Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38885, for Elisha Edwards Johnson, South Carolina
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(3-1776)


SERVICE
S. C.

Johnson, Elisha Edwards

NUMBER
S. 38885
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06054
West  Tennessee 4
Elisha E. Johnson
of Giles County in the state of Tennessee who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel [Isaac] Huger of the S. Carolina line, for the term of the war -

Inscribed on the Roll of West  Tennessee at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 15 of June 1818 -

Certificate of Pension issued the 31st of March 1819 and sent to Saml. Witherspoon Esqr.
Columbia - Tennessee.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819 - S 16.4/30.31  69.29
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4th Septr. 1819    48.00 = $117:29

{Revolutionary claim,}
{Act 18th March, 1818.}
Giles County.
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To the Honorable the Secretary at war of the United States.
The Petition of Elisha Edwards Johnson represents that soon after the battle at Sullivans Island he enlisted during the revolutionary war as a soldier in the service of the United States under Captain Thomas Jarvey [Jervey] of the fifth South Carolina Regiment commanded by Colonel Isaac Huger, and was under his command at Savannah when it was taken by the British and was then taken prisoner, that he was afterwards in the battle of Ninety six under General Green [Nathanael Greene] in which  he received three wounds one in his leg one in his hip and one in his shoulder, which disabled him so much that he was unable to perform duty again during the war and returned to his friends under a permit from General Greene, which was all the discharge he ever received, that this together with all his other papers have been destroyed by fire, so that he has no way of proving the above facts but by his own oath.  Your petitioner states that after the fall of Savannah he never received any pay from the United States for his services nor has he ever received any pension from the United States nor from any of the States, after the conclusion of the war he continued to reside in South Carolina, and about eighteen years ago he removed to North Carolina where he resided until about one year ago when he removed to the state of Tennessee where he now resides and is an inhabitant of Giles County.  He is about the age of seventy years is poor and in reduced circumstances, having no real estate and very little personal property, and is scarcely able with much difficulty to procure for himself a scanty subsistence by his personal exertions, and stands in need of the assistance of his country.
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He also releases any claim to a pension from the United States under any previous law to that passed in 1818 He therefore prays to be placed on the pension list agreeably to an act passed at the last Session of the Congress of the United States


State of Tennessee Maury County to wit.

This day personally appeared before me Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the Circuit courts for the State of Tennessee now presiding in the Circuit court of Maury County, Elisha Edwards Johnson the above petitioner who being duly sworn states that the facts set forth in the above petition are Just and true
Sworn to & subscribed before 
me this 20th day of June 1818.
Thos. Stuart

Elisha Eds Johnson


State of Tennessee to wit

I Thomas Stuart one of the Judges of the Circuit courts for the State of Tennessee now presiding in the Circuit court of Maury county, do certify that from the above affidavit of Elisha Edwards Johnson, and the annexed affidavit of Edward Watts, and certificate of Genl. Richard Winn and from a personal examination of said Elisha Edwards Johnson
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it appears to my satisfaction, that said Elisha Edwards Johnson did serve the United States as a soldier in the Revolutionary as stated in the preceding declaration that he stands in need of assistance from his country for his support, and that the statements in the foregoing petition are true.  Given under my hand at Columbia this 20th day of June 1818.
Thos. Stuart.


State of Tennessee}
Maury County to wit}

I Horatio Depriest clerk of the circuit court of Maury county in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that Thomas Stuart, who hath signed the above certificate is and was at the time of signing the same a Judge of the circuit courts of the State of Tennessee and then did & now doth preside in the Circuit court of said county.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this 20th day of June 1818.

Hora. DePriest Clerk private Seal
there being no seal of office
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I do hereby Certify that Isaac Huger was a Colonel in the Regular Service in South Carolina & afterwards made a General & I make no doubt but what the Sd. Elisha E Johnston has Sworn to the trouth
Given under my hand this
18th June 1818
Richard Winn
Maj. General
In South Carolina


State of Tennessee}
Maury County}
This day came before me Saml. Witherspoon one of the Justices for said County Edward Watts of 2. 6.7. aged nearly Seventy seven years of aged who being sworn on the holy evangelist of almighty God, deposeth that while he served as a regular soldier in the Revolutionary War under the command of Col. Isaac Huger, he believes that the within named Elisha E Johnston served with him as a regular Soldier for the term of eighteen months under said Huger, that he believes him fully entitled to any benevolence for said services, from the fedr. Government, that he believes said Service as rendered by said Johnston under Captain Thomas Carvey -

Edward Watts


Sworn to and Subscribed
before me this 19 June 1818.
Saml. Witherspoon Justice of the peace
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State of Tennessee}
Maury County}
This day came before me Samuel Witherspoon one of the Justices for said County Elisha Edwards Johnson aged Seventy years who being Sworn on the Holy evangelist of almighty God deposeth that he served as a continental Soldier in the revolutionary war, for six years, that he enlisted during the war under the command of Colonel Isaac Huger and served said term faithfully, that when that noted battle took place at Ninety Six in So. Carolina I was then under the command of Genl. Green at which place I recd. three wounds, the marks of which I carry to my Great injury.
That he was sent from the service on a permit by Genl Green as unable for duty which was all the discharge he recd. that his papers pertaining to the war with all others he had was destroyed by fire therefore have no way of proving said service but by his oath        Elisha Eds Johnson

Sworn to & Subscribed
before me this 15 June 1818.
Saml Witherspoon Justice of the peace.
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Elisha E. Johnson.
18 in:

Col. Huger's
S. Carolina Regt

1780 - War -

15th June 1818 -


Admitted.


Johnson

The Hon. . ble

Secretary at War of the United States.

Admitted.
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38885

INVALID.
Revy
Awn

File No. 38,885

Elisha E Johnson
Priv Rev War

Act : 18" March 18"

Index :--Vol. S, Page 260

[Arrangement of 1870.]