo. S. Gains
agt
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War Department
Pension Office
February 26, 1835
Sir,
Enclosed is the declaration of Jacob Gibson.
I will thank you to make a certificate on the papers
as to the official character and signature of the Clerk
of the Court before whom the applicant made his
declaration, and return the papers to this Office. He
alleges to have been drafted to serve in the North Carolina
line. The Secretary of State of N. Carolina, who has
complete rolls of those who served in that line,
has been written to for proof of his enlistment. So
soon as he shall have been heard from, the claim
will be again examined, and the result reported
to you, or to any one whom you may designate.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obt Sert
J L. Edwards

Hon. S. W. Mardis
House of Representatives
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Jacob Gibson
Alabama
W. Niles certif
recd. 18 March 1835
Gibsons declaration was sent to
Mr. Mardis 27 Feb for his certif, but
he did not return the papers to this office
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State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's Office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State 
aforesaid do certify that it appears from the musterrolls [sic] of
the continental line of this State, that Jacob Gibson a
private in Capt. Blounts Company of the 10th Regt.
en[listed] on the 20th June 1779 for the term of 18 months
and that nothing more is said of him on said
rolls [paper damaged] certificate is made for Jacob Gibson
of Alabama, there is no other of the same name
on the rolls.
Given under my hand this 5th day of March 1835.
W. Hill
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No 1. Duplicate,
Br Bk State of Ala
Mobile May 12th 1836
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commisioner. Pensions
Sir
Yrs of the 26th ult is recieved [sic],
Jacob Gibson has not applied for
the arrearages of Pension due to him,
and in compliance
with yr instructions - I have dropped him from the Roll
of this Agency
I am very respectfully
your obt Svt

Br. of the Bank of the State of
Ala at Mobile 13 June 1836
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comr of Pensions
Sir
Above you have duplicate of
mine of the 12th Ult the mail of that date having been
destroyed by the Creek Indians.
I am respectfully
your ob svt
Geo. S. Gaines
Agt
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Washington April 25.th 1836
Sir
Enclosed I send you the letter of
Jacob Gibson, who as you see, requests
to be placed upon the pension roll of
the agency at Decatur Alabama
instead of that at Mobile, upon which
by mistake I presume, you placed him.
Mr Gibson lives in Walker County,
which is in the northern part of Ala.
the distance from his residence
to Mobile is upwards of three hundred miles -
To Decatur, not more than sixty or
seventy- Will you be so good as to
make the change, if it may be done
without further showing if not let
me know what is necessary to be done
to effect the object. I know the above 
facts exist.
Respectfully your obt svt
J.L. Martin
Hon. J. L. Edward
Com Pensions
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Br. of the Bk. of the State of Ala
Decatur 14 August 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
An old Gentleman
who says his name is Jacob Gibson
has applied here twice since I have
been in Bank, & claims a pension, he
assures me that he handed his papers
to Mr Durno some time ago & that
Mr. D. told him he would forward them
to you forthwith & ask your permission
to pay him, but I can find
no memorandum of any such thing
nor is his name on our list, Mr. Durno
is not here, to give any explanation &
it is therefore that I beg leave to
trouble you for the old man's sake
please give us all the information
on the subject you can-- & if right
allow us to pay him, for he appears to
be a man in want, very old & feeble
& lives in Walker County a considerable 
distance from here - & assures me he never
drew anything
Respectfully
W. Keyesly
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Br. of the Bank of the State of Ala
Decatur 14 March 1837
J. L. Edwards Esqr
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir
I by [?] to inclose [sic] Jacob Gibsons Pension
certificate, with your letter of the 27 Apr 1836
which will explain what is necessary -
please return the same to me, in order that
I may transmit the same to the old man who
lives a long way distant -
Very Resp
Yr [?]
James Dumol
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Second Comptroller's Office,
Dec. 21st 1839
Sir: 
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An
act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain
Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury
of the United States,"  Jacob Gibson, 
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Huntsville Ala Agency, at
the rate of Sixty Dollars and ______Cents
per annum, under the law of the 7th June 1832,
has been paid at this Department, from the
4th of March 1838, to the 4th March 1839.
Respectfully, yours,
Albion K. Parris
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.