Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32918, for Samuel Johns, Massachusetts

SERVICE
Johns, Samuel
NUMBER
S. 32918
CONTENTS

4,730 Roll of Massachusetts
Samuel Johns Capt Fox Private Massachusetts line - 1780. 3 years. In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence the 14 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd of December 1818 and sent to M c Adams. M c Adams of Congress
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818. 4 M th + \frac{21}{30} 37:60 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — 48:— 4 85:60
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Uxbridge Worcester Co
Notation sent to Col. Elijah Bigelow Esq. 19 Sept. 1820. Worcester Mass.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
WORCESTER, ss.
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden within and for said County of Worcester , certify, that Samuel Read Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits have been made, and Justices of the Peace within and for said County, duly qualified for the purpose, acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that their names subscribed thereto are their own proper signatures.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the County seal, this seventeenth day of October ,
A. D. 1818.
Abijah Bigelow, Cler.
Box. Dept. Jr. } Application of Sam. Johns. of Milbridge.

Winton 17th Oct 1818
I Prince Hartline of Lawfull age do testify and say that I was acquainted with Samuel Johns previous to his going into the three years service in the revolutionary war and that I saw him several times in said service at West Point
Attest Daniel Holbrook
his Prince Hartline
Huldah Holbrook
mark
Worcester ss Oct 17th 1818
Personally appeared Prince Hartline above named and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me, and I certify that the said Prince Hartline has the reputation of being a man of truth Samuel Head Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts —
I Samuel Johns — a Citizen of the United States, now resident at Wadsworth in the County of Worcester — in the State aforesaid, do on oath testify and declare, that in the War of the Revolution, on some time in  seventy nine or eighty , the time  wherein  time I cannot recollect —
I entered and was engaged in the Land — service of the United States on the continental establishment, and served accordingly from that time to the termination of the war —
as a Private Soldier against the common enemy, without any interrup- tion or absence: that I belonged to Capt Fox's Company, in Col. Jackson's Regiment & Gen. Glover's or Gen. Stevens's Brigad. Some time during the service the ninth & tenth regiments were broken up & the troops belonging to the same transferred to the other regiments & I then belonged to Capt. Doolittle's Company in Col. Shillens Regiment and that I left the service on the tenth day of June 1783. I received an honorable discharge signed by the Commander in Chief but have lost the same — and that, by reason of my reduced circumstances in life and poverty, I stand in need of assistance from my country for support, being now of the age of Sixty Seven years —
And I hereby relinquish all claims to every pension heretofore allowed me by the laws of the United States, if any may be or hath been so allowed.
Samuel Johns
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on this 14 th  15 th day of April Eastern pursuant to a law of the United States, entitled, "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," made and passed on the 18th of March, A. D. 1818, personally appeareth before me, Isaac Parker Chief
Judge of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
the abovenamed Samuel Johns and after due examination and caution to testify and declare the whole truth, he maketh oath to the declaration aforesaid, and subscribes the same in my presence; and, on examination du- made by me the said Judge, it appeareth to my satisfaction that the said declaration is true.
Given under my Hand and the Seal of said Court, the day of the date aforesaid:
Isaac Parker CJSB

I Aaron Kimball of Grafton in the County of Worcester Commonwealth of Massachusetts Esquire of lawful age do testify & say that I have been long ac- quainted with Samuel Johns within named, that some time in the year Seventy eight or nine he had the reputation of enlisting in the Continental service either for three years or during the war I do not recollect which — I did not see him en- list but have no doubt of the fact as he received his bounty and went immediately into the service and has ever had the rep- utation of being among the soldiers dis- charged at the termination of the war —
Aaron Kimball
Worcester ss April 14 th 1860 personally ap- peared Aaron Kimball above named and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed
before me Brevet Capt. S. G. Foster

I James Fisdale of Walpole in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts formerly a captain in the war of the Revolution testify and say that Samuel Johns joined my company from the ninth Mass. Regiment in December 1782 and was discharged June 10 1783 as appears by my muster roll. And I have reason to believe that he served more than two years in the war of the Revolution on the Continental establishment.
James Fisdale
Samuel Johns The bridge
11s
April
Not on Rolls
JF
Norfolk ss Sep. 29 th 1818 Personally appeared James Fisdale above named and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed.
Before me Daniel Adams Jus. of the Peace
I certify that the said James Fisdale hath the reputation of being a man of truth. Daniel Adams
Norfolk ss Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I Horatio Townsend Clerk of the Court in the County of Norfolk do hereby certify that Daniel Adams is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned by the Executive authority of the State of Massachusetts, and that the above signature is the hand writing of the said Daniel Adams.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at Dedham, this twenty ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Horatio Townsend

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this twenty third day of June 1820, personally appeared in open Court, before the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Worcester, established as such by the laws of said Commonwealth, Samuel Johns aged sixty three years, resident in Uxbridge 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: I enlisted in the month of December, I think in the year 1780, for the term of three years in the Company of Capt John Fox, in the Regiment of Col. Henry Jackson, in Genl. Glover's Brigade, and General Putnam, and served till the close of the war. Since I have rec d a pension, beginning April 11. 1818. My certificate is No. 4730
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of 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, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed.  my wearing apparel. That I have no property of any description to inventory, and no family Samuel Johns mark his mark
Sworn to and declared, on the twenty third day of June 1820 before the said Court.
Attest, Abijah Bigelow
I, ABIJAH BIGELOW, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, holden within and for the County of Worcester, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Oath, and the Schedule thereto annexed, are  is truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is said Samuel Johns  dollars and has no cents. property except wearing apparel.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty third day of June 1820.
Abijah Bigelow Clerk of the Court for the County of Worcester.

32 918 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32,918
Samuel Johns Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]