Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 5,951, for John Pribble, Virginia
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8272 
Virginia 
John Prebble 
of Campbell Co in the State of Virginia who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Adams of the Regt. commanded by Col. Boone in the Virginia line for 16 months- 

Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 53 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of March 1833--- and sent to H.S. Davenport Meadville 

Arrears to the 4th of March 1833        $106.66
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep '33 26.66                    
                                                                $13332  {Revolutionary Claim, }
{Act June 7, 1832.}

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles, Clerk
Book D.  Vol. 7 Page 21 

Letter to Pension 22d Sep. 1845.
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State of Virginia} 
Campbell County}  
On this the 14th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Justices of the court of Campbell County now sitting John Preble aged 73 years, who being first duly 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 the 7th day of June 1832. That he served a tour of duty against the Cherokee Indians of two months that he cannot recollect the year. That he was detailed by Waggon Master James Talbot from Capt James[crossed out] Robert Adams company as waggoner to the Long Island on Holsteinen River and that he brought a load of lead from the lead mines back to the widow Davis' near the Blue Ridge. That in the month of September 1777 he again was called into service and met near the Peaks of Otter in the County of Bedford and was marched to Kentucky under the command of Capt Charles Watkins Lieutenant John Milum & Ensign David Crews that we marched direct to Boonsborough where we remained until some time in april we were then marched home where we arrived some time in May 1778. I saw while at Boonsborough Colonel Richard Calaway and Col. Daniel Boon and some troops from North Carolina. In this tour I served ten months from the time I was called from home until my return. In the following September I was drafted and marched to the Lead mines south[crossed out] under the command of Capt. Robert Adams, Lieutenant Thomas McReynolds and I believe James McReynolds Ensign at which place I served three months, Colonel Charles Lynch command the greater part of the time while I was there and sometime in the month of February 1781 I was again called to Long Island on Staunton River where I joined Capt. Thomas Helm's company our Lieutenant was James Dinwiddie, and Andrew Fields Ensign a part of the tour when John Steele took Field's place.-- We march to the Redhouse in North Carolina we were at this time commanded by Col. Lynch & belonged to his Regiment
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Virginia  
Campbell County
I John Murcheson of the County & State aforesaid do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Pribble who has signed and Subscribed the within declaration that I know the said Pribble went with Capt Chs G Watkins of Bedford to Kentucky to guard the  Salt Works, that he also went with Capt R. Adams of Bedford County to the lead mines in Montgomery County to guard them, and that Charles Lynch was the colonel then commanding, and that he went with Thomas Helm to the Carolina in the Battle of Guilford and that he is 73 years of age as I believe and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Revolutionary soldier and that I concur in that opinion 
John Murchison 

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 above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry Brown who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Campbell and that John Murchison who
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7th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity and their belief of your services as a soldier of the revolution 
Answer Revd Henry Brown Gen Abner Earley Jacob Earley James Farmer
 John Prebble 

Campbell County Court November Term 1832. 
On the motion of John Pribble a revolutionary soldier whose declaration has been presented and acted upon at a former term of this Court. It is ordered that the interrogatories now propounded to him by the Court according to the regulations of the War Department and the answers thereto made, and now duly sworn to be also certified to the War Department.

I John Alexander Clerk of the County Court of Campbell do hereby Certify that the preceding is a true copy of the order of Court made in the case of Jno. Prible an  applicant for a pension and that the foregoing contains the original proceedings had thereon. 
John Alexander Clerk Campbell County Virginia 

@ have not thought it necessary to annex another seal to this certif @  
not believing it necessary.
J. A. ccl
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has also signed the same is a resident in the said County of Campbell and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to Credit. 
I John Alexander Clerk of the County 1 Court of Campbell do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Pribble for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal of office this 14th day of August 1832 and in the 57 year of American Independence.
John Alexander clerk
County Court Campbell Va

J. Pribble
20763
for a pension
waggon service disallowed
adm'd.
16 mo pri
$53.33
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5951. 
Rev War
INVALID. 

File No. 5951  
John Prebble 
Priv. Rev War
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Act: June 7th 

Index: - Vol. M, Page 302 

[Arrangement of 1870.] 

Sending[?] 6 Hist to Mrs. R.J. Monroe 
Same[?] 2 Mrs. R.J. Monroe data apply to aud. Sat.  Aug. 26 Hist to Mrs. W.F. Book Feb 10 Hist to Mrs. C.S. Welsh, Rev. James Pribble W5595. JLL
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State of Virginia Campbell County to witt
On this 11th day of November 1845, before me Jos. Shepperson a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Zachariah L. Phillips, John Lynch, William Moore, John Mason & John J. Martin. Respectable residents of said County, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on their oaths say--that they have been acquainted with Jno Prebble, a U.S. pensioner for 20 years or more and have always regarded him a man of unimpeachable character of the strictest veracity and that any statement that he may have made, or shall make in regard to his Revolutionary Services, or the Services of others may be regarded as strictly true, according to the best of his recollection (and belief), which may be regarded as to him, still sound, and unimpaired. 
Zachariah Phillips 
John Lynch 
William Moore 
John Mason 
John Martin 

The above subscribed and sworn and affirmed to on the day and date above written 
Jos. Shepperson J.P.