Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38882, for Thomas Johnson, Pennsylvania

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Johnson, Thomas
S. 38882
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4,019 Virginia Roll.
Thomas Johnson, 1st Colo. Battery Private Pennsylvania Line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 21. of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of Oct. 1818, and delivered to the Pensioner.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. . . . $35.73 Semi-ann. all'ce ending March 4. 1819. . . 48. " " arr: 4 m: 14/30. $ 83.73
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 Years
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Notification sent C. Sept. 1820. to Mrs. G. Hite, Charleston Virginia

Hirman Johnson 1 st
No 4019
Jefferson County
EN
Bo
EN
Bo Oct 1818
Mar 19

State of Virginia Jefferson County Court
In the record of proceedings in the County Court of Jefferson among others is the following, to wit:
"Jefferson County set
On this 24 th day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court, being a Court of record for the County of Jefferson and State of Virginia, Thomas Johnson aged sixty eight Years resident in the County aforesaid who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows, viz. That he enlisted as a soldier in the Philadelphia militia in June 1776, and continued in that service until the January following when he enlisted in the Company of Capt. Lawrence Keene and regiments commanded by Col. Patton being part of Scott's brigade, was in a skirmish at the short hills in June at the Battle of Brandywine and Red Bank Town, and in a skirmish after the Battle between Philadelphia and Red Bank Town, was wounded and made prisoner and exchanged in Sept. 1778, then entered the army and continued in the service until he was obliged to retire in consequence of his wound becoming troublesome, and afterwards joined the militia and whenever called upon was out until the end of the war. In April 1818 made his original declaration and received a pension certificate No. 4. - 019. and the said Thomas Johnson further declared upon oath in open Court that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818, and that he has not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it.

to bring himself within the provision of an act 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 March 1818 and that he has not nor has any person in trust for him, any property, or securities, contracts or debts, due to him; and that he has no other income than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed & by him subscribed. And his family consists of his wife aged about sixty years, sickly & daughter and her three children the oldest about nine years.
Schedule —
1 case of drawers, 3 tables, 3 small wheels, 1 large spinning wheel, 1 bread basket, 9 old chain, 6 pewter spoons, 6 tea D. 1 mirror, 2 metal ovens, 1 skil-let, 2 bowls, 4 pots, 1 copper tea kettle, 1 pewter dish, 4 white clay D. 14 plates, 1 tea pot, 10 cups & saucers, 1 sugar pot, 6 clay crocks, 2 old reals, 1 flat iron, 2 wood buckets, 2 small tin buckets, 1 crock, 1 pr shovel & tongs, 1 rafter, 1 coffee pot, 1 frying pan, 1 saw, 1 knife 1 saw, 1 pig - 4 shoats, 6 small sheep, 3 lambs
Thos Johnson
Sworn to and declared in open Court 24 th July 1820 with R. G. White Clk
I Robert Gates White clerk of the Court for the County of Appomattox and State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and schedule thereto annexed are true copies from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in said schedule is sixty dollars.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 31 st day of July 1820 and in the 45 th year of the Commonwealth
R. G. White Clk. Dept. Cl. Court

District of Virginia Jefferson county in the state of Virginia Set. On the 21 day of April 1878 Was before me the subscriber pres- iding and sole Judge of the Superior Court of Law for the said county of Jefferson in the District and state aforesaid personally appearing Thomas Johnson aged 66 years and resident in the said county and District, who being first duly sworn by me according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the pro- visions made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & Naval Service of the United States in the "Revolutionary war" That he the said Thom- as Johnson in the month of June in the year 1776 went out as a volunteer in a company commanded by Captain Fir- man of the Philadelphia Militia - which company was attached to a Battalion com- manded by Major Bradford, but who com- manded the Regiment he does not rec- ollect. He then remained four weeks with

Said Tirmann, then joined a volunteer company commanded by Capt Thomas with whom he served until after the capture of the Hessians at Trenton in December 1776. - When Captain Thomas' company was paid off and honorably discharged. In the month of January 1777 he enlisted under Captain Laurence Kurtz into the regular army for three years or during the war. and joined a Regiment commanded by Col. John Patton in General Scott's Brigade belonging to the Pennsylvania line on coming to the use the 2nd where he served first as orderly sergeant, afterwards did the duty of a quartermaster to said Regiment for 5 or 6 months. He served in the Battles of the Short Hills, Brandywine and Germantown and sometime in the month of February 1778 was wounded in the thigh in a skirmish with a party of dragoons commanded by Lord Cathcart and taken prisoner. He remained a prisoner until October of the same year, when he was exchanged and

immediately joined the army and went out in an Expedition against the Indians commanded by General Sullivan, in a Brigade commanded by Genl. Hand, and in Col. Hubley's Regiment. When this Expedition was over on his way home he was taken with a white swelling on his knee, from which he has not yet entirely recovered.
And that by reason of his reduced circumstances in life he is in need of assistance from his country for support.
That he has no other evidence of his said services with a certificate from Col. afterwards General Dodge, now deceased where he has not been but will produce at the War Department
Sworn to before me this 21 st Ap r 1818
Robt White
I Robert White feel as of assured Documentary that it appears to my satisfaction, that the aforesaid Thomas Johnson did serve in the revolutionary service War, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy. And I now transmit the proofs and testimony had before me to the secretary of the Department of War, pursuant to the Direction of the aforesaid act of Congress Certified by me the Day and Year aforesaid.
Robt White

Virginia -- Jefferson County to wit
I Robert C Lee Clerk of the Superior Court of Law Holston for the said County do hereby certify that Robert White Esq. now before whom the foregoing affidavit appears to have been made, was at that time and now is Judge of the said Court, and that due Faith and Credit is and Ought to be given to all his official acts as such, as well in Courts of Justice as thereout -
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my own private Seal (having no public Seal of office)
This 24 th day of April 1818 and in the 42 nd year of our Lord and King
R. C. Lee
I Robert White Judge as aforesaid do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction from testimony this day given before me that the above mentioned Thomas Johnson is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the aid of his County for a support In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the aforesaid County this 22 nd day of Sept. 1818 - Robert White

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