BURKE COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - Reverend John Gibbs' Revolutionary War 
			      Pension Application
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Contributor's Note:  I have seen an entry in the Burke County Library that 
refered to John's pension application, giving a brief version of it and 
then immediately listing his children as if it came from his pension 
application.  I did not believe the list of his children.  I had put off 
ordering forever.  While discussing this with Sue Hamilton, a fellow 
descendant of John's, she volunteered to get the record from the National 
Archives.   Thank you Sue.  While she was doing that she found that 
'someone' had requested that record many years ago, apparently before 
there were copying machines, because they had sent a typed copy to that 
person and had a copy of the typed copy.  The National Archives sent photo 
copies of the typed version as well as the filmed copy of the badly 
deteriorated original version.  The copy of the filmed handwritten version 
is beyond my ability to read, probably due to degragation of the film.  
The photo copy of the typed version is poor but readable, too poor to scan 
into this record.  So I am going to type in what I have heard called a 
"True" copy, to the best of my ability, this means I will put in spelling, 
grammar and punctuation as it appears on the copy of the typed version.

My "True Copy" Begins Here:

			John Gibbs, S 8556, North Carolina

John Gibbs - - S, 8556 Revolutionary Soldier.  Enlisted while a resident of
Burke County, North Carolina in 1780.  Served three months under Captain 
Clark,  Again called out in the summer of 1781 and served three months under 
Captain John Conley by order of Colonel McDowell.

He was allowed a pension on an Application executed July 15, 1844, while a 
resident of Burke County, N.C. aged 89 years.  He was allowes a pension at the
rate of $20.00 Per Annum.

State of North Carolina, Burke County:  on this 15th, day of July one thousand
eight hundred and forty four, 1844 personally appeared before me.  Mr. William
R. Rust, one of the acting magistrates and member of the court of pleas and 
quarters sessions in and for said county, John Gibbs a resident of the county
and state aforesaid, aged eighty nine years who being first duly sworn 
according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to 
obtain the benifit of the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832.

That in the days of the Revolution he resided in Burke County North Carolina
and entered the service of the United States under the following named 
officers and served as herein stated.  That in the year of 1780 he was drafted 
into the service for a tour of three months under Captain Clark who marched 
his company from Burke into Charlotte where they joined General Davidson who 
was stationed in Mecklenburg County and that after staying some weeks at the 
post, they were joined by General Morgan who spent a few days with them, and 
then the armies parted and the declarant was placed under General Morgan who 
marched on to the south Carolina to the Cowpens at which post the declarant 
was discharged having served out his tour of duty.

The next tour of duty was in the summer of the year following, in the year
1781, he was again called into service to serve another three months tour
under Captain John Conley by order of Colonel McDowell and was ordered on to
the Fort at the head of the Catawba River whee he deponent served out his 
tour of duty as was discharged.

The deponent further states that he performed other services but the above
is the only regular tours that he was out, he also stated that he has no 
Documentary evidence in support of his service that he can prove a part or all
his service by payroll evidence. 

The declarant also states that his name is not on the pension roll or any
agency except the present and that the reason why he has not applied before 
this late day for his pension is that he was disappointed by an agent that he 
had employed, and that the amount was so small that he thought to live without 
and is now from actual necessity he is induced to apply for a pension.

Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written before me.  Wm. B.
Rust, J. P. 

In a letter listed with above Wm. Rust states that Stephen Ballew a resident 
of Burke county and aged 83 years stated that John Gibbs " Is a minister of 
the Gospel, a person to whom statements is due full faith and credit." also 
Mr. Ballew said that he now and was in the days of the Revolution well 
acquainted with John Gibbs of Burke county; that he was out in the service 
with said John Gibbs in July or August 1780"

	End of my "True Copy"  George H. Gibbs 

We now know his application made no mention of Children.