Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2,666, for James Johnston, Pennsylvania

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Johnston, James or Johnson
S. 2,666
carded
CONTENTS

Ohio 6107
James Johnson
of Wayne Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Brown of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sedrick in the Pennsylvania line for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of Feb. 1833 — and See No. 7. Ser. H. of R.
Arrears to 4th of Sep. 1832 $ 30 Semi-ant. allowance ending Apr. '33 10
$ 40
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Geo. C. Stiles Clerk, Book D Vol. Page 36
Rate of death not on ab-

James Johnson & Ohio
1812
Rev. Thos. Cunn

BRIEF in the case of  James Johnson of Warren  County  in the State of  Ohio  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 83.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1776 2 Private Gen. Putnam, Col. Hendrick   Jan 1778 2 Tailor " Alger. Genl. Washington   " 2 Private " Rogers.   6 in all  
 5. In what battles was he engaged?  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lancaster County Pennsylvania  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
J. Mohun Examining Clerk.  July 15 1833

James Polk
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State of Ohio Warren County On this third day of October 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Warren aforesaid, now sitting, James Johnson of Clear Creek Township, County & State aforesaid, aged Eighty three years and upward, 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 7th 1832 - That in the year 1776 that applicant resided in the County of Lancaster & State of Pennsylvania, when and where first, about the harvest time of said year, he volunteered his services in the militia of said State, in a company commanded by Captain William Brown, and of which Andrew Waugh was lieutenant, this company belonged to a regiment of militia which was commanded by Col. - Heickick and one John Rodger was a Major in the same. The company to which I belonged and which was commanded by said William Brown was marched to Philadelphia in the month of August of said year and from thence to Trenton New Jersey, from thence to Princeton, Brunswick, and Amboy where one remained a considerable time watching the movements of the British who were at that time on Staten-Island, after we had remained at Amboy some time order came out from what officer he did not know - that each company stationed at that place should furnish a quota of men to join the flying camp - the rest of the members of the company were ordered to return home - and accordingly this applicant did return home after having served about two months - There were many militia troops stationed at Amboy at the same time Capt. Brown's company was there, but this applicant cannot remember the names of any of the officers - In the month of January 1778 this applicant was drafted into the militia service under one Captain - Hoyer & Lieutenant John Harklevidu, for a tour of two months our State-ordered company organized in Harrow Township and was marched from thence to Lancaster, at which place this applicant with others, by an order issued by some officer but who of what grade or rank he does not know was detached from his company & detained at said town of Lancaster for the purpose of making clothing for the rest of men who were marched from that

place to the valley forces where the main army lay under the Command of Genl. Geo Washington; This applicant remained at Lancaster and served out the term of Service for which he had been drafted as before stated, engaged in the making of clothes for the as before mentioned, at the expe- dition of which time he returned home, where he remained until the summer of the same year and in the month of August, when it was reported that the British and Indians were committing depredations upon the frontier on the Susquehanna river, when this applicant in company with many others amounting in the whole to 300 men volunteered their services his service to go in pursuit of the enemy, who had attacked Frelins Fort. Captured it and took 30 prisoners including men women & children; we followed in pursuit of the enemy for many days but were not able to overtake them - When we got within five miles of the aforesaid fort Frelins, we halted & then for the first, organized - John Rodgers was appointed Captain of the Company to which I belonged, but who or with any one was appointed to the Command of the whole this applicant does not remember Nor does he remember how long we were out but he well recollects that he received no pay for this service but was told he should be allowed an credit for a term of two months in lieu thereof - He further states that he served in the whole for the period of six months in the manner above stated & at the several periods above mentioned including the last mentioned term for which he was to be allowed as for a term of two months as before stated - He was in no battle nor did he name any officer other than as before stated - That being now a resident of Warren County aforesaid and of age is now three years and upward and that he never received any discharge nor had he any documentary evidence of his Service Nor does he know of any witness by whom he can prove the same - He further knows Samuel P. McGaw and James David McBride by whom he can prove his character for veracity & that he has for a long time been reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution - He hereby

relinquish every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.  James Johnston  Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year before J. H. Wilds clerk
We, Samuel P. Magaw a clergyman, residing in the neighborhood of the above named applicant for a pension & David McCord residing in the same neighborhood, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with James Johnston who has sworn and subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be upwards of eighty years of age, that he is situated and held in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion and that he is a man of veracity.  Samuel P. Magaw David McCord  Sworn to & subscribed in open Court the day & year before J. H. Wilds clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories proposed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier & served as he states and the Court further certify that it appears to them that Samuel Magaw who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the county of Butler Ohio and that David McCord who has also signed the same is a resident in the county also is a creditable  respectable person & that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Jonathan H. Wilds clerk of the court of common Pleas within & for said county State aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Johnston for a pension.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the court at Lebanon this 8 th Oct 1832.  J. H. Wilds clerk  James Johnston

July 25, 1939
BA-J/AWF our James Johnston-S.2666 Robert Miller-R.7205
Mrs. W. G. Titus Box 426 Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Madam:
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, S. 2666, based upon the military service during the War of the Revolution of James Johnston, as his signature is shown in the claim.
The date and place of birth of James Johnston are not shown, nor are the names of his parents given.
While a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, James Johnston enlisted in 1776, "about harvest time", served two months as private in Captain William Brown's company, Colonel Hedrick's Pennsylvania regiment. He enlisted sometime in January, 1778, marched to Lancaster, in Captain Myers' company, and was detained there to make clothes for the men in the army, length of this service two months. He enlisted sometime in August, 1778, served about two months as private in Captain John Rodgers' Pennsylvania company, in pursuit of British and Indians, along the Susquehanna River.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 3, 1832, at which time he was aged eighty-three years "and upwards", and a resident of Warren County, Ohio.
The papers on file in this claim contain no

discernible data in regard to the family of the soldier, James Johnston.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name and address of person paid, and possibly the date of death of this pensioner, you should apply to The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and furnish the following data-
James Johnson (as he was pensioned) Certificate # 6107 Issued February 20, 1833 Rate $20.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Ohio Agency.
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Robert Miller-R.7205
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in claim for pension, R. 7205, based upon the service of Robert Miller in the Revolutionary War.
The date and place of birth of Robert Miller are not given. He was the son of Patrick Miller of Augusta County, Virginia, name of his mother not shown.
Robert Miller married July 17, 1793, in Augusta County, Virginia, Jane Yowel(?). The date and place of her birth, and names of parents were not stated.
Robert Miller died February 18, 1828, and his widow, Jane Miller, died September 17, 1839, in Green-

brier County, Virginia.
Robert Miller and his wife, Jane, were survived in 1847, by the following children:
William Miller, John Miller, Alexander Miller, Elizabeth Miller, Jane Alexander, Margaret George, all of whom were living in Virginia, in Greenbrier and Monroe Counties, and Mary Perry and Robert Miller, both living in Daviess County, Missouri.
The above named John Miller applied September 26, 1847, then living in Greenbrier County, Virginia, for pension which might have been due on account of the service of his father, Robert Miller, during the Revolutionary War.
It was alleged in the claim that Robert Miller of Augusta County, Virginia, served as Indian Spy, and 1st sergeant, in the Virginia troops, under Captains Robert McCrory or McCrady, John McCrory or McCrady, Thomas Hughart (?), David Gwinn, part of the time under Colonel Sampson Mathews, one tour was as substitute for his father, Patrick Miller: three months in 1777, three months in 1778, went to Kentucky in 1779 or 1780, to protect the inhabitants there, three months in 1780, and three months in 1781, was in the battle of Jamestown, and served until after the surrender of Cornwallis.
The claim for pension was not allowed, as proof of the alleged service was not furnished.
John Miller, brother of the soldier, Robert Miller, was seventy-five years old in 1847, then a resident of Monroe County, Virginia, and his sister, Mary Benston, was eighty-five years old in 1847, also of Monroe County, Virginia.
The papers on file in this claim contain no further discernible data relative to family.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Rev War
2666
1939 July 25 - list to Mr. W. G. Filers. etc.
INVALID.
File No. 2666
James Johnson Pa. Line
Act: June 7, '32
Index: Vol. A , Page 194
[Arrangement of 1870.]

James Johnson Ohio

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims , of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of James Johnson which require further proof or explanation.
I. 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? 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?
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?
Yes
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility?
Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office?
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? Yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
Yes
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 the 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.
† 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 authenticated 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 end 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.

Rev. + 1812
Box 426
Iowa city Iowa
June 19. 1939
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Dear Sirs Can you give me any information about James Johnson who was sent out from the Fort Henry blockhouse at Wheeling, Virginia with Capt William Boggs, Robert Mapswell, Joseph Daniels and a Miller to explore the head waters of Stillwater Creek, now in Harrison Co. Ohio, at which time Captain Boggs was killed. (en. 1793.). Johnson and two others escaped and succeeded in reaching the blockhouse! He was passed sixty years of age. Was not this the same James Johnson who served in the Revolutionary War as a Lieutenant in Gaddis, Command (Monongalia Militia) Virginia. (Return of Officers + Privates from County of Monongahalia for the Expedition to the Indian Country) (Officers under Col. Thomas Gaddis for the Indian Expedition in 1778 against Indian towns west of the Ohio) My 1st 1st Grandfather was active in the Indian warfare during the Rev. He lived in Maryland. Pa- Va and Ohio. I am seeking information of him and
Chas Hance Harrison Co Ohio

his family. Had Bro Thomas. and Saffeth n Griffin. Also can you tell me any thing concerning the Robert Maxwell who at this same time was sent out with Capt. Bogg. Robert Maxwell had rank of Ensign. Headquarters at blockhouse near Wheeling. Va. Robert Maxwell served as an India Scout in the Indian Wars of 1791-92. and before he died drew pension for services in the Indian Wars.
Also can you give me the name, that is the given or christian name of the man J-- Miller who was one of the four men who went or was sent out with James Johnson, Robert Maxwell and Joseph Daniels with Capt Bogg. Was this man Robert Miller?
James Johnson was the name of my Gt Gt Grandfather. Robert Maxwell my maternal Gt Grandfather. Robert Miller (Born in Scotland) was the name of my Gt Grandfather on my Fathers (maternal) side. I believe that these three men who were sent out with Capt Bogg were my Gt. Gt. Grandfather Johnson. Gt- Grandfather Robert Maxwell. and Gt Grandfather Robert Miller. Who at various times lived in Maryland. Western Pa. and in Brooke Co Va. Now West Va. and all of whom finally settled in what is now Harrison & Jefferson Co's Ohio and lived in different parts of that section of Ohio. I would very much

Appreciate any data or information concerning these three men. Did Robert Miller draw a pension for service in Rev. or Indian war. Robert Maxwell's wife was Mary Edie. Robert Miller's wife was Mary or Margaret Nelson-Miller. I am seeking family Historical Records and trying to locate the birthplace of my Grt Grt. Grandfather James Johnson, who was captured by the Indians in 1793 while in camp on McIntire Creek, and held prisoner for two years until the defeat of the Indians by Gen. Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1795 when he was released in accordance with the terms of treaty which followed. I seek to learn his place of birth, his parents name and any data available. Also can you give me any data on Henry Maxwell. Born in Scotland, and who lived and died in York Co. Pa. in part now Adams Co Pa.
Thanking you. I am yours very truly Esther Johnson Titus
Address Mrs W. G. Titus Box 426 Iowa City Iowa
Have young nephew who is interested in military work Capt Robert J. Johnson. Capt Pershing Rifles Crack Squad. R. A. T. C. Iowa State University.

July 25, 1939
BA-J/AWF James Johnston-S.2666 Robert Miller-R.7205
Mrs. W. G. Titus Box 426 Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to the following soldiers of the War of the Revolution-
James Johnson, of Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Virginia during the Revolution, and later lived in Ohio;
Robert Maxwell, Indian Scout, near Wheeling, Virginia (West Virginia);
Joseph Daniels, of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, later moved to Ohio;
Robert Miller, born in Scotland, served in Pennsylvania or Virginia;
Henry Maxwell, born in Scotland, served from York County, Pennsylvania.
Because of the great demand for Revolutionary War data and the limited trained clerical force available for furnishing such information, it is not possible to comply in full with each request which requires so much time and research.
The Revolutionary War records of James Johnston or Johnson, and Robert Miller are furnished herewith. It is hoped that these records will be of interest to you.
Very truly yours
G. H. SWEET Acting Executive Assistant to the Administrator
See her letter in this album James Johnston S. 2666