Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38089, for Gideon Johnston, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Johnston, Gideon or Johnson
S. 38089
CONTENTS
N.A. Acc. No. 874 See 0 50 093 Half Pay Gideon Johnston or Johnson

132) Virginia
Gideon Johnston, 28 th Stars Hall Captain of Virginia Line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
scribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 d of April 1818 and delivered to Hon. W. H. Storer, then at Washington.
arrears to 4 th Sept r 1818. 4 18 / 91 mo. $ 91.61 $ 91.61
{Revolutionary claims, {Act 18th March, 1818,}
3 Years
Continued Pension
Died Dec-6-1828 (From A. B.)
Petition sent to Gideon Johnston Esq Saugerties N.Y. 7 Mar 1820
Duplicate Certificate issued 9 th April 1821 and deliv d to the pensioner.
W.C. Selden's statement copied for him 1 June 1833 - R.H. H. H. age 16. 1849.

April 12 Warrenton Va 1849
Wm. Helms with abstract of declaration of Liden Johnston & order for copies &c.
Recd. 12 April 49
Am. 12
Respectfully referred to the Court of Washington Johnston & Helms 3rd Auditor's Office 12 April 12 1849
Wilson
W. Randall

Yr. Sincere Friend

Warrenton, Virginia 18th April, 1849
Sir
I herewith enclose an abstract of a declaration by Gideon Johnston made in Fauquier County Court at its August Term in, 1820, with authority from Wm. H. Jennings his grandson to investigate the claim for additional Land from Va. H. I must therefore request a full copy of Captain Johnston's declaration and the Certificate of allowance of Pension made him by the Department upon said declaration
I am, Sir, Most respectfully, your obedient
Servant Wm. H. Helm
Peter Hooper Esqr. Third Auditor }

born of Certificate
Gideon Johnson at July 5. 1832
March 5, 1852

Pension Office
February 5 th 1850.
It is hereby certified, that I have examined the claim of the Administrator of Gideon Johnson deceased, who claims the difference between eight  Eight dollars per month and ten  Ten dollars per month, from the 6 th day of February 1781, to the 6 th day of December 1825, for services of the said Gideon Johnson as Brigade Quarter Master, in the Virginia State line, in the war of the revolution: Also, half pay for services as Captain of Artillery, in said Virginia State line, from the 1 st of September 1825, to the 6 th of December 1825. And I am satisfied that in the allowance made to the said Gideon Johnson's Administrator, for services of the said Gideon Johnson as Brigade Quarter Master as aforesaid, on the 24 th of January 1850, he should have been allowed at the rate of ten dollars per month, instead of eight dollars per month, and that said Administrator is entitled to receive, under the act of 5 th July 1832, the difference between $8.00 per month and $10.00 per month, from the 6 th of February 1781, to the 6 th of February  December 1825. Also, that he is entitled to half pay for services as Captain of Artillery, at the

rate of $300. a year, from the 1 st day of September 1825, to the 6 th day of December in said year, that being the day of said Gideon Johnson's death, and half pay for said services as Captain having been here before said only up to the said 1 st of September 1825. The amount is payable to William H. Jennings Adm or , attorney Attorney in fact for William H. Jennings Administrator de bonis non of said Gideon Johnson, deceased.
down of Colloquial
Gideon Johnson at July 5. 1832
March 5. 1832

Gideon Johnston 1
Hon Geo. F. Shatford
Garrison's Hotel
Copied for Hon. J. S. Baughman H. D. March 11 1830

Fauquier County State and District of Virginia
On this 16 th day of April 1818 before me the subscriber presiding and sole Judge of the Superior Court of Law of Fauquier County State and District of Virginia personally appeared Gideon Johnston of the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty nine years and resident in the said County who being by me first duly sworn according to law, took on his oath made the following declaration, in order to obtain the pension made by the acts 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 in the year 1775 or 1776 he enlisted as a private soldier in a company commanded by Richard H. Meade deceased of the 2 nd Virginia Regiment on continental establishment. That when this and the first Virginia Regiment on continental establishment were complete, a company of Artillery commanded by Captain Arundel who were called, Goyne's Battery, were chosen from them and that he the said Gideon Johnston was selected as one of this company that he served in this company until a Regiment of Artillery on continental establishment commanded by Col. Charles Harrison and Lieut. Col. Richard Basington, both of whom are dead, was raised, that sometime after he had been attached to this Regiment, he was appointed a Lieutenant in it. That he served three years in the above mentioned companies and Regiment either as a soldier or Lieutenant. That at the end of this time a Regiment of Artillery commanded by Col. Thomas M c Arthur and Lieut. Col. Elias Petermonde of Fauquier County and State of Virginia was raised, in which Regiment he received the commission of a Captain and served in it until Gates Defeat, that in addition to the commission of a Captain he received the appointment of Brigade Master at that time, the duties of which he also performed until the arms service. That

That in Peter's Defeat he lost his Writings containing his commission and all his papers having his grade and station in the Army, that after this defeat he and many brother Officers became supernumeraries, that although he had no actual command he attended the American Army at York, Virginia, and did not consider himself discharged until the surrender of Cornwallis when he and all who had no actual command were discharged verbally. That he was in the Battle which terminated in the defeat of General Peter and witnessed the more memorable scenes of Cornwallis, that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of his country for support, and that he has no evidence of his past services now in his power except the annexed affidavit of Nelson Oldfield Thaddeus Norris, William Norris and John Kempson
Known to before me the day and year above written
P. H. White This 16 th April 1818 Thaddeus Norris, William Norris and John Kempson personally appeared before the subscriber sole and presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Law of Fauquier County State and District of Virginia and upon their oaths deposed that they had been acquainted with Capt. Gideon Johnston the above applicant for a pension for many years, that the utmost confidence ought to be reposed in his honesty integrity and respectability, that he is now old and is so reduced in his circumstances as to require

the aid of his country for support.
Sworn to before me the day and year above written.
Robt. White
I Robert White Judge of the Superior Court of Law of Fauquier County State and District of Virginia do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Prisoner Johnston did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Depart- ment of war pursuant to the directions of the aforemen- tioned Congress.
Robt. White

Lancaster county Pa.
This day came before me, Wilson Cary Selders of the said county & made oath that he served as a surgeon in the Regiment of Artillery, commanded by Col. Elias Edmonds of the County of Fauquier, in the state of Virginia during the Revolutionary War with Great Britain, and that he was well acquainted with Gideon Johnson who was a Captain in same Regiment & who he believes  continued continued as such till the close of the war.
Given under my hand and Seal April 11 th 1818
John McCormick Seal

John Schmitz
George G. Mother
Germania Hotel
Copied for Hon. J. S. Baughman H. C. March 11 1890
I hereby certify that I have frequently seen the Lord work- ing of Judge White and B. Ward and that I know that the one is the Judge of the circuit court of Pendergan county and that other the clerk of that court and that I am well satis- fied that the above signers is their hand and seal.
Yours Affectionately April 21 - 1888

I Berkeley Ward Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the County of Fauquier in the Commonwealth of Virginia do hereby certify that the within named Robert White is the sole and presiding Judge of the said Superior Court.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and annexed my own (there being no official) Seal this 18 th day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & Eighteen
B Ward
18 th April 1861 211-360-1161 53 190 186.40 4.17 4.18 20 $80 11.61 1.61
of which he also has a copy

Gideon Johnston
Gideon Declaration Johnston
232
Sept. 1812
C

Fauquier County State and District of Virginia
On this 29 th August 1820 personally appeared in open Court (being a Court of Record so made by the Laws of Virginia invested with Jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount and with the power of fine and imprisonment and keeping a record of its proceedings) for the County of Fauquier in the State of Virginia Gideon Johnston aged seventy one years resident in the said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war with Great Britain first as a volunteer capt Richard Meade of Virginia that soon after the second Virginia Regiment on continental establishment was raised in which he enlisted as a regular soldier under capt. Richard Meade the officer first named that he was afterwards transferred to a company of Artillery commanded by capt. Munder who was killed on Governor Island in York River Virginia that then a Regiment of Artillery was raised by order of Congress to which the company he belonged was attached that this Regt was commanded by Col. Charles Harrison that he received the commission of Lieut. in this Regt and served as such at Norfolk and Portsmouth two or three years and was there employed in the erection of forts and other military works that he then received the commission of a Captain in a Regt of Artillery commanded by Col. Thomas Marshall and Lieut. Col. Elias Edmund and was employed in active service until Gates defeat that upon the reduction of this Regiment he as a Junior Captain became a supernumerary that he remained with the Army until the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York Town Virginia that in the siege of York Town he lost his house by the batteries of the enemy and the American army it being exposed to both and that all his other property was destroyed by the enemy that the loss of his house is proved by the annexed affidavits of Corbin Griffin and Law Gibbons that the said Gideon Johnston has hitherto received a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 that the annexed is his certificate of pension numbered 232 that the date of his original declaration he can only ascertain by a reference to the pension of his son in Washington the Judge the Hon. Robert White on the blank of his Court having preserved no record of the declaration with the affidavits thereto annexed and the proceedings had thereon - I Gideon Johnston do solemnly swear that I was a valid citizen of the United States on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed  discharged 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 March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities in acts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed that is to say one negro woman aged eighty three years two walnut tables one walnut side board and Bureau one Domestic Carpet one glass wheel one Cotton wheel one Pine table one Spade one shovel and a few old tubs and barrels and sundry small articles in his Shop that the debts due from me exceeds the debts due to me that the former consists of unsatisfied Judgements and Bonds the latter with the exception of a small sum of open accounts of which I have no evidence but my own personal knowledge that I have two children Elizabeth and William that the latter lives in a store and by that means supports himself that the former is married is the wife of William Thompson in whose House I board he being keeper of a public House that I am by trade a Sailor that from defect of sight the consequence of age I am unable to pursue it that I am supported partly by the business of a Huxter that without the pension which I have received for two years past the profits of my business would be inadequate to my support
Gideon Johnson
Signed Sworn to and declared in Open Court this 30 th day August 1820
Thos C Kelly Dye C F B C
Fauquier County Virginia
This 30 th August 1820 William M Nick and Henry B G Pope credible witnesses appeared in open Court and made oath that they have examined and particularly the articles in the Shop of Gideon Johnson they believe upon the most favorable estimation that they are not worth more than one hundred and twenty five dollars Sworn to and subscribed in open Court
Sworn to in open Court this 30 th August 1820. Thos C Kelly Dye C F B C (Wm M Nick) (H B G Pope)
Fauquier County Virginia
This 30 th August 1820 James English and William Thompson credible witnesses of full age appeared in Open Court and made oath that the articles particularly enumerated in his schedule are worth at a proper estimate not more than fifty seven dollars 125 57 (Wm Thompson) 182 James English
Sworn to in Open Court this 30 th day of Aug d 1820
Thos C Kelly Dye C F B C

At a Court of Quarterly Sessions continued and held for Fauquier County the 30 th day of August 1820
Gideon Johnston a Revolutionary Soldier offered his Declaration and Schedule of property which being sworn to by the said Gideon Johnston and by William McNeil and Henry S. G. Pope William Thompson and James English credible witnesses in Open Court is ordered to be filed among the Records of this County. The Court is of opinion that the property in the schedule mentioned is worth One hundred and eighty two dollars. And ordered to be certified -
A Copy Teste
Daniel Withers Clk.
At a Court of Quarterly sessions continued and held for the County of Fauquier the 2 nd day of September 1820
Ordered that Gideon Johnston be exempt from the payment of State tax and County and Parish Levies on one Negro woman slave named Roe she being old and infirm to support herself for the present Year and in future
A Copy Teste
Daniel Withers Clk.
Virginia
Fauquier County, to wit:
I Daniel Withers Clerk of the said Court do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and affidavit and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Records of said Court. And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property in the said schedule mentioned is One hundred and eighty two dollars and For testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 2 nd September 1820
Daniel Withers Clk.

mmu AF Am
May 29, 1924
Chester H. Farthing, Atty., 208 Collinsville Ave., East Saint Louis, Illinois.
Sir:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 38089 it appears that Gideon Johnston , or Johnson, enlisted in 1775 or 1776, served as a private in Captain Richard K. Meade's Company, Second Virginia Regiment until transferred to Captain Arundell's Company Virginia Artillery, was again transferred to Colonel Charles Harrison's Regiment of Artillery in which he was appointed Lieutenant and served in all two or three years, after which he served as Lieutenant, Captain and Brigade Quartermaster in Colonel Thomas Marshall's Regiment of Virginia State Artillery until after the battle of Camden in which he participated. He was also engaged in the Siege of York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 16, 1818 while a resident of Fauquier County,

Virginia aged sixty-nine years.
In 1820 he referred to his two children William, and Elizabeth who was the wife of William Thompson and with whom soldier was then living. The name of his wife is not stated. He died December 6, 1825.
In 1850 soldier's grandson William H. Jennings was a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

38089
INVALID.
Rev
1924-May 29- Hist. to Chester H. Far- thing (MMSF) - 1927-June 13- Hist. to Mrs. H. S. Hollis aunt.
File No. 38089
Gideon Johnston Capt Geo War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Nº 15530
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Gideon Johnson P.M.
Co. L Revolutionary
Discharged _____, 18
4078-
N.Y. Pay _____ Oct. 32
Received _____, 187

B. Mc. L.
Can
James L. Edwards Esq. Jr. Commission of Murtin
Jan 19/50 J. L. Edwards Commission of Murtin (attorney)

Half pay certificate of Gideon Johnson, due Jan y 24, 1850.

Pension Office
January 24 th 1850.
I certify that I have examined the claim of the administrator of Gideon Johnson deceased, who claims half pay for the services of the said Gideon Johnson as Brigade Quarter Master in Col. Marshall's Regiment of Virginia State Artillery (half pay as Captain having been heretofore paid by the State of Virginia) — and I find that under the act of 5 th July 1832, he is entitled to Eight dollars per month for said Gideon Johnson's service as Brigade Quarter Master from the 6 th day of February 1781, to the day of his death, being the 6 th day of December 1825, — and that the amount is payable to William H. Jennings, of Fauquier County, Va, administrator de bonis non of Gideon Johnson deceased, or to W m Helm his Attorney in fact.

House of Reps. Jan'y. 16. 1850.
Sir.
A constituent of mine is interested in the claim preferred for a pension preferred by the heirs of Zideen Johnson late who was a quarter-master in the Virginia State line.
It seems that this claim has been a long time pending and the lady on whose behalf I write is anxious for a settlement of it.
Will you please inform me whether any difficulties & what stand the adjustment of the claim & whether there is a likelihood that it will be speedily settled.
very respectfully
Mr. Chas. D. H.
Jas. A. Edward Esq. C. Mc. Leonard Commission of Pensions

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
District of Col —
County of Washington ss.
On this 9 day of April 1821, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace for the said county of Washington personally appeared Godwin Johnson who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain himself in the regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Marshall in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of Virginia that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the day of December 1820, at or near Hanover Court house in said County he destroyed under the impression that said certificate was of no use after his discharge was expected to That he at present receives twenty dollars per month.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid.
William Wirt
Godwin Johnson
NOTES. The last four blanks are left for the applicant to set forth the time, place, and manner, of the loss or destruction of the original certificate.
The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

Mrs. K. H., Sulligent, Ala.
"Have you any record showing military service of Samuel Allen, Sr., born 1733, died 1811? Whose son was Samuel Allen, born 1764, married 1804, died 1830, his wife being Susan Ruff, born 1782 in Orange County, N. C., died 1857?"
Answer—One Samuel Allen was a pensioner from Revolutionary service in North Carolina. His pension in the Pension Bureau at Washington, D. C., would probably give family record. One Samuel Allen received a land grant of 600 acres in Anson County, N. C., 1750. Can anyone answer these questions?
Sulligent, Alabama,
6/21/27.
Pension Bureau, Washington D. C.
Gentlemen;
As you will note from enclosed clipping, this Editor suggests that I might get further information from your department concerning one Samuel Allen a Revolutionary soldier who later sent June 13 27 drew a pension; or a pension was granted his wife or dependents.
I would very much appreciate any information you may be able to give me concerning said Samuel Allen; date of his birth; enlistment and service; date of death and any thing you may be able to give toward his family record.
Also are there any records in the pension department pertaining to, or covering the service of Gideon Johnson who enlisted in Va. in 1779 and was Capt of a Va State Regiment. Served three years as Capt. of Va. Artillery.
Thanking you for any data you may be able to furnish me toward either above named. I am
Very truly yours,
Mrs. K. L. Hollis.

FARTHING & FARTHING LAWYERS
206 COLLINSVILLE AVE. EAST ST. ILLINOIS
Louis (looked up) mmsf.
April 23, 1924.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
Gideon Johnston, my Revolutionary ancestor, is reported to have served in the Revolutionary War from Fauquier County, Va. The 1790 United States Census of Rockingham County, North Carolina shows him as the head of a family there. If he became a pensioner for services rendered during the Revolutionary War kindly furnish me with the  as full an abstract of his application as to dates as is permissable under the rules of your office.
Very respectfully, Chester H. Farthing Chester H. Farthing.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnston, Henry GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 6011 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Oct. 22, 1789 To Theodosius Fowler
*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.