Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45422, for Andrew Johnson, New Jersey
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
New Jersey

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Johnson, Andrew
NUMBER
S. 45422
B.L. Wt. 8420/100 Pvt.
Issued Sept. 18, 1799 to
Mahlow Dickerson
No papers
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1990
New York
Andrew Johnson
Capt Holmes private
New Jersey Line
in the army of the States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence of
the 8th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30t July 1818
and sent to John Glover Esq
Auburn, New York
mo.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1818.
27 /30 $38.96
=
Spencer
Mentz,
Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818.}
Six years
Cayuga Co
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Andrew Johnson Copy
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30 July 1818
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State of New-York,
Cayuga County,
On this
8th
day of July
1820, personally appeared, in open court, being a court
of record for the said county, viz the of Com alias Andrew Johnson
aged 61 years, resident in the town of Ments in said county, who, being first duly sworn, according to law,
doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted for three years or during the war & served during the
war that he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt
John Holmes in " Regt Jersey line Col Spencer was transfered
into Col. Barber Reg in the Jersey line that he served in the Revolutionary war six years & two months & was discharged at
New Windsor Huts 5th day of June 1783 that the date of his original
declaration was 18 day of April 1818 Pension Certificate No 1990
And I do solemnly swear that I was resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and
that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent there
by 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 naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war,” passed on the 18th day of March,
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
I do further solemnly swear that my occupation is a farmer
and that by Reason of the Asthma & a General debility of the system
I am rendered unable to obtain my support by manual labor
& that my wife is dead & that my family consists
of four children Viz Rachel aged 18 years she is laboring under
a consumptive Complaint & has been for a number of years
wholly unable to do any kind of labor & John aged 16 years
in good health and Andrew aged 14 years and Daniel Johnson
aged 9 years and that I am very much in debt having had
Sickness in my family more of less for five years
Andrew Johnson
for and
I,
James Glover
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 8th day of July 1820 before me
John Grover Judge
of Cayuga County
Clerk of Cayuga County do hereby certify
, that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said court; and I do
further certify, that it is the opinion of the said court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid
schedule is 26 dollars and
affixed the seal of the said court, on this
cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and
day of July
1820
James Grover
Clerk of the Court County
Cayuga
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Schedule

of  Andrew Johnson Real & Personal Estate Exhib
ited. Before the Court of Com pleas July Term 1820
Sir:

one acre & three fourth of said
& old log hut thereon with an
incumbrance on it by Mortgage
of Sixty dollars

1 Cow- 15

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1 Hog  2,50


6 Common Chairs  3,00

1 Tea Kettle old  .50  1 Tongs 75   1.25

1  Ax 1,00

125
1.88
1 Wash Tub - 38 1 Hoe 50    1.88
& a few cooking utensils not sufficient to
supply the necessities of the family    3.00
                                                  _____________
                                                        26.13
Beds Bedding
all necessary

Andrew Johnson
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Andrew Johnson
Correct
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Grover
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State of New York
Cayugha County

Andrew Johnson of the town of Mentz County of Cayuga
and State of New York being duly sworn deposeth and saith ┃
that in the year eventeen Hundred & seventy seven he enlisted into the army of the United States upon the continent
establishment, and Capt. Weatherby Company of New ┃ Jersey
troops, and was afterwards transfered to Captain
John Holems Company in the New Jersey Regiment
commanded by Col. Barber, and that he continued in the service
untill the conclusion of the war in 1783, when he was discharged at
New Windsor Huts in this state honourably. And this deponent fur
ther says that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life being
in need of assistance for support from his country; and that his discharge of at present out of his possession and cannot obtain it to
transmit to the war department And further saith not

State of New York
Cayuga County

Andrew Johnson
Personally appeared before me John Grover Esq Judge of the Court
of Common pleas in & for the County of Cayuga Andrew Johnson above
named and to me known; and made oath that the above affid
by him subscribed is true. And I the said Judge do certify to the Hon
Secretary of the war department,
in just and correct.
that I am satisfied that the same
John Grover Judge
of Cayuga Compleas
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State of New York
County of Cayuga

I hereby certify that John Grover Esquire before whom
the within affidavit appears to have been made, was
at the time of taking the same, a Judge of the Court of
Common pleas in and for said County acting under the
authority of this State, that full faith and credit
and to his final act in that capacity and that his sign
nature thereto subscribed is come. In testimony whereof
I have hereto affixed the seal of said County the Eighth day
of April A.D. 1818

E. T. Throop Clk
. J.D. Casey Dep Clk
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Laura H. Cleveland
Surrogate's Court Chambers
Auburn
New York.

May 1, 1933.
BA-J/ILL
Andrew Johnson

Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information regarding Andrew Johnson, a Revolutionary War soldier and
a pensioner of Cayuga County, New York, also any other Johnson of
the New Jersey line who settled in Cayuga County,
In order to identify the records of other soldiers with surname
Johnson who served from New Jersey and settled in Cayuga County, New York
, the full name is essential and any other data you may be able to
furnish regarding approximate dates of birth and deaths name of widow
and name of county in which he resided at time of enlistment.
The record of Andrew Johnson given below is found in the papers
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on file in pension claim, S. 40402, based upon his military service in
the Revolutionary War.
Andrew Johnson enlisted, place not stated.
served as private in
Captain Weatherbee's company, Colonel Spencer's regiment and in Captain
Colonel Barber's New York regiment and was
to Samuel Reading's New Jersey Battalion,
charged June
having served one years and two months. He did not state that he was engaged in any battles.
his allowed pension on
executed April 8, 1818,
New York.
at which time he was a
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1820, while residing in said Ments, New York, he state he was
sit
one years of age and that his wife was dearest
but he did not
name; his family then desertion of the following
children
Andrew and Daniel, aged eighteen, sixteen,
Johnson
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ely. There are no further family data.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of
person paid, and possibly the date of death of the soldier, Andrew
Johnson, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting
Office, Records Division, this city, citing the following
Certificate #1990
Issued July 30, 1818.
Rate $8 per month
Commenced April 8, 1818
Act of March 18, 1818.
New York Agency

Very truly yours,
A.D. Hilier
Assistant to Administrator.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
NAME Johnson Andrew   GRADE  Private    LINE New Jersey
WARRANT
NUMBER   8420          ACREAGE    100 ISSUED   September 18, 1799
                                                                                  to Mahlon Dickerson


BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD
GRADE Private
Division of Veterans' Administration Archive




The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land arrants 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
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1933 - Jan. 23 - Hist to W. Irving Hadley

1933. May 1. Hist to Laura H. Cleveland
JLL
No.
45422
INVALID.
Revy
45422
Andrew Johnson
Peir, Rev. War
Act: 18   March 1818
Index: -- Vol.  3
Page 261
Arrangement of 1870.
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Andrew Johnson
New Jersey Line
Warrent of said
No 8420   Sept 18th 1799
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has been honored with the BADCE of MERIT
Years faithful Service.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ.
General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the
States of America
&
E are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof
Andrew Johnson Private
Battalion Regiment, having faithful
served the United States Six years & two months
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and being inlisted for the War only, is
GED from the American Army
N at HEAD-QUARTERY
the fifth
to
BY HIS ExCEL
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in
Washington
of
Sam Reading Maj Cory
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HEADQUARTERS, June
1783
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the
Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive
Treaty of Paris, previous to which Time, and until Proclamation
thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
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W. Irving Hadley
Toledo, Ohio


Veterans Administration,
Washington, D. C.


Gentlemen:-

January 2nd, 1933.
Andrew Johnson, private New Jersey line was placed on
the pension roll July 30th, 1818. At that time he was 61 years old
and the head of a family in Cayuga County, New York,
Please send me any facts that are to be found in this file
with respect to his enlistment and service and any additional data
relative to where he lived and when he died.
I would also like a description of the papers in this file
so that I may be able to decide whether there is anything there
that I would care to have photostatic copies of
Yours very truly,
W.I. Hadley
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WALTER WORRIS
NAMES FRICK
CLERK OF THE SURROGATES COURT
Surrngate Court Thumbere
Cayuga County
Auburn, New Mark
April 27, 1933.
Revolutionary War Department,
Department of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Have you a record of one
Andrew Johnson, whose service during the

Revolutionary War, was in the New Jersey line, and who became a
pensioner in the year 1818, while he was a resident of the County
of Cayuga.
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Have you a record of any other Johnson of the New Jersey line
who settled in Cayuga County,
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Very truly yours,
Laura
L. Cleveland
Laura H. Cleveland,
Deputy Clerk.
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W. Irving Hadley
615 Lincoln Avenue
Toledo
Ohio.

Dear Sir:
January 23, 1933.
MILL
Andrew Johnson
S. 45422
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the
record of Andrew Johnson, who was placed on the pension roll July 30,
1818, then of Cayuga County, New York.
A careful examination of the papers on file in his claim for
pension, S. 45422, has been made and the following data found therein.
Andrew Johnson enlisted, place not named, served as private
in Captain Weatherbee's Company, and in Colonel Spencer's regiment; in
Captain John Holmes' company, Colonel Barber's New York regiment, and
was discharged June 5, 1783 from Major Samuel Reading's New Jersey
battalion, having served six years and two months. He did not state
whether or not he engaged in any battles.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 8, 1818,
at which time he was a resident of Ments, Cayuga County, New York. He was
allowed, also, 100 acres of bounty land, the warrant number of which was
8420, and issued September 18, 1799 to one Mahlon Dickerson.
In 1820, Andrew Johnson was still a resident of Ments, New York,
and stated then that he was aged sixty-one years and that his wife was
dead; he did not give her name. He stated, also, that his family at that
time consisted of four children, namely, Rachel, John, Andrew and Daniel,
aged eighteen, sixteen, fourteen, and nine years respectively. There are
no further family data.
The date of his death is not shown in the papers on file. In
order to obtain date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and
possibly the date of soldier's death, you should apply to the Comptroller
General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite
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following:
Andrew Johnson
Certificate #1990
.
Issued July 30, 1818,
Rate $8 per month
To commence April 8, 1818.
Act of March 18, 1818.
New York Agency.

For information in regard to location of land granted Andrew
Johnson, you should address the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
this city, and cite the number of warrant, acreage and date of issuance
as shown above.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER,
Assistant to Administrator.