Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,824, Joseph Gibbs, Mass
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Mass
Gibbs, Joseph
S.29824
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28864
Massachusetts
Joseph Gibbs of Plymouth in the State of Mass who was a [illegible] in the Company commanded by Captain Loring of the Regt commanded by Col Putnam in the Mass line for 8 months & 6 days Private, 3 months & 6 days Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 40 Dollars 78 cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of Aug 1835 and sent J. H. Loud Plymouth, Massachusetts
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 $114.45 
Semi-anl. allowance ending Mar 34 - 22.89
                                                    $137.34
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by D D Addison Clerk
Book 8 Vol. 2 Page 30

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Plym
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REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
County of Plymouth, SS.
On this ninth day of September 1832, personally appeared in Open Court, before me Wilkes Wood, Judge of the Court of Probate now sitting at Blackham, within and for said County of Plymouth, Joseph Gibbs resident of Blackham in said county of Plymouth, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy one 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 7, 1832. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. That is to say, that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officer, and served as herein stated.
On the first day of June 1778 he enlisted for six months for what was called the short service, and for a considerable portion of that time served under the command of Capt. Elisha Haskell until called upon to proceed on an expedition to Rhode Island where he served and did duty as a private soldier under the command of said Haskill and John Millard of Rochester was one of the Lieutenants of said company and Col. Hawes commanding officer of the Regiment to which said company was attached. He was there in the expedition of Gen. Sullivan until after there was n o more occasion for troops at that place and then returned to Warsham to complete his tour of duty around the shores at the head of Buzzard's Bay. On the first of December 1779 he was drafted to go to North Kingston in the state of Rhode Island for three months but being young at that time and his father unwell who was in consequence unwilling that he should leave him, hired a man as his substitute
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by the name of John Hines and paid him for the tour of duty he performed. Sometime in the month of June [inserted: about the end] 1781. He enlisted for a tour of three months service to go to West Point and on the march there was made a warrant officer in the company of Cpt. Ignatius Loring, Capt. Enoch Putnam commanding officer of the Regiment to which said company was attached and John Nye of Rochester was a [unclear?] officer of the company but instead of serving three months according to his first engagement at the solicitation of Elnathan Haskell at that time an aid of Gen. McDougald of New York who has the command at West Point, he was induced to remain longer than the term of his original enlistment, and did not return until the 21st day of November the same year, making a term of six months wanting only nine days. During the time he was at West Point he did the duty of what was called that of a Ward officer under the direction of said Major Elnathan Haskell.
Joseph Gibbs
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Attest Jacob H. Loud Register
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Joseph  Gibbs
26116
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We, Samuel Nott Jr., a clergyman, residing in the town of Wareham and William Bates residing in the same town hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Gibbs who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion. Samuel Nott Wm Bates
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Attest Jacob H. Loud Register
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Samuel Nott Jr. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the town of Wareham and that William Bates Esq who has also signed the same, is a resident in the same town and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
By the Court Attest Jacob H. Loud Register

I, Jacob H. Loud Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joseph Gibbs for a pension. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said office, this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty two. Jacob H. Loud
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I Abraham Gibbs of Wareham in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the sixty eighth year of my age, do testify and say, that I am well acquainted with Joseph Gibbs my brother, and we have ever had our homes in said Wareham and during the time of the Revolutionary War, I think in the year seventeen hundred & seventy eight, he, the said Joseph Gibbs enlisted into a company of Infantry commanded by Capt Elisha Haskell to serve for the term of six months in guarding and protecting the coast at the head of Buzzard's Bay, and the said Joseph served in said company in said service, until soldiers were called to go to Rhode Island, and the said Joseph with the company marched and went to Rhode Island, as I then understood, and was away from Wareham some few weeks and then returned with the company and completed the six months service for which he enlisted. Afterwards, towards the close of the War the said Joseph enlisted into a company of militia to go to West Point in the State of New York and was absent from Wareham about six months and it was the understanding in my fathers family and in the town of Wareham that he was at West Point, and I have been told by Josephus Hammond, who is now dead, that the said Joseph served at the same time at West Point with him. Abraham Gibbs

Plymouth May 8th, 1833. Then personally appeared the above named Abraham Gibbs & being cautioned, deposed to the above facts, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition, by him subscribed. Before me Seth Miller Jr Justice of the Peace
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I hereby certify that the within named Abraham Gibbs is a competent witness and a respectable man, and a man of veracity.
Seth Miller Jr. Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth Co. I Jacob H Loud Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Seth Miller Jr Esq is a Justice of the Peace & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this tenth day of June A.D. 1833.
 Jacob H. Loud
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26116
Joseph Gibbs
The claimant must state in positive terms how long he served as a Sergeant And declarant must also be made to [unclear what remaining words in this line mean] indicate of his service.
8 mos. & 16 days Private
3 "       & 14 "     Sergeant
12 mos. [illegible]
28.45
15.00
  2.33
45.18
Jacob H Loud 
Plymouth Mass
26.67
  1.67
    .11
38.45
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WAR DEPARTMENT
Pension Office
July 30 1833

Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by compling [complying] with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.

A Statement, shewing the Service of Joseph Gibbs
Period when the service was rendered: 1 June 1778 -- 6  months -- Private -- Capt Haskill, Col Hawes -- Age at Present -- 71 -- Proof: Document & one Witness.
About 1 June 1781 -- 6 months -- Private & Sergeant --  Capt Loring. Col Putnam --

I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.
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[Text of the Act of June 7, 1832] --page one
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[Page Two of the Act of June 7, 1832]
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This may certify that it appears by the Records of the town of Wareham that, Joseph Gibbs was born September 17th Anno Domini 1761 and that, he is the individual who now makes an application for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7, 1832
Wm Bates Town Clerk
Wareham May 7th 1833
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[left side of document:]
Sergt. Gibbses Warrant
1781

[right side of document, upside down:]
 Gibbs, Joseph
Mass S29824
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By Enoch Putnam 
To Joseph Gibbs Greeting
You being appointed 2nd Sergt. to Capt Ignatius Loring's Company of Militia Raised to join the army of the United States under the Comm. of his Excellency Genl. Washington for the term of three months according to a [illegible]  of the 30th of June 1781 by virtue of the power vested in me & do by these presence reposing Special Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty Courage & Good Conduct, Warrent you accordingly, you are therefore Carefully and Diligently to Discharge the Duty of a 2nd Sergt. all Non Comm. officers & private soldiers under you in said Company are hereby Commanded to obey you as such and you are your self to observe and follow such orders and instructions as you shall from time to time receive from me or your Superior Officers for which this shall be your sufficient Warrent.
Given under My Hand at W. Point this 13th Oct. 1781
Warm Concern, Enoch Putnam Lt Col Comadant
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Secretary's Office, October 17th 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 Joseph Gibbs as a Sergeant is found on a Pay Roll of Capt. Ignatious Loring's Company in Col. Putnams Regt. where he is allowed from Sept 4th to December 5th 1781, three months and fourteen days.
Joseph Gibb's name is found on a Return of Men mustered and belonging to the Militia to serve in the New England States until Jany, 1 - 1779 -- Mustered in the County of Plymouth for nine months. 
Joseph Gibbs claims for six months service under Capt. Elisha Haskell in June 1778 the rolls are not found in this Office, except one dated July 29th to Sept. 11th 1778, on which the name of Benjamin Gibbs is found for one month and fifteen days. Edward D Bangs [??]
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State of Massachusetts}
Plymouth County}
October 12th, 1833, Then personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a justice of the peace in and for said county of Plymouth, Joseph Gibbs of Wareham, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age, and consequent loss of memory, he can not swear positively as to the precise time he served as a Sergeant, but according to the best of his recollection he served as a Sergeant, at West Point in the year 1781, not less than three months.
Seth Miller Jr Justice Peace

Plymouth. I Jacob H. Loud Register of Probate for the County of Plymouth do hereby certify that Seth Miller Jr. Esq. is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County & that the above is his true & genuine signature.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office this twenty eighth day of October 1833
Jacob H. Loud Register