Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 33334, for Thomas Johnson, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Johnson, Thomas.
S 33 334
CONTENTS

(189) New Jersey
Thomas Johnson, Yarnate Capt Kinsey N J line
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th of April, 1818 and sent to Hon: Genl. Bloomfield, House of Representatives U. States
Arrearages to 4 th Sept. 1818. 4 26 31 mo. $38.70
$ 38.70
{ Revolutionary claims, { Act 18th March, 1818, }
dear

New Jersey
Thomas Johnson, private
Ex V. to be correct

District of the State of New Jersey
In the tenth day of April 1810 before me the subscribed one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas in and for the said county of Burlington in said District personally appears Thomas Johnson aged fifty eight years resident in the poor house of the said County of Burlington who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late 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 that he the said Thomas Johnson enlisted in the fore part of the year 1777 in the Company commanded by Captain McPherson in the first Jersey Regiment belonging to the Jersey Brigade that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the Service of the United States until 1780. and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Monmouth and kept prisoner about nine months and was exchanged and some time after that he was discharged from Service in 1780 in the State of New York. That he was in the battles of Brandy Short Hills, Germantown and Monmouth etc
and that he is in reduced circumstances and stand in need of the assistance of his Country for support and that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said Services - I sworn and declared before me the day and year aforesaid Joseph Budd
I Joseph Budd one of the judges of the court of Common pleas in and for said county of Burlington in said District do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Thomas Johnson did serve in the revolutionary war as stated above in the proceeding Declaration against the Common Enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken before me to the Secretary of the department of war, pursuant to the Directions for the aforementioned act of Congress Given Under my hand and Seal of office the tenth day of April 1810.
Joseph Budd

33 334 Rev INVALID.
File No. 88,884
Thomas Johnson
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 307
[Arrangement of 1870.]