Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5669, for William Johnson, Georgia
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Ga

Johnson, William

R5669
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Rejected

5669

William Johnson
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William Johnson
Georgia

Lt T Lumpkin

Oct 30/55
May 15 1828
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William Johnson
May 15 1828
Georgia

5669
T Lumpkin
Present
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Washington DC
Oct 22 1835

I hereinwith enclose the declaration of Wm Johnson's son and only heir of William Johnson late of Georgia and atest Act of 15th May 1828

I have honorable and very respy
TW ?

Hon J Minot
Commissioner of Pensions
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To the Commissioner of Pensions

State of Georgia
Columbia County

On this the Sixteenth day
of October One thousand eight hundred and
fifty five, personally come before me Stephen
Drane a Judge of the Inferior Court for and in said County and State, William Johnson a resident of the same, aged sixty nine years, who being 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 May the 15th 1828, in the right of his deceased father, the late Lieutenant William Johnson of the Continental line He declares and says "unreadable due to ink smudge" Johnson
entered the Continental service in the State of
Georgia Parish of St Paul in the year
1776 and that he continued in the service
under Colonel Elbert and McIntosh until
the end of the except when a prisoner
And he further declares, that his father the
said William Johnson, was under Albert
in the Florida Expedition in the south at
Briar Creek, and other places, which his
frail memory now forgets. And he further
declares, that he was at many other fights,
but he left his father when young, and
he hand, he never learned much of his
Revolutionary trials and ?, nor did he
receive any of his papers as he died in
his absence consequently he must appeal
to the justice of the Department and
the notaries of the services, to sustain it.
But he declares and says, that he is the
only living child of the said William
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Johnson, who was the identical William, who was a Lieutenant in the Georgia Continental
from 1776 to the close of the war, and
died on the eighth of April 1839.
the 87th year of his age. And he further
declares, that he says William
never drew a pension, that he is awarded
of but, that, he thinks he applied and
was rejected on account of being able
to live without it, or something of the
sort afterward, he never applied, that
he knows of and this he has only one descendant
from a brother deceased now
And he hereby relinquishes every
claim whatever to any pension or an
in the right of his father the said
Lieutenant
William Johnson except
the present, and he further declares
that his name is not on the Pension
Roll of the Agency of any State, but
he knows of and if so, and he
never draw he does not wish it, but
if the claim is due, he wishes it
as he is poor and in want
Sworn to and subscribed before me
the day and year above written
William Johnson
Stephen Cram J.J.C.
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State of Georgis
Columbia County

We the undesigned hereby swear and declare
we know William Johnson the declarant
that he is poor, and crippled that, he
is a credible man and his statements
entitled to respect, and, that William
Johnson in our opinion was a Lieutenant
in the Continental service sworn to
and subscribed before me, the day
and year above written
Stephen Drane S.
William Jones

Georgia
Columbia County
This will certify that the
affiants of the above affidavit
are residents of this County and
are credible men & that William
Johnson is an invalid & cannot
appear in court, and that it
appears that William Johnson was a
Lieutenant in the Revolution
from the facts before us
Given
under my
hand and seal
the day and year above written
Stephen Drew
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State of Georgia 
Columbia County

This is to certify
that Stephen Doane was at the time
and is now, of signing
and affidavits declaration
 an acting Judge
of the Inferior Court of said County
that for the said State
his signature is genuine
and he is entitled to official acts are
full faith & credit
Given under my hand and
seal
of Office at Appling
Columbia Co. Geo. this the18 day of October
1858

Simmons Crawford
Clerk of the Superior
J Yemmous Crawford deputy
County Clerk of the Superior Court County do hereby