Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45421, for Orange Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Johnson, Orange
S. 45421
CONTENTS
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9136 New-york
Orange Johnson
of Lisle in the state of New-york who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Vose of the Massachusetts line, for the term of Seven years
Inscribed on the Roll of New-york at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 25 th of Ap r 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 th of Ap r 1819 and sent to Jona Lewis Esq r . Lisle Broome Co New-york
Arrears to 4th of Mar 1818 - 10 6 / 30  2 / 3 82. 63 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Ap r 1819 6 mos 48.
$130.63
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
continued
Information Book No 2 1820 etc. Orange Johnson New-york

Orange Johnson, private, Lisle, Broome Co. New-York. November 1746, to June 1783. Col o . Nese's regim t . Massachusetts line. April 25, 1818.
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Jonathan Lewis Judge, Lisle, Broome Co. New-York.

State of New York. Broome County ss. On this 25 th day of April A.D. 1818 before me the Subscriber, one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for the County of Broome, personally appears Orange Johnson, resident in said Broome County, aged fifty six years, 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 land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war", that the said Orange Johnson enlisted in the month of November 1776 at Saratoga in the State of Massachusetts in the company commanded by Capt. Orange Stoddard of the first Massachusetts Regiment under Col. Joseph Darr that he continued to serve in the said Corps as in the service of the United States until the month of June A.D. 1783, when he was discharged from service in the town of Newburgh State of New York - that he was in the battles of Monmouth & Red Bank in Virginia that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he hath no other evidence (except what is herewith inclosed) now in his power of his said services - Orange Johnson
I was to and declared before me the day and year first above written - Jon L. Lewis
Judge of Broome Common Pleas
1818
Broome County ss. On this 25 th day of April A.D. personally appears before me one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Broome, and being by me sworn according to law, saith that he was personally acquainted with Orange Johnson during the revolutionary war, and knew that he served in the American Army for several years upon the continental establishment - Edward Johnson , sworn to and declared before me the day and year above written Jon L. Lewis Judge of Broome Common Pleas

Brown County Tenn. James Buchanan after being elected to the position of Sheriff, that he has for a number of years been acquainted with George Johnson above named, and believes his statement above made relative to his situation is correct -  James Buchanan Sheriff  Jan 25 th 1818  James Buchanan
Brown County Tenn. I am one of the Judges of the Court of Sessions and I have no objection to the said George Johnson being as a witness in the proceedings against the said Johnson in the said Court against the said Johnson for a conspiracy to defraud the said Johnson of the sum of one hundred dollars.  James Buchanan  Jan 25 th 1818
Brown County Tenn. I am one of the Judges of the Court of Sessions and I have no objection to the said George Johnson being as a witness in the proceedings against the said Johnson in the said Court against the said Johnson for a conspiracy to defraud the said Johnson of the sum of one hundred dollars.  James Buchanan  Jan 25 th 1818
Brown County Tenn. I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office and that the signature of the said James Buchanan is his free act and deed.  James Buchanan Clerk  July 13. 1818
Change Johnson
Change Johnson

Broome County ss I James Stoddard of the town of Delhi County of Broome after service, being duly sworn, saith, that he has for a number of years been acquainted with Orange Johnson above named, and believes his affidavit above made relative to his situation is correct - Sworn before me the 25 th day of Jan y 1818 James Stoddard Judge of Common Pleas I Jonathan Lewis one of the Judges of Broome Common Pleas as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Orange Johnson did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common Enemy - & I now transmit the proceed- ings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War Pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress of 1818 Jonathan Lewis
Orange Johnson
I Jonathan Lewis one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas of Broome County do certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Orange Johnson believing his circumstan- ces are such that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - Jonathan Lewis
Broome County ss.
I hereby certify that the above named Jonathan Lewis at the time of signing the above was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County and that the signatures are of the proper hand writing of the said Jon a Lewis
Orange Johnson
Broome Clerk's Office July 19. 1818
A. D. D. D. Clerk

Broomfield Co. Fla.
In the Matter of Orange Johnson a Rev. Presb. Ch.
9136
Sep 1 1829
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State of New York Broome County
On this 13 th day of September 1820 personally appeared in open Court being the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions of the Peace in and for said County of Broome a Court of Record proceeding according to the course of the Common Law with a Jurisdiction unlimited in the point of amount making a record of their proceedings and having also the power of fine and imprisonment. Oran Johnson agra 58 years resident of the Town of Lisle in said County of Broome who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows to wit from June 1777 until June 1783 and in the company commanded by Captain Oran Stockard about 2 years of the time aforesaid and in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Joseph Vose in the Massachusetts line and that the date of his original declaration was 25 th day of April 1818 and that the number of his pension certificate is 9136 and that I was in the Battle at the taking of Burgoyne and I was at Monmouth Battle Monmouth County New Jersey and in the Battle previous to it at the retreat from Rhode Island and I was in the Battle at James River Virginia under the Command of the Marquis De La Fayette and was at the siege of Yorktown York County Virginia and at the taking of Cornwallis at the place aforesaid. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States 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 of March 1818 and 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. Schedule of the property of the above named Oran Johnson — That he owns 32 acres of land in Lisle upon which there is a mortgage of about 250 Dollars now due on Table & chairs two tin milk pans & tea cups and saucers 3 earthen plates 4 small do 2 old pewter plates 4 pewter plates one pewter tea pot 3 small pewter basins 1 mug one cream pitcher one rail kettle one pot one ash kettle one camp kettle 1 broken tea kettle one spider one frying pan one pair tongs one flat iron one great wheel one little wheel one chest two pails one axe one saw one cutter two barrels one candle stick 2 hogs two pigs 2 sheep.
Oran Johnson
And the said Oran Johnson upon his oath aforesaid doth further say that he is by occupation a Farmer and that he is not able to pursue it except a small part of the time on account of a weakness in the back and on account of the Rheumatism and the Gout and that the number of his family is four his wife Eunice agra 56 years who is totally unable to labour except sewing and knitting one son agra 23 years named Oran unable to labour, Spite blood and supposed to be in declining consumption one daughter named Amanda agra 19 years in good health generally. Sworn to as a declaration in open Court
Oran Johnson
the 13 th day of September 1820
As with my Clerk
I Ammi Doughty Clerk of Broome County do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copies from the records of the 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 exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Forty four Dollars and forty eight Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said Court on this 25 th day of September 1820. A. Doughty, Clerk of the County of Broome.

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File No. 45-421
Orange Johnson Priv. Rev. War
Act: 18 th March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnson, Orringh GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4455 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 6, 1796 To Wm Woodward, 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.