Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 20197, for John Johnson, New Jersey
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New York-
29
Anna Maria Johnson widow of
John Johnson who died on the 
the 7 December 1829 of Chenango in the State of N York who was a Lt & Sgt in the Compy
commanded by Captain Seward of the Regt commanded by Martin in the N. Jersey lone for 12 months
Inc. from $50
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 110 Dollars --- Cents per annum to comence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7th day of Aug and sent to and Thos Maxwell
Elmira, N. York.
Arrears to the 4th of March $880.00
Seminal allowance ending
55.00
$935.00
{Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836,
Section the }
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk,
Book A Vol. 2 Page 205
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The said John Johnson resided in Hardiston
Sussex County New Jersey during all the time he was in the malitia service as above stated. And this deponent thinks he was a volunteer during most or all the time of such service. That she this deponent resided in the same town and knew that the said Johnson was in the malitia service previous to the said term of six months, last mentioned but was not acquainted with any of the particulars of said service from her own knowledge
she further declares that she was married to the said John Johnson on the sixth day (to the
lest of her recollection) of August in the year
seventeen hundred & seventy nine. That her 
husband the aforesaid John Johnson died
on the first day of December Eighteen hundred
and twenty nine and that she has remained
a widow ever since that period as will more
fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed and this deponant says that she never learned to write, which is the reason of her making her mark.
her
Anna Maria  X Johnson
Mark
Sworn and subscribed on the day & year above written Before me

I Levi Bigelow A Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Chenango,
I Levi Bigelow a Judge of Chenango Common
Pleas do Certify that I am acquainted with the
above named applicant Anna Maria Johnson
that from bodily infirmity she can not attend court and I do certify that the said Anna Maria Johnson is a Cerstitable woman and her character for truth & veracity is good.
December 8th 1836 -
Levi Bigelow
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State of New Jersey
Sussex County Ss. I Joseph E Edsall Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Sussex do hereby certify that Daniel P Lanterman & John A Johnson Esquires before whom the within or foregoing Depositions appear to have been taken was at the respective times of taking the same acting
Justices of the Peace duly commissioned and sworn and further that I am acquainted with their respective hand writings and pronounce the signatures to the foregoing depositions Genuine and also I further Certify that William J. Anderson Esq who testified to the last deposition herein is the Town Clerk of the Township of Newton and has been such for many years
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Newton this Twenty second day of February AD Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
Jos. E. Edsall
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and that he returned into the service after he
was married and that at the time of his being
married he was a Lieutenant
The deponent says the only way she can tell
the date of said Marriage of said John & Anna
Maria is by her own age and marriage
The deponent being now seventy one years old and that she was married when she was fourteen years of age and that said John Johnson and Anna Maria were married two years before she was. The deponent says that her father lived in Hardiston at the time said John & Anna Maria were married
Mary Johnson
Sworn to and subscribed before me this fourth day of October one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight. And I also certify
that the above named deponent Mary Johnson is a person of truth and veracity
Daniel P Lanterman
one of the Justices of the peace
in and for said County of Sussex
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In reply to your request of _____ , received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Johnson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired
information as contained in his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
W. 20. 197

DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT.
Spring 1776
July 1776
Jany 1777
Oct. 1777
Jan 1779
LENGTH OF SERVICE.
1 mo.
5 mos.
3 wks.
3 wks.
6 mos.
RANK.
Ordly Sergt
"    "
"    "
"    "
Lieut
OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED.
CAPTAIN.
Harker
John Seward
Francis Headly
Thomas Hill
Ribble
COLONEL.
Ephraim Martin
Ephraim Martin
STATE.
N.J.
Battles engaged in ____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Hardiston, New Jersey
Date of application for pension, by widow: Dec 8 1836. Her claim was allowed
Residence at date of application, Bainbridge, New York
Age at date of application, born Sept. 1751.
Remarks: Sol mar Aug. 1772 Anna Marie Styres He died Dec. 1829 not stated, children: James  born Feb 2, 1780. John Styres b. Aug 8,. 1781. Nancy b. Mch 2 1783
William b. Sept. 2 1785. Samuel b. Mch. 23, 1787. Jane b. Sept 7, 1789. Nathaniel b. Apr 8, 1791. Betsey b. June 15. 1793. Parces b. May 4. 1796. Henery b. Aug 24 1799.

Respectfully,
Commissioner.

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Rev
20, 197
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 20197
Anna Maria Johnson
widow of John Johnson
Lieut Rev War
---
Act: July 4, 1836
Index: -- Vol. A, Page 388
[Arrangement of 1870.}

July 13/99 Hist.
Johnson St. Pa
ser 20.208
Aug. 11/97 Mer J
Wellsville
Dec 3 1900
A.S.B. Johnston St Pa
as to place of enlistment
1907 Jany 19 History to James A Park letter in S. File 13567 Wm Johnston
1915 May 21. Hist. to Frances C. McCollough.
.
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Elmira May 1 1839
J L Edwards Esqr
Sir,


When at yr office on the 8th March last I deposited a number of supplementary
affidavits in the case of Anna Maria Johnson
the widow of Lt John Johnson. This case has been on the stocks for more than two years. The old lady is extremely anxious to hear the
result, and I am compelled to ask your
attention to the matter. It was one of the
cases which you declined acting upon when I
was in Washington, as it is an old case
I suppose its turn may have arrived. I think
the supplementary affts which I left will meet the objections heretofore made
Yours Respectfully
Th Maxwell
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Elmira N Y

May 17 1839
Hon J. L. Edwards
Sir
I have recd yours of the 10th inst in relation to the claim of Anna Maria Johnson, suggesting that there is a mistake in the period of the marriage as alleged in Aug 1779 from the fact that the family record states the birth of the first child as of the 2d Feb. 1780- Mr Johnson's afft is enclosed stating that the record is correct, both as to the birth + marriage

The first child was born as the record states. I suppose that matter need not be further enquired into, She admits the fact; whether it was customary in revolutionary times more than in the present age of moral reform I know not.
I am assured however by Physicians, that such
instance rarely occur, a second time, after marriage and presume the record in this case will prove it.
In your letter you state that "there is no objection to 6 mo" service in '79 as Lieut. nor to 5 mo as a Sergeant in '76 and one month in the same grade in 1777-"
A reference to the papers will I think shew a
claim of 5 mo in 1776. One mo in the same
year under Capt Hanker: two tours of 3 weeks each in 77 (one at Germantown) and 6 mo
in 79. The claim is for 1 1/2 mo more than the
admission in your letter. If it is all right, she
needs all she is entitled to. I trust that now
there will be no further objection to this long
contested claim; The old lady is extremely
poor, and the sooner she receives a little
money to gladden the remainder of her
pilgrimage the better
very Respectfully
yr ob sevt
Th Maxwell
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State of New Jersey
County of Sussex Ss
Willhelmus Bennet of the town of Sanderson County and State above mentioned being first duly sworn according to law says that he is seventy three years of age and that he has always resided in the County of Sussex State of New Jersey
The deponent also says that when he was about fourteen years of age he was at Fort Friedenburgh on the Minisink frontier in the fall of the year and recollects of seeing an officer whom they called Captain Ribble
The deponent also says that he saw an other officer by the name of John Johnson whom they called Lieutenant that this lieutenant John Johnson was a large stout built man
The deponent says that the reason of his being in the fort was that there was an alarm on account of the Indians and that he the deponent with others went to the fort for safety, that he was in the fort two days or near that time
The deponent says that he cannot recollect the date or the year he was at the fort otherwise than by his age
further than this the deponent says not
Willhelmus Bennet
Sworn to and subscribed before me  this second day of October Eighteen hundred and thirty eight. And I hereby certify that Willhelmus Bennet the above named deponent is a man of truth and veracity
John D. Emrill Justice of the peace
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John J Johnson's
affidavit
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and served at this time about three weeks as orderly Sergeant
And this deponent further says that the said
John Johnson was again in the militia service in the Revolutionary war in the seventeen hundred & seventy nine that he entered about the first of July on his service and served six months in what was called the New Jersey
Regiment, or troops, in Captain Robbli's company, The Colonels names the deponent does not recollect nor the given name of the captain, that during this time of service the said John Johnson held the commission of and served as Lieutenant, that he was stationed on or near the Delaware River at a place called Minisink to guard against the Indians
And the deponent further says that the said John Johnson was married in the forepart
of August (the exact day this Deponent does not recollect, seventeen hundred seventy nine, to Anna Maria Styres in the town of Hardiston
Sussex County in the State of New jersey by Jeptha Byram a justice of the peace of said Town, That this deponent was present when the Marriage was solemnized and that the said marriage took place while the said John Johnson was at home by permission during the term of service last above mentioned.
That the said John Johnson and his wife Anna Maria lived together until the time of the death of the said John Johnson which happened about seven years ago, and this deponent says
that the said Anna Maria Johnson has not married since the death of the said John
STATE OF NEW YORK, 
CHENANGO COUNTY
Clerk's Office, ss,
I, PEREZ RANDALL, Clerk of the county
of Chenango, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the said county, do hereby certify, that Joseph P. Chamberlin Esquire, was on the 8th day of December 1836 a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, duly commissioned and sworn, and that full faith and credit are to be given to his acts in that capacity; and that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Joseph
L. Chamberlin and verily believe the signature to the annexed Affidavit to be his proper hand writing.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas
of the said county, and subscribed my name this 20 day of December 1836
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Ab Westbrook
Afft
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Free
Hon. James L. Edwards
Comr of Pensions
Washington D C

NY
Mar 28
addl proof
Anna Maria Johnson
[Stamp] Elmira NY Mar 23
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ESTABLISHED IN 1874.
D. S. B. JOHNSTON LAND COMPANY,
FARM LANDS.
514-521 - GERMANIA LIFE BUILDING.

D. S. B. JOHNSTON, President.
CHAS. L. JOHNSTON, Vice President

A. D. S. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
WM. BURROWS, Asst. Secretary
[stamp] Pension Office U S Nov 26 1900

ST. PAUL, MN. Nov. 22nd, 1900

Commissioner of Pensions,
Dept. of the Interior,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:-
A certificate was furnished from the Bureau of Pensions, O. W. & N. Davison in Washington, July 13th 1895 concerning the Revolutionary service of my great uncle John Johnston, who was enlisted by mistake as John Johnson. His first enlistment was made in 1776 in the State of New Jersey and he was in service in 1777. His company was commanded by Capt.
John Seward and his regiment by Col. Ephriam Martin. This term of service has no day, month or place of enlistment. I am specially anxious to know the town or county.
His second term of service in 1779 is  sufficiently definite, both as to time and place. He was then in Hardistan, Sussex County, New Jersey and his widow, Anna Marie Johnston, living in Bainbridge, New York received
a pension in 1836 for his service as sergeant and lieutenant in the year 1779. The 1776 enlistment is what I want to know about more definitely if possible, especially the place of enlistment. If you can give me the
information, or lacking that, if you can tell me the town or county where Cap. John Seward's Company was raised, or where I can find the information,
I shall be thankful.
Respectrully,
D.S. B. Johnston