Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,761, Bellingsby Gibson, Va.

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State of Tennessee Washington County} October Sessions 1832. On this 16th day of October 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Justice of the Court now sitting. Billingsby Gibson. aged Eighty two years the 15th day of September last, but has no record thereof a resadent citizen of the County of Washington and state aforesaid who being first 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 June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated to wit . He states that he was born near London derry in Ireland in the year 1750. that in the summer of 1775 he landed in America and first settled and lived in Lancaster County Pennsylvania where he remained perhaps about two years. from thence he moved to Rockbridge County Virginia. where he remained untill February 1780 when he was drafted in said County & state for a twelve months Tour of duty. and inroaled in said County under capt Adam Wallace was marched to Valey Forge

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Verbally discharged & returned home. after being in actual service one month from the time he enrolled untill discharged. he states that he served in all in the war of the Revolution. thirteen months as above stated. he has no documentary evidence of his service neither does he know of any person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or anuity and declares that his name is not on the pension roal of the agency of any state. Sworn to & subscribed this 15th day of October 1832. in open court Billingsby (his X mark) Gibson
Jas. Sevier Clk
By Sam'l Grundy