Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38729, John Gibson, Md.
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Service Md   Gibson, John  Number S.38729
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10,924
West Tennessee
John Gibson
of Wilson in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Griffin of the Regt commanded by Colonel Gunley in the Maryland line, for the term of three years from the year 1778 to the year 1781
Inscribed on the Roll of West Tennessee at the rate of eight Dollars per month to commence on the 25 day of Septeber 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 of March 1819 and sent to Jms. McNarry Nashville Tennessee
Continued on the Roll on 23d day of July 1830 and notification sent to R. L. Caruthers, at Lebanon Tennessee Pension commencing on the 23 of July 1830
Amount due on 4th of Sept 1830 $11.38
Revolutionary Claim, 
Acts March 18,1818
May 1, 1820

Date of death - recd in 93
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John Gibson
Maryland line
[Illegible]
Gun boy-

Wanting the judge's certificate, of the reduced circumstances of the applicant

1 Case 2378
Ms. McNairy
[Illegible]
Nashville, 

[Illegible] Oct. 12, 1818
Griffins
[Illegible]

Sent to the Auditor General of Maryland for proof of Service

3 May 1819

[Illegible]

1778, for one year
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District of West Tennessee

John Gibson, aged sixty years a citizen of Wilsen County in the state of Tennessee comes before me and claimed to be placed on the pension list of the United States in consequence of his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary War and after being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he enlisted as a soldier in the Continental army in the revolutionary war under the command of  Captain Griffin in the third Maryland continental regt. commanded by [struck out:  Gunbey] Howard brigade commanded by Genl. Smallwood that he enlisted in the Spring of 1778 for three years, that he faithfully served his said term of three years and was discharged at Camden is South Carolina, his discharge was signed by Col. Gunbey who then commanded the Regt. That his discharge was lost by accident in having his clothes washed.  That he is very infirm having very afflicting pains in his loins and back, which render him unable to perform hard labor that he has a daughter who is now 26 years old and been entirely helpless ever since
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her birth, has never stood alone or walked; having a wife old and very infirm unable to labor.

That he is a poor man reduced in his circumstances and stands in need of aid from Government that he never has had any pension from the United States or any State

Sworn to & subscribed  John his X mark Gibson
before me the 25 of September 1818.
John McNairy
District Judge

Major Howel Tatom a citizen
of Davidson county formerly a Captain in the revolutionary war made oath that he has had a particular conversation with the applicant John Gibson and that from his narrative of his services and other circumstances of the revolutionary war and movements of the army, he is well satisfied that he served from the Spring of 1778 until the Fall of 1779 and has great reason to believe that he served the balance of the as stated in his affidavit.

Sworn to before me  [illegible]Capt
John McNairy  late of the [illegible]
[illegible] Judge
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This may certify that I am well satisfied in the truth of the statements in the foregoing affidavits

John McNairy
District Judge
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Declaration Schedule of John Gibson in order to be continued on the pension list under the act of May 1820
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Please before the court of Pleas & quarter sessions began & held for the county of Wilson, at the courthouse in the town of Lebanon, on the fourth Monday in June A.D. 1830 & it being the 28th day of said month & in the 54th year of American Independence.

Present the worshipful Walter [Illegible], Paulder Anderson, William M. Siviain, William Phillips, Alexander Provines, David C. Hibbit, [Illegible], Thomas B. Reese, Thomas J. [Illegible] who took their seats & proceeded to business

A schedule & declaration of John Gibson, in order to be continued on the pension list, under the act of May 1820.
State of Tennessee 
Wilson County

On this 2nd day of July 1830, personally appeared in open court , being a court of record, for the county of Wilson, John Gibson, resident in said county, aged about seventy one years, who finishing duty sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18th March 1878 & the first of May 1820; that he, the said John Gibson, enlisted for the term of three years on the day of March in the year 1778 in the state of Maryland, in the company commanded by Capt. Griffin, afterwards
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Afterwards commanded by Capt. William 
Wilmot, in the Regt. commanded by Colonel
Ramsey, & after affiant was taken prisoner, at the
battle of Monmouth, & returned to the service,
his regiment was commanded by Colonel John
Gunby in the line of the State of Maryland, on the
continental establishment; that he continued to serve
in said corps until March 1787, when he was discharged
from service at Camden in the State of South Carol
ina; that he has lost his certificate of discharge, and
cannot therefore be vey precise in dates, that he
was in the battles of Monmouth, Gates defeat, Gilford
& Cowpens, that he hereby relinquishes every claim
whatsoever to a pension except the present, that his
name has been placed on the pension list, that the
number of his pension [struck out: lost] certificate is 10,924; and
that he has not before exhibited a schedule of
his property, because he was able, by strict economy &
industry to gain his support, by his own exertions
& he was determined not to throw himself upon his
country, whilst he could obtain the common necessities
of life, without her aid, and further if he had
been disposed to apply, as he lived in a remote
part of his county, and was not familiar with the
proceedings of Congress, he was entirely ignorant
of the requisitions of the laws in relation to a
schedule, & did not know, why his pension, which
he only drew one year had ceased, unless Congress
had changed their course of charity & liberality
and left the old soldiers to scuffle along as well
as they could, perhaps he never would have known
any better [struck out: of it] if it had not been for the
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accident, that a friend of his happened to
heare an Attorney, talking upon the subject to
a revolutionary soldier & gave him information.-
And in pursuance of the act of the first May 1820.
I do solemly swear, that I was a resident citizen
of the United States on the 18th March 1818 & that I
have not since that time by gift, sale, or any other manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof,  with intent thereby
so to diminish it, as to bring bring myself within
the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled an act
to provide for certain persons engaged in the land
and naval services of the United States in the revolutionary
War, [illegible] on the 18th 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 sched
hereto anexed & by me subscribed, that the
only property owned by me, on the 18th March 1818.
& which I do not now own, is one cow & calf, which
I sold to one Jacob Bennett, for Ten Dollars, the exact ┃
time of sale not now recollected, but I think it was
in 1819 or 1820. except such stocks, as have died
or been used for food, Sworn to & declared
on the 2nd day of July 1830 in open court.
John Gibson
And it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
that the said John Gibson, did serve in the
revolutionary war, as stated in the preceeding
declaration against the common enemy, for the
Term of three (days) years under one engagement
on the continental establishment, that said John
Gibson is old & infirm & incapable of labouring
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for a living with success, and that the total amount
involve of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule of $292.87 1/2 . . . . .

A Schedule of the whole estate & income of John
Gibson, of Wilson County, 1830, July 2nd. . . .

80 acres of land about 23 of which is in cultiv
ation, the other part of which say 57 acres is rendered
unfit for cultivation, by the interference of rocks, glades
&c. the part in cultivation, is very nearly worn out
not producing more than from two to five barrels
of corn per acre, with good cultivation, which the applicant
from his age & infirmity is unable to give, worth
say $125.
one work horse about 14 years old about 15 hand
high worth from $20. to $30., one work mare, 7 years
old worth the same amount, one milk cow, old
without a calf 11 or 12 years old worth say $5.00
one heifer worth say $3.00, one yoke of work
steers, 4 years old worth say $20.00, 4 sows
with 20 young pigs worth, say $16.00, one barrow
one year old worth say $2.00, one cart worth say
$15.00, 5 bee stands, with say $5.00, 12 head of
sheep & 4 lambs worth say $12.00, 2 ploughs & [illegible]
old, worth say $5.00[cent sign], hoes & axes worth $5.00, one
saw $3.00, 2 chisels, 2 augers, 1 shaving knife one from
one round shave, all very old, worth say $2.00
1 pr. [illegible], 1 howell, 1 crows & few shoe tools old
worth say $1.00, one [illegible] 2 saddles, 3 bridles, one
old lock chain worth say $12., one cupboard 
1 chest, chairs, 2 wheels & pr. cards, worth $13.
one table, one tin trunk, 1 doz. pewter plates worth
$3.50[cent sign]
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one half doz. knives & forks one set cups & saucers one coffee pot. worth say $2.00. 2 pots, 3 ovens 2 pr. pot hooks 1 pr. smoothing, [crossed out] worth say $7.00 2 pales. 2 piggins, two churns, 1 half bushel, worth say $2.00. Two ovens. worth $1.25¢
John Gibson

State of Tennessee
Wilson County [crossed out] I John Stone clerk of the court of pleas & quarter legions within and of or said County of Wilson, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true & correct transcript of a [^declaration] schedule & [crossed out] affidavit thereto and the opinions of the court, as sworn to and subscribed in open Court by John Gibson, as appears of record,
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & affixed the seal of office, at office, in Lebanon, this 8th day of July 1830. & in the 55th year of American Independence.
John Stone
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January 5, 1933
BA-J/AWF
John Gibson-8.38729
Mr. Harold C. Hill
Honolulu, P.O. Box 213
Hawaii
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regards to John Gibson, a Revolutionary War soldier, who served in the Maryland Line.
The data furnished herein were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S.38729, based upon the REvolutionary War service of John Gibson.
John Gibson enlisted in Montgomery County, Maryland, April 20, 1778 and served as a private in Captains Griffith's and William Wilot's companies, Colonels Howard's Ramsay's and John Gunby's Maryland regiments; he was in the battle of lionmouth, where taken prisoner (no details given), after which he was in the battles of Camden, Cowpens and Guilford Court House, length of service three years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 25, 1818, the aged sixty years and living in Wilson County, Tennessee. 

Ge referred in 1818 to his wife, and to a daughter aged twenty-six years; but gave no names nor did he state the age of his wife. There are no further data in this claim relative to family. 
Very truly yours
A.D. Hiller
Assistant to Administrator
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38729
Revy Invalid
File No. 38729
John Gibson
Pri Rev War
Act: 18 March 18
Index:-Vol. 8, Page 195
1926 Mch. 1-Hist to Mrs. C. H. Rector
1933, "" Mr. Harold C. Hill
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, May 14th 1819
I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office that John Gibson enlised as a Private in the Third Maryland  Regiment, on the 20th day of April 1778 and was discharged on the 17th April 1779
Tho. Karney Aud. S. M.
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[Two columns]
[Left column]

10,924
West
Tennessee

John Gibson
[blank] in the state of [blank]
was a Private in the regiment commanded by
[page torn] one Howard of the Maryd
for the term of 3 years

[page torn]ribed on the Roll of Tennessee
the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on
[page torn] e 25th of Sept. 1818

[page torn]tificate of Pension issued the 28 of May 19
nd Set to Jno. McNairy
Nashville, Tenn.

rears to 4th of Mar 1819 42.63
mi-annl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19 48
5 6/30 4/[illegible] $90.63

{ Revolutionary claim, }
{ Act 18th March, 1818. }

[Right column]
Respecting continuance see letter to R L Caruthers April 16, 1830.
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Lebanon Tenn Thee
Hon Jno. H Easton 
Secretary of War
Washington City

Pension Office 16th April 1830
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Lebanon April 3rd 1830
Sir
Enclosed are the papers through to be necessary to sustain the application of John Gibson for a renewal of his pension. On the files in your Department you will find the original declaration, proof of identity of John Gibson made out under the Pension Act of 1818, and it will doubtly be seen there that he drew his pension regularly under that act up to March 1820, at the Tennessee agency at Nashville. But as he failed to forward a schedule of his property under the Act of Congress 1820 he ceased to draw. His first application was made before, and his papers prepared by the District Judge, and he never submitted his case to the management of (illegible) so he never knew the cuase of stopping his pension/nor how to renew it til recently, and indeed he says he never intended to apply again while he could by any exertion support himself, which he now finds himself unable to do; which fact I have thought it proper to move before the Court and get them to certify the same.
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If there be any other forms not completed within this case, you will be so good as to inform me
Will you be so good as to send me all the forms in relation to revolutionary claims, and the lost act on the subject. 
Mr. Gibson expects that he will receive all arrears up to this time, tho, I am unapprised of the rules of the Department upon that point. 
You will please apprise Mr. Gibson of the result of this application. Letters to him will be address thus,
Mr. John Gibson
Lebonon
Tennessee
and (illegible) to anyone
Yours respectfully
Robt L. Caruthers
Hon. Jno H. Eaton
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Con. 
Pen: to com: July 23, 1836
Hon. Jno. N. Eaton
Scety of War
Washington City
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Lebanon July 10th 1830
Dear Sir
Some few mails ago I had the honor to recieve from your Department a communication in relation to the application of John Gibson for a renewal of his pension under the act of may 1820. I thank you for the forms and instructions with which you have fowarded me. 
I now have much his papers made out, I think in strick comformity with the instructions. 
As the old solider is now getting into {illegible} and difficult circumstatance, I hope his case will serve the most favourable consideration and study relief. 
He thinks that as his pensions ceased in 1820 he should be allowed to draw from that time to the present. What the rule is that I paint I am not aware, but wish every legal benefit to be extended to him, as there could matter a more fit subject for national bounty. Be so good as to make your commuincation upon this subject to me at Lebanon, and if anything else he needs  to be done let meknow what it is. 
Respectfully your obt. Sevt. 
Robt L Caruthers
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State of Tennessee } Personally appeared before me
Wilson County } John Fakes one of the Justices of
the peace for said County John Gibson of said
County and made oath that he hath served 
a three year tour of duty in the Revolution
ary War and that he was in the following
battles during said tour to wit; the first he
believes was at Monmouth Court house in
East Jersey the next at Gates' defeat next
at the Cowpens in South Carolina next
at Gilford Court house in North Carolina
under General Green, he saith further that
he enlisted in the State of Maryland in
Montgomery County under Capt Griffin
in the Third Regiment of the Maryland
Line and that he was discharged at
Camden in South Carolina by Capt Wil
moth the discharge signed by Col
Gunbey which discharge he saith he
hath lost and does not remember the
date.  Sworn to before me the fifth
day of September 1818
John Fakes JP  John his X mark Gibson
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We whose names are here unto annexed are organized with John Gibson of Wil-son County believe him to be a man of functionality and make no doubt that he hath served the tower as he hath stated in the annexed [illegible] we - know that he is in a low circumstance of life and that he hath a helpless daughter which he saith to the twenty six years of age and to have been in that helpless state from her infancy. We hope that should a generous publick have any thing to bestow on such characters; he will not bhttps://catalog.archives.gov/images/misc/drag.pnge excluded on account of the loss of his discharge.
John Fraikes
William Jones
Samuel Naill
William Smith
[signature]
Eli Dormell
Seth Wackey
Will Edwards
Will Edwards
John Edwards
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107 Bloomington St. 
Greencastle Ind. 
Jan. 18, 1926
Pension Dept. 
Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen,
Can you give me any dates concerning John Gibson who enlisted in 3rd Maryland Regiment April 20-1778-and was discharged April 17,1781? Also his widows maiden name-her birth, death & marriage dates. Also where did they move from M.D? Who were their parents and
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from what country did they come?
I will be very thankful for anything convering them or the name of anyone who could tell me anything. 
Thank you for your trouble, I am, Yours truly,
Mrs. C.H.Rector
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December 14, 1932.
The Commissioner of Pensions, 
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
I am desirous of securing any information available concerning the following Revolutionary War Soldier:
Name JOHN GIBSON
Served In 3rd Regiment-Maryland Line. 
(I believe that was at least a part of the time he was in Capt. Wm. Wilmot's Company)
Rank For some part of his enlistement he was a DRUMMER. 
Will you please send me a copy of any record that you may have of this man? I will be glad to pay any feed that this work may entail. 
Respectfully,
Harold C. Hill
P.O. Box 213
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Rev and 1812
War Section
March 1, 1926
Mrs. C. H. Rector
107 Bloomington St. 
Greencastle, Ind. 
Madam:
I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 38729, it appears that John Gibson enlisted in Montgomery County, Maryland, April 20, 1778 and served three years as a private in Captains Griffith's and William Wilot's Companies, Colonels Howard's, Ramsay's and John Gunby's Maryland Regiments, he was taken prisoner at the battle of Monmouth (no details given) and in battles of Camden, Cowpens and Guilford, length of serivce three years. 
He was allowed pension on his application exeouted September 25,1818, while a resident of Wilson County, Tennessee, aged sixty-years.
In 1818 a daughter, aged twenty-six years, and wife are referred to, but no names are given. There is no further data on file as to family. 
Respectfully,
Winfield Scott
Commissioner.