Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 10,158, for Thomas Johnston, Pennsylvania
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(3-1776)

SERVICE | | NUMBER

Continental Penn. | Johnston, Thomas | W. 10,158
 | Sarah | 

CONTENTS
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12.5.72 Indiana 
Thomas Johnston of in the state of who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Cook of the Pennsylvania line, for the term of 3 years Apr 1777 - inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of the 8 dollars per month to commence on 18th of July 1818
A certificate of Pension issued the 22 of July 1819 and sent to Jas Dill Clk Lawrenceburg, Dearbon, - 
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1817 60 " 54 semi-anl, all'ce ending [illegible]  48 
7 18/31
$108.64
Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March, 1818.} Indiana 
Continue 
Notif sent to the Hon M Hendrick 28 Decr 1820, House of Reps
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Madison Indiana 998 
Sarah Johnston widow of Thomas Johnston who was a Private in the Revolution Pa 
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 19th day of July 1843 and sent to Johnson Watts Cross Plains, Indiana 
Act of March 3, 1843. 
Recorded in Book A. Col. 1 Page 178 
Reported Let to J Walts 19 May [illegible]
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Harts Mills Ncl
July 1st 1841
Free
Post Master
Louisburgh
Greenbrier County 
Virginia
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25
Mr Johnson Watts
Cross Roads
Ripley County
Indiana
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Cross [illegible]
Ripley County Indiana
July 1st 1822
Dear Sir
I address you in behalf of a widow of a soldier of the Revolution, withing you to examine the Records of Marriages in the year 1795 in your county and see if there was a lisenz [license] ishued [issued] for a Marriage of Thomas Johnston to Sary Foster, and if so to send me the Clerks Certificate of the fact by compliance with the above request you will confer a great favor on an old matron  of the Revolution and a lasting obligation on your unknown friend.
 Respectfully yours 
Johnson Watts 
you will address me as above the said the County was then Greenbrier until may now be [illegible] 
Thomas Johnson was married to Sally Fisher by the Rev Jacob Cook in the 22nd of Nov 1793 as the Record in my office will show 
John Mathews 
July 18th
The above is the statement of the clerk at this place who will furnish a certificate if you will send on his fee which is 75 cts 
Yours respectfully F. M. Murphy
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414 
Apl 17 1843
Moa
Mar 3d 1843
Sarah Johnston

$80 per an

To Johnson Watts
Cross Plains
Indiana

Versailles La
April 11th

Free
J L Edwards
Washington City
D.C.
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Decliration In order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of the third of March 1843 Granting pension , for one year to Certin widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7th 1838- 
State of Indiana 
Ripley County 
On this fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace for the County aforesaid, Sarah Johnston a resident of Brown Township in the County of Ripley, aged sixty four years, who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the third of March 1843 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war - That she is the widow of Thomas Johnston who was a soldier in the Revolution and a pensioner at the rate of eight dollars per month at the time of his death which took place in Dearborn County Indiana on the 6th or 7th of May Eighteen hundred and twenty three and for the particulars of the service of her said Husband, she makes his declaration on file a part of this declaration, and also so much of her own declaration of last year now on file as is necessary to make this complete as she has not drawn her pension allowed under said declaration yet owing to the miscarriage of her certificate. She further declares that she is still a widow. Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Daniel Mc F Paul  a Justice of the peace of Brown Township Ripley County Indiana 
Daniel Mc F Paul,
Her
Sarah X Johnston
Mark

I Daniel McFall a Justice of the peace in Brown Township Ripley County Indiana, do certify that Sarah Johnston appeared before me on the day and year above named and after being duly sworn, maid and
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signed the within and foregoing declaration for the purposes therein contained, and I further certify that I have known her for many years, and that she is a woman of respectibility and truth Given under my hand and seal this day and year above written I also certify that she signs with her mark, 
Daniel McFaul J.P.  Seal 
State of Indiana 
Ripley County Let  
I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court do hereby certify that Daniel Mc F. Paul before whom the above and foregoing affidavit appears to have been taken is and was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the Peace of the said County of Ripley duly commissioned and qualified and to all of his official acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given, 
In testimony whereof I have of hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Versailles this 5th day of April A D 1843 
Conrad Overturf Clerk 
By John S. S. Hunter Depty.
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Hon J. L, Edwards
Sir you will please forward the certificate in this case to me at Cross Plains Ripley County Indiana

Hon.  J.L. Edwards Esq
Johnson Watts
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J. Johnston
Evidence of claim to a pension
Private
Col Cook Pennsylvania
Regiment to April 1780 April 1777 transferred to the regiment of Invalids commanded by Col Lecvig and served two years

Jan [illegible] On Roll
The certificate of the Judge as to his belief of services & in [illegible]
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State of Indiana 
Dearborn County 
Be it remembered that on the 18th day of July AD 1818 then personally appeared before me John Livingston one of the associate Judges of the Dearborn Circuit Court, Thomas Johnston a Resident of Dearborn County in the said State of Indians aged nearly sixty three years, who being duly sworn were according to law, upon his oath deposeth and saith that he enlisted in the army of the thirteen united States of America sometime in the month of April of 1777. in a company commanded by Captain Henry McKinley in a regiment commanded by Colonel Cook in the Pennsylvania Line on the Continental establishment, in which company & Regiment he remained Lighting against the Common enemy until the fourth day of October in the same year of 1777, on which day he received a wound in the left leg (which shattered the bone very much)  when fighting against the British at the battle of Germantown, from which place he was removed to Bethlehem Hospital where he remained in consequence of said wound for upwards of three months, from which place he was removed to Shavertown Hospital in the County of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania
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at which hospital he remained in consequence of the wound aforesaid for the space of three months from which place he was removed to a Town Called Lebanon in Pennsylvania where he was employed in the service of the Thirteen united States of preparing ammunition cartridges &c, for about Six weeks and from whence he was removed to Philadelphia and examined by acting surgeon of the Army aforesaid, and being found unfit for field service in consequence of the wound aforesaid he was Transferred to a company of Invalids commanded by Captain Wolper in the Invalid Regiment commanded by Colonel Lewis Nicklow in which Regiment he served until sometime in the Month of April in the year of our Lord 1780 at which time he was honourably discharged by enlisting a Man to serve in his place during the remainder of the war, which discharge has since been accidentally lost so that he now knows not where it is and he has no further evidence now in his power to substantiate his claim, this deponent was present and fought against the enemy at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown and several other skirmishes one of which was at Pascataway where he received a wound in his left arm by a buck shot from the enemy
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and this deponent upon his oath other deposeth and saith that in consequence of the wounds aforesaid which has ever since been a material Injury to him and owing to other misfortunes also, he is so reduced in his circumstances in life that he is in absolute need of the assistance of his country for support. 
Thomas Johnston 
Sworn and subscribed before me the date above
 John Livingston 
Associate Judge 
for the Dearborn Circuit Court
State of Indiana
Dearborn County
I James Dill clerk of the Dearborn Circuit court in the state of Indiana do certify that that John Livingston before whom the foregoing deposition of Thomas Johnston was made and who has certified the same was at the time thereof and now is one of the associate Judges of the said court and that full faith and credit are due to all his official acts as such 
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our said court at to son said at Lanenburgh this 29th day of July A. D. 1818 
James Dill
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State of Indiana 
Dearborn County 
I James Dill Clerk of the Dearborn circuit court do certify that John Livingston before whom the foregoing annexed proceedings were had and who has certified the same was at the time thereof and none is a place for one of the associate Judges of the Dearborn Circuit Court and that full faith and credit are due to all official acts as such
In Witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of our said Court this 19th of May 1819 
James Dill Clerk
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T. Johnstons
Evidence of claim to a pension
Private 
Col Cooks Pennsylvania
Regiment
April 1777 to April 1780
Transferred to the Regiment of Invalids commanded by Col Lervig and served two years on roll. 
State of Indians 
Dearborn County 
I John Livingston associate Judge of the Dearborn Circuit Court as aforesaid do certify that it of appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Johnston did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the within declaration against the Common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I further certify that the said Thomas Johnston is in indigent circumstances and hath need of the assistance of his country for support Given under my hand and seal this 8th of May A.D. 1819 
John Livingston 
Associate Judge of the Dearborn Circuit Court
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Thos Johnston
12,272
Sept 1819
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Schedule 
District of Indiana 
Dearborn County 
Dearborn Circuit 
On this 20th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court being a Court Record in and for the County aforesaid Thomas Johnson aged 65 years, resident in in said County, who being first duly sworn, according to law doth, on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: that I belonged to the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment 1st Company my commanded by Capt Henry McInly and that the date of my original declaration was September 9th 1819, that I have received a pension from the United States as a Revolutionary soldier, and that the number of his certificate is 12, 572
 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and Naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me or securities, contracts, or debts due to me, nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and me subscribed
1 small hock
1 saddle (old)
1 bridle (do)
2 cows
2 calves
2 2 year old shoes
2 yearlings
4 midling [middling]sows
9 small hogs
10 pigs
1 shovel plough
1 pr [pair] gears (old)
2 clevices [clevis]
1 small iron oven
15 pewter plates (old)
5 earthan [earthen] do
1 small pewter dish (old) 
5 knives (table)
6 iron spoons (old)
2 old axes
2 old weeding hoes
1 grubbing hoe
1 trunk (old)
5 tin cups
1 Loom (ordinary)
1 foot wheel
2 chairs (old)
2 milk pots 
(over)
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1 Churn 
2 Buckets – 
1 Naggen 
and that the declorant [declarant] further swears that his occupation is that of a farmer, and that he is totally incapable of pursuing the same, and the number of his family residing with him is five children. Isaac 15 years old capable of rendering services James, 13 years old capable of rendering services-- Wayne 8 years old heathy. Nathaniel 6 years old, healthy  Nancy - 20 years old of no service 
Thomas Johnston

Sworn to and subscribed on the 20th day of September 1820 Before the Honl Miles Eagleston circuit and president Judge of the Third circuit in the State of Indiana and the Honorable Solomon Manning and John Livingston associate Judges of the Dearborn circuit Court in open Court- 
I James Dill Clerk of the County of Dearborn State of Indiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court, and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said total Court that the total amount in value of the property  exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is one hundred and seventy and - - cents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this 20th day of September 1820 
James Dill
Dearborn Circuit 
Clerk of the Court for the County of Dearborn Indiana
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Rev Widow, &C.
File No. 10,158
Sarah Johnston
Wid of 
Thomas Johnston
Pvt Rev. War
Act:  March 3rd 43
Index: Vol: A Page 379
[Arrangement of 1870]
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Madison
Indiana  6794
Sarah Johnston
widow of Thomas Johnston
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1818
and who died on the 6 May 1823
of Ripley Co. in the State of Indiana who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain McKinley of the Regt. Commanded by Col. Cook 
in the Pa lines for 2 years

Inscribed on the Roll of Madison, Ind at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum. to commence on the 4th day of March 1836

Certificated pf pension issued the 28th day of Sept. 1842 and send to Johnson Cook, Cross Plains, Ind
Arrears to the 4th day of March 1851 $400

[Act July 7, 1838]
Recorded by D. Brown clerk
Book A  Vol. 2  Page 220
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Sarah Johnston
of [illegible]
Indiana
Suspended
Per Let  5 Sept 1820
I Watts & J. Mathers
clk court

let from clk of Court file within

Act July 1838
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Madison Ia [Indiana] roll act 17 June 1844 Sarah Johnston, widow of Thos $80 per annum, To what time last paid 
Pension Office 
Cole
Maj. Rogan
Died 11th January 1846 
Pd to her death 
BTB
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Pension Office

War Department
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Sir 
I return T. Johnsons application with the necessary voucher 
More whose applications are yet retained in your office are exceedingly anxious to hear the result.  Many of those are in a state of object poverty and if unsuccessful with the government will be under the necessity of applying for relief to the poor [illegible] of the state. 
Yr Obdt Srvt
James Dill
19 May 1819
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Sept 19 1842
Va 

[stamp]  Lewisburg Sep 14 VA

J L Edwards Esqr
Washington City
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Lewisburg
 September 13th 1842 
Sir 
Yours of the 5th Instant is now before me and the only evidence of Record in my office of the Marriage of Thomas Johnston to Sarah or Sally Foster is the certificate of the Recd Jacob Cook dated the 22nd of November 1793 and Recorded in the year 17?? 
Respectfully 
John Mathews

J L Edwards Esqr 
Washington City
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Pension Office – 
December 31. 1842 
Sir,
I have the honor to return you the letter of Mr Johnson Watts and in reply to state that the claim of Sarah Johnson was adjusted on the 28th September last and her certificate by a mistake of the Clerk directed to Johnson Cook Esqr Cross Plains, Indiana 
In the case of Mary Rames no further evidence has been received since the date of my letter to Mr Watts of 31 October last 
I have the honor to be 
Very respectfully 
Your Obed Ser 
J L Edwards 

Col J Watts
Note your favor of the 25th not: recd yesterday thank you what I wonder has become of the additional testimony in Mr Rames case.  Let me hear from you, will attend promptly to any business.
Remember me to [illegible] Mount. Goodman, Bowns Cornett Hon. J.H. Cravens House of Representatives Respectfully & J. W. Cravens
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830
Sarah Johnston
of Thomas
Indiana
Admitted
Private 2 yrs  $80
Capt McKinley Col Cook Pa

died May 1823

Act of July 1838

Johnson Cook
Cross Plains
Ind
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Pension Office 
September 5. 1862 
Sir, 
The papers in support of the claim of Mrs Sarah Johnston, widow of Thomas Johnston, decd have been examined and filed. In the declaration under the act of May 1, 1820 made by Johnston, which requires a schedule of the family in each case, no mention is made by him of his wife. He enumerates the names and ages of his children only. It is therefore necessary that the most satisfactory evidence of the claimant's identity as the widow of Thomas Johnston, who was a pensioner, should be produced, and an explanation given relative to the omission to mention his wife when enumerating the members of his family. The Clerk of the Court of Greenbrier County, Virginia, has been written to for further proof of the marriage. 
The letter addressed to the Postmaster at Lewisburg, Virginia purporting to have been written and signed by you, is altogether in or different handwriting from the letter addressed by you to me. This should be explained. 
I am respectfully 
Your Obt Srvt
 J.L. Edwards 
Sir John Watts, Esqr. 
Cross Plains 
Indiana
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Cross Plains Ia [Indiana] 25
April 16, 1843
Hon J L Edwards C. [Commissioner]  P. {Pensions}
Washington City
D.C.
[written vertically in right margin]
Apl 22d 43
Sarah Johnston
Jnoa [Jonah] [illegible] 38
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April 13th 1843 
Sir
The Certificate of Sarah Johnston has been received authorizing her to draw $80.00 per annum for five years, which she has drawn,  her husband Thomas Johnston drew a pension of $96 dollars per annum and I expected and the law that she was entitled to $480 for the five years you will please explain to me the Reason of drawing only the four hundred dollars as her certificate will show, and if there has been any mistake in Issuing her certificate for a less amount, than her just due, please have the same Rectified, and forward to me Cross Plains Ripley County Indiana Yours Respectfully 

Hon J L Edwards C. 
Johnson Watts
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Free
Mar 27 1843
Ho L. L. Edwards C.P.
Washington City, D.C
Versailles Ia
March 21
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Application for a new Certificate 
State of Indiana 
Ripley County 
On this sixth day of March 1843 before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Ripley, personally appeared Sarah Johnston, who on her oath declares that she is the widow of Thomas Johnston who was a pensioner of the Revolution, and died in Dearborn County Indiana and that her pension papers was maid out and sent to the war department within the last year, by Johnson Watts, and that she is informed that her certificate was maid out, and mailed but was directed to Johnson Cook Esq  Cross Plains Indiana, in stead of Johnson Watts, and that her certificate has never came to said office as the Certificate of the Post Master will show and that she now wishes to obtain one-
 Sarah Johnston
Her X mark
Sworn and subscribed to before the day and year aforesaid
Daniel Mc F Paul J.P.  seal
Also personally appeared before me Johnson Watts and after being sworn according to law says that he maid and the papers for Sarah Johnson in the above case and that he has never received her certificate, but is informed, by the Hon J. L Edwards, that the same was mailed for him, but miss directed by one of the Clerks to Johnson
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Cook Esqr and further states that he has inquired of the post master at the Plains Versailles, and Madison and that no such paper (so directed) has ever come to either of said offices, and further states that he is informed that Sarah Johnston has been placed on the Roll of the agency at Madison as Requested in her application, but cannot draw her money owing to the loss of said Certificate , and makes this application to obtain one - I further state that I have known Sarah Johnston for more than twenty years, and that she is a woman of Respectability and piety and I know her to be the wife of the aforesaid Thomas Johnston of Dearborn County, who was a pensioner as stated by her, and for my credibility I refer the Department to the Hon Commitioner of the General Land Office at Washing 
Johnson Watts
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year first above named and I certify that Sarah Johnson and Johnson Watts are both known to me to be persons of respectability and truth and are so Reputed by those that know them 
Daniel McF. Paul J.P.
State of Indiana 
Ripley County
I Alpheus G Hunter do hereby certify that I have been the Post Master at the Cross Plains, and have kept the same the 1st of September last and that there has no paper or letter come to this office since in my [illegible]
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Directed to Johnson Cook Esqr, as named in the foregoing affidavit
Alpheus G. Hunter


State of Indiana
Ripley County
I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court do hereby certify that Daniel Mc F Paul Esquite before who the annexed affidavit appears to have been taken is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Ripley duly commissioned and qualified and to all of his official acts as such give faith and credit are duly and ought to be given. 
In testimony whereof I Conrad Overturf has hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our paid Court at Versailles this 29th day of March A. D. 1849
Conrad Overturf Clerk 
By John SS Hunter Dpt
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State of Indiana 
Ripley County 
I Conrad Overturf Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court do hereby certify that Daniel Mc F. Paul Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits appear to have been taken is and was at the date thereof an acting Justice of the Peace within and for the said County of Ripley duly commissioned and qualified and to all of his official acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given. 
In testimony whereof I Conrad Overturf have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of our said Court at Versailles this 20th day of March A.D. 1843 
Conrad Overturf Clerk By John S.S. Hunter Dpty 

Directed to Johnson Cook Esq as in the foregoing affidavit
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th of March 1843
Daniel Mc F Paul J.P. seal
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8397
Sarah Johnston
of Thomas
Indiana

8.399
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Declaration 
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the Seventh of July Eighteen hundred and thereby right entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certin Widows 
State of Indiana 
Ripley County 
On this twenty second of August Eighteen hundred and forty two, personally appeared before the Circuit Court of the County and State aforesaid Sarah Johnston aged Sixty five years who being first duly sworn according to law doath on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July Seventh Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to Certin widows That she is the widow of Thomas Johnston late of Dearborn County Indiana who was a pension soldier of the Revolution, and she [illegible] his declaration on file, She further declares that she was Married to the said Johnston in the year Seventeen hundred and ninety three By the Rev Jacob Cook in Greenbrier County Virginia as the Records of said County will more fully show, which she makes a part of this her Declaration for the particular time and date & C, and that her Maden Name was Sarah Foster and Refers the Department to said Record as she has not the means to procure it but is informed that by sending the fee they will furnish it and that her husband the aforesaid Thomas Johnston died in Dearborn County Indiana
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some time in May Eighteen hundred and Twenty three I think about the fifty or sixth, and that she was not married to him prior to his serving the services, But the Marriage took place previous to the first day of January Seventeen hundred and ninety four is, at the time as in the year above stated and as to the time in the year and particular date I refer to the record for, as I have no Regular record in my possession of any Marriage as the ages of she has remained a widow ever since the death of her husband and she further states that she was of the opinion that she was Married in seventeen hundred and ninety five too late to come under the law aforesaid, and had petitioned Congress for Relief But since said petition was sent on she has been informed by the Clerk of Greenbrier County Virgina by letter as to the true date of her Marriage which is the reason of making this application given under my hand this Twenty second of August 1842 

Sarah Johnson 
Here X mark
We the undersigned Neighbours of Sarah Johnston State that we have examined the within Declaration made by her and believe it contains the truth, we knew her husband Thomas Johnston for many years preceding to his death, and that he was a pensioner as stated by her and died at or near the time stated by her and she has remained a widow ever since and is a woman of Respectability and truth 
Johnson Watt 
Sworn to & subscribed in open court this 22nd day of August 1842 
Conrad Overturf
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Personally appeared before me Conrad Overture Clerk of the Ripley Circuit Court Johnson Watts and Thomas Smith who are all well known to me to be persons of respectability and truth and Subscribed and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit given under my hand this 22nd of August 1842 and the seal of our said Court at Versailles 
Conrad Overturf Clerk 
By John S. S. Hunter Depty
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Declaration of S Johnston for Pension
You will address all papers to Johnson Watts my attorney at Harts Mill Ripley County Indiana
Isaac Johnston
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Declaration for arranges of Pension 
State of Indiana 
Ripley County 
Personally appeared before me William L Connell one of the Judges of the Ripley Circuit Court, Isaac Johnston, Administrator of Sarah Johnston, the Widow of Thomas Johnston, who was a Revolutionary Pensioner, who died in said County on the Eleventh of November Eight hundred and forty six leaving surviving Childring (Namely) Nancy Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Wain Johnston, Nathaniel Johnston and Isaac Johnston who is now living, and heirs at Law of the aforesaid Sary Johnston who was a pentioner; and I the afforesaid Isaac Johnston as administrator, of the said Sarah Johnston Claim any and all arrears of pension, that may be due the said Children under either of the following acts, or Resolutions viz; act 7th July 1858, 3d March 1843. 17th June 1844, Joint Resolution of 23d January 1845 and 1st July 1848. the original certificate having been returned to the pension office adminstrator
Isacc Johnston
State of Indiana Ripley County
Sworn to and subscribed before me William F Connell one of the Judges of the Ripley Circuit Court this 6th day of October 1857
Wm H. Connell Judge C.C
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State of Indiana, 
Ripley County,
 I John S. S. Hunter Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County and ex offices Clerk of the Probate Court certify of the County aforesaid certify that Isaac Johnson is at this time administrator of the estate of Sarah Johnson late of said County deceased, and I as clerk of the said Circuit Court certify that William S. Connell before whom the within affidavit of Isaac Johnson administrator as aforesaid appears to have been made was at the date thereof one of the Apociate Judges of the Circuit Court aforesaid, duly elected Commissioned and Qualified and to all his official acts as such full faith and credit are due and ought to be given 
In witness whereof I have hereto set my name and affixed the seal of each of the Court aforesaid in Versailles this 6th day of October A.D. 1851. 
John S. S. Hunter, Clerk.
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Payment to be made at Madison by J.F.D Lanier Esqr Agent for paying pensioners, in the Agency of Madison

Payable on the 4th March and 4th September in each year.  Application

Recorded in the Pension office in Book A. Vol 2 Page 22 by 
D. Brown Clerk

Cancelled

[illegible] a dead letter
May 8 1843
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WAR DEPARTMENT 
Widow's Pension. 
I certify that in conformity with the act of July 7, 1838 Sarah Johnston, of Indiana widow of Thomas Johnston who was a Private in the War of the Revolution and died on the 6th - day of May 1823 is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty --- dollars and --- cents per annum, commencing on the fourth of March 1836, and terminating on the 4th of March, 1841, unless the Pensioner married or died before the last mentioned date; in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death. 
Given at the War Office of the United States , this twenty eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. 
John C. Spencer
Secretary of War
 Examined and Countersigned.
 J L Edwards Commissioner of Pensions..
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Free
Hon J.L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
D.C. 

30 Aug 1843
Sarah Johnston Ind
Act 4th July 1838

Versailles Ia
August 23
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Indiana 
Versailles Ripley Ia
Sir
Inclosed I send you the papers in the case of Sarah Johnson together with the letter that I received from the Clerk, and post master of Greenbrier County Virginia you will please address me in Relation to the matter at Cross Plaines Ripley County Indiana 
Hon L. Edwards, C.P. 
Johnson Watts
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Hon J. L Edwards
Commitioner of Pentions
Washington City
D.C.
Cross Plains Ia
Sept 21st/42 Thom Johnston Sept 27 '42
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Cross plaines Sept 20th 1842 
Dear Sir 
Inclosed I send the testimony your letter required in the case of Sarah Johnston.  I wish her to be able to draw at the Madison Agency it being the most convenient to her Residence, you address me by the Name of John Watts when it should be Johnson Watts  you will please send me the certificate of Lydia Canine of Switzerland County Indiana so soon as posed uppon by the department your complyance will much oblige your friend 
Johnson Watt
Hon , Edwards. C.
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September 19th 1842
We the undersigned do hereby certify and
make oath, that we have been acquainted with
Sarah Johnston now a Citizen of Ripley
County Indiana, but formarly a Citizen of Dearborn 
County Indiana, for twenty years past and
was well acquainted with her husband, Thomas
Johnston in his lifetime and we knew him to
be a pentioner, and we know that the above named
Sarah Johnston lived with him as his wife, where
we first know them and continued to live with
him untill his death and that she has remained
a widow ever since and we know of no
reason why he should omit naming her in the
[illegible] of his family unless he thought that the deponent
only wished to know the number of children
and that we further state that we never
knew any other Thomas Johnston in Dearborn
County that was a pentioner, but the husband of
the aforesaid Sarah Johnston, we further Certify
that we are acquainted with several of the Children
of the aforesaid Thomas and Sarah Johnston
viz, Elizabeth Rider (Since Dead, Nancy Johnston Thomas
Johnston Jr., James, Isaac, Wain and Nathaniel
Johnston and we verily believe that she was the
lawful and legal wife of the aforesaid Thomas
Johnston, a Revolutionary pentioner of the County
of Dearborn
James McGuire
Henry Patten
Johnson Watts
September 19th 1842
Personally appeared before
me Thomas W. Pate a Justice of the peace in and
for the County of Dearborn and State of Indiana
Johnson Walls and made oath that a letter forward
to the War department with the Declaration of
Sarah Johnson, and written to the postmaster at
Lewisburgh, Greenbriar County Virginia, on the subj
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of the true date of her marriage with Thomas Johnston
was written by him the said Walls and also the
letter written to the Hon J L Edwards and forwarded
at the same time is also in his hand writing
and he thinks that the great difference is in the
pen ink and paper, when compared, and further
states that he writes much better at some times
than at others, owing to his occupation being that
of a farmer and his hand being more suple at
some times, than others - I further certify
that James Maguire and Henry Tate ^ and Johnson Watts who are
Respectable Citizens of Dearborn County
Subscribed and made oath to the foregoing Certificate
given under my hand and Seal at my office this
day and date above written, I further certify that
the Name of Johnson Watts is intertined in the
boddy of my Certificate.
Thomas W. Tate {Seal}
Justice of the peace

The State of Indiana }
Dearborn County }  Sct
I William V. Cheek clerk of the Dearborn
Circuit Court do certify that Thomas W Tate Esquire
whose name is subscribed to the above and foregoing
certificate, was at time thereof and still is an
acting Justice of the peace within and for said
County, duly commissioned and sworn into office
and that to all his official acts as such full
faith and credit are due and ought to be given.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Court at Wilmington
this 20th day of September in
the year 1842
William V. Cheek clerk