Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5654, for Moses Johnson, North Carolina
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(3-1776)
Service Number
N.C. Johnson, Moses R.5654
Rebecca
Contents
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No. 12512
Rebecca Johnson
of Johnson Co. N.C. Widow of Moses Johnson who served 3 years.
Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844
Has never applied before because she did not know until recently that she was entitled.
Married 25. Feb. 1791
Re Feb 11, 1846
E.F. Brown Agent
Wash D.C. 10 Feb. 46
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State of North Carolina SS
Johnston County
Be it known that on the 24th day of November 1845 personally appeared before the undersigned a justice of the peace in and for the county aforesaid Mrs. Rebecca Johnson a resident of said County aged eighty five years 85, and being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to attain the benefit of the provisions made y the act of Congress passed on the 7th July 1838 and the 3rd of March 1843.
That she is the widow of Moses Johnson who was a private soldier of the war of the revolution in the militia of North Carolina and that a part of the time he served under one Capt Smith the length of time her said Husband served under Ca[t. Smith she cannot say on account of the loss of memory - and the balance of the time he served under Capt McCullen as he often told her and that the whole time of his as heard him say several times - and that when her said Husband Moses Johnson entered the army he was a resident og the County of Johnston in said state. and she heard him often speak of being in the battle of Camdin in South Carolina and the Battle of brier Creek also and several others which she cannot recollect and she furth said tat she was married to her said Husband Moses Johnson on the 5th of February 1791 in Johnston County said state by one Hardy Bryan Equire and she further said that her said Husband Moses Johnson died in the year Eighteen Hundred and eight (1808), leaving her a widow and that she has remained a widow from that time up to the present time and is still the widow of her said
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Husband Moses Johnson - and she further said that her said Husband was at the time of his death about fifty-six years old (50 year). and she further said that her maiden name was Rebecah Whitenton - and that the reason she has never made applications for a pension was she did not know she was entitled until verry recently that and she has never made application for a pension for the service of her dead Husband Moses Johnson - and that she is unable to go to Court and has called to her house a Justice of the peace before whom she has made her application - and she further said that she has no familial or other documentary evidence setting forth the age of her children or the time of her marriage and she does herby now relinquish all claim to a pension except the present sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year found above within
Pa SandersJ.P. 
her Rebecah Johnson mark
I Baldy Sanders the above magistrate hereby certify that the above declaration of Mrs. Rebecah Johnson was sworn and subscribed to by his before me as it purports to be and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the declarant, and she is an old and infirm women and as such she is unable to attend Court given under my hand this 24th November 1845.
Pa Sanders J.P
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State of North Carolina
Johnston County 
I Thomas Bagley Clerk of the Court of Pleas and quarter sessions in and for the County and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Baldy Sanders Esquire whose name appears to the forgoing Declaration is now and was at the time of certifying the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the Signature purporting to be his in Genuine
And I further Certify that the forgoing Declaration was exhibited in open Court appeared of by Said Couty and ordered to the certified to the War Declaration.
 Given under my hand and seal of office at Smithfield this the 4th November 1845
Thomas, Bagley Clerk
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5654
P.O.
Rebecca Johnson
Service
Enlisted , 18
Discharge: ,18
Rejected
Application Filed:_______,18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contracts.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for , 18
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12. 512.
Rebecca Johnson
your obedient servant
Sent to E. F. Brown May 141
[illegible] assnar July 7 [illegible]
sent to E.F. Brown 14Nov 46
to same Mar 26-47
Nov S.A. Require 8 July 1854.
Act 7 July 1838
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Letters addressed to this office must be post-paid
United States Agency and Notarial Office
Edmund F. Brown, Attorney and Gent for Claimants, Netary Public Illinois commissioner, 'Continues to settle all kinds of business with the several branches of Government with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity especially
 Claims for pensions Patents, lands Post office adn other contract,
7th street Near post office
Washington city. Established in 1843
E.F.Brown's
United States Agency and Notarial Office,
Washington City, 27th Aug: 1846.
Hon. Mr. L. Marcy
Secretary of Was.
Sir:
Please favor me with a reply to my letter to you of 30th June last being an appeal in the Pensions Claim of Rebecca Johnson of North Carolina.
Expecting to be absent from the city next week, I feel anxious to receive your answer as early practicable.
I have the honor to be, very Respectfully, Your obedient servant.
Eden. F. Brown
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Rebecca Johnson Widow of Moses
Johnston Co. N.C.
E.F. Brown Agent
8 march 47
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
This day came personally before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and state aforesaid John Messer a resident of the county aforesaid aged seventy years (70 year), and being first duly sworn according to law deposeth as follows - that from his earliest recollection  he was well acquainted with Moses Johnson the Husband of Rebeccah Johnson who is now making application for a pension and that the said Moses Johnson did on many occasions before his death tell him about his service in the Revolutionary way, being  a close neighbor, and he further states on oath that the said Moses Johnson has told him several times that he was in the battle of Brier Creek and that the whole period of his service in the revolution amounted to a little more than two years. and that these things he often heard him speak of and he further states that the maiden name of the said widow Rebeccah Johnson was Rebeccah Whitenton - and he further
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said that the said Rebeccah Johnson is still the widow of the said Moses Johnson who he has herein mentioned - and he further said that he never heard the fact of his being a soldier of the revolution doubted by any person that was his general character and further the department said not- sworn to and subscribed before me that 26th January 1845
A.Coats J.P. John Messer
The above Justice of the peace do hereby certify that Im well acquainted with the above Deponent John Messer and believe him to be a man of credibility and undoubtable truth A. Coats J.P
State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley clerk of the Court of Please and Quarter session in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Amos Coats Esq whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit and certificate is now and at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the peace
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is and for said County and that the signature purporting to his is genuine.
Given under y hand and seal of office then the 6th February 1847
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Edmund F. Brown, attorney and agent for claimants, notary public and commissioner for Virginia, Illinois, and Alabama, continue to attend to the settlement of business before Congress and the several Departments of the General Government, and particularly claims or Pensions, Patents, lands, Contracts, &c. 
Office on Seventh street, two doors above the city post Office.
Letters (postage paid) may be addressed, E.F. Brown, Box 103, P. O. Washington City
U.S. Agency, Notarial, and Commissioner's Office,
Washington City, 8th march 1847
Established in 1843
I. S. Edwards Esq.
Comms. of Pensions.
Sir, I am requested to present the three Depositions herewith enclosed, in the case of Rebecca Johnson, widow of Moses.
these affidavits show that Moses Johnson served over two years, and the payments certified by the Comptrollers will amount to over two years. Very respectfully,
your obedient servant.
Edmond F. Brown
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House of Rep U.S. July 3rd
Sir
Please give me such information as is address in the part of a letter which I send to you upon the subject of Mrs. Rebecca Johnson Claim for a pension - if there is ant power of Att. filed to whom made, if it has been said to whom, and what agent attended to the case - yours
Simon H Mogers
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State of North Carolina, Johnston County
this day personally appeared before me subscriber a justice of peace in and for the county aforesaid William Honeycut aged sixty years (60) a resident of said County - and being first duly sworn according to law deposeth as follows - that he is the son of Denny Honeycut. who was a soldier of the Revolutionary war and that his said father served in the war with Moses Johnson the Husband of the Rebecah Johnson who is now making application for a pension - for better than two years as they told him - and he further said that he often saw Moses Johnson at his Father's house and heard them converse about their service in the Revolution - he further said that the general character of the said moses Johnson was that of a revolutionary soldier and that he never heard the fact was debated by any person - further the deponent said not - sworn to and subscribed before me that the day of January 1847 sworn to & subscribed before me
A. Coats J.P
His William Honeycut mark
the above magistrate do hereby certify that I am well acquainted with William Honeycut the above deponent and believe him to be a an of truth and credible given under my hand
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this the 22nd day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven 1847
A. Coats J.P
State of North Carolina
Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley clerk of the Court of Please and Quarter Session in and for the Couty and state aforesaid do hereby certify that Amos Coats Esq whose name appears to the foregoing affidavit and certificate is now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of peace in and for said County and that the signature Purporting to be his is genuine.
Given under my hand and seal of office this the day of Feburary 1857
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Given under my hand this 26th day of January AD 1847 A.Coats JP
State of Noth Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley Clerk of the Court of Pleas & Question Sessions in and for the County and State aforesaid. do hereby certify that Amos Coats whose name appears in the foregoing affidavit and certificate & now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and seal office the day of February 
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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State of North Carolina Johston County
This day personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of peace in and for said County Henry Johnson a resident of said County aged sixty-seven years (67) and being first duly sworn according to law Deposeth as follows. that he was well acquainted with Moses Johnson the husband of Mrs. Rebecah who is now making application for a pension up to the time of his death and with his said widow up to the present time - and he further said that he has heard the said Moses Johnson say on many occasions tell that he was a soldier of the Revolution and he further said that the said Moses Johnson was a close neighbor of his and at his house many times when he would tell for hours at a time about his different engagements while in service and he further said that he was raised not more than one mile and half of the said Moses Johnson as such he knew his character to have been that of a Revolutionary soldier and further this deponent said not - sworn to and subscribed before me this 26 day of January 1847 
A. Coats J.P 
his Henery Johnson Mark
the above magistrate herby certify that I am well acquainted with Henery Johnson the above deponent and he is a man of respectability and truth
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12.512 Pel l. l. 1866 Rebecca Johnson
Aug 7. 1838
[illegible] in 1818
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Original Claim of Rebecca Johnson Acts 1838, 1843, &1844.
I. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions Present.
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United States Agency and Notarial Office,
Edmund F. Brown, Attorney and Agent for claimants, Notary Public, Illinois Commissioner &c, continues to settle all kinds of business with the several brancher of Government, with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity especially Claims for Pensions, Patents, Lands, port office and other Contracts, &c, F Street, Near 14th Street, Washington City
E.F. Brown's 
Established in 1843
Seventeen doors east of the Treasury Department.
United States Agency and Notarial Office, Washington City, 10th February 1846
I.L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions
Sir: Enclosed I hand you the Pensions Claims of Rebecca Johnson of North Carolina under Acts of 1838, 1843 & 1844, and trust that you will find the service, the marriage, and the identity satisfactorily proven.
Very Respectfully, your obedient servant
Edm. F. Brown Agent
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3.
Claim of Rebecca Johnson - 
Affidavit of John Avera
proves service, marriage, and identity
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State of North Carolian Johnston County
On this 27th day of August 1845 personaly appeared before the undersigned an acting Justice of the peace in and for the county and state aforesaid John Avera resident of said county aged Eighty years and being first duly sworn according deposeth as follows - that he was well acquainted with Moses Johnson who was a soldier of the revolutionary war. and that he lived in the neighborhood od the said Moses Johnson. and well recollects when he entered the army of the American revolution. that he the said Moses Johnson entered the army under one Capt. Smith and was then a resident of Johnston County of said state - and he furth said that he was well acquainted with the said Moses Johnson after he returned from the army at the close of the war until he died. and that the said Moses Johnson marred one Rebecah Whitenton of said County. and that he was at the wedding and saw them married by Mr. Henry Bogan of said County. and that the said Moses Johnson died a great many years ago. leaving his widow Rebecah Johnson and
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that she has remained a widow ever since and is now making application for a pension for the services of her deceased husband Moses Johnson
Question, do you recollect in what year the said Moses Johnson and Rebecah Whitenton was married
Answer, I was present at their wedding, but I do no recollect precisely in what year the marriage took place. but I am positive from my own age that it has been at least fifty-four years ago or more and he further said that the said Moses Johnson always bore the Reputation of having been in the Revolutionary war. and that he never since heard the fact ever doubted by any person. and further this deponent said not. sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me attest Mr. Avera J.P. 
his John Avera mark
I Matthew Avera the above magistrate do herby certify that the forgoing affidavit was this day sworn to and subscribed before me by John Avera as it purports to be and that this affidavit is personally known to me and is an aged and highly respectably man and is very very worth of all confidence given under my hand this 27th August AD 1845
Mr. Avera
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Question Sessions for said County do herby certify that Mattew Avera Esq whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit is now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
Given under my hand and seal of office at Smithfield the 27th August 1845
Thom. Magley Clerk
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Claim of Rebecca Johnson
APP. of Benj. Corall
Proves service and Identity clearly
E.F. Brown Agent
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
On this the 25th day of August A. D. 1845 Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of peace of said County Benjamin Camill a resident of said County aged Sixty-eight years (68) and being first duly sworn according deposeth as follows. that he was born and raised in the county of Johnston and state of N. C. immediately in the neighborhood of Moses Johnson who married Rebecah Whitenton of said county and that the said Moses Johnson was a soldier of the Revolutionary war as he always understood from his father who served with him in the militia of North Carolina at the following places during the Revolutionary war at the Camdin Battle in South Carolina at the Guilford Battle in North Carolina and at two of service he was under the Command of one Capt Smith and he further said that during his Father's life time he often heard from the said Moses Johnson & his Father talking about their being in the war of the Revolution together and being in the same mess together and he further said that his Father died about twenty seven years ago - and that the said moses Johnson died before that time some several year and that he has been in [illegible] acquainted with Mrs. Rebecah Johnson ever since and that the said Rebecah Johnson who is now making application for a pension
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is now the widow and has been ever since the death of her said Husband Moses Johnson his widow and he further said that he has often heard him the said Moses Johnson say he served in the war of the Revolution for two times of the warrant he further said that for the tine of the said of the said Moses Johnson he has lived immediately in the neighborhood of the said Mrs. Rebecah Johnso widow of the said Moses Johnson and that she is now the widow of the said Moses Johnson and is now making application for a pension and he further said he has at no time during his lifetime lived more than three miles from the said Moses Johnson and his widow Rebecah Johnson and further this deponant said said not. sworn to and subscribed before me the day & year afforesaid
Pa Sanders J.P
Benjamin H Camill
I Baldy Sanders the above magistrate do hereby certify that the forgoing deponet was his day since to and subscribed before me by Benjamin Camell who is personally known to e and is a man truth and respectability and is very very worth of all confidence given under my hand this 26t august 1845
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quater sessions for said County do hereby certify that Balda Anders Esq whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit is now and was at the time of executing ad acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
given under my hand and seal of office given under my hand and seal of office at Smithfield the [illegible] August 1845
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Claim of Rebeca Johnson
Affidavit of Reuben Barber as to service & identity of Husband & claimant
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
On this 25th August 1845 personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in and for said County Ruben Barber a resident of said County aged Eighty-two years - being first duly sworn according to law deposeth as follows. that h was very well acquainted with Moses Johnson for many years after the time of the war of the Revolution and for several years before the Revolutionary war has often heard him speak of his service in said war. and all his neighbors looked upon him the said Moses Johnson as a soldier of the revolutionary war - and he further said that he bore the reputation of having been a soldier a soldier [illegible] and he further said that the said Moses Johnson married one Rebecah Whitenton of said County and that he said Moses Johnson died a great many years ago leaving his wife Rebecah Johnson a widow and that she has remained his widow ever since and is now making application for a pension for the service of her deceased husband Moses Johnson - Sworn to a subscribed before me the day & date above written my
R. W. Stevens
Reuben Barber
I Robert W. Stevens do hereby certify that the forgoing depostion was this day duly sworn to and subscribed before me by Reuben Barber who is personally known to me and has been for an
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number of years and is  highly respectably man and is every way worth of a confidence given under my hand this 25th August A. D. 1845
R. W. Thomas J. P
State of Noth Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley Clerk of the Couty of Please ad Quarter session do herby certify that Robert W. Stevens whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit is now and war at the time of executing the same and acting Justice of the Peace & for said County and that the signature purporting to be his genuine. Given under my hand and Seal of office August 26th 1845
Thom Bagley Clerk
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Claim of Rebeccah Johnson
Clerk of Johnston Co. 
N.C. certifies there is no Marriage Bond in his Offie
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Magley Clerk of the court of Pleas and Quater Sessions for said do herby certify that I have made diligent search for the marriage license Bond od Moses Johnson to Rebecca Whitenton & that said Bonds do not exist in this office
given under my & hand & seal of office
August 26th 1845Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Pension applic
July 1850
Com of Pen
Case of Rebecca Johnson appeal
your obedient servant J. F. Edward
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Pension Office, July 7th 1846
Sir, I have the honor to return you the letter of Mr. Brown, in the case of Rebecca Johnson, and to make the following report upon appear therein taken.
It may not be questioned, that the ones proband of every essential point devolves upon the claimant, but without making a direct question upon that point, it is maintained that satisfactory proof has been furnished. if such proof be satisfactory, there would be no difficulty in establishing a pension to the amount of this very certificate of the comptrollers for every man who was married to a Moses Johnson, before 1794, in North Carolina.
There is no evidence (it is repeated) to identify her husband with any one of the tours embraced in the comptroller's certificate, except the two first, which appear to have been rendered by a Johnston
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County man, but it is maintained that there are to tours of service certified by the Comptroller. this puts an end to all argument upon the subject.
If the items in that certificate do not represent Tours of service, they can have no definite character as evidenced to establish service in the particulars required in adjusting a pro-old pension understandingly. There are 8 payments made to the name of Moses Johnson, amounting if they consist of monthly pay, to an aggregate of service, which it may be safely affirmed was not rendered by any on militia man, in discharge of the duly required of him by law in that State, and what portion of that aggregate may have been rendered by her husband, cannot be ascertained, by the proofs filed.
With respect to the common sense, experience, established law and usage, which Mr. Brown invokes against the decision, ( Placing a
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very lor estimate upon the parol exparte testimony of illiterate people to establish a distant date without affording the date by which they have preserved the knowledge thereof, which in a Court would be elicited by a cross examination) it will be sufficient to remark, that in that paragraph the re retentive memory of long back dated attributed to illiterate people, is limited to "some", thereby admitting as a general rule. the postulate assumed in my letter to Mr. Brown of 14th May, "that there are some illiterate people of both sides of good character and sound judgment, has not and will not be questioned, but whatever may by the strength of their character or soundness of judgment, when they undertake to establish the date of a long-passed event, which they had no particular interest to remember, it becomes the tribunal to which their testimony is submitted to ascertain the dates upon their own minds by which they arrive at the dates with the necessary precision. This no more implies an
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impeachment of a witness, than does the universal cross- examination, to which he would be subjected, if he were before a Court.
I have the honor [illegible]
Sir, very Respectfully, 
Your obedient servant
Pensions Office july 7th 1846
Com of pensions
Case of Rebecca Johnson
appeal
Hon W, L. Marcy
Secq, of War.
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Claim of Rebecca Johnson
App Herby Flowey saw them married 54 years ago
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
On this 27th day of May 1845 Personally appeared before me Northam Ayan one of the acting Justices of the peace for the county and state aforesaid Pheoby flowers a resident of Johnston County and being duly sworn according to law deposith and sayith that she is Sixty  seven years old that she was present at the wedding of Moses Johnson and Rebeca his wife the she was present and saw them
Question do you know in what year they were married in
Answer they were married Fifty four years ago
Question how do you know that they wer married Fifty-four years past
Answer because I had a brother that was a baby at the time they were married, and I know his age he is Fifty-Five years that is how I know the length of time it has been
and further this deponent sayith not Sworn and subscribed to the date above written before N. Bryson J.P
her Phoeby Flowers mark
I the above magistrate de certify that Feoby Flowers is a woman of truth and verbosity, and full faith and credit should be given to any declaration she made given under my hand the day and date above written
N. Bryson J.P
State North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley clerk of the Court of Pleas and W=Quater Session for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that Northam Bryson esq whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit is now and was at the time of executing the same an acting Justice of the peace and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine Given under by Hand and seal of office at Smithfield this the 26th August 1845
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Claim of Rebecca Johnson
ADD. of Jacob Flowery
Was well acquainted with Claimants Husband whose general character was that of a soldier of the Revolution - has often heard him speak of his service.
I acquainted with the Widow.
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State of North Carolina Johnston Count
On this 26 day of August 1845 personally 
appeared before me Robert W. Stevens a magistrate for the County of Johnston and State aforesaid Jacob Flowers a resident of the County and state aforesaid aged sixty-eight
years who being first duly sworn according to law deposeth as follows that he was well acquainted with Moses Johnson the Husband of Rebeccah Johnson who is now making application for a pension and that he has often heard him the said Moses Johnson speak of
his services as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and that he was well acquainted with him for Many years after the war and was and is the general opinion that he was a soldier in the said war and he further said that he is now well acquainted with his widow Mrs Rebecca Johnson who is now making application for a pension for her said husband services and further this deponent saith not sworn to and subscribed before me the day and
year first above written
attest
R. W. Stevens J.P
his Jacob S Flowers mark
I R. W. Stevens do herby certify that I am well acquainted with this deponent Jacob Flowers and he is a man of great truth and credibility given under my hand this 26 day August AD 1845
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State of North Carolina Johnston County
I Thomas Bagley clerk of the Court of pleas and Quarter session for said County do hereby certify that Robert W Stevens Esq whose name appears to the forgoing affidavit is now and was at the time of executing the same and acting Justice of the peace in and for said Court that the signature purporting to be hi sis genuine given under my hand and seal of office at Smithfield this the 25th August 1845
Thomas Bagley Clerk
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Washington June /46
Edmund F. Brown
Rebecca Johnson of North Carolina
Appeal from decision of the Pensions Office.
[illegible] July 1/46
Pensions office
report
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Letters addressed to this Office must be post paid
United States Agency and Notarial Office,
Edmund F. Brown, Attorney and Agent for Claimants, Notary Public, Illinois Commissioner &c, continue to settle all kinds of business with the several branches of Government, with his usual promptness, efficiency and fidelity especially claims for pensions, patents, lands, Post office and other Contracts, &c F Street, near 14th street, Washington City Seventeen doors east of the Treasury Department.
E.F. Browm's Established in 1843
United States Agency and Notarial Office, Washington City, 30th June 1846
Hon. Mr. L. Marcy, Secretary of Was
Sir. On the 10th of February last, I filed in the pension office the claim of Rebecca Johnson. of Johnston Co. N.C. for a pension under the acts of 1838, 1843, and 1844, with such testimony as was supposed would be satisfactory; and on the 14th of May following, I received the decision of the Office against the claim from which decision as the Attorney of the Claimant I most respectfully appeal to you.
The office asserts that there is no satisfactory evidence that the husband of Mrs. Johnson performed wither of the tours of service certified by the Comptrollers, when in fact there are no tours of service certified by the comptrollers, but wight different payments to Moses Johnson, the largest of which it 19.6.8 and the smallest 1.8.0 These payments amount in the aggregate to 68.16.2 more than sufficient to pay for two years' service and entitles the soldier a widow to a full pension of $80 per year.
To prove the service, there is filed besides the certificate of the Comptroller o North Carolina above referred to, the affidavit of five different persons, with the credibility of each duly certified, all of whom knew Moes Johnson the husband of the claimant and have often heard him speak of his service as a soldier in the Revolution, and knew him character as such; two of them knew him before and after the war, and two of them saw him and claimant married years ago.
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The evidence in relation to the date of the marriage is alleged to be unsatisfactory, because the witnesses are illiterate.
This, verily it and objection which is not only opposed to all principles if law and established usage but contrary to experiences and common sense, as it is well known that some of the most illiterate of both sexes are often found to be persons of grand character, sound judgment, and extraordinary memory.
The widow swears that she was married on the 25th February 1791 - Fereby Flowers and John Avera swear they saw her married 54 years ago, and the Clerk of the Court certifies there is no record of the marriage in his office.
It is now respectfully unjust that as the husband has been dead, nearly 40 years and the Widow never heard until recently that she was entitled to a pension, the roles of the Office have been complied with as nearly as could be expected under the circumstances of the case, and the Widow is entitled to a Pension.
I have the Honor to be very restfully, your obedient servant. 
Edmund F. Brown
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The claim of Rebecca Johnson
Widow of Moses Johnson
Comptroller of N.C.
certifies to payments in specie
to 68.6.2
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Raleigh N.C Compt Office
I William F. Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts in and for the State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the name of Moses Johnson appears of heard in this Office and having had the following specie certificate issued in his favor for military service (vm) one for twelve pounds (12) see Book 12-No 14 page also in book page 34 another 13.10 for Thirteen Pounds Ten shillings (13.10) which above certificates were paid into the Comptroller office by the sheriff of Johnston County. there appears also in the same Book at page 116 another certificate 9- for nine Pounce (9) It also appears in Book No 10 Page 31 that another certificate 2.0.6 was found for two pounds six pence (2.0.6) issued June 1783. also, another for one Pound 1.8 Eight Shillings (1.8) see book G, No 16 Page 25 also another in Book Y No 2 Page 59 for Nineteen Pound Six Shillings and Eight Pence (19.68) Issued April 1779. also another for two pounds 2.5 five shillings (2.5) see book No 23 Page 131 and another in Book No 9 page 11 for 9.6 Nine Pounds Six Shillings (9.6) issued September 1782 given under my name and seal this 21t day of January 1846.
William Collins Compt