Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36658, for Dennis Johnson, Massachusetts
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Mass.
Johnson, Dennis
S. 36658
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17.339 R
Maine
Dennis Johnson
of Waterboro. in the state of Maine
who was a private in the regiment commanded by
Colonel Vose of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years.

Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 24 of May 1820 and sent to applicant Waterboro, York County, Maine.

Arrears to 4th of March :1820 Umn 18/31.172.61
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 September 1820.  48
                            $220.61
GS-20
York
Revolutionary claim
Act 18th March, 1818

Continental

[perpendicular text left page]
Certification sent to Daniel Sewall Esq 12th
Oct 1820 Kennebunk Maine
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Dennis Johnson

[in different handwriting]
17339
Waterborough
[illegible]
May 20
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State of Maine
York ss....At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, begun and holden at York within and for the County of York on the first Tuesday being the fourth day of July and by adjournment at Alfred from day to day, on the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, before the Honorable Benjamin Greene, Chief Justice, [judge is scratched out} of said Court.

ON this twentieth day of July in the year 1820, personally appeared in said Court, the same proceeding according to the course of the common law, having jurisdiction unlimited in amount, keeping a record of the proceedings, and having "the power of fine and imprisonment," and being a Court of Record for said [Circuit is scratched out} county, Dennis Johnson aged sixty five years, resident in Waterborough in said {Circuit is scratched out}, county who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, viz. as a private in the company commanded by Capt. Joshua Benson in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose in the line of the State of Massachusetts on the Continental Establishment, as is more particularly mentioned and described in his original declaration, made on the eighteenth day of May A.D.1818, and on which said declaration his Certificate of Pension, numbered 17,339 was granted. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United states of the 18th day of May 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, any property or securities, contracts, or debts due to me: nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed; that my occupation and ability to pursue the same, together with the number and other particulars of my family, are in fact and in truth as a herein particularly described, also subscribed by me.
Dennis Johnson

Sworn to and declared, on the 20th day of July A.D.1820

Before , Benjamin Greene, Ch. Justice of the said Court 
Att  Daniel Sewall, Clerk
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SCHEDULE of the real and personal estate, (necessary clothing and bedding, excepted) belonging to me the subscriber, viz: 3 acres improved land – 30 acres pine plain + waste rocky land – an old small two roomed house wholly unfinished – a small barn 30 by 36 ft. 1 yoke small oxen – 3 cows – 1 yearling heifer – 8 sheep – 2 swine
I owe to sundry persons fifty six dollars. 

SCHEDULE of the family residing with me Dennis Johnson who, by occupation am a day labourer which I am unable to pursue by reason of lameness + rheumatism

NAMES.                AGES.        Capacity of each to contribute to their support.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Mary, my wife      62               sickly + very infirm

Children – Noah  20               able to work.
– Mary                  22               d [illegible]

Dennis Johnson

STATE OF MAINE.
York ss.
I, Daniel Sewall Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for said Circuit within
the county of York,
do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedules 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 Court at the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is one hundred & two dollars and that the applicant owes fifty six dollars.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court, on this twenty fourth day of July
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty,
[signature] Daniel Sewall
Clerk of the said Circuit Court for
 the County of York
[calculation in lower right]
102
56
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46
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Dennis Johnson
Private Col. Vose Regt.
Mass. Line 1776 3 years

dec. 18th May 1815

[illegible] 2nd No. 43731 $11.77
––– 41178   59.30

Admittted

The testimony of two [underlined] [illegible}
& [illegible] witnesses
prove the service of the applicant
under either of his enlistments, duly to be
to authenticated is required-
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

York, ss. } On this eighteenth day of May A.D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears Dennis Johnson, aged sixty one years, resident in Waterhorough in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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:"– That. he the said Dennis Johnson in this month of January in the year 1776, enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army, for the term of twelve months, under Capt. Arnold in the Regt.  Commanded by the Col Cogswell of the Newhampshire line, and continued to do his duty in said Company + Regt., untill the above-named term of one year had expired, which he was honorably discharged at Mount Independence near Ticonderoga. That in the month of April – 1781, he again enlisted as a private soldier under Capt. Benson in the Regt. commanded by Col Vose of the Massachusetts Line for the term of three years, that he continued to do his duty in said Company + Regt., in the various places in which they were stationed, until the close of the War, when, [missing] honorable [missing], but has lost his discharge [missing] he was in [missing] at Lake Champlain, and taking of Burgoyne

That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has
no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benj. Greene [signature]

I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern
Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Dennis Johnson
did serve in the revolutionary war against the common enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid--and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs
the assistance of his country for his support. --And I do 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 before
mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
eighteenth day of May Anno Domini, 1818
[signature] Benj Green
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36 658
Revwd INVALID
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File no. 36,658
Dennis Johnson
Pri Rev War
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Act: 18th March 1818
Index:–Vol. 2, Page 259
{Arrangement of 1870.}
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Dennis Johnson [in ink at top of page]
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I Eliot Frost [F covered in black mark], of Eliot in the County of York and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Fifty nine yeas, testify and declare, that I have been well acquainted with Dennis Johnson of Waterborough in the County of York aforesaid for more than fifty
years, and I well remember that in the month of
April 1781 he enlisted as a private soldier in
Capt. Joshua Bensons Company Col. Joseph Vose's Regt, Massachusetts line, [crossed out: and] for the term of three years, and joined the army at West Point in the month of June 1781 and continued in the service untill the close of the war, and was accounted a faithful soldier, I enlisted the same time that he did we marched on together joined, the army together, and served in the same Regiment ^or Brigade together untill the close of the war- Elliot Frost

County of York SS. Nov 22d 1819 Then personally appeared Elliot Frost, (a credible and disinterested witness) and made solemn oath to the truth of the above declaration, by him subscribed
Before me Caleb Emery Justice Peac [Peace if not cut off]
[decorative mark in ink]
[in different handwriting]
Commonwealth of Massachusetts

York ss,
I Benj. Greene Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth do hereby certify, that the above named Caleb Emery, Justice of the Peace for the County of York, duly authorized and empowered to take and administer oaths-
In testimony whereof I have hereunto at my hand and affixed my seal this 17th day of December A.D. 1819
[signature] Benj. Green
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L. Mot Dep for
Dennis Johnson
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
[illegible]Jr. On this 2d day of August A.D. 1849 before me
the subscriber Chief Justice of the Court of Common
Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth personally appear Abraham Shaw of York in
said County a credible and disinterested witness, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, he upon his
oath does say that he has always been well acquainted with Dennis Johnson now resident in Waterborough in said County- and that the said Dennis Johnson did serve
as a private soldier in the army of the United States in the same Company and Regiment with him from some
time in the month of May A.D. 1781 until the month
of June 1783 when the Deponent has permission to return
home & left the said Johnson still in the service

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my seal the day & year first
above said. Ben Greene