Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6540, for John Lybrook, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va
Lybrook, John
R. 6540
CONTENTS
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John Lybrook Va
Rejected. See let to Hon Ro. Gray Jan 7 14 1836
Sam Kercheval 2 o
Nov 1836 same Dec. 5 1836
same Apr 17 1837 do to Hon J. Morgan Jan 4. 1838. - Do. to Hon W.
K. Bond Feb 28 1838 Let. to Hon John Lybrook Pearce, June 25, 1840.
Ad June 3 rd

REJECTED
6548
P. O.
John Lybrook
Service:
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

At 30.5574.
John Lybrook
Supercis.
6540
Hugh F Young Giles C H 1842

State of Virginia Giles County { B
On this day of March in the year of Our Lord 1834 personally appeared before me Ralph Lucas an acting justice of the Peace in and for the county of Giles & State of Virginia Jacob Snidaw a resident in the county & State aforesaid who being first duly sworn made Oath to the following statement. That he has been well acquainted with John Lybrook for more than sixty years that during the Revolutionary War they lived in the same neighborhood or section of the country. That they were enrolled in the same company of Militia under the command of Captain John Lucas. That he well recollects the services of John Lybrook as an Indian Spy of the Revolution that the company to which they belonged was divided that he was stationed in Snidaw's Fort at the mouth of Stony Creek and that Mr. Lybrook was stationed two miles higher up the River at the mouth of Sinking Creek both tributary streams of New River that himself and Mr. Lybrook are near the same age and commenced the service of their country at the same and that their services commenced in the Spring of the year 1780 and continued until the fall of the year 1783. Sworn to before me the day and year aforesaid
Ralph Lucas

I Ralph Lucas an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Giles and State of Virginia do hereby certify that Jacob Snidao who has sworn to the above or foregoing Statement in favour of Mr. Lybrook is a creditable person and that the Statement is entitled to credit given under my Hand the day and year aforesaid
Ralph Lucas

Virginia
Clerks office Giles County Court
I Rufus A. French clerk of the County court aforesaid do hereby certify that Ralph Lucas whose certificates are annexed to the foregoing Declaration of John Gylbrook is an acting Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid and that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine & that due faith & credit is & ought to be given to all of his official acts as well in & as out of. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office. This 26 th day of March 1834 & of the Commonwealth the 88 th Year
R. A. French Clerk

State of Virginia } Giles County } SS
On this 19 th day of March 1834 personally appeared before me Ralph Lucas a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and State aforesaid John Lybrook a resident of said county aged Seventy one on the 20 th November last - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832
That in the spring of 1779 he was enrolled in Capt Robert Lucas company and volunteered to serve against the Indians and was stationed in a Garrison situated on New River at the mouth of Stoney creek then in the County of Botetourt Virginia in that part that is now the county of Giles - That he entered the service on the first day of April and served in Garrison with an enclosed corps or on spying parties until the first of October
That the nature of his services was to remain in Garrison for its defence in case it was attacked by the Indians and by turns to go on spying parties - That he recollects that he frequently had for his spying comrades, Philip Lybrook and Hezekiah Philips - that they ranged the Mountains up and down on both sides of New river
That again in the springs of 1780 - 81 - and 82 he volunteered and served from the first of April until the first of October in each year during all of which time he remained in Captain Lucas company That during these three years last named he served in a Garrison situated on New river at the mouth of Sinking creek - then in the county of Botetourt Virginia now the county of Giles - That the company to which he belonged was divided a part remained in Garrison with him and a part

was stationed a few miles lower down the river at what was then called Sniders Fort
That the nature of his service was as named in his first tower - That he frequently went on spying parties and reconnoitered the country watching for Indians - That he endured all the hardships of Indian hostilities - and served as he has stated during which time he followed no civil pursuit
That previous to the time for which he is now claiming a pension so early as in his 14 th or 15 th year he volunteered under the command Captain Hlayed and Col Preston and served in Preston Garrison at Smithfield in Montgomery County Virginia
and was in service Miss Marsh which he here only names to show that he was early engaged in the most perilous warfare in defence of his country
1 st he was born in the state of Pennsylvania in the year 1763 2 d he has his name recorded in a Bible 3 d he lived in that part of Botetourt county that is now Giles Virginia where he has lived ever since the revolutionary war and do yet live 4 th Volunteered 5 th he never held any higher office to command than the Captain whom he has named in his declaration that he served under - Preston was their Colonel but he never knew him to attend the Garrisans 6 th he never received a written discharge 7 th the Rev Isaac Scott and Amos Phipps He can support his declaration by the evidence of Col Christian Snidow and Jacob Snidow
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any State. Sworn to and Subscribed

The day and year aforesaid
Ralph Lucas J.P. John Lybrook
and I Ralph Lucas a Justice of the peace in and for the county of Giles do hereby declare my opinion that the above named applicant served against the Indians as he has stated
Ralph Lucas J.P.
We Isaac Scott, clergyman residing in the county of Giles and Robert Lumpkin residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Lybrook who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 70 years of age that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides to have been against the Indians in the time of that revolutionary War and that we concur in that Opinion
Sworn to and subscribed the days and year aforesaid
Ralph Lucas J.P.
Isaac Scott Robert Lumpkin
and I Ralph Lucas a Justice of the peace in and for said county do hereby declare my opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Dept that the above named applicant was an Indian soldier and served as he states - and I do further certify that it appears to me that Isaac Scott who has signed the proceeding

Certificate is a clergyman residing in the county of Giles and that Robert Lumpkins who has also signed the same is a resident in the county of Giles and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit
and I do further certify that owing to bodily infirmities the applicant cannot attend court
Given under my hand the days and year first above written
P. C. Johnson