Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5599, for Andrew Johnson, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 6
Johnson, Andrew
R 5599
CONTENTS

State of Tennessee On the 7th day of October 1834 I personally appeared in open court before the county commission- ers being judges of the county court. Andrew Johnson a resident of Franklin county state of Tennessee of the age of 73 years next March who being first duly sworn according to law with on his oath make the following declaration to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he entered the service of the United States in the year 1782 and served as a private in the following named officers. This declarant was born in the state of Virginia in the year 1760 from which state he moved to Guilford county state of North Carolina where he resided when he was called into the service of the United States - He entered the said service as a private militiaman in the spring of 1782. When drafted he went under the command of Capt Gilford or Guilford from his residence to Hillsborough North Carolina where he was mustered & inspected into the service of the United States for eighteen months which term he only served out before he was discharged by the country through which he marched as well as he now recollects was from his residence to Hillsborough to Salisbury to Amherst to Eutaw Springs thence to Ashley Hill where he joined the Main Army under the command of General Greene - He served under the command of Capt Guilford for a term of two months and then was transferred to the company of Capt Barard This term of service was taken up principally in marching to join headquarters of the Army & nothing transpired worthy of note

He then served a term of Two Months more under capt Barard & he under col Gylle & he under Brig Genl. Gree . during which term of service they remained stationary & nothing transpired worthy of note. Except some little skirmishing between some foraging parties of the British & Americans - Charleston then being in possession of the British under the com- mand of Genl Leslie as he thinks & understood some of which skirmishing Col Lawrence was killed - He was then transferred to capt Roches or capt Rodes succeeded capt Barard in the command under whom he served another term of Eight Months - In which last term of service there was nothing transpired of much note. Except the evacuation of Charleston by the British The Army was then marched down to James Island near Charleston where they took up winter quarters. & when they remained until his last mentioned term expired -
This declarant was engaged in no battle during his service - He declares that he served his whole term of Eighteen Months for which he was drafted but in consequence of old age & loss of memory he is unable to state the partic- ulars with any certainty more than the above Twelve months of which he has a living witness William W. Elyea who can testify of his own personal knowledge as to the service. He was discharged at a place called Port- Haw Settlement when he received a written discharge from capt Gylle which has been lost or destroyed This discharge was given in the fall of 1783 when peace was procured & put an end to the war & the American Army disbanded

He had a record of his age but was destroyed by fire when his father's house was burned down on the south Branch of the Potomac - He moved from North Carolina where he was drafted to the south Branch of the Potomac from there to Kentucky then to Franklin County State of Illinois where he now resides
He has no other evidence by which he can establish his service except William & McElyea who can testify to twelve months. He further states that from his short residence in this county he knows no Preacher who can certify as to his belief of his services - He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension whatever or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any Agency or of any State
Given to a subscribed body of your above mentioned
his Andrew Johnson Mark
State of Illinois
Franklin County ss Be it remembered that on this 7th day of October 1834 - Personally appeared in open court William McElyea a resident of said county and made oath in due form of law, that he is now and was during the Revolutionary war personally acquainted with Andrew Johnson who has made the foregoing declaration to obtain a pension and that he knows of his own personal knowledge that the said Andrew Johnson did serve as a private Militiaman in the Revolutionary War a term of twelve months From old age & consequent loss of memory this deponent cannot state positively as to the date of his service but does recollect distinctly that he declared as well as this

disponent was both discharged from the service of the United States in the time of the Revolution in the fall of 1783 (when peace was proclaimed) by one Capt Lytle at a place called Wax- -haw settlement. He also recollects that the disponent served under Capts Guilford, Barnard and Rodos under Col Lytle & Brig D Graves. By Graves The several terms he therein states making a term of twelve months and further his disponent wants not sworn to & subscribed in open court the day & date above mentioned - his William McElroy Mark
Since the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the same propositions prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states - And the court further declares that the said William McElroy who has signed and sworn to the foregoing affidavit is a person to them well known and is a person entitled to the utmost credit -
State of Tennessee I Simon M. Hubbard Clerk Franklin County 3 d of the county common pleas court do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Andrew Johnson for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of my office close at Frankfort this 7 th day of October 1834 -
S M Hubbard Clerk

September 17, 1937.
Mr. Walter A. Hahn 1613 8th Avenue Hickory, North Carolina.
BA-J/ILL Andrew Johnson R. 5599
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of Captain John Skidmore, Captain Paul Teter, and Captain Andrew Johnson, all of whom lived in Rockingham County, Virginia, (later West Virginia).
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and no claim for pension or bounty land found based upon service of a Captain Andrew Johnson of Virginia, nor of any John Skidmore or Paul Teter, under any spellings of the surnames. The record has been found of an Andrew Johnson who was born in Rockingham County, Virginia. The data given herein were found in pension claim, R. 5599, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, as it may aid you in your research.
Andrew Johnson was born in March 1761, in Rockingham County, Virginia; the names of his parents are not shown. His father's house "on the south branch of the Potomac" was burned, and he moved to Guilford County, North Carolina, where he resided in 1782.
Andrew Johnson moved from North Carolina to Kentucky, thence to Franklin County, Illinois, where he resided in 1834. He applied October 7, 1834, for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. It was stated then that he enlisted in the spring of 1782, in Guilford County, North Carolina, and served two months as private in Captain Guilford's North Carolina company, that he was transferred to Captain Brevard's company, Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment, served two months and was in several skirmishes, one at the time Colonel Laurens was killed, that afterwards, he enlisted and served eight months in Captain Roche's (or Rodes')

North Carolina company, and was discharged in the fall of 1783, at Waxhaw Settlement. He stated that he served in all eighteen months. His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of his service as required by the pension law under which he applied.
No reference was made to wife or children of Andrew Johnson.
Very truly yours,
A. D. MILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

5599
P. O. Andrew Johnson Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18 Printed Volume - Rejected + Suspended Pensions - page 422 - Reason Application filed: For Suspension - 18 "No proof of service" -
Alleges: _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
1937 - S. Sept. 17 - Hist. to Mr. Miller C. Hahn - S.A.R.

Surrounded
See letter to Martin W. Dorr's Frankfort, Ills. 5. March 1835
5599

State of North Carolina
Secretary of State's office
I William Hill Secretary of State in and for the State aforesaid, do certify that the name of Andrew Johnson is not to be found on the Musterrolls of the Continental line of this State in the revolutionary war, or any other document in this office affording evi- dence of service in said line.
Given under my hand this 8th day of Dec r 1834
W. Hill

Frederick at the Oct 8th
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Hon. The Secretary of War
Washington City
Division Bureau
Mr. Stanton

Greenport Illinois Oct 8 th 1834
Mr. J. D. Edwards Sir
I herewith include a declaration for a pension under the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833.
You will perceive that I have relied exclusively upon the proof of William McElyea who is now drawing a pension from Government under the same act and for services performed at the same time. and who testifies of his own personal knowledge as to the service of the declarant. being under the same command & in the same companies the length of time he states. The residue of the time for which the declarant claims he was not able to produce proof consequently I advised him to apply only for the twelve months he could establish by proof -
I deemed it unnecessary to attach the certificates of his neighbors in corroboration applying only for the time he proves
This I hope will receive your early attention & decision
Yours, with great respect
Martin W. Loring
J. D. Edwards Esq.

1613 8th ave Hickory N.C. Sept 4-1937
Veterans Administration Washington D.C.
Deas Sir I will thank you very kindly for the War Records, of the following men who served in the war of the Revolution, who were living in Western Virginia, Rockingham County (now west va)
Capt John Skidmore, later promoted to Maj
" Paul Teter
" Andrew Johnson) - out  to  Rock  Co - Va  By sent  for  N.C. - moved  to  Ill
Send Mrs. Smith -
Ever thanking you in advance for same
Yours Truly
Walter A. Hahn