Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,661, for William Johnson, North Carolina
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Service
N.C.
Va.

Johnson, William

Number
S. 2,661

carded
Contents
Born in Va.
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12,4073
North Carolina

William Johnson 
of Anson in the State of N. Carolina
who was a pr: [illegible] in the [blank]
commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regm commanded by Col. Judkins in the [illegible] line for 9 months

Va and NC Service records corrected February [illegible]

Inscribed on the Roll of N. Carolina
at the rate of 65 Dollars - Cents per annum,
to commence on the 4th day March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 27th day of April
[blank] and [illegible] William
Dismuke, clk, Wadesboro

Arrears to the 4th of March18[?]
Semi-anl. Allowance ending 4 Sept

  130.
 _ 32.50
$162.50

Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832

Recorded by Nathaniel  Rice, Clerk,
Book E Volume 6 Page 45
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Johnson, Wm.
NC-VA  S2661

Wm Johnson
15786
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State of North Carolina
Anson County 
On this 14 day of October 183[2] personally appeared in open Court before the Justices of the County of Anson now [seeing] William Johnson Esquire a [resident] of Sneedsborough in said county aged seventy 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 [illegible] passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein [illegible] that in the month, May 1779, his Father was drafted for a three months tour in the Militia from the County of Brunswick [illegible] of Virginia that he took his place as his substitute and [illegible] as a soldier in Capt. Thomas Claiborns Company [illegible] [Muklin Ensyn].  [Illegible] Col [illegible] [illegible] Marched by Hukes Fork (now [Bellville]) [illegible] Mashoon] Church in Sussex onto Isle of White County near Suffolk.  He was discharged sometime after the British Troops left Virginia as he believes Seventh or Eighth of the beginning of January 1781. 
He drafted and entered the Service in Captain William Michlins Company as Second Sergeant. Col Watsons Regiment. Maj. Boyd marched from Brunswick Court House through Dinwiddie to Petersbury then to Surry Court House thence to Smithfield [illegible] old Fields [Vell] Kays Mills there the main body under S Steuben or Nelson turned off & a Battalion under Maj. [illegible] went forward to Charlette Mills of which he was one from thence he was detached under Lieutenant Isaac Rowel to [Slersy]hole Ferry (insert statement) on [illegible]with Twenty five men Rowel as lieutenant and he as Sergeant where he remained until sometime in April the expiration of his time and was discharged at Scotts old field turned home sometime after the British army under Arnold moved up Petersburgh Lord Corn Wallis came on from the South in the month of [illegible] the Brunswich Malitia was called out he volunteer under Capt Peter Jones for [illegible] Drake Col Saint George
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Tucker Commanded the Regiment of Volunteers, he was 
first or Orderly Sergeant of Jones Company shortly after 
being mustered Phil Halconn joined in as Major he was 
marched off & joined Barron [Stubens] Army at point 
of [illegible] (inserted - and James River at the fort) on the south side of the River the British Army
being on the North side [Stubens] army moved off the 
evening that Tuckers Regiment joined him to the South 
through Cumberland Prince Edward to near Boyd Ferry
in Halifax County thence turned about to Prince Edward 
Court House thence to Carter Ferry on the James River 
the army crossed over and joined the main Army under
Marques [Dela] Fayette near Hanover Court House 
them moved down after the retreating British Army
 to near James Town where an action took [place] between
the British Army and a part of the American [Army] under
[Genl] Wayne, which was in the beginning of July [illegible] all 
Tuckers Regiment was discharged about the 10 July having 
served out their time, he then returned home and went 
into North Carolina Montgomery County. Entered as [illegible] 
[illegible] of volunteers under Capt John [Rand] about the 
middle of August Joined Col Thomas Wades regiment 
of Militia went with him in pursuit of the Tories in the 
[Lower] end of Richmond County and at Beaten Bridge on 
Drowning Creek (now Lumber River) came up with the Tories
under [Ray H] Fanning and on the first day of September 
had an engagement in which Col. Wade was defeated 
he returned to Montgomery County and in a few days 
joined Genl Rutherford Brigade and was appointed
Adjutant of Col William Lofters Regiment Marched 
down through the counties of Richmond, Cumberland, 
Bladen, to Elizabeth on the Cape Fear where the army 
crossed over to the North east side & Marched down by 
Moores Bridge through Duplin County into New Hanover 
to [illegible] or Clayton Bridge (inserted – on the Northeast River) within a few miles
[illegible] which was then in the possession of the British 
under Major Craigher and the army continued in that
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Neighborhood until sometime in November near the last 
the British left Wilmington after which the Troop was 
Marched back to Salisbury in Rowan County and discharged 
between the middle & last of December 
making in the whole four months that he has no documentary (inserted – evidence) 
which with the other [tours] make in the whole ten months. 
and that he knows no person except Benjamin Bell 
whose testimony he can procure who can testify to service.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension 
annuity except the present and declares that his name 
is not on the Pension Roll of the agency of any State. 
Sworn to and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Wm Johnson

Mr. William Hammon & Alex Little residing in the County 
aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with 
William Johnson Esquire who has subscribed to the above 
declaration that we believe him to be seventy 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 the year and day aforesaid [A???} [Illegible] 

Interrogation propounded by the Court 
First, When and where you born 
Answer: I was born on the 5th day of November 1761 in the County of Chesterfield State of Virginia 
2 Have you any Record of your age and of so where is it 
Answer: my Father kept a Register of the ages of his children which at his death fell into the hands of his younger children I do not know where it is 
3. Where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the Revolutionary War and where do you now live 
Answer I lived in the County of Brunswich State of Virginia until the first of August 1781 When I moved
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to the County of Montgomery State of North Carolina 
where I lived until the year 1791 when I removed into 
the County of Anson where I have lived ever since 
4. How were you called into the service were you Drafted, 
did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if a 
substitute for whom 
Answer the first time I entered the service as a substitute 
for my Father. second time I was drafted third time. Third time 
I volunteered, fourth time I volunteered 
5th State the names of some of the Regular officers 
who was with the Troops where you served such 
[Continental] and Militia Regiments as you can recollect 
& the general circumstances of your service 
Answer my first tour being short and not having joined 
any other body of Troops than the Regiment to which 
I belonged I can only state such officers as I [recollected]  
in that Regiment the Colonel was Co Judkins of Sussex 
County I was under Capt Claiborne of Brunswick County 
and the other captains that I recollect Capt Douglass 
Wilkins & Capt Harrison. the second tour in Captain 
Micklins Company Colonel Watson was Colonel of the 
Regiment Capt. Nathaniel Lewis & Capt Call also 
belonged to the Regiment. Colonel Parker who I believe 
commanded the State Troops. Col Wells who commanded 
the [Nansemond] and other Militia Maj. Boyer who 
I believe was a continental officer but then had the 
command of a Battalion of Militia from which I was 
detailed as one of a Guard under Lieutenant Isaac Rowdon
on the [Hammond River] and (inserted -  which there) I saw a British troop take 
an American Vessel which was said to be commanded 
by Captain Barron (inserted – near the mouth of [Nansemond[ River in April) I believe Genl Nelson to be the Commanding General.  Barron [Struban] was then part of 
the time being detached of on the Nansemond River 
full half or more of my time I had not much acquaintance
or knowledge of the main Army & what I did then know 
is nearly forgotten. in my third Tour Barron [Struben] 
was commander. General Lawson was also with the army 
as a Brigadier after joining the main army on the North 
side James River General [Dela] Fayette was commander 
in chief. Col Saint George Tucker was my colonel, Colonel Duval
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Colonel Duval I believe commanded a Regiment of Regulars 
I also recollect Col Boyer it being now upward of Fifty years 
since left Virginia I have little recollection of the other 
Officers I served with on my fourth tour General Rutherford 
was the commanding Officer. Col Lofter commanded the 
Regiment to which I belonged. Col Smith command 
another Regiment. Colonel Owen & Robinson had two 
Remnants of Regiments there was no regular Troops attached to Rutherford army 
6th Did you ever receive a commission and if so by whom  
was it signed and what has become of it 
Answer I had a commission as Lieutenant signed either 
by Governor Burk or Governor Martin but what is not recollected 
I had also a commission as adjutant 
signed as well as now remembered by Genl Rutherford 
and both of which have long been lost or destroyed being 
considered of no value. my commission bore date sometime in 1781. 
7th  State the names of the persons to whom you are known 
in your neighborhood and who can testify as to your 
character for [veracity] and their belief of your service as a 
revolutionary Soldier 
Answer for the last forty years I have been (inserted – acquainted) with almost 
every person of standing in the County and name [Major] 
William Hammon and Alexander Little
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the 
investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories, 
prescribed by the war department that the above named 
applicant William Johnson Esq was a Revolutionary 
soldier, and that he served as he states and the Court further 
certify that William Hammond & Alex Little [crossed out – are both] 
who signed the above certificate are both residing 
in the County of Anson, State of North Carolina and are 
both credible persons and that their statement is entitled 
to credit; and the said Court do further certify that they 
are personally acquainted with the said William Johnson 
Esq. and that they have no doubt but that he served as 
stated in his declaration 

A Lockhart to 
Presiding Justice 

I, William Dismukes Clerk of the Court of 
Pleas and Quarter [Sessions] do hereby certify that 
the foregoing contains the original proceedings 
of the said Court, in the matter of the application 
of William Johnson for a pension. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and seal of office this 13 
day of October 1832. 

W. Dismukes Clk
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Lodowick J. Hill, Sr 
683 Peachtree St., Apt C
Atlanta, Ga. 

Sir: I have to advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 2681, it appears that William Johnson was born November 5, 1761 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. 

While a resident of Brunswick County, Virginia , he served from May 1779 ( as substitute for his father, whose name is not stated), seven weeks as a private in Captain Thomas Claiborn's Company, Colonel Judkins' Virginia Regiment; he enlisted in January 1781 and served three months as Second Sergeant in Captain William Macklin's Company, Colonel Watson's Virginia Regiment; and served six weeks as Orderly Sergeant in Captain Peter Jones' Company, Colonel St. George Tucker's Virginia Regiment, and was at the battle of Jamestown, and was discharged July 10, 1781. 

Shortly after this he moved to Montgomery any
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County, North Carloina, and served one month as a Lieutenant in Captain John Randle's Company, Colonel Thomas Wade's North Carolina Regiment, and was in an engagement with the Tories, September 1, 1781; and was Adjutant of Colonel William Loften's Regiment until the last of December. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 14, 1832, while a resident of Sneedsborough, Anson County, North Carolina. 

There is no data on file as to wife and children. 

Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner.
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Rev. War
2661
INVALID
File No. 2661
William Johnson
Lient Rev War

Act: June 7, 1832
Index: - Vol. A, Page 194
Arrangement of 1870

1827 – June 9 – [illegible] to Lodwick J. Hill [illegible]
1939 – Sept 13 [illegible] to Neille Burris
1939 – Nov 25 [illegible] to Ava Johnston, A.W. [?] copied
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State North Carolina 
Montgomery County 

This day Benjamin Bell 
aged Seventy years appeared before the Subscriber 
one of the Justices of this Court of pleas and quarter 
sessions of said County who being duly Sworn deposed 
and said that in September one Thousand Seven 
hundred & Eighty one he the deponent became acquaint 
with William Johnson, who was then adjutant in 
Col William Loftens Regiment of Militia General 
Rutherford Brigade on a tour of Duty of three 
month against the British & Tories at and near 
Wilmington [inserted – North Carolina] that the said William Johnson continue 
adjutant of said Regiment until it was 
discharged at the end of said term & after the British
Army left Wilmington & that he this deponent belonged 
to the same Regiment & served with & under the said 
William Johnson and I do further certify that Benjamin 
Bell all the deponent is a man of respectability and 
entitled to credit Sworn to & subscribed before 
me this 24th day of September 1832

Benjamin Bell

E.F. Filly AD 
I, John B Martin Clerk of the County 
Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of the County 
of Montgomery do certify that Edmund F. 
Lilly Esquires whose name is subscribed to the 
above deposition is one of the Justice of said 
County Court given under my hand & seal 
of Office at Lawrenceville the 29 day of 
September 1832.

JB Martin CLK
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Johnson, Wm.
N.C. & Va 52661

Benjamin Bells
Deposition
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this day Benjamin B [inserted – now] aged Seventy one years 
appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices 
of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions for the 
County of Montgomery and State of North Carolina 

who being duly sworn deposed and said that 
in September one thousand seven hundred and 
eighty one he this deponent became acquainted 
with William Johnson who was then adjutant 
Col William Laftons Regiment of Militia 
General Rutherford Brigade on a tour of 
three months against the British & 
Tories at and near Wilmington North Carolina 
that the said William Johnson Continued 
adjutant of said Regiment until it was 
discharged at the end of said Term & after the 
British army left Wilmington & that he this 
deponent belonged to the same Regiment & served 
with and under the said William Johnson the 
full term of three months. Sworn to and subscribed before me 
This 1st day March AD 1833 
Benjamin Bell
E. F. Lilly J P 
I Edmund F. Lilly one of the acting Justice
of the peace for the County of Montgomery & State 
of North Carolina do certify that Benjamin Bell 
who made oath to the above is a man of respectability
and entitled to credit 
March 1st 1833

E. F. Lilly JP
12-7
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I John B. Martin Clerk of the County Court of 
pleas and quarter sessions for the County of 
Montgomery and State of North Carolina do 
certify that Edmd F. Lilly Esquire whose name
 is subscribed to the within deposition is one 
of the Justices of said County Court Given 
under my hand and seal of office at 
Lawrenceville the first day of March 1833 
J. B. Martin Clk 
By E. McCallum D.C. 

I do further certify that Benjamin Bell 
deposed to the within from age and infirmity 
was not then nor is now able to attend Anson 
Court where the declaration was made 
this 2nd day of March 1833 
E. F. Lilly JP
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15786 
Wm Johnson of North Carolina
     [remit] 3 mo private – 10.00
	         3 Serg.	         15.00
	         3 Lieut	         40.00
	                               $65.00
Willliam Dismuke Clk 
Anson Co- Wadesboro N.C.
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BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Wm Johnson which require further proof or explanation. 
I.	Does the declaration show where the applicant resides?  Yes
II.	Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes
III.	If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? [illegible]
IV.	Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes
V.	*Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? NO command 
VI.	Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes
VII.	Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832?  Yes
VIII.	Has the Court given their opinion? Yes
IX.	Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes
X.	Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes
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XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? No No Yes 
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No No Yes 
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No Witness for service as Adjunct (answered)
XIV. +If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? No (Answered)  
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? [No response written in]
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? [No response written in]
XVI. Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No Yes 
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? [illegible]

EXPLANATORY NOTES. 
*QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____year ______months and _____days, I served as a ________. For _______ months and _________days, I served as ___________;and for such service I claim a pension."
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It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. 

+QUERE XIV. Proof of Service. 
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which be belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. 

QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers. 
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
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State of North Carolina 
Anson County 

Amended declaration
April Court 1833 

William Johnson appeared before the Court 
and being first duly sworn deposed and said that 
by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory 
he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his 
service in the Revolutionary War but according to the 
best of his recollection he served not less than the period 
mentioned below and in the following grades first as 
Soldier in Capt. Claiborne Company Seven [weeks] 
second in Capt. Macklins Company Three months as 
Sergeant third in Capt. Jones's Company Six weeks 
fourth in Capt. Randles Company one month 
fifth as adjutant of Col Loftens Regiment three 
months. This deponent further states that at the Court
at which  made his declaration he this dependent was 
engaged as a member of the Court in taking and certifying 
the declarations of the Revolutionary soldiers of 
the County & that at the time of making his own 
the Reverend John Culpeper an aged [observer] who 
attended the Court for the purpose of Testifying to 
the Services & character of the applicants had left the 
Court & gone to his home a distance of Twenty Miles 
or upwards and could not then begot within the 
Term of the Court. This deponent further states 
That it has been upward of Fifty years since he left the 
State of Virginia where he first served & that has no knowledge 
of more than one person John Thornhill living with 
whom he served in that state and that in the Company 
& Regiment in which he served as Lieutenant & Adjunct 
in North Carolina he has no knowledge of any officer 
now living and cannot [hear] of more than three or
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or four living & they scattering & far distant except Benj
Bell [illegible] of his power to procure their evidence 
this deponent further states that he has now collected and 
herewith sent all the proof within his [illegible] to prove 
Sworn to (inserted - & subscribed) in open Court this 9th day of April 1843

(signed) Wm Johnson
(signed) W. Dismuke Clk 

I William Dismukes Clerk of the Court 
Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Anson County  
certify that this and the annexed Sheet 
containing the (inserted – deposition of the ) Rev. Joel Gulledge, contain
the amended Declaration and proceedings of 
the said Court in the case of William Johnson 
an applicant of for a Pension under the Act 
of Congress for the year 1832- 

Given under my hand and seal of Office at Wadesboro, this 12th day of April AD. 1833. 
(signed) W. Dismuke Clk

(Seal Attached)
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Amended declaration
of Wm Johnson
15786
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The Reverend Joel Gulledge
Deposition
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State of North Carolina 
Anson County 
April Sessions 1833 
The Reverend Joel Gulledge appeared in open Court who being first duly sworn deposed and said that he has this day seen the declaration made at October Court last past by William Johnson for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. This deponent said that he himself now Sixty two years old that he has been acquainted with William Johnson about forty years. that it is [believe] in the neighborhood & county that he was a soldier of the revolution in which [opinion] on I concur fully and that I have full confidence in his declarations being as correct as could be expected from the length of time which has elapsed that he believes the said William Johnson to be fully as all in he has stated in his said declaration Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 9th April 1833- Dismuke Clk 
Joel Gulledge
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State North Carolina 
Anson County 

This day appeared the before the 
Subscriber one of the Justice of the Court of pleas and Quarter 
Sessions of the County and State aforesaid at his own House 
John Threadgill aged 82 years who being first duly sworn 
Deposed & said that sometime in the beginning of the 
year 1781 he this deponent then living in the County of Brunswick 
State of Virginia was ordered out on a tour of duty in the Militia (inserted- under Col Watson)
of three months to the lower parts of Virginia that while on the 
service he saw and became acquainted with William Johnson 
who was also in the Militia from said County the said 
William Johnson appeared to act as an inferior officer 
but not belonging to the same company & from the 
length of time & consequent loss of memory he unable 
to say what was his rank that the militia under Col Watson 
served out their tour of three months and were discharged 
the said William Johnson being one of the number 
Sworn to & subscribed before me this [blank] day of April 1833. 
(signed) John Threadgill

Test W. Threadgill (gp)
I William Threadgill a Justice of the County Court of 
Anson State of North Carolina do certify that John 
Threadgill who sworn to & subscribed the above is a man 
of good character and entitled to credit and that I believe 
him to be of the age he represents himself to be and I 
further certify that from age & infirmity I believe 
him to be unable to attend the Court of Anson County 
(signed) W. Threadgill J P
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State of North Carolina 
Anson County 

I William Dismukes Clerk of the of Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, certify that William Threadgell is a Magistrate as within stated, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his, is genuine 

In Testimony whereof I have here unto affixed my seal of Office, and Subscribed my name, this 12th day of April in the year 1833- 

M Dismukes
Clerk of the Court of Anson County Court

(Seal Affixed)
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Wm Threadgills
Deposition
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Front of post card
Postal Stamp (Dallas, Texas Nov 8, 4-PM, 1939 
1 cent postage stamp with Jefferson on it

The Veterans Administration,
Washington, D.C.

Stamped (Received Nov 8, 1939
Mail Sub-DIV 
Reader Nov 22
VETS ADM)
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Motor R.5, Box 117, Dallas, Tex 
Nov. 6, 1939 

The Veterans Administration, - 
Washington D.C. (written in ‘Send one')

Dear sirs: Please send me Revolutionary pension record for:
1. William Johnson (Johnston) age 72, pensioner from Virginia but in 1835 in Anson Co. N.C. 
2. David Johnson (Johnston), age 82, pensioned 1835 Parke Co. Ind. If not found and pension record for David Johnson, age 62, Jackson Co. Ind. (Rev. service)

Yours truly,
(Miss) Ava Johnston
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683 Peachtree St. Apt “C”
Atlanta, Ga. 3 /30127 

Commissioner of Pensions 
Dept of the Interior 
Washington, D.C. 

My dear sir: 

Will you kindly give me the record of the Revolutionary Services of one William Johnson referred to as follows: North Carolina Revolutionary Pensioners in William Johnson; private, Sargent and Lieutenant. (“[illegible] Records of N.C.” Vol 23 page 72) your kind attention will be appreciated by 

Yours truly 
Lodewick J. Hill, 

Another reference as follows:
“[Census] of Pensioners, Anson Co. N.C. June, 1840 William Johnson, aged 79 - head of family William Johnson”

(Stamped U.S. Pension Office R Apr 1, 1927)
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(Veterans Administration Seal)
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
WASHINGTON 
November 8, 1938 
XXXXXXXR 
IN REPLY REFER TO: BA-J/MMHFMLB 

Miss Neille Burris 
700 South Main Street 
Windsor, Missouri 

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of your great-grandfather, William Johnson, of North Carolina, and in which you furnish certain citations in regard to service of soldiers with that name, also names of children of your ancestors and state that the name of his wife was Lucinda, perhaps. 

In order to identify the record of your ancestor, William Johnson, should it be on file, please give the following data, if possible: approximate dates of his birth and death, the name of the county in North Carolina from which he served and the name of the county and state in which he died. Upon receipt of this information, another search of the records will be made and a report furnished. 

Very truly yours 
A.D. Hiller (signature)
A. D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant 
to the Administrator 

Windsor, Mo.
Aug. 14, 1939. 

A D. Hiller 
Dear Sir:
Since receiving the above letter, I have been quite ill and unable to search for the data you request, or I would have written ere this as I am so desirous of finding the Revolutionary War record of my ancestor. I have found no other war records other than those sent, and as it has been so long you may not have kept them, I'll send the data I gave you: (over)
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(Handwritten top left – ‘only pen. Rv ser for Nc  -an officer’)
Note: Stars indicate two lines that were omitted in the typing They are added at the bottom of the page. 
William Johnson enlisted in 3rd North Carolina Battalion as private, later was Sergeant and Lieutenant and was recorded as having drawn a pension. Records also were given of a Wm. Johnson, (whether the same soldier, I do not know) who was private in 4th Regiment. William's Company enlisted 1777 omitted Sept. 1777 and William Johnson, Hall's Company 10th North Carolina Regiment, enlisted 1781 served 12 months left service Aug. 16, 1782. 
My great grandfather may have been one of the number or not any one of them. He was of English descent. As to dates of birth and death I can only approximate them. I think* ca. 1781-83 he was living, in what is now Washington or Sullivan Co. Tenn. (Then a part of North Carolina, for my grandmother, who was born ca. 1792-4 was said to have been born in North Carolina and those born after 1796 in Tenn.) He probably died there, or in some nearby County, Hawkins, or Green, between that time and 1818 or early twenties, when his children emigrated to Lafayette Co. Mo. There were: Margaret Johnson, who married Ennis Burris of Knox Co. Tenn. and settled in Mo. about 1820 - 22. 2. Cindrilla Johnson, who was b. June 30, 1798, died Feb. 1857, married James Bounds** (who is also recorded as a Revolutionary Soldier living in Washington, or Sullivan Co. Tenn.) came to Mo. in 1818. 3. William Johnson Jr. who settled in Mo.  1818 - 19. 4. Moses Johnson, who settled in Mo. before 1823. 5. Lewis Johnson -- do not know when he came to Mo. 6. Daniel Johnson. It is said he did not come to Mo. 7. Betsy Johnson Mar. [blank] Thomas. She did not come to Mo. I do not know from which County William Johnson served. Hoping to obtain all possible information at your earliest convenience, I am 
Very truly, 
Neille Burris 
*from other family dates he probably was born ca. 1760 and think
** ca. 1818 and they with his father James Bounds 
(handwritten –‘Aug 14’ )
Stamped – Received Aug 17, 1939, MAIL, SUB-DIV, Reader No. 12, VETS ADM
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February 6, 1940 
BA-J/AWF on 
Wm Johnson (written in pencil)
S2661 (written in pencil)

Miss Neille Burris 
700 South Main 
Windsor, Missouri 

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter in which you state that the Revolutionary War record of William Johnson, pension claim, S. 3661, which was furnished you November 25, 1932, is not the record of your ancestor. The William Johnson in whom you are interested served from North Carolina, and after the close of the Revolution, moved to Tennessee, and died there about 1818 or early twenties You request the Revolutionary War record of Moses Johnson who served from North Carolina, and later lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee. 

The Revolutionary War records of this office have been searched and no claim for pension found based upon service of a William Johnson or Johnston, as described by you. 

You are furnished herewith the Revolutionary War record of a William Johnson who served with the Virginia troops, and was pensioned while living in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and the record of Moses Johnson who served with the North Carolina troops, and pensioned while living in Hawkins County, Tennessee. 

It is hoped that these records will aid you in your research. 

Very truly yours 
D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator S

(Written in pencil – ‘See her letter in Moses Johnson - W. 153’)
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A.W. Norgill
copied her hist.
9/13/39 

November 1839 

William Johnson
S. 2661 --- 

Miss Ava Johnston 
Motor Rt. 5, Box 117 
Dallas, Texas 

Dear Madam: 
Reference is made to your letter relative to William Johnson and David Johnson, soldiers of the Revolutionary War. 

Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information it is impossible to comply in full with each request pertaining to soldiers of that war. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim, S.2661, based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of William Johnson.

William Johnson was born November 5, 1781, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given. 

While a resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, William Johnson served from some time in May 1779, about seven weeks as substitute for his father, in Captain Thomas Claiborn's Company, Colonel Judkin's Virginia Regiment. He enlisted early in January 1781, served three months as second sergeant in Captain William Macklin's Company, Colonel Watson's Virginia Regiment. He served six weeks as orderly sergeant in Captain Peter Jones' Company, Colonel St. George Tucker's Virginia Regiment, was in the battle of Jamestown, and was discharged July 10, 1781. 

Shortly after the expiration of this service, William Johnson moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina. He enlisted about the middle of August, 1781, served one month as lieutenant in Captain John Randle's Company, Colonel Thomas Wade's North Carolina Regiment,
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was in an engagement with the Tories, after which was appointed Adjutant in Colonel William Loften's North Carolina Regiment, and continued in the service until the latter part of December. 
William Johnson moved some time in the year 1791, from Montgomery County, North Carolina, to Anson County, North Carolina. 
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Sneedsborough, Anson County, North Carolina. 
The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to wife or children of William Johnson. 
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office. Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data: William Johnson Certificate No. 12407, issued April 27, 1833, rate $55.00 per annum, commenced March 4. 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, North Carolina Agency"". 
Very truly yours 
D. HILLER Executive 
Assistant to the Administrator
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September 13, 1939

BA-J/AWF 
William Johnson 
S. 2661

Neille Burris 
700 South Main Street 
Windsor, Missouri 

Dear Madam: 

Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Johnson of North Carolina, who served as sergeant and lieutenant, probably moved to Tennessee after the war. 

The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension based upon the service of William Johnson in the War of the Revolution. This is the record of the only William Johnson (Johnston), who served with the North Carolina troops, as an officer, found in the Revolutionary War pension records of this office. 

William Johnson was born November 5, 1761, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The names of his parents are not given. 

While a resident of Brunswick County, Virginia, William Johnson served from sometime in May, 1779, about seven weeks as substitute for his father, in Captain Thomas Claiborn's company, Colonel Judkin's Virginia regiment. He enlisted early in January, 1781, served three months as 2nd sergeant in Captain William Macklin's company, Colonel Watson's Virginia regiment. He served six weeks as orderly sergeant in Captain by Peter Jones' company, Colonel St. George Tucker's 

(Penciled note on right margin:  ‘Secured by M.L. P’)
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Virginia regiment, was in the battle of Jamestown, and was discharged July 10, 1781. 

Shortly after the expiration of this service, William Johnson moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina. He enlisted about the middle of August, 1781, served one month as lieutenant in Captain John Randle's company, Colonel Thomas Wade's North Carolina regiment, was in an engagement with the Tories, after which was appointed Adjutant in Colonel William Loften's North Carolina regiment, and continued in the service until the latter part of December. 

William Johnson moved sometime in the year 1791, from Montgomery County, North Carolina, to Anson County, North Carolina. Carolina. 

He was allowed pension on his application executed October 14, 1832, at which time he was a resident of Sneedsborough, Anson County, North Carolina.

The papers on file in this claim contain no reference to wife or children of William Johnson. 

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data: 
William Johnson 
Certificate #12407 
Issued April 27, 1833 
Rate $65.00 per annum 
Commenced March 4, 1831 
Act of June 7, 1832 
North Carolina Agency. 

Very truly yours 
D. HILLER 
Executive Assistant to the Administrator