Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36666, for Gabriel Johonnot, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Johonnot, Gabriel
S. 36666
CONTENTS

Deed
9,077
Maine
Gabriel Doherty
Dist of Maine of Hampden in the state of Maine who was a Colonel in the regiment commanded by Colonel Glover of the ★ Massachusetts line, for the term of one year.
Inscribed on the Roll of the Dist of Maine at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 4 th of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th of Apr. 1811 and sent to Mr. Kingsley Esq. Hampden, Maine.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819. 11 mo. 1/2. 220.66
Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 th Sep. 1819 120.00
$340.66
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
★ Continental of Mass. Oct. 24, 1904 Records completed. 18
let to BS Fitch June 7. 1845.
Same person June, 2 nd 1845
Pension sent to Charles Hensley Esq. 25 th October 1820. Hampden, Maine.

RECEIVED 17 1870
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esq. Caretaker of Pigeons Washington City D.C.

Belfast June 16 th 1846
Sir
In answer to your letter of the 7 Inst
I have to inform you that I am employed by an heir of Col Johnson to look up his Father's claim and in order to assist the investigation you are requested to forward a copy of Col Johnson's papers
Yours Respectfully B.S. Tinter
J. H. Edwards Esq Common of Penns Washington City DC

June 7 45
General Johnson Meets died in 1820
FREE
J. L. Edwards Esqr Commr of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Belfast June 3 d 1845-
Sir
I am requested by the heirs of Lt. Col. Gabriel Lohmann to call on you for a copy of his papers in support of his claim for which he drew a pension up to his death which was Oct 9 th 1820 please forward the same and you will oblige the heirs
Yours Respectfully B. S. Huston Belfast Me
J. S. Edwards Esq Commr of Pensions

Gabriel Johannot's Declaration etc.
Copy
9077 H. Lambd.
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Abel
Blind Name of

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF PENOBSCOT, ss At a Circuit Court of Common Pleas, begun & held at Bangor within and for the County of Penobscot on the fourth Tuesday of June A.D. 1819.
ON this twenty seventh day of June  twenty first in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty, personally appeared in open court, being a court of record within and for said County, and State of Maine, established by a law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, made and passed on the eleventh day of June, A. D. 1811, and recognized by the Constitution of the State of Maine, Gabriel Johonnot, aged, seventy six years, resident in Hampden in said County of Penobscot, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows; That he entered
the American Army on the nineteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred & seventy five, as a Lieutenant Colonel, in the Twenty First Regiment of the Massachusetts Line, & Continental Establishment, commanded by Col. John Glover; and continued in said Regiment until the 31 st of December A. D. 1776, in the capacity aforesaid. At which time he the said Johonnot left the service. He also further declares, that he made a declaration of the aforesaid service before the Hon ble Martin Kinsley, one of the Justices of said Court, on the fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & nineteen; & that his Pension certificate is dated the tenth day of April A. D. 1819, & numbered 9077.
: H. : my : sworn

AND I Gabriel Johonnot do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, 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 eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, 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.
(Signed) Gabriel Johonnot Schedule of the property of Gabriel Johonnot of Hampden, viz t
1 lot of land whereon I live, containing 100 acres, with an old poor house, barn & small out-buildings; the whole of which was mortgaged for its full value in the year 1810, to Joseph Sewall Esq r of Boston, for a debt which still remains due to him.
1 lot of wild land situate in Hampden, containing 87 1/2 acres, called N o 86, mortgaged for its full value to the aforesaid Joseph Sewall, in manner aforesaid.
2 lots of land, situate in Hermon, in said County of Penobscot.
1 lot of land in Eddington.
All of which lands were mortgaged to Joseph Sewall Esq r at the time and in the manner aforesaid, to secure the payment of a debt now due to him, amounting to $2002.93 3/4 .
1 other lot of wild poor land, situate in Eddington, some miles from the river.
And one small platt, situated in Hampden, both of which are unimproved, & of little value. My dwelling-house was plundered of all its valuable contents by the British, in their descent on Hampden, in 1814.
I have at present only articles of Household

My dwelling-house was plundered of all its valuable contents by the British, in their descent on Hampden, in 1814.
I have at present only articles of Household furniture sufficient to accommodate myself & a hired domestic, which constitutes the whole of my family.
I have also a small annuity, arising from a legacy from my deceased brother's estate, amounting annually to $165, which annuity was transferred & made payable to the same Joseph Sewall Esq. in the manner, & for the purposes aforesaid, some years past. Besides the above debt & interest due to Joseph Sewall Esq. aforesaid, I am indebted to other persons a sum not less in amount than $500, to discharge which have no means, other than a small amount of outstanding debts, which are considered desperate, and a few articles of old fashioned silver plate; all of which together are greatly inadequate to pay or cancel said last mentioned sum. I am now far advanced in age, very feeble, & wholly unable to obtain a subsistence, have not any profession, hold no office nor any other means except by manual labour, which by the dispensation of Divine Providence, am entirely disabled to perform. (Signed) Gabriel Johnson.
Yrs

Sworn to and declared, on the twenty seventh day of June, A. D. 1820, before the Court. Attest. Tho s Cobb Clerk.
I, THOMAS COBB, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Third Eastern Circuit, in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied 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 chedule, is one hundred and fifty dollars and . cents
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty seventh day of June A. D. 1820.
Tho s Cobb Clerk
of the said Court for the County of Penobscot.
Martin Kinsley One of the Judges of the C. C. Pleas for the 3 d Eastern Circuit in the State of Maine do hereby Certify that since the the date of the foregoing Papers the said Gabriel Johnson Esq r has been confined by sickness: Himself & a single Domestic constitute his whole Household: He has no Relative in this Country - is very poor & were destitute - Myself & his other neighbours carrying him daily his necessary means of subsistence & Comfort: It is not very probable that he will ever survive his present sickness - Still he may - And must depend upon up the Public in some way or other, for a support:
I am very Respectfully Y r Ob d Serv t
M. Kinsley
Hon ble Secretary of War
Hampden - Maine Aug t 24. 1820
Note, There were originally seven Applicants for Pensions in this town: Three only obtained them: Two of those are now (and properly) stricken off: The present Applicant is indeed an Object of Charity.

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Gab. Johnson
Lieutenant Col
Col Pavers Regiment
April 1775 18 months
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
OBSCOT, ss.
ON the 4 th day of April — A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Third Eastern Circuit, of the Court of Common Pleas, in said Commonwealth, including the Counties of Hancock, Washington and Penobscot : Personally appeared Gabriel Johannot Esq v who, being by me first duly sworn according to law on his oath made the statement and declaration by him subscribed, and hereto annexed, 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."
And thereupon, I the said Judge do certify that I am satisfied the said Gabriel did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in his said declaration, against the common enemy, and that he has made it appear to me, that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Which proceedings and the testimony annexed, being all he has been able to produce, I now transmit to the Secretary, for the department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my name and caused the seal of said Court to be hereto affixed M c Kinsley Esquire, Judge of the Court as aforesaid.

I Gabriel Johonnot of Hampden, County of Penobscot, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Enquire; in the seventy fifth year of my age since the twelfth day of December last, past - do solemnly testify & declare on oath, that I entered and devoted to, the service of the United States of America, my whole time & services, from the memorable nineteenth of April, seventeen hundred and seventy five, the day of the first commencement of Hostility against the said United States, by the British Government, having on that day volunteered in a company commanded by Capt. John Glover; marched and proceeded from Marblehead, to harass the British Troops, on their retreat from Lexington, and from that day continued, in the Revolutionary Army, in the Station of Lieut. Colonel, of the Twenty first, & Fourteenth Regiments of Infantry, commanded by Colonel John Glover; in the Army of the United States, as by Commissions bearing date July, 1 st 1775, & Januy 1 st 1776 signed by John Hancock, then President of the Congress, of the United Colonies, appointing me Lieut. Colonel as aforesaid; willfully appear; and continued in that Station, until the last day of December in the aforesaid year of seventeen hundred and seventy six, when in consequence of great bodily inability the result of a violent fever & ague, brought on by hard & severe duty, was compelled to decline the command of a Regiment proffered to me by the Committee for new Arranging the Regiments, for the succeeding year, and to retire from the public Service for the recovery of my health.
And I do Solemnly Further Testify & declare on oath That from reduced circumstances, I do need the Assistance of my Country for support, and hereby relinquish all claim to any previous Pension, on account of my said services. Hampden, 4 th April 1818, Gabriel Johonnot

36666
Very INVALID.
File No. 36,666
Gabriel Johnson Lt Colonel Rev Ins
Act: 18 n March 18 n
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 259
[Arrangement of 1870.]
June - 24 - 1902 Rev. R. F. Johnson Oak Park, Ills

O. W. AND N. DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Searched by _____
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Gabriel Johonnot
Service Rev. (Maj.) Maes
Additional service _____
Remarks Res. Hampden, Me. Died 1820 " "
_____ Chief of Division.

36 666
Gabriel Johannet
Jan 27, 1875
age 4, 1818-74
Hampden Me.
abt. 19.75-
Expt Ino Glover
Feb 1.75 abt. 19.71- mass.
Col Ino Glover
St. Cal to Me. 31 76
No Bds
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2 Coms. as St. Cal.

IN CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, and South-Carolina, to Gabriel Johnson Esquire
WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant Colonel of the 14th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Colonel John Glover
in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Lieutenant
Colonel by doing and performing all manner of things thereinunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant Colonel And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
July 1. 1776.
By Order of the Congress.
John Hancock President
Ellis Gray Wm. Thomson Just.

IN CONGRESS.
The DELEGATES of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, and South-Carolina , to Gabriel Jones Esquire
WE reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Lieutenant Colonel in the 21 st Regiment, commanded by Colo. Glover
in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Lieutenant Colonel by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging. And we do strictly charge and require all officers and soldiers under your command, to be obedient to your orders, as Lieutenant Colonel And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions from time to time as you shall receive from this or a future Congress of the United Colonies, or Committee of Congress, for that purpose appointed, or Commander in Chief for the time being of the army of the United Colonies, or any other your superior officer, according to the rules and discipline of war, in pursuance of the trust reposed in you. This commission to continue in force until revoked by this or a future Congress.
Attest Chas. Thomson Secy.  July 4 th 1775
By Order of the Congress,
John Hancock President

UNITY CHURCH, OAK PARK, ILL. R. F. JOHONNOT, PASTOR.
John ✓
Oak Park, Ill. May 22, 1902.
Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Dear sir:
Gabriel Johonnot was a Lieut. Col. in a Massachusetts regiment during the Revolutionary war. I understand that he afterward drew a pension from the U.S. government. I desire very much to find the date of his birth which occurred in the year 1748, I understand, but do not know month and day. I presume his pension application will show exact date of birth. I know of no other source from which to obtain it. Will you kindly look the matter up and send me information desired and so greatly oblige me. Thanking you in advance for your courtesy, I am
Yours very truly,
R. F. Johonnot