Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,065, John Gibson, N.C. Va.

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Kentucky  26, 921,
John Gibson
(unclear) Co. in the State of KY (mark)
who was a S in the Company commanded
by Captain Roak, R of the Rod commanded by
Col Marleu in the (unclear)
line for ________
1 Yr (unclear $03.33    Date of death
                                   not ace a#
Inscribed on the roll of Ky
at the rate of 03 Dollars 33 cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March 1831

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State of Kentucky
Cumberland County
Be it remembered that on this 29th day of May 1834 personnally [sic] appered Before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for the County afo. [aforementioned?] John Gibson a resident of the County of Cumberland afo. and state of Kentucky aged Eighty four years the 21 day of November next who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration [the word Declaration is repeated then crossed out] in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
That he entered the service of the united states in the month of September in the year 1777 in Surry County state of North Carolina as a drafted match a man for three months under Capt David Roark, John Martin Lenten and William Boyles Ensign in Col. Martin Armstrongs Regiment

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one month, 
the [illegible] that in the month of February  1781 he was Drafted for three months in Capt Thomas Henderson Company he does not recollect who the [illegible] ensign was but feels almost confident that his [illegible] name was William Woody his inseign's name he has fogot he was attached to the same regiment and was marched on to the frontier of virginia Rangering & scouting about after the tories [illegible] Henderson Company was detached from the Regiment and was continually Rangering the frontier of virginia & north carolina, and had several small skirmishes with the tories in which a few was killed after the term for which he was drafted [illegible] he was marched home & discharged by his Captain he was in the month of July of the same year again drafted for three months and was attached to Capt Smalls Company and [illegible] Regiment that they immediately

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are residents of Cumberland County
State of Kentucky that they and
each of them are credible persons
and that their statements are
entitled to Credit
Wm Spearman J.P.C.C.
Kentucky Cumberland County Sct
M King Clerk of the Cumberland County
Court do certify that Wm Spearman whose
name is signed to the foregoing Certificate
is and was at the time an acting magistrate
in and for said County duly Commissioned
and that his signature is Genuine
Given under my hand
and the seal of Office
in the Town of Burkesville
this 30th of May 1834
M King Clerk
By James Haggard DC