Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16618, for Timothy Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Johnson Timothy Betsey
W. 16618
CONTENTS

2337.
Lt to R.R. Hall June 3 1843
New Hampshire
Timothy Johnson
of Stafford in the State of N H who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain  of the reg t commanded by Col Johnson in the N H line for 8 Mos 6 Days Mass. Continental
Inscribed on the Roll of N H at the rate of 27 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 rd day of Nov 1832 and sent Amasa Copp. Wakefield N H
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $40.98 Pemi=ant. allowance ending 4/2a 33 13.66
$54.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H. H. Blair Clerk, Book D - Vol. 1 st Page 162 .
W

New Hampshire
Betsy Johnson widow of Timothy Johnson who was a Private N.H. in the New Hampshire line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 27 Dollars 32 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of December 1843 and sent to Richard Russell
Rochester New York (should be NH)
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 18.
Pension ret'd to sent to her at Rochester N.H. Apr 13. 1844
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4. March to 15 June 1839. Aged Notified, Oct 19. 1844
22 Dec, 1843

30
Trinity Johnson
Primate
8 Months & 6 days
Admitted
Return 27 Oct 1832
Must be more explicit in regard to the length of his first service
26 66  $ 27.32
To Amasa C. H. Wakefield N.H.

3619
BRIEF in the case of  Timothy Johnson Brookfield, Mass. No 67 in the State of New Hampshire (Act 7 June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? age not mentioned - but his brother who is an applicant see 3620, is 85 -  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. As a Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served. Gen.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 19 Apr 6 Volunteer Col Sam Johnson   1776 Jan'y March 2 - " Genl M c Albott   July 1776 - to the latter part of Jan'y 1777 8 - " Col. Glover 14 th Continental Reg t  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? at Newton  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Andover Mass.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional evidence - one living witness his brother to whom he refers - he also is an applicant - see No 3620  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? No Clergyman's Certif. & age not mentioned 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
H. B. Easton Examining Clerk.

"In the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty four April twenty ninth. Timothy Johnson and Betty Poor of Andover were married by William Symmes. Pastor of the first Church in Andover."
And I Samuel Johnson certify that the above extract is a true copy of the Records of said town of Andover with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible letters & figures as follows
"A. D. 1784. April 29."
I Samuel Johnson above named declare and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Town of Andover in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts & have the custody of the Records of said town of Andover and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said town of Andover with the exception above named as certified by me
Samuel Johnson Jr. Clerk of the Town of Andover
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Sworn this twenty ninth day of April A. D. 1840. M. Newman, Just. Peace
Before me

3619 Vinn Johnson
[Faint, mirrored cursive handwriting, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832
State of New Hampshire
Shafford County ss
Superior Court of Judicature
August Term 1832 On this twenty second day of August 1832 personally appeared before the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature now in session at Gilford within said for said County of Shafford Timothy Johnson a resident of Brookfield in the County of Shafford and on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832 That on the 19th day of April 1775 he volunteered his services to his Country and on the alarm went to Lexington and from there went to Cambridge near Boston Massachusetts and was absent five or six days during which time he belonged to the Regiment commanded by Col d Samuel Johnson of Andover he again volunteered in January 1776 in the Regiment commanded by Col d Smith of Ipswich for two months at the siege of Boston and served two months as a

a private soldier in said Regiment, & returned home the latter part of March 1776. - He again volunteered in the latter part of July or first of August 1776 in the company commanded by Capt. John Abbot of Andover, Massachusetts. A Mr. Maloon of Methuen was Lieutenant in said company. We first marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, then to East Hartford, to West Hart- ford & to New Haven, then to Fairfield in Connecticut, where the company was stationed about two months. Thence we marched to a place called the Horse neck & then into New York at Phillips Manor, & while there his term of service expiring, he volunteered in the company commanded by Capt. Joseph Lee of Middlesex in the 14 th Continental regiment commanded by Col. Glover, and served as a soldier in Capt. Lee's company until the latter part of January 1777. after joining Col Glover's Regiment we marched through Morristown, where he saw Genl. Sullivan, then went to Delaware River, and marched down the Pennsylvania side to Newtown, then on Christmas day 1776 we marched to McCallkey's ferry and crossed over into New Jersey under the command of Gen. Washington; at At three o'clock in the morning orders were given to march to Trenton, where we surprised and took 800 or 900 Hessian prisoners, he

continued constantly in the service from the time of his enlistment in Capt. Abbott's Company as aforesaid until the latter part of January 1777, which completed six months. That he never had any written discharge from any Officer during the periods while he was in the service that he resided in Andover in the County of Essex and State of Mass - Churatts when he entered the Service as aforesaid but now resides in Brookfield aforesaid and has resided there for forty eight years: that he does not know of any officer or soldier living that can testify to his services aforesaid except his Brother Phineas 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 the Agency of any State
Timothy Johnson
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
We, Josiah H. Hobbs residing in Wakefield and Amasa Cope residing in Wakefield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Timothy Johnson , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 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
Amasa Cope Josiah H. Hobbs
24 August 1832 in open Court
Attest, S. Pierce, Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the

afore said eight years: that he does not know of officer or soldier living that can testify to his services aforesaid except his Brother Phineas 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 the Agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Timothy Johnson
We, Josiah H. Hobbs residing in Wakefield and Amasa Coffin residing in Wakefield hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Timothy Johnson , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a sol- dier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the
Amasa Coffin Josiah H. Hobbs
24 th August 1832 in open Court Attest, A. Peirce, Clerk
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 certifies, that it appears to them that Amasa Coffin who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Magistrate resident in the said Wakefield and that Josiah H. Hobbs , who has also signed the same is a resident in the same Wakefield and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit and they are Commissions of this Court.
I, Andrew Peirce Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Timothy Johnson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court of office, this 24 th day of August 1832.
A. Peirce, Clerk

8953
Betsy Johnson
N Hampshir
Act 7 th July 88
A admitted
Amo 6 days
priv
$27.32 per an.
Rich d Russell Esq. Rochester N Hampshir

Dear -
I JOSIAH STEVENS, JR. Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Nath Thayer is an acting Judge of the Court of Common in and for the county of Cambridge duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the fourth day of Jan'y 1841 and will expire on the twelfth day of December 1856 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this twenty eighth day of April 1843
Josiah Stevens Jr
Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire Carroll County - }
On this twenty fourth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me Nathaniel Rogers a justice of the Court of Common Pleas. Betsy Johnson a resident of Brookfield in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire aged eighty nine years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 and the act of Congress passed March 3, 1843.
That she is the widow of Timothy Johnson who was a soldier in the Massachusetts Militia & Continental line as set forth in his declaration to establish his claim to a pension. She further declares that she was married to the said Timothy Johnson on the 29 day of April 1784 in Andover Mass a and that her husband the aforesaid Timothy Johnson died on the 15 th day of June 1839. and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Attest. Hannah Goodhue
Betsy X Johnson mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before me Nath l Rogers, Judge of C.C. Pleas
I also certify the within named applicant cannot from bodily infirmity attend Court, Nath l Rogers

State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Jeriah Stevens , Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Frank Colbourn is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Carroll duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 21 st day of November 1842 and will expire on the 21 st day of November 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said State this 28 th day of April 1843.
Jeriah Stevens Secretary of State.

State of New Hampshire
Carroll County ss. Be it known that before me Charles Colman a justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Betsey Johnson and made oath in due form of law that she is the widow of the identical person named in an Original Certificate in her possession of which. I certify the following is a true Copy Charles Colman
War Department
Revolutionary Claims
I certify, that in conformity with the Law of the United States of the 7 th June 1832 Timothy Johnson of the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Army of the United States is entitled to receive Twenty seven dollars and thirty two cents per annum during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March 1831 and payable semi-annually on the 4 th of March and 4 th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States this Twenty Third day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. Examined and _____ Lieut. Col. P. Counter signed. J. L. Edwards Secretary of War
That she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of the above mentioned Timothy Johnson. That she now resides in Brook field in said County and State and has resided there for the space of fifty years past.
Signed & sworn to before me this _____ day of _____ 19____ Joseph Goodwin Butler  X Johnson
To the truth of which statement I am fully satisfied. middle
Sworn and subscribed to this twenty fourth day of April 1843.
Before me Charles Coleman Justice of Peace

Sworn and subscribed to this twenty fourth day of April 1843.
Before me Charles Coleman Justice of Peace
Know all men by these presents That I Betsy Johnson of Brooksville in the County of Carroll and State of New Hampshire Widow of Timothy Johnson late of said Brooksville an Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint Richard Phipps my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to receive from the Treasurer of the United States the arrears of Pension due my late Husband at the time of his death viz from the 4th day of March 1839 to June 15th 1839.
Witness my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of April 1843.
Sealed and delivered in presence of.
Joseph Goodhue
Betsy
X
Johnson mark
State of New Hampshire
Carroll County ss. Be it known That on the twenty fourth day of April 1843 before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared Betsy Johnson above named and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her free act and deed.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand the day & year last above mentioned.
Charles Coleman Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire
Carroll County ss. Be it known That on the twenty fourth day of April 1843 before me Nathaniel Proctor Charles Coleman a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by the laws of the State to administer oaths personally appeared Richard Phipps the Attorney named in the foregoing Power of Attorney and made oath that he has no interest what ever in the Money he is authorized to receive by virtue of the foregoing Power of Attorney either by any pledge, mortgage, sale, assignment or transfer & that he does not know or believe that the same has been so disposed of to any person what ever. Sworn and subscribed the day & year last above written. Before me Charles Coleman Jus. Peace

State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Joseph Swan Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Amasa L. Weston is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Stafford duly Commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the fifth day of December 1835 and will expire on the fifth day of December 1840 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said State this 28 th day of April 1843.
Joseph Swan Jr Secretary of State.

I Phoeas Johnson of Brookfield in the state of New Hampshire, aged Ninety three years and three months old, do testify and On Oath declare that I am brother of Timothy Johnson, late of said Brook- -field deceased; that I remember that On the alarm of the Battle of Bunker Hill My Brother Timothy went with other Citizens of Dover Mass. for the scene of Action and was about six days, that the year after in 1776 he entered for three months and Marched into the State of Connecticut after he had served three months out he again entered into Captain Lee's Company and went into the Jerseys and served three months more was present at the Battle of Trenton under Gen Washington and after the battle of Trenton his term of Service have expired he returned home. I also know that Timothy went a privateering but how long he was about I am unable to State My Brother left a Widow, who is still living in Brookfield, whose Maiden name was Betsy Poor. he was Married in Andover Massachusetts I was present at the Marriage - he never had but one wife. She is now eighty five years old and very decrepit and without any property Witness Amasa Copp - Phoeas his Johnson Mark
State of New Hampshire Shafford County ss September 7. 1840 Then personally appearing Phoeas Johnson and made oath that the above affidavit by him signed is in his belief just and true
Before me Amasa Copp Justice of the Peace

Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16618 m
Betsy Johnson Wid of Timothy Johnson Phil Rev War
Act: Mch: 3 d  143
Index:—Vol. a , Page 380
[Arrangement of 1870.]

No 7314.
New Hampshire
Rep June 6
Betsey Johnson
widow of Timothy Johnson
who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 - and who died on the 15 th : June, 1839 of Carroll Co in the State of New H - who was a private in the company - commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt - commanded by Col: Johnson in the N. Hampshire line for 8 mos: 16 days
Ascribed on the Roll of Portsmouth - at the rate of 27 - Dollars 32 Cts per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th : - day of June 1843 and sent to Richard Russell, Rochester, N.H. -
Total amount, $136 - 00 -
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by William Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 - Page 43 -

No 8953 Betty Johnson N. Hamp te
Suspended
Dat 7 th July '38

Manchester N.H. Aug. 2 nd 1843
Sir
Herewith is enclosed the Declaration of Betsey Johnson for a renewal of her Pension -
Very respectfully
Your obedt Servt
Michael Russell
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington D.C.

Washington N. H. Dec. 14. 1843
Sir
Herewith is returned the Declaration of Widow Betsey Johnson for a Pension under the Act of March 3 rd 1843.
I am your obedt Servt
Richard Phelps
James L. Edwards Esq.
Commr. of Pensions
Washington D.C.

330
Betsey Johnson
$27.32
Rich d Russell
Rochester
N.H.

State of New Hampshire.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, Thomas P. Treadwell, Secretary of the State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Charles Colman is an acting Justice of the Peace, in and for the County of Carroll duly commissioned and qualified; that his Commission was dated on the 21 st day of December 1842 and will expire on the 21 st day of December 1847 and that his signature to the annexed instrument is genuine.
Given under my hand and the Seal of said State this 12 th day of December 1843
Thomas P. Treadwell Secretary of State. By John Town Deputy Secy of State

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 d March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of July 7. 1838. State of New Hampshire
Carroll County ss. On this tenth day of June 1843 personally appeared before me Charles Colman a justice of the Peace in and for said County Betsy Johnson a resident of Bristol in the County of Carroll aged eighty nine years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d March, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Timothy Johnson who was a soldier in the Massachusetts militia in the years 1775 & 1776 as set forth in her previous declaration in order to obtain a pension for five years and that she has received a pension for five years at the rate of twenty seven dollars and thirty two cents per annum under the Act of July 7. 1838. She further declares that she is still the widow of the said Timothy Johnson.
Witness M c C. Russell
Joseph Goodhue
Betsy her X Johnson mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written.
Before me
Charles Colman Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Betsy Johnson is a credible person to me well known.
Charles Colman Justice of Peace

State of New Hampshire Strafford ss. I, Winthrop A. Mawston Register of the Court of Probate within and for said county certify that the within named Charles Coleman is a justice of the peace within and for our county of Carroll duly commissioned and sworn; that his said commission bears date December 21. A. D. 1842 - and will expire December 21. 1847. and that I have no doubt that the two several signatures within, pur- porting to be his, are his genuine signatures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court of Probate, this first day of August A. D. 1843
W. A. Mawston, Regt. of Probate

It is an official perversion of the probate seal to verify any other than the acts of the Probate Court.
GMC
8/30
Betsy Johnson
$27.32
Recd. of Rapselle
Rochester
N.H.

ms A.9.2.6 v.3

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
August 8 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the third section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, The widow of Timothy Johnson, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Portsmouth, N.H. Agency, at the rate of twenty seven Dollars and 32 Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of March — to the 15 June 1839,
Respectfully, yours,
Judson H. Harris
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Monkton N. H. April 26. 1843
Sir
Herewith is enclosed sundry papers with a view to establish the claim of Mary Johnson widow of Finis Johnson late of Monktonfield and to a pension for 5 years under the act of July 7. 1838 and to continue her pension under the act of 3 March 1843. and also a power to demand the arrearage due at the death of her late husband. The sum of arrearage is so small that I will beg the favor of your admin in the case instead of employing an agent in the next of Congress.
I am your very obed servt
Richard Phipps
J. L. Edwards Esq
Washington City

Inver.
S. Edwards Esq. City Washington
"Pension affair"
D.C.

Wakefield N.Y.C. Nov 12 1882
Sir
I herewith return the Papers relative to Tim Johnson . The statement of five or six days you write is too "vague"; On reexamination you will perceive the word "about" is not used in Mr Johnson statement. He states that he was absent five or six days, he would be content, if the Department would allow the five days; that being the least period of time fixed; but if that is too vague I am authorized by him to state that he will relinquish the same and be content with eight months service under Colo Smith & Glover
I am in very respectfully yours Amasa Cope

I Phineas Johnson of Brookfield in the county of Stafford and state of New Hamp- shire aged eighty five years depose and say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Johnson of Brookfield, who is now present, that he went as a volunteer to the siege of Boston and was absent two months in January February & March 1776 That he again volunteered as a private soldier in July 1776 in the company of Captain Abbott, who raised and raised a Company in Andover Massachusetts that he was absent in the Army till the latter part of January 1777 I understood at that time that he was with Genl. Washing- ton when he surprised and took the Hessians at Trenton in New Jersey. I Remember well of seeing a Hessian cap that Mr Johnson brought home Phineas Johnson State
State of New Hampshire Stafford ss August 22 1832 Then personally appeared Phineas Johnson and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him signed is Just and true
Myore me Amasa Copp Justice of the Peace

I certify that Phineas Johnson who made the within affidavit is a man of truth & veracity
Amasa Copp Justice
Stratham N.H.
State of New Hampshire
Stratham, ss. I Andrew Peirce, Clerk of the Superior Court of Judicature, for said County of Stratham, certify, that Amasa Copp Esq. before whom the within affidavit was taken, is a Justice of the Peace for said County, and the signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 24 th day of August A.D. 1832.
A. Peirce, Clerk