Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5678, for Richard Johnston, New York
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(3-1776) 

SERVICE 
New York 

Johnston, Richard 

NUMBER 
R. 5678 

CONTENTS
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38821 
Catharine Miller and aplicant for a pension under the act of 1832 for the Services of Richard Johnston Deceast her Father in the war of the Revolution 
Joseph Ellis Attorney 
Bloomingburgh 
Sullivan Co. NY 

I Refer the Commissioner to the Records in his office to prove the servises of the within Named Richard Johnston 
[signed] J Ellis   Albany
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Surrogate's Court
Be it known that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me Wescott Wilken Surrogate in & for the county of Sullivan, State of New York at the Surrogate's office in the village of Monticello in said county in open court that Richard Johnston died at his residence in the county of Orange in the state of New York aforesaid in the in the 2nd day of February 1834; that he left no widow, & that he left him surviving the following named children, to wit, Thomas Johnston, Polly O'Neal, Kissa Linch, Effa Pitts, and Catharine Miller, and that they are the only surviving children of the said Richard Johnston named in the annexed declaration at the time of his death, In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed my seal of office this twenty seventh day of September, 1854

[signed] W. Wilkin
Surrogate
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Be it known that personally appeared before a Supreme Court & Court of Oyer & Terminer now held at the court house at Monticello in and for the County of Sullivan in the State of New York Catharine Miller a resident of said County aged 59 years who being first duly sworn according to law in open Court, and on her oath makes the following Declaration in order to obtain a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. that she is one of the children of Richard Johnston deceased a late resident of Orange County in said State who was a Soldier and served in and during the war of the Revolution as follows he entered the service and was out under Captain David McCambley in Colonel John Hathorns regiment and was out under said Officer in the early part of the war on the Hudson River and on the Western Frontiers in the County of Ulster in said State to guard the inhabitants against the indians and Torys and that her father soon after his service expired in 1777 [poss. 1779] und Capt. McCambley he entered the the service and served under Captain Mathew Johnston she thinks sometime in the year of 1780 and was out under him, and served under other officers on alarms six or eight months in Colonel Johnstons regiment over the Frontiers in the County of Ulster, and that sometime in the spring of 1781 her father entered the service under Capt Henry Brewster in Colonel Frederick Weisenfelts regiment, and served until late in the Fall or forepart of the winter of that year, and that her father the said Richard Johnston entered the service in the continental army and served under Ensign David Wisner in Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wisners regiment, and served in said war under many other Officers until peace was declared all of which she has understood and that she believes the same to be true. She this declarant further states that her father the said Richard Johnston died in the the County of Orange in the State of New York aforesaid on the 2nd day of February
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in the year of 1834 that he left no widow 
and that he left the following named children to wit Thomas Johnston, Polly Oneal, Kissa Linch Effa Pitts & Catharine Miller, and that they are now the only surviving children of the said Richard Johnston. 
[signed] Catharine Miller  X her mark 
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court this 26 day of May 1853 
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County 
[signed] W. J. Good] Dep. Clerk 

38821
Catharine Miller and aplicant [applicant] for a pension under the act of 1832 for the Services of Richard Johnston Deceast [deceased] her Father in the war of the Revolution
Joseph Ellis Attorney
Bloomingburgh [Bloomingburg]
Sullivan Co. NY

I Refer the Commissioner to the Records in his office to prove the servises [service] of the within Named Richard Johnston
[signed] J Ellis Albany
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Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
R. 5678

November 30, 1925

Mrs. J. T. Keppel,
4019 Evanston Ave.
Seattle, Washington

Madam:

I have to advise you from the Revolutionary 
War records of this Bureau it appears that RICHARD JOHNSTON enlisted in Ulster County, New York, early in the Revolution and served until sometime in 1779 in Captain David Camly's Company, Colonel John Hathorn's New York Regiment. He enlisted in 1780 and served at various times, six or
eight months in all, in Captain Mathew Johnston's Company, Colonel Johnston's New York Regiment. He enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served until late in 1781 or early in 1782 in Captain Henry Brewster's Company, Colonel Frederick Weissenfels' New York Regiment. He then enlisted in Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wisner's New York Regiment and served until peace was declared.

He died February 2, 1834, in Orange County, New York, leaving no widow, but the following children: Thomas, Polly O'Neal, Kissa
Linch, Effa Pitts and Catharine Miller.

On May 26, 1853, the above mentioned Catharine Miller, aged fifty-nine years and a resident of Sullivan County, New York, applied
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for pension on account of the services of her father, Richard Johnston, but her claim was not allowed as there was then no provision of law which entitled children to receive pension which might have been due their parents.

The above noted is the only Richard Johnston who served with the New York Troops, found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.

Respectfully,

WINFIELD SCOTT
Commissioner
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[left side]
[crossed out, Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
56.78.
P.O.  Richard Johnston 
Service: 
Enlisted:  , 18 [stamped] REJECTED
Discharged: , 18
Application filed:  , 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P. O. 
Recognized.   Contract.
Cert. of Dis.   Searched for  , 18.

[right side]
1925 Nov. 30 hist to Mrs. J. T. Keppell,   mcs
1939 - Dec 29 - Hist to Dr Elmon R Johnson   ce
1940 -  Jan. 25 Dr. Elmon R Johnson, adv only New York service  [initials illegible]
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No 38821
Richard Johnston 
decd.  New York 
[crossed out, Joseph Ellis Oct 14 1854]

5678

June 7 1832
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Jos. Elliss
Oct. 14/54.
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Pension Office 
October 14 1854 
Sir 
The application of the children of Richard Johnston decd of NY has been examined and filed. 
Application should be made to the Comptroller of NY for [illegible, new?] evidence of service and if any should be found credited to a man of his name witnesses must be adduced who can identify the soldier as the father of the applicants.

Joseph Elliss Esq
Bloomingburgh 
Sullivan Co
N.Y.
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MRS. J. T. KEPPEL 4010 EVANSTON AVENUE SEATTLE WASHINGTON 
Oct. 20, 1925 
[stamped U.S. Pension Office Oct 26 1925]
Pension Bureau, 
Washington, D. C. 
Revolutionary War Department.
Have you any record of application for pension, for Richard Johnson who was in the 4th Regt. Orange County, New York, Militia (Land Bounty Rights)? He was in Colonel Hathorn's Regiment, which was after ward commanded by McCamly. 
I am a descendant of this Richard Johnson's daughter Charlotte but know nothing further about him, except that he and several sons went, at the close of the War, to Virginia and then on to Tennessee so they may have used their land rights. Where could I get information regarding that? I thought that if he ever applied for a pension, there would be some record as to his age, name of children, or other matter that would aid in completing a family record, and for Daughters of the American Revolution membership. 
Richard Johnson was from Florida, Orange County, New York. 
Any information you can give me about him will be gratefully received. Thanking you in advance, I am 
Yours truly, 
[signed] Susan M. Keppel.
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ELMON R. JOHNSON, M.D., F.A.C.S. 
389 NEWPORT AVENUE 
WOLLASTON, MASSACHUSETTS   
[stamped Received Jan 15 1940 Mail Sub-Div Reader No. 3 VETS ADM]
January 8 1940 
Mr. A. D. Hiller 
Veterans Administration 
Washington 
Dear Sir: 
Thank you for your report on Richard Johnston - B.A. J/C.C.  R.5678 only N.Y.
However this is not the Richard Johnson about whom I am anxious to learn. 
Richard Johnson (my great grandfather) lived in New Lebanon, Columbia Co., New York. He was born in Rhode Island -- 4.15.1749 - Died, 3.26.1827 in New Lebanon, New York; enlisted in the Revolutionary War from New Lebanon or that vicinity. 
Whatever information the Revolutionary War records would have would have been provided by himself and therefore would be authentic.
Who were his parents? Who, when and where did he marry? 
Thank you for a report on this Richard Johnson.
Respectfully yours, 
[signed] Elmon R. Johnson 
Elmon R. Johnson, M.D.

ERJ/M
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ELMON R. JOHNSON, M.D., F.A.C.S. 
389 NEWPORT AVENUE 
WOLLASTON, MASSACHUSETTS 
December 12 1939 
Pension Department 
United States Veterans' Administration Bureau 
Washington, D. C. 
Gentlemen: 
Re: RICHARD JOHNSON – 
Fought in the Revolutionary War 
Lived in New Lebanon, N. Y. 
I believe Richard Johnson served until the end of the War. 
I assume that he may have received a pension, and, if so, that pension record would show -- when and where he was born and who his father was. I am particularly anxious to receive confirmation of his parentage. Such a report would come directly from him. The records I have have come down through the family, but this would be his own record, and not from later generations. 
Any information you can give me will be very much appreciated. 
Very truly yours, 
[signed] Elmon R Johnson

ERJ / M

[stamped Received Dec 13 1939 Mail Sub-Div Reader No. 17 VETS ADM]
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January 25, 1939 [sic, should be 1940]
BA-J/AWF 
Richard Johnston 
R. 5678 
Elmon R. Johnson, M. D. 
389 Newport Avenue 
Wollaston, Massachusetts 
Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Revolutionary War record of Richard Johnston, pension claim, R. 5678, which was furnished you, December 28, 1939, is not the record of the Richard Johnston in whom you are interested. You state that your ancestor, Richard Johnson, served in the Revolutionary War from New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, and died there March 26, 1827. 
The Revolutionary War record furnished you, December 28, 1939, is that of the only Richard Johnston or Johnson who served with the New York troops, found on file in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office. 
As a possible means of securing information relative to the military record of Richard Johnson or Johnston, it is suggested that you apply to The Adjutant General, War Department, this city. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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December 28, 1939. 
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BA-J/CC
Richard Johnston 
R.5678 
Dr. Elmon R. Johnson 
389 Newport Avenue, 
Wollaston, Massachusetts. 
Dear Sir: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Richard Johnson of New York. 
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, R.5678, based upon service of Richard Johnston in the Revolutionary War. 
Date and place of birth of Richard Johnston and names of his parents are not shown. 
Date and place of his marriage and name of his wife are not shown. 
He died February 2, 1834, in Orange County, New York, leaving no widow, but the following children: Thomas, Polly O'Neal, Kissa Linch, Effa Pitts, and Catharine Miller. 
On May 26, 1853, Catharine Miller, named above, aged fifty-nine years and a resident of Sullivan County, New York, applied for pension on account of the services of her father, Richard Johnston, and stated that he enlisted in Ulster County, New York, early in the Revolution and served until sometime in 1779, in Captain David Camly's company, Colonel John Hathorn's New York regiment, enlisted in 1780, and served at various times, six or eight months in all, in Captain Mathew Johnston's company, Colonel Johnston's New York regiment, enlisted in the spring of 1781 and served until late in 1781 or early in 1782, in Captain Henry Brewster's company, Colonel Frederick Weissenfels' New York regiment, that he then enlisted in Lieutenant Colonel Henry Wisner's New York regiment and served until peace was declared.
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Her claim for pension was not allowed as there was then no provision of law under which the children of soldiers of the Revolutionary War were entitled to pension based upon service in that war. 
The above noted is the only Richard Johnston who served with the New York Troops, found in the Revolutionary War records of this office. 
Very truly yours 
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator.