Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3993, Gideon Gibson, Penn.
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(3-1776)

SERVICE
Penn

Gibson Gideon
Abigail

NUMBER
R. 3993

CONTENTS
[blank]
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Sct
On this Seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred & thirty four personally appeared in open Court (the Court of Common pleas of Armstrong County, said Court being a Court
of Record) before John Young, Joseph Rankin
and Robert Orr Esquire Judges of said Court
Gideon Gibson, a resident of Perry Township
Armstrong County and State of Pennsylvania, aged seventy 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 provisions made by the act of
Congress passed 7th June 1832. That in the month of the seventeen hundred and seventy nine he volunteered under Captain John Moore in Snake Spring Valley in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and that immediately after this his company was inspected by Genl Thompson and put under pay who made arrangement for those who had no guns to draw State guns - That he was forted in a place called "Moores Fort in Bedford County, Penna where he remained until the first of October Seventeen hundred and seventy nine, doing duty in guarding the frontiers from Indian depredations and in scouting after the Indians - That he served this year at least three months. That in the beginning of the month of May Seventeen Hundred and eighty he again volunteered under Captain John Moore. at the same place where he had volunteered the preceding year. that he was again forted in "Fort Moore" seven miles below the town of Bedford Bedford County, Penna and continued doing duty
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in scouting and guarding the frontier settlements from the attacks of the Indians until the first of October in said year. That he served this year at least four months and an
half- That in the month of May Seventeen
Hundred and Eighty one he again volunteered
under the same Captain John Moore and was again employed in guarding the fort ("Fort  Moore") and in scouting, until the first day of October in the same year having this year served four months, and an half. That he never was engaged in any skirmishing. The only General officer he ever saw was Genl Thompson-- That he was never marched away from Bedford County. and was never attached to any Regiment. He claims a pension as a volunteer in 1779 - Three months-- for service in 1780- four months & an half and in 1781 for services four months and an half in all twelve months-
He further states that he knows of no person living who can testify to his services in the Revolutionary war as before stated except George Gibson whose testimony accompanies this application-
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or gratuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any State
[signature] Gideon Gibson

sworn & subscribed in open Court this 17 December 1834

Gideon Gilson
Fredk. Rohrer, Pro [Prothonotary]
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Sct

Personally appeared in open Court George Gibson the witness mentioned in the preceding application of Gideon Gibson. who being duly sworn states that he is well acquainted with the service of Gideon Gibson as detailed in said application so far as respects his services for in the years 1779 & 1780-having served with the said Gideon Gibson During said years in the same Company and at the same place. That they volunteered as he states and served during the full time he mentioned in his application - He further states that George
Wood [illegible] was the paymaster of the company during this period that in 1781. he left Bedford County and consequently cannot prove the service mentioned in 1781, although he often heard that the same company, was called out the said year and further saith not-
[signature] George Gibson
Sworn & subscribed in open court this 17 December 1834
Fredk Rohrer, Pro [Prothonotary]

Interrogatories put to Gideon Gibson by the Court and the answers thereto
1. When and in what year were you born?
ans.  I was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on the 2nd day of March 1764-
2 Have you any record of your age & where is it? ans. I have no record of my age but have my
information of my age from my parents
3. Where was [sic] you living when called into service ┃
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where have you lived since the Revolutionary war and where do you now reside?
ans.  when I was called into service I was living in Snake Spring Valley, Bedford County Pennsylvania. After the Revolution I moved to Westmorland County Penna thence to Washington County Penn and thence to Armstrong County where I now reside I came to Armstrong County in 1799-
4 How were you called into service, were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a substitute for whom?
ans. I was a volunteer. Never a substitute
5 State the names of some of the Regular officers who were with the troops when you served, such continental and militia regiments as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service?I
Ans. I recollect no other Genl officers than those already mentioned in my general declaration I was never attached to any Regiment, and I can give no further account of my services than that already stated in my general application
6 Did you ever receive a discharge from the same and if so by whom was it given and what
has become of it
ans I never any discharge other than a verbal dismission by the Captain
7 State the names of persons to whom you are known in the present neighborhood and who can testify as to your general character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
Ans. George Gibson whose testimony is hereto
attached-
Armstrong County Sct
and the Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories prescribed by the "war Department", that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the court further certifies that it appears to them that the applicant Gideon Gibson and George Gibson are both men of veracity and in whose statements upon oath reliance may be placed and that the statement they have now made is entitled to credit
[signature] John Young
[signature] Joseph Rankin
[signature] Robert Orr
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
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Declaration act 3d Feb '53

State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County,  SS

Be it known that on the 24th day of June A.D. 1853, before me Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and State aforesaid personally appeared Abigail Gibson, a resident of Parker township in Butler County, and made oath according to law, that she is the widow of Gideon Gibson, who was a soldier of the War of the Revolution and a pensioner of the United States at the time of his death at the rate of forty dollars per annum that she was married to the said Gideon Gibson on the 5th day of July, 1804 in the township of Venango, Butler County and State of Pennsylvania, that her husband died on the 10 day of February 1843 that she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining such a rate of pension as may be due under the laws, regulations or decisions that have been or may hereafter be adopted, and that she still continues his widow. The Declarant further states there she hereby constitutes and appoints John M. Thayer her true and lawful attorney and agent to prosecute said claim, with power of substitution, to examine all papers and documents in relation to it, and to
do all things necessary any lawful in the premises, except drawing the money, which will be hereafter provided for her
Abigail Gibson
X
her mark

Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me in open Court 
J.E. Meredith Pro.
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I Robert Woodward Associate Judge in and for the County and State aforesaid do certify that Abigail Gibson above named is a respectable resident of Butler County and is the same person she represents herself to be in the foregoing declaration, as I believe; She has this day appeared before me and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be her act and deed
Robert Woodward
associate Judge

State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County SS

I J.E. Meredith Prothonotary
Clerk of the Court of Common pleas in and for said County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Robert Woodward before whom the foregoing proceedings were had, was at the time of execution of the associate Judges of said Court in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this
24th day of June in the year 1853
J.E. Meredith Pro [Prothonotary]
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County SS
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County,
David White and Samuel Steele, both of Perry township in said county, who being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say, that they are well acquainted with Mrs. Abigail Gibson, the widow of Gideon Gibson, a revolutionary soldier, deceased, and lately a pensioner of the United States that they have known her more than forty five years that she and the said Gideon Gibson, lived together as man and wife from the time they first knew them until his death about the year 1843, and that she still continues to be his widow that during all the time they have known her the said Abigail, she resided in Perry township in Armstrong County, until within the last few days, when she removed to Butler county.
[signature] David White
[signature] Samuel Steel

Sworn and subscribed before me, and I certify
that the above witnesses David White and Samuel Steele are credible witnesses, and that I am not interested in any way in the subject matter to which their testimony relates. Witness my hand and seal, at Kittanning this 23d day of June, 1853.
W. Oswald Seal
J. P.
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State of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Sct
I J E Meredith Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do certify that B. Oswald Esquire before whom the within Proceedings were had was at the time of having the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly Commissioned and quallified [sic] and that his signature thereto is genuine and in his proper hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Kittanning the 23rd day of June A.D. 1853
J.E. Meredith Pro
[seal]
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October 21, 1931.
BA-J/ILL

Mrs. F. C. Krauser
221-15th Street
Denver, Colorado.

Dear Madam:

Reference is made to your letter relative to Gideon Gibson, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 3993, based upon his military service in that war.
Gideon Gibson was born March 2, 1764 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
While a resident of Snake Spring Valley, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted some time in June, 1779 and served three months; he enlisted in May, 1780 and served four and one half months; he enlisted in May, 1781 and served four and one half months; all
services were rendered as private in Captain John Moore's Pennsylvania Company at Moore's Fort, guarding the frontier against the
Indians.
After the war, he moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, thence to Washington County, that state, and, in 1799, to Armstrong
County, Pennsylvania.
He applied for pension on account of the above services on December 17, 1834, while a resident of Perry Township, Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania. His claim was not allowed as frontier service against Indians was not pensionable under the Act of June 7, 1832, under which he applied.
For information relative to the pension that may have been paid said Gideon Gibson by the state of Pennsylvania on account of his service during the above years, it is suggested that you apply to The Librarian, Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1.
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He died February 10, 1843.
The soldier married July 5, 1904 in Venango Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Abigail, maiden name not stated.
His widow was a resident of Parker Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1853. having moved there from Perry Township in Butler County.
One George Gibson appeared in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in support of soldier's claim for pension and stated that he was formerly a resident of Bedford County Pennsylvania, no relationship to soldier shown.

Very truly yours,

A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.

History changed & OKd
by Mrs Finch
ILL
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3993

P. O. Abigail Gibson
Service: Gideon Gibson
Enlisted: REJECTED
Discharged: [blank]
Application filed: [blank]

Printed list of suspended & rejected claims,  printed 1852, gives cause of suspension: "Frontier service in Indian Wars of 1779, '80, '81 - if this was militia service the records, the records at Harrisburg should account for it"
Attorney: [blank]
P. O. [blank]
[blank] Recognized.
[blank] Contract
[blank] Cert. of Dis. Searched for
 
1910 July 26 Hist. to Evelyn Gibson
1917 May 22. Hist. to Elizabeth R. Robinson
1931 - Oct. 21 - Hist to Mrs. F.C. Krauser. ILL
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Suspended
See letter to
[crossed out] W. F. Johnston
Kittanning Pa.
16 Jany 1835
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No. 2616

Abigail Gibson, widow of
Gideon Gibson

[crossed out]
Let J M Thayer Sept 21 / 52 Penna.

3993

Rev act 3rd Feb 1853
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July 19 1853

Appl of Abigail
Gibson, widow
Gideon Gibson
Butler Co.
Penna
$40

Act 3d Feb 1853

Rev.
J. M. Thayer
Present

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pension Office, Official Business
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Pension Office
Sept 21, 1853

Sir:

The papers in the case of Mrs. Abigail Gibson who claims pension as the widow of Gideon Gibson have been examined and the claim Suspended upon diligent search our records do not show a pensioner of that name inscribed of the Penn. rolls. I find that Gideon
Gibson of Armstrong Co. in the State of Penn
made application for pension in 1834 and that his claim was suspended.
He does not appear to have prosecuted it further. The service of claimant's husband must therefore be proved.
Very resp'ly
J. M. Thayer Esq
Boston, Mass
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App'l of Abigail Gibson, widow of Gideon Gibson
Penna
act 3rd Feby. / 53

Her husband was a pen. act '32 Pa

J. M. Thayer
Present
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3 -- 871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.

Briefed by V. L. U. July 20, 1910
Claim No. [blank]
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Certificate No. [blank]
Claimant [blank]
Soldier Gideon Gibson
Service Rev.
Additional Service. [blank]
No [blank]  claim, State records. [blank]
190
No claim, combination records [blank]
190.
REMARKS:
No Wid Inv. or Reg.
other than Reg. No. 3993
(Pa.)

 [blank]Chief Division
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James L. Edwards Esquire
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

Free [postage]

Gideon Gibson
Pennsylvania

Jan 5th
Pa

32542

[postmark]
KITTANING
Pa.
DEC 9

[illegible]
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Kittanning Armstrong Co Penna
December 27 1834

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr. of Pensions

D [Dear] Sir

Inclosed [sic] is the application for a pension of Gideon Gibson which I hope will receive your early attention
Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Wm H Johnston
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22542
Gideon Gibson
Penna.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County, Sct
I, Frederick Rohrer, Prothonotary of the Court
of Common Pleas in and for said County
(said Court being a court of record) do hereby
certify, that the foregoing contains the original
proceedings of the said court, in the matter
of the application of Gideon Gibson for a pension; and that John Young, Joseph Rankin
and Robert Orr, Esquires, and Judges of the same court, whose signatures to the same are in their own proper hand writing
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said office, at Kittanning, this 24th day of December, A.D. 1834
Fredk. Rohrer, Pro.

[seal]
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Jany 16, 1835
W F Johnston
Kittanning Pa.

Sir:

The declaration of Gideon Gibson has been examined. He claim for tours of service as a
militia man on the Indian frontiers of Penn. in 1779, '80 and '81, in all one year. The militia
then called by the regularly constituted authorities of Penn, were not required to serve more than two months under one engagement. If therefore the applicant served so long as he has set forth his service was not to that character provided for by the act of June 7, 1832. The papers will remain on file in this Office with suspended cases awaiting an explanatory statement.
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L. L. W.

[postmark]
U. S.
PENSION OFFICE
E
[postmark]
RECORD DIVISION
JUL 16 1919JUL 15 1910
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238 East Bean St.
Washington, Pa.
July 13-1960

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sir

I am gathering material for my application for membership in the D.A.R.
Can you give me any information regarding the services of Gideon Gibson of Bedford County, Pa
Penna Archives Series 3 Vol. 23 - Page 233- I find a frontier ranger from 1778 to 1783 and in to 5th series, Volume 4, Page 239 I find Gideon Gibson. Private
Now & have every reason to believe that said Gideon Gibson was my great grand father who died Feb. 10 - 1842 aged 78 years - copied from his tomb stone in Parker Presbyterian Cemetery Parker's Landing-Pa-(Armstrong Co.) His wife was Abigail Gibson- She
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died in 1872 I have reason to believe that great grand father drew a pension revolutionary, for among my grand father John C. Gibson's  papers I find a letter relating to an increase of such pension
Can you give me any information?
If so - what will be the price for such data?

Sincerely yours Gibson
(Miss) Evelyn Gibson
daughter of
William Gideon
Son
John Coulter
Son of
Gideon Gibson
1764 - 1842-

JUL 16 1910
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Rev Sec

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
May 9, 1917.

Dear Sir:

Will you please give me the military record in the Revolutionary War of Gideon Gibson of
Armstrong County, Penna In a listing of Armstrong County I saw that he was a pensioner. I don't know from where he enlisted
Very truly
Elizabeth R. Robinson
Address -
Miss Elizabeth R. Robinson
Parker's Landing, Penna.
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Peace Pipe Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Denver, Colorado

October 10th, 1931

Director of Pensions
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: -

Will you kindly let me have the war record of Gideon Gibson who enlisted from Bedford County as a Frontier Ranger in 1779?
I wish this information for the purpose of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution.
If there is a fee for the service, kindly let me know.
Very truly yours,
Minnie H Krauser

MHK/IHB

Mrs. F. C. Krauser
221 15th Street
Denver, Colorado

[stamp]
RECEIVED 
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
OCT 13 1931
RECEIPT SECTION

Hist sent Oct. 21
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Peace Pipe Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Denver, Colorado

October 1st, 1931

Pension Department
Washington, D. C.

Gentlemen: -

Will you kindly let me know if Gideon Gibson of Bedford, Pennsylvania who served as a Frontier Ranger under Capt. John Moore drew a pension, if so for how long etc.
If a fee is required, kindly let me know.
Very truly yours,
Minnie H Krauser

MHK/IHB

Mrs. F. C. Krauser
221 15th Street
Denver, Colorado

[stamp]
RECEIVED
PENSION FILES SUB-DIVISION
OCT 5 1931
RECEIPT SECTION
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information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Gideon Gibson Ref. 3993

Date of enlistment, Length of service, rank, officers under whom service was rendered, captain, colonel, state

June 1779, 3 mos., [blank], John Moore,  [blank], Penn.

May 1780, 4 1/2 mos.,  [blank], John Moore,  [blank],  [blank]

May 1781, 4 1/2 mos.,  [blank], John Moore,  [blank],  [blank]

All of the above service was rendered at Morris Fort guarding the frontiers from the Indians.

Battles engaged in  [blank], 
Residence of soldier at enlistment Snake Spring Valley, Bedford Co., Penn.
Date of application for pension Dec 17, 1834
Residence at date of application Perry Township Armstrong Co, Penn.
Age at date of application born in Cumberland Co, Penn Mch 2, 1764, died Feb 10, 1843
Remarks: Soldiers claim was not allowed as frontier service against Indians was not pensionable under the Act of June 7, 1832 under which he applied
Very respectfully
Commissioner.
No mention made of alleged widow as she claimed that her husband received $40 pens. no such pensioner & no proof that she was the widow of the above soldier AW