Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46091, for Joseph Johnson, Maryland
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(3-1776)

SERVICE: Md.

Johnson, Joseph

NUMBER: S46091
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I2-G23 Pennsylvania

Joseph Johnston of Fayette County in the state of Pennsylvania who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Heward of the Maryland Line for the term of three years and nine months.

Inscribed on the rolls of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 8th of November 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued on 25th of June 1819 and sent to Judge Tinley of Uniontown Pennsylvania.

Arrears to the 4th of March, 1819 3m 23/30 4/31 31*16  [this appears to be the clerk doing the math on how much is owed] semi-nal all’ce ending 4th Sept 1819 —48---  
$79.16 

Continued

[some illegible writing below it, possibly including the name Johnson]

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Tu juamje am Stakely Wilson
May 10th 36-r27 [illegible] 36
This correspondence should relate to another person of the same name

[written sideways down the edge of the paper:] A citation sent to John St Clair
[illegible]town, Pennsylvania
11631
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12425
Fayette Bay
June 19th

Joseph Johnston
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Fayette county in the state of Pennsylvania fourteenth judicial district

	Personally appeared in the open court of common plies of Fayette County aforesaid it being a court record Joseph Johnston aged 65 years resident in the said county who being duly sworn according to law doth in his oath declared that he served in the revolutionary war as follows- that I enlisted under Captain Olden. That I was in the battle of Utah Springs, Stattin Island and Guilford & in the fourth regiment Maryland line under the command of colonel Steward. That date of his original declaration is the 8th day of November eighteen hundred and eighteen and the number of his pension certificate is N. 12.423.

	And now in pursuance of an act of Congress of the 1st day of May 1820 I do sware that I was a resident citizen in the United States on the eighteenth day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner whatsoever disposed of my property or an 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 Navel service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed the 18th day of March AD 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is  contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
	
That I am entirely destitute of all real and personal property whatsoever
	Joseph Johnston his mark X.
That I am by occupation a laborer and that I am not able through Rhumated pair and Phthisicoh to gain my support thereby. That I have no wife or family sworn to and declared in open court July 10th 1820.

	John StClair Pouthy
S John StClair Prothonotary of the court of common peals Fourteenth Judicial District in and for Fayette county in the state of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and 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 [illegible, appears crossed out] said Joseph Johnston has no property neith real nor personal. In testimony whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed the seal of said court the tenth day of July AD 1820.

John St Clair, party of the [illegible]
comn. pleas 14th judicial district
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Application of Joseph Johnston for Pension
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14 District of Pennsylvania, 88.
On this first day of June, 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of Fayette County in the said district, personally appeared Joseph Johnson aged  years, resident in Fayette County in the said district, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 :" That he, the said Joseph Johnson enlisted for the therm of three years on the first day of March in the year 1777 in arundel county in the state of Maryland in the company commanded by Captain Watkins on the fourth of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stewart in the line of the State of Maryland on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the about the 1st of Nov. 1780, when he was discharged from service in New Jersey state of , that he as in the battles of Snow Hill on the Eastern shore Brandy wine under Capt Oldam, & the revolt in Jersey. and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Joseph Johnson x his mark
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
James Finly
I Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Johnson did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months at one time, 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. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support. 
[handwritten] I further certify that the declarant made his first declaration on the Eighth day of Nov 1818.
James Finly
Seal of the Court
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[handwritten]

Pennsylvania Fayette County  
I John St Clair Prothonotary of the Court of Common pleas in & for the County of Fayette Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby
certify that James Finley Esq before whom the within affidavit, was taken was at the time of so doing and still is a Junior associate Judge of the Court of Common pleas in & for said County and that as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts as well within Courts of Justice
thereout. In Testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the seal of Office the Eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred nineteen
[signed] John St. Clair
Prothnotary
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Auditor's Office, Annapolis, April 28, 1819,


I hereby certify, that it appears from the muster-rolls remaining in the Auditor's Office, that Joseph Johnson enlisted as a Private in the Fourth Maryland Regiment, on the First day of March 1777 and was discharged on the First of Nov 1780
Thos Karney
Aud. S.M.
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RECORD DIVISION.
3-525

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C. [not dated]      19.....
S.F. 46091
In reply to your request of [no entry] received [no entry] for a statement of the military history of Joseph Johnson soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.

DATES OF
ENLISTMENT OR
APPOINTMENT.
March 1. 1777

LENGTH OF
SERVICE.
[no entry]

RANK.
Pvt.

OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Watkins
Oldham

COLONEL.
Stewart

STATE.
Md

Battles engaged in, Staten Island, Brandywine Guilford, Eulan
Residence of soldier at enlistment, enlisted in Anne Arundel Co.
Date of application for pension, June 1, 1819 His cl al
Residence at date of application, Fayette Co Penn
Age at date of application, 63 Date of birth not stated
Remarks: In 1820 he states he had no wife or family
For date of last payment of Pens & C.
The only one of this name

 Very respectfully, 
[no name]
Commissioner

6-2856

( Nov.1, 1780) date of discharge not and as soldier was in Service in 1781 as shown by alleged battles and he states he was under Capt "Olden"in Battle of Brandywine (1779)














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Nov. 1780 date of discharge at and as soldier was in service
in 1781 as shown by alleged battles & he states he was under Capt Eden
in body of Brandywine (1777
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[Appears to be a 2 page booklet]

[Left hand page]
3-230
Cert No. 12425
Old Rev War 46.091

Name: Joseph Johnson
Rank: Private    Comp'y:   [No Entry]
Regt: Maryland Line

Penn   } Agency

RATE PER MONYH, AND DATE OF COMMENCEMENT

1ST issue} 8.00per month    COMM'G  8th Nov.1818

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1912 Vol. 13Hist. to Elmer E Jones V.L.M.
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Post Mark

Pension Office

U. S.
NOV
 9
1912
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ELMER E. JONES. Ph. D.
FROFESSOR OF THE HISTORY
AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IND.

November 7, 1912.
Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: 
I am desirous of getting information
concerning a Joseph Johnson, who enlisted in the revolutionary War at Frederickstown [sic] or Baltimore, Maryland, near the beginning of the war, and, according to the family records, served thru the whole period. I would like to get full information concerning him, if he appears upon your records; his regiment, company, when enlisted, when discharged,
when pensioned, death, marriage, date of wife's death, and any other information you can give me.

I am inclosing to you a copy of a letter
received from the War Department giving a part of the above information.

Thanking you I beg to remain
Very sincerely yours,

Elmer E. Jones [signed]
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41

Bounty Land Warrant Record Card*

Division of Veterans' Administration Archives\

NAME Johnson, Joseph      GRADE  Private
LINE    Massachusetts

WARRANT NUMBER 4490
ACREAGE  100 
 ISSUED Jan. 19, 1792  to Resolve Waldron

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "" Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800"" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776 and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800.
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.