Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5628, for James Johnson, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Johnson, James
R. 5628
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Act of July 11, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5628
P. O. _____
1832 No
Ams Johnson
Service: _____
1780 - early part Capt. Dailey & Davis at Suffolk & New Camp
Enlisted: _____, 18 .
Discharged: _____, 18 .
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18 .
Alleges: _____
W A Grode July 7. 1851
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized, _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18 .

X no 35.329 James Johnson Virginia
Rejected
See letter to Hon W. O. Goode July 7. 1841
1628
Act 9 June 1832
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Howl Johnson oath -

State of South Carolina Spartanburgh District } I Joshua Sapp clerk of the Court of general Sessions and Common Pleas for Spartanburgh District. Certify that R. C. Poole whose signature appears to the fore- going probate, is an acting Justice of the Inferior Court for said district, and the signature pur- porting to be his is genuine, and he is worthy of due faith and credit in all his official acts as such.
Given under my hand & Seal of Office this 16 th day of Nov. 1840.
J. Sapp. 6. C. H.

State of South Carolina } Personally came Howell Spartanburgh District } Johnson before me this
day being of The State and district aforesaid and after being duly sworn deposes that James Johnson who is said to live in Mackling- burgh county of The State of Virginia served three months with him The said Howell Johnson in the old Revolutionary War In the Winter & Spring of the year one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty one that they was marched from home under Capt. Capt. Josiah Dailey - and after one week march fell into Capt. Davis company & remained under him the balance of the three months - The above named Capt. Davis belonged to Col. Alexander Dicks Regiment - subject to the command of generals Lafayette - Mulenburgh - & - Lewis. The above services was rendered mostly on the line of march - We was stationed a small part of our time in a little town called Suffolk - & part of our time at Chudecamp - and part of the time near Portsmouth - and that the said James Johnson was discharged with himself The said Howell about the 9 th or 10 th of April - at which time they were on a river called Black Water -
Sworn to & subscribed to before me the 16 th day of Nov 1848 Howell Johnson R. G. Poole J. P. Exh

State of Virginia } Mecklenburg County } } }
On the 15 th day of January 1841 personally appeared before me Samuel Daly a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid James Johnson a resident of Mecklenburg Mecklenburg County State of Virginia aged about seventy six years who being first duly sworn — according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States about the 9 th or 10 th of January 1781 under the command of Captain Josiah Daly and after one weeks march was transferred into Captain Davis's Company and remained under his command the balance of the three months The above named Capt Davis belonged to Col Alexander Dicks's Regiment subject to the command of Generals Lafayette — Meckenburgh and Lewis That he marched to Suffolk in Virginia and remained there a part of the time when he was marched from Thence to the mud camps that he was marched from Thence near to a river called Blackwater he believes in the county of Isle of Wight and there — discharged about the 9 th or 10 th of April 1781 he hereby relinquishes every claim whatsoever in a pension or annuity but the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State he has no documentary evidence of his service having lost his discharge for the term of duty he served. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
James Johnson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15 th day 1841
Samuel Daly J.P.
Mecklenburg County to wit I hereby certify that I believe that the above named James Johnson is unable to attend court from bodily infirmity given under my hand this 15 th day 1841
Samuel Daly J.P.