Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,163, for James Johnson, Connecticut
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State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss Norwich February 15th A.D. 1856 
I William E Lewis Town Clerk 
STATE OF VERMONT
WINDSOR COUNTY SS}  I, NORMAN WILLIAMS, Clerk of the County Court of the County of Windsor, in the State of Vermont, do hereby certify Cyrus Tracy is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly qualified to administer oaths and take the acknowledgments of deeds, 
In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court, at Woodstock, in said County of Windsor, this 18 day of February A.D. 1856. 
Norman Williams Clerk
aged 73 years. Received for Record and Recorded April 14 1836 
By C Partridge Town Clerk 
Certified by William E. Lewis Town Clerk 
State of Vermont 
Windsor County ss Norwich Feby. 11. 1856 personally appeared before me William E. Lewis above named known by me to be town clerk of said [unreadable] and keeper of the records of Deaths in said [unreadable]  and made oath to the truth of the matters contained in the foregoing certificate by him signed. 
Cyrus Tracy Justice of the Peace
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Retained
April 7 1824
[unreadable] D. A. A. Buck
H Reps
On the & of the 2nd Schedule Mr. Edwards has noted as follows: “it is stated on good authority that the Wife of the applicant has a comfortable Dwelling House and is in possession of Real Estate to a comfortable amount.”
See letter to Mr Buck Apl. 14, 1834 respecting certain copies of papers in this case – 
See letter 27 June 1823, to I. Norwich Vt.  
Susp’d [suspended] see letter  17 Oct 1823, to B. Swan 
Revy War 
Windsor Vermont  
The last sched: states that the land belonged to a former wife and that he has no interest in it, now Amt of Sched: $33.48 
TEAMO [unreadable] 
James Johnson, Private 3 yrs from 1777 
His Age 61, a Farmer has not been able to perform any labor for 8 years, wife infirm, age not stated. 
Children, aged, from 16 years to 10 months- 
1 Schedule dated August 1820 
Sheep, Oxen, Horse, Cow & Calves $114.25 
Wagon $12., Hogs $7.,  Sundy Articles of furniture & farming tools - Total-- $185.72 
He says the amount of my Just Debts is $250 - no names given – 
he says - the farm on which I live with my family, & which I consider to be worth $1000 was conveyed in 1816 to Trustees by order of Court, for the benefit of my Wife & Children 
Application for restoration made, and rejected Feby 1821 
2d Schedule dated Jany 1821 a small personal property valued at $25.80
(over)
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to my present wife on the 10th day of August 1820, while my former Wife Rhoda lived I was entitled to a living out of the real Estate which belonged to her which on her decease has gone to her Heirs.   I have six children, the oldest James is 19 years old, has been absent from me three years, Rosilinda 18 years unmarried, lives with her Uncle Wayne 17 years lives in the place, where his mother lived,  Hannah M. 12 years old, lives in Hartford with Esqr Pierce, Julia 11 years old lives with me, Rensted 4 years lives with me; and none of my children are of sufficient ability to support me. 
Since the exhibition of my first Schedule, the following changes have been made in my property Property sold, names of persons to whom sold, time of sale, disposition value;
To Anthony W. Morse a pair of Oxen $37,  April 1820,  for $37 applied on Execution he had against me for $60;
To Cyrus Partridge a mare sold $30, June 1820,  For 30 Dollars to pay a debt due to said Partidge; 
To John Shafter one cart sold for 6 – one wagon sold for 6, June 1820,  For 12 Dollars to pay a debt the to said Shafter;   
Swine Inventoried in former schedule, since consumed in the family. The remainder of the Inventory of 1818 or 1819 is lost, worn out or consumed in using.   
James Johnson 
Sworn to, and declared, on the twentieth day of September AD 1823. Before said Court. 
Attest Benj. Swan Clerk
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Is to contain two acres and we have set of to Rosalinda Johnson Eight rods in width and forty rods in length adjoining north of the land set off to the said James Johnson Jun and is to contain two acres of land,  and we have set off to Wayne Johnson Eight rods in width and forty rods in length lying north & adjoining the said James Johnson Junr and is to contain two acres and to have set off to Hannah M Johnson eight rods in width and forty rods in length adjoining North of the said Wayne Johnson and is to contain two acres and to Julia Johnson Eight rods in width forty rods in length and to be north of & adjoining to the Hannah said Johnson and is to contain two acres of land and we have set off to Rhoda Johnson wife of the said James all the remaining part of said Tract first above described and is to contain and one half acres of land excepting out of the same the half were heretofore sold by the said James and the highway running acrost the same 
dated at Norwich February 17, 1816
Pierce Burton 
Don J. Brigham } Selectmen of Norwich
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James Johnson 
Deed to  
Elijah Yeoman Junr 
Town Clerks office Norwich Augt 5 1816 
Recd for Record & Recorded For Col Page 326 & [unreadable] By J Bissell Town Clerk
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That is to say 1 Cow 12,00, 5 Sheep 5.00, 1 Shoat 2.00, 1 Table 2.00,  $21.00; 
4 old Kitchen chairs 0.67, 2 old dining chairs 0.50, 1 iron pot 0.83  2.00;
1 Small tea kettle 0.67; 1 old Spider with one leg burnt off 0.30,  0.97;
1 old [unreadable] chest 1.50, 2 old Hoes 0.25, 1old Scythe 0.48   1.83;  
25.80
And the said James Johnson further declareth and saith that he is by occupation a Husbandman, and that in consequence of many infirmities he is unable to labour, that he has a wife whose health has ever been poor and still is very poor, & that he has five children, his oldest a daughter named Rosalinda Johnson fifteen years old, the second son named Anthony Wayne Johnson aged fourteen years, his third daughter aged eight years old named Hannah  Merrifield Johnson the fourth daughter aged seven years old, whose health is poor,  the fifth a son sixteen months old.  
James Johnson 
Sworn to and declared on the third day of Jany AD. 1821 before said Court 
Attest Benjamin Swan Clerk 
State of Vermont 
Windsor County Ss}  I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the Supreme Court of Windsor County Judicature, within & for the County of Windsor do hereby certify that the foregoing declaration and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the record of said Court: and I further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedules Twenty five dollars of Eighty cents. 
Sct TESTJMONY whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court on this Ninth day of January Anno Domini Eighteen hundred  twenty one
Benj Swan Clerk Sup Court Windsor County
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Deed 
Horace Everett to Rhoda Johnson & others 
Town Clerks Office Norwich August 5th 1816 
Recd for Record & Recorded For Column 4 Page 326 & Examined by Jeremiah Bissell Town Clerk 
and in the west line of said Lot Eight Rods thence carrying [unreadable]
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line to the bound begun at, excepting about one half an acre at the Northwest corner heretofore sold by the said James & also the highway leading across said Land and is to contain twenty four acres & one half more or less: of which said tract of land the said States attorney hath received a deed from the said James, bearing date the 26th April AD 1816 and hath dis charged said Note a mortgage, and whereas a major part of said Selectmen have directed said described premises to be deeded to the said Rhoda & each of the children of the said James in proportion following, viz to John W Johnson two acres lying at the South side of said Land beginning at the South West corner thereof thence Eight Rods in M the west line of said Lot to a stake and Stones then Easterly that breadth forty Rods to live Sawyer one acre beginning at the North west corner of the tract last aforesaid them in said west line four Rods to a stake & stones thence carrying that width eastwardly forty Rods parallel to and adjoining said last mentioned tract to James Johnson Junr Two acres beginning at the North west corner of the tract as aforesaid thence in the west line of said Lot Eight Rods to a stake & stones, thence carrying that width Eastwardly forty Rods parallel to & adjoining said last mentioned tract: to Rosalinda Johnson two acres, beginning at the North west corner of the tract last aforesaid, thence in the west line of said Lot Eight Rods, thence carrying that width eastwardly forty Rods parallel & adjoining said last mentioned tract: to Wayne Johnson two acres beginning at the North west corner of the tract law aforesaid, thence in the use of said Lot Eight Rods, thence carrying that width Eastwardly Forty Rods parallel & adjoining said last mentioned tract, to Hannah M. Johnson two acres beginning at the North west corner of the tract last aforesaid, thence in the west line of said Lot Eight Rods, thence carrying that width Eastwardly forty Rods parallel & adjoining said last mentioned tract to Julia Johnson two acres, beginning at the North west come of the tract last aforesaid thence the west line of said Lot Eight Rods thence carrying that width Eastwardly forty Rods parallel
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War Department, 
Pension Office 
October 17th 1823. 
Sir
The claim of James Johnson has again been examined. Before a decision can be had, he must prove to the satisfaction of this Department, that the farm on which he lives was conveyed to Trustees by order of Court, for the benefit of his wife and childeen in 1816, and further that he has now no interest in it. Let the Trustees make oath to the fact set forth in said claim and declaration the official character and signature of the Magistrate before whom the affidavits may be made, must be certified by the county clerk under his seal of office  
1 am, respectfully, 
Your obedient servant
J.L. Edwards
Benjamin Swan, Esq Windsor, Vermont.
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Mr Wright 
While as the Legislation the foregoing letter came to hand - I sent the Johnson declaration on with others immediately after the court [unreadable] & other objections is made to Johnson Case - I received from you the evidence of one Johnsons Debt, that one does not appear in the Declaration he made - perhaps no further evidence will be required.  
You will please to inform Abm Hubbard that he is restored to the Pension List – 
Yours &c
Benj Swan
24 Nov
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Brief in the case of Phebe Johnson widow of James 
County and State of Mass 
act 3 Feby 1853 
Claim, (“original”
Proof exhibited, (if original) 
Is it documentary, traditionary, or supported by the rolls?  If either, state the substance.
Her husband was pensioned under the Act of 1818 & 1820 at $96 year and died in 1835. 
Record of marriage 
Cohabitation, General reputation of Marriage, her identity as the pensioners widow,
his death and her present widowhood by credible witnesses
Name and residence of Agent C.C. Tucker Esq 
Thornton Triplett Examining Clerk