Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1840, for Zopher Johnson, Virginia
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
Va.

[five-pointed star]
Johnson, Zopher

NUMBER
S.1840
Carded
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CONTENTS
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593
Jonesboro Agency
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Zopher Johnson of Greene in the State of Tennessee who was a Private in the Compy commanded by Captain Gilkeson of the Reg't commanded by Col'o Darke in the militia line for six months. Va.
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Inscribed on the Roll of Jonesboro agcy. at the rate of 20. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension issued the 18 day of Feb'y 1833 and Handed to Hon. John Blair
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Arrears to 4th of Sept'r 1832. 30.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar. 1833. 10.00
[total] $40.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. R. Palmer, Clerk,
Book D. -- Vol. 9. -- Page 206

[right side]
order to pay Aug. 19. 1836
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[Postmark] JONESBOROUGH Te AUG 10
[Stamp] FREE
The Commissioner of Pensions
Pension office
Washington City
D.C

Ans'd [answered] 19 Aug. 1836
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Jonesborough Tenn
August 9th 1836

Hon Mr Cressup [?]
acting comm of war &c
Sir:

enclosed you will receve the pension declaration of Samuel Oliver who as well as his sponsors [underlined] are personally known to me & who are all repectable, examine his claim & give me the result.

[left margin next to 1st paragraph:] taken out

The Receipt & Voucher of Zophar Johnston is enclosed you for the purpose of obtaining the official order for its payment as it has been deferred by reason of no application being made until the gent is interdicted without an order to that effect.

I also wish an order for the payment of Charles Grahams arrears since 4th Sepr 1834 at which time he was lastly paid, The old man has been absent for two years, leaving his certificate with me. He has returned, & I am aware that he cannot be paid without y'r order and as he had left his certificate with me & it is now in my posession I have made that statement in order that
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you may open the order for the 4th Sept. next.

The President called upon us on his way to the Hermitage, & was hailed by thousands, he lives in the affection of this people.

your friend
John Blair
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17317
Zopher Johnson
from 1781 private
6 months.
$20.

six months only can be allowed

Hon J. Blair.
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State of Tennessee
Greene County } October Sessions 1832

On this 24th day of October 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Justices of the Court of pleas and Quarter Sessions for said County Zopher Johnson A resident Citizen of said County aged Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed 7th June 1832.

That he was born in the forks of Delaware in Pennsylvania but the County he does not remember and he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as hereinafter stated to wit -

He entered the service as a substitute for his Brother Joseph Johnson who was drafted to serve a tour of duty in the Militia in Frederick County Virginia in the Summer of 1781 for the term of three months, under Capt Gilkeson Lieutenant Ashby and was in the Regiment Commanded by Major Scott & Colonel Dark, and served his tour of duty At And near Williamsburgh Virginia And he remained in the service until after the surrender of Ld Cornwallace [Cornwallis] at Yorktown Virginia and was then discharged by Capt Gilkinson which discharge he received After he returned home and he was out from the time he entered the service that time until he returned home four months and two weeks Nearly all the time he was out, that time, he was in the hospitle [hospital] attending the sick and was in that imploy during the seige [siege] at Yorktown tho he heard the Guns night and day during the seige after the siege he returned home and in very short
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time the prisoners were sent up to Winchester near where he resided. After the prisoners came to Winchester he was again drafted to guard the prisoners and then a second time entered the service at Winchester on that duty under Capt Death and Guarded the prisoners At Winchester until they were Marched from that place and then went with the prisoners to Potomac River and then to Hagers Town [Hagerstown] in Maryland where they met another Guard who received the prisoners And he then was permitted and did return home again, and he was then in service before he returned home something more than two months but the precise time he cannot state which makes the whole of his time in service at least six months and two weeks

His discharge is long ago lost so that he cannot now produce it.

He has lived in Greene County where he now lives for forty years or more and moved from near Winchester to this County

He has not any Documentary evidence to prove his service and does not know of any witnesses to prove his service except the affidavits of [blank] hereto annexed and there is not any resident Minister in his Neighborhood to certify for him

He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension whatever except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state or its agency Sworn to and subscribed in Open Court the date above

Zopher Johnson V his mark

MC Sevier, D.C.
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We John Harden and Hugh Carter Resident Citizens of Greene County Tennessee do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Zopher Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration for a pension and we believe him to be seventy years of age and it is reputed and believed in his neighbourhood that he was a soldier of the revolution and we concur in that opinion

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 24th day of October 1832

[signed] John Hardin
[singed] Hugh Carter

[signed] C. Sevier, D.C.

And the said Court do hereby declare it as their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant Zopher Johnson was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the said Court further certifies that it appears to them that John Harden and Hugh Carter who have subscribed and sworn to the above Certificate and Citizens of Greene County and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.

[signed] R Maloney {Seal}
[signed] Jos. Brown {Seal}
[signed] M Lincoln [?] {Seal}

State of Tennessee
Greene County } I Andrew Patterson Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for said County do hereby Certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Zopher Johnson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal of office at office in Greeneville this 25th day of October 1832.

[signed] A. Patterson
[signed] [illegible] Sevier, DC
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1840
Rev War
INVALID.
File No. 1840
Zopher Johnson
Priv. [lined out: Tenn.] Va. Mil.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index:-- Vol. A, Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870.]