Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 7085, for Joseph Johnson, North Carolina
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Service N.C.
Johnson, Joseph
Number S. 7085

Born in N.C. Carded
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(1/1.) 875

North Carolina
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Joseph Johnson
of Wanen (?) in the State of N. Carolina
who was a (Ioniat) in the (?) commanded
by Captain Hanifs of the (Regf) : commanded
by Col. Haines in the N.C ma
line for Jmo

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Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina
at the rate of 30 Dollars 00 Cents per annum
commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
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Certificate of Pension (?) the 11 day of 6(?)
1833 and (Spulete)
(Jno Bass) Wamata
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(Arreats) to the 4th of (Sefel) 1833 $75.00
Pemi-ant. allowance ending (fallan 54) 15.00
$90.00
Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W.L. William Clerk
Book (9) Vol. 6 1/2 Page 61
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N. 7596
Joseph Johnson

Admit as (?)
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[printed form with handwriting]

BRIEF in the case of Joseph Johnson of the County of Warren
in the State of N Ca.
(Act 7th June, 1832.)
1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court
2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?
3. How old is he? 69 years
4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed.
Period.
In 1781
In a few day after this
immediately after this
Duration of Service.
Years,
Months,
3
3
3
Days.
discharged when Cornwallis was taken}
Rank.
As a 
Drafted
ditto
Voluntr.
Names of General and Field Officers
under whom he served.
Gen.
Col. Haines, Capt. Harriss
Capt. Shearwood [lined out] Capt. Cokely
Capt. Shearwood,
5. In what battles was he engaged? Guilford, in his first tour
6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Bute no Warren
7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions
8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect?
no Clergyman's Certificate
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above
Sevin Belt
Examining Clerk.
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[handwritten]

Jos. Johnson
Declaration for a Pension
[?] Bragg
Warrenton N.C.
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[handwritten]

State of N. Carolina}
Warren County}
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Aug. [?] A.D. 1833
On this 29th day of August A.D. 1833 personally appeared
before the Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for the County & State aforesaid
now sitting-- Joseph Johnson of the County of Halifax N. Carolina, aged sixty nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law makes on his oath the following
amended declaration (the one heretofore made having been returned for informality)
in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832-
Declarant states that he was born in the County of Bute (now Warren, in the year
1765 as he believes altho he has no means of ascertaining the fact same by reference
to a [?] of his sixties age. He was drafted in the militia service on the 10th day of
Feby 1781 in a Tour of three months as to the time he was drafted he states it
to the best of his belief, but he has no doubt it is correct-- because it is confirmed to the very
day by Frank Riggan whose affidavit is hereunto annexed, and who together with
Frederick Shearer whose affidavit is also annexed, was drafted and served out their
Tours with this Declarant - We marched first to Harrisburg Granville Co. N.C. thence
by Oxford to Hillsboro, thence to the High rock ford-- on Haw River-- thence to Guilford
C. House Vol-- where we met the enemy and an engagement ensued-- this Officers names
as well as recollected follow - viz. Capt Herbert [lined out] Jordan Harriss - Col. Herbert Haines
and Genl Thomas Eaton-- after the Battle of Guilford we were ordered to
[illegible] at the Iron Works, from which place we marched to Ramsay Mills on Deep River
the enemy had some time before passed on in a temporary bridge made of rails or riders
From Ramsays mills in a place called Abernathy, near Wake C. House - now
Raleigh, where we were discharged on the 18th May 1781- our three months having expired
Within a few days after his return from the service as above he volunteered in a Tour of three
months under one Capt John Colclough of Warren Co-- John Baxter Lieut & James
Powell Ensign - he was marched to Halifax No Ca and was kept there guarding
the Magazine until his time expired, he went to Halifax in July 1781 & was dischd in
October of that year
As soon as he was discharged. he immediately volunteered on another Term of three months
this was in Oct. 1781- under one Capt. Joel Sherard of N Hampton Co. N.C. Under
Capt Sherwood he was first marched to Tasboro NC. from there to Johnson C. House N.C.
thence to Fayetteville, then called Cross Creek, then to Wilmington, where we joined the forces of Genl. Rutherford & Gen. Batten
- Cornwallis was taken at York sometime before this -
but the enemy still infested this part of No C -- & the Tories were very troublesome
was dischd early in 1782 at Bufords Bridge near Wilmington peace being made
& his term having expired-- Thus making in all three Tours of three months each
He knows of no person by whom he can prove these last Tours & his discharges have been lost - 
In all his tours he served as a private soldier. 
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present
and he declares that his name is not on the Pension list on any State or
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[handwritten]

agency whatever-
Sworn & subscribed in open Court
E. D. Drake CWCC
Joseph his X mark Johnson
We Frederick Shearin & Frank Riggan make oath that we are well acquainted with
Jos. Johnson who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration that we were with
him as fellow soldiers in his first tour & that the facts set forth by him are in all respects true-
Sworn & subscribed in open Co.
E D Drake CWCC
Frederick Shearin [signature]
Francis Riggan [signature]
We Caswell Drake a Clergyman and residing in the County of Warren & Henry Forte residing in the same hereby certify that we are well
acquainted with Joseph Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration
that we believe him to be 69 years old-- that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood 
where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion -
Sworn & subscribed in open Co.
E. D. Drake CWCC
Caswell Drake
Henry Forte
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after
putting the interrogatives prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant
was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the Court further certifies
that it appears to them that Caswell Drake - who has signed the preceding
certificate is a Clergyman resident in Warren County and that Henry Forte
who has also signed the same is a resident in said County and is a credible person & that their statement is entitled to credit-
Peter R. Davis J.P.
D O'Bryan J. P
F. J. Judkins J. P
I Edwin Drake Clerk of the County do hereby
certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of J. Johnson for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 4th day of Sept AD 1833
E. D. Drake C.W.C.C.
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[handwritten]

I Henry Fitts presiding Justice of the County Court of Warren C. N.C. do hereby certify that Edwin Drake where attestation appears to the foregoing certificate is now & was at the time of signing the same Clerk of sd Court & that his Certificate and attestation as such is in due form of Law Given under my hand & seal this 5 day of Sept A.D. 1833.
Henry Fitts JP seal [hand-circled]
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Rev War
7083 [Illegible]
Invalid.
File No. 7085.
Joseph Johnson
Priv Rev. War
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Act: June 7th 1832
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 195
Arrangement of 1870.