Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 14,983, for Jared Johnson, Rhode Island

SERVICE
R. d.
Johnson Jared Rebecca
NUMBER
W. 14983
CONTENTS

1870. Massachusetts.
Rebecca Johnson widow of Jared Johnson who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 Dollars 66.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8. day of Sept 1848. and sent to
C. H. Linsley Sheffield Mass
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 75 Vol. 2
Rept

Kings County Westerly February 18 th 1781
This Day came Jacob Johnson of Charlton son to Joseph Johnson deceased and Rebekah Lewis of Westerly Daughter to Joshua Lewis and Was Married According to Law
Joseph Maxson Justice of peace
A

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss: On this fifth day of Septem- ber in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before me William P. Walker Esq. Judge of Probate for said County of Berkshire.
Rebecca Johnson, of Sheffield in said County of Berkshire aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1830, and of the several acts in addition thereto; that she is the widow of
Jared Johnson, who was a private in the Rhode Island State Troops, or army of the Revolution that she well recollects her said husband stated frequent- ly, that he had served as a soldier in the Revolution, and according to her best recollection, he stated that he served one year at one time, six months at another time and one month as a drafted man at a subsequent time. She has no definite remembrance of the place where he served or the names of his officers, only that it was in the Rhode Island line.
She further declares that she was married to the said Jared Johnson on the 18th of February 1781, and that Esquire Mason who performed the Ceremony of Marriage gave a certificate which has been in the deponent's possession ever since and is hereto annexed, marked A. that she lived with her said husband until his death which happened on the 4th Nov. 1815 at Sheffield where your deponent now resides; and that she has continued a widow since the decease of her said husband - Your deponent and her said husband had a family of ten children, five of whom are now alive - No family record has ever been kept, by myself or husband.
Rebecca her Johnson mark
S. Sep. 5. '43
Berkshire ss. Sept 5 1843 Subscribed & sworn to before me
William P. Walker Judge of Probate.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss. I, Henry M. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within & for said County of Berkshire do certify that the foregoing

Contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Rebecca Johnson for a pension. That the Hon William O'Walker is the Judge of said Court, duly com- missioned and qualified, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court, this six th day of September in the year Eighteen hundred & forty three.
Henry W. Bishop Reg. Prob.

State of Massachusetts Berkshire County ss:
On this fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty three, personally appeared before me William P. Walker Esquire Judge of Probate for said County of Berkshire, Jared Johnson of Sheffield in said County of Berkshire and deposes and says that he is forty two years old this month; that he is the youngest son of Sarah Johnson late of said Sheffield, who died on the fourth day of November 1825, at said Sheffield; and of Rebecca Johnson, who has remained a widow since the decease of her said husband, the father of this deponent, and that she has resided in the family of this deponent; that he has frequently, in the life time of his father, heard him say that he was a soldier in the Revolution, in the Rhode Island line and that he enlisted in Rhode Island. This deponent further says that he has frequently seen, during the life time of his father and since, the Certificate of the marriage of his father and mother, which is annexed to the declaration of his said mother and marked A. and which said Certificate was in his mother's possession.
Jared Johnson
S. Oct. 5. '43 { W.P.W. {
Berkshire ss. Sept 5 1843 Then personally appeared the above named Jared Johnson and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. & I certify that the said Jared is a credible person
Judge of Probate
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire ss. I Henry W. Bishop Register of the Court of Probate within & for the County of Berkshire do certify that the Hon. William P. Walker is the Judge of said Court duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is his genuine signature. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal affixed this 10th day of September in the year eighteen hundred & forty three Henry W. Bishop Reg. Prob.

Ethan Grandee of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, on oath testifies and says, that he is eighty five years old; that he was formerly well acquainted with Isaac Johnson of said Charlestown; that said Johnson and deponent were born and lived in the same neighborhood, in their youth, and were nearly of the same age; that on or about the 17 th day of January 1776 this deponent and the said Isaac Johnson, enlisted for twelve months in the Company of State Troops, first commanded by Capt. Augustus Stanton, afterwards by Capt. Thomas Arnold, in the Regiment then commanded by Col. Henry Babcock, afterwards by Col. Christopher Lippitt; that the Company joined the Regiment at Newport on the Island of Rhode Island, where they were stationed and served until the month of August following, when they were marched by the way of New London and New Haven in the State of Connecticut to Harlem near the City of New York, where the Regiment arrived in September, and were afterwards moved to the northward, and were engaged in the Battle of White Plains, from thence were marched to Peekskill, and in the month of December crossed the North River to New Jersey, and were discharged at Chatham in said State in January following, and returned to said Charlestown, on term of enlistment having expired. Deponent further says, that he served with said Isaac Johnson one month in Capt. John Park's Company of Militia in August 1778 on the Island of Rhode Island in Sullivan's expedition so called; and also one month at Quana-ntang neck in Capt. Congdon's Company in the fall of the year, but whether said last service was performed before or after said expedition under Gen. Sullivan, deponent does not now recollect.
Deponent further says, that he well remembers said Isaac Johnson was married to Rebecca Davis, about the time deponent was married & they went to house keeping in his, deponent's neighborhood, where they lived a number of years, but the precise date of the marriage deponent cannot state.
Ethan Grandee
State of Rhode Island County of Washington } ss August 17 th 1843 Personally appeared Ethan Grandee, who gave & subscribed the preceding deposition and made solemn oath to the truth of the same.
I further certify that said Ethan Grandee is personally known to me, that he is a person of veracity, and that this, his deposition is entitled to credit.
Seal. W. Knight Justice of the Peace

11 State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office Aug 14. 1843.
I Henry Bowen, Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof Do certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said held on the Third Monday of June last, Jedediah W. Knight and Nathan F. Dixon were swornly elected Justices of the Peace for the Town of Westerly in the County of Washington, for and until the first Tuesday in May next; and commissioned accordingly, as appears of record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year above written Henry Bowen

Key
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 14983
Rebecca Johnson Widow of Jared Johnson W. Rev War
Act: Feb 21 48
Index:—Vol. a , Page 385
[Arrangement of 1870.]

4715
Massachusetts
Rebecca Johnson widow of Jared Johnson who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 46 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Oct 1844 and sent to A. H. Barnard Sheffield Mass
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 2 Vol. 1 Page 4715
Published
Instruction under the act of 1844, sent to Royal Brann, July 26. 1844 at Sheffield, Mass.

7894
Massachusetts
Rebecca Johnson widow of Varea Johnson
who was a pensioner under the Act of — and who died on the 4th Nov 1825 of Berkshire in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain — of the — commanded by — in the R. Island line for
Exh Nov 13
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 4 C Dollars & 6 C Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13th day of Nov. 1843 and stub to R. H. Barnard Sheffield, Mass
Total amount, $233.30
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by Mr. Lempkin , Clerk, Book 5 Vol. 1 Page 61

9623. Rebecca Johnson Mass s Act July 7 th 38
Adm do 14 mo. Priv s $ 46. 6. 6 per An
R. F. Barnard Sheffield Mass s

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Secretary's Office Aug. 14. 1843.
Henry Bowen Secretary of said State and Keeper of the Records and the Seal thereof
Do Certify, that at the session of the General Assembly of said State held on the First Wednesday of May seventeen hundred and eighty (1780) Joseph Maxson was elected a Justice of the Peace for the Town of Westerly in the County of Washington for one year, as appears of record.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State at Providence the day and year first above written
Henry Bowen
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations County of Washington
{Seal
Town Clerk's Office Westerly Aug 1 17 th 1843.
I Jesse Mason Town Clerk of Westerly in the County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that I have held the Office of Town Clerk of said Town over thirty years, and that I have made diligent search of the Records in said Office for the marriage of James Johnson of Charles- town son of Joseph deceased and Rebecca Jones of Westerly and have found no such marriage in the Records in said Office
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written
Jesse Mason Town Clerk.
Given to the 17 th day of August 1843
Before me Sec. H. Knight Justice of the Peace

Sheffield Sept 8 1843
J. S. Edwards Comm of Fow? Sir
I enclose you one Mrs. Declaration Le. for Ellen Johnson.
May I not expect to hear from Mrs. Sears, Mrs. Lawton, & Mrs. Audius soon. These old ladies are very impatient Very respectfully
Yours etc. J. B. Annand

Rebecca Johnson
$46.66 per a
R. F. Barnard Sheffield Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire County } ss.
On this eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty three, personally appeared before the Subscriber a justice of the Peace in and for said County of Berkshire. Rebecca Johnson a resident of Sheffield in the aforesaid County aged eighty three years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3 d day of March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war, that she is the widow of Jair Johnson who was a private in the Revolution and who served in the Army of the revolution, as stated in her declaration made and filed in the War Office of the United States, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed on 7 th day of July 1838; and that the annual amount of pension which she has received under the act of July 7 th 1838 has been forty six dollars sixty six cents , as appears by the certificate now in her possession, a copy of which is as follows.
War Department Widow, Pension
I certify that in conformity with the act of Congress of July 7 th 1838. Rebecca Johnson, widow of Jair Johnson, who was a private in the Revolution, and died on the 4 th day of November 1825, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of forty six dollars and sixty six cents, per annum, commencing on the fourth of March 1836, and terminating on the 4 th of March 1841, unless the Pensioner married or died before the above mentioned date, in which case the pension is not payable after the time of such marriage or death.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 13 th day of November one thousand eight hundred & forty three
L.S.
Examined & correct signed
J. M. Porter Secretary of War
J. S. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions
She further declares that she still is the widow of the said Jair Johnson and that he died on the 4 th day of November A.D. 1825.
Witness P. H. Barnard
Rebecca Johnson mark
C. Root
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written
Before.
P. H. Barnard Jr. Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire:
I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas do certify that Robert F. Barnard Esq. before whom the foregoing declaration of Rebecca Johnson was made sworn was at the date thereof a new a Justice of the Peace within aforesaid County duly commissioned & qualified & that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, are genuine — In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this 21 st day of November 1843.
Charles Sedgwick Clerk "

NY ad 4715
admitted
C. H. Lugin Sheffield Mass

State of Massachusetts,
County of Berkshire } ss on this 25 th day of July. 1848, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Rebecca Johnson a resident of Sheffield in the County of Berkshire aged eighty eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2 d February 1848, granting pensions to Widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the Widow of Jared Johnson who was a private soldier in the Revolution and served in the Rhode Island troops. - and the annual amount of pension which she has received under the acts of July 7, 1835, March 3, 1843, and 17 th June 1844, is Forty Six dollars and Sixty Six cents per annum.
She further declares that she is still a Widow, Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year first above written } In presence of Rebecca her Johnson mark Before me George Crane Justice of the Peace } Jared Johnson I certify that this declarant is personally known to me George Crane Justice of the Peace.
Berkshire ss I Charles Sedgwick Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for said County of Berkshire do certify that George Crane in before whom the foregoing affidavit of Rebecca Johnson was sworn to and on the 25 day of July last a Justice of the peace in the said County duly commissioned qualified that the above signing purporting to be his are genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 16 day of August 1848 Charles Sedgwick

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire, ss.
I Charles Sedgwick, Clerk of the Judicial Courts of the Commonwealth, for the County of Berkshire, do certify, that Robert Waterman Esquire, whose signature is affixed to the certificate on the paper hereto annexed, was, at the date thereof, one of the Justices of the Peace, within and for said County, duly commissioned and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth; and that full faith and credit are and ought to be given to his acts and attestations done in that capacity; and that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Robert Waterman and believe his signature to said certificate is genuine.
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas for said Commonwealth, this Seventeenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four
Charles Sedgwick Clerk.

State of Massachusetts { Berkshire County { Ls
On this Eleventh Day of July, A D 1844 Personally Appeared before me the Subscriber a justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid Rebecca Johnson a Resident of Sheffield in said County of the age of Eighty four years who being first Duly Sworn according to Law Doeth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress Passed June 17 th 1844 Granting Pensions to widows of Persons who Served in the army of the Revolution That She is the Widow of James Johnson Who was a private and Served according to her Declaration now in Possession of the war Department and to which She Now Refers for the time place and Circumstances therein Stated these facts having Now Passed out of her Recollection and She further Says that she Drew a Pension under the act of Congress Passed July 9 th 1838 and also under the act of March 3 rd 1843 at the Rate of forty Six Dollars and Sixty Six Cents per annum and She further Says that She has has not Intermarried but Continues the Widow of the Said James Johnson
Royal Crane { Robert Waterman } witnesses
Rebecca X Johnson mark
Robert Waterman { Justice of the Peace Berkshire ss July 11 th 1844 I Certify that Rebecca Johnson personally before me the undersigned and made oath to the truth of the above Declaration by her signed on the day and year first above written and I further Certify that the said Rebecca Johnson is a credible witness and that I have no doubt of the truth of the above Declaration of the above named Rebecca Johnson
Robert Waterman Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Berkshire