Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 39,785, for John Johnston, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Johnston, John
S. 39,785
CONTENTS

(1047) Pennsylvania.
John Johnston, Capt Eustis' private, Massachusetts line, 3 years.
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania , . . . . at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 8 th of June , 1810. — " — " —
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 th of June , 1818. and sent to John Buden , Esquire, But- ler, Pa.  Pennsylvania .
Arrears to 4th of September , 1818. being —————  2  \frac{800}{900} months $ 22.22
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{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Butler Co.

Correct
To the Secretary of the Department of War City of Washington
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Butler County
Before me the subscriber, an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania personally came John Johnston who being duly sworn according to law, deposes & says that he enlisted in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven for during the war, in Colonel Crosson's Regiment of Artillery of the State of Massachusetts that he served at the taking of Purgoyne in Captain Eustis Company - who was afterwards appointed a Major in Potter's Regiment that he served afterwards under Captain Rose that he is eighty seven years of age on the the twenty fifth day of December next that he was discharged by General Grant in the year one thousand seven hundred & eighty eighty one - & that he has long since lost his discharge that from his reduced circumstances in life he stands in need of assistance from his country for support and that he has now no other means in his power of his said services
Sworn & subscribed this 15th day of May A.D. 1898
James Bovard
852 930/640.0 689 558.0 820 744 760
586 2/3 1.03 6.89
his John Johnston mark
Butler County
James Bovard one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Do by these presents certify that the deposition of the above named John Johnston is sufficiently satisfactory to me that he served in the revolutionary army against the common enemy in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty fifth day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred & eighty one To the Secretary of the Department of War
James Bovard

I John Negley Esquire Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that James Povard Esquire before whom the foregoing deposition was made and who signs the foregoing certificate is a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County duly commissioned and sworn and that full faith and credit is due and of right ought to be given to all his judicial and official acts as just as well in Court of Justice as otherwise In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Butler this eighth day of May June Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighteen
John Negley Protho

Exemplification of the records of John Johnston's Application
1047
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State of Pennsylvania Potter County
On the second day of October A. D. one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared me upon oath being a court of record in and for Potter county in the fifth judicial district in Pennsylvania John Johnston of Potter Township in said county aged eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law deposes and saith that he the said John Johnston enlisted in the month of September in the year 1777 in Boston in Captain Easton's Company in Colonel Crane's Regiment of Artillery in the Massachusetts line. That he served under Captain Easton until he was appointed a Major in Colonel Proctor's Regiment. That he afterwards served under Captain Hovey. That he served until the year 1781 that in the fall of that year he received an honorable discharge from Colonel Crane at West Point in the State of New York. That he was in the Battle of Brandywine Monmouth Springs and at the taking of General Burgoyne. That the number of his certificate of Pension granted to him is "1087" and in pursuance of the act of the 1st of May 1820 I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." passed the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen having been at that time a pauper and supported by the owners of the Poor of Potter Township and that I have not nor had any person in trust for me any 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
one tobacco Box worth " $ 20 one pipe - " " " " 6 $ 26
And that I have no family. Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 2 d day of October A. D. 1820
John Negley Prothonotary
His John & Edmiston mark,
Butler County Geo I John Negley Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of said County in the State of Pennsylvania do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the record and do further certify that it is the opinion of the court that the total amount of the value of the property exhibited in said Schedule is twenty six units In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court at Butler this twenty seventh day of December A. D. 1820
John Negley Prothonotary

INVALID.
File No. 89,783-
John Johnston Pr. His Heir
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 260
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnston, John GRADE Private LINE Delaware
WARRANT NUMBER 10794 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED January 25, 179? (torn) To George Stout, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.