Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,677, for David Johnson, Massachusetts
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SERVICE NUMBER Mass. Johnson, David W.26,677 Mary CONTENTS
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5th ult
New York Mary Johnson died [illegible]
widow of David N.Y. who was a Sgt. & Lieut,
in the Revolution [ineligible] Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 67 Dollars 77 Cents per annum, to commence on the [scratched out] 4th day of March, 1843. Ending 3 July 1843
Increased from $20. Certificate of Pension issued the the 6th day of  day of Apr 1853 and
sent to J H [illegible] Bewier [illegible] [scratched out] Wils [scratched out] Evans.
Mills [scratched out] Jeff" [illegible] [Acts of March 3, 1843 [scratched out] & June
17, 1844] Recorded in Book A
Vol 2 Page 78 J.R. Powell, Sept. 24/[illegible]
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Nathaniel Johnson adm of Mary Johnson
Revoy Pensioner of N York & widow of David Johnson To
Simeon Smith
Power of atty

we desire to see the papers
within case
26 Apr, 52
Edwards & Smith
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The People of the State of New York
To all whom these presents shall come or may
concern greeting Know ye that at the County of Jefferson on the 29th day of August 1843. Letters of administration upon the estates goods & credits of Mary Johnson Widow of David Johnson late of the town of LeRay Jefferson County and State of New York deceased were duly granted and issued by the Surrogate of the County of Jefferson To Nathaniel Johnson of the town of LeRay Jefferson County N.Y. and that the same are valid and in full force. It is also certified that satisfactory proof has been made before the Surrogate of Jefferson County that the
aforesaid Mary Johnson was the widow of David Johnson deceased who was a soldier and officer during the war of the Revolution and also that the said Mary Johnson died at LeRay Jefferson County New York on the 3rd day of July AD 1843, leaving the following surviving children and no husband. Nathaniel Johnson of LeRay N.Y. Henry Johnson of Troy N.Y. In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed the Seal of office of our said Surrogate witness James R A Perkins Esq Surrogate at Watertown N.Y. on this 13th day of April AD 1852 Ja R.A. Perkins Surrogate affxed
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I Jonathan Danforth of Fairfax in the County of Franklin and State of Vermont aged eighty years do depose testify and say that in the year 1777 I was a resident of Williamstown in the State of Massachusetts and lived a near neighbor to one David Johnson a resident of [illegbile] Williamstown was personally acquainted with D Johnson, have often heard him relate his campaign in Canada in the company of Capt Sabins in which company D Johnson served as an Ensign as he informed me, that while he was at Quebec he had the Small pox which disorder prevailed among the troops to an [illegible] degree that said Capt Sabins died at Quebec, the above I only know from what D Johnson told me and which I had reason to believe he being a man of truth. After his return from his company in Canada I become personally acquainted with him, and know that he
served in the Vermont service as a Deputy commisary under one Capt Farnsworth of Bennington, and continued in that department while the army lay at the north, was an active man in business and did
a large amount of business as Deputy Com I in the fall of the year seventeen hundred and eighty four, [illegible] David Johnson was
united in marriage to a widow Bewster, of Williamstown [illegible], they were married by the Rev Seth Swift, I was present and
saw them married, after the marriage they lived a neighbor to me, and have been [illegible] with the family farm.
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HERBERT J. DRANE 1st Dist. Florida Office Lee Moore Secretary NAVAL AFFAIRS House of Representative A.S. Washington, D. C. November 5, 1929 The Commissioner of Pensions, Interior Department, Washington, D. C. My dear Sir: I desire to secure a copy of the Revolutionary War Record of the following gentlemen, if possible to identify them with the meager information which I have: David Johnson, born in Connecticut. Served from Massachusetts, died (perhaps) at Granville, N.Y. I believe his widow drew a pension, and died at LeRay, N.Y. Levi Johnson, born at Middleton, Conn. Served from Mass. Resided later at Rupert, Vt. Place and time of death not known. Samuel Johnson, born probably at Branford, Conn. Served from Harwinton, Conn. Eleazer Spencer, born at Haddam, Conn. Died at Hillsdale, N.Y. Service in Conn. of N.Y. Died in 1815. Any information available with reference to any of the above listed soldiers, will be very much appreciated. With kind regard, I am Sincerely yours, Herbert J. Drane M. C. (stamp U.S. dated Nov 6, 1929)