Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,917, for Benjamin Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Johnson, Benjamin S 32917
CONTENTS
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3705.
Massachusetts Roll
Benjamin Johnson Col Glover private. 4
Rhode Island line - 1776. 1 year
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 2nd of Sept. 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 17 of Oct. 1818 and sent to David A. White Esq. Salem Massachusetts
  Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818 00.80   Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 Mar 1819 48.00   Arrears Oct. 3/30 48.80 
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Edward [unclear]

Benj a Johnson
Essex Co. Mass tt
additional.
Admitted
1855 17
2 6 7 2 15

I Nathaniel Stacy of Marblehead on oath testify that in 1775 I served 8 months in Col. Glover's Regiment and in 1776 in Col. Varnum's Regiment.
I know that Benjamin Dymond of Marblehead, with whom I have always been acquainted, served as a private Soldier in Glover's Regiment the eight months in 1775 and all the year 1776 in Col. Varnum's Regiment: as we messed together and served together at Cambridge, New York, and he was discharged near Trenton, at the end of 1776.
He is now very poor, a fisherman Nathaniel Stacy
Essex ss: Sept. 1. 1818 Then said Nathaniel Stacy subscribed and made oath to the above before me.
Brig. Merrill Just. Pac.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss: I Ichabod Tucker Clerk of all the Judicial Courts in and for said County certify that Ralph H. French and Benjamin Merrill Esq rs are Justices of the Peace for said County; and their aforesaid signatures are genuine; and the seal affixed is the Seal of the Supreme Judicial Court.
Atty. Ichabod Tucker, Clerk.

I George Melzard of Marblehead in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Fisherman on oath do depose and testify that I was a Soldier in the American Revolutionary war, that I well know Benjamin Johnson of Marblehead, and that he was a Soldier in the same war, he belonged to Capt Gouds Company, Col Varnums Regt. in Massachusetts Line, and upon the Continental establishment. I did not belong to the same company, but saw him almost every day, we were stationed at Harlem Heights in the State of New York. I know that he served all the year of 1776 and that he remained five or six weeks after his time was out. I saw him at the Battle at Trenton, and at the taking the Hessians, and at the Battle at White Plains. George Melzard
Essex ss. August 31. 1818. Then George Melzard subscribed and made solemn oath to the above affidavit.
Coram Ralph H. French Jur. Pa.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
Daniel A. White, Judge of the Court of Probate for the I, SAMUEL PUTNAM, a Justice of the Supreme Judicial County of Essex in the Court of the Commonwealth aforesaid, hereby certify, that the aforenamed Deponents, Nathaniel Stacey and George Melzard — — —
are credible and disinterested witnesses; and that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant served in the Revolutionary Army on the continental establishment against the common enemy more than nine months at one period of continued service; and I further certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Declarant is in reduced circumstances in life, and stands in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 2 nd day of September Anno Domini 1818.
D. A. White
I, Ichabod Tucker, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court aforesaid, do certify, that the Hon. Samuel Putnam is a Judge of said Court, that the above is his signature, that the seal affixed is the seal of said Court, that the within named Esq. who has certified the aforesaid depositions, is a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Essex, duly empowered and qualified to administer oaths.
Clerk

Declaration.
Benjamin Johnson of Marblehead in Massachusetts Fisherman on oath makes the following Declaration.
That in May 1775 he enlisted for eight months as a private in Capt. Wm Blackler's Company of foot in Col. Glover's Continental Regiment in the Massachusetts line and from that time continued to serve till the end of 1775, when he again enlisted as a private for one year in Capt. Goud's (the declarant thinks that was his name) Company of foot in Col. Jas M. Varnum's Regiment in the Rhode Island line of the Army and continued to serve all that year at Cambridge, New York and New Jersey, until the end of 1776 when he was honorably discharged at or near Trenton.
He never had any Pension, and is now in indigent circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for support. He would sooner have applied for this Pension, if he had not been absent on a Fishing voyage. He is 68 years of age.
his Benjamin Johnson X marks
Spree/s: Sept r 2 d 1815 Then said Benjamin Johnson on oath made the above declaration before me D r O. White Judge of Probate.

32 917 Recy INVALID.
File No. 32 917
! Benjamin Johnson
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 th March 1818 th
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 20p
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnson, Benjamin GRADE Private LINE New Hampshire
WARRANT NUMBER 3242 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 15, 1796
to Joseph Cannon, 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.