Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1226, for William Johnson, Virginia

SERVICE
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Johnson, William,
S. 1226
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1939 6 Kentucky
William Johnson Wayne Co, in the State of Kent who was a Sgt in the co commanded by Captain Shankle of the regt commanded by Col Stephen in the line for 2 years Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Kent at the rate of 120 Dollars & Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 day of Sept 1833 and Rolls Garth  Northville
Arrears to the 4th of March 241 00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept 60 00 $300
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book E Vol. 9 Page 13

Wm Johnson seq Ken William Johnson D. Buy Roll on Roll from 1776 Sept 372 $120.
Rodeo Galt. Monticello Ib

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of William Johnson further proof or explanation.
1. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned 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? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? no yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? No
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No
XIV. †If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? No
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses?
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct?
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service?
XVI. ‡Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? No
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? No 7.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. 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 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.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
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 claimants 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.
‡ QUERE XVI.  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 paper 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.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, 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.

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State of Kentucky ss Wayne County
On this 24 th day of Sept. 1832 personally appeared before the Court of the County of Wayne, William Johnson a Resident of Wayne County and State aforesaid aged 75 years old on the 2 nd day of August 1832, 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 the 7 th 1832 That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year he thinks of 1776 in the fall or summer then of with Capt James Franklin was appointed & acted as a Sergeant and served in the 10 th Virginia Regiment of the line under the following named Officers, my Captain was James Franklin, 1 st Lieutenant Cluff Shelton 2 nd Lieutenant James Dillard Col. Edward Leptem was first Col. who being promoted our Regiment was commanded by Col. Green at Brandywine Battle. Genl. Wheeler commanded the Brigade, I lived at the time of my enlistment in Bedford County in the State of Virginia, but enlisted in Amherst County Virginia for three years and served the full time & was regularly

discharged at Petersburg in Virginia, at the expiration of my enlistment in writing but have lost the discharge, the particular time when discharged not recollected. I was at the Battle of Brandywine, at the Battle of Germantown, at the Battle of Monmouth during my three years of enlistment & in some other small engagements. After the Battle of Brandywine, my captain James Franklin resigned, and our company was commanded by Capt. Shelton. After I was enlisted, I was marched to Baltimore & was there inculcated for the smallpox & then was marched Northerly & was at said Battle.
I volunteered & was enlisted for 6 months in 1775 (in the year before my said enlistment for three years) under Captain James Buford in Bedford county in the State of Virginia & acted as a sergeant by appointment we marched to Williamsburg Virginia, and the company was soon marched back to the frontier under the command of Col. William Christie and burnt several Indian towns, on the Tennessee River & was discharged.
After my said Enlistment for three years I served one tour of three months as a sergeant in the militia under Captain Jeremiah Pate of Bedford county Virginia & was at the Battle or Siege of Ninety Six, returned home & was regularly discharged.
I again served a small tour under Capt. Charles Christian of Amherst county in

in the State of Virginia as a substitute for Bollinger blade as a sergeant
in writing in all of which terms I was regularly discharged as a sergeant. But as the great length of time past have lost them. I now have no doc- umentary evidence of my service. I know of no person in this country, by whom I can prove my service. The said William Johnson hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that my name is not on the Pension roll of the agency in any State. I claim full compensation for 2 years as a sergeant sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
William Johnson
And the said Court do hereby declare their Opinion that the above applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states
Arch. 25/6099 7/10 Roger D. D. J. Sp. line of the heirs Robert Belsheff
State of Kentucky County of Wayne ss.
I William Simpson Clerk of the County Court of Wayne County 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 In testimony whereof I have

hereunto set my hand and seal seal (having no seal of office as yet furnished) this 27th day of September  June 1833 & in the 42nd year of the Commonwealth
W. Dimpson C.M.C.
13.398 Wm Johnson

INVALID.
New War
File No. 1226
William Johnson, 2d. Sergt. Va. Line.
Act June 7, 1862.
Index:—Vol. a , Page 193
[Arrangement of 1870.]