Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File Old War Inv. Rej. File 14453, John Blaney Gibson, Not Rev. War Wahne'S War And War Of 1812 Res. Pa. And Ohio
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Service

Not Rev. War
____________

Wayne’s War and War of 1812

Gibson, John Blaney

Res. Pa. And Ohio

Number
Old War Inv. Rej. File 14453

1812 { Wt. 45570-80-50
         { Wt. 43964-80-55
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148.007 July 14/52
John C. Gibson Priv.
Cap. Samuel Martin
Major Cotsgrove
  Ohio Vol
Enl Aug.122 Dis Nov 12
2nd Service
Cap Wm Blackburn
En Nov. 12- Dis May 13.                                               
                                                                                 War 1812
 
_________ 
18 Sept 1812 [?]

John Gibson, se’d ___ Capt Martin from the 25 Augt to 30 Nov 1812 under Capt. Blackburn from 1 January 1813 to 9 March 1813

  _______ __________

James M. ______
Butler 
L. Penn

J. Mackey
14.3/
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10 (Ad:)
W. 45. 5711 ____
Nov - 19/32
Jany 17
Blackburn
1 Jay 1813
9 March 1813
Martin
25 Augt 12
30 Nov 12

__ 97, Pa - 60
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Ex
J ast

251.476 Act Mch 3/5__

148.007

July 12th/36 [?]
John B Gibson

Send as John Gibson
Pri

43,964

Capt- Martin
Capt Wm Blackburn
Col Wm Rain

Ent 12th Aug 1812 } Ohio
Dis 15 Feby 1813 } Mil

War 1812
Recd Act 45570 80 A

80
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148,007 July 16/32
John B gibson
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Ritter [?] County Ss
State of Pa

  Personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace, John Gibson who being sworn doth depose and say that he volunteered & served in the company commanded by Capt. Samuel Martin in the battalion Commanded by Major Cotsgrove & GenR Bell in the war with Great Britain declared by the limited States on the 18 June 1812- That he volunteered at New Lisbon Ohio on or about the 12 day of August 1812 A D for the the term of and continued in the service under Capt Saml Martin until about the 15 November of 1812 when the said S Martin ceased to be a capt and then transferred to the company commanded by Wm Blackburn and served under said Capt Wm Blackburn and served under said Capt Wm Blackburn for the span of six months & some days being discharged honorably about the 20 May 1813 at 
Loves [?] Sandusky Ohio, deponent saith he served 3 months under Martin & 6 under Blackburn, and at the defeat of Winchester [?] said deponent was wounded by a ball, which fortunately struck the edge of the forehead the mark of which is say perceptible was also at the battle of Fort Ming’s, under the gallant Gen William G Harrison
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-deponent for the saith that he is now 92 years also, and will be 93 on 22 day of August 1852 and that he is very poor, and that for his services is the last in the last now the Legistations [?] of his mother state Penn has given him an annuity of $40.- He ____ this application for this pension of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act of 28 Sept 1850. Granting bounty land to soldiers who served in the Indian War & the War of 1812

Sworn & subscribed}
Before me this 9 July 1852}.     John B Gibson

James Glenn
J.P.

I certify I believe Jno Gibson to be the soldier who served as aforesaid and to be a man of truth.             J.P.

  Com of Pensions,
To James M Bredin Butler Pa.

James Glenn

Please _________


John b Gibson
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State of Penn_

  I John T Bard in of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that James Glenn before taken action the foregoing deposition of Jno Gibson and takes is acting Justice of the Peace duly  _____ & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
Witness my hand and seal this 9 July A D 1832.

John T. Bard
           Prothy

[there is a seal at top left corner]
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John B Gibson a citizen of Buffaloe township Butler County, Pennsylvania , an applicant for a pension from the United States on account of wounds received in the late war with Great Britain, being duly sworn according to law by the undersigned a special Commissioner appointed by the Hon Thomas Irwin, Judge of the District court of the W.P. For the Western district of Pennsylvania to take testimony in the case of the aforesaid [“applica” is crossed out] John B Gibson an applicant for pension 
  I deposeth and saith that in August 1812 he was residing in Columbiana County Ohio- that when the news of Null’s surrender reached that County a spirit of patriotism and inspiration ____ the community, A volunteer company was instantly raised in said county of which Samuel Martin, was captain- that although this deponent was then over forty-five years of age he volunteered in Captain Maritin’s Company, and marched with other companies under Gen Beale, to Camp Council in Richland County -C Hindman was our Colonel- ___ Camp Council we marched to Huron River [?] where we were joined by Gen Waddsworth after remaining on the Huron River [?] some days we were marched to Low Sandusky, where we remained some weeks and were employed in cutting a road through the Black swamp- While at Huron this deponent was ordered on a scout under Capt. Foulks (since dead) and was wounded by a gun shot from the Indians in the flesh part of the right leg- the ball striking the out side of the right leg and coming out in the inside passing close by the bones, injuring the muscles of the leg making his leg very sensitive and hurt from receiving the wound until the
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-present time this leg has been stiff to some extent rendering labor more difficult which stiffness and _____ increases with old age ______ a permanent stiffness and soreness- is very subject to cramp in it occurring him very frequently to ___ and loss of sleep 
Deponent farther says that one night at Lower Sandusky while standing guard [“he was” is crossed out] the guard was fired on by a body of Indians wounding this deponent above the palm of the hand becoming a permanent weakness in that wrist, which prevents him from lifting or a proper use of it in laboring for his mainstainance.     From Lower Sandusky we were marched under Major Cotsgrove to reinforce Gen Winchester in our efforts to join Gen Winchester we were forced to drag the cannon through the black swamp it being so deep that horses and oxen could not pass- In performing this duty we were without food of any kind but the birds of bushes for four day we were unable to move in time to relieve Gen Winchester and returned to Kentucky Camp. Where Gen Harrison directed the block house to be burnt and were marched to a place we called Camp Mud and went to Fort Harrison or fort Meigs about five days after we arrived at fort Meigs, we were marched by Gen Harrison to drive them from the battle field of Gen Winchesters defeat - I mean the Indians- at the battle ground we found a number of Indians and the fired upon us killing two of our number and ing severally among the wounded was this deponent who received a ball a little above the right eye injuring the scull bone _____ a permanent disability from which this deponent has ever since suffered great pain particularly at the changes of the moon and in dull or wet weather Greatly disabling him from laboring in the sun and warm weather- _____ pain- trouble
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-and anxiety of mind occasions disorder of mind which he believes is produced wholy by the aforesaid wound wound in the head above the right eye. He is strengthened in this opinion by the fact that ever since he received this wound the smallest portion of spirits deprives him of reason [“and” is crossed out] The abandoned the use of spirits. Any thing of an exciting nature easily affects his mind.
  this deponent farther says that while cutting a road through the Black Swamp the party engaged in that duty of which this deponent was one, were fired upon by the Indians and this deponent slightly wounded in the belly below the navel
  this deponent farther says that while they lat at Huron River Captain Martins company was united with Captain Black burn under whose command we were placed- our rifles taken from us and muskets furnished us- This was by order of General Wadsworth as deponent believes - and occasioned great dissatisfaction with Captain Martins company, inasmuch as his command were volunteers and Capt Blackburn’s a drafted company
  After we arrived at Fort Meigs we remained there erecting fortifications until our term for which we volunteered had expired when this deponent, with others volunteered for farther term of Seventeen days to complete the fortification and await the arrival of re-inforcements to Gen Harrison 
After the 17 days were expired wer were discharged to fo to Lower Sandusky where we got a final discharge. The _____ discharge is this deponents discharge from Col William Raven
  This deponent farther says that when he was discharged there was due him from the United States the sum of twenty-two dollars and
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-forty cents for back rations which he had never received nor allowed anyone to receive it for him
  This deponent farther says that that reasons he did not sooner apply for a pension is that he has always been in straightened circumstances with a large family to support and the expenses incurred by others in prosecuting ther claims for pension
  This deponent farther that he does not now of any person living that has a knowledge the wounds he received in the late war with Great Britain unless Captain Blackburn and he does not know that he is living officially of his place  of residence if living that he has no means to bear his expenses to the State of Ohio to inquire and seek out the residence of his fellow soldiers if any of them are living - He will make every possible exertion t procure other testimony- He prays the War Depart to grant him the benefits of the Laws of Congress in relation to Invalids ____  from wounds received in defense of their country in the late war with Great Britain
                             John b Gibson
Sworn and subscribed }
Before me this 16th day of September 1846}

J. M Laird
 Special Commissioner (seal)

  John Gibson a private in Captain Blackburns Company of Ohio Militia in the service of the United States is Honourably discharged for the tour of duty given under my hand at Lower Sandusky this 27th day of February A. D. 1813
  William Rayen Col
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United States 
Western District of. Pennsylvania }

  I Thomas Irwin Judge of the District Court of the United States of America for the Western district of Pennsylvania 
  By authority of an act of Congress the 25th day of April 1801, entitled “An act concerning invalid pensioners” do hereby, especially authorize ad commission John M Laird, of the County of Westmoreland and [“dist” is crossed out] Western District of Pennsylvania to take all evidence, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the said act, for substantiating the claim of John Gibson of township of Western district of Penn and county of Butler to be placed on the pension list of the United States for known wounds received while in actual service of the United States Since the Revolutionary War, and in the line of his duty 
And when the same shall be completed to return the evidence, affidavits, certificates and proceedings had there upon, together with this Commission to the Secretary for the Department of War 
Given under my hand and seal at _____Pittsburg the 18th day of June in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and forty -six

     Th Irwin (seal)

  Address
           John Gibson
             Care of Mr Laird
             Murrysville 
               Westmoreland Co
                Pa
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John B Gibson an applicant for pension from the United States on account of wounds received in the service of the United States, while in the line of his duty, since the Revolutionary War, being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that something like three years before Gen Waynes treaty with the Indians, this deports father and his fathers family were in Masons block house in what is now Washington County, but was then a part of Westmoreland County. On account of the depredations of the Indians, a draft was made for militia to operate against the Indians 
This deponent being then about nineteen years of age was drafted in Captain Morrison company- names of Liuetents not remembered 
Allison was either commissioned or a non commissioned officer- He marched to a block house near Wheeling on the Ohio River where Gen Wayne lay with a party of his army- shortly after our joining Wayne he marched thorough what is now Ohio to Sandusky Plains, where Gen Wayne had a skirmish with the Indians and defeated them- from Sandusky Plains Gen Wayne marched us to a British fort on the Mawmee or River Raisin when Gen Wayne took the fort after a battle of two or three hours in the attack on this fort deponent was wounded in the inside of the left ancle [ankle] carrying away the inside of the left ancle after remaining in this fort with his wound for some weeks Captain Morrison’s command was discharged
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-this deponent convoyed home on a pack horse- that on account of the wound received in the ancle [ankle] in this battle deponent has ever since been lame and experienced a painful sensation and weakness in his left ancle which is growing worse with the natural infirmities of old age. Some few weeks after his return home though lame this deponent was again drafted in Captain Hays company and marched to Upper Sandusky after remaining some weeks at Upperr Sandusky we were marched to Waynes Block House two or three miles above the fort Gen Wayne captured in the former campaign where we were engaged in scouting until discharged and this deponent returned home- this deponent was on duty three months in each of the above campaigns- after remaining at home some weeks owing to Indian depredations and the alarming news of the danger of the American forces a third draft was made and this deponent was taken in Captian Rankins company and marched to a block house on the Ohio side of the river and after remaining a few days were discharged- the of alarm having subsided.
  In the first campaign while Capt Morrison’s command was lying near Wheeling wer were ordered in  pursuit of Simon Girtys land, but were unable to overtake them
 This deponent farther says that he had an honorable discharge from Captain Morrison & also from Captain Hays for the respective tours of duty he performed under those officers- that they have been lost in a flood in the Allegheny River some twelve or more years ago
A sudden rise in the Allegheny River killed [‘immersed’ is crossed out] the hour in which deponents papers were the family had bare time to save their lives, the box containing deponents discharges and other papers as well as the furniture of the house being swept off-this depriving  deponent of all known written evidence of his services- This deponent does not
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-know of any person living that has any knowledge of his wound or his services- that owing to the infirmities of old age and the lapse of time he is unable to recollect dates and names- that the reason he did I not sooner apply for a pension was because this deponent has always been in straightened circumstances and the expenses demanded by those who aided other in the prosecution of their claims for pension and the a _____ and deponent family that required his utmost exertions to support delivered him
This deponent farther says that he will be 78 years of age on the 20th of August next. That on account of old age and the wounds received in defending his country he is unable to support himself by laboring he there for prays the authorities of his country in view of the impossibility at this late day, of procuring more supportive testimony of his wound in the service of his country, to extend to him the pension allowed those wounded in the serrvice of their country by the humane and benevolent laws off Congress and if the War Department should deem the testimony insufficient, under the existing ______ laws of the United States governing such laws he prays that Congress may interpose and grant him that relief enjoyed by others similarly disabled in defending their country 
This deponent further says that after being discharged from Captain Rankins company he continued to live in Washington County a number of years, when he removed to Columbiana County Ohio where he lived seven or eight years - he then moved to the neighborhood of Tarentum in Allegheny Co Pa and nineteen years this April he moved to Buffaloe township Butler Co Penna where he at present resides. That he is a laborer and farmer
                         John Gibson

Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of Sept 1846
J M Laird (seal)
Special Commissioner
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No.
Bounty Land
Application of 
John B Gibson

25X476

Filed by
James M. Bredin
Butler Co.
Pa
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State of Penn }
Butler Co Ss}

  On this fifth 5th day of July A D 1856 personally appeared before me, John B. Gibson who being sworn doth depose and say that he is a resident of Butler Co. Pa, aged 94 years and that he is the identical John P. [B] Gibson who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Martin in the war of 1812, that whilst on the march towards the seat of war he was transferred from said Capt Martins Company to the company commanded by Captain William Blackburn in the Regiment commanded by Col. Wm. Rain, that he volunteered in said company in said company at New Lisbon Ohio on or about the 12 Augt A D (1812) one thousand & eight hundred and twelve, and continued in the same to the best of his recollection until about 15 Feby 1813 being about six months in serrvice and was honorably discharged at Fort Meigs now called Fort Harrison- as will appear now fully by reference to the rolls of Captain Wm Blackburns
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-now on file in Pension Office and that he has hereafter made application for bounty land under the act of Sept 28 1850, the only application he has heretofore ever made and received land warrant for 80 acres No.__ not now recollected but which he has disposed of by sale.-  That he is now far advanced in life and his memory as to dates greatly impaired but for a mans full account of his service he refers to his former application above referred to when he recd a warrant for eighty acres, and when his memory was more fresh than now, but all of his said service will be substantiated by reference to the rolls.-
   He makes the application for the purpose of obtaining the eighty acres t which by the act of 3 March 1855 he is entitled to- and that he has not applied for nor recd under this or any other act of Congress any bounty land wt except the aforesaid.
  Eighty acres-

Sworn to and subscribed before me 
D Kelly J P

John Gibson
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We the undersigned
   Samuel Love Sr
   Wm Gibson

  Residents of Butler County Penna upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by John B. Gibson in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be ~~

  Samuel Love Sr
  Wm Gibson 


  The foregoing declaration and affidavit are sworn to and subscribed before me on the day and year above written, and I certify that I know the affiants are credible persons, and that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in the claims

  Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of July A D 1856
   D Kelly J.P
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State of Penn 
County of Butler

  I do certify that D Kelly before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was made was at the time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County and State aforesaid and duly authorized to take acknowledgements and to administer Oath ___ -general purpose and that his signature thereto is genuine In witness whereof I here signed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Butlerr this 7th day of July 1858 
   M. S. White
       Pro
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Com of Pensions,
  Deed land warrant to James M. Bredin. Butler, Pennsylvania __
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December 18, 1935.

BA-J/ ILL
John B. Gibson
O.W.I.R.F. 14453

Mrs. Horace J. Thomas
720 Chestnut Street
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

  Dear Madam:
            Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Hewey (Hughes) who served from New Jersey, also, the date upon which St. Clair (Sinclair ) Gibson and his wife, Sarah, entered the United States, and the War of 1812 records of two soldiers named John Gibson who served from Pennsylvania, one of whom lived in Butler County and is buried there.
  There are no claims for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of William Hewey of St. Clair Gibson, under any spelling of those names. The War of 1812 records have been searched and the period of Indian Wars prior to the War of 1812 and subsequent to the Revolutionary War and no claims for pension found based upon service of St. Clair Gibson. The recorded of one John Gibson has been found who lived in Butler County, Pennsylvania. His record is furnished herein as found in the papers on file under O.W.I.R.F. 14453. It may aid you in your research.
  John Blaney Gibson resided with his father’s family in block house in Westmoreland Coounty (the part which was later Washington County), Pennsylvania, during the period prior to General Wayne’s treaty with the Indians. The names of his father and those in his family are not shown. 
  While residing in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John B. Gibson enlisted and served on various tours against the Indians under Captains Morrison, Hays and Rankin in the Pennsylvania troops
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-under General Wayne. During his first tour while serving in Captain Morrison’s company in the vicinity of Sandusky, Ohio, he received a severe wound in his left ankle.
  For some years after this service, John B. Gibson resided in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, then moved to Columbiana County, Ohio.
  While residing in Columbiana County, Ohio, upon receipt of new of General Hull’s surrender, he enlisted August 25, 1812 in New Lisbon, Ohio  militia, from which he was transferred to Captain William Blackburn’s company and was discharged February 27, 1813, at Lower Sandusky, Ohio. During the period of this service in the War of 1812, he was wounded several times, once in his right leg, at another time in his wrist while on guard at night at Lower Sandusky, again over his right eye while in the vicinity of Fort Meigs, and in his stomach while near Black Swamp..
  John B. Gibson resided in Ohio several years, then moved to the neighborhood of Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He stated that his house in Allegheny County was destroyed by the sudden rise of the waters of the Allegheny River and that his family barley escaped; he did not, however, state the names of the members of his family.
  In September 1846, John B. Gibson resided in Buffalo Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. He stated then that he wound be seventy-eight years of age on August 20 next, and that he had moved to Buffalo Township “nineteen years this spring”.  However, in 1852, while a resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania, he stated that he would be ninety-three years on August 22, 1852, and in 1856, gave his age as ninety-four years. He did not state the place of his birth.
  John B. Gibson applied for bounty land due on account of his service in the War of 1812, on July 9, 1852 (July 9, 1852-(next time). Bounty land warrant #45570 for 80 acres was issued under the Act of September 28, 1850.

                    3.
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  He applied July 5, 1856, while residing in Butler County, Pennsylvania, for additional bounty land on account of said service in the War of 1812. Bounty land warrant #43964 for 80 acres was issued under the Act of March 3, 1855.
  the date of death of John B. Gibson is not shown and there are no further data regarding his family. 
  If you desire information regarding the location of the land granted this soldier, you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office, this city, and cite the numbers of warrants, acreage, and Acts, as given herein.

  Very truly yours,
    A. D. HILLER
    Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

  Note- Omitted different ages given by soldier at different enlistments. He stated that he enlisted at 19 yrs. which would be Revolutionary War service- His application was for wound in service since the Rev. War. Office letter states “service under General Wayne before 1794. He may have served on frontier in late Rev. War.
                           J.L.L.


      3.
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14453

John B. Gibson
Pennsylvania

REJECTED

[‘895’ is crossed out]

1935- Dec. 18- Hist to Mrs. Horace J. Thomas.

J.L.L.
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43.964

80 acres
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[stamped] Butler Pa
                   July 10

251.476

Hon Comm. Of Pensions
Washington
D. C.
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John B. Gibson.

Will the _____ Auditor be so good as to give the necessary certificate  in this case?

See letter to Hon H. D. Foster, March 1, 1847

Pension Office Feb 10. 1847
J. L Edwards

Rec. 10 Feb. ‘47
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251.476 Act March 3/5
148.007 July 12th/56
John Gibson Private
Capt Martin
Capt Blackburn
Col Rain
Ent Aug 12th 1812)
Dis Feby 15th 1813)

Ohio Militia
War 1812

43.96_         29/56
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_____ of Rys 9 Fe

Sir

 I herein ____ ___ some papers in ___ a pension claim which I will thank you to ____ ___ as convenient 

  Truly 
  J L Foster

J L Edward’s Esq
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[stamp] Butler Pa Jul 10

Hon James E Heath
Com of Pensions
Washington D. C.

148007
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Application of John B. Gibson
No 251.476
Act of 3 March 1855

Additional Evidence
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(CIRCULAR T.)

ACT OF MARCH 3, 1855.

PENSION OFFICE.

Oct 4 1856

Sir:

  The application of John Gibson

No. 251476 [or 257476] has been examined in connection with the original application, under the act of September 28, 1850, and suspended on account of a dissimilarity in the signature and name in one signs himself John C. Gibson- & in the other his name is written in the following of the dec 2 as John B Gibson & signed John Gibson
  An explanation from himself under oath is required. 

  Respectfully,
   J. MINOT,
          Commissioner.

J. M. Bredin Esq
   Butler
    Pa.
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Butler County Ss}
State of Penna }

  On this 30th day of November A D 1856 personally came before me John B. Gibson who being sworn doth depose and say that his name is John Blaney Gibson, and that he generally if not always sign his name John B Gibson, the little B [“little” is crossed out] is written by him a small b which to some may appear as C but is intended for b-B- that he is a man that seldom ever writes, and thinks it must be a mistake that his last application is signed by John Gibson, but if so it should have been John B. Gibson, that he was sick at the time he signed it, and that he is a man now far advanced in years and if he did not put in the B it was but an oversight, as he always or generally signs his name as follows “John b Gibson”-

Sworn & subscribed this 30 Nov. 1856.}

Robt Carnahan
J.P.                                John b Gibson
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State of Penna }
Butler Co}

  I Matthew F White Prothy of Butler Co Penna do certify that Robert Carnahan Esq before whom the foregoing deposition was taken is now and was at the time of the taking of the same an acting Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned in and for Butler Co. Pa and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine~

Witness my hand and Seal this 1st day of Nov A D 1856–

  Matthew F White
            Prothy-
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Hon Comm of Pen,
 
  Dear Sir,

  John B. Gibson lives in the lower end of Butler Co and is quite an aged man if he signed the application John Gibson I can only account for it from th exact of his extreme old age and that his mind is much impaired and wondering, I don’t see him he writes his name so well, as he is not a man that does much writing-
  Old Penna next Tuesday will do “the thing up right”  for “Buck” 

  Yours truly 
   James M. Bredin
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2 March 1867
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Pension Office       36 [?]
March 2d. 1847

Sir

  the declarations of John Gibson the Discharge from the militia service, which was given him in 1813, have been examined and filed. He states that while in the service under General Wayne before 1794, he was wounded, and that he was also wounded while in the Army during the late war with Great Britain. Except his own allegations we have no evidence whatever that he was ever injured of disabled while in the service. The records afford no proof whatever that he was ever hurt in any way whatever.
If he wishes to obtain a pension on account of a wound received before the war of 1812, he must comply with the rules presented by the acts of Congress as contained in the enclosed sheet marked A. If for disability during the late war, he must produce such proof as sheet marked B. points out. The surgeon’s affidavit, marked C I have ______ maybe used in letter ___.

  Hon. H. D. Foster,
House of Rep—

Enter this on Reg. Invalid Penn. case acts mil. est. also act 24 Apl. 1808
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Hon H D Foster
House of Reps

  Treasury Department 
  Third Auditor’s Office
    February 13th 1847.

   It appears from documents on file in this office in the accounts of Pay Master John C Woodbridge, that John Gibson, a private in the Ohio Militia, entered the service on the 25th of August 1812, and is reported on the rolls of Capt Wm Blackburn to 28th February 1813, transferred from Captain Martin’s Company Dec 9th 1812.
The rolls afford no evidence of his having sustained injury while in the service.

  Peter Hogmanay Ano
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FREE [stamped] Nov 1 ___ _____

John B. Gibson 
Pa.

Hon. Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
D.C.
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RRC

Coraopolis, Pa.,
Oct 24, 1935.

Gentlemen;

  Would you please send me the data you have concerning 
 John Gibson (3Cor.)
 In 
 Capt Robert Storey’s Company of 
Col. Purviances’s Regiment know as 2nd Regiment Infantry (Pa.)
War of 1812?

These troops were recruited from Butlerr County, Penn’a. Also the data of the John Gibson in Col. Joel Ferree’s troops under Ad. Gen Crooks War of 1812.
Some of these were recruited in southern Allegheny and Northern Washington Counnties. This “John” 

[Along the left edge is as follows:]
    Both of these Reg. Fought under Gen. Wm.                 Harrison.
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-afterwards removed to Butler County Pa.
 One of these town men is now buried in Westminster Church Cemetery, near Saxonburg, But. Co. Pa. Which one? do you have the parents names on record?

2nd 
  Do you have any record of the date of St. Clair Gibson’s (wife, Sarah), entry into the United States? 
  They came from Ulster in 1790’s , locating in Allegheny County, Pa.a few miles up Bull Creek from the present location of Tarentum.
  We, their descendants, would like very much to know what year they came over also and other pertinent facts.

3rd
  On a separate sheet please give me the record of William Hewey (or Hughey Hugh’s)) of Hunterdon, New Jersey for use in applying for membership in D. A. R.

[stamped] Received Nov 2 1936
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(The name has been spelled three different ways by different members of the family.) 

  This Revolutionary soldier fought under Capt.- Gen. Wm. Maxwell- (2nd Regiment) & after his resignation under Col. Dayton, until mustered out Nov. 3, 1783. In 1790 he brot [brought] his small family to the Pittsburg district. Be sure to give his wife’s maiden name.

Thanking you in advance,
 Sincerely,
  (Mrs. Horace J.) Mary G. Thomas.
    720 Chestnut Street
    Coraopolis, Pa.

3c stamp emc Ok

18 Received A. G. O. Oct 25

[stamped] Received Nov 2 1935
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720 Chestnut St.,
Coraopolis, Pa.,
  Nov. 1, 1935.

Gentlemen:

  This inclosure has just been retuned to me from the Adjutant General’s Office, Wash. D. C. with advice to consult your Department.
  With my maternal grandfather (Will Hughey) a soldier in the Revolution, two great uncles ( John Gibson & Wm M. Hewey) in the war of 1812, my fathers in-law (Evan Thomas) in the Civil war and our own three boys, (Horace Jr. Virgil W, Homer E.) all volunteers in the World War, I do feel I have a right to ask for this information.
 The War Department said no record was on file there of Wm Hewey’s (Hughey’s) service. We know that he did serve from the organization of those four New Jersey Regiments, Placed under Wm Maxwell, until the remnants were discharged, Nov. 3 1783.
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His grave in old Montoya Cemetery, Allegheny Co. bears the emblem for Revolutionary service.
  My granddaughter, born while her daddy (1st Lieutenant. Horace Thomas Jr. was spending his nineteen mos. in France & Germany in the War) wishes to apply for membership in the D. A. R. Can you give her the data necessary?
  the other data concerning the “Gibsons” is wanted for a family history. One of these two “John’s” is buried in the churchyard mentioned, but no one knows which for the old sandstone marker has disintegrated- except the very base. If we had the fathers or mother’s name in either case it would serve to identify the man, laid there.
  Please tell me where - if you do not have access to the records, I would write to find out when St. Clair Gibson (sometimes written Sinclair) and his wife Sarah, took the oath of allegiance.
           Very Sincerely
                      Mary G. Thomas