Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21494, for James Johnson, New Hampshire

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (h. ob.)
Johnson, James Hannah
W 21494
CONTENTS

209. New Hampshire, Concord.
Hannah Johnson
widow of James Johnson, who was a private
in the New Hampshire line.
10. Months. 29. days.
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 36. Dollars 55.
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 3 rd day of June 1843, and sent to
D. C. Churchill
Syme N. Hampshire.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 17.
Rep.

State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss.
On this tenth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight personally appeared before me Horace Chase Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack Hannah Johnson a resident of Hopkinton in said County of Merrimack aged seventy nine years the thirteenth day of January 1838, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7. 1838 entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to Widows;" That she is the Widow of James Johnson who was, as she has good reason to believe, and verily does believe, a private soldier in the war of the Revolution, that the said James Johnson as she believes, in the month of February 1776 turned out, or enlisted as a volunteer in the town of Concord now in the County of Merrimack in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Joshua Abbot, which was attached to the Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark, for a term of ten months service, that in May following he joined said Company and Regiment at Albany New York where he served out the term of his enlistment as she believes and returned home to Concord. That she has no documentary evidence of his said service, and that she believes he served as before stated because she has heard him frequently tell of his services, and further that from the evidence accompanying this declaration she has no reason to doubt he served as then stated.
She further declares that her name before her intermarriage with the said James Johnson, was Hannah Pearson, of Hopkinton now in said County of Merrimack and that she was married to the said James Johnson at said Hopkinton by the Rev. Elijah Fletcher, then Minister of said Hopkinton, on the fifteenth day of May in the year seventeen hundred and eighty two; that her husband the said James Johnson died in Concord aforesaid.

on the eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and fourteen, that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz: at the time above stated
Hannah Johnson
Witness Parker Pearson Samuel B. Chase
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate
I certify that by reason of age and infirmity of body the said Hannah Johnson was unable to attend before me her declaration aforesaid was taken at her residence in Hopkinton Horace Chase Judge of Probate

I Moses Kimball of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say that I have in my possession the Church Records of the Congregational Church in said Hopkinton, that among those records I find the following Marriage as solemnized by the Rev. Elijah Fletcher then Pastor of said Church and made in his own hand writing to wit. "Married May fifteenth one thousand seven hundred eighty two James Johnson of Concord and Hannah Pearson of Hopkinton," That the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed on the record in fair legible figures as follows
1782
May 15. Married James Johnson of Concord and Hannah Pearson of Hopkinton,,
Moses Kimball Pastor of the Congregational Church in Hopkinton I Moses Kimball above named further depose and say that I hold the office of Pastor of the Congregational Church in the County town and State aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the records of said Church with the exception above named as certified by me Moses Kimball { Pastor of the Congre- gational church in Hopkinton.
State of New Hampshire,
Merrimack ss. August 10th 1838 Personally appeared the Reverend Moses Kimball and subscribed and made solemn oath that the above affidavit is true
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate

I Ephraim Fisk of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire aged seventy nine years in December last depose and say that I was well acquainted with James Johnson late of Concord in said County deceased - that in the year 1776 said James Johnson enlisted as a volunteer in said Town of Concord I think and believe in the month of February 1776 in the company commanded by Capt Joshua Abbot that I enlisted in the same company for the term of ten months and that the said Johnson enlisted for the same term - That I marched to Winter Hill near Boston to join the Regiment commanded by Col. John Stark, but the said Regiment having gone to New York City I went on and joined said Regiment at New York from whence said Regiment proceeded up North River to Albany New York where the Regiment arrived in the month of April - In the Month of May very soon after our arrival at Albany said James Johnson came on and joined said Abbot's company and continued in said company until December of the same year when his term of ten months service expired - That by reason of ill health I left said company a few days before the expiration of ten months and left the said James Johnson in said company who served out his term and returned home - I am very certain that said James Johnson enlisted in the month of February 1776 the time when I enlisted and that he did not join the company and Regiment till the month of May following at Albany - I further depose and say that I was well acquainted with the said James Johnson before and for many years after the service aforesaid, having lived in the same town and many years a near neighbor to him - that I never knew any other man of that name, that in about 1782 or 1783 the same James Johnson married Hannah Pearson of Hopkinton New Hampshire with whom I afterwards became well acquainted while she lived with the said James Johnson - That the said James Johnson died in said Concord I should think over twenty years ago, leaving the said Hannah his widow who is now living in said Town of Hopkinton with her Brother Parker Pearson, and that

In the said Hannah has not been married since the death of her said Husband James Johnson but remains his widow. I further depose and say that I never knew that the said James Johnson held any rank in the service other than that of a private soldier.
Ephraim Fisk
Witness Cyrus Fisk Samuel B. Chase
State of New Hampshire
Merrimack ss August 9th 1898 Then personally appearing Ephraim Fisk made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate
I certify that I am personally acquainted with the said Ephraim Fisk and that his reputation for truth is good and that his statement is entitled to full credit.
Horace Chase Judge of Probate

I Thomas Burnham of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say that I now hold the office of Town Clerk of said Town of Hopkinton that I have in my possession the records belonging to said Town & that I have carefully examined the records of marriages and cannot find any record of the Marriage of James Johnson with Hannah Pearson. I further depose that I am well acquainted with Ephraim Liske one of this town who this day made affidavit before Horace Chase Judge of Probate in relation to the services of James Johnson in the Revolutionary army and that the general reputation of said Liske for truth is good and that his statements is entitled to full credit.
Thomas Burnham Town Clerk of Hopkinton
State of New Hampshire } Merrimack ss. } August 9. 1838 Personally appearing Thomas Burnham, subscribed and made solemn oath that the above affidavit is true
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate

I, Parker Pearson of Hopkinton in the County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire of lawful age depose and say that Hannah Johnson who lives with me and who has this day made her declaration for a pension before Horace Chase Judge of Probate, is my Sister; that her husband was James Johnson; that said James Johnson died in Concord some time in the month of March 1814 but the day of the month I cannot state - that I am able to state the month and year of his death from the fact that a few days he was before his death he made and executed a will which was afterwards proved and on recurring to a certified copy of said will now in my possession I find it was executed on the eleventh day of March 1814; that I was one of the witnesses to said will, was at his house the day before and the day after his death and attended his funeral, I further depose and say that the widow of the said James Johnson, to wit the said Hannah Johnson has lived with me ever since the spring following the death of her husband and now lives with me, and that she has not been married since the death of the said James Johnson but remains his widow
Parker Pearson
State of New Hampshire Merrimack ss
August 10th 1838 Then personally appearing Parker Pearson subscribed and made solemn oath that the above affidavit is true
Before me Horace Chase Judge of Probate
I certify that I am personally well acquainted with Parker Pearson aforesaid and that his reputation for truth and veracity is good and that his statement can and should be confidently relied on.
Horace Chase Judge of Probate

645- State of New Hampshire. Merrimack County.
The subscriber, Register of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack, hereby certifies and declares, that Horace Chase, Esquire, is Judge of the Court of Probate for said County of Merrimack, that full faith and confidence may and ought to be given to his acts as such, and that his signature to the foregoing declaration, affidavits and certificates, is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
H. B. Chase.
Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Merrimack.

645
Hannah Johnson
wid of James
NH
Ad 7 July 1838
Manned 1782
died 1814
Allow 10 mo 29 days
pri. $ 3h. 55 pr. ann.
Capt Abbott (Col. Staff)
Res at Station
dec of Genl Park of
NH ad 1818. + NH
with Capt. Abbott 1777
Abbott Sept 77 John 29 d
Horace Chase Esq
Mr Park Pearson
Hopkinton
NH

King
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 21494
Hannah Johnson wid of James Johnson Ohio Rev war.
Act: March 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 38R
[Arrangement of 1870.]

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New Hampshire, 374
Hannah Johnson, Hopkinton widow of James Johnson, decd.
who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 18 March 1814 of Merrimack in the State of N. H. who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Abbott of the regt commanded by Col Stark in the N. Hamp. line for 10 months 29 days.
Inscribed on the Roll of Concord N. H. at the rate of 36 Dollars 55 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Sept 1838 and sent to Horace Chace, Esq. Hopkinton, N. H.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept '38 $41.37 \frac{1}{2} Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar '39 18.27
$109.64
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by D. M. Curran, Clerk Book A Vol. 1 Page 43.

Free Horace Chase Post Master
The Commissioner of Pensions
Washington City D. C.

Hopkinton N.H. 1838
The Commissioner of Pensions
Dear Sir
I send, accompanying this, the declaration of Hannah Johnson of this town for a pension under the act of Congress of July last.
If on examination of her papers you find her entitled as, I presume you will, you may forward to me her certificate.
I am Sir very respectfully your obedient servant
Horace Chase

596 Widow Hannah Johnson

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 3d March, 1843, granting pensions for one year to certain Widows who have received pensions under the Act of July 7, 1838.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Grafton County ss.
On this twenty seventh day of March 184 3 . Personally appeared before me D. C. Churchill a Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County and State aforesaid, Hannah Johnson , a resident of Enfield in the County of Grafton and State aforesaid, aged 83 - years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the 3d day of March, 1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War.
That she is the widow of James Johnson - who was a Private during the Revolution in the Revolutionary War  she has not recollect the names of his officers under whom he served
That she was a pensioner under the act of 7th July, 1838, which she received at the rate of thirty six dollars thirty four cents per annum,
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Hannah Johnson mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me.
D. C. Churchill  J. C. C. Pleas
B 36.54
I hereby certify that the above declaration is personally known to me
D. C. Churchill  J. C. C. Pleas
State of New Hampshire
Grafton County ss.
I Nathan B. Felton , clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that David C. Churchill is an acting Judge of said Court in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the 24th day of November A.D. 1834, and will expire on the 16th day of December A.D. 1860 - and that his two signatures above written are genuine - Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 13th day of April A.D. 1843 -
N. B. Felton clerk