Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32345, for John Johnson, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Johnson, John
S 32345
B.L.W. 26351-160-55
CONTENTS

130.312 Indiana
John Johnson of Marion Co. in the State of Indiana who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Anderson of the regt commanded by Col  in the Virg a Militia line for 8 mos. 20 days, from 1779
Inscribed on the Roll of Indiana at the rate of 28 Dollars 88 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 day of Janu- ary 1836 and sent to Hon J. Tipton, S. U. States.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept: 1835 $129.96 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 Mch '36 14.44
$144.40
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by R. Allison Clerk Book 6. 2 Vol. 1 Page 126
Hon. S. Colfax, Dec: 22, 1857.
Note of interest on 144.40

Acc 3/03 101. 785 Acc 2/55
John Johnson Paint
Capt Anderson " Dandridge " White
Rev Ward
Missioner
Ind 2 June 32 - 303/2
W: 160 All Mz 21/56 Blyden
PK
Shryock & North Rochester Ind 2
Mr. Shryock & North Dec 12/55
Vol I. page 83.

33.499
admitted for 8 mo 20 days.
$28.88
Hon. J. Tipton Senate US

State of Indiana, County of Marion. ss.
On this day 6 th day of October 1835 personally appeared before the Honorable W. W. Wick President and Joshua Hovey and Adam Wright his associates, Judges of the Marion Circuit Court in the state of Indiana now in session, John Johnson a resident of said County aged 73 years the 11 th of May last who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832, that he was drafted into the army of the United States in the last of February 1779 in the County of Hanover in the State of Virginia wherein he was born and a resident at the time he was drafted into the company commanded by Captain John Anderson, Lieut. Dunn, Joseph Shelton orderly Sergeant other officers not now recollected, to serve for the term of three months whether in the Va. militia or State troops he cannot say — In a few days after the draft he was assembled with his company at Poinsett's tavern in Hanover Co. from whence they shortly after marched to Taylor's tavern in the same county where three other companies joined them — the officers of which he does not recollect — from Taylor's they marched to Hanover Court house where they remained several days and were then marched in the direction of Williamsburg whither the troops supposed they were destined but they were marched only two or three days in that direction when they were turned in the direction of Sandy Point on a river whose name he has entirely forgotten — they were there stationed or rather made that their main fort while engaged in small excursions for sometime when they were marched to Poplar Spring Church where it was understood a body of British were near and the companies were engaged in making redoubts. — The troops were here employed in watching the movements of the enemy for sometime from whence they were marched to Cabin Point where they remained until the expiration of three months for which he was drafted — other troops about that time were brought in to fill their places. He was here discharged with his brother Richard Johnson who had served with him and whose affidavit is hereunto attached. He is under the impression that he received no written discharge but if so he has long since lost it.
2 nd In the fall of 1780 his applicant was again drafted to serve another tour of three months into the company commanded by Captain Danridge in the county and state aforesaid and was assembled with the rest of his company at one Chisholmes tavern late in the fall of

The year last aforesaid to the best of his recollection - They were soon marched to Richmond and were encamped on Chaco hill for some time, waiting for further orders - on this march to Richmond they were joined by several other companies whose officers he has entirely forgotten - From the latter place they marched to Petersburg where they remained sometime - were joined by other troops then they marched to Charles City Court house - where while stationed there a body of British light horse rushed on our troops just at dark before the guards were stationed out and killed several of the company to which he belonged and wounded several others - the next day after burying the dead they marched to a tavern and cross roads at which place they received orders to march to Sandy Point again where they remained until their three months were expired and this applicant was again discharged but whether by a written or verbal discharge he has forgotten.
3 rd Tour. In the month of August 1781 then residing in the same county in Ga. he was drafted to serve a third tour in a company commanded by Capt. John White and immediately after such drafting was re-deployed at Chisholm's tavern and in a few days thereafter was marched to Profitt's tavern where they were joined by some other troops - From thence they marched to Richmond - thence to Manchester where they remained a few days - thence to Cumberland Court House where they remained a short time - Thence to Petersburg where they were joined by more troops and at the last place they received orders to march without delay to Gloucester Point opposite Little York where Wallace's army had assembled and were in possession of Gloucester town - Here he also met with the regular troops of the U. States. The evening before the surrender of Wallace the troops with which this applicant was more immediately connected were paraded and ordered to march into town to take it by storm - as they were marching for that purpose they were fired upon and returned the fire - when the enemy fled into town and in a short time they were ordered to return to the encampment & on the next day the British troops surrendered. In a short time this applicant was discharged having served to the best of his recollection in this tour two months and twenty days making his whole service eight months and twenty days - but taking into the account the several times he spent in

returning home it would make up wards of nine months. In answer to the several questions propounded by the department 1. He would state that he was born in the year 1769, on the 14 th of May according to his father's register in Hanover Co. Va. 2 nd He has no register of his age his brother Richard has the family register kept by his father.
3 rd He was living in Hanover County Va. when called into service, as before related - 10 years after the revolution moved to Kentucky where he resided until eight years past when he then moved to Marion Co. In- diana with his children where he now lives.
4 th He was drafted to the best of his recollection to perform the three several tours before recited.
5 th Does not recollect the names of any regular officers but on reflection some - at Cabin Point one Genl. Wedek a Col. Battalion thinks they belonged to Va. troops.
6 th Never received any written discharge to the best of his recollection if so has long since lost them. 7 th Since he came to Indiana in consequence of his age and infirmity he has formed but a very limited ac- quaintance and he knows of no clergyman who has any knowledge of his services by reputation or otherwise residing in the state. He has but a very limited knowledge of the persons residing in his present neighborhood & none in Mari- on Co. except a Mr. Thomas Shelton who was an old neighbor in Kentucky and can testify as to his character for veracity and belief as to his services as a soldier of the revolution. This applicant has been delayed in applying for a pension in consequence of being compelled (as he was informed) an affidavit from his brother Richard which is hereunto attached was necessary and also his infirmities and poverty prevented his going for it and that he had to defer on an opportunity to send for the same by private conveyance.
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 the agency of any state or territory in the union.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year first aforesaid.
Robert D. Duncan (clerk)
John Johnson

I Thomas Shelton residing in Harrison County and State of Indiana, hereby certify that I am well acquainted with John Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; and that I believe him to be seventy three years of age, that he was reputed and believed in the neigh- bourhood where he resided for many years in Kentucky, and in the neighbourhood where he now resides, so far as he is known, to have been a Soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion.
Thomas Shelton
Sworn and subscribed the day year aforesaid in open Court
Robert T. Duncan
Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary Soldier, and deserves a pension.
I Robert T. Duncan Clerk of the Court of the County of Harrison, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Johnson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five.
Robert T. Duncan

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after the 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 hereby certifies, that it appears to them that Thomas Shelton who has signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the County of Marion in the State of Indiana, and is a credible person, and that his statement is entitled to credit.
I Robert T. P. Duncan Clerk of the Court of Marion County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Johnson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this sixth day of October A.D. 1885
Robert T. P. Duncan

State of Indiana } County of Fulton } p
On this Second day of April A.D One thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me a Notary Public duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid John Johnson, a free Eighty eight years a resident of the Town of Rochester in the County and State of Indiana, who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the ident- ical John Johnson who was a private in the Compa- ny commanded commanded by Captain John Anderson, also in the Company commanded by Captain William Dandridge, and also in the Company commanded by Captain John White, in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Baytops in the Revolutionary war of the United States that he volunteered in the Virginia Militia Sometime in the winter of 1780-81, but has forgotten the precise day, at Louisa County in the State of Virginia for the term of three months which he served under said Captain John Anderson that soon after he was discharged from Captain Anderson's Company, he was drafted for three months which time he served under said Captain William Dandridge, and in a short time after he was discharged from Captain Dandridge's Company he was again drafted for the term of three months which time he served under Captain John White, so that in all he was in the actual service of the United States for the term of nine months and that at the close of each period of his service as above specified he was honorably discharged

and that he was finally honorably discharged at Laban Point in Virginia on the 21 st day of October, A.D. 1781 on account of having served out the term for which he had been drafted, as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said Company com- manded by Captain White. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting additional bounty land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been discharged in the Military Service of the United States", approved March 3 rd 1855. And he refers to his former declaration made under the act of the 7 th of June 1832 in reference to Revolutionary war pensioners. And upon which he obtained a pension of Twenty eight Dollars and Eighty eight cents per year during his natural life, com- mencing on the 4 th of March 1831.
A copy of which Pension Certificate is herewith presented,
He further declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under any other act of Congress nor made any application therefor, than the one now presented.
Signed in presence of William W. Meekum
John his X Johnson mark
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written; and I hereby certi- fy that I believe the said John Johnson who signed and executed the above declaration and is now present to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated and that I have no doubt.

interest in said claim.
The foregoing whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Notarial Seal this Second day of April A.D. 1855
J. Keith Notary Public
State of Indiana } County of Fulton } ss
Personally appeared before me a Notary Public in and for said County Nicholas W. Shelton and William McMahan citizens of the said County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn depose and say that they are personally acquaint- ed with John Johnson and that he is the person now present who signs and executes the within declaration
N. W. Shelton
William Mcmahan
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 d day of April A.D. 1855
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal.
J. Keith Notary Public

State of Indiana } ss J Fulton County }
I Anthony F. Smith Clerk of the County Circuit Court in and for the County and State above mentioned do certify hereby that Liang Keith whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing Declaration and Affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same, a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and sworn, that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Circuit Court is a court of record having general juris- -diction
Given under my hand and the seal of the aforesaid Court at Rochester in the twentieth day of April, 1885
A. Smith Clerk By W. H. Boonenkamp
101885

State of Indiana } This day personally appeared before Sumner County } me Mr Edwards
one of the Justices of the peace for the state and county of said Richard Johnson a minister of the Gospel in Sumner County and a very respectable citizen of said County - who first being duly sworn deposeth and saith that John Johnson of the state of Indiana near Indianapolis who is applying for a pension under the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832. is the brother of this affiant. That the s d John and affiant served one tower of three months in the revolutionary war in the state of Virginia Hanover County in the Continental army in one company under Capt John Anderson. They were in fall of 1779 both sent out their term of three months and honorably discharged at Cabin Point in Surry County - The next tower of three months they entered the service together under Capt John Dandridge They not more than ten days south him before surrender and was attached to Capt Hawkins Company but John Johnson served out his tower of three months under Capt Dandridge They were in winter and spring of 1780. In 1781. The s d John Johnson served a further tower of three months and was in the service at the siege of York when Lord Cornwallis surrendered which without hesitation from my own

Knowledge that the said John Johnson said in the Revolutionary war on behalf of the Colonies Nine months - I am about seventy five years old & the R d John is about seventy three years old 1 st of July 1835 - Sworn to & subscribed this W m Edwards (P)
Richard Johnson
Jo n O'Keefe and John Bryan Calyons of respect- ability in said County appeared and made oaths that have been for many years well acquainted with the above affiant Richard Johnson They state for many years he has been a devoted Minister of the Gospel in said County No man has been for his morality integrity and truth more than full Confidence in the truth of his Statements - Sworn to & subscribed this 1 st day of July 1835
W m Edwards (P)
Jo n O'Keefe John Bryan
State of Kentucky Sumner County ss. Alfred H. Douglass Clerk of the court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the County aforesaid do certify that William Edwards is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned and qualified & that full faith & Credit are due his official acts as such & also that the foregoing Signatures are genuine In testimony whereof I have unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office this 1 st day of July A.D. 1835 - 59 th year of American Independence A.H. Douglass Clerk

March 7, 1935
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John Johnson-S. 32345 BA-J/AWT Em
Hon. Louis Ludlow House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
My dear Mr. Ludlow:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information relative to John Johnson, a soldier of the War of the Revolution, who was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, and is buried near Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in pension claim, S. 32345, based upon the service of John Johnson, during the Revolutionary War.
John Johnson was born May 14, 1752 in Hanover County, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given.
While residing in Hanover County, Virginia, he enlisted in 1779, served three months as private in Captain John Anderson's Virginia company. He enlisted in the fall of 1780, served three months in Captain Dandridge's Virginia company, and was in the battle of Charles City Court House. He enlisted in August, 1781, served in Captain John White's company, Colonel Baytop's Virginia regiment, was in the Siege of Yorktown, and was discharged October 21, 1781.
He moved about ten years after the Revolution, from Hanover County, Virginia to Kentucky, where he lived about eight years, then moved to Marion County, Indiana,

with his children, whose names he did not give, nor is the name of his wife shown.
The soldier, John Johnson, was allowed pension on his application executed October 6, 1835, still a resident of Marion County, Indiana.
He was living in 1855 in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana. Reference was made in 1857 to his son-in-law, who was then sixty-two years of age, his name not shown.
Richard Johnson, brother of the soldier, John Johnson, was seventy-five years old in 1835, and a minister of the Gospel in Sumner County, Tennessee.
There are no further data in this claim concerning the family of John Johnson.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

32 345 Rev INVALID. 32 345
1908 Mar. 17. Hist. to Sen. after Benedict v. Lake. few 1923 Feb. 6. Lett. to Mrs. F. G. Putnam 1935. Mch 7. Lett. to Hon. Louis Ludlow. and
File No. 32, 345
John Johnson Rev Rev War
Act: June 1 st 1897
Index: —Vol. 9 , Page 206
[Arrangement of 1870.]

26. 357
J W. L. King

John Johnson
Mar. - 2 - 1832
Travels in Europe and
Dear G. C. Whiting Court of Pension

FREE
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City
Official business
D C

Please direct any communication respecting this claim to the Claimant John Johnson Care of Shryock & Keith Rochester Fulton County Indiana
John Johnson by Shryock & Keith his Atty.

W.R. Dec 17. 1857 Dear G. C. Whiting Can. &c., S. Sir,
John Johnson, a Revolutionary soldier in Sullivan Co., Indiana, is now 94 years old, & almost blind. He served two "three months terms" in the Revolution, & was serving the third when at Yorktown, when Cornwallis surrendered. He is receiving now the bare pittance of a pension of $28.88 under the law of 1831 per year; & if he were not supported by his son-in-law, who is 62 years old, would be a pauper, charge as he is utterly unable of course to earn any thing. I know him very well; & I would take it as a special favor if you could inform me if there is not some other law under which he could obtain something more adequate; & if so to furnish me the forms necessary for its attainment. Very Truly Yrs Hughes Colofay

7 June 1836
Hon J L Edmonds
Sir
With this I send pension papers of John Johnson of India and will thank you for early information upon the subject
Yr obed Servt John Tipton

Copy of John Johnson's Pension Certificate.
"War Department.
"Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the act of the United States of the 7 th June, 1832 John Johnson of Indiana who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive twenty eight dollars and Eighty Eight cents per annum during his natural life, commencing on the 4 th of March 1831, since payable Semi-annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of Sep- tember in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this Seventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty six
Seal
Lewis Cass
Secretary of War."
Examiners here
Counter signed
J L Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

State of Indiana } County of Fulton } P
I Sidney Keith a Notary Public in and for said County hereby certify that the within is a true copy of the Russian Certificate now in the pos- session of and since owned by the said John Johnson.
Sidney Keith, N.P.
Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 2 nd day of April 1853.
9861.01

2 32345
ASSISTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
MAR 14
1353473
1908
WEEKLY DAILY
THE REPUBLICAN
ALBERT W. BLYLER
Rocheester, Indiana
Alfred Blyler
Inc-1. A.G.
2 15 1908

DAILY and WEEKLY
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FULTON COUNTY. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. PLAIN AND ARTISTIC PRINTING A SPECIALTY.
REPUBLICAN.
Weekly Established 1856.
Daily Established 1886.
ALBERT W. BITTERS, Editor and Publisher.
Rochester, Indiana, March 9, 1908.
HON. ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, Washington.
Dear Friend: I wish to state my case and then ask a little favor of you, namely:
Several Rochester ladies are endeavoring to institute a Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in this place. My wife, Mrs. Emma E. Shelton-Bitters, is the great-granddaughter of John Johnson, the only revolutionary soldier buried in this county. Can give you a few facts and would be very much obliged to you if you could place them in the proper department in Washington whereby the identity of this old revolutionary soldier can be established and the eligibility of Mrs. Bitters to become a member of said chapter proven to the satisfaction of the officers.
We have no means of knowing where John Johnson enlisted. His remains repose in the Shelton cemetery four miles south of Rochester. On the tomb stone is this inscription: John Johnson, A Revolutionary Soldier. Died Aug. 7th, 1860, Aged 96 years, 2 months, 24 days.
Prior to his death he drew a pension from the government which was frequently paid in Rochester and the late Col. Kline G. Shryock often signed his pension vouchers. If some of these vouchers can be found on file in Washington it will facilitate the matter of tracing his history.
Mrs. Bitters late wrote to a relative at Indianapolis for the purpose of obtaining information, and from an old bible which belonged to one of said old soldier's sons his name is learned to be John M. Johnson while

OFFICIAL PAPER OF FULTON COUNTY. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. PLAIN AND ARTISTIC PRINTING A SPECIALTY.
REPUBLICAN.
Weekly Established 1856.
Daily Established 1886.
ALBERT W. BITTERS, Editor and Publisher.
( No. 2 )
Rochester, Indiana,
on the tomb stone it is given only as "John Johnson."
I have searched the newspapers published in Rochester in 1860 and in the files of the "Rochester Mercury, J. H. Staley editor, date of August 9, 1860, find the following:
DIED.
"At the residence of his son-in-law, Thomas Shelton, in this county, four miles southeast of Rochester, John Johnson, at 3:00 o'clock a. m., August 7th, 1860, aged 96 years, 2 months and 24 days."
"Mr. Johnson was born and raised in the state of Virginia; served in the Revolutionary war; was present at the siege of York when Cornwallis surrendered, and was perhaps the only person in our county that ever saw the face of Washington. He died in the full triumph of a living faith."
The Thomas Shelton spoken of in the Mercury was my wife's grandfather, at whose home the revolutionary soldier died.
Now Mr. Beveridge, I have given you about all the information I can give, or that we can obtain. I do not want to encroach on your time to hunt this record out, but if you will place it in the proper hands for action I will be very thankful to you and if the eligibility of Mrs. Bitters can be thus established I know that she will owe you a debt of gratitude and we will each feel under lasting obligations.
Yours Very Truly,
Albert W. Bitters

ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE
MAR 14 1353473 1908 WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, D.C. Mch. 13/08.
John or John M. Johnson, Rev. War.
Hon. Albert J. Beveridge, U.S.S.
Incloses letter from Albert W. Bitters, Rochester, Ind., and with return of same, requests to be fur- nished with such record of services of above named as is available.
Inc. A.G.
Address: "The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C."
1 incl
1353473
WAR DEPARTMENT,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 14, 1908.
Respectfully transmitted to the
Commissioner of Pensions,
inviting attention to the statement that Johnson was a pensioner.
Senator Beveridge has been advised of this transmission, and informed that the name John M. Johnson has not been found on the rolls on file in this office of any Virginia organiza- tion in service in the Revolutionary war, and that the name John Johnson is a common one on those records; also that the Commissioner of Pen- sions may be able to advise him as to the service of the former pension- er.
J. M. [Signature]
The Adjutant General.

UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON.
March 13, 1908.
Sir:
I enclose herewith a letter from Mr. Albert W. Bitters, of Rochester, Ind., which is self-explanatory. I am particularly desirous of securing this information for Mr. Bitters, and would be pleased to receive such a record as you have of the services of John Johnson, with return of the enclosed letter.
Respectfully
A handwritten signature in dark ink, appearing to read "Henry Cabot Lodge". The signature is written in a cursive style with a long, sweeping underline.
Maj. Gen. F. C. Ainsworth, Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D.C.

Rev. Son ITZ, VICE-PRESIDENT NAM, VICE-PRES. & CASHIER
H. T. GODDARD, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD WALTER R. KIMZEY, PRESIDENT
N. L. EASTHAM, ASST. CASHIER BENJ. H. STANSFIELD, ASST. CASHIER
4-480
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $ 100,000.
SURPLUS $ 50,000.
Mt. Carmel, Ill.
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
From the adjutant general's office I have the war record of James Stewart see negative who served in the war of 1812 as a Lieutenant in Capt. James Smith's company of mounted men, 4th Reg. Indiana Militia - also as Lieut. in Capt. Wm Hargraves Co. of Volunteer Mounted Rangers. From your records can you give me any data of birth, death, & m. of he or his family. I am positive his father was my Rev. ancestor and am trying to establish such fact.
Also from the adjutant general's office I have the record of Jacob Johnson - (my great grandfather) who served as a sergeant in Capt. Wm Hargraves Co. of mounted Rangers and Militia - in the war of 1812. Said Jacob

Johnson was b. in Va. at Sept 29-1789. His parents were John & Sarah Johnson. Other children of John & Sarah Johnson were Rebecca, Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, John & David. All born in Va. - the family moved to Ky in 1798 and to Gibson Co. Ind. in 1802.
From your records can you give me any more data of John & Sarah Johnson - (Parents of Jacob Johnson) and was said John Johnson or his father a Revolutionary Soldier?
This is my fathers direct line I am trying to establish and I have it complete as far back as I have given you.
Sincerely,
(Mrs) Fanny Gibbs Cuthbert
130 E. 4 th St.
Mt. Carmel - Illinois
Jan 14-1923.

Jan 14-1923 Mr. Arner - Delivered 130 E. 4th St.
(Mrs) Fanny Ellis Johnson
Dear Sir,
This is my father's direct line I am trying to establish and I have it coupled all your back as I have given you information (please?) no one from Johnson or his father or mother - (James or John Johnson) and we may have data of John & Sarah from your records can you give to me in 1798 and to Wilson Co. Ky. in 1802. David - He was in Va. - the family moves Rebecca, Elizabeth, Mary, Rachel, John & other children of John & Sarah Johnson were his parents were John & Sarah Johnson. Johnson was b. in Va. Sept 29-1784

LOUIS LUDLOW 12TH DISTRICT INDIANA
SUBCOMMITTEES: LEGISLATIVE, CHAIRMAN POST OFFICE AND TREASURY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SEVENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D. C.
March 3, 1935
Dear Mr. Breining:
I will be very appreciative if you will send to me any information shown in your files with reference to John Johnson , a soldier of the Revolutionary War. He is said to have entered the service as a drummer boy and I understand was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. He is buried near Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana.
Sincerely yours,
Louis Ludlow
Hon. Harold W. Breining Veterans Administration Washington, D.C.

Rev. War Section.
Feb. 6, 1883.
Mrs. F. G. Putnam, 130 E. 4" St. Mt. Carmel, Ills.
Madam:
In response to your letter of the 14" ultimo, you are advised that from the papers in the pension claim, S. 32345, it appears that John Johnson was born May 14, 1762, in Hanover Co. Va. and in Feb. 1779, while living in said county, was drafted in Capt. John Anderson's Company and served three months. Fall of 1780, drafted in Capt. Dan-dridge's Company and served three months. August 1781, drafted in Capt. John White's Company, Col. Baytop's Regiment, was at the siege of York and served two months and twenty days, and was discharged Oct. 21, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed Oct. 6, 1835, while a resident of Marion County, Indiana. He moved with his children, whose names and that of his wife, are not stated, from Kentucky to Marion County, Indiana about 18 years after the Revolution.
Very respectfully,
Washington Gardner
Commissioner.

March 17, 1908.
Hon. Albert J. Beveridge, United States Senate.
My dear Senator:
In reply to your letter dated the 13" inst., received by reference from the Adjutant General the 16" inst., I have the honor to advise you that from the papers in pension claim, Ser. File 32345, it appears that John Johnson was born May 14, 1762 in Hanover County, Virginia, and in February 1778, while living in said county, was drafted in Capt. John Anderson's company and served three months. Fall of 1780, drafted in Capt. John Dandridge's company and served three months. August 1781, was drafted in Col. Baileys Regt Capt. John White's company, was at the siege of York, and served two months and twenty days. was dis d Oct 21, 1781 He was allowed pension on an application executed Oct. 6, 1835, while a resident of Marion County, Indiana. His brother Richard was in service with him. Soldier moved with his children, whose names that Blue wife  no names stated, from Kentucky to Marion Co., Indiana, about 18 years after the Revolutionary War. In 1835, he refers to Mr. Thomas Shelton as a neighbor. His name does not appear as John H. Johnson in said claim.
Very respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.
do not state
bounty land date Added 1923