Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3983, Benjamin Gibbs, Mass.
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Service
Mass

Gibbs, Benjamin
Chole

Number 
R 3983
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V 6575
Chloe Gibbs
Mass
Act 7 July '38

M 82 d 96 - 

3983
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I Simeon Dike of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth and State of Massachusetts of the age of Fifty eight years testify and say, That in eighteen hundred and four I married a daughter of Benjamin and Chloe [illegible] and have been ever since well acquainted with said Chloe Gibbs, who is now an applicant for a Pension - Her husband had died some years before I was married, and she now remains his widow, having never since been married. I never knew my wife's father, Benjamin Gibbs, as he had died before my acquaintance with the family. Simeon Dike
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plymouth County S.S. On this sixth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and Thirty nine before me, the subscribe, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, personally appeared the within named Simeon Dike and made oath, that the written Deposition by him subscribed is true - and I further certify that the said Simeon Dike is well known to me, and that he is a credible witness. Wm. Thomas, Jus. Pac.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. County of Plymouth Clerks Office January 4th 1840 I John B. Thomas, Clerk of the Judicial Courts for the County of Plymouth aforesaid hereby certify, that William Thomas, Esquire, before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn, was, on the day of taking the same a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Plymouth, duly commissioned & qualified under the authority of said Commonwealth to administer oaths and take depositions - and that his signature subscribed to the Jurat of the same affidavit is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Supreme Judicial Court this fourth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. John Thomas
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State of Massachusetts S.S. On this twenty third day of October in the year eighteen hundred and thirty nine, personally appeared before the Supreme Judicial Court for the County of Plymouth, Chloe Gibbs, a resident of Plymouth in the County of Plymouth, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 7th, 1838, entitled, "an act granting half pay and pension to certain widows":. That she is the widow of Benjamin Gibbs who was a Private in the war of the Revolution. And that said Benjamin Gibbs enlisted in the year's service for 1776 and served out that year and continued in the service afterwards for a period of six months having been discharged in the summer of 1777.
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She further declares, that she was married to the said Benjamin Gibbs on the twenty fourth day of March in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two; that her husband, the aforesaid Benjamin Gibbs died on the twenty second day of April in the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven; That she was not married to him prior to his having the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four vis. at the time when stated. 
[illegible] Chloe Gibbs 
County of Plymouth - Supreme Judicial Courts at Plymouth 
October Seven 1839 
Then personally appeared Chloe Gibbs beforementioned [illegible] is the author of the foregoing declaration by her [?] in Open Court. 
[?] whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the Supreme Justice Court [?} County Third day of October in the year 1839 

[?]
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Plymouth County, Wareham October 18th 1839 

"Benjamin Gibbs & Chloe Howard both of Wareham was marryed [married] March ye [the] twenty fourth, one thousand seven hundred eighty two,,

I certify, that the above extract is a true copy of the Record of marriages with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair, legible, figures, as follows "March ye [the] 24 1782,, 
WM Bates [illegible] Town Clerk of Wareham

I William Bates above named testify and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the town of Wareham, County & Commonwealth aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of Marriages in said town with the exception of the date as certified by me 
WM Bates [illegible] Town Clerk of Wareham

Plymouth October 18th 1839 Then personally appeared William Bates above named, who is a credible witness & made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me Seth Miller [illegible] Justice Peace
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3983
Chloe Gibbs

service Wid of Revy.

REJECTED
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6575
Mass
Let to Hon. N Williams 
Feby 13, 1840
to Hon W. Paramenter 10 March 1844

Act 7 July 38
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J. L. Edwards Esqr
Comm of Pensions
Washington , D.C.
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Dr - Sir

Herein is enclosed the application of Chloe Gibbs for a Pension. The certificate may be enclosed to me - 

Ur. Ret Scrt.
Wm Thomas

Plymouth, Mass 4th Jan 1844
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I Silas Besse of Wareham in the County of Plymouth & Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the eighty-second year of my age do testify and say, that I was well acquainted with Benjamin Gibbs at the time of the Revolutionary War. I knew him before that time when we were boys. In the early part of the year seventeen hundred and seventy-six, the said Gibbs enlisted into the service of the United States for one year and soon after left Wareham and was absent from Wareham more than one year. And it was reported at that time & so believed, that the said Gibbs first served under General Washington at and near Boston, and then marched with the Army Southerly and was in the Army at the time the American forces took the Hessians, and it was also understood that after the said Gibbs had served out the said year he enlisted for a further time. I know the said Gibbs was gone from Wareham more than one year. The Company in which he the said Gibbs served was commanded by John Bridgham, Lieutenant Edward Sparrow. The said Gibbs afterwards married Chloe Howard, of Wareham, and his widow the said Chloe is, as far as I am told, now living at Plymouth in this County. I was well acquainted with her. They resided together in Wareham till his death.

Silas Besse - his mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Plymouth County

October 18th 1839
Then the above named Silas Besse (whom I certify to be a credible witness) personally appeared & deposed the foregoing deposition & subscribed the same; and made oath in due form of law that the above deposition is true.
Before me Seth Miller Jr. Justice Peace