Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5680, for William Johnston, New Jersey
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New Jersey  Johnston, William  R 5680
                                     Sarah
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State of Pennsylvania
Washington County   Ss

Before me Wm. Lindly a Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared Daniel Johnston and being duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was a brother of William Johnston deceased; whose Widow he understands is making application for a pension from the United States the deponant says he was not present at the marriage of his Brother with Sarah Dalglish but he is perfectly satisfied that the marriage took place in July 1782 he knows that from that time untill the death of the said William Johnston they lived together as husband wife as to the exact amount of Military service performed by his brother he cannot after such a lapse of time exactly recollect but he knows that in the spring of 1776 he performed a tour of duty at Amboy he also performed one or more tours of duty in that year and from that untill the year 1780 he was frequently on duty as a volunteer or Militia man
Danl Johnston

Wm Lindly
Justice of the peace
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Pensylvania   )
Washington County  ) Ss.
(seal)
I Ephraim L Blair Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in and for Said County, do certify that William Lindley Esq before whom the within proceedings were had, was at the time and now is a Justice of the peace in and for the Court aforesaid duly commissioned & qualified that the Signature attached to the Same purporting to be his is genuine, that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his Official acts.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Washington this 2d day of May 1843
E L Blair Proy
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10,019
Sarah Johnston
Wm
Ohio.
Act 7. July '38

5680
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The State of Ohio
Knox County    ) Ss:
  On this thirteenth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before the Honorable Isaac N. Richardson one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Knox, Ohio, Sarah Johnston a resident of the county of Knox in the State of Ohio aged eighty years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress, passed July 7h 1838 entitled "an Act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows:"  That She is the widow of William Johnston who was an Orderly Sergeant in the Militia and served in the army of the Revolution in the company commanded by Captain Artell or by Captain Day (I am uncertain which) in the corps under the command of General Wines.  I cannot tell at what time he entered the service - and am not positive as to the time he left the service but I think about the year 1779 or 1780. - that he was in the service as a minute man, and was out under summons calls for short periods of time and until relieved by other troops.  He resided, at the time of entering the service, in Morris county in the State of New Jersey, and the service was performed in that State under the officers above named as near as she can tell from the best of her knowledge and belief - But the claimant has no documentary evidence in support of her claim.
  She further declares that she was married to the said William Johnston on the eleventh day of July 1782 and that her husband, the aforesaid William Johnston died on the first day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirteen; that she was not married to him
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prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated.
Sarah Johnston

Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me; and I do hereby further certify that Sarah Johnston, the claimant above named cannot by reason of bodily infirmity attend in open court to make this her foregoing declaration.
Isaac N. Richardson
Associate Judge

The State of Ohio Knox County ss:
 (seal)
I Isaac Hadley Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county do certify; that the Hon. Isaac N. Richardson whose name is signed above is one of the Judges of Said County duly commissioned as such; And that full faith and credit are due his Official acts.  And that the above Signature purporting to be his is genuine.  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my name and Affixed the Seal of Said Court at the Clerks Office in Mount Vernon this 12th day of April A.D. 1843.
Isaac Hadley Clerk K.C.J.
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May 3, 1935
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William Johnston-R.5680
BA-J/AWF

The Quartermaster General
Memorial Branch
War Department
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of William Johnston of Morris County, New Jersey who died October 18, 1813 in Knox County, Ohio.

The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, R. 5680, based upon the service of William Johnston during the War of the Revolution

The date and place of birth of William Johnston are not shown in the claim, nor are the names of his parents given.

He married July 11, 1782, Sarah Dalglish. He died October 1, 1813.

His widow, Sarah Johnston, applied for pension April 13, 1843, then a resident of Knox County, Ohio, and stated that her husband, William Johnston, enlisted while residing in Morris County, New Jersey, in 1776 and served on short tours at various times as orderly sergeant in Captain Axtell's ar Day's New Jersey company.

Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months military service.

The widow, Sarah, was a native of New Jersey and
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in 1843 was eighty years of age. 

There is no reference to children.

Daniel Johnston, brother of the soldier, William
Johnston, made affidavit in 1843 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The application for headstone for William Johnston is returned herewith, also a blank filled in by Kokosing Chapter, Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, describing the above named William Johnston.

Very truly yours

A. D. HILLER
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
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Left Side:
1914, July 3. History to 
Mrs. Roy Ericson.  FW
9122 June 23. History
to H.M. Lucker. AW
1930 June 20- Hist
to Mrs. Daniel Abbott AW
1935 May 3 - Hist
to Mrmo. Branch AW

Right Side:
5680
O.O. Sarah Johnston
Service: widow of William
REJECTED
The printed list of 1852 
gives cause of suspension as:
"Period, length & grade
of service and names of company
and field officers, and proof
of service by survivors of
the Morris Co. N.J. militia
and proof of service.  AW
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Allen J Curtis
July 12 1843
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Pen Off
July 12 '43
Sir
In the case of Sarah Johnson the alleged date of the marriage should be established by better evidence than the deposition of one of her family -
The pro rata character of the pension renders it indispensable that the rules requiring the specification of each term of service should be complied with - There are in Morris County N.J. many survivors of the militia service of that County who should be able to furnish the requisite detail & proof of service


Messr Allen J Curtis
Mansfield
Ohio
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10,019
May 25 '43
[Postmark] Mansfield Ohio May 17
upon official Business

Ohio
July 7 1838
Samuel Johnston

FREE
Honl J L Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D.C.
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Mansfield, Ohio, May 16 1842
Sir;
Enclosed please find Sarah Johnston's
application for pension under Act of Congress
Approved July 7" 1838
The Applicant is aged and needy, and
her long absence from her native State. New
Jersey, and the consequent loss of knowledge of ["her" crossed through] the existance or whereabout of her contemporaries
has materially diminished the means
of evidence in her case. We therefore hope that you will regard her application with as much favor as duty & the requirements of your Bureau will admit -

Respectfully
Allen J Curtis

Hon J. S. Edward
Comr of Pensions
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[Postmark] Stromsburg, Neb
Jun 20 1914

[Stamp] U. S. Pension Office
Jun 23 1914

Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Interior Dept
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Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir: Please send to me the Revolutionary war record of Wm. Johnston of Elizabeth township Morris Co. N.J b. Febr 16-1756 & died 
Oct 18-1813 Knox Co. Ohio also his record in war of 1812.  Also, Rev. record of the Edgington or Edgingtons who received land in the Va. military land grant in Ohio.
Mrs. Roy Ericson, Stromburg Nebr.
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3 - 049.
Ex. V.L.M.  Div. Rev. War Sec.
Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 12, 1922
The attached letter is respectfully returned
with the information that the data furnished is
not sufficient to enable this Bureau to make intelligent answer to the queries therein contained.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below
as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this Bureau.
Full Name of widow Sarah Douglass Johnston
Capt.
Name or Soldier, William Johnston
, address of claimant at enlistment
and after service [illegible] NJ
(Probably) Mendham N. Jersey later Alleghany Co  Pa and Knox Co. Ohio
Company Unknown
Regiment Unknown
State where enlisted Supposedly somewhere
in N.J. Served as officer under Gen. Washington
If unable to furnish company and regiment
give names of commanding officers.
He was b. 1756 Feb 16 d. Oct 18. 1813 
approximate dates of birth & death
She b. 1763 Mar 22.  d.1847
Return attached letter with reply.
---
Washington - Gardner
Commissioner.
6 -- 2169
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Roseville, Ill. March. 27, 1922.

The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
  I am writing you to learn whether Captain William Johnston, born 1756 in Morris County Elizabeth Township.  I think at Muldhaur, the son of James Johnston and Jeannette Gaston Johnston, received a pension or not.
If so; 1.  When and where did he enlist?
2.  Ho long did he serve?
3.  In how many states?
4.  Is there any mention of his brother, Daniel's service, or his father's?  If not where may I write for further informataion as I am told both saw some service in a small way such as hauling provisions to the camps.
  May I hear from you and any further information you may be able to offer shall be most highly appreciated.
Yours truly
Harriett M. Tucker

Postage enclosed in former letter was
returned so I am not enclosing any 
in this.
H.M. Tucker

Date Stamp:
U.S.
PENSION
F
MAR
30
1922
OFFICE
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Note:
to find our missing link:
Thanking you
oh so much
Sincerely
Kers. Daniel Abbott
10 Herbert St
Beacon, New York

Stamp Enclosed
Date Stamp:
Pension
Apr 7
1930

10 Herbert St
Beacon, N.Y.
April 5- 1930

Commissioner of pensions
Washington D.C.

Dear Sirs:-
  I am told my ancestor served in the Revolutionary War
  We find the farthest back we know is a Joseph Corson wife Barbara.
  We have not found any dates as yet but they had a son John b. March 17. 1781 He (John m. Nov. 26-1803) was married at Great Egg Harbor Gloucester Co N.J.  then we have a record that they came from Cape May Co. formally, so the last Joseph Corson & wife may have been from Cape May Co.  This couple had several children, and I do not know if this Joseph was in the War or his father whom we have not as yet found the name of his father.  Can you tell me if you did give any pension or know of this Joseph Carson whose wife was named Barbara being in the war.  These Corsons are our ancestors; I want to have it verified (of course it must be before I can pass it in the D.A.R which I do so want to do.
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The family left Cape May or Atlantic Cos; we think and came on up to Gloucester Co. and some of the family were from Cumberland Co.  So we really have the four counties to search

Now another name also is a William Johnson one of the family of Johnson's owns a rifle he says this ancestor William Johnson owned & say he was in the Revolution also.
  This William Johnson I am told had 2 wives one was named Phoebe and he also married a widow as a second wife by the name of ____ Poole.  I understand he died 1814.  He enlisted from Green Bank or Lower Bank N.J.  I guess Washington township or Burlington County N. Jersey.  I was told this William Johnson had a will in Mount Holly court house.  I have written to try to find out but thought I would write to you, about the Johnson as long as I was writing about the Corson.  Will you please give me the names of any Corson who served in the Rev. enlisting from any of those four counties mentioned above and we will try to trace those lines to endeavor
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  In reply to your request of ____, received ____ for a statement of the military history of Willaim Johnston a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his widow's application for pension on file in this Bureau.   R.F. 5680

Dates of Enlistment or Appointment:   1776
Length of Service:  served on short tours at various times.
Rank:  Ord. Sgt.
Officers under whom service was rendered:
Captain:  Axtell or Day
Colonel:  (check)
State:  N.J.

Battles engaged in,  (check)
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Morris Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension,  Apr. 13, 1843
Residence at date of application, Knox Co., Ohio
Age at date of application, 80 yrs.  She was born in N.J.
  Remarks: He mar. July 11,1782, Sarah Dalglish & he died Oct 1, 1813.  Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of 6 mos. military service as required by the pension laws.
There is no ref to a child
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Rev. and 1812
Wars Section

AWF: MLB

June 20, 1930

Mrs. Daniel Abbott
10 Herbert Street
Beacon, New York

Dear Madam:

I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, R. 5680, it appears that William Johnston married July 11, 1782, Sarah Dalglish. He died October 1, 1813.

His widow, Sarah, applied for pension April 13, 1843, while residing in Knox County, Ohio, and alleged that her husband, William Johnston enlisted while residing in Morris County, New Jersey, in 1776 and served on short tours at various times as orderly sergeant in Captain Artelllor Day's New Jersey Company.

Her claim was not allowed as she failed to furnish proof of six months military service as required by pension laws.

She was born in New Jersey and was aged eighty years in 1843.

There is no reference to children.

Very truly yours

E. W. MORGAN
Acting Commissioner