Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22855, for Miles Johnson, Connecticut

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
born
Johnson, Miles
J. 22 855—
CONTENTS

Miles Johnson, son of Jehiel and Esther Johnson was born February 3 rd A.D. 1749/50
A true copy from the Records of the Town of Guilford, in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut
Attest Samuel Fowler Town Clerk

24 133
New Hampshire Niles Johnson
of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain  the  commanded by Col. Sec.  in the  Camp line for 9 months and 3 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 30 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 th day of Dec. 1833 and  H.A. Sumner Charlestown
Arrears to the 4th of Sep. 33 $75.82 Semestral allowance ending Apr. 34 15.16
$90.98
Revolutionary Claim. Act June 7, 1832 Geo. C. Hale
Recorded by  Book E Vol. 1 Page 94
6066 15.16 7582
17 N

Miss Wilson for Pension
28 545
Private James Brady Am C
F. A. Sumner Charleston N.H.

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Sullivan. }
On this 15 th day of October 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting, Miles Johnson a resident of Cammer in the County of Sullivan and State of N. H. aged 84 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated
That some time in the month of March 1775, He thinks the fourth of said month, He then living in Guilford in county of New Haven State of Connecticut, was drafted for one month, & placed in the company of Captain Daniel Hand & S er Collins, was ordered to Rhode Island & there stationed, during his time of service at the expiration thereof was dismissed & returned home, went to N. Haven & there by land to Guilford. The evidence of this service is the deposition of Timothy Lee who served with you as present, and the deposition of Eber Lee, then a neighbor, who knows of his being drafted, of his going away & returning home, said depositions are hereto annexed. Your declarant further states, that soon after he returned home from the above service, he enlisted as a soldier into Captain Noah Fowler's company for six months, thinks the company belonged to Col. Wells Regiment, was ordered to New York, was on Long Island when Gen. Sullivan was taken, but not in the immediate engagement, was in the Battle at Harlem Heights & White Plains, - served with them of six months was dismissed went home the latter part of October or fourth of November. The evidence of this service, is the affidavits of Rufus Whedon & Eber Lee, hereto annexed - Your declarant further states that before the 1 st of October 1777 He was drafted for two months & placed under the command of Captain Berdall Bristol of Killingsworth, was ordered to Fishkill on North River, thence over the River to Newburgh and thence down to New Windsor, where they were stationed until their time of service were out, He was discharged or dismissed & returned home the fourth of December. The evidence of this service is the affidavits of John E. Stone & Timothy Lee who were drafted & served with your declarant, also the affidavit of Eber Lee who was knowing to his being drafted for the two months service, his going away and his return home, said affidavits are hereto annexed. Your declarant further states that he turned out in alarm with Capt. Fowler's company went to New Haven & East Haven in the summer of 1779 was gone three days Eber Lee was with him, he thinks in June the last service in point of time

his going away and his return home, said & presents are henceforth assured. Your declarant further states that he turned out in an alarm with Capt. Dowlers company sent to New Haven. Capt. Hauen in the same year of 1779 was gone three days when he was with him, he thinks in July as the left service in point of time the rests entirely the affidavit of said Eben See, as to the time filled services. Your declarant is certain as to the time in each & that they amount in the whole to nine months.
In answer to the questions of interrogatories proposed by the court he gives the following answers - He was born in Guilford aforesaid, on the third day of Feby. 1729 as will appear by a copy of the record of the town of Guilford hereto annexed -
When he was called into service he lived in Guilford when he lived until about the close of the war, when he moved to Westport in this county. Where he lived about five years, then returned to Guilford. & there remained until the year 1800, when moved to this place, where he has ever since resided - When he was called into the service, he was twice drafted, the other times voluntarily enlisted - He recollects but few of the Genl. Officers. On Long Island he remembers Genl. Sullivan, at White Plains Genl. Washington. He is aged & his recollection not very good - The general circumstances of his service are as above stated, - He thinks he never received a written discharge if he did then one lost. He never received a commission -
Your declarant is acquainted with Jonathan Nye & Daniel Chase who can testify as to the character of your declarant for truth & veracity & their opinions as to his having been a revolutionary soldier -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State,
Miles F. Johnson mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the
day a year & forward before me
Frederick A. Summer judge of Probate
We, Jonathan Nye residing in Clarmont and Daniel Chase residing in Clarmont hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with
Miles Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above obligation; that we believe him to be 84 years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. & in our opinion he is a man of truth
Jonathan Nye
Sworn and subscribed the
day a year as aforesaid
Daniel Chase
Frederick A. Summer judge of Probate
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Jonathan Nye who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Clarmont and that Daniel Chase who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Clarmont and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Aaron Nuttall Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Miles Johnson for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 15 th day of October 1833
Aaron Nuttall

Revolution
22855
INVALID.
No. 22,855
Miles Johnson
Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 212
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Miles Johnson per Act 52 H. Hamlin
Amer. Hamlin per Act 52, Maine,
Oliver Jr. H. G. Hardy
W. H. Pratt

Rose, N.Y.
Oct 30 1852
L. M. Kellogg, Esq. Sir,
I think you or the Chief Clerk at the Pension Office must have misunderstood me relation to the reasons why I asked you to look at the papers of Miles Johnson pur d Act 22 N. H. and Amasa Hamblin - pur d Act 22 Maine. - without presenting proper authority, - it was this, - I was sent a power of attorney in a claim you examined, in which claim one or both of these men are witnesses, and it is believed their own papers their claims having both been allowed will throw additional light upon the other claim, and assist in defining the exact time & place of service, and perhaps indicate where record evidence may be obtained, - This is a privilege that no Chief Clerk has ever denied me, in my doing business with that Office for near ten years past, and from the many flattering remarks that have come to me from different sources of the present gentlemanly Chief Clerk, I can not think he will refuse you the privilege now which has been so readily granted heretofore, if you inform him of the facts, - Do not expect to be in Washington in some weeks.
Yours Truly
W. G. Wade

4 Hon J. L. Edwards Pension office Washington City

Charleston W.H. Nov 1 1887
Henry L. Edwards.
Dear Sir -
Permit me once more to ask your early attention to a single application for the relief of a poor old person soldier, who fears the evidence attached to his declaration, I believe you will have no difficulty in determining is entitled to your favor - Please inclose me as soon as your convenience will permit - I am with much Esteem Yours - Obedt Servt Fred A. Sumner

Sandwich Lee's Deposition

State of Connecticut New Haven County ff. Guilford Sept. 23 rd 1833
Personally appeared before me William Spencer one of the Justices of Peace for the New Haven County — Timothy Lee of S t Guilford to me personally known to be & certify to be a Credible Witness — And on Oath declares and says, That During the revolutionary War and in the month of March A.D. 1776 or 77 — I was drafted into the Service of the United States & put under command of Capt Daniel Hance. Augustus Cullen was Lieut, & Increase Pendleton was Ensign of the Company, & we were marched from Guilford through New Haven, Stratford, Stamford, Norwalk &c to New York — Crossed to Brooklyn where we were quartered one month & then returned by Water to New Haven & from there by Land to Guilford. I was well acquainted with Miles Johnson then of Guilford but now of Claremont New Hampshire I know that he belonged to the same Company with me & will recollect that he continued in service & returned with me to Guilford — — —
The year following, I believe in the month of Oct r , I was again drafted into the service of the United States & put under command of Capt Bazelil Bristol of a Hillsgrove Company, Elias Grawe was Lieut, & Johnson Ensign, The Company was marched through New Haven, Derby — Danbury &c. to Fishkill

We were joined to Col. Newbury's Reg't and the troops were marched up on the East side of the river as far as Red Hook nearly abreast of the fleet & marched down again in the same manner to West Point where we crossed over & marched to Nichols Hill in New Windsor & employed in fortifying the hill until we  they were verbally discharged & returned through the same towns viz Danbury Dunby & New Haven to Guilford having been gone & in service two months Genl. Wadsworth & Genl. Silliman were the Generals in command. And the said Miles Johnson was with me in the same service belonged to the same Company & was in the same mess with me and was considered a very prompt & faithful soldier. Further the Deponent saith not. Timothy Lee
New Haven County ss. Guilford Sept 25 th 1833
Personally appeared before me William Spencer Timothy Lee of Guilford aged Eighty Four Years & who I certify to be a credible witness & who has subscribed & made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition. Before me William Spencer Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } H. Guilford Sep. 23 rd New Haven County } A.D. 1833.
George Griswold Clerk of the Court of Probate for Guilford District in County Do. Hereby certify that William Spencer who has taken & Subscribed the attestation of the foregoing Deposition, is a Justice of Peace for New Haven County duly appointed & qualified to administer oaths, and that I am well acquainted with him & with his handwriting and believe his signature to the foregoing to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 23 rd day Sep. 1833.
George Griswold Clerk Court of Probate Guilford District

Ebenezer D. D. D.

Eber Lee of Durham in Middlesex County and State of Connecticut being now Seventy Two years of age do depose and say that from my infancy until the year 1800 I resided in Guilford in New Haven County & State aforesaid within one mile of Miles Johnson and was well acquainted with him and perfectly remember that in the month of March 1776 Miles Johnson was drafted & performed a Tour of Duty on Long Island in the State troops of the State of Connecticut one cause of strengthening my recollection respecting said Tour was that I had a Brother who is now deceased that served with him but I cannot say as to the length of the Tour - and further I recollect that Miles Johnson served a Tour at New York in the Militia during the year 1776 after performing his Tour on Long Island & that if my recollection serves me right he was in Capt. Vosh Fowler's Company he retreated to Harlem Heights & White Plains & after serving said Tour he returned to Guilford I perfectly recollect that he did not return from the last aforesaid Tour until some time in the last of October or first of November and I further recollect that in the month of October 1777 Miles Johnson was drafted for a Tour of two months and served out his Tour and returned home & further I recollect that that I served in an Alarm with Miles Johnson at New Haven & East Haven in Capt. Vosh Fowler's Company on the 5 th 6 th & 7 th days of July 1779 and that I enlarged in the same Company with Miles Johnson & we were both out on other alarms
State of Connecticut } Eber Lee Middlesex County } to Durham Sept. 24 th 1833
Personally appeared before me Worthington G. Chauncy Esq d one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Eber Lee and subscribed and made Oath that the above Affidavit was true and I hereby Certify that the above named Eber Lee is a creditable Witness Worthington G. Chauncy Justice of Peace

State of Connecticut } I John Fisk Clerk of the Middlesex County } County Court ss
County of Middlesex do Certify that Worthington G Chauncy Esq. is a Justice of the Peace within the said County of Middlesex as per Com d . on file in my Office & that his name subscribed to the preceding Certificate is his proper Hand writing & signature.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & affixed the Seal of said Court. this 24 th day of Sept. A.D. 1873
J. Fisk Clk
Ebenezer D. Sessions

John E. Stone Deposition

State of Connecticut, New Haven County ss Guilford September 21-1833 Personally appeared before me Reuben Elliott one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County John E Stone to me known to be a credible Witness who being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is nearly eighty three years old, that he has always lived in Guilford and that on the first Monday of October 1777 he was drafted from Capt Isaac Hawley Company of Militia and was soon put under command of Capt Bazel Bristol, Lieut Graves, and that he well recollects that Miles Johnson joined the company of Capt Bristol at the same time that he did and that they were immediately marched through New Haven Seymour Newtown to Danbury from thence to the North River to Fishkill crossed the River to Newburgh march down the River to New Windsor were stationed at New Windsor four or five weeks and was discharged on the first of December was in service two months and the deponent further says that Miles Johnson served as a Soldier in the Company till the 3 d first of December and was discharged when he the deponent was returned home at the same time does not recollect the name of the Col of the Regiment but well remembers that Pease was Major and further the deponent saith not
John E Stone
New Haven County ss Guilford Sept 21 1833 Personally appeared John E Stone who I certify is a credible Witness and made solemn oath to the truth of the above Deposition by him subscribed before me Reuben Elliott Just Peace

John G. Stevens Deputation
State of Connecticut New Haven County ss Guilford —
I George Griswold Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Guilford and County — Do hereby Cer- tify that Reuben Elliott, who has taken & signed the attestation to the foregoing Deposition was at the date thereof one of the Justices of Peace for New Haven County duly commissioned & acting under the authority of the state & that full faith & credit is and ought to be given to his acts & attestations done in that Capacity & that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of the said Elliott and believe his signature to the foregoing to be Genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal of Office this 28 th day of September A. D. 1833
George Griswold Clerk of Court of Probate for Guilford District

Rufus Wainwright

I Rufus Whedan of Pittsford in the County of Rutland and State of Vermont - depose and say that I am  aged seventy one years of age - at the commencement of the Revolutionary War I resided in Bransford in the County of New Haven and State of Connecticut - That on the first of May 1776 I enlisted in to the service of the United States for six months after which on the 25th day of April 1778 I enlisted in to the service of the United States during the war with Great Britain which service was over six years I was acquainted with Miles Johnson then of Guilford in said County of New Haven and State of Connecticut and now of Glastonbury in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire. I am knowing to his doing service in the Revolutionary War. The said Johnson was on Long Island in the year 1776 - I think in Cook's New Jersey Regiment when I then saw him a doing duty as a soldier when our soldiers retreated to New York City from there to Harlem heights after the battle was over  when I again saw him - from Harlem heights to White Plains the Army retreated to White Plains when I saw the said Miles Johnson after the battle was over. I am knowing to his being in the engagement at Harlem heights and at White Plains. I think the time of service was six months that the said Johnson was out in that campaign -
Rufus Whedan
State of New Hampshire } Glastonbury Sept. 14. 1832. Sullivan } Personally appeared before me
Uniel Dean one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County - Rufus Whedan and subscribed & made oath that the above affidavit was true - I hereby certify that the above named Rufus Whedan is a credible witness -
Uniel Dean

I Aaron Nettleton Jr Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify that Uriel Dean is a justice of the Peace and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is gen- -uine
Witness my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate this 19 th day of September AD 1832 —
Aaron Nettleton Register of Probate
Rufus Wadsworth