Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 41,708, for Thomas Johnson, Pennsylvania
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Penn

Johnson, Thomas

S 41708
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13,706

Ohio R

Thomas Johnson of Washington in the state of Ohio who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cook of the Pennsylvania line for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 21st of April 1818.

Certificate of Pension issues 23 of August [illegible] and send to Ezekiel Deming, Esq, Wooster, Marion County, Ohio.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819  $83.69
Semiannual allowance ending Sept 1819  $48.00

(10 months 10/30 - 4/30)

Total $131.69

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818

Continued....
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Thomas Johnson

No 13.76

Aug 1819
Cont'd Sept 11, 1820
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The State of Ohio
Washington County
Court of common pleas July 25, 1820

On the 25th day of July 1820, personally appeared Thomas Johnson in open court, being a court of Records for said County.  Aged about seventy-nine years, resident in said county, who being first duly sworn according to law and on his oath declare that he serviced in the Revolutionary War as follows:  In a regiment commanded by Cap Cook in a company commanded by Capt Long in the Pennsylvania Line.  He made a declaration and application for a pension on the 21st of April 1818 and received a pension certificate numbered 13.706.

And I do solumenly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale, or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18th day of March 1818: and that I have not nor any person for me any property or security interest due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed.
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and by me subscribed.

Schedule

One note of hand for twenty dollars and one case.  I owe ten dollars and forty four cents.  my occupation is a farmer.  my abilities to pursue it are now at all as I have become a child the second time almost deaf and blind. the number of my family are two myself and wife her name Rachael, aged sixty six years.  the above property purchased by money received on my pension certificate

His mark.... Thomas Johnson

Sworn to and declared on the 25th day of July 1820 before the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County in session.

Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clerk

The court doth certify the utter inability of the Declarant to obtain a livelihood by his manual labour.

Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clerk
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I George Dunley, Clerk of the Court of Common within and for the County of Washington in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Record of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule as thirty dollars. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seal of said court this [ ]
day of July Anno Domini one thousand Eight hundred and twenty

Geo. Dunley, Clerk of the Court of Commonpleas, Washington County Ohio
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Thomas Johnson
Private, Pennsylvania Line
Col Cook
1777 - e years

Pension $146.00

This case will be admitted when the credibility of witness as to reduced circumstances is properly certified.

Admitted
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State of Ohio
Washington County 

On this 21st day of April 1818 before me the subscribed one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common pleas within and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Thomas Johnson, aged 85 years resident in said County who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration.

Thomas Johnston of the township of Wooster County of Washington and State of Ohio being as I believe a person entitled to a pension under the act of Congress passed March 18th 1818, entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. Do agreeable to the provisions in said act make this my declaration under the solemnities of an oath.

About the year One thousand Seven hundred and seventy seven (1777)  I enlisted as private soldier and was put under the command of Capt Cooksey Long. Commandant and the Regiment commanded by Colonel William Cook, Commandant, according to my best recollection in the Pennsylvania line and served my country against the common enemy three years and nine months  under the aforesaid Officers by two enlistments and was regularly discharge, which discharge was vurnt in my house which was consumed by fire with all it contained, all of which time I served under the continental establishment.  And now I am 70+ years and the 15th day of October last past and all that I possess and have will not amount to twenty Dollars under these circumstances.  I can safely swear that I stand in need of the assistance of my country for support and that I have no other Evidence now in my power to prove my aforesaid services. 

Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid

Ezekiel Deming
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I, Ezekiel Deming Associate Judge as aforesaid do certify that appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Johnson did serve in the revolutionary war nine months and more as stated in the preceding declaration against the commony enemy on the continental establishment and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the Department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress

Ezekiel Deming
Associate Judge

Deponent aforesaid Frida Johnson of lawful age, who deposed and says that Thomas Johnson is a man injured in circumstances and that all that he pass or would not if put to the last Sunday to him in good and
and further this deponent saith not.

Jacob Johnson

Sworn and subscribed this 29th June 1818 Before me
Ezekiel Deming, Associate Judge

$33.30
73.
40
$146
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State of Ohio
Washington County ⎬ 
Personally appeared John D Chamberlain and deposeth and saith that Thomas Johnston is in Reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for Support and further this deponent saith not

John D Chamberlain

Sworn to and Subscribed Before me at Wooster this first day of July 1819,

Ezekiel Deming Associate Judge

I do hereby Certify that Jacob Johnston and John D Chamberlain, signers to the foregoing Depositions areboth of them persons of credibility.

Wooster July 1st 1819 Ezekiel Deming, Associate Judge

State of Ohio
Washington County

As clerk of the Court of Common Please within and for said county, I do hereby certify that the Honorable Ezekiel Deming Esquire who hath signed his name to the annexed and foregoing certificates was at the several time of signing and certifying the matters and things in said certificates.

Continues and remains at this time is one of the associate Judges of said Court duly appointed commissioned and qualified agreeably to the Laws of said State and that full faith and credit is and ought to be given to all things by him thus certified as well in Courts of Justice of all where-

In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand & affix my official seal at
at and in said County this seventh day of July AD Pennsylvania, 1819

George Dunlevy, Clerk

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41708
INVALID

File no 41.708
Thomas Johnson
Private, Rev War

Act: 18t March 18

Index:  Vol 5, Page 261