Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,550, Gilson Hamrick, Va.

SERVICE
Hanrick Gilson
NUMBER
Ua.
R. 4550
CONTENTS

J. H. H. H. H. H.
Dear
Rev. Dr. M. A. H. H. H. 1844.

State of Kentucky Clinton County
Be it known that on this 20 th day of April in the year 1844 personally appeared before the Hon ble Henry O'Brien Judge of the Circuit Court in open court being a bust of many years and for said county Gilson Hamrick aged 78 78 years who makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the several acts of Congress for the benefit of Revolutionary Pensioners. Who being duly sworn upon his oath declared. That in the fall of the year 1781 in the County of Loudoun in the State of Virginia he entered the service of the United States and marched from said County of Loudoun to the Siege of York. That afterward and after the Siege of York he marched from thence to Abingdon Ferry in charge of the British prisoners at which point he was discharged. That he served during that time full two months. That Richard Spurr was his Captain That Major Rhea was his Major part of the time. That Col. Heth was his Colonel he does not recollect the Christian names of his Major and his Colonel. That he was at the Camp of Cornwallis at York. That he moved from Virginia to Kentucky in the year 1796. and has resided in Kentucky ever since except three years when his residence was in Indiana. That he has no children living with him. That his wife yet lives and is 79 years of age. and he is 78 years of age as aforesaid.

and that he was married in 1785-
Gilson Hamrick
Compt. of the Newton County, to wit:
I William A. Pendleton, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County aforesaid do certify that the foregoing Declaration of Gilson Hamrick was pro duced, subscribed and sworn to in Open Court, on the 20 th day of April, 1844.
The foregoing which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at the Courthouse in Independence, on the 24 th day of April, 1844.
Wm. A. Pendleton Clerk

I have personal knowledge of Gideon Hawick & know him now for many years, and he has had the reputation of being a revolutionary soldier W. H. Southgate

MMH am
December 18, 1926
Mrs. Hallie H. Thompson 751 Glendale Drive Frankfort, Indiana
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 4550 it appears that Gilson Hamrick applied for pension April 20, 1844 while a resident of Kenton County, Kentucky, at which time he was aged seventy-eight years, and stated that he enlisted in the fall of 1781 in Captain Richard Spurr's Company, Colonel West's Virginia Regiment, was at the Siege of Yorktown after which he marched to Nolan's Ferry in charge of prisoners and was there discharged, having served two months.
His claim was not allowed as he did not serve six months as required by the pension laws.
He stated that in 1798 he moved from Virginia to Kentucky where he had always lived prior to 1844, except three years he lived in Indiana.
He also stated that he married in 1785 and that his wife

was still living (1844) but no children were living with him, no names of his family given.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

total - 11.4
June 13.
[Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

Pension Office
13. June 184.
Sir.
The papers in the case of Gil- son Hamrick claiming a pension under the act of June 7 th '32 have been examined and filed. The claimant is not entitled according to his own statement to receive a pension, six months of actual service being the shortest term for which the law provides. The claim is disallowed.
Honble J. W. Tibbats
Hope R.
Act June 7 th '32

Frankfort Ind. Oct. 24 1926.
Com. of Pensions, Washington D.C.
Sir.
In my efforts to trace the records of my Revolutionary Ancestors Gibson Hamrick, and his father, (name unknown) natives of Virginia - who are said to have been soldiers under General Washington, - participated in the battle of Yorktown, and witnessed the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, I am writing your office to find out if pension was granted in this name.
Gibson Hamrick died about seventy five years ago,

and is buried in Putnam County Indiana - near Green Castle -
Any information you can give me will be thankfully received -
Respect
(Mrs.) Hallie Hamrick Thompson 751 Glendale Drive Frankfort, Ind.

1926 - Dec. 18 - 1 Hist. to Mrs. H. Thompson - MMF.
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
REJECTED
4550
P. O. Gibson Hamrick Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Printed list of 1852 gives as cause of rejection: "Not Res Allege: make the service"
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

35758 Gils on Hammicks K 3
Rejected
Set to Hon. J. W. Tibbatts, June 13 th 1844 4550
Act June 7 th 32