Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33340, for William Johnson, Pennsylvania

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NUMBER
Penn
Johnson, William
S. 33340
CONTENTS
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13, 200 Q  New-Jersey.
William Johnson, 2 a
of Sussex co y in the state of N: Jersey, who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Proctor, of the Pennsylv a line, for the term of seven years.
Enscribed on the Roll of New-Jersey, at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 15. of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7. of May, 1819 and sent to John Johnson, judge  Newtown, Sussex Co: N. Jersey
  arrears to 4th of  March, 1819.  85.30.    emi-anl. all'ce ending  4. Sept. 1819.  48 "    10 mo: 16/30  1819.  $133.30.    8 4/31    
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

New Jersey Sussex County ss.
Came before me Dr. Johnson, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, William Johnson late a Soldier in the Revolutionary army of the United States - The said Mr. Johnson, who has made declaration of his serving as a Soldier in the Service aforesaid under the command of Genl. Knox in the N. Jersey line and being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith, That he has never been enrolled as a pensioner under the United States, nor of any individual State. - and has never received one cent as such from Government. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 19 th of May 1819. } Wm Johnson
Dr. Johnson -
To The Honorable
The Secretary of War -
I received your return of Mr. Johnson application to be enrolled as a pensioner - with your note on the subject stating the necessity of his returning his pension certificate her affidavit, as above is an answer to it. - all that I can say is, That Mr. Johnson is considered a very honest clever man, - and he is not known by me or any of his neighbours even to have received any pension - I have therefore returned the original papers -

my opinion is, that he is justly entitled to the Pension granted by Congress -
I am Respectfully &c.
Geo. Johnson

William Johnson, Private Sussex County, N.J. Col. Proctor's regt. artillery, Penn. line, 1776 to 1783.
15 th April, 1818.
Adm. John Johnson, judge Newton & Sussex County, N.J.

The Honorable
Newton J. D. Sept 14 th 1853

District of New Jersey County of Superior
On the fifteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and eighteen before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County in said district personally appears Wm Johnson aged Sixty five years resident in New Jersey Superior County who being by me first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the 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 Wm Johnson enlisted as near as he can recollect in New Jersey Salem County in the year 1776 under Capt Sayre  Brigg of the Artillery corps for three years in Col. Proctor's Regiment of Genl. Knox's Brigade and at the expiration thereof he again enlisted for during the war - that he continued to serve in the said corps of the United States until the close of the war when he was discharged from service in New Jersey by order of Major Shaw. That he was in the Battle of Brandywine, Monmouth, Trenton, Red Bank and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his services - The foregoing declaration is in substance the same as was made by me on the 15. of April 1818 - and is in place thereof as of that date - except that he enlisted in 1776. -
Sworn and declared before me and afterward as of the same date -
Wm Johnson
Wm Johnson

I John Johnson judge as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Mr Johnson did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and heard before me to the Secretary for the department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress - and I also certify that I am satisfied that he is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Witness my hand as of the 15 th April 1818.
J. Johnson
State of New Jersey Super County p - }
I Ephraim Green junr. Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Super do certify that John Johnson Esquire who has taken the before mentioned deposition and who has thereunto subscribed his name was at the taking and signing the same one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County duly commissioned and sworn and to all his acts as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Super County Court this 8 th day of September A.D. 1818.
E. Green junr.

33340 Rev INVALID.
File No. 88,840
William Johnson Dis Pen War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]