Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32927, for Isaac Johnson, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
A.H.
Johnson, Isaac
S. 32927
CONTENTS

18,936 Massachusetts
Isaac Johnson 2.
of Northfield in the State of Massachusetts who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Wait of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Bedell, in the N. Hampshire line, for the term of 1 year - (1776.)
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence the 1 st of March 1823.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of April 1823 and sent to Rufus Barton, (by direction) Ludlow, Vermont.
Arrears to 4th of March 1823 - 1: 03 Semi ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sept r 1823 48: 00
4 31
$ 49: 03
{ Revolutionary claim, Acts March 18, 1818, and May 1, 1820, & }
2. 2. col. 111.
1 March 1823.
Franklin County -

18,635.
Isaac Johnson of Northfield Original declaration
On roll of Capt. Wail's company, Beecher's Regt.
Rufus Parton age,
Ludlow, Vermont

Schedule of the property of Isaac Johnson of Northfield in Franklin County and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, applicant for a pension agreeable to an act of Congress passed March 18. 1818, also to an act of Congress passed May 1. 1820.
Iron ware 1.68 — Wooden ware 1.00 — 2.68 Sable furniture 1.50 — Glass ware 50 Cents — 2.00 Brown Earthen 34 — — — — 34 $5.02
Isaac his X Johnson mark

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
FRANKLIN ss.
At a Special Session of the Circuit  the Court of Common Pleas, for the Western Circuit, began and holden at Greenfield, within and for the County of Franklin, on Monday the tenth day of July  Second Monday of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, two
PERSONALLY appeared in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County of Franklin, established as such by the Constitution and Laws of said Commonwealth, Isaac Johnson aged seventy two years, resident in Northfield
in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the
Revolutionary War as follows:
make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the acts of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818 and the 1 st of May 1820, that he the said Johnson in the month of January A.D. 1776 enlisted for the term of one year in the New Hampshire line upon the Continental Establishment in the company commanded by Captain Wait, in the regiment commanded by Colonel Beethel; that he was taken prisoner at a place called the Ceders, while under the command of Major Isaac Butterfield, that he was afterwards during the time of his enlistment exchanged and was at the expiration thereof discharged at Albany in the State of New York; and that he has lost his discharge, by means not now in his recollection; and in pursuance of the act of the 1 st of May 1820
and I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18 th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me, nor have I any income,
other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. I am by occupation a labourer but from age and infirmity am unable to support myself by labour. My wife is forty five years old & unable to labour. I have three children dependent upon me for support viz Lucretia eleven years old, Sarah seven years old & Sukee five years old. I have no evidence other than the depositions of Joshua Church & Zeriah Weeks & this declaration, now in my power of my said services. And I first made application for a pension before the Hon Jonathan Leavitt Judge of the Court of Common Pleas April A.D. 1818.
Sworn to and declared, on the before the said Court.
thirteenth day of August A.D. 1822
Attest, E. Alvord CLERK.
Elijah Alvord clerk of the aforesaid Court, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and do hereby certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is five dollars and two cents, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the said Court on this thirteenth day of August 1822 E. Alvord Clerk

32927 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32927
Isaac Johnson
Rev  Rev  Rev
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Lev Judge Leavitt who resides in Greenfield Mass s , certify the day on which applicant made his declaration & that it was done according to law. The Deft.
Nov. 26/1892

H. C. Calhoun Secretary of War
I have sent the Papers of Israel Johnson to obtain his Pension I wish you to Send the Certificate to Rufus Barker Rudlow Vermont Windsor County
If you doubt Beethes Argument in 76 being under the Continental Establishment you will find that a Mr Bacon and Mr Gardner of Chesterfield in New Hampshire are Pensioners and was in no other Service but in the year Service under General Beethes in 76 at a place called the Cedars
Rudlow December the 15 th D 1822
Rufus Barker

Deposition of John Wetmore San Mateo
That on the day of my deposition, I was at the residence of my friend, Mr. John Wetmore, in the city of San Mateo, State of California. I was there in company with several other gentlemen, among whom was Mr. [illegible]. We were all engaged in conversation upon various subjects, and at the time of my deposition, we were all present and accounted for. The conversation was of a general nature, and no particular subject was pursued with any degree of particularity. I am the only one who can testify to the facts of this deposition.
Given under my hand and seal this [illegible] day of [illegible] in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and [illegible].

I John Watson of Northfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawfull age do testify and say that on the fourth day of April 1818 I made my application for a Pension from the United States before the Hon ble Judge Jonathan Leavitt Esq r of Greenfield in the County of Franklin. at the same time and while I was present. Isaac Johnson of said Northfield, made his application to said Judge for his Pension, and I have since understood that said Johnsons application with the accompanying Papers were lost or mislaid
John Watson
Franklin ss: Aug t 17 1822 Then personally appeared John Watson signer to the above deposition and made solemn Oath to the truth of the same before me Obad h Dickinson Jus. Pac e
Franklin ss: Aug t 17 th 1822 I hereby certify that John Watson the aforesaid deponent is considered to be a Man of Truth and Veracity W th Obad h Dickinson Jus. Pac e

Deposition of grace Read of Parfitt
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page. The text is mostly illegible but appears to be a continuous narrative.]

I Isaac Read of Northfield in the County of Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts of lawfull age do testify and say that on the fourth day of April 1818 I made my application for a Pension from the United States before the Hon ble Judge Jonathan Sewall Esq r of Greenfield in the County of Franklin. at the same time while I was present Isaac Johnson of said Northfield made his application to said Judge for his Pension and I have since understood that said Johnsons application with the accompanying Papers were lost or mislaid. Isaac Read
Franklin ss: Aug t 17 th 1822 Then personally appeared Isaac Read the above deponent and made solemn Oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Obad h Dickinson Jus. Pac t
Franklin ss: Aug t 17 th 1822 I hereby certify that I consider Isaac Read the aforesaid deponent to be a man of Truth and Veracity and that he is so considered by his Neighbors. Att d Obad h Dickinson Jus. Pac t

Hon. Jon a Leavitt Affidavit
Wish you to send the Certificate to Rufus Banton Lueder Vermont - if possible to Danas at all are to draft for the Johnson is in a suffering condition
Rufus Banton

I Jonathan Hewitt of Greenfield in the County of Franklin in the State of Massachusetts testify & say that, on the fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & figh- teen, I gave John Gurn of South- field in said County, for the purpose of returning a per- son for his services in the Army of the United States in the time of the revolution- ary War, making Declaration in writing at my Office in Greenfield aforesaid. & delivered the same, & made Oath to the same before me as one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the West- ern Circuit in the State aforesaid. And I certified the same & caused the Seal of said Court to be thereunto affixed, & sur- rendered the papers to the Secretary at War. Of this I have no doubt, as I find in my Day Book a charge to him, of the stated sum for my fees for attending to the same, which was not paid until this day. unpaid. — What has become of the original papers I know not — I cannot find them in my Office — Nor after the Depart- ment, with the rest of the papers. Jonathan Hewitt

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss Jan y . 20. A. D. 1823 - Then personally appeared before me the Hon. Jonathan Leavitt who is well known to me and is a credible witness, and made oath that the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed is true
Elijah Alvord Justice of the Peace
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss I Elijah Alvord Clerk of the Judicial Courts holden at Greenfield within and for the County of Franklin aforesaid do hereby certify that Elijah Alvord above named is a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid duly commissioned and qualified, and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth, and that the above certificate of the caption of the foregoing affidavit and the signature thereunto are in his own proper hands writing.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said County this twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three
E. Alvord Clerk

Deposition of Joshua Church for Isaac Johnson

I. Joshua Church of Chester in the County of Windsor and State of Vermont of Lawful age do testify and say that I enlisted in the year 1776 in the Service of the united States in the Revolutionary War. I belonged to Colonel Beethes Regiment that I was acquainted with one Isaac Johnson a private Soldier that listed in Capt. Waith Company in the Regiment that I belonged to and our enlistment was for one year and I Johnson was taken Prisoner at the Cedars while under the Command of Major Isaac Butterfield and I was knowing to I Johnson serving his time out and I was a prisoner with I Johnson taken at the Cedars and I further testify that I am not interested in any application for a pension
Joshua Church
State of Vermont } At Chester in S d County on Windsor County ss } the 18 th day of June 1822
I, Joshua Church of Chester in the County of Windsor & State of Vermont, personally appearing, & after being carefully examined, & duly sworn, made oath that the foregoing deposition by him subscribed, contains the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Before me Aaron Hoadley Just. Peace Further testify that the above named Joshua Church, is well known to me, and is a credible Witness. Subscribed by Aaron Hoadley Just. Peace

State of Vermont } Woodstock County Clerk's Office Windsor County ss August the 22 d A D 1822 -
This Certifies that Amos Heald is one of the Justices of the Peace within for the County of Windsor and that the witness is his Signa- ture
In Testimony whereof I Benjamin Swan Clerk of the County Court within for said County hereunto affix the Seal of said Court and subscribe my name the day & year above
Benj n Swan

Deposition of Noah Webb

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. I Elijah Alvord clerk of all the Judicial Courts holden for the County of Franklin do hereby certify that Thomas Cobb Esq, who has with his own hands subscribed the caption of the within affidavit was on the day of the date thereof and still is a Justice of the Peace duly commissioned & qualified and acting under the authority of this Commonwealth and that full faith is and ought to be given to his acts as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said County this thirteenth day of August A. D. 1822.
E. Alvord Clerk

I Uriah Weeks of Northfield in Franklin County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Lawful age do testify that soon after that I enlisted in the Service of the United States in Central Pointen Regiment that I became acquainted with one Isaac Johnson a private soldier who belong to Capt. Hall Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Beek in the Washington Expedition we went up to the place that was called the Cades under the command of Major Isaac Butterfield and was taken prisoners at the Cades and I am knowing to said Johnson serving out his enlistment which was for one year and further testify that I am in no way interested in the event of his application for a pension
Uriah Weeks
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Franklin ss. Orange August 12 th 1822 then
Uriah Weeks of Northfield in said County of Franklin personally appeared & after being carefully examined & duly cautioned made oath that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed contains the truth the whole truth & nothing but the truth before Thomas Cobb, Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge the above named Uriah Weeks is a credible Witness
Thomas Cobb, Just. Peace

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnson, Isaac GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER 8474 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED April 23, 1790 To Joseph Meeker, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.