Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7096, for George Johnson, North Carolina
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Th affiant makes the following declaration in order to obtain a pension agreeable to an act of Congress passed in 1832
George Johnson aged Eighty three years
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he believes he was born in Fauquier County and State of Virginia but this deponent believes then was called Prince Williams - when this affiant states that when he was about thirty years old he was drafted for six months, marched under the command of Col John Churchill, William Edwards Lieutenant Col and Daniel Fluary Capt. This was in the year 1778 or 1779 - this affiant states that they crossed the Potomac River into Maryland to a town then called Menacacy and by some
Leesburgh - This affiant understood that they or that the Regiment was to march to a place called Bunkers hill but this affiant believes they for some cause not now remembered by him returned home. Some where high up upon the Potomac Whiton the march this affiant was taken sick & his Colonel Churchill sent this affiant home - this This
at make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension
agreeable to an act of Congress passed in 1832
George Johnson aged Eighty three grant
sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he believed he was born in Fauquier County and State of Virginia but this deponent believes that then was called Prince William. The affiant stated  when he was about thirty years old he was drafted for six months under the command of Col. John Churchill William Edwards Lieutenant Col, and Daniel Fluary Capt. This was in the year1778 or 1779.this affiant states that they crossed the Potomac River into Maryland
to a town then called Menacacy and by some
Leesburgh -This affiant understood that they  the Regiment was to march to a place called Bunkers hill but this affiant believes they for some cause not now remembered by him returned home, somewhere high up upon the Potomac  that on the march this affiant was taken sick & his Colonel Churchhill Sent this affiant home - this deponent went home in wagon as he was unable to walk -
this affiant in a short time there was call to supply the place of the men that marched [illegible] under Colonel Churchill [illegible] and said this affiant had served his six months tour
this affiant then moved into the State aforesaid and the County of Wilkes
about the year 1781 - this affiant further state that shortly after he settled in the County
aforesaid, he was again drafted to serve some  time, but how long he cannot now recollect, he marched under Joseph Herndon who was then a Captain round the frontiers in pursuit of Tories, Deserters and Indians - his Captain
and all those he marched with him is Dead or removed out of the County - this affiant is very hard of hearing or otherwise infirm - his recollection almost gone - that he has no Documentary evidence to prove his services & he knows of no living by [illegible]
Court
Martin C.W.C.C.
George John
this affiant relinquishes every claim whatever to any Pension or annuity except the present and further declares that his name was not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to in open Court
R. Martin E.W.C.C
George Johnson


This affiant relinquishes claim to any Pension or annuity except the present and further
declares that his name was not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed
the day and year aforesaid
Sworn to in open Court
R. Martin E.W.C.C
George Johnson
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The only soldier by that name
who was from Fauquier County,
Virginia, that is found on the
Revolutionary War records of this bureau. 


Very truly yours,

EARL D. CHURCH
Commissioner.