Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 17947, Harod Gibbs, Va.
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Va. Gibbs, Harod W17947 Anna [illegible] N. A. Acc No. 874 No. 050074 Not Half Pay [underlined] but papers relating to above pension file, W17947 of Harod Gibbs (widow) Anna
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3796 North Carolina Anna Gibbs widow of Harod Gibbs who died on the 20. Nov. 1820 of Franklin Co. in the State of N. Carolina who was a Lieutenant in the company commanded by Captain Harris Va. of the regt. commanded by Col. Heath in the 15th. Va. regt. line for 1 year 2 months 12 days Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 192 Dollars Cents [crossed out] per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of October 1842 and sent to Richard Randolph, Esq. Present Arrears to the 4th of Sep 1862 2208.00 Semi=annual allowance ending 6 Mar 63. 96.00  $2304.00 {Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3} Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book C. Vol. 1. Page 182 Reported to Agent Z. [illegible] rel. to claim of her son to unclaimed Pen: Oct: 26" 1858.
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State of North Carolina County of Franklin} S.S On this 14th day of June 1841. personally appeared before me Joseph Lancaster One of the acting Magistrates and a Member of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, on & for the County & State aforesaid (being a Court of Record). Anna Gibbs a resident of the aforesaid County & State, aged Eighty four 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 4th 1836: That she is the widow of Harod Gibbs, who served 6 years & until the end of the War, as a Lieutenant of the 15th Virginia Regt of the Continental Line. ___ She further declared that that she was married to the said Harod Gibbs On the 10th, day of Jany. in the year Seventeen hundred and Seventy Three; that her husband the aforesaid Harod Gibbs died on the 20th day of November 18 hundred & twenty, and that she has remained a Widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by refference to the proof hereunto annexed. _____ Sworn to, and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before Anna her mark Gibbs Joseph Lancaster JP {LS}
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N. Carolina Franklin County} I hereby Certify that the within named Anna Gibbs is unable by Reason of old age and bodily infirmity to come into Court to make her declaration. ~ Given under my hand & Seal this 14th day of June 1841. Jos Lancaster JP I also Certify that I am well acquainted with the said Anna Gibbs and that her husband Harod Gibbs is dead & that she is now a widow and Has never married since the death of her said Husband Given under my hand & Seal this 14th day of June 1841. J [illegible] Lancaster JP State of North Carolina County of Franklin} J Smith Patterson clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions for the aforesaid County of Franklin Certify that Joseph Lancaster Esq. is a magistrate in the County of Franklin aforesaid and that the above Signature purporting to be his is Genuine In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office at [illegible] this 18th day of June 1841 J Patterson clk
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V5399 5404 [crossed out] 
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appointed 2d Lieut 10th March 1777 resigned 20th May 1778 in Capt Harris's Co. 15th Regt. in W. Niles's Room
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State of No. Carolina County of Warren} This day come before me Thos. J. Judkins, one of the acting Magistrates in & for the County & State aforesaid, Bunwell Davis a Revolutionary Soldier aged Eighty five years who being first duly sworn according to Law deposeth & Saith as follows ______ That he Knew Harod Gibbs, and his wife Anna (whose maiden name was Anna Cunningham) that they were married a Long time ago & some short time before the War of the revolution, but that he does not recollect the date. That the said Harod & his said wife Anna, Lived together as husband & wife up to the time of said Harods death, which took place 20 years ago or thereabouts He also Certifies that Anna Gibbs the widow of said Harrod Gibbs is now a widow & has never married since the death of her said Husband____ He further Certifies that as to the revolutionary servises of Harrod Gibbs that he Knows nothing of his own personal knowledge but that he always understood & believes that he did serve for Several years in the state of Virginia as an officer of some grade signed Burwell Davis July 8th 1841. Test T. J. Judkins {J.P.} I certify that I am well acquainted with Burwell Davis, who has sworn to, & Subscribed the above Certificate & that he is a Respectable man & to be believed on Oath ~ Given under my hand & seal this 8th day of July 1841-T. J. Judkins {JP}
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State of North Carolina Warren County I Edward W Best Clerk of the Courts of pleas and Quarter Sessions in & for the County aforesaid, hereby certify that Thomas J Judkins is a Justices of the peace for said County of Warren & that the Signatures hereto attached are in his own proper hand writing. And that due faith and it [illegible] thereby are & ought to be given to his acts as such In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office in Warrenton the 13th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty one Edw W Best clk of Warren County of Warren Know all men by these presents that we Harod Gibbs and William Story of the County of Bu[illegible] and State of North Carolina, are held and firmly bound unto the Governor of the Said State and his Successors in office in the sum of five hundred pounds for which payment we bind ourselves and each of our heirs jointly and Severally firmly by these presents and dated this twentieth day of December Seventeen hundred & Seventy two The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is shortly expected to be Solemnized between the above bounded Harod Gibbs and Anna Cunningham here if there shall be no Sinful [illegible] to obstruct the said Marriage the above obligation is to be [illegible] to [illegible]
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in full force and effect. Sealed and delivered in presence of P[illegible]la Johnson} Harod Gibbs (Seal) William Story (Seal) State of North Carolina Warren County I Edward W Best clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for the County of Warren aforesaid hereby certify that the foregoing is a true & perfect copy of the Marriage Bond given by Harod Gibbs except the date which is in plain & legible figures. this the 20th day of December 1772 In testimony wherof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court aforesaid at office in Warrenton the 13th day of July 1841 Edw. W Best clk of Warren
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[illegible] Office Oct: 26" 1858 Sir I return herewith the papers[crossed out] application of Wm W. Gibbs for the amt. of the unclaimed pension alleged to be due his Mother Anna Gibbs at her decease I have to state that the papers upon file in this Office upon which a pension of #192. per An: [illegible] allowed to Said Anna. On the 19" of Oct: 1842. under the 3d Section of the Act of 4" July. 1836. afford no reason for the disallowance of the [illegible] claim of her son. Ro: J. Atkin [illegible] Esqr H[illegible] Andr
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1914 Aug. 10 Hist. to Elise Gibbs 1917 Apr. 18. Elise Gibbs advised some record not sent twice to same person. on 1911 Nov. 22 Hist. to Elise Gibbs 1929 Apr. 18, Hist to Mrs. A. L. Young. ME. E. 1931. July 7, Mrs A. L Young advised that she was [illegible]ur. his lo[illegible] on Apr. 18, 1929 - EEL 1924 - Feb, 26 - Mrs. A. L. Young advise no [illegible] record - HL. 1939 - May 12. Hist to Shannon M Gamble [illegible] Rev WIDOW, &c. File No. 17947 Anna Gibbs Widow of Harod Gibbs Lt. Rev. War Act: July 4th 1836 Index: - Vol. A, Page 273 {Arrangement of 1870}
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5399 Anna Gibbs North Carolina  [document is too dark to read]
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Harod Gibbs is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Lietenant of the continental line for service during the war J W Pleasants Council Chamber December 24th 1813} J [illegible} Barbour December 25th 1813 a warrant for 2666 2/3 acres No 6129 issued to John Hobson & M Hobson jointly as assu[illegible] and was delivd to M. Hobson A copy from the Record of the Virginia Land Office Teste, L. H. Parker Reg. S. office (25 cents office fapd)
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5399 Anna Gibbs widow of Harod Gibbs North Carolina Admitted Lieut: 1 yr 2 ms 12 days #192 - Cap Harris Col Heath, 15th Va. Regt. died 20 Nov, 1820. - Act 4 July 1836, Richd Randolph Prest
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Oct 18 1842 Hon J. S. Edwards Commr of Pension
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Mrs Ann Gibbs of North Carolina, some time since presented a claim to a pension under The Act of 1836. as the widow of Harwood Gibbs, who was a Lieutenant in the Virginia Line. Harwood Gibbs was allowed land for six years service, but his name does not appear on the roll. Wm Gibbs wishes to know what proof it is incumbent on her to produce, in order to entitle her to a pension. If the Commissioner will be so good as to give the neccesary information, it will be forwarded to Wm. G. by Richard Randolph 18th October 42 To J. L Edwards Esqr
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17 July 1841 Sup (Warrenton N. C. JUL 14 [postmark]) [illegible] J. S. Edwards Commr pension Washington City DC
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Warrenton N Ca. July 18th 1841 J S Edwards. Esqr. Commr of pensions Dear Sir Enclosed you have Mrs Anna Gibbs widow papers to support her claim for a pension, &C direct your Communications to me at this place as it will be more convenient for the old lady than to her in an adjacent County Very respectfully Edwd W Best
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Dec 13 1841 mail} (Warrenton N. C. DEC 9 [postmark]) Free James L. Edwards Esqr Comr. of Pensions
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Warrenton N. Carolina 8th Decr 1841 - Dear Sir Mrs. Anna Gibbs desires me to say to you that she knows of no Dockumentary evidence in Support of her Claim to a Pension, - more than you have accompanying her declaration - You say that to establish her husband Harrod Gibbs, to have been an officer " you want Dockumentary evidence " Mrs. Gibbs is willing to take a Pension for her husbands servises, as a Soldier, which she thinks she has proved by the fact that a Land Warrant was drawn - She is Poor [underlined] & wants something & is willing (if she can do no better) to take the Pension admitting her husband to have been only a Soldier. Respectfully yours M. J. Montgomery clk W. C. Court P. S. Please write to me & say what can & will be done - M. J. M.}
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I do certify that I knew Herod Gibbs as a lieutenant in the Virginia line in the revolutionary war with Great Britain I know he was in service in the year 1778 and continued three years in the 15th Virginia regiment on continental establishment. Given under my hand this 3rd day of Novr 1813. James (X his mark) Alverson So. Carolina Chester district} Personally appeared James Alverson before me and after being duly sworn as the law directs deposeth and saith the above certificate is just and true. Sworn to and subscribd. this 3rd day of Novr. 1813. James (X his mark) Alverson Francis Wilks j.p. I do certify that I believe the above James Alverson to be a man of undoubted truth. Given under my hand this 3rd day of Novr. 1813. Francis Wilks j. p. I do hereby certify that I knew Herrod Gibbs as a lieutenant in the Virginia line in the revolutionary war with Great Britain I know he went into the service in the year seventeen hundred and seventy five & continued until the end of the war in the 15th Virginia regiment on continental establishment. Given under my hand this 12th day of Novr. 1813 Thos. Wells. State of South Carolina Fairfield district} Personally came Thos. Wells [edge of paper is torn off] me and made oath as the law directs that the contents of the certificate is just and true. Sworn to before me this 12th Novr. [edge of paper is torn off] Thos. Wells John L. Younger j. p.
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I do hereby certify that I have known the above deponent for a considerable length of time & that his character as an honest judicious man will bear the strictest scrutiny. Given under my hand &c this 12th day of Novr. 1813. John L. Younger j.p. Executive department February 4. 1841 I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true transcript from papers filed in my office. Hon H Richardson Doc
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Rev ser Madison, Ga., Nov. 16, 1918. Bureau of pensions, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: Please send me a copy of the pension claim of Herod Gibbs a soldier of the Revolution, which was made either by himself or by his wife. Please give me all the information which this claim contains, such as: war record of Herod Gibbs,
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names of his wife and children and any information concerning them. A number of years ago you gave me some information contained in this record. I loaned it to a cousin of mine who failed to return it. I have written to her several times, but she has failed to answer my letters. Thus this information has been lost through no fault of mine. A year or two ago I wrote to your department asking for another record of the pension claim, but I was told that it was not your custom to give a person a second copy. send her another [written between lines] can you not make an exception in this case? I shall certainly appreciate the favor if you will have a copy made for me, and I shall endeavor to take care
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Madison, Ga., Aug. 3, 1914. Department of the Interior, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I should like to know if there is any records showing that Herrod (or Herod) Gibbs or his wife Lucy Anderson Gibbs applied for a pension. herrod Gibbs was a soldier of the
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Revolution. He served as a second lieutenant in Capt. James Harris' Company, 15th Virginia Regiment, commanded by Major Gustavus Brown Wallace; and that he was commissioned March 10, 1777, and resigned May 30, 1778. If such a record is there, I shall appreciate your sending me such data as can be obtained from the application. I wish this for my family record and in D. A. R. blanks. Very truly yours, Elise Gibbs Address: - Miss Elise Gibbs Box 165 Madison, Ga. (Pension Office U. S. AUG 4 1914 [stamp])
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Aus. 4/19/29 Cleveland Miss. Teachers College Mar. 14, 1929 Commissioner of Pensions, Washington D. C., Dear Sir, Please send me all information you have on Harrod (or Herod) Gibbs a Revolutionary Soldier. I want date and place of his birth and family history. Thanking you for a prompt reply, I am Respt, Mrs. A. L. Young P. S. He was Lieut. of 15th Va. regiment and received land in Ga. after war. (Pension Office U. S. MAR 18 1929 [stamp])
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Delta State Teachers College Cleveland, Mississippi Apr. 30, 1929 Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C. Dear Sirs, Please send me military record and all available family history of Harwood Gibbs, revolutionary Soldier. Be sure to give date of his marriage, name of his wife & children etc. Thanking you I am, Respt; Mrs. A. L. Young Address c/o Delta Teachers College P. S. Harwood Gibbs served in 2nd Va. Regiment.
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Mississippi Delta Teachers College Cleveland, Mississippi Department of Education 198 N. Bolivar St. Cleveland, Miss. Feb. 12, 1934 Bureau of Pensions, Washington D. C. Dear Sirs, Please send me any information you have on William Dixon (not as), who enlisted from Georgia and served in the Revolutionary War, and his family; also on a Gibbs (probably Harwood) from Georgia who married Lucy Anderson of Va. Thanking you, I am, Respt; Mrs. A. L. Young
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SHANNON M. GAMBLE 327 CRESTWAY DRIVE CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Mar 19, 1939 Gentlemen: Please give me what record you have of Lieut Harod Gibbs who fought in the Rev War from Mecklenburg County, Virginia. His widow, Anna, later lived in Warren County N. C. Thanking you I am Yours very truly Shannon M Gamble (RECEIVED MAR 21 19[illegible] [stamp])
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February 26, 1934 Mrs. A. L. Young 198 North Bolivar Street Cleveland, Mississippi. BA-J/ILL Dear Madam: Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of William Dixon and Harwood Gibbs, both of Georgia. As stated in letter to you on July 7, 1931, there is no claim for pension on file based upon service of a Howard or Harwood Gibbs. the record of Harod Gibbs which was furnished you on April 19, 1929, is that of the only soldier with similar name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. As stated in letter to you on January 25, 1932, this office has no record of William Dixon, Revolutionary War soldier of Georgia. Very truly yours, A. D.
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July 7, 1931 Mrs. A. L. Young Teachers College Cleveland, Mississippi Rev. & 1812 Wars Section [illegible]L Dear Madame You are advised that Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such a claim on file on account of the service of Howard or Harwood Gibbs. On April 19, 1929, you were furnished the history of Harod Gibbs, the only soldier of that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. Very truly yours A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator see further corres. to her in regt. files under Wm Dixon
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Rev. War Section V. L. M. [illegible] August 10, 1914. Miss Elise Gibbs, Box 165, Madison, Ga. Madam: In response to your letter of the third instant. you are advised that the papers in the claim W. File No. 17.947 Rev. War. show that Herad or Harod Gibbs enlisted in 1775, in the 15th Virginia Regiment, was commissioned Lieutenant March 10, 1777. and remained as such until May 1778, when he resigned from said regiment, and afterwards continued in the service until the end of the war, no officers or data given. He married, January 10, 1773, Anna Cunningham, and died November 20, 1820. She was allowed pension on an application executed June [illegible], 1841. While a resident of Franklin County. North Carolina, aged eighty-four years. There is no other data as to his family. ? (son referred to - handwritten) Very respectfully, E. C. Tieman Acting Commissioner
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Rev. War Section. April 18, 1817. Miss Elise Gibbs, Box 165, Madison, Georgia. Madam: In reply to your letter of the 7th instant, you are advised that you were furnished the history of the Revolutionary War pension claim of Anna widow of Harod Gibbs, W.17,947, on August 10, 1914 and it is not the practice of the Bureau to send the same record twice to any person. Very respectfully, G M Saltzgaber Commissioner.
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There are no further family data. The above noted Harod Gibbs is the only soldier of that name, all spellings searched, that is found on the Revolutionary War records of this office. In order to obtain the data of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid and possibly the data of death of Anna Gibbs, widow of Harod Gibbs, you should write to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data: Anna Gibbs, widow of Harod Gibbs Certificate #3796 Issued October 19, 1842 Rate $192.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of July 4, 1836, North Carolina Agency. Very truly yours A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.