Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,761, Bellingsby Gibson, Va.
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Service Va Gibson, Billingsby Number S. 1761
Born in Ireland carded
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Rev War INVALID 1761 
File No 1761
Billingsby Gibson
Priv. Va. Line
Act: June 7, 1832
Index:-Vol. A, Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870]
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1352 Jonesborough [illegible - paper is torn]
East Tennessee Billingsby Gibson of Washington Co in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wallace of the Regt commanded by Col Campbell in the Virginia line for 13 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesborough Agency at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 day of May 1833 and sent to He?? I Blair Jonesboro
Arrears to the 4th of March 8666
Semi-an?. allowance ending 4 Sept 21.66
$108.32
{Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Daniel Boyd Clerk, 
Book E Vol. 76 Page 125
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in the State of Jersey. where he joined General Washington Army and was attached to the 5th Virginia Regiment under the command of Colonel Morgan & Majr Webb from there was marched to the white plains from then to Newark. by way of Brunswick and Morristown where the Army remained some weeks. was marched backward and forward but does not recollect the names of the particular places with the exception of Monmouth. where there was a battle between General Washingtons Army & the Brittish. he states Colonel Morgans Regiment was not engaged in said Battle. but were stationed in sight of Monmouth where they remained during the said Battle in which the American army was successful. the British Army then marched for their shiping at Sandy hook. Colonel Morgans Regiment was ordered to persue them, it being the Regiment to which this claimant belonged. he persued the British to their shiping. frequently fired on them. whilst in pursute the British took shiping at Sandy hook. Colonel Morgan then marched his Regiment back to Valey Forge. where he again Joined the Army. and when the American Army under General Washington
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took his winter Quarters with his Army at Valey Forge. where this claimant remained untill February 1781 where he received a written discharge for twelve months service. the Tour for which he was drafted but what officer gave him discharge he does not now recollect. and his said discharge has been lost for many years he does not recollect the names of any of the regulor officers with whom he served. he states that in the fall of the year 1781 he was again marched to Kings mountain in South Carolina through north Carolina crossing the yellow mountain. Joined Colonel Campbells Regiment on the said yellow Mountain. was marched on to Kings mountain where there was a battle between the Americans and British the Americans commanded by Colonel Campbell & the British commanded by General Furguson who was killed in said Battle and the British were defeated their army being almost entirely killed & taken prisoner after said Battle this claimant was
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I Jeremiah Hale a resident ministery of the Gospel of the [ellegible] called Baptists do certify that I am intimately acquainted with the declarant in the foregoing declaration, & that I Terry White Esqr. also a citizen of said County & state that I am also acquainted with the said declarant, & as both certify that the said Declarant is a resident of our vicinity, & that it is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood that said applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as stat[illegible due to crease in document] by him, and that as [illegible] in that [illegible] Jeremiah Hale 
Terry White
sworn to & subscribed in open Court this 16th Oct 1832. Jas. Sevier Clk By Saml Green DC

And the Court do hereby certify & declare it as their opinion that after the investigation of the matter and after providing the interrogators directed by the war Dept that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that the Revd Jeremiah Hale & Terry White Esqr are citizens of said County of Washington, & the other an acting Justice of sd. County and that their statement is entitled to credit
Joshua Bo??ing
Richard Carr
William J Chester
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I James Sevier clerk of the Court of pleas & quarter sessions in and for the County of Washington do certify that the foregoing contains the original providing in the matter of the application of Billingsby Gibson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this 16th day of October 1832
Jas. Sevier Clk
By Saml Green DC
I know that this claim is in the form in which it was perfected, as I was in Court at the time there of J Blair
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Billingsby Gibson for pension from 1780 private 13 months $43 33/00 admit if [illegible] 13 months