Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13149, Edward Gibbs, Va.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE Va.
Gibbs, Edward
NUMBER S. 13149
carded
CONTENTS [BLANK]
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2058-
Kentucky [crossed out: Virginia]

Edward Gibbs, of Campbell in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Mead of the Regt commanded by Col: Spottswood, in the Virginia line for 2 years from 1776.

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 80 - Dollars - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 - 120-
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4. March 1833 - 40
$160-
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832}
Recorded by Nathan Rice Clerk
Book D Vol. 7 Page 99-

[crossed out: Let to Hon L. Cass Mar 31, 1836]
Transfd. to Kentucky from 4. Sept. 1835, April 5. 1836
Death not on
A.B. ILL.
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The declaration of Edward Gibbs, made &c in Order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 7th June 1832.

State of Virginia,
Campbell County SS.
On this 14 day of August, 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County Court of Campbell Edward Gibbs, a resident of the County and State aforesaid, aged 76 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 in relation to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war. He the said Edward Gibbes states that he enlisted in the army of the United States as a private, under Captain Mead, in the month of July, 1776, at Amelia County, Virginia; that Wood Jones was 1st Lieutenant, John Oglesby second, and John Worsham ensign in said company. that the time he enlisted was for [text missing due to torn document] years, which he faithfully served. That he first marched to Williamsburg, Va, under the same officers; from that place, marched north, to Baltimore, where they remainded until early in the spring from thence, he was marched north again; went to Springfield camp New Jersey, where they joined the main army under General Washington. His regiment was the second Commanded by Col. Spotswood, Richard Parker Lieut Colonel, General [illegible] was Brigadier General. He was in the battle of Brandywine, under Washington; he was stationed, at Mud Island fort, on the delaware, below Philadelphia, which was besieged by the enemy during nine weeks. He recintered at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, the second winter, was discharged in July, 1778, at the expiration of two years, his time of service.
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and returned home to Amelia County Va.
Afterwards in 1780, he served in the Virginia militia, went to South Carolina, under Capt. Wm. Craddock; was at Gates defeat, Camden.
His first service in the Continental line, was two full years, his last in the militia three months. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present; and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State whatever. He has lost his discharge; but can, he believes, at present, find one or two living witnesses to his service as aforesaid
Edward Gibbs

Sworn to, and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary solder, and served as he stated.

I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of the County of Campbell do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Edward Gibbs for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 18th day of August 1832 In the 57th Year of the Commonwealth
John Alexander

Edward Gibbs, No. 5096
P.O.
war 1776 private
$80.
[illegible]
on Roll
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July 13, 1933

BA-J/ILL
Edward Gibbs-S. 13149
John Gibbs -W. 2729

R. Abbott Gibbs
1516 Grove Avenue
Richmond, Virginia.

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding Edward Gibbs and John Gibbs, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
A search of the records has been made and you are furnished herein the records of Edward and John Gibbs as found in the papers on file in the above noted pension claims, based upon service in that war.

EDWARD GIBBS-S. 13149.
Edward Gibbs, while a resident of Amelia County, Virginia, enlisted in February, 1776, served as a private in Captain Meade's company, Colonel Spotswood 2" Virginia regiment, marched to Springfield, New Jersey, in the spring, was in the battle of Brandywine, in the siege at Mud Island Fort near Philadelphia during nine weeks, wintered at Valley Forge and was discharged sometime in February, 1778, having served two years. After his return home, he served a tour of three months in 1780 in Captain William Craddock's Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Gates' Defeat.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he resided in Campbell County, Virginia. He was then seventy-six years of age, the date and place of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
In February, 1836, Edward Gibbs was a resident of Logan County, Kentucky, to which county he had moved recently from Virginia. There are no data regarding the soldier's family in the papers in his pension claim.
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JOHN GIBES -W. 2729.
John Gibbs was born in the month of December 1756, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; his parents, whose names are not shown, died when he was very young and at the age of fifteen years, he went to serve as an apprentice in Halifax County, Virginia, in which county he resided at the time of the Revolutionary War.
John Gibbs volunteered in the spring or summer of 1777 and served three months as a private in the Virginia troops under Colonel Peter Rodgers in the defense of Portsmouth. About the first of September, 1778, he went into Granville County, North Carolina, and entered the service as a substitute for another man, served as private in Captains John Farrar's and High's companies under Colonels Henry Dixon and Lytle in the North Carolina troops, was in an engagement near Charleston , South Carolina, when the British arrived there, in the battle of Stono Ferry and was discharged at the expiration of service of nine months. After his return to Virginia, he enlisted in the spring of 1781, served as a private in Captain Bird Wells' Virginia company, was in the battle of Guilford Court House and was discharged, having served about ten weeks; afterwards, he enlisted in Captain Long's Virginia company, assisted in digging the entrenchments at Yorktown, was in the battle of Yorktown and was discharged after serving three months.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier moved from Virginia to North Carolina, then to York County, South Carolina, after that returned to the "Waters of the Yadkin, North Carolina", thence to Kentucky, and from there to Bedford County, Tennessee.
John Gibbs was allowed pension on his application executed November 12, 1832, at which time he resided in Bedford County, Tennessee; he had lived there about seven years. He moved about November 1842 to Breathitt County, Kentucky.
He died October 18, 1848.
John Gibbs married January 22, 1782 or 1783, in Guilford County, North Carolina, Hannah, whose maiden name is not shown.
Hannah Gibbs, the soldier's widow applied for pension on March 29,
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1850, at which time she was a resident of Morgan County, Kentucky. She was then ninety-five years of age, the date and place of her birth not shown. The claim was allowed.
Hannah Gibbs died September 17, 1850, survived by the following children, all living in 1852; Nathan Gibbs who was born October 12, 1793, of West Liberty, Kentucky, in 1850; John Gibbs; and Sally Gibbs Woods. There are no further data on file in this claim regarding these children.
The record of John Gibbs furnished you, is the record of the only soldier with that name who applied for pension to the United States on account of service in the Revolutionary War in the Virginia troops that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.
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Rev War
13149
INVALID.

File No. 13,249
Edward Gibbs
Priv Rev War

Act: June 7th 1832
Index:-Vol. 1, Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1933 - July 13 - Hist to R. Abbott Gibbs. See letter in Rev. cl. of John Gibbs - W. 2729. - ILL.
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deemed sufficient by the Commr.
Mar 31, 1836
J D Wilson

fa to Ky.
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J. Brockenborough
apl. 2. - 36
Edward Gibb [Gibbs]

S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington

[stamped: FREE]

Mr Burdine

apl 4

[stamped: RICHMOND VA APR 3]
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Bank of Virginia
April 2d. 1836.

Sir
The last payment made to Edward Gibb [Gibbs], private, a Pensioner under the Act of the 7, June 1832, at eighty dollars per annum, was to the 4 day of September 1835.
I am, very respectfully,
Your most Obedt.
Anty Robinson
for J. Brockenbrough.
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Hon. L. Cass.
Mar 31. 1836
G.C.
tr: from Va to Ken.

Record 7 31 page 336
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War Department
Pension Office
March 31. 1836.

Sir,
I have the honor to return herewith the letter of the Hon. J. R. Underwood, and to inform you that the affidavits which he enclosed
in relation to the transfer of Edward Gibbs, from the Pension roll of Virginia to that of Kentucky have been placed on file. The transfer will be made and notification thereof enclosed to the Hon. W.N. So soon as I shall have been informed by the Virginia Agent, to whom a letter has been this day addressed as to the time to which the Pensioner was last paid by him.
I have the honor to be Very respectfully Your Obt Servt
[crossed out: L. L. Edwards]

Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
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State of Kentucky
Logan County s.s.
The Affidavits of William Mendon & Dudley Robinson both citizens residing in said County of Logan in the State of Kentucky, taken at the Clerks office in Russellville On the 15th. day of February 1836.
These affiants saith that they are acquainted with Edward Gibbs a gentleman from appearance between seventy and eighty years old, who has recently removed from the State of Virginia, and is now a resident in our neighbourhood in said County of Logan in the State of Kentucky, We furth state that said Edward Gibbs has in his possession a certificate from the Department of War of the United States, of date the 17th of Nov. 1832, setting forth that he is entitled to a pension of Eighty dollars per annum during his natural life, of which the following is a true copy- "War Department Revolutionary Claim. I certify that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7th June 1832 Edward Gibbs of the State of Virginia, who was a private in the Army of the [crossed out: United States] Revolution is entitled to receive Eighty dollars and - cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4th of March 1831 and payable semiannually on the 4th of March and 4th of September in every year. Given at the War office of the United States this 17th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty=two
(signed) John Robb Acting Secretary of War

Examined and Countersigned
J L Edwards

Given under our hands & seals the date
date above written
Dudley Robinson
William Murden
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State of Kentucky
Logan County s.s.

The foregoing affidavits of Dudly Robinson and William Murden was this day subscribed & Sworn to before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid. I further Certify that the said Robinson and Murden are gentlemen of veracity and that their statements are to be relied upon. Given under my hand this 15th day of February 1836
Grigsby Rush JPLCo


State of Kentucky Logan County Sct
I, Marmaduke B Morton Clerk of the aforesaid Logan County Court do hereby certify that Grigsby Rush Esqr whose name is signed to the above certificate now is and was at the time of signing the same an acting justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified according to law and that due faith and credit is and ought to be given to all his official acts as such and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony of which I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said County
Court this 15th day of February 1836 and in the 44th year of the Commonwealth
M B Morton