Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 26,676, for Jacob Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Johnson, Jacob Rachel
N. 26,676
CONTENTS

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Johnson, Jacob Rachel
N. 26,676
CONTENTS

New York 475
Rachel Johnson
Mass widow of Jacob Johnson who was a Pr. & Corporal in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 82 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 20 th day of June 1843 and sent to Oliver Davis, Newburgh, New York
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 1. Page 107.
Reported

Rachel Johnson
Walter base,
afidavit

State of New York County of Albany — 3 — I Albert G Benton clerk of the county of Albany and a clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in the said county of Albany Do hereby certify that Horace Armstrong Esq before whom the foregoing affidavit of Walter Bane was subscribed and sworn to at the time of taking the same a true copy of the premises and for said county and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Horace and hereby certify that the signature to the said affidavit is genuine —
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court & County the 24 th day of April 1859
A. G. Benton Clerk for Asa Dunning Depy Clerk

State of New York Orange County ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber Walter Carse, Attorney and Counsellor of Law a credible Witness who having been duly sworn doth depose and say that the Deponent, has lived in the County of Orange aforesaid about thirty five years all of which time except six years Deponent lived in the Village of Newburgh. In the Winter of the year 1805 according to the best of Deponent's Recollection, he married the daughter of Isaac Warbrough Esquire who owned the House at Newburgh, occupied by General George Washington as his Head Quarters. Jacob Johnson late the Husband of Rachel Johnson the applicant for a pen- sion named in the annexed affidavit liv- ed in the Neighbourhood, as did many other Soldiers of the Revolution. Deponent often saw the said Jacob, and heard him spoken of as having belonged to the Massachusetts Troops in the Revolutionary War, and having obtain- ed a Badge of Merit for his bravery, and good conduct in Storming a Redoubt, under Fay- ette at York Town, and Deponent believes it to be true —
Sworn to and Subscribed & Walter Carse This 23 d day of April 1839 before me H. Armstrong
Justice of the Peace
I certify that I am well acquainted with Walter Carse who made the foregoing affidavit & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity, his statements entitled to full credit & belief. (H. Armstrong)

State of New York & Orange County
Is Personally appeared before the subscriber Lydia Wood a Credible Witness & having been duly sworn doth depose and say that she is eighty six years of age, and that in the Revolu- tionary War she was well acquainted with Jacob Johnson the husband of Rachel Johnson the applicant for a pension, named in the annex- ed affidavits. That after the return of the American Army from the siege of York Town the said Jacob belonged to Brooks Regiment of the line of the State of Massachusetts, as deponent was informed and be- lieves to be true. The said Regi- ment was encamped at Snake Hill, near the residence of deponent's father Joseph Bell- knap, from the return of said army in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, until the disbanding of said Regiment in the year 1783. De- ponent often saw the said Jacob Johnson

at her said father's, during the time the said Regiment lay at Snake Hill as aforesaid - and I do hereby also saith that the said Jacob was afterwards married to Rachel John- =son the applicant, whose maiden name was Rachel Buckingham & that the said Jacob was from the state of Massachusetts, as she as she understood from the conversa- =tions between her said father Joseph Bellknap & the said Jacob Johnson - her said father Joseph Bellknap was originally from Boston -
sworn to and subscribed.
This 9th day of April 1839 before me
Lydia her Wood * mark
Walter Case Justice
I certify that Lydia Wood above named sub- =scribed the above affidavit by making her mark in my presence at the same time show- =ing that she could not write any longer by rea- =son of her advanced age & I believe it true.
Walter Case Justice
Lydia Wood, Affiant

State of New York } Orange County } ss
Personally appeared before the subscriber Duniel Rollknapf a credible witness aged 72 years, and having been first duly sworn according to Law doth depose and say, that she was well acquaint- ed with Jacob Johnson deceased as Private in the company of Captain Collburn of Colonel Brooks Regi- =ment of the line of the State of Massachusetts, on the Continental Establishment in the Revolution- =ary War - after the Capture of Cornwallis, The Cont- =mental army Encamped at Snake Hill in the Town of New Windsor County and State aforesaid - Deponents father lived at the square in the Town and County aforesaid. The said Regiment of Colon- =el Brooks Encamped about one mile from the Residence of Deponents father, who was a native of Boston in said State of Massachusetts. The said Jacob Johnson was often at my fathers. (Deponent was well acquainted with him, and often heard him say that he was from Machias in the State last aforesaid, and Deponent believes it to be true - Deponent often heard the said Jacob and his said father converse about the places where they were born and brought up, Respectively in said State. The said Jacob Johnson continued to serve in the = the Regiment of Colonel Brooks Regiment at Sn- =ake Hill aforesaid from the time the said Regiment Returned from the Capture of Cor- =nwallis in the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, until the sum- =mer of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, during all which time the said Jacob Johnson continued to serve as a pri- =vate or Subaltern in said Regiment - The said Johnson was one of a company of Light Infantry who stormed a Redoubt under the immediate

Command of Fayette, as Deponent was informed by the said Jacob Johnson and others who were at the siege of York Town, shortly afterwards, and believes to be true. For Bravery and good conduct on that occasion, the said Jacob was presented with a badge of merit. Deponent also saith that after the said war, the said Jacob married the Applicant whose maiden name was Rachel Bro- -ckingham. Deponent after the war belonged to the firm of Chauncy Bellknap and company which carried on a heavy business in the manufactu- -ring of flour at Newburgh. The said Jacob worked for said firm, from the year 1803 until his de- -ath about 28 years ago, during which time Depo- -nent often heard the said Jacob relate his ser- -vices. In Brooks Regiment, which relations were confirmed by Paul Sherman and others of the said line of the State of Massachusetts, who had been in the same service, and Deponent believes it to be true, and Deponent also saith that whilst the said Jacob was in the employ of said firm as aforesaid, he went to Boston for the purpose of drawing his bounty, as he informed Deponent and he (Deponent) believes it to be true and Deponent has not the least doubt but that the said Jacob Johnson above mentioned, is the Identical Johnson of Machias described in the Certificate of John Biglow Secretary of the com- -wealth of Massachusetts, annexed to the paper of the applicant on file at the pension office, as Jacob- -Johnson of Machias - That he was married to the applicant by Benjamin Carpenter Esquire of Newburgh some time in the winter of the year 1792, according to Deponent's recollection and belief. Deponent also saith that Captain Samuel Johnson

Of the Steam-Boat Highlander of New Burgh is the Eldest son of said Jacob and Rachel Johnson and that Lydia Wood whose affi- -davit is also annexed is defuncts sister
Sworn to and subscribed this 22 day of April 1839 before me
David B. Blee
Note the word "said" erased & "the" interlined to cover it. The word "Regiment" erased on the last page - the word "applicants" on the 2nd page interlined & also "the" a bove person before signing
Walter Bane Justice

Bachel Johnsonblum
Daniel Bellknap

State of New York } Orange County } p
Personally appeared before the subscriber James Alexander a credible witness to me personally known, and having been duly sworn deposed and saith that he was well acquainted with Jacob Johnson, late the husband of Rachel Johnson the applicant for a pension named in the annexed affidavit, from the year 1796 until his death which happened about 28 years ago. The said Jacob was a private soldier in the time of the Revolutionary war, and belonged to the line of the State of Massachusetts on the continental establishment, as he at that time informed deponent and I believe it to be true. He came originally from Machias, enlisted at Boston, and served upwards of three years in the continental army, and was finally discharged at Snake Hill in the Town of New Windsor near the residence of Joseph Bellknap, as deponent was at that time informed by the said Jacob and others, who had served with him, and believes it to be true. The said Jacob served under Fayette at the storming of a Redoubt at the siege of York Town, for which he received a badge of merit, which was a matter of public notoriety and the subject of common conversation in the Town of New Windsor & Newburgh, where the said Jacob Johnson then resided. In the year 1796 the said Jacob worked for Chauncy Bellknap and company of Newburgh, of which Daniel Bellknap whose affidavit is annexed was one & continued to work there several years. During the time the said Jacob worked with the said Chauncy Bellknap and company, he went to Boston for the purpose of drawing his bounty for services in the Revolution, and when he returned which was in about five or six weeks, he said he had received his bounty and deponent believes it was

True - The said Jacob below that was very poor & distressed -end in his circumstances, & after his return he ap- peared for a while easy in his circumstances. Deponent also saith that he has no doubt that the said Jacob Johnson was the identical Jacob Johnson of Machias and the identical Jacob Johnson of Bridgewater named in the certificate of John P. Bislow Secretary of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts and recorded to be the Commissioner of Pensions in his letter to the Hon. Nathaniel Jones of the 2 d March last past Sworn to and subscribed & This 23 d day of April 1839 } James Alexander before me
Walter Bane Justice
State of New York } Orange County }/
and the said James Alexander in addi- tion to what he has stated above says, that the said Jacob informed him that he served two terms, one of upwards of two years at the com- mencement of the war and the other one year at its termination, & that he was dis- charged at Snake Hill in the Pownal said - Deponent believes it to be true Sworn and subscribed & This 23 d day of April } James Alexander 1839 before me Walter Bane Justice

State of New York & Orange County Sp
Personally appeared before the subscriber Samuel Johnson of the Village of Newburgh a Credible Witness to me personal- ly known and having been by me first duly sworn doth depose and say that he is the Son of Jacob Johnson deceased and Rachel Johnson the applicant for a Pension whose original declara- tion is on file at the Pension office as Depo- nent has been informed and believes to be true. The said Jacob served as a private Sol- dier in the Revolutionary War in the line of the State of Massachusetts, and belonged to the Regiment of Infantry Commanded by Colonel Brooks, and served therein upwards of three years, as Depo- nent was informed by the said Jacob and others who were reputed to have served with him particularly Paul Sherman a fifer belonging to the Massachusetts Troops in the Revolutionary War, & was a Pensioner of the United States at the time of his death. The said Jacob served under Fayette at the siege of York Town & received a badge of merit for his gallantry and good conduct in storm- ing a redoubt with a party under the im- mediate command of Fayette. The said Ja- cob was discharged at the end of the War at Snake Hill in the Town of New Wind- sor, County and State aforesaid. Deponent has often seen his said father's discharge, which he thinks was filed at the War office of the United States. Deponent also saith that the said Jacob Johnson his said father, was the identical Jacob Johnson described in the

Certificate of the Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, referred to in the letter of J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions to the Hon. Dr. Samuel Jones of the 2 d March Instant & the said Rachel Johnson the applicant for a pension before named is his widow, the said Jacob Johnson died about 20 years ago Sworn to and subscribed { This day of April } Samuel Johnson 1839 before me
The word "at the time of his death" on the first page erased before signing
Walter Chase Justice
State of New York
Orange County ss
I Albert S. Benton Clerk of the County of Orange and a Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County of Orange do hereby certify that Walter Chase Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits of Lydia Wood - Daniel Belknap - James Alexander and Clement Johnson were subscribed and sworn to was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the peace in and for said County and further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Justice and truly believe that the signature to the said affidavits is genuine -
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court & County the 24 th day of April 1839 -
A. S. Benton Clerk for Asa Downing D. M. Clerk
Rachel Johnson Pension Claim
Walter Chase Justice N.Y. J. L. Edwards Agent

May 18
Inab
Ny
Skelluk Johnson
The Hon. Rev. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington D.C.

State of New York Orange County ss. I Albert S. Britton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange Do hereby Certify that Walter Case before whom the following declaration of Rachel Johnson purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County; and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Justice and verily believe that his signature to the said Declaration is genuine. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County the 14 th day of January 1839
A. S. Britton Clerk

State of New York Orange County ss
On this Third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty eight personally appeared before the sub- scribed Justice of the Peace in and for the Coun- ty of Orange aforesaid Rachel Johnson a resi- dent of the Village of Newburgh in the Coun- ty aforesaid aged sixty seven years who being first duly sworn according to law doth make  one her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 9 th 1838 "entitled an act granting full pay and Pension to certain widows" That she is the widow of Jacob Johnson late of Newburgh aforesaid who served as a private in the sixth Company of Colonel Brooks Regiment of the line of the State of Mas- sachusetts on the Continental establishment in the Revolutionary War from August first 1777 to December 31 st 1779. Twenty nine months, and also served as a private and corporal in Captain Coburns Company, Colonel Brooks Regiment from January 1 st to December 31 st  1780 twelve months, and was the identical Jacob Johnson described in the annexed Certificate of John P. Kirtland Sec- retary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as Jacob Johnson of Machias of Maine. She further declares that she was married to the said Jacob Johnson by Benjamin Carpenter Esquire, a Justice of the Peace residing at New burgh aforesaid, but now deceased, on the nineteenth day of January in the year one thousand seven hun- dred and ninety two. Deponent is quite sure that she was married on the day and year last aforesaid from the circumstance that Samuel Johnson her el
1792

deponent, will be forty six years old on the second day of February next. She was born one year and thirteen days after said marriage. The said Rachel also saith, that the said Jacob Johnson her said husband died on the last — day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred thirty that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January nineteen hun- dred and ninety four. I was at the time above stated. Deponent also saith that the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Orange is now sitting at Goshen upwards of twenty miles distant from the residence of Deponent and that Deponent is wholly unable to attend said Court by reason of her bodily infirmities occasion- ed by old age —
Sworn to & subscribed this 2 Third day of December 1838 before me
Rachel her J Johnson mark
Note the word "on" erased on the first line and "on" written over the erasure also the figure "1780" interlined the words "of Rachel's" erased before signing
Walter Cuse Justice
I certify that the above named Rachel Johnson subscribed the above affidavit with her mark in my presence & having been duly sworn by me stated under oath that she could not write her name and I believe it true —
Walter Cuse Justice
Rachel Johnson Application for Pension

State of New York Ulster County - 8/
Personally appeared before the subscri- ber a Justice of the Peace in and for the Coun- ty aforesaid Susannah Fowler a credible witness who having been by me first duly sworn ac- cording to law deposes and saith that she is the sister of Rachel Johnson the appli- cant for a Pension whose affidavit is herunto annexed. That the said Rachel is the widow of Jacob Johnson deceased and was married to the said Jacob by Benjamin Carpenter Esquire a Justice of the Peace then residing in the village of Newburgh, sometime in the month of January 1792, Deponent was present at said marriage which took place at the House of William Buckingham in the Town of Newburgh - and County of Orange Ulster That the said Benjamin Carpen- ter Esquire was the father of Leonard and Jacob Car- penter deceased late of Newburgh and also of Polly Fairchild whose affidavit is annexed, and the identical Benjamin Carpenter named in the annexed affidavits - That no Justice of the name of Carpenter ever resided in the Coun- ty of Ulster or Orange aforesaid within the know- ledge of deponent except the said Benjamin Carpenter, who was a Justice of the Peace in for the County of Ulster aforesaid at the time of said marriage and resided at Newburgh aforesaid -
Sworn to and subscribed this 26 Dec 1838 before me J. M. Woodley Justice
Susannah Fowler mark

Note the word "Orvange" erased on the first page before signing D. M. Wolfely Teste -
I certify that the above named Susannah Fowler Submitted the above affidavit with her mark in my presence & having been duly sworn by me stated under oath that she could not write her name and I believe it true
D. M. Wolfely Teste
State of New York } Ulster County }
Yp: I John Ferguson Clerk of the County of Ulster do hereby certify that D. M. Wolfely before whom the foregoing affidavit of Susannah Fowler purports to have been taken was at the date of the same a Justice of the peace in & for the County of Ulster aforesaid & further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such Justice and truly believe his signature to the said affi- davit to be genuine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said County this 5 th day of January 1839 -
John Ferguson Clerk -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, October 23 d 1838.
I hereby Certify, That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Jacob Johnson of Machias served as a Private in the 6 th Company Colonel Brooks' Regiment from August 1 st 1777 to December 31 st 1779 - Twenty nine months - at 40/ per month - and that he also served as a (Private and) Corporal in Captain Coburn's Company Colonel Brooks' Regiment from January 1 st to December 31 st 1780 Twelve months - Six months as private at 40/ and six months as Corporal at 44/ pr. month.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
John D. Sleeper Secretary of the Commonwealth.

312.9 V H 066 Rachel Johnson
David Johnson.
Writer Case New London agent
Admitted Corporal 6 months Private 18 do 2 years
Mr Nathan Jones AR

By His Excellency
George Washington, Esq r General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
These are to certify that the Bearer hereof Jacob Johnson Corporal in the Seventh Mass ts Regiment, having faithfully served the United States Five years & ten months and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby Discharged from the American Army.
Given at Head Quarters the 9 th of June 1783.
G e Washington.
By His Excellency's Command
J. Trumbull, Secy
Registered in the Books of the Regiment.
Jon a Haskell Adjutant.
The above Jacob Johnson has been honored with the Badge of Merit for "Five & ten months years" faithful service.
J. Brooks Lt. Col l Com d 7 th Mass ts Regt.

Head Quarters, June 10 th 1783.
The within Certificate shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace, previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
George Washington.
Secretaries Office Boston Oct 29 1838
A true copy of the original Discharge on File in this office.
John D. Bigelow
Sec'y of Com'te of Massachussetts

WIDOW, &c.
File No. 26 676 Rachel Johnson Widow of Jacob Johnson Corp Rev-war
Act: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 382
[Arrangement of 1870.]

New York 3129
Rachel Johnson widow of Jacob Johnson
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 31. Decem r 1812 of Orange Co, in the State of N. York who was a Priv. & Corp t in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the reg t , commanded by Col. Brooks in the M ty . line for 18 months Pr. _____ 600.00 line for 6 " Corp t . _____ 22.00 $82.00
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 82 Dollars _____ Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of June 1839 and sent to Walter Case, New Windsor, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '39 246.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sept. " 41.00
$287.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 85

New York Rachel Richard Johnson
let. to Hon. N. Jones 2. March 1839 " to Walter Case 5. June " "
Act July 1838

Warwick Or. Co. N.Y.
May 15. 1839
The Hon ble J. L. Edwards,
Sir. I have had the honor to receive (returned) the papers in support of the Claims of Rachel Johnson and Sarah Hallock with your request to be informed whether the reports thereon are to be made to Walter Case Esquire or to myself; and if to the latter - that I would endorse my name on the papers. I have hastened to comply with your request and remain your Obedient Servant
Math t Jones

1089
May 15 1843
NY
Mar 3 1843
Rachel Johnson
Miss Rachel Johnson Esq Governor of Tennessee Nashville Tenn P.S.

Newburgh Orange County New York
May the 1 st 1843
J. S. Edwards Esq. (Com. Pensions) Sir
Inclosed you have Rachel Johnson application for a War certificate for a pension under the act of March 3 rd 1843. applied for which you will please receive as a copy of a copy and if found correct, will enclose me at this place her certificate and oblige your Ob dt ft.
Oliver Davis agent

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3 rd March 1843 granting pensions for one year to certain widows who have received pensions under the act of 7 July 1838
State of New York
Orange County } ss: On this ninth day of May A.D. 1843 personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the peace for the County of Orange Rachel Johnson, a resident of the Town of Newburgh, in the County of Orange, aged seventy — 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 rd March 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Jacob Johnson, who was a soldier and served in the War of the Revolution; And that she received a pension under the Act of 7 July 1838 at the New York City agency at the rate of Eighty two dollars per annum. She further states that she is still a widow.
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above written, before me
her Rachel J Johnson mark
The said Rachel Johnson Subscribed the said declaration by making her mark, not being able to write her name by reason of infirmity
J. F. Munroe Orange County

State of New York
Orange County
On this ninth day of May 1843 before me the Subscribed a Justice of the peace of said County, personally appeared Sarah Hallock who being duly sworn says that she is acquainted with Rachel Johnson now present and knows her to be the widow of Jacob Johnson who was reported & believed to be a soldier in the Revolutionary war - And that she the said Rachel Johnson has drawn a pension of Eighty two dollars per annum for five years under the act of 7 July 1838 And that she the deponent resides in the Town of Newburgh in said County - is now seventy one years of age -
Sworn & subscribed on the day & year above written before me by said Sarah Hallock who signed her name by making her mark, in having never learned to write
her Sarah Hallock mark
P F Huns Pease Orange County
1059
I hereby certify that I am acquainted with Peter P. Huns of the town of Newburgh Orange County N.Y. I write his signature, that the said Peter P. Huns is an acting Justice of the Peace in said County, and that his signature to both the above jurats is in his proper handwriting May 12. 1843.
J. R. Huns M.C.
1059 Oliver Davis agent Newburgh Orange County, N.Y.
Adms prnt & Corp. $825 New York City Agency send as above