Thanks to Barbara for sharing part of Kinkade's pension application affidavit; she also writes: >>Because he mentioned service under Capt. George Gibson, he may also have been in Dunmore's War at Ft. Pitt in 1774/1775.<< A George Gibson was Captain in the 1st Virginia Continental Regiment from at least Feb. 1776, according to Heitman's _Historic Register of Officers_. This Regiment, recruited under auspices of the Continental Congress, had no organizational relationship with the First Virginia Regiment that existed at the time of Dunmore's War in 1774. The one in existence in 1774 was an army of a British colony. Dunmore's war did not take place at Ft. Pitt, but local militia was gathered there before setting out with Lord Dunmore (other contingents having been sent to perform specific tasks a little before then) for Ohio country. Other units from Botetourt, Fincastle and other counties had set out on a different route, supposed to meet Dunmore with the northern-route group. Part of the groups not with Dunmore are the ones attacked at Point Pleasant. Most of the movements and various activities took place July-October 1774. Fort Pitt was at this time a gathering and provisioning point for the expedition, not a fort under attack. If you have evidence that the First Virginia Regiment (colonial) garrisoned Ft. Pitt ca. 1774-1775, it would be of interest. I have not found a mention of a Capt. George Gibson among the rosters related to Dunmore's War, although there was at least one Private by this name. Good hunting, Judy

Thank you for your enlightening comments. There was a John Gibson at Ft. Pitt., and his brother George went with William Linn and others on the secret mission to Louisiana to get much needed gunpowder from Galvez (? ) The men under George Gibson disguised themselves and made a successful trip, and then returned north via the Mississippi River, while Gibson went back to Virginia by sea. It would help me to know more about Robert Kinkade's family group--whether from PA or VA--if I knew for sure which George Gibson he is referring to in his pension application. I will have to lookup that gunpowder story again. The suggestion that Robert Kinkade was at Ft. Pitt came from Lee Minnis' book about the 1st Virginia Regiment. A Robert Kinkaid is listed on the rolls under Henry Houghland/Hoagland. Daniel Morgan is listed on the rolls for service at Ft. Pitt.also. Barbara Van Hout ----- Original Message ----- From: <Frostfreedet@aol.com> To: <AMERICAN-REVOLUTION@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Morgan's Rifles, Capt. Henderson,Robert Kinkade > Thanks to Barbara for sharing part of Kinkade's pension application > affidavit; she also writes: > >>>Because he mentioned service under Capt. George Gibson, he may also have > been in Dunmore's War at Ft. Pitt in 1774/1775.<< > > A George Gibson was Captain in the 1st Virginia Continental Regiment from > at > least Feb. 1776, according to Heitman's _Historic Register of Officers_. > This > Regiment, recruited under auspices of the Continental Congress, had no > organizational relationship with the First Virginia Regiment that existed > at the > time of Dunmore's War in 1774. > > The one in existence in 1774 was an army of a British colony. Dunmore's > war > did not take place at Ft. Pitt, but local militia was gathered there > before > setting out with Lord Dunmore (other contingents having been sent to > perform > specific tasks a little before then) for Ohio country. Other units from > Botetourt, Fincastle and other counties had set out on a different route, > supposed to > meet Dunmore with the northern-route group. Part of the groups not with > Dunmore are the ones attacked at Point Pleasant. Most of the movements > and various > activities took place July-October 1774. Fort Pitt was at this time a > gathering and provisioning point for the expedition, not a fort under > attack. > > If you have evidence that the First Virginia Regiment (colonial) > garrisoned > Ft. Pitt ca. 1774-1775, it would be of interest. > > I have not found a mention of a Capt. George Gibson among the rosters > related > to Dunmore's War, although there was at least one Private by this name. > > Good hunting, > Judy > List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > We have archives! Search for your AMERICAN-REVOLUTION information > here..... > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AMERICAN-REVOLUTION > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most > helpful site http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >