Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5607, for James Johnson, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
166
Johnson, James Delila
99 5607
CONTENTS

19.066 East Tennessee
died on 30th March, 1838
Gentry co., James Johnson Morgan in the State of Tennessee was a private in the Company commanded by Captain White of the reg- in the War of 1812 for 11 months
Inscribed on the Roll of East Tennessee at the rate of 36 Dollars 66 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the _____ day of _____ and Serial No. 1612 Dabney Morgan 6th Arrears to the 4th of March 73.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 18 33 $91.65
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Sam Boyd Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 7 Page 49

State of Tennessee Roan County } on this the 24 th day of October 1838
Personally appeared before me Sterling Turner a Justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid Melila Johnson a Resident citizen of County of Roan in the State of Tennessee, aged Seventy one years the Twentyfirst day of July last past agree- able to her undoubted calculation and agree- able to her record, which she has had and is now destroyed, being born in Bute County North Carolina on the Twentyfirst day of July one thousand seven hundred and Sixty Seven; who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following Decla- ration in order to obtain the Benefit of the provi- sion of the act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and Pen- sions to certain widows that she is the widow of James Johnson who was a Private in the army of the Revolution and was in the re- ceipt of a Pension in his lifetime in manner set forth in his original certificate of Pension now in her possession, which is in words and figures following to wit,
War Department Revolutionary Claim.
I certify that in conformity with the law of the united States of the 7 th June 1832 James Johnson of the State of Tennessee who was a private of Infantry in the army of the Revolution is entitled to receive thirty six dollars and sixty six cents per annum, during his natural life commencing on the 4 th of March, 1831, and payable semiannually

= on the 11th of March and 11th of September in every year.
Given at the War office of the united States this second day of August one thousand Eight hundred and thirty three
John Robb acting Secretary of war
Examined and Counter signed
J L Edwards commissioner of Pensions
She further Declares that she was married to the said James Johnson in Granville County North Carolina in the month of January and about the middle of January to the best of her recollection not having any record of the same nor Documentary evidence thereof that her said marriage with her deceased husband was solemnized by James Langston a Justice of the peace, and at her fathers house to wit William Bennett's house that her said father went to the clerk for the license that their said marriage took place the second January that was after her said husbands last period of service expired, and as she now believes to have been in January 1783. that she lived within two miles of her said husband six years before their said marriage near the edge of the counties of Granville and Capwell, and well recollects his going and returning from service and his being stationed at Moons Creek and being there a short time, and returning his staying at home a few months, and his going away to the south and being gone

nine months and returning home that she was married to him as aforesaid on the second January that was after his said return from said service, that her said the said James Johnson died on the thirtieth day of march last past. 1838 in Roan County State of Ten- nessee at the house where she now resides, that she lived and remained with him as husband and wife until his death, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four to wit as above stated, Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before me
Attest
Delilah Johnson her mark
Sterling T. Turner Justice of the peace for Roan County
State of Tennessee Roan County
I Sterling T. Turner a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid certify that I have attended at the house of James Johnson to qualify Mrs. Delilah Johnson to her Declaration in order to obtain a Pension, I believe from her oath and appe- arance that she is seventy one years of age as she has stated, and I further certify

She is unable to attend court from bodily infirmary and old age
Given under my hand as a Jus- tice of the peace for Roan County at the house of James Johnson this 24th day of October A.D. 1838.
Sterling H. Turner Justice of the peace for Roan County

State of Tennessee Roan County
on this the 21 st day of October 1838
Personally appeared before me Sterling T. Turner a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid James Johnson whose Statements are entitled to credit and after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following affidavit, that he is twenty nine years old the 4 th day of April last agreeable to his record, wrote in his own bible in his own hand write that he has had in his bible ever since shortly after he was married that he has been married nine years ever since the 23 rd day of April last, that he is the youngest child born of his mother & father James Johnson & Delilah Johnson, that he has often heard his said father James Johnson talk of his Revolutionary services in his life time and of being intimately acquainted with her before and after serving in the said war, and of contemplating marrying her before he went to the service and of marry- ing her some time about one year and ever after the last of his said service, that he witness is the ninth child born of his said parents, that it agrees with his best account and derived from his deceased father and from corroborating circumstances that his said parents were married but little more than one year after the last of his said father's service in the Revolutionary War that his said father died at his house in Roan County Tennessee, on the 30 th day of March last past, that is on the thirtieth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty Eight and that he left a widow

to wit Delilah Johnson & that she has been proved a widow ever since the death of her said husband
Sworn and subscribed This 24 th day of October 1838 before me
Sterling V. Turner Justice of the peace for Roan County
James Johnson
State of Tennessee Roan County }
I Henry H. Wiley clerk of
the county court of Roan County State of Tennessee certify that Sterling V. Turner Esquire whose signature appears to the foregoing Declaration affidavit and certificate is an acting Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid and that his signatures as aforesaid are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 27 th day of October 1838
Henry H. Wiley clerk of Roan County Court By his deputy Austin L. Greene

State of Tennessee Fayette County
On this the 20th day of May 1839 personally appeared before me William Lee — a Justice of the peace in and for said County. Stephen S. Johnson whose statements are entitled to credit and after being duly sworn on his oath states that he has no record of age, but from every calculation he is fortyfive years old the 7th day of last August past. He states he is the fifth child born of the bodies of his father James Johnson, deceased and his mother Delilah Johnson agreeable to his undoubted account from his said parents that Joel Joel Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth and Nancy were the older children of his said parents, that affiant has been a mar- ried man near twenty years and was married at about twenty six years of age that he has often heard and understood from his said parents that they acquainted with other before his father served in the Revolutionary war, and that they were married in some short time after the Revo- lutionary war, and from a fair calculation he has no hesitation in saying that his said oldest brother Joel Johnson, is upward of ten years older than this affiant, affiant believes that his said parents were married about one year after his last service in the Revolu- tionary war, that his said Mother maiden name was Bennett and has remained a widow over

Since his father's death, at least he believed his said mother living some distance from him but his information is to that effect Sworn to & subscribed before me this 20th day of May 1839 Wm Lee J.P. Stephen Johnson mark
I William Lee Justice of the peace do hereby certify that I have been personally acquainted with Stephen Johnson the foregoing affiant and believe his statements are true & have no hesitation in saying that from his appearance and from my acquaintance with him, I believe he is of the age of 45 years as he has stated Given under my hand at Lawrenceburg this 20th day of May 1839 Wm Lee J.P.
State of Tennessee Rutherford County ss
I John H Richardson clerk of the County court of Rutherford do hereby certify that William Lee Esquire is authorized as above and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 20th day of May 1839
John H Richardson Clk of the County Court of Rutherford County By John H Richardson J.P.

State of Tennessee } on this 28 th day of January Fentress County } — 1832
This day personally appeared before the Worshipful Justices of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the county of aforesaid now sitting which is a court of record James Johnson a resident citizen of the county of Fentress in the state of Tennessee aged 73 years agreeable to his record as kept by his parents and himself in his bible which is now destroyed and after being 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 the 7th day of June 1832
That he entered the service of the united States in Caswell county North Carolina a private to serve a nine months term The precise time as to dates of entering said service not recollected but it was in the month of May and about 12 or 14 months before the battle of Stone applicant understood that said call of nine months men were to be balloted for out of the different captains companies but when the different companies met at John Hughes in said county of Caswell the field officers nominated and appointed seven men out of the captains comp- any to which applicant belonged namely William White's company the other six men that were appointed

To serve out of Captain Whites Comp- -any were William Allen, George Anderson James Watkins, John Watkins James Swince Thomas Ring, and the men that were appa- -rented in the different captains compan- -ies met at the house of William Prowels in said county of Caswell and there they chose Robert Moore capt there he was put under said capt and Col Arch Little and M c Margor Dixon his first name not recollected and ad- -jutant. Nikel M c Millinsheke They were marched from said Prowels To Moons creek in said county and stationed there four or five weeks and from there To Peyton's burg virginia and there stationd there about two or three weeks and returned To Moons creek found no other Troops, and was then furloughed untill the first day of the next march with an understanding that when we met that the time we had served was not to count as part of the nine months Service, but previous to the time our furlough was To expire there was a call for militia and a great part of us nine months men went out on that Service, but the applicant did not, and according to the stipulations of applicants furlough he met at the house of Col William Moore in said county of Caswell, and was there

put under Major Saturn his first name not recollected. There was about thirty of us nine months men of Caswell County put under Major Saturn a great part of them being then out on a militia tour, applicant marched off under Saturn and joined head quarters at Golphins in South Carolina, and there joined General Lincolns Army stationed there a few days and marched on through the country to many places under general Lincoln until the expiration of applicants tour they marched to a place about five miles from Stone and camped about four weeks at the camp ground before the noted Battle at Stone applicant was in said Battle on the left hand wing Lieutenant Charlton commanded the platoon that applicant was in when he was marched into the Battle said Lieutenant was shot through the belly and died There was two of the mess of applicant, killed in the Battle to wit Thomas Searle & Benjamin Hagewood, applicant was was the third regiment of North Carolina Troops and being of a remnant of the nine months men, was frequently transferred from one captain to another in the the regiment. To supply the occasional losses that happened in different companies McClayden Parker was adjutant of the regiment that applicant served in

To read out of Captain Whites Company in some few days after the battle at Stono applicant was marched with the army on to General Bulls Staid there about two weeks and then marched to Bacon's bridge staid there a few days and thence to Mokes Corner, and thence to Charleston and staid there about one month and he was then marched to Sullivan's Island applicant and some few more about forty five in number we was then under capt Ramsey staid there about one month, and marched back to Charleston, and there staid until he was finally discharged on the last days of November Inauguring after the Battle of Stono the dates not remembered applicant received a printed discharge at the Barrax at Charleston expressing that it was for a nine months service agreeable to an act of assembly his discharge expressed that he was of the Third Regiment and of the north Battalion we of the nine months men were called the new levies and was not mixed with the militia. But served with the regulars, and when we nine months new levies were discharged our sergeant William Mcarty called us out from among the regulars and we were discharged accordingly by him

for a nine months term, having served two months previous to that lost term for which he had no discharge; being all the service rendered by him in the war of the revolution against the enemy of his country; applicant from the information of his parents was Born the 10th day of May 1759 about eight miles from Murfreesborough in North Carolina near Virginia line he is not certain the name of the county lived there until 14 years of age and then moved to the place where he lived when he entered the service and continued there until three or four years after the end of the Revolution and then moved to Lawrence County South Carolina stayed there about ten years thence to Pendleton County in said state stayed there about nine years thence to Buncombe County North Carolina stayed there near seven years and thence to where is now Rutherford County Tennessee where he has lived since since applicant's discharge has been lost a great many years and he knows of no documentary evidence, and knows of no person by whom he can prove his services nor any particular circumstance connected with it, further that is believed from his own tradition, applicant can prove his character as a soldier by William Smith & Daniel Spurlin and others they being his neighbors *

he hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state,
Sworn to James  his Johnson in open court this 28 th January 1833.
Test. J. H. Richards on Oath By his deputy M. H. H. O. R.
State of Louisiana } County Court January Parish of } Session 1833
James Johnson the above claimant applicant for a pension makes oath that it is out of
his power with any reasonable convenience to procure the testimony of a clergyman to certify his character as a revolutionary
soldier. Sworn to in his open court 28 th Jan. 1833 James Johnson John H. Richardson mark
Mr. William Smith & Daniel Spurline residing in the county of Iberville hereby certify that all are well acquainted with James Johnson Who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be forty three years of age that he is respected and has lived in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. William his Smith Sworn to in open court the mark 28 th Jan 1833. J. H. Richardson mark Daniel Spurline

and the said Court do hereby declare hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the Interrogatories, proceeded by the bliss department that the above named officiant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that William Smith & Daniel Spurrier who has signed the former being Certificate as Resident in the County of Lehigh and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
John B. Rodgers - Early Allentown Abner Phillips
I John H. Richardson clerk of the court of Pleas & quarter Sessions of Lehigh county aforesaid do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Johnston for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal of Office This 6 th day of May A. D. 1833.
John H. Richardson Clerk By his Deputy M. Hoffacker

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Johnson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. R. F. 5607.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1778 11 mos Pvt. William White Robert Moore Ramsey Archibald Lytle N.C.          
Battles engaged in, Stones
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Enlisted in Caswell Co., N.C.
Date of application for pension, Jan. 28, 1833. His cl. was al.
Residence at date of application, Fentress Co., Tenn.
Age at date of application, B. May 10, 1759 in N.C., 8 mi from Murfreesboro (near the Virginia line)
Remarks:
He mar. in Jan. 1783, in Granville Co. N.C., Delila (born July 21, 1767, in Bute Co. N.C.) dau of William Bennett. Soldier died Mch. 30, 1838, in Roane Co., Tenn. They had 9 children, only names stated being Joel, Sarah, Elizabeth, Nancy, Stephen, born Aug.  May 7, 1794, and James (youngest), b. April 4, 1809.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.
N.B. A number of papers in this claim were made out in Morgan County, Tenn.

1917, Sept. 20, Dist. to James Johnson Levin
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
5609
P. O. Delilah Johnson Service: widow of James
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
REJECTED
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contr
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

James Johnson E. Ten. Act of June 1832 to what time paid?
Pen. Office
p t . 4 March 1835 - 1 st 1838 notice April 8, 1839
SH

Delilah Johnson Tennessee
— Rejected Suspended
let 9 April 1839 R. A. Salway do. 5 Sept. 1839, let. to do. 8 th May 41 let to same 29 June 1842,
(husband was living 7 June 32, see atts Genl's opinion)
5607
let 9 July 1838

State of Tennessee } Morgan County }
May 30th 1839
I Thomas S. Lea a Jus- tice of the peace in & for said County, certify that I became ac- quainted with Stephen Johnston in the year 1818, And from the best recollection I have of his age at that time would suppose that he at that time was between Twenty & Twenty five years of age — At that time I was in my Twenty second year & think Stephen Johnston was a few years older than myself, from his appear- ance —
Thomas S. Lea Justice of the peace of Morgan County
State of Tennessee } Morgan County }
I Edmund G. King } Clerk of the County Court of Morgan afore said, certify that Thomas S. Lea is a magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my seal. & office and subscribed my name this 30th May 1839 Edmund G. King Clerk By his Deut Samuel P. Vaughn

Albany County Sennebec April 24th 1841
Sir,
I hope you will recommend the papers in the case of Mrs. Delilah Johnson widow of James Johnson deceased. Pension per act 7 June 1832. I live some distance from Mr. John Sage, and has not seen her for some time. I know her claim per act July 7, 1838, is sent. I well remember that said Delila and her husband told me of their marriage taking place shortly after the close of the Revolution at the time I prepared a Declaration for him to ob- tain a Pension per act 7 June 1832, it may be that she may have appl- ied to you since I saw you. I am desirous that she have her pension from a knowledge that it is just. I hope you will again answer me
your most obt
Robert A Dabney
R. A. Dabney
Ed Edwards 3

Morgan Courthouse Ten November 1st 1838
Enclosed is the Pension Declaration of Mrs Delilah Johnson of Roan County, Widow of James Johnson deceased late a Revolutionary Pensioner of Tennessee. W. Laws
Your most ob t Servant R. A. Dabney
James L Edwards Esq d Washington City, D C

Morgan C. H. Tennessee
May 12 th 1833
I inclose the papers in this letter relative to the claim of James Johnson of Fentress County Tenn and request an answer directed To Morgan Courthouse. I prefer it being more convenient for the applicant, and myself than To attend at the Post-offic es in the county where applicant resides, in behalf of said old man this letter is sent To you by your friend H
To
J. L. Edwards & Robt A. Priney

State of Tennessee ss Morgan County } 3
On this the 30th of May 1839, personally appeared before me Thomas S. Lea a Justice of the peace for the county aforesaid, Robert A. Dalbey whose statements are entitled to full credit and after being duly sworn for that purpose, on his oath states, That he was well acquainted with James John- son a Revolutionary Pensioner, formerly of Sevier County, Tennessee, and was acquainted with his wife Delila Johnson and with many of the children, that he witness wrote the Pension Declaration of the said deceased to enable him to get his Pension, wrote the same at the house of said Johnson, and recollects of understanding from the Pensioner and from said Delila at the time of drawing out the narrative that they were well acquainted with each other before the Pensioner performed his said Revolutionary services and that they were married, some time after, his last period of service, witness does not distinctly know long afterwards, they then said but after hearing of the death of said Pensioner, that the impression that their talk had left on witness mind was that they were married, shortly after Pensioners last Period of service.

in the said war, this witness states from hearing mutual conversations between between said Pensioner, and his wife at the time of preparing his Pension claim witness further states that from the acquaintance he has with, said decea- sed Pensioner and his said wife & children that he is convinced beyond doubt, that they have children upward of fifty years of age. This witness states from a close acquaintance, witness believing that said James Johnson, the deceased Pensioner, and his wife Delia Johnson was married, in time and manner precisely as she stated in her Declaration sworn and subscribed this 30th day of May 1839 } Robert A. Dabney before me Thomas S. Lea Justice of the peace of Morgan County
State of Tennessee } Morgan County }
I Edmund G. Kington Clerk of the County Court of Morgan aforesaid certify that Thomas S. Lea is an autho- rized as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof I have here- unto affixed my seal of office and subscribed my name this 30th day of May 1839
Edmund G. Kington Clerk By his Dept. Samuel P. Vaughan

Morgan Courthouse Tenn January the 30. 1840.
Sir,
In the case of the application of Mrs. Delila Johnson for a Pension under the act of July 7. 1838. as the widow of James Johnson who was a Pensioner of East Tennessee & enrolled as such at Knoxville. For one of us in whose behalf I have forwarded to you a Declaration V o , I have to ask in her behalf that you reexamine all the papers in her case and again Report to me, if my memory now serves me right he was a soldier of A C, a kind of nine months (perhaps State troops) and served with the Regulars that time and some two months under a previous temporary engagement.
He said he was called of the new Levees. I Recollected that when he first applied for a Pension, his wife had a personal knowledge of his first engagement and they both concurred in the fact of their marrying directly after the close of the Revolutionary war. She is able to give more Satisfactory Evidence of her marriage I am inclined to think a reexamination of her papers might result favorable to her claim, as I suppose that his Declaration and hers, stand confirmed, by all circumstances connected with it.
In her behalf I am your humble serv t
R. A. Dabney
J. L. Edwards Esqr

Morgan 6 No. Tennessee
Enclosed is the affidavit of Stephen John, in support of the claim of Delila Johnson widow of James Johnson deceased. I have sent my own affidavit as evidence in the Claim. I thought it not improper to send my affidavit of such matters as I have heard the Pensioner and his widow speak of in his lifetime. I do not know of any other evidence that knew directly of the marriage, please to send me information so as quick as practicable,
Respectfully your humble servant
Robert A. Dabney
The certificate of Thomas H. Lee is also sent H. ————— R. A. Dabney
James L. Edwards Esq. Washington city D. C. Nov 18 th Pension office

#557 N. 124 th St. New York. N. Y. Sept 14 th 1917
Robt. B. [unclear]
Adjutant Genl War Dept. Dear Sir:-
Kindly send Rev. War Record of Jas Johnson Sr., Morgan Co. Tenn Roll of Pensioners As 1833 - was of N. C. line.
also
"Billy Seelomay", Blount Co. Tenn Roll of Pensioners; off. Va Continentals.
And Greatly obliged
Yours most Respectfully,
Jas. Johnson Quinn Apartment 23
#557 N. 124 th St New York, N. Y.