Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 21483, for Robert Johnston, Vermont
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(3‒1776)

SERVICE
Vt.  
Johnston Robert 
Hepzibah 

NUMBER
W 21483

CONTENTS
Also see affidavit of this widow in claim W24566 of Betsey widow of Nehemiah Lovewell.
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Vermont [page torn]
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Hepzibah Johnston 
widow of Robert Johnston dec'd 
who died on the 29 Feby 1824 
of Caledonia C in the State of Vermont 
who was a pri Lt Cap in the Compy, commanded 
by Captain Johnston of the regt commanded 
by Col. [blank] in the Vermont Mila [Militia]
line for 3 m. Captain 
3 m Lieutenant 
& 5 m 17 days private
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Inscribed on the Roll of Vermont 
at the rate of 118 Dollars 57 Cents 
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 
Inc'd [Increased] from $78.57
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Certificate of Pension issued the 20 day of March 
1840 & delivered to James Bell Esq Present
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Arrears to the 4th of March 1840 $1067.13
Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. '40 59.28
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Deduct former payments } $1126.41
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Revolutionary C[laim,] Act July 4, 1836 Section the 3 }
Recorded by D. McCurdy Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 38

[right side]
rep'd
Let G. C. Ames May 20/52
Let G. C. Ames Oct 31 1853
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John F. Johnston's Affidavit W 14
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I John F Johnston of Newbury in the County of Orange & State of Vermont aged fifty seven in Sept last do depose & say that Colo Robt Johnston late of Newbury aforesaid deseased [deceasec] was my Grandfather that he died Feby 29th 1824 that immediately after his death his books & papers came into my possession amongst which was a slip of paper in the handwriting of sd Robt. Johnston containing the records of the births of his children from Abigail Johnston his first child to Hannah Johnston inclusive which has since been destroyed the paper hereunto attached is a true copy of the original as above stated which was coppyed or made by me about sixteen years ago with the exception that when the original Jane Johnston was born May "6th" "1781" her given name is wrote "Jenny" that I have even understood that the said Jane was the first child of Robert Johnston & his wife Hepsibeth & that the sd Hepsibeth was his fourth wife & that she died July 8th 1846
[signature] John F. Johnston

Sworn to and subscribed by the above affiant in open court this 13th day of May AD 1848. Before me [signature] Stephen Thomas, Judge of Probate
I hereby certify that the above affiant is personally known to me & that he is a credible witness.  [signature] Stephen Thomas Judge of Probate
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State of Vermont  
Bradford District ss ⎬ I Stephen Thomas Judge of the Probate Court within & for said District, do hereby certify that the paper hereunto annexed is the paper which was attached hereto by the within named affiant in open court this 13th day of May A.D. 1848.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name & affixed the Seal of Said Court at Newbury this 13th day of May 1848 
[signature] Stephen Thomas Judge

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]

State of Vermont 
Bradford District ss ⎬ I John W. Batchelder Register of the Probate Court within and for Said District of Bradford do hereby Certify that the Hon Stephen Thomas whose name is above affixed is duly Commissioned and qualified as Judge of the Probate Court within and for Said district & that his commission is dated December 1st 1847 and will expire on the 30th day of November 1848 and that the Signature above written purporting to be his is genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Newbury this 13th day of May AD 184[?]
Attest [signature] J. W. Batchelder Register

[illegible Court Seal affixed at left]
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Lyme NH 
June 1

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Jonas Tucker Esq 
Newbury 
Vermont
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State of New Hampshire Grafton County } ss.
"1780
In July  Robert Johnson was married to widow Hepsibeth Bell of Lyme"
Town Clerks office Lyme June 1 1837
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of Record (the day of the month does not appear on the record)  [signature] Asa Shaw Town Clerk

State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss. 
Lyme June 1st 1837 Then personally appeared the above named Asa Shaw known to me as Town Clerk of said Lyme and made oath that the above certificate by him subscribed is true 
Before me [signature] D. C. Churchill Justice of the Peace  
Fee  0.25

State of New Hampshire Grafton ss 
I Nathan B. Felton, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas from said County of Grafton, hereby certify that David C Churchill whose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, was on the first day of June last just, and has ever since been, an acting Justice of the peace for said County of Grafton, & that his name as subscribed is his genuine signature, being in his own proper handwriting. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this fifteenth day of July Anno Domini 1837.  [signature] Nathan B. Felton Clerk
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Lyme June 1 1837
Jonas Tucker Esq
Sir The Day of the month on which Robert Johnson was married to the widow Bell does not appear on the record and I have examined the Records of the late Rev W Conant who I suppose married them he being then the settled minister of Lyme and I can find no record of said Johnson or any other marriage on his Book
Yours Respectfully 
[signature] D.C. Churchill

[lower part of page folded up obscuring rest of writing except for]
Town
above
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Colo. Robert Johnston born Sept 3 1738
Capt. James Johnston born May 31st 1766
Nancy Johnston born August 26 1760 died May 17 1835
John F Johnston born Sept 28th 1790
Betsey C. Johnston born August th 8-1792
Fanny M. Johnston born November 3th 1794
James D. Johnston born June 14th [1796]
Lisbet Johnston born April 19th 1800
Abigail W. Johnston born June 15th 1802 died July 1842
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Joshua Foster born November3th 1724 died May 1805
Elisabeth Foster born Sept 4th 1727
Abigail Johnston born 1760 April
Sally Johnston born 1762 April 3
Ruth Johnston born 1764 April
James Johnston born 1766 May 31st
John Johnston born 1768 May 13th
Polly Johnston born 1770 March 31st
Cyrus Johnston born 1772  July 22nd
Elisabeth Johnston born 1773 Sept 24th
Robert Johnston born 1776 July 4th
Jonas Johnston born 1781 May 6th
Hannah Johnston born 1783 March 28th
Nancy Johnston born March 26 1785
Charles Johnston born Occt 13th 1787
Lydia Johnston born Oct 16th 1789
Abigail Johnston born Jan 29 1791
Mira Johnston born April 22 1793
The last five names not on the orginal
Cole Charles Johnston born May 29th 1737
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[all amounts in pounds]
(94)
Newbury August 16 1769

Joseph Chamberlin Delivery one quart of Rum 1.6
Do two Days at Stone work 8.
do  half day of Oxen 1.
do one day of your brother Uriah to Thomas Johnston to keep 3.
Paid that bushel of wheat to your father 6.
To one Bushell of wheat that I paid for you that Summer 6.
26.6

Joseph Chamberlin August 2 1782
of two quarts of rum that your father got for you 3.
do one pig 3
July 25th 1774 to one half bushel of corn to Mr. Conell 1.6
June 8th1777 by one Day of toney to mow 3.0
do one day to mow 6.
do one pay of lady to keep for Mr. John Stevens 1.0.0
do lecker seven and seven pence 7.7
do sugar and half bushel of corn  to Mr. Conell 3.9
do one [illegible] one quart west Indian rum half  [illegible] 6.11
2.0.1

Newbury April 19 1776 Mr. Joseph Layton came to live with me
do half day to training
do half day at town meeting fort
do one day lost by the fort
do Spinning flax scores of [illegible] yarn 5.6 of work you
do spring fourth and half of filling 5.8.2
do keeping Com Fuller supper and Lodging and one [illegible] and house keeping -2.4
do two days to Colonel Bayley
do one day for [illegible]
do half day to Liston X
do corn when you went to Vermont-3.6
do corn and wheat to your father 13.6
July 6 Mr. Joseph Tayler went from me Down below & then to John Bayley
do quarter of tobacco by your father .3
1.10.9

Newbury December 26 1776 this day filled with Mr. Joseph Taylor and D to Taylor pay five Bushels of good [illegible] which to be delivered at my fort in Newbury
Newbury February 2 1777 Mr. Taylor for [illegible]
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Newbury Sept 29 1773 Thomas Chambs [] by pore of one day []
Abigail Johnston born 1760 April 25
Sarah Johnston born 1762 May 3
Ruth Johnston Born 1764 Aprill 8
James Johnston born 1766 May 31
John Johnston born 1768 May 8
Mary Johnston born 1770 March 31
Cyrus Johnston born 1772 July 15
Elisabeth Johnston born Sept 21 1773
Rot Johnston born 1776 July 6
Jiney Johnston born 1781 May 6
Hanny Johnston born 1783 March 28
Nance Johnston born 1785 March 26
Charles Johnston born 1787 October 15
Lydia Johnston born 1789 October 16
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Know all men by these presents that we James Bell of Walden in Caledonia County and State of Vermont and Jane Johnston of Groton in said county and state and Mina Johnston of said Town County and State the legal heirs and only surviving children of Hepzibeth Johnston late deceased of Groton aforesaid and widow of Robert Johnston late deceased of Newbury in Orange county and State aforesaid do hereby ordain constitute and appoint George C Ames of City of Washington in District of Columbia our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to examine all claims for an increase of pension to the said widow Hepzibeth Johnston for Revolutionary services of her husband Robert Johnston, and to procure and furnish the necesary evidence to the proper Department at Washington in support of all pension claims and to procure the decision certificate or certificates for all such claims should any be allowed and further examine all papers now in the pension office at Washington relating to such claim or claims.  In witness whereof we have hereunto set our [] and seals the 17th day of September 1851
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James Bell
Jane Johnston
Mira Johnston
Caledonia county SS September 17th 1851 Then personally appeared James Bell one of the signers of this instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and before me  Austin  Lenn
Theron Howard Master in [Cha]
Caledonia County SS September 17th 1857 Then personally appeared Jane Johnston and Mira Johnston signers of the above instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and [] before me Thomas Mason Justice
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V2763
Hepzibah Johnstons Declaration Vert act 4 July '36
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State of Vermont Caldeonia District On this 8th day of August A.D. one thousand eight hundred & thirty seven personally appeared before the Hon. Probate court holder at Danville in said district by Samuel B. Mattock Judge of Said Court Hepzibah Johnston a resident of Walden in the county of Caledonia and State aforesaid, aged eighty two years the 5th day of Dec last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 4 1836; That she is the widow of Robert Johnston, who was a Captain of Militia in the former part of the Revolutionary War, and afterward in 1778 a Lieutenant Colonel & in 1781 Colonel of Militia of the State of Vermont under General Jacob Bailey of Newbury in the county of Orange & State of Vermont. that she has no personal knowledge of his being in the Service until after the year 1780, but has frequently heard her husband say that he was out in the Service at different times during the four or five years previous to her marriage with him.  She recollects that her husband said that he was in the battle at Saratoga at the Surrender of Burgoyne's army; she thinks he also told her he was in the battle at Bennington She also says she has heard her said husband tell of being employed in making the great "Hazen road" from Newbury to Canada; but does not recollect how long he served at any of these periods of service She has also heard him tell of going to Charleston No. 4 after ammunition & stores & that he expended more than a thousand dollars in furnishing the army & ammunition at this time -
She further declares that in the fall after her marriage with Mr. Johnston, Capt Lovell & others came to Newbury & alarmed the inhabitants saying that a large party of Indians & tories were then on their way to burn Newbury. That her husband immediately ordered out his regiment and the militia turned out & came up to Newbury from below Lebanon NH -  that the enemy having heard that they were prepared to receive them at Newbury, changed their course and went to Royalton Vt & destroyed that place -  that at this time that the enemy destroyed Royalton, her husband with his command were under arms at least ten days - That in the Summer of 1781 or 1782 when Capt Pritchard came from Canada with a party of tories, to Newbury and took James Bailey & wounded M Gates my husband under the orders of Gen Bailey ordered out a Scout & pursued the Said Pritchard to the Lamoille river; that she cannot tell how long he was gone at this time, but she thinks about ten days - She further states that in the fall of 1781 her husband
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the said Col. Johnston was called on to go to Upper [Coos] to take some tories, (but by whose orders he went, she cannot say) that he went taking with him several hand cuffs and was  gone several days & returned unsuccessful the tories having escaped-
That she has not documentary evidence in Support of her claim except such as accompanies this declaration - She further declares that she was married to the Said Robert Johnston on the 13th day of July in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty; that here husband the aforesaid Robert Johnston died the 29 day of February 1824, and that she has remaned a widow  ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Sworn and Subscribed this 8th day of August AD 1837 Hepzibah Johnston
Before Saml. R Mattocks Judge Probate
I certify that Hepzibah Johnston who has subscribed the foregoing declaration is a person of undoubted veracity Sam. R. Mattocks Judge Probate
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Robert Johnston N. F. 21483 Vt. 
An order addressed to Robert Johnston Col. of the 10 Regiment Vt militia signed Peter Olcott Brigadier General and dated Norwich May 8 1781 has been removed from this case to be forwarded to the War Department
M. R. Apr. 20 1911
Sent to War Dept. Jany 16 1913
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Widow, &c.
No. 21483
Hepzibah Johnston
widow of Robert Johnston Capt. Rev. War
Act. July 4 36
Bk:- Vol. A, Page 381
Arrangement of 1870
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By his Excellency William Tryon, Esq; Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over the Province of New York, and the Territories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the fame.  To Robert Johnston of the County of Gloucester Gentleman Greeting
Reposing especial trust and confidence, as well in the Care, Diligence, and Circumspection, as in the Loyalty, Courage and Readiness of You, to do his Majesty good and faithful Service; Have nominated , constituted, and appointed; and I Do, by Virtue of the Powers and Authorities to Me given by his Majesty, hereby nominate, constitute and appoint You the said Robert Johnston Lieutenant of Captain Joesph Whites' Company of Foot in the Gloucester Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel John Peters You are therefore to take the said Company into your Charge and Care, as Lieutenant thereof and duly to exercise both the Officers and Soldiers of that Company in Arms. And as they are hereby commanded to obey You as their Lieutenant so are likewise to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from Me, or any other your superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in You; and for so doing, this shall be your commission. 
Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at Fort George in the City of New York, the Twenty eighth day of April in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoq; Domini, 1772
By his Excellency's Command Edm. Fanning p. [Sa]
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Thomas Chittenden, Esq; Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the State of Vermont. To Robert Johnston Esq
You being elected Lieutenant Colonel of the fourth regiment of the Militia of this State; Reposing special trust and confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, I do by these Presents , in the name of the Freeman of this State, authorise and impower You to take charge of said Regiment as their L. Colonel You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Lieut. Colonel of Said Regiment by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging: And I do Strictly charge and require all Officers, and Soldiers, under your command to be obedient to your orders as L. Colonel and your are to observe and obey such orders and directions from time to time as You shall receive from me the Governor of this State for the time being, or other your Superior Officers, according to the rules and Discipline of War, and the Laws of this State. 
Given under my hand, and the Seal of this State, in council, at Bennington this 30th Day of June AD 1778. By his Excellency's Command . M. Lyon D Secy  Thos. Chittenden
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His Excellency Thomas Chittenden, Esq; Captain General, Governor and Commander in Chief, in and over the State of Vermont. To Robert Johnston Esquire Greeting.
You being elected Colonel of the third Regiment in the 3d Brigade & tenth Regiment of the Militia of this State; Reposing special Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, I do by these Presents , in the Name of the Freeman of this State, authorise and impower You to take Charge of said Regiment as their Colonel You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of  Colonel of Said Regiment by doing and performing all Manner of Things thereunto belonging: And I do strictly charge and require Officers, and Soldiers, under your Command, to be obedient to your Orders as Colonel and you are to observe and obey such Orders and Directions from Time to time, as You shall receive from me the Governor of this State for the Time being, or  your Superior Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, and the Laws of this State.
Given under my hand, and the Seal of this State, in Council, this Day of May 1781. By His Excellency's Command . Joseph Fay Secy Thos. Chittenden
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Hepzibah Johnston, widow
adm
3 mo.  Captain
5 mo. 17 days private soldier
Bellows Falls, Vt
agency
Hand cert to James Bell, Esq. Present
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Hepzibah Johnston
Increase to $ 118 57/100 Rev
cert to James Bell, Eq Present
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2507
Bellows Falls, Vermont
Hepzibah Johnston
widow of Robert Johnston who died on the 24 Feb. 1824 of Caledonia Co. in the State of Vermont who was a Pr. L Captain in the company commanded by Captain Johnston of the Regt commanded by   in the Vermont mil. line for 3 months Captain  60.00
5 " 17 days Pr. [18]
Inscribed on the roll of Bellows Falls at the rate of 78 Dollars 57 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12th day of Feb. 1839 and delivered to James Bell Esq. Present, care of Hon. S. Prentiss, Senate.
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. '38    589.27
Semi-annual allowance ending 6 Mar. '39  $39.28
$628.55
Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk
Book A Vol. 2 Page 38
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Feb 7
Cam.
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Washington Dist Col
February 6, 1839
James S. Edwards Esq.
Commissioner of Pensions
Sir, In the case of Hepzibah Johnston, an applicant for a pension as the widow of Col Robert Johnston late of Newbury, Vermont. I learn that there is a question as to the identity of persons, viz, whether the person named in the documents, presented in support of the application, as Robert Johnson, was the husband of the applicant and also whether the Robert Johnson or Johnston named in certain pay rolls in the office of the Secretary of State for Vermont was the husband of this claimant.
In reference to these questions, I have the honor to state to you, that , from a very early period of my life and in my child hood, I have been well acquainted in Newbury and particularly since 1812. I believe I was personally acquainted with every man of the name of Johnson or Johnston in that town, who was of an age that would admit of his having taken any part in the War of the Revolution.  These families were highly respectable and distinguished in that part of the country. The husband of the applicant I knew personally, while living, and I have never known or heard of any other man in Newbury of the name of Robert Johnston, or Johnson beside him; with the exception of his son.
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If it be not impertinent, I would add that I have no doubt that the husband of the claimant was the same man who, in the testimony, is called Robert Johnson and Robert Johnston, and also the same that is named in the pay rolls above mentioned.
I am personally acquainted with all the witnesses who have deposed in this case, except Abijah Bailey and I can, and do, assure you that they are men of respectability and integrity in whose statements, so far as they are distinctly made, I should place implicit confidence. 
Very respectfully, []
D.Azro.A.Buck
Sworn to and subscribed before me this seventh day of February 1839 J. Wells J. Peace for Washington County District of Columbia
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I, James Bell of Walden, county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, of lawful age depose and say, that I am the son of the petitioner Hepzibah Johnston by her former husband James Bell, that Col. Robert Johnstons of Newbury, county of Orange & State aforesaid, married the petitioner in the month of July 1780. I believe that upon the consummation of sd marriage I went to live with the said Robert Johnson & in his family at said Newbury and that I lived with said [] Robert Johnson in sd Newbury for more than twenty years and afterwards within a few miles of sd Johnstons till sd Johnstons decease. I further say that I have been well acquainted in sd Newbury & its vicinity, and, that I never saw or heard of any other person in Vermont whose name was Robert Johnson except a son sd Robert Johnston who was a few months older than myself with whom I was I brought up until became men for ourselves. I further state, that it was a matter of public notoriety & that I always understand that said Robert Johnstons [] the Revolutionary services stated in the said Hepzibah's petitions and set forth in the affidavits accompanying the same. I further state that [] Robert Johnston mentioned in sd petitions & affidavits is the same Robert Johnston & none other whose several commissions
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are now filed in the  pension office in support of the petitioners claim, I further state that the same Robert Johnston is the Robert Johnston mentioned, who performed the various short terms of service in the various militia companies, as certified by the Secretary of the State of Vermont, as I have ever understood & verily believe, I further state that I examined the muster rolls in the office of Secretary of State, & that I have been personally acquainted with the [] of the soldiers , who performed said services, and that the captains and other officers of the several companies performed the duties of privates in each others company as appears by the muster rolls and as volunteers, & further the deponent saith not.  James Bell
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Seventh day of February 1839
J Wells J Peace for Washington County District of Columbus
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Feby 6 1839
To whom it concerns
I certify that I have been acquainted with James Bell the signer of the foregoing affidavit for more than twenty years and that he is a gentleman of unimpeachable truth and veracity and that he is entitled to full faith & credit. 
Isaac Fletcher 
Homer Allen
D' Azro A Buck
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Isaac Bayleys Deposition
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I Isaac Bayley of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont of the age of Seventy two years last June do depose testify and say that I am the youngest son of General Jacob Bayley late of said Newbury deceased _ Said Jacob Bayley was a Brigadier General from the earlyest part of the Revolutionary war to the close of it and was a deputy quartermaster General nearly or quite the same length of time_ As a Brigadier General said Jacob had the command and directions of the military forts and all the military operations in this Section, and as deputy quartermaster the supplies therefor  devolved upon him entirely so far as the militia was concerned and as I believe and have no doubt he furnished the supplies also Hazens Regiment while here_ Said General Bayley commenced opening a road from Newbury to the northward          through the wilderness to St. Johns, Lower Canada, as this deponent believes the spring of 1776 under the order of General Washington_ This road as I have ever understood was projected entirely as a military road for our troops to pass from hence to Canada and was constructed by the military and was intended to be so well made that military stores and munitions might be transported upon it with facility and the supplies for the men who built it were furnished as I believe by my father as quartermaster.
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After the close of the war my father went to Philadelphia for the purpose of having a settlement and allowance of his amounts at the War Office -  
A final action in the business was suspended for a short time and my father returned home to Newbury -
During this suspension and while my father was at home the office in which my father's papers at Philadelphia were deposited was consumed by fire and said papers were all consumed as I have often been told by my father and have ever understood and verily believe 
Isaac Bayley

State of Vermont 
County of Orange SS - Newbury January 18, 1840
The foregoing Sworn to and Subscribed by the said Isaac Bayley in my presence - and I certify that said Isaac Bayley is a credible witness
[seal attached]
Joseph Berry Justice of the Peace

Perley C Jones Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that Joseph Berry is a Justice of the Peace foresaid Orange County, duly commissioned and qualified that his commission is dated on the 25 day of Nov 1839 & will expire on the 9 day of Dec 1840 & that the above signature purporting to be his is genuine  
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of Court this 23rd day of January 1840 
Att Perley C Jones Clerk of Orange Co. Court.
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Hon J. L. Edwards
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Danville Vermont
Sept 25 1837

Dear Sir: 
Herewith I enclose the declaration of Hepzibah Johnston for a Pension, together with testimony in support of her claim - [illegible initials]
1. Proof of the marriage in July 1780. - by certificate of the records in the Town Clerks Office [illegible words] -
Sworn to & certified by clerk of County C. -
2. Deposition of John Smith, who proves the marriage & that her husband died in 1824 & she has remained his widow ever since - & Sunday Services 
3. Depositions of James Johnston, John Bailey, Joshua Baily, Moody Rudell, Brigham Toplin, James Baily & Abijah Bayley -
4. Deposition of the daughter of decided, as to the traditionary account of the services of deceased
 5. The Commission of said deceased
Please direct to me at Danville when the decision of the department is made & oblge
Your Obt. Servt.
Saml. B. Mattocks

Hon J. L. Edwards
Com. & C
Washington
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A Peters
[illegible]
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I Absalom Peters late of Lebanon, New London County, and State of Connecticut but now of the City of New York aged about Eighty Six years, depose and say that I was well acquainted with Colonel Robert Johnston late of Newbury, State of Vermont, during the whole period of the Revolutionary War. I served six months as a private soldier in an independent company on the Connecticut River frontier and subsequently three years and three months as Colonel Commandant of said Company and also as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Jacob Bayley three years and two months.

Commencing in August 1780. Newbury was on the frontier aforesaid and a most important post during the whole period of the war said Colonel Robert Johnston was an active and efficient officer during the whole war and most of the time acted under the orders of the aforesaid General Bayley and during the last part of the war under the orders of Brigadier General Peter Olcott. I was also acquainted with Mrs. Hepzibah Johnston widow of the aforesaid Col. Johnston who I believe is still
living the aforesaid General Bayley was Commander of all the militia on the frontier aforesaid extending nearly one hundred miles to the Canada line, and acted under the General Orders of General Washington, though with a discretion from General Washington almost unlimited from the necessity of the case. And I do further depose that from my best recollection; I believe that all the services performed by General Bayley aforesaid in defence of said frontier relative to the opening of Military Roads, Building Block Houses, and all other military services on said parties were either previously expressly directed by General Washington or subsequently approved by him
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as properly done under the discretion delegated by him to said Bayley. I also am in the receipt of a full officers Pension for services rendered by me on the aforesaid frontier as
above set forth. I do further depose that from my own knowledge of the services of said Col. Robert Johnston. I believe that no officer is better entitled to the gratitude of his country, and that his widow deserves a full pension from the Government
Absalom Peters [signature]

State of New York-
County of New York ss: 
Be it known that at the City of New York in the aforesaid County of New York on the 26th day of February AD 1840 personally appeared before me the  subscriber a Justice of the
Peace within and for the said City and County of New York General Absalom Peters and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth,

I further certify that from a general acquaintance with the reputation of said Absalom Peters I deem his statement and [illegible due to lower sheet.]

STATE OF NEW-YORK.
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK,
I, Joseph Hoxie, Clerk of the City and County of New-York, and also Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said City and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That Ambrose Kirtland Esq before whom the annexed deposition was taken, was, at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the peace in and for said City and County, duly commissioned and sworn, and that I believe the signature of said Justice thereto subscribed is genuine.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said
Court and County, the 27th day of Feby1840. 
Joseph Hogie Clerk
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as properly done under the discretion delegated by him to said Bayley. I also am in the receipt of a full officers Pension for services rendered by me on the aforesaid frontier as
above set forth. I do further depose that from my own knowledge of the services of said Col. Robert Johnston. I believe that no officer is better entitled to the gratitude of his country, and that his widow deserves a full pension from the Government
Absalom Peters [signature]

State of New York-
County of New York ss:
Be it known that at the City of New York in the aforesaid County of New York on the 26th day of February AD 1840 personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace within and for the said City and County of New York General Absalom Peters and made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth,

I further certify that from a general acquaintance with the reputation of said Absalom Peters I deem his statement and entitled to credit and belief as a witness
Ambrose Kirtland
A Justice of the Peace
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James Bayley
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I, James Bayley of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged 70 years do testify and say that I have resided in said Town of Newbury ever since the year 1775 and
I further state that I was well acquainted with the late Colonel Robert Johnston of Newbury Deceased ever since I first came to the said town untill his death. I further state that the said
Johnston had a fort Built around his house which he commanded as Capt. by order of General Bayley the said Johnston Being Capt. of a company of Militia in said Newbury at that time I further State that the said Johnston took the command of said fort some time in the month of October 1776 & continued to command said fort until the latter part of the summer in 1777 had the command of said fort not less than eight months at this time the said Johnston had orders from General Bayley to March with most of his men in said fort to meet Burgoyne's army at Stillwater and did not return until the capture of Burgoyne's army. I further state that the said Johnston was in this service not less than three months when the said Johnston Returned to Newbury he took the command of said fort again, I further state that the said Johnston continued to command said fort untill the last of June or first of July 1778 at which time the said Johnston
was made Lieu. Colonel in a Regiment subject to orders from General Jacob Bayley I further state that the said Johnston had his scouts out & was frequently with them while he commanded the
said fort I further state that I have seen the said Robert Johnston several times on his way to Exeter N H. after Mentions of war and return with the same. I further state that at the Great alarm (as it was called) and the said Robert Johnston called out his Regiment and was in the field for ten days. I further state that this happened in the month of October 1780. I further state that in June 1781 when the noted Capt. Prichard come
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Canada with a party of the enemy to take General Bayley at the time Gates was shot the said Colonel Johnston ordered out a scout in pursuit of the enemy & Pursued them sixty miles to the Lamoille River and was in this service at least ten days I further state that in the fall of 1781 I think in the month of October the said Colonel Johnston. went to upper Coos as it was then called to take some Tories that were making deprivations upon the inhabitants. The said Colonel Johnston was in this service eight or ten days & Returned unsuccessful
James Bayley [signature]

State of Vermont Orange County Ss at Newbury in said Orange County personally appeared the above named James Bayley and made Solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed contains the whole and nothing but the truth. And I hereby certify that he is a credible witness
August 16th 1837
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace

State of Vermont
Orange County Ss
Orange County Clerk's office August 16 1837- I J.W.D. Tucker Clerk of Orange County Court do hereby certify that Jonas Tucker is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County of Orange duly commissioned & qualified as such that his commission is dated on the 15 day of November 1886 & and will expire on the 30 day of November 1837 and that his signature above written as such justice is genuine

In testimony whereof I hereto set my official have and the
of said County Court this 16 day of August 1837
J.W.D. Tucker Clerk
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To the Commissioner of Pensions

Sir
I am willing to receive on
behalf of Mrs. Hepzibah Johnston $40 per annum in addition to her present allowance being for the service of her husband as Lieutenant three months in 1776 while engaged in cutting a military road
James Bell
Washington
March 20. 1840
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It will appear from the Vermont State Papers that in consequence of the addition of thirty six [illegible] on the east side of Connecticut river, Colo. Johnston in the spring of 1781, became Col. of the 10th Reg instead of the 3rd

It also appears from the certificate of the Secretary [illegible due tear] that Capt. Frye Bayley's services was done under [illegible due tear] Peter Olcott being promoted to the rank of Brigadier General

See page 137
of Vermont State Papers by W. Slade
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Washington Feb 2. 1852
James E Heath Esq

Sir
Enclosed I transmit a Power of Attorney from the Heirs of Hepzibah Johnston widow of Robert Johnston, authorizing me to examine the papers filed in support of this claim, the children think that then mother has not been allowed as much as the services of her husband entitled her to
receive

I wish the privilege of examining the papers upon which her pension was granted

Very Respectfully
Your obt servt
Geo C Ames
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Thursday, April 12, 1781

Met according to adjournment
Agreeable to the order of the day, proceeded to choose by Ballot, Brigadier Generals for
each Brigade
the ballots being taken,
General Ethan Allen for the First
General Benjamin Bellows for the Second and
Colonel Peter Olcott for the Third Brigades,
were chosen and are hereby appointed Brigadier Generals for the Brigades aforesaid.

State of Vermont
Secretary of States Office,
Montpelier March 8, 1839
I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of said State do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true extract
from the Journal of the General Assembly of said State, at their session at Windsor, in April, A.D. 1781

Given under my hand and seal of office, at Montpelier this 8th day of March, A.D. 1839.

Chauncey L. Knapp
Secretary of State
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Washington Oct 24. 1853
Hon L P Waldo

Sir
Hepzibah Johnston, widow of Robert of Vermont was allowed a Pension under the act of 4 July 1836 at the rate of $118.57  p ann, for her husbands service for
3 mo as Captain
3  "" as Lieutenant
5 "" 17 day as a private
she alleges in her declaration that her husband served as a captain in the early part of the war, that in 1778 he was commissioned as Colonel, and in 1781 as a Col in the militia of Vermont, in the Regiment commanded by Genl Bayley and that he was in service for nearly the whole war

In support of her claim she has produced, his two commissions and  some e testimony of a large number of persons some of whom occupied high positions at that time and have since been allowed for the service then performed the highest pensions authorized by law

The affidavits of Thomas Tolman Paymaster to the Vermont Twp
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Absalom Peters, Aid-de-Camp to Genl Bayly, Col Moody Bedel all of whom have received
Pension at the rate of $400 p ann, together with the testimony of many others show that Col. 
Johnston, commanded a Company in 1776 which was employed in building and guarding the
Fort at Newbury, and in building the Road to Canada no less than 6 mos & 3 mo as Capt. in 1777 at the taking of Burgoyne, and being in command on the frontiers in a very exposed situations, that he was in active service from the time he was appointed Lieutenant Col. to the Close of the War

Absalom Peters and Jacob Bayly Aid de Camps to Gen'l Bayly, to whose Brigade Col Johnston belonged, have both been allowed full pensions, for two years service. - They were appointed aides in 1779 - Johnston was commissioned a Lieut. Col in the same Brigade in 1778. His services could not have been less than theirs- Peters states that from his own knowledge of the service of said Robert Johnston I believe that no officer is better entitled to the gratitude of his county? "and that his widow is entitled to a full pension.
-
I ask that Mrs. Johnson claim may be again examined, and that an Increase in conformity with the testimony adduced may be granted
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I have the honor to be very Respectfully
Your Ob Sert
Geo C Ames
PS
For an account of service under Gene Bayly's command, please seek outthe papers of Jacob Bayley & Absalom Peters his aides-de Camp
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I, Jane Johnston of Groton in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont depose testify and say, that Hepzibah Johnston late of said Groton was my mother, and Robert Johnston formerly of Newbury Vt was my father, and as I have always understood and been informed by both of my said parents, I was born on the 6th day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty one (1781) I further say that when I was a small girl I was commonly called Jenny by the members of family & by my father particularly - I further say that I was the first child born of the Hepzibah Johnston after her Marriage to said Robert Johnston -
Jane Johnston [signature]

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ⎬ 
At Danville in said County on the 4th day of February A.D. 1848 then personally appeared the above named Jane Johnston who in my presence Subscribed the foregoing deposition and made Solemn oath that the same contains the whole truth and nothing but the truth
before me Sam B. Mattocks
Justice of the Peace
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss.
I Samuel B. Mattock Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Samuel B. Mattocks is an acting justice of the Peace in & for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that his commission was dated the 30 day of November A D 1847 & will expire on the 30 day of November A.D. 1848, and that his signature within written is genuine.

Given under my hand and the seal of said Court at Danville this fourth day of February A.D. 1848.

Sam. P. Mattocks,
Clerk.
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Abijah Bailey of Potton in the province of Lower Canada of Lawful age being 79 years old Do testify & say that I was well acquainted with the late Colonel Robert Johnston of Newbury in the county of Orange and State of Vermont Deceased ever since the year 1769 I further state that I was personally knowing to his doing service in the Revolutionary war at the commencement of the Revolutionary war the said Colonel Robert Johnston was Capt in a Militia company in said Newbury Subject to General orders from General Jacob Bayly of said Newbury. I further state that there was a Road contemplated by the General Government to be laid out & made to Canada By
way of Peacham Vermont & Mississauga Bay I further say that the said Colonel Robert Johnston and his company was employed in service on said Road in the year 1776 & in building two forts at Newbury was in this service not less than six months I further state that I worked with the said Robert Johnston on said road one month the said Johnston had the command of the Company
I further state that then was a fort Built around the said Colonel Johnstons house which he commanded - I further state that there was a company of men Stationed at said fort from some time in the Month of October 1776 until the summer of 1777 not less than eight months. the said
Robert Johnston commanded said fort By order of General Jacob Bayley I further state that the said
Robert Johnston went from said Newbury with a company to Bennington and was in the Battle at Bennington and continued his March to Stillwater and was at the taking of Burgoyne's army. I further state that I was with the said Colonel Robert Johnston at the Battle at Bennington I further state that the said Robert Johnston went with a scout to Bottle Bay and commanded the scout & I think this was in September 1778 was in this service not less than eighteen days I further state that the said Colonel Robert Johnston
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Abijah Bayley
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was a very active man in the line of his duty in the Militia and his actively promptness and ability was much depended upon during the war from the commencement of the same to the end
Abijah Bayley [signature]
Attest Thomas Roberts

State of Vermont 
Orleans County ⎬ 
May August the 21st A.D. 1837
Then Abijah Bailey who is personally known to be the considered in the vicinity where he
resides a person of truth and veracity and I concur in that opinion and believe him a credible and disinterested witness personally appeared & made solemn oath that the above & foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true

before me Ezel Johnson Justice of the peace

State of Vermont
Orleans County Clerks office
I, Samuel C Crafts, Clerk of Orleans County Court, do certify that Ezra Johnson is a Justice of the peace in and for said County of Orleans, duly commissioned and qualified, his commission was dated the 15th of November, AD. 1836, and will expire on the last day of November, 1837, and that I believe his signature to the above certificate to be genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this twenty first day of August, 1837
Samuel C Crafts Clerk
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier, Jun 7, 1839

I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of said state, do hereby certify that there is on file in this office a paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Thomas Johnson's Company of Minute Men in Newbury for the year 1776, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott, for scouting and guarding said year." I further certify that the name of Robert Johnson appears upon said roll, as private, with an allowance of thirty one days service annexed.

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be a Pay Roll of Capt. John G. Bayley's Company in Newbury, for guarding and scouting from April 1777 to May 1779, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott. I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a private, with an allowance of one month service annexed

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be "A Pay Roll of a Party of Men belonging to Col. Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Lieut. Nathaniel White, employed in scouting parties for one month by Col. Peter Olcott's orders in the month of March, 1781." I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a
private, with an allowance of thirty days service annexed

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of a company of Minute men in the service of the County in the year 1775, under the command of Capt. Thomas Johnson I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a private, with an allowance of twenty days service annexed 

I further certify that there is on file in this office an other paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Simeon Stevens Company in Newbury, from May 1779 to May 1781, of service done in guarding and scouting in the [illegible]
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office
Montpelier, Jun 7, 1839

I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of said state, do hereby certify that there is on file in this office a paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Thomas Johnson's Company of Minute Men in Newbury for the year 1776, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott, for scouting and guarding said year." I further certify that the name of Robert Johnson appears upon said roll, as private, with an allowance of thirty one days service annexed.

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be a Pay Roll of Capt. John G. Bayley's Company in Newbury, for guarding and scouting from April 1777 to May 1779, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott. I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a private, with an allowance of one month service annexed

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be "A Pay Roll of a Party of Men belonging to Col. Peter Olcott's Regiment under the command of Lieut. Nathaniel White, employed in scouting parties for one month by Col. Peter Olcott's orders in the month of March, 1781." I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a
private, with an allowance of thirty days service annexed

I further certify that there is another paper on file in this office, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of a company of Minute men in the service of the County in the year 1775, under the command of Capt. Thomas Johnson I further certify that the name of Robert Johnston appears upon said roll as a private, with an allowance of twenty days service annexed

I further certify that there is on file in this office an other paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Simeon Stevens Company in Newbury, from May 1779 to May 1781, of service done in guarding and scouting in the sundry
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alarms, guarding prisoners, and under the command of Col Peter Olcott. I further certify that the name of Robert Johnstone appears appears upon said roll with an allowance of fifty seven days service annexed

I further certify that there is on file in this office another paper, purporting to be ""A Pay Roll of Capt. Fry Bayley's Company in Newbury from May 1781 till the end of the War, and scouting, guarding and in sundry claims, under the command of Col. Peter Olcott and Robert Johnson"

I further certify that all of said rolls appear to have been approved and ordered to be paid, by a board appointed for the purpose, and also that they were duly paid by the treasurer.

I further certify that there is on file in this office a pay table order in the words and figures following to wit
Pay Table Office,
Sunderland, July 9th 1785  No 4.
The Treasurer is hereby directed to pay to Col Robert Johnson (or bearer,) the sum of sixty-seven pounds eighteen shillings Lawful Money, it being for cash paid to the printer at Newburyport for printing the Rev. Mr Powers Election Sermon
Saml Bartlett
Tim' Brownson Committee.
l67.18.0

Given under my hand and seal of office at Montpelier, this 7th day of January A.D. 1839,
Chauncey L. Knapp
Secretary of State
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I Benjamin Bayley of Peacham County of Caledonia state of Vermont aged eighty years should I live to the twenty fifth day of July next-- that I lived in Haverhill (N.H.) adjoining Newbury Vt during the summer of 1776. That I was then knowing to and still distinctly remember that the late Col Robt Johnston of Newbury were then called Capt & had the command of a number of the soldier of the militia (among whom was my Brother Abijah Bayley next older them myself a part of the time I was employed in cutting & clearing what was then called a military road heading from Col Bayley's in Newburg on through Peacham towards Canadian line & which road has since been known by the name Hahn's road the sd Capt Robt Johnston worked under the command of the late Brig Genl Jacob Bayley of Newbury & was supplied by him with provisions or other materials for making said road - the road was cut that season six miles above Peacham was worked some on in 1777 & 1778 & compleated as far as 50 miles north of Peacham in the summer of 1779 by the then Col Moses Hahn with part of his regiment. our work there were [illegible] after the further [illegible] of the work was [illegible] This was as I believe altogether a military work undertaken for the purpose of conveying troops & munitions of war to Canada. Capt Rob't Johnston had the command in erecting several forts that year viz, 1776 - One of which was around his own house where soldiers were garrisoned for months, and had among other means of defence I well recollect a swivel. - The sd Robt Johnston was afterwards a Col in 1781. Col & had the command of the regiment to the end of the Revolutionary war - I was well acquainted with the sd Col Robt Johnston from my boy hood until his death. He was on this frontier an officer the whole time & was almost continually in service in some way defending the frontier from the ravages of the Tories & Indian under the command of the British Hepzibah Johnston at whose
request I give this deposition is the widow of the said afsd Col. Robert Johnston
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I further say that the road afsd in its whole length was a very extensive work; and especially that part of it leading from Newbury to near Peacham passed over many very high & rugged bluffs & deep ravines extremely difficult to be made passable - And further saith not
Benj Bayley [signature]
 
Sworn to and subscribed this 5th day of February A.D. 1840 by the above named Benjamin Bayley before me
Saml B Mattocks
Justice of Peace

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss.
I Sam'l B. Mattock Clerk of the County Court in & for the County aforesaid do hereby certify
that Samuel B. Mattock is a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated the 25 day of November 1839 and will expire the last day of November 1840 and that his signature above written is genuine. - Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 5th day of February Anno Domini One thousand eight hundred and Forty
Saml B. Mattock
Clerk
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John Smith's affidavit
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State of Vermont
Orange County SS. 
Orange County Clerk's Office August 4. 1837 - I, J. W. D. Parker Clerk of Orange County Court
do hereby certify that Jonas Tucker is a justice of the peace within and for said County of Orange duly commissioned and qualified to act as such justice that his commission is dated on the 15 day of November 1836 and will expire on the 30 day of November 1837 - and that his signatures within written & subscribed to the depositions of John Smith, James Johnston, John Bailey & Joshua Bayley as such Justice are Severally Genuine

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my official hand and the seal of said County Court the day and year first above written -
W. D. Turner Clerk
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[no text]
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I John Smith of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont aged Seventy nine
years now a pensioner of the United States depose and say that I came to the said town of Newbury in February 1780 to Col. Robert Johnston then Lieut Colonel in a Regiment subject to General orders of General Jacob Bayley of said Newbury that I resided in the family of the said Col. Johnston for about three years and was his Clerk. after some time he was made head Colonel, this being a frontier and thinly inhabited the regiment which he commanded was very extensive it reached a for many miles on the Connecticut River which required much exertion and constant vigilance to guard against the depredations of the British, Indians, and Tories which ware making frequent attempts to destroy the said frontiers, one Capt. Prichard came in with
party of British, Indians, and Tories who were seeking to destroy the place they entered Gen. Bayley's house wounded one man and attempted to burn the House Col. Johnston went to Gen Bayley for orders and had order to raise a scout and I was one of them and followed them to the 41 mile tree so called being forty one miles from Peacham and sixty from Newbury, from thence to the River Lamoille this was in in the summer of 1781 or 1782 this is only one of many scouts which was made in deferent direction. there were frequent alarms of the Enemys coming in and family would flee to a Neighbouring town for protection and some times further Col. Johnston was always firm and attentive in his duty had his scouts and guards out and was often with them himself. In these trying times of the war he spared not himself nor his property, but was
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free and liberal and expended a great deal of Money and provisions, and after be with his
guards through the night his house was a common resort for both Officer and soldier. The most of the duty he performed while I resided with him was done after he married Hepzibah Bell of Lime New Hampshire, I see them married in the summer of 1780 by the Rev. Mr Conent of the said Lime. I further say that Col Johnston died about the year 1827 his widow
Hepzibah Johnston is now living and has ever remained his ever since. I now live in Newbury and ever have since I first come to the place
John Smith [signature]

State of Vermont
Orange County)

Newbury the 4th day of August 1837 then Personally appeared the above named John Smith and made solemn Oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace

I further certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Smith I further certify that he is a creditable witness
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace
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I James Johnston of Newbury in Orange County and State of Vermont aged 71 years do hereby depose and say, That I resided in the family of Col. Robert Johnston formerly of said Newbury deceased all the time of the Revolutionary war.  I remember that there was a fort round his house, that it was a place of general rendezvous for officers and soldiers where they were stationed and fitted out for scouts, that he was at much expense to furnish provisions for the same.  I recollect that he went with a number of others to cut out the [illegible] road heading to Canada. I recollect that on all alarms of which I ever knew he was always out & that he was frequently out on other excursions connected with the war.  I recollect that there were frequent alarms of the depredations of the enemy, at which time women and children had to flee, and sometimes in the night [illegible] Connecticut River to Haverhill for safety, among whom were Col. Johnston's family.  Col. Robert Johnston died February 29, 1824 and left a widow Hepsebath Johnston who has ever remained his widow.

James Johnston

State of Vermont, Orange County [illegible] Newbury July 28, 1837 [illegible] James Johnston signer of the above affidavit personally appeared before me and made solemn oath that the same is true

Jonas Tucker justice peace
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James Johnston's affidavit
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I John Bayley of Newbury in Orange County and State of Vermont aged seventy two years depose and say that I have always resided in said Newbury and was well acquainted with Col Robert Johnston of  said Newbury that the said Col. Johnston was commonly under arms during the war that we had frequent alarms from the British, Indians and Tories that at one time Capt Prichard came in with a party of the Enemy and took some prisoners wounded one and took some valuable papers that Col. Johnston was active in expelling the Enemy this happened June seventeen hundred Eighty one. this is but one of the many alarms which we had during the war. that the place being a frontier we had to keep a constant guard and watch to protect the inhabitants
John Bayley [signature]

State of Vermont Orange County S. 
Newbury 28 July 1887 then John Bayley signer of the above affidavit personally appeared before me and made solemn Oath the same is true
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named John Bayley and that he is a credible witness
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace
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I. Joshua Bayley of Newbury in Orange County and State of Vermont aged 84 years depose
and say that I have resided in said Town of Newbury since June 1764 that that I was well acquainted with Col. Robert Johnston, and that I was knowing to his doing service in the Revolutionary that the said Johnston was employed by General Bayley with a party to make a road from Newbury to the province of Lower Canada the said Johnson was Capt. in the Regiment under the command of Genl. Bayley that the said Johnston was  in cutting the Road and Building fortification six months this service was done in 1776

I further state that Col. Johnston was active and ready to do his duty in all cases during the war

I further say that at the great alarm in 1780 in September of October Col. Johnston called out his Regiment for the defence of the place
Joshua X Bayley his mark [signature]
Attest Thomas Roberts

State of Vermont Orange County ss 
Newbury August 3rd 1837. Then Joshua Bayley signer of the above affidavit personally appeared before me and made solemn Oath that the same is true
Jonas Tucker Just Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Joshua Bayley and that he is a credible witness
Jonas Tucker Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Orange County SS. 
Orange County Clerk's Office August 4. 1837 - I, J. W. D. Parker Clerk of Orange County Court
do hereby certify that Jonas Tucker is a justice of the peace within and for said County of Orange duly commissioned and qualified to act as such justice that his commission is dated on the 15 day of November 1836 and will expire on the 30 day of November 1837 - and that his
signatures within written & subscribed to the depositions of John Smith, James Johnston, John Bailey & Joshua Bayley as such Justice are severally genuine-

In testimony whereof I thereunto set my official hand and the seal of said County Court the day and year first above written
J.W. D. Parker Clerk
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Hannah Brickett
deposition
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss
I Samuel B Mattocks Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that
Isaac N Hall Esq is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his Commission was dated the 15 day of November 1836 & will expire on the last day of November 1837 and that his signature within written is genuine.

Given under my hand at Danville in said County this 19th day of September 1837
Sam B. Mattocks
Clerk
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I, Hannah Brickett of Groton in the County of Caledonia and State of Vermont of lawful age being Born March 7. 1783, depose and say that I am the daughter of Colonel Robert Johnston late of Newbury deceased and that he was the one and same person holding the Commissions under the name of Johnson the T, being omitted through mistake which is frequently done to this day. My father had a fort built round his house which was used as a garrison, and that the timbers were not all removed untill since my remembrance and I further state that when I made enquiries of my father about it, he said it was built for the safety of the inhabitants and that he had men stationed there whom he victuated at his own expence during the winter of 76 or 77, which I do not recollect, of which he has the command. I further state that my Father said there was an alarm that Newbury was to be destroyed and it was necessary to send to Charleston to a for supply of arms and ammunition and the question was asked who go in [illegible] my Father then volunteered and said he would go and set off in one hour taking papers for every town which he left according to orders not finding the necessary articles he proceeded to Boston Massachusetts and purchase $1000 shall worth which he paid for out of his own private property for which he sent his account to Congress by General Bayley and he filed it with a number of other accounts in with his own making this that is General Bailey so large that they did not see fit to allow it so that he never received one cent remuneration for victuating or for money paid out. I further state that my father
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Massachusetts and purchase $1000 shall worth which he paid for out of his own private property for which he sent his account to Congress by General Bayley and he filed it with a number of other accounts in with his own making this that is General Bailey so large that they did not see fit to allow it so that he never received one cent remuneration for victuating or for money paid out. I further state that my father said at the great farm he ordered out his regiment by order of General Bayley and was under arms a number of days. Capt Prichard led in a party of Tories in  order to take General Bailey and my Father failed of getting them, took two of his sons, wounded Ezra Gates in the arm and made their escape Father was ordered to chase them which he did 60 miles was absent 10 or 12 days

I further state I have heard my Father say he was the taking of Burgoyne and was out for a number of months a part of the time in a most destitute situation. They continued their march to Stillwater, he was ordered to the upper Coos to take some Tories who committed injuries and depredations on the inhabitants and put them in irons he went and carried handcuffs in his saddle bags and was absent about ten days. I further state that I have heard my father say that noted Tory at Strafford frequently drove off the cattle to the enemy and they had tried to take him but he said he never would be taken alive, the people sent for Father to come and take Lathrop which he did in the presence of some hundred of people, I have heard others tell these things beside my father but dates I don't recollect and I further state that I heard my Father
say that he was out one Summer to work Cutting out the Hazen Road and that he was captain at That time but that Commission is Either mislaid or lost
Hannah Brickett [signature]

State of Vermont
Caledonia County ⎬ 
Groton in said Caledonia County personally appeared Hannah Brickett and made solemn oath that the above deposition by her subscribed contains the truth & nothing but the truth & hereby certify that she is a a creditable witness Groton Aug 17th 1887
Isaac N. Hall Justice of the Peace
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Jon a Elkins
Deposition
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I Jonathan Elkins late a resident of Peacham Vermont now of Barre in the State of New York, aged 77 years depose testify and say that in the spring of 1776 Gen Bailey had orders from Washington or from Congress to open a road from Vermont to St John for the purpose of conveying troops & provisions into Canada; he had cut the road from Newbury to about six
miles above Peacham when the news arrived that our army had retreated from Canada and the undertaking was for the time abandoned. My father removed his family to Peacham in June of the same year & after a stay of a few weeks was obliged to retreat with Genl Bailey's men to Newbury where they remained till October 1776 when they returned to Peacham. I was then a member of my fathers family and remained with them from that time until I was taken prisoner & carried to Quebec thence to England which happened in the year 1781.

In Sept 1782 I returned to Peacham and remained there during the war - In the Spring of 1779 Genl Hazen came to Peacham with a part of his Regiment for the purpose of as he said  completing the road commenced by Genl Bailey, in 1776 that an army might be sent thro for the reduction of Canada, - but this was only front for dividing the enemy & preventing them from sending their whole force up the lake - Hazen cut cleared & made a passable road for 50 miles
above Peacham extending as faith north as Kellyvale or Montgomery and erected several
Blockhouses-- and the road has always been called the "Hazen Road "to this day and I always
understood & now believe the road was commenced in obedience to orders from the commander in chief or from Congress & continued under the same order

Jon'a Elkins
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Caledonia ss. Danville June 24th 1839
The foregoing Sworn to and subscribed by the said Jonathan Elkins in my presence
And I certify the said Jonathan Elkins is a credible witness 
Samuel P Mattocks
Justice Peace
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State of Vermont
Caledonia County ss. 
I, Samuel B. Mattock Clerk of the County Court of the County of Caledonia do hereby certify that Sam B. Mattock is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated the 6th day of Novr 1838 and will expire on the last day of Nov 1839 and that his signature within written is genuine. Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 24th day of June A D 1839
Sam'l P. Mattock
Clerk
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Abijah Bayley
additional affidavit
Page 80

I Abijah Bayley of Polton L.C. aged 82 years last Sept a pensioner of the United States for service rendered in the revolutionary war, depose testify and say in addition to what I formerly stated in an affidavit to be used by Widow Hepzibah Johnston in her application for a pension in consequence of the services of her late husband Col Robert Johnston in the War of the revolution; that while we were at work on the military road therein mentioned under the command of the said Capt Robert Johnston we were supplied with provisions & all necessary tools & materials to prosecute the work by Brig Genl Jacob Bayley of Newbury under whose orders Col. Robt Johnston then served as Capt I further say I understood the cutting & clearing & opening the road afsd was to be none other than strictly military work; I served as a solder in the work & have no doubt now but it was exclusively a military performance & further saith not
Abijah Bayley [signature]

Orleans ss
Troy 8th day of June 1840
Then personally appeared Abijah Bayley the Signer of the foregoing affidavit & made solemn oath that the same was just & true
Before me Thos J. Sartwell Jus. of Peace

I certify that the above named Abijah Bayley is person intitled to full credit as a witness
Thos J. Sartwell Jus Peace
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State of Vermont
Orleans County ss
I Henry M Bates Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Thomas J Sartwell is a Justice of the peace in & for the County aforesaid duly commissioned
and qualified that his commission was dated on the 25th day of Nov. 1839 and will expire on the last day of Nov. 1840 and that his signatures within are genuine

Given under my hand and the Seal of said County Court this 25th day of January AD 1840
Henry W Bates Clerk of sd County

[sideways]
Abijah Bayley
additional affidavit
Page 82

B Taplin
deposition
Page 83

I Brigham Taplin of Corinth in the county of Orange & State Vermont of Lawful age Being 73 years old Do testify & say that I resided in Newbury Vermont from the year 1764 untill the face of 1777- I further state that I was well acquainted with Colonel Robert Johnston of said Newbury I further State that I was present when the said Colonel Robert Johnston was appointed Lieut under Capt Joseph White before the commencement of the Revolutionary war I further state that at the commencement of the war the said Colonel Robert Johnston was Capt of a Militia Company in said Newbury subject to General orders from General Jacob Bayley I further State that there was a fort built around the said Johnstons house which the said Johnston commanded by order of General Jacob Bayley from some time in the month of October 1776 untill the first of July 1777 had the command of the said fort not less than eight months I further state that the said Colonel Robert Johnston had a company of Men Stationed at said fort During the time he the said Johnston had the command I further state that the said Colonel Robert Johnston left the fort in said Newbury with the most of his men and went to Bennington & was in the Battle of Bennington & I further state that the said Robert Johnston continued his [ ]  to Stillwater & was at the taking of Burgoines army- and was in this service not less than three months I further state that when the said Colonel Robert Johnston Returned from Stillwater to Newbury he resumed the command of said fort & continued to command said fort untill I left the Town
Brigham Taplin
State of Vermont Orange County At Corinth in said orange County personally appeared  the above named Brigham Taplin and made Solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed contains the truth and nothing but the truth and hereby certify that he is a creditable witness.    September 6th A.D. 1837
Moses A. Dustin Justice Peace
State of Vermont Orange County 
County Clerks Officer September 6, 1837 I J. W. D. Parker Clerk of Orange County Court do hereby certify that Moses A. Dustin is a justice of the Peace within and for said County of Orange duly commissioned & qualified as such thus his commission is valid on the 15 day of November 1836 and will expire on the 30 day of November 1837 and that his signature above written as such justice is genuine
 In testimony whereof I hereunto set my official hand and the seal of the said County Court this 6 day of September 1837 J. W. D. Parker Clerk
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Edward Clarke's Affidavit
S. Prentiss
Page 85

I Thos Tolman of Hardwick County of Caledonia & State of Vermont aged eighty three years last Sept depose & say that I was paymaster to the State troops of Vt during the year 1781 and 1782 & [illegible] to the Gov & council in considerable time and that I was well acquainted with the Military [illegible] of the State-- I lived in the afsd period on the west
side of the Mountains But was well acquainted with the Character of Col Robt Johnston of Newbury Vt late husband of the widow & Hepzibah Johnston & also had a personal
acquaintance with him & his wife the above named widow Hepzibah Johnston - Col Robt Johnston afsd was an active officer I believe through the whole war of the revolution in the
Militia of this State - that Newbury was a frontier town & great vigilance was required to guard + protect the inhabitants by the Militia & other troops. I am & have been acquainted with the Military road that was commenced in 1776 at Gen'l Bayley's in Newbury under the care of the [illegible] Genl Jacob Bayley & completed to about 50 miles North of Perham towards Canada in 1779 by Col Moses Hazen this road from first to last was a Military work
the main object of it being to open a passage for an army to [illegible due overlapping sheets]

STATE OF VERMONT,
CALEDONIA COUNTY, ss.
 I, S. Mattocks Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Bell & Daniel Wooster are Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that their commission was dated on the 25th day of November, A. D. 1839, and will expire on the last day of November, 1840, and that their signatures to the annexed certificate are genuine-
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of said County Court, this 5th day of February A.D. 1840
Saml B. Mattocks
CLERK.
Page 86

I Thos Tolman of Hardwick County of Caledonia & State of Vermont aged eighty three years last Sept depose & say that I was paymaster to the State troops of Vt during the year 1781 and 1782 & [illegible] to the Gov & council in considerable time and that I was well acquainted with the Military [illegible] of the State-- I lived in the afsd period on the west side of the Mountains But was well acquainted with the Character of Col Robt Johnston of Newbury Vt late husband of the widow & Hepzibah Johnston & also had a personal acquaintance with him & his wife the above named widow Hepzibah Johnston - Col Robt Johnston afsd was an active officer I believe through the whole war of the revolution in the Militia of this State - that Newbury was a frontier town & great vigilance was required to guard + protect the inhabitants by the Militia & other troops. I am & have been acquainted with the Military road that was commenced in 1776 at Gen'l Bayley's in Newbury under the care of the [illegible] Genl Jacob Bayley & completed to about 50 miles North of Perham towards Canada in 1779 by Col Moses Hazen this road from first to last was a Military work the main object of it being to open a passage for an army to  [illegible smudge] make [illegible] when Canada [illegible] further saith not
Tho. Tolman [signature]

Caledonia County Ss
Hardwick Feby 3d 1840 Sworn to and Subscribed by the said Thomas Tolman in my presence
And I certify that said Tolman is a credible witness
James Bell Jus Peace
Page 87

I Edward Clarke of Walden County of Caledonia and State of Vermont aged over seventy nine years do depose and say that I have resided in Walden more than four years, and previously I resided in Peacham in said County thirty years and upwards, and am now a pensioner of the United States.

I enlisted into Captain Hazen's company in 1779, and in the early part of June of sd year, I with the rest of the company under command of Col. Moses Hazen in person went to work on what is called the Hazen road in Vermont, beginning about six miles north of sd Peacham and extending about fifty miles towards Canada line and erected three block houses, and then with the sd regiment went to the south and this was entirely a military work. Previous to my enlisting
I resided in Haverhill New Hampshire the said road have been cut out I think from Newbury in the State of Vermont in the summer of 1776 by the militia under the orders of Gen. Jacob Bayley to the place where I began to work, and I now live on sd Hazen road and it still goes by the said name of Hazen road, and further your deponent sayeth not.
Edward Clark [signature]

Walden March 25th 1839
Personally appeared the above named Edward Clark and made oath to the above deposition
Before me
Daniel Wooster Justice of Peace

I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with the above named Edward Clarke and believe him
to be a person of truth. Danl Wooster Just. Peace
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Moody Bedel's Deposition
for Hepzibah Johnston

[upside down, cut off on both sides] ]
State of New Hampshire
[illegible]
I, Nathan b. Fel
mon Pleas of the county
Jhn L Carleton is
county duly commissioned
was dated on the 20th
the 20th day of December
{within} written is genu
under my hand and the
day of February AD
[illegible signature]
Page 89

I, Moody Bedel of Bath in the County of Grafton & State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age being Seventy five years old the Twelfth day of May last Depose testify & say that I have once given my affidavit in behalf of Mrs Hepzibah Johnston Widow of the late Colonel Robert Johnston of Newbury in the County of Orange and State of Vermont Deceased, & if in that affidavit I was not explicit enough in stating the cutting & clearing & making the Road therein named to have been in all its length a Military operation, I now say & then intended to have been understood that the whole work was done as a Military operation, commenced under the Immediate superintendence & order of Brigadier General Jacob Bailey of said Newbury, who had as (I understood) his orders from Genl Washington; & said road was completed by the regular Troops under the command of Genl Moses Hazen in the year 1779 - and I further say that the Militia & Regular Troop were supplied with the means not otherwise supplied of performing the work, as to provisions & all other materials to prosecute the work by the the said General Jacob Bailey as he then held (as I understood) the Office of Brigadier General under the authority of the State of New York & Deputy Quartermaster Genral & Deputy forage master General for the whole Northern frontier under the General Government & further saith not
Moody Bedel [signature]

State of New Hampshire- Grafton January 25, 1840
Then the above named Deponent came personally before me and made solemn oath that the above Deposition by him subscribed, is true and I certify that I am well acquainted with said Deponent and believe him to be a man of strict truth and integrity
Before me  John L. Carlton
Justice of the Peace
Page 90

State of New Hampshire Grafton County sct. I Nathan B. Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the county and State aforesaid do hereby certify that John L. Carleton is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated in the 20th day of December 1836, and will expire on the 20th day of December AD 1841, and that his signature above (within) written is genuine.  Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 8th day of February AD. 1840. N. B. Felton Clerk
Page 91

Deposition Moody Bedel
Page 92

I Moody Bedel of Bath in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire of Lawfull age, being Seventy three years Old, Testify & say that I was well acquainted with the late Col Robert Johnston of Newbury in the County of Orange & State of Vermont, Deceased ever since I was seven years old I being at a training at the said Robert Johnston's the Dwelling House, in said Newbury, he, the said Johnston, then acting as Lieutenant & Joseph White Capt then acting under the British Government, in the then called State of New York, & One Man, shot another in his thigh, at said Training who died of his wound. at the Commencement of the Revolutionary War, the Capt was considered as a Tory & was Imprisoned as such, but made his escape, & went to the Enemy - the said Robert Johnston, at the Commencement of the Revolutionary War, acted as Captain & commander of the Company in said Newbury, & was a firm Whig as they were then called, and was a very efficient & active Man During the War, in the line of his Duty in the Militia. There was a Fort Built around his House, which he commanded, he was at the taking of General Burgoynes Army & commanded a Company, the length of time in service I do not know but think it must be three or four months this service was in 1777 - in the year of 1776 there was a road contemplated by the General Government to be led out & made toward Canada by the way of Peacham Vermont to Missisquoi Bay, & was worked on in 1777 & finished by General Moses Hazen's Regiment in 1779 on this Road the said Captain Robert Johnston with his company was employed in Service for a considerable time, the length of service I do not know but then it must be at least Six Months
in June 1782 as I think when the Noted Capt Prichard came from Canada to lake Gen'l Bailey, but failed & took his son James & Wounded Ezra Gates, the said Robert Johnston, by direction of Genl
Bailey Ordered out a scout in pursuit of said Prichard & Party & send them about sixty miles but did not overtake
Page 93

them-- When the Great Alarm (as it was called) was Given, at the time Royalton was destroyed, the said Robert Johnston whole command was in the field for Ten Days or More - I further state that I have seen the said Robert Johnson several times on his way to the Capital of this State (Exeter) after Munitions of War for the Fort in this vicinity, & return with the same & that his Activity Promptness & ability was much Depended upon on the Frontier During the War, from the Beginning to the End
Moody Bedel [signature]

State of New Hampshire
County of Grafton
August 4th. 1837. Then Moody Bedel who is personally known by me to be considered in the vicinity where he resides a person of truth and veracity, and I concur in that opinion, and believe him a credible disinterested witness personally appeared & made solemn oath, the above & foregoing deposition by him subscribed is true
Before me
John L. Carleton
Justice of the Peace-

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss I, Nathan B Felton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Grafton
hereby certify that John L. Carleton, whose name subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is and
for a long time has been an acting Justice of the Peace for said County, and that his name so subscribed is his genuine signature being in his own proper hand writing

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the fourth day of August AD 1837
N.B. Felton Clerk
Page 94

Jas. Bell Esq
prest Jan 25th

James Bell
Page 95

[all amounts in pounds L]
A
June 24 A.D. 1778.

1. The State of Vermont
To Robert Johnston . . .Dr
to 20 weight of Powder which I gave two Dollars forpound for and was made use of by coutes (scouts) L12.0.0
Robert Johnson "

2. "State of Vermont 
County of Orange 
Thetford in said County the 16th day of  June 1786 personally appeared Robert  Johnson
signer of the foregoing, and made solemn oath that the same was a true and just charge
Before me
Joshua Tucker, Just Peace

3. Payable Office
Sunderland, June 21, 1786
the within account is a proved and the Treasurer is directed to pay the contents being twelve pounds Lawful  Money to Robert Johnson (or bearer,
L12.0.0
Saml Bartlett
Tim Brownson, Committee. "

4. Sunderland, June 22, 1784.
Recd of the Treasurer the contents of the above order in behalf of Robert Johnson.
John G. Bayley"

B
1. Account of what I expended the Fall alarm when Royalton was burnt, keeping forty horses two nights L3.0.0
To one hundred and fifty meal of victuals 3.0.0
the Winter alarm, when Col Thomas Johnson was taken, sixty horses three nights 6.10:0
and one hundred and eighty meal of victuals at that time 6.0.0
A true account per me Robt Johnston L20:10:0

2. Oct. 11th 1798 Then Robt Johnston personally appeared, and after being carefully examined gave solemn oath before me,
Jacob Dent, Justice Peace
(over)
Page 96

3. No 177. Pay Table Office, Rutland, Oct. 24, 1781.
the within account examined and approved, and the Treasurer is directed to pay the same
to Robert Johnson Esq or bearer, it being Twenty pounds ten shillings Lawful money 
Lemuel Chipman
Levi Brownson Committee

4. Rutland, Oct. 26, 1786
Recd of the Treasurer the contents of the above order in behalf of Robt Johnson Esq. 
Thos Johnson

State of Vermont
Secretary of State's Office,
Montpelier, Jan. 8, 1839
I, Chauncey L. Knapp, Secretary of said State, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of papers on file in this office and purporting to be original accounts, Pay Table orders and receipts. I further certify that the said original papers were by direction of the Legislature
transferred from the Treasurer's to this office, for custody

Given under my hand and seal of office, at Montpelier, this Eighth day of January, A.D. 1839.
Chauncey L. Knapp
Secretary of State.
Page 97

Mr James Bell of Vt present
Page 98

(Copy)
Head Quarters, Middle Brook, 14 March 1779
Sir, I have your fav. of the 7 and 8 instants with a copy of a letter of the 24 Decemb. last by Major Reid, which I recd in Philadel and to which I gave him an answer_ I imagined he had communicated it to you. 
The distribution of Blankets last fall was made exactly in proportion to the Returns sent in and therefore if some Corps obtained more in proportion to their numbers than others, it must have been owing to the officers sending in false returns of their wants, which (if they will do so) it is impossible for me to detect.  General Putnam lately discovered a parcel of blankets at Danbury.  I desired him to distribute them among the troops under his command, and give your Regiment a full share, as it does not reap the benefit of state supplies.  There were a large parcel of shoes also at Danbury, out of which you will have obtained a full supply.  General Putnam has directions to draw such articles from the Cloathier at Fishkill as the troops may want and which he may be able to furnish.  I have therefore no doubt but your Regiment will be well supplied in every other article except blankets of which we have not a sufficiency to afford one to every man.  This is owing to the scandalous imposition the public sustained in those imported, many of which were so small that it took two and sometime four to make one of proper size to cover a man. _
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Whoever has reported that I ever mentioned any thing to the disadvantage of General Bailey, has been guilty of a misrepresentation to give it a no worse name.  I have only said that the quantity of provision on the upper part of Connecticut River, did not answer General Bailey's expectation and the estimate which he delivered at the White Plains.  But I never attributed this to a willfull deception or any dishonest interest.  As I very well know that often estimates of this kind often fall short, owing to misinformation and from people's holding up their produce when they find large purchases making.  That the quantity did fall short of the estimate is evident from General Bailey's own letters.  
I am obliged to you for your sentiments upon and information respecting Canadian Affairs.  In my orders to you of the 6th I have requested you to keep up a correspondence with some persons in Canada and I am not without hope that our enemies will find so much employment in other quarters, that it will afford us an opportunity of turning part of our force to the northward.  I am Sir Your most obdt. Servt. (signed) G. Washington
Col. Hazen
Page 100

The aforegoing is a true copy of a letter now in my possession _ the copy I have dedicated to James Bell Esq of Vermont at his request.
Henry Hubbard of the U. S. SEntate
Page 101

No. 13
Hepzibah Johnson
Page 102

I, Hephzibah Johnston of Groton in the County of Caledonia & State of Vermont aged 85 years last December depose & say that the leaf hearto annexed contains the original family record of my family & has taken from an old account book of my Husband. I said nothing about this record in my former deposition as my attention was not called to it. nor was I requested to state with regard to it. This is the only record of the family I have any knowledge of-I further state that I was the 4th wife of Robert Johnston the names in the record going before thats of Jinny  Johnston are the names of children by his former wife's, my first child was said Jinny & was born May 6 1781 as in the record hereto annexed & further I say not
Hephzibah Johnston [signature]

State of Vermont
Orange County ⎬
Newberry Aug 3d 1840 Then Personally appeared Hephzibah Johnston & after being carefully examined and duly cautioned made solemn oath that the foregoing deposition by her duly subscribed contains the whole truth and nothing. but the truth before
Hiram Tracy Jus Peace

And I further certify that I am acquainted with Hephzibah Johnston and that she is a person of truth & veracity and is a credible witness

Hiram Tracy Jus Peace
Page 103

State of Vermont
Orange County Ss
I, Perley C Jones Clerk of Orange County Court hereby certify that Hiram Tracy is a Justice of the Peace in and for said Orange County duly commissioned and qualified. that his commission is dated on the 27 day of November AD 1839 and will expire on the 30th day of November AD 1840
and I believe the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Orange County Court this 4th day of August AD 1840
Perley C Jones Clerk of Or Co Court
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Division of Veterans' Administration Archives
Form VAM-51-
12-5-41
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*

NAME Johnston, Samuel GRADE Private LINE New Jersey

WARRANT NUMBER 8446 ACREAGE. 100 ISSUED August 26, 1789 to James Gray assignee

*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of ""Land Warrants 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.