Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8,761, for William Johnson, Connecticut

SERVICE
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Johnson, William
S. 8761
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26.455 Ohio - Pittsburgh Agency
William Johnson D r of the County of — in the State of — Ohio — who was a P t in the Company commanded by Captain M c G ee of the R gt commanded by Col o Spencer in the Conn — line for — — — — —
17/ths b d S r $ 59. 83 of C as & D r
Inscribed on the Roll of — Ohio P. A t at the rate of 59 Dollars 83 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 th day of July and Seal to 13 J. B. Hanger, Cor d Cook, O.
Arrears to the 4th of Feb y 3 179. 49 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr 29. 91 209. 40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded, by J. B. Hanger Clerk, Book 6 — Vol. 8 Page 116

William Johnson Application for a Pension
30. 419

State of Ohio. Huron County Is
On the 24 th day of March 1834 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of Huron, then sitting; William Johnson a resident of Fitchville in said County, aged Eighty 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 under the following named Officers and served as herein stated as a private Soldier. That in April 1775 he enlisted in the Continental Army into a Company commanded by Captain Meigs of Old & Newtown Connecticut for seven months. The Regiment was commanded by a Colonel Spencer of Old Hadam in Connecticut. That he went to Roxbury in Massachusetts. He served out said seven months. That he was honorably discharged - but his discharge is lost.
That at the time he entered the service, he resided in Middleston Connecticut. That he was not in any regular Battles, but in several Skirmishes with the Enemy. That in going to Roxbury he passed through the common or regular or or said Roxbury. That he served with three Regiments; one of which he believes was commanded by a Colonel Parsons. That he has no documentary Evidence in support of his claim and that he knows of no person now living who can testify respecting his said services. That after the expiration of said seven months in 1776 or 1777, he enlisted into a Militia Company called Minute men commanded by Captain Woodin & Hubbard for six or seven months. He believes for the latter period.
That during the said seven months, he served part of the time at New London & part of the time at Danbury both in Connecticut against the Enemy - also he served in New Haven in Connecticut. He served out the whole of said seven months.
That in 1779, he enlisted into the Light Militia Horse of Connecticut into a Company commanded by a Captain Butler, the Colonel he don't recollect; that he then enlisted for three months, & served said term at Housenack in Fairfield County Connecticut.

He also says; that besides the times within mentioned which he served during the Revolution of War, that he occasionally at different times served for as much as six months in different places in the Militia of Connecticut - but owing to his old age & the want of memory - he can't recollect the officers under whom he served
That he was born in Middletown Connecticut in the year 1754 - That he was living in said Middletown when he enlisted for Continental service, & he now lives in Fitchville in said County of Huron. He has no record of his age -
That he recollects a Captain Pettibone & a Colonel Parsons who served at the same time that he did.
That he received discharges at the several times in which he served; but they are all lost
That he is known in his Neighborhood by Abiel G. Post & the Rev. Samuel Dutton, who can testify respecting his character for veracity - and their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution William Johnson
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension-roll of any State William Johnson
Sworn and subscribed
The day & year aforesaid before me
Timothy Barker Judge of Common Pleas
We Samuel Dutton a Clergyman residing in Fitchville in the County of Huron, Ohio and Abiel G. Post residing in the same hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be Eighty years of age that he is respected and beloved in the Neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that we concur in that opinion - and that we consider him a man of truth veracity
Samuel Dutton
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Abiel G. Post Timothy Barker Judge of Common Pleas

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as such states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that the Reverend Samuel Dutton who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the Town of Fitchville in the County of Huron Ohio and that Asahel G. Post who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Fitchville and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to Credit.
J. H. H. Presd of Court Timothy Baker } Associate J. W. W. } Judge John Turk }
I David Gibbs Clerk of the Court of common pleas for the County of Huron State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Johnson for a Pension.
Seal
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this 5th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. D. Gibbs Clerk P.C.P.

30. 419.
William Johnson Ohio
for 1775 P. Can 2 P. Inf 17 m. 6 days - Return for Group
P. Inf 11 m. 6 days $47.33 P. Can 3 - 12.50  $59.83
59 83  119 41
Lewis B Sturgis Norwalk Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
14 th April 1834
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: } ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Johnson
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1775 7 6 P. Col. McGehee Col. Spencer Col. Parsons 80 Const Traditionary & Certificate of E. Phelps on the part of service   1777 7 P. Col. Hubbard   1778 3 P. Cav. Col. Butler   17 6  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }  On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

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COPIED BY ADY
September 5, 1928.
Mrs. Ella Collins, 1216 East Grove Street, Bloomington, Illinois.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8761, it appears that William Johnson was born in 1754 at Middletown, Connecticut.
While a resident of said town he enlisted May 13, 1775, served as private in Captains Meigs and Ebenezer Sumner's Company, Colonel Joseph Spencer's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged December 19, 1775.
He enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served seven months as a minute man in Captain Noadiah Hubbard's Connecticut Company.
He enlisted in 1779 and served three months as a private in Captain Butler's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 24, 1834 while residing in Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio.
There are no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

1920 Dec. 18 Hist. to W. E. Johnson 1921 Jan. 29, Aud. Sub. give data to ascertain last payment. An 1924 Apr. 1 Hist. to Mrs. J. E. Robinson 1924 - Sept. 4 - Hist. to Frank J. Starr - mms 1928 - Sept. 5 - " " Mrs. Ella Collins 1936 - Jan. 2 - Hist. to Halcyone J. Gibson - see letter in Rev. Cl. of Benjamin Greenleaf. L. Ed.
Rev. Mason
8761
INVALID.
File No. 8761
William Johnson
Prim. Rev. War
Act: June 4 th 1832
Index: — Vol. 202 , Page 198
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Born 1754 Middlesex Co.

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Hon. Lewis B. Sturges Norwalk Huron County Ohio.

Comptroller's Office May 16 th 1834.
I Elisha Halls, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Connecticut, do certify that it appears by an authenticated copy of a pay roll of the 4 th Co., 2 nd Regt. of Troops raised by order of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut May 1775, commanded by J. B. Mige Major Ebenezer Sumner Col. after 1 st July 1775 - Abijah Savage Lt. Robert Warner Ens. that William Johnson served in said company as private from the 13 th day of May to the 19 th day of December 1775; being seven months & six days. And that this regiment was commanded by Genl. Joseph Spencer.
That it appears by the books of the Pay Table, that in January 1776 a regiment was raised for one year, & at first commanded by Col. S. H. Parsons & afterwards by Col. Tyler. No roll of this regt. has been found, or list of the Captains or subalterns belonging to it. The expenses of it were charged to

the United States.
And that I do not find any account of Capt. Butlers company of Cavalry. It is probable that his pay roll was embraced in that of the corps in which it served. There were
By the journal of the Council of Safety it appears, under date July 11 th 1779, that three hundred Cavalry were on the West side of Connecticut were ordered to be detached and marched, under proper officers, to the Westward to assist in defence of the State. "Orders sent accordingly to Lt. Col. Seymour Commandant of the horse by Capt. Christopher an express from Middletown."
O. Phelps

Sir
I hasten to transmit the result of my examination.
From my recollection of you, while a resident of Boston, I have attended to your request with promptness. My services in these matters are extra, & have cost me much time & severe labor in collecting loose papers in the Office, in making extracts from manuscript State records - journal of the Council of Safety etc. etc. Your assistant ought to send me two dollars for fees, for she will succeed -
I am very
respectfully
Yours B. Phelps

Woodsport, Ohio 25 th May 1834
Genl. Edward D. Root Commissioner of Pensions Sir
In return to your William Johnson's Application for a Pension accompanied by D. Phelps Certificate Controller of Accounts at Hartford - promised in pursuance of your directions.
Mr Phelps expressly confirms Mr Johnsons first statement in his declaration that he enlisted in 1775 & served under that Establishment Seven months & six days. & confirms the names of the Officers - The discrepancy that Johnson says; he enlisted in the Continental Army & Phelps that the troops were raised by order of the General Assembly of Connecticut cannot I apprehend be material -
Johnson says in his second statement he served with three Regiments one of which was commanded by Colonel Parsons - Phelps says that in January 1770 a Regiment was raised for one year & at first commanded by Col e J. H. Parsons & afterwards by Col e Tyler - Johnson says that in 1776 or 1777 he enlisted into a militia Company called Minute Men for 6 or 7 months. He believes for the latter period -
Phelps says that in 1779 300 Cavalry were ordered on the west side of Connecticut river were ordered to be detached & marched to the westward to assist in defence of the State &c - Johnson says that in 1779 he enlisted into the Militia Light horse of Conn e into a Company commanded by Cap t Butler - that he served for three months at Housatonic. (western part of Connecticut)
Johnson also says that besides the terms above mentioned he served during the Revolutionary War he occasionally served several  six months. but owing to old age flops of memory he cannot recollect his Officers - The result then is he
   Served for his first term Months Days     Second do 7 6   Third do 7 0   his general recollection is besides 3 0   6 0   Months 23. 6. days  
It appears then, that the Controller at the after so great a length of time is not able to find Johnson's name in every instance - yet he certifies

The different Corps in which Johnson says he served; and taking into consideration the Character of Johnson, corroborated by a Clergyman & another respectable Character & also his Birth I presume it will be satisfactory to you that he served in the whole 23 months 106 days
I am Very respectfully Your Ob t Serv t
Louis B Sturges

MRS. J. E. ROBINSON 1411 NORTH MAIN STREET BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
The pension record of Wm Johnson, private Capt. Meigs, Col. Spencer; Warren Co. Ohio in 1832 - S. 8762. will be appreciated.
Georgiana F. Robinson Registrar Leticia Green Stevenson Chapter D.A.R.
Feb. 29- 1924
Pension Dept. Rev. War. Washington D. C.

Rev Jan West Hartford, Conn.
Nov. 11, 1920.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sirs:-
Will you kindly furnish me with the Revolutionary War record of William Johnson, probably of Middletown or Haddam, Conn. He served under Capt. Meigs , Col. Spencer of Conn.
Respectfully,
William E. Johnson
William E. Johnson.
1013 Farmington Ave.

FRANK FARNSWORTH STARR, GENEALOGIST AND FAMILY HISTORIAN, MIDDLETOWN, CONN.
STARR'S ANCESTRAL REGISTER.
March 7, 1924
Pension Office, Washington, D.C.
I wish to obtain a statement of the services in the War of the Revolution of William Johnson who in 1832 was a resident of Ohio. File S8761. Also any information about his family that the papers may disclose.
Respectfully,
Frank Farnsworth Starr

Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 30-27.
Department of the Interior Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
Can you give me any information in regard to the war record of one William Johnson, who was a private in the company commanded by Return Jonathan Meigs in 1775 in the war of the Revolution, was a pensioner; and was living in the state of Ohio in 1832. Thank you?
Yours Truly,
Mrs Ella Collins, 1214 E. Greve St., Bloomington Ill.,

January 2, 1936.
Halcyone J. Gibson 1205 Main Street La Crosse, Wisconsin.
BA-J/ILL Benjamin Greenslit W. 25659 William Johnson S. 8761
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Benjamin Greenslit of Connecticut, who married Martha Cary, the daughter of Captain Nathaniel Cary, also, information regarding Captain Nathaniel Cary, Amos Johnson of Cornwall, Connecticut, who died in 1766, and William Johnson, the son of William Johnson of Cornwall, Connecticut, who moved later to Braceville, Ohio.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a Nathaniel Cary, variously spelled. This office has no record of service rendered in the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War, hence, no record of the Amos Johnson who died in 1766. The record of only one William Johnson who served from Connecticut and moved to Ohio, has been found; his record and that of the Benjamin Greenslit cited by you, are furnished herein as found in pension claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
BENJAMIN GREENSLIT-W. 25659.
Benjamin Greenslit enlisted sometime in July 1780, and served six months as private in the Connecticut troops, names of officers not given. He enlisted sometime in February 1781 and served as private in Captain Betts' company, Colonel Samuel B. Webb's Connecticut regiment until after June 7, 1783, when he was taken from that regiment as waiter to Lieutenant Colonel Ebenezer Huntington, Colonel Heman Swift's Connecticut regiment and continued until the term of his enlistment of three years had expired.

Benjamin Greenslit was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1818, at which time he resided in Franklin, New London County, Connecticut. He did not state his age, nor give the names of his parents nor the date and place of his birth. The soldier died in Franklin, Connecticut, June 22, 1828.
Benjamin Greenslit married November 22, 1787, at which time he resided in Franklin, Connecticut, Martha Cary of Windham, Connecticut; the names of her parents are not shown. Their marriage was recorded in Franklin, Connecticut.
Martha Greenslit, the soldier's widow, was allowed pension on her application executed August 2, 1838, at which time she resided in Franklin, Connecticut. She was then aged seventy-four years, date and place of her birth not shown.
In 1838, Nathaniel C. Greenslit, son of Benjamin Greenslit and Martha, his wife, was a resident of Franklin, Connecticut, aged thirty-six years. He stated then that he was the youngest of a family of four children, but did not give the names or ages of any of the other children. In 1850, one Lucy A. Greenslit and Nathaniel C. Greenslit witnessed the widow's signature in Franklin, Connecticut; no relationship of said Lucy A. Greenslit to the family was stated. -----
WILLIAM JOHNSON-S. 8761.
William Johnson was born in the year 1754, in Middletown, Connecticut; the exact day of his birth, and names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Middletown, Connecticut, he enlisted May 13, 1775, served as private in Captains Meigs and Ebenezer Sumner's company, Colonel Joseph Spencer's Connecticut regiment and was discharged December 19, 1775; during the period of this service he marched to Roxbury, Massachusetts, and was in several skirmishes

quit next time with the enemy. William Johnson enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served seven months as a minute man in Captain Noadiah Hubbard's Connecticut company, engaged a part of the time at New London, Connecticut, and a part of the time at Danbury, Connecticut. He enlisted in 1779, and served three months in Captain Butler's company of Light Horse, engaged in the vicinity of Horseneck, Connecticut.
William Johnson was allowed pension on his application executed March 26, 1834, at which time he resided in Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio. He made no reference to wife or children
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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April 4, 1924
Frank F. Starr Middletown, Conn.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 8761 it appears that William Johnson was born in 1754 at Middletown, Connecticut.
While a resident of said town he enlisted May 13, 1775, served as private in Captains Meigs and Ebenezer Sumner's Company, Colonel Joseph Spencer's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged December 19, 1775.
He enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served   seven months as a minute man in Captain Noadiah Hubbard's Connecticut Company.
He enlisted in 1779 and served three months as a private in Captain Butler's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 24, 1834 while residing in Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

M.C.S.
Rev. & 1812 Wars Section
April 1, 1924
Mrs. J. E. Robinson 1411 N. Main St. Bloomington, Ill.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.8761, it appears that William Johnson was born in 1754 at Middletown, Connecticut.
While a resident of Middletown, Connecticut, he enlisted May 13, 1775, served as private in Captains Meigs and Ebenezer Sujner's Company, Colonel Joseph Spencer's Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged December 19, 1775.
He enlisted in 1776 or 1777 and served seven months as minute-man in Captain Noadiah Hubbard's Connecticut Company.
He enlisted in 1779 and served three months as private in Captain Butler's Connecticut Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed March 24, 1834, while residing in Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio.
There is no data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner