Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 2729, John Gibbs, N.C. Va.

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State of Tennessee
Bedford County,              
 Court of Pleas & Quarterly
 Sessions


                    On this 12th day of November 1832, personally appeared in open court before Samuel Phillips, John L. Neill and John B Armstrong, Esquires, Justices appointed to hold the Court of Pleas & Quarterly Sessions for the county aforesaid now sitting, John Gibbs, a resident of Bedford County in the State of Tennessee aged about seventy six years 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  7th June, 1832. -  That he entered the service of the United States under the following named offices and served as herein stated. 
He was born in Pittsylvania County, State of Virginia, but the year of his birth he cannot recollect positively, but he is certain that he will be seventy six years of age some time in December next (1832).  His parents died when he was very young and he was at the age of fifteen bound out as an apprentice in Halifax County, Virginia.  He states that he entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War some time in the Spring or summer of the year 1777, but the particular month he cannot now recollect

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654
Hannah Gibbs
Widow of John 
Kentucky
Suspended

Let  April 20, 1850
J W Hazelrigg

Hon J C Mason   12 Sept  1850  (crossed out)

J.W. Hazelrigg  22 Mar 51
		m letter back
Act  29 July  1848

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Pension Office
 			Nashville, Tenn
			July 19, 1843

Sir
           Yours of the 11th Instant, Requesting to be informed as to what time John Gibbs, a pensioner on the Roll of this agency, under the act of the 7th June 1832 at the rate of 54.66/100 dollars per annum, was last paid, is received.  He has been paid at this agency up to 4th September 1842.
			Very Respectfully,
			Your Obedient Servant
			J. M  Smith
			Pen. Agent

J.L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City

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Louisville, Ky  March 20, 1843

J.L. Edwards, Esq
Com. of Pensions
Washington  ;    Sir:
		As attorney for John Gibbs, a Pensioner recently of the State of Tennessee, but who now resides in Breathitt County, Kentucky, I have this day presented his Pension claim to the Pension Agent here, who declined paying it, the name of Mr. Gibbs not having been enrolled upon this Agency.  I wish to learn from you what course is necessary to have his name enrolled upon the Kentucky Agency.
	There are several widows residing in Breathitt county who are entitled to the benefit of the Act of 4 July 1836, but they have never yet made application.  Be pleased to furnish me such instructions, forms, or copies of the Acts, as may enable me to prepare their applications; of all which, in both the enquiries, as above, please direct to me at Breathitt Court House, Ky.    With much Respect
						A.B. Patrick.

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XI.	Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman or another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief of his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?                           Citizens only
XII.	If the clergyman’s affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it       No      reason assigned
XIII.	 If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had : Yes
XIV.	* If the applicant’s name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service?
If he has produced direct proof as to service, as the magistrate who administered the oath certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses 
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV.	    Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation or of such an age as to have personal knowledge of the applicant’s service?
XVI.	Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct?              Yes
XVII.	Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily?  And, if not, which of them is not so answered.               answered

EXPLANATORY NOTES
*QUERE V.     In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:

   “Personally appeared before me, the undersigned a Justice of the Peace &c A. B . who, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades; .  For __  year ____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _______ .      For __  year ____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _______   and for such service I claim a pension -

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LEFT side:     

West Liberty
Aug 26        KY

                   From
Hon’bl  John C Mason
   Washington City
	D.C.

I favorably know the 
Parties and do
not doubt the
Justices + correctness
of the allowance
J C Mason
H R

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          July 13, 1933
R Abbott Gibbs
1516 Grove Avenue		BA-J/ILL
Richmond Virginia		Edward Gibbs  S  13149
				John Gibbs – W 2729  
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding Edward Gibbs and John Gibbs, soldiers of the Revolutionary War.
	A search of the records has been made and you are furnished herein the records of regarding Edward and John Gibbs as found in the papers on file in the above noted pension claims, based upon service in that war.
				
EDWARD  GIBBS   - S. 13149
	Edward Gibbs, while a resident of Amelia County, Virginia, enlisted in February 1776, served as a private in Captain Meade’s company, Colonel Spotswood 2” Virginia regiment, marched to Springfield, New Jersey, in the spring, was in the battle of Brandywine, in the siege of Mud Island Fort near Philadelphia during nine weeks, wintered at Valley Forge and was discharged sometime in February, 1778, having served two years.  After his return home, he served a tour of three months in 1780 in Captain William Craddock’s Virginia company, during which he was in the battle of Gates’ Defeat.
	The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed August 14, 1832, at which time he resided in Campbell County, Virginia.  He was then seventy six years of age, the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
	In February, 1836, Edward Gibbs was a resident of Logan County, Kentucky, to which county he had moved recently from Virginia.  There are no data regarding the soldier’s family in the papers in his pension claim.
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