Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 46051, for Daniel Johnson, Connecticut
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Service
Conn.    Johnson, Daniel    
Number
S46051
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1017
New York
Daniel Johnson
of Chenauga in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain [illegible] the [illegible] commanded by Col. [illegible] the Connecticut line for 2 years and upwards.
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Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars -no- Cents per annum: to commence on the 4th day of March 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 day of Oct. 1832 and sent to H. R. Mygatt

Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1832                  $120
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mar 33    $40
                                                              $160

{Revolutionary Claim Act June 7, 1832}

Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk,
Book D   Vol. 5   Page 102
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State of New York
County of Chenango
On this thirteenth day of August 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Hon. Robert Monell, Vice Chancellor of the Sixth Circuit of the State of New York at a Court of Chancery held at the residence of the Vice Chancellor in the town of Greene in the County of Chenango and State of New York, now sitting Daniel Johnson, a resident of Guildford in the County of Chenango and State of New York, aged 72 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 June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, that he, living at Farmington, in Hartford County and State of Connecticut, on or about the first day of June 1776, volunteered and enlisted in, and going from Farmington and passing through the towns  of Cheshire and Wallingford, arrived at East Guilford about 40 miles from Farmington on or about the 20 June and there joined Captain Jehiel Mays, 1st Lieutenant Samuel Barker, 2nd Lieutenant James Peck, Ensign Levi Gaylord. From East Guilford on the day after joining the company, went with the copmany on board of vessels, and sailed to New York, where arrived in about two days after leaving East Guilford, at New York city joined Colonel Andreas Ward's Lieut Colonel (believe, Obadiah) Johnson's. Mayor Isaac Burks regiment of Connecticut State troops. After remaining at New York about 4 days went with the Regiment to Fort Lee in the State of New York. After remaining at Fort Lee 4 or 5 weeks, from Fort Lee went with the Regiment to Valentine Hill in Westchester County where they encamped and there remained 'till about 15 October 1776 and from thence marched to White Plains and there remained until the Battle with the British on or about 28 October 1776 and he was in the ledt wing of the American Army at the Battle of White Plains and after battle fell back 2 or 3 miles, and there encamped and there remained until after the British had taken forts Washington and Lee, and there remained until about 15th November and trom thence with the trooped went to Peekskill and being sick at Peekskill with about 40 soldiers (sick) under care of Captain Phelps. From Peekskill went to Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut where he remained until January 1777 when he went back to Peekskill, and from thence about the middle of January went to Chatham in New Jersey where he joined the aforenamed Regiment, and from Chatham marched with the Regiment through Springfield and Westfield to the lines near New Brunswick. The British were then in New Brunswick. About 1st February 1777 they had a skirmish with the British troops on the lines - remained on the lines until March when by order of Genl. Washington the troops fell back to East Morristown where the regiment had the small pox, and from thence went below Chatham to a town (name forgot) where remained 2 or 3 weeks, and from thence went to Newark and there remained about a week, and from thence marched to East Morristown where he remained with the troops until the 14th May 1777 when he was discharged and went home to Farmington aforementioned. It then being 11 1/2 months from the time of his enlistment. - That he being at Farmington aforementioned on or about the 25th June 1777 volunteered and enlisted for 6 months, when about 1st July the company assembled at New Haven in Connecticut, about 75 miles from Farmington under the command of Captain Peter Curtis, 1st Lieutenant (Christian name forgot) Roberts, 2nd Lieutenant (believes John) Churchill, Ensign Levi Gaylord, remaining at New Haven 2 or 3 weeks, from thence marched to Norwalk and there remaining 2 or 3 weeks went to Danbury. At Danbury the company divided and from Danbury with half the Company under command of the aforementioned Captain and Ensign, marched to Fredericksboro in the State of New York and in October from Fredericksboro marching to Fishkill where the whole company again united and joined Colonel (Christian name forgot) Enos or [illegible], Lieutenant Colonel (Christian name forgot) Smith, Major (forgot), Regiment of Connecticut State troops, remaining at Fishkill 2 nights. From thence marched with the Regiment to a place called Colonel Drake Stand and there remaining a week or two, from thence marched to Merrimack on Long Island Sound, there remained a short time and from thence marching to Horseneck in the State of Connecticut, remained at Horseneck until the last of December 1777 when the term of his enlistement expired and he was discharged and returned home after an absence of six months. That he living at Farmington aforesaid on the 1st July 1779. Was drafted for 5 weeks, and soon after went to New Haven, and then joined Captain Woodruff, Lieutenant Foot, Ensign Hitchcock, company of Connecticut, State Militia, and from New Haven in Connecticut went with the troops to Horse Neck in same state about 100 miles from Farmington aforesaid, and at HorseNeck joined Colonel Hookers Regiment (Lieutenant Colonel and Major (forgot name) Wadsworth was adjutant of the Regiment, remained at Horse Neck until the time for which he was drafted head captain when he was discharged and returned home after an absence of 5 weeks. That he living at Farmington aforesaid on or about the 1st September 1779 as a substitute for Jesse Allrose, went to Norwalk in the State of Connecticut and there joined a Battalion of Connecticut State Militia under command Major Norton in Captain Hotchkiss, Lieutenant Hamilton and Ensign Nathaniel Lewis Company. Went as a Substitute for five months, remained with the troops at Norwalk until about the 1st November 1779 when his time of service expired and he was discharged and returned home after an absence of two months. That he living at Farmington aforesaid about 25 July 1780 as a Substitute for John Pastor for two months went to Horseneck in the State of Connecticut to fight the tories and refugees in Captain Samuel Grangers (Lieutenant forgot) Ensign Bissell, Company of Connecticut State troops in Colonel Wells (Liet Colonel & Major forgot) Regiment. He remained at Horseneck until about 25 September 1780 when the term of his service expired and he was discharged and returned home after an absence of about two months. That he living in Farmington aforesaid about 10th February 1781 went as a Substitute for two months for David Frost to Horseneck in the State of Connecticut, joined Captain (thinks John) Churchill, (Lieutenant forgot) and Ensign Johnathan Morgans Company and Colonel John Meads Regiment of Connecticut under State Militia. Thinks there was no Lieutenant Major or Colonel for when the Colonel was gone. Captain Churchill commanded the Regiment, remained at Horseneck with the troops until about 10th April 1781 when his term of service expired and he was discharged and returned home after an absence of two months. That he living in Farmington aforesaid about the 1st of September 1781 was drafted for 3 weeks to serve in the Connecticut State Militia, that the company in which he served mustered at Southington in the State of Connecticut, and under command of Captain Westford, Lieutenant Heacock and Ensign Jospeh Bench, marched to New Haven and then joined a Regiment (Colonel, Lt. Colonel and Major forgot). He remained with the troops at New Haven until the latter part of September 1781 when the term of his enlistment expired and he was discharged and went home after an absence of about three weeks. That he living at Farmington aforesaid on the 25 December 1781, went as a Substitute for
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(Christian name forgot) for Sharp from the 25 December 1781 until 1st March 1782. From Farmington went to a fort between Horseneck, Stamford and Staneige and there remained for the term aforesaid in a Company of Connecticut State troops, under the command of Captain Abner Granger, 1st Lieutenant Horne, 2nd Lieutenant Willson, Ensign Tibbels, until the 1st March 1782 when his term of service expired, when he was discharged and returned home to Farmington aforesaid. To the 1st Interrogatory prescribed by the War Department, he answers that he was born in Farmington in Hartford County and State of Connecticut on the 2nd day of February 1760. To the 2nd, answers that he has a record of his age at home in his bible. To the 3rd, answers that he lived at Farmington aforesaid when called into service, that after the revolution he lived at Farmington. When the place where he lived became a part of the town of Southampton, which was divided and the place where he lived fell into Wolcott where he lived until February 1800 when he moved to Oxford in Chenango County and State of New York, that Oxford was afterwards divided when the place on which he lived fell into the Guilford where he has since lived and now lives. To the 4th answers that he was drafted for the 3rd and 7th engagement as above stated, that he volunteered for the 1st & 2nd engagements above stated and that he was a Substitute for the 4, 5, 6 & 8th engagements above stated and that he was a Substitute for Jesse Allcase, John Porter, David Frost and one Sharp as above stated. To the 5th answers that Generals Washington, Sullivan, Lee and Putnam were with the troops where he served, that he recollects Colonels Meigs, Willlis and Webbs (red coat) Continental Regiments and that he recollects no Militia Regiment except those in which he served already named, that the general circumstances of his service are already above related. To the 6th answers that he received written discharge from service. To the 7th answers that Samuel A. Smith late Sheriff of Chenango County, Dauphin Murray, Samuel J. Trask, Justice of the Peace, Asher Moses Post Master are known to him in his neighborhood and they can testify to his character for veracity and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution. That he has no documentary evidence of service and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service, that where the christian records of Officers above are omitted, they are forgotten, that he could not without too much inconvenience and expend procure the attendance of the Clergyman and another respectable person living in his immediate vicinityat Court, he having more that 20 miles distant from Court , but that he caused the annexed affidavit of Leveritt Hull and Dauphin Murray to be taken before a Justice of a Peace, as by reference to said affidavit will more fully and at large appear. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State. 
Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Note Sigma "40" words "about" "Morristown", "November" written over an erasure
word "and" erased, letter "u" underlined and "Phelps" written over an erasure 
before word "fell" an erasure

Robt. Monell 
Vice Chancellor

Daniel Johnson
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No 2533
Daniel Johnson

admitted
$80

Henry R Mygratt
Oxford

chenery's boy

heir [illegible]
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No. 2533
BRIEF in the case of Daniel Johnson of Guilford
Chenanga Bay in the State of New York
(Act 7 June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Before a judge.
2. If before a judge, does it an appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? ________ [no]
3. How old is he?  Seventy two years.
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
| Period  | Duration |  Rank | Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served |

| On or about 1st June 1776 to 16th May 1777 | (Months) 11 (Days)14 | Volunteer | Captain  Jehiel Mays Company Connecticut State Troops, Lieuts  Benton & James Peck, Ensign Levi Gaylords |

|On or about 25 Jun 1777| (Months) 6 | Volunteer | 
On or about 25 Jun 1777 to the last Dec 1777 | (Months) 1 | Volunteer |  Captain Peter Curtis Company Connecticut State Troops Lieuts Roberts, Churchill, Ensign Levi Gaylords |

| 1st July 1779 | (Months) 1 (Days) 7 | Militiaman | Captain Woodruff, Lieutenant Foot, Ensign Hitchcock [illegible] |

| On or about  1st Sept 1779 to 1 Nov 1779 | (Months) 2 | Substitute | for Jessie Allrose in a battallion of Connt State troops Major Norton, Captain Hotchkiss' company
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Revolutionary War Section.
S46051

3-525
Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Pensions.
Washington, D.C., ________, 19____

In reply to your request of ______, received ______ for a statement of the military history of David Johnson a 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.

[Information is listed in the order of these chart titles]

Dates of enlistment or appointment;
Length of service;
Rank;
Officers under who service was rendered;
State.

[Row 1]
June 1, 1776; 11 1/2 mos; Pvt; Captain J. Meigs & Colonel Andrew Ward; Conn.
[Row 2]
Jun 25, 1777; 6 mos; Pvt; Captain Peter Curtis & Colonel Enos; Conn.
[Row 3]
July 1, 1779; 5 wks; Pvt; Captain Woodruff & Colonel Hooker; Conn.
[Row 4]
Sept 1, 1779; 2 mos; Pvt; Captain Hotchkiss & Maj. Norton; Conn.
[Row 5]
July 25, 1780; 2 mos; Pvt; Captain Samuel Granger & Colonel Wells; Conn.
[Row 6]
Feb 10, 1781; 2 mos; Pvt; Captain John Churchill & Colonel John Mead; Conn.
[Row 7]
Sept 1, 1781; 3 wks; Pvt; Captain Abner Woodford; Conn.
[Row 8]
Dec 25, 1781 - Mar 1, 1782; Pvt; Captain Granger; Conn.

Battles engaged in: White Plains, New Brunswick
Residence of soldier at enlistment: Farmington, Hartford Co., Conn.
Date of application for pension: Aug 13, 1832. His claim was al.
Residence at date of application: Guilford Chenango Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application: b[orn] at Farmington Conn. Feb 2, 1760
Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
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1920 June 7. History to Mrs. M. J. Hoyer
1920 Nov 18. History to Alfred W. Johnson
1921 Aug. 1 Hist to Miss Louise Cook EW

Invalid
Revy
File No. 4b, D51
Daniel Johnson
Private
Conn Mil
Rev War

Act June 7, 1832
Index: Vol. 5, Page 102
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of New York
County of Chenango

We Leverett Hull & Clergyman, residing in Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York and Dauphin Murray residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Johnson of Guilford, in the same County and State:   that we believe him to be seventy two years of age:  that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion.

Sworn to and subscribed this 9th day of August 1832
Before me Samuel Trask a Justice of the Peace for the town of Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York

State of New York Chenango County

I Tarin K Pike, Clerk of the County of Chenango certify that Samuel Trask is a Justice of the Peace as above and that the foregoing signature here purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony where of I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 9th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two,
PB Priddle
Deputy Clerk
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion. After the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatores prescribed by the War Department, that the aboce named applicant was a Soldier of the Revolution and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Leverett Hull, who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Guilford in the County of Chenango and State of New York, and that Dauphin Murray who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit and that they could not be produced in Court without too much inconvenience and expense to the applicant. 

Robt. Lowell Vice Chancellor

To Jonathan L. Woods Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Sixth Circuit of the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing certains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Daniel Johnson for a pension. 
In testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand and seal of office this day of August the 13th in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

Jonathan Woods [title illegible]
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Mt. Upton, N.Y.
May 17, 1920

Pension Bureau
Washington, DC

Will you please send me the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Johnson from Wolcott Con.

He was born Feb 2, 1760 died Sept 13, 1840.

Married Mary Norton June 2, 1785
He moved to Guilford, N.Y. and is buried there.
We know that he drew a pension.

Thanking you in advance for the war record.
I remain sincerely,
Mrs. May Johnson Hyer
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Columbus, Wis
July 18, 1921

U.S. Pension Office
Dept of Revolutionary Service

Daniel Johnson of Hartford Co., Conn. Southington or Wolcott, removed to Chenango Co., N.Y. town of Oxford, afterwards Guilford, and died there. The stone at his grave says that he served in seven campaigns of the Revolutionary War and there is reason to believe that he received a pension. If his name appears on the records, any information will be gratefully received and fee for research sent as soon as the amount is known. 

Lousie Cook
Columbus, Wis.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington DC

I would appreciate very much the Revolutionary War record of Daniel Johnson who served as a private under Capt. Meigs, Col Hooker, of Conn.

It is supposed he was a pensioner.
Respectfully,
Alfred W Johnson
PO Box 21
West Hartford Conn

Oct 16, 1920