Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29934, for William Johnson, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Johnson William
S 29934
CONTENTS

4992
Massachusetts
William Johnson
Worcester in the State of Mass who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Gilbert of the Regt commanded by Col Whitney in the Mass line for 7 days 15/2 days
12 Massachusetts
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass at the rate of 24 Dollars 99 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1 st day of Feby 1833 and sent (Hovey) Davy H. of Rep.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $37.48 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 33 12.49
$49.97
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Hovey Clerk Book D. Vol. 257 Page 60.

No 10448
M m Johnson
Private Mar 15 day Adm d
$ 21.99-
Hon. J n Davis

BRIEF in the case of  William Johnson of the County of Worcester  in the State of Mass.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 1778 Apr. — 3 — Drafted Gen. Capt. Whipple   " Aug. — 1 15 ditto Col. Whitney, Capt. Gilbert   " 79 June — 3 — ditto Capt. Jos. Livermore  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Hardwick  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Depositions  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Levin Pelt  Examining Clerk.

William Johnson.
10. 4 48
Worcester County, } Massachusetts. }

DECLARATION , in order to secure the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER, ss.
ON this seventh day of September , in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty two , personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate for the County of Worcester , now sitting, William Johnson , a resident of Worcester , in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, aged seventy one 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 7th 1832.
THAT he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
That he was drafted for the term of three months, about the first of April in the year 1798, at Mendwick in said County, and ordered into the company commanded by Capt. Moses Whipple of New Brimfield, in said County, and immediately marched to Roxbury, the small pox raging at that time in Boston being the occasion of his company not then going into Boston as was at first intended - after staying two or three weeks in Roxbury he with his company, and the company under Capt. Harrington Harrington of Holden, being detached as a guard for a portion of  Brigadier M c Gregory's army then in the vicinity of Boston, marched up as far as Watertown, and there took charge of said prisoners, which had been removed from Winterhill to that place, and proceeded with such prisoners under their guard to Rutland, in said Worcester County, and said Johnson remained as a part of said guard at Rutland until the second day of July then following, when his term of service, being three months, expired, and was discharged or furloughed with his company - and he with several others returned to Worcester, and witnessed the execution of Mrs. Spooner and the other murderers of Mr. Spooner.
Again, about the first of August, 1798, he was drafted for six weeks, into a company commanded by Capt. David Gilbert, in Col. Whitney's Regiment, and marched to the place of rendezvous at Worcester, where he was ordered to be on Tuesday at 12 o'clock, having been notified on the Sunday evening previous - on reaching Worcester the company was formed - then marched to Grafton, dined over night - then marched to Cumberland, then continued their march and spent Saturday night at Tiverton, in Rhode Island, and on Sunday morning, the company met their Colonel, who ordered a portion of them to remain where they were, to draw provisions for the company, and the remainder to leave their packs and march back to the Ferry at Tiverton, which they accordingly did, not having previously joined the Regiment to which they were attached when he and his companions reached the Ferry and crossed over on to the Island - the said Johnson and his companions then went back after their packs - there he stayed and got some provisions, and then marched on, and crossed over on to the Island and joined the other portions of the Regiment there stationed - and remained on duty there, and in that vicinity, until he was released at the end of his said service, and returned home home - Again, in June 1799, he was again drafted for three months, into a company commanded
(A) 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.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Meine  William Johnson  Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
William Johnson

Worcester, ss. September 7, 1832.
We Silas Brooks  gentleman residing in the town of Worcester, and Paul Gates residing in Worcester hereby certify that we are well acquainted with William Johnson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventyone years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Before me Nathl Gaine Judge of Probate for the County of Worcester
Silas Brooks Paul Gates
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 mentioned applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears to them that Silas Brooks Esquire , who signed the preceding certificate, is gentleman , resident in the town of Worcester and that Paul Gates who has also signed the same is a resident in the same town of Worcester, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
see Depositions annexed of Ebenezer Whiting. Nathl Gaine Judge of Probate for County of Worcester Bradyll Sweetmore Esq. L.L.D. Mr Pike
I Theophilus Wheeler , Register, Clerk of the Court of Probate aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Johnson for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this 18th day of September , in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty two.
Theoph. Wheeler Register of said Probate Court for the County of Worcester in Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts
William Johnson. 10. 4 48

to n ago. 1897.
29934 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,934
William Johnson Dis Rev 1897
Act: James J n 1897
Index:—Vol. 2, Page 215-
[Arrangement of 1870.]
Apr. 7-1897-History Mrs. Sara K. Chapman 312-66 th Place, Chic

William Johnson

I, Ebenezer Whitney of Worcester, Massachusetts, aged seventy four years, testify and say, that I was a soldier of the Revolution, was in the service at Tiverton and vicinity in the State of Rhode Island, as a Continental soldier. In the months of August and September, 1778, and whilst there saw William Johnson of said Worcester, on service there as a soldier - he was not in my company, as he was in the militia - but he came to my quarters frequently, and I saw him nearly or quite every day for the term of six weeks, being the time for which he enlisted, as I understood - I was during all that time well acquainted with him, and have continued the acquaintance ever since, he being a townsman of mine - and have no hesitation in saying that he was in the service as aforesaid for as many as six weeks.
Witness, W. Garrison C. G. Prentiss.
Ebenezer Whitney
Worcester, J. September 6, 1832.
Then the above named Ebenezer Whitney, to me well known, personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing Deposition, by him signed in my presence, and I certify my belief that his statement is substantially correct. — William Garrison, Justice of the Peace

2 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Worcester, ss. I, Abijah Bigelow, clerk of the Judicial Courts, within and for the County of Worcester, do certify, that Braddylf Livermore, Emory Washburn, and William Garrison, Esquires, before whom the annexed Depositions of John Pike, Bradd. Livermore, and Ebenezer Whitney, were respectively signed and sworn to, are Justices of the peace in and for said County of Worcester - and the signa- tures of said Justices, respectively, to the certificates of the oaths of the said Deponents appear to be in their own proper hand writing.
In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand, and affix the County Seal, this sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two.
Abijah Bigelow, Clerk.

2 I Braddylt Livermore of Paxton in the County of Worcester Esquire of the age of the age of sixty eight years, being con- tioned and sworn do depose and say that on or about the first day of July 1779 I was a fifer in a company commanded by Captain Joseph Livermore. which com- pany was raised to guard the stores and the British & Hessian Prisoners of War which were then at Rutland in the said County. At that time I became acquainted with William Johnson then of Hardwick now of Worcester in said County who is now present. He was the orderly Corporal of said Company and did duty in it for the term of three months which was the term of our duty at that time, when he was honorably discharged. The Lieutenant of the Company was named Billings and the said Johnson was mustered by one Brown who acted as muster Master of the American Troops in this County. The term of duty of said Johnson began on the first of July or about that time and ended on or about the first day of October 1779.
Bradd. Livermore
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester ss Aug 31 1832 Then the above named Braddylt Livermore to me personally known appeared before me & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed in my presence. And I certify that the Deponent is entitled to full faith and credit as a witness Emory Washburn Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
I John Pike of Paxton in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of the age of seventy four years do depose and say that I became acquainted with William Johnson of Worcester in said county now present, about the first of April in the year A.D. 1778 at Roxbury near Boston I being there a soldier in the service of the United States for the term of three months to guard them and the prisoners on Winter Hill, and that the said William Johnson was then a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. Moses Whipple of Substitutes in said county of Worcester, and we marched as a part of the guard which guarded Burgoyne's Army from said Winter Hill to Rutland in said county of Worcester and the said William Johnson continued in said company one of the privet soldiers to guard said prisoners there until our time was out for which we were engaged to serve same year he was honorably dismissed by his Captain further than the deponent saith not
Worcester ss } September 3 d 1832 } Then the above named John Pike personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the county of Worcester and was sworn to the truth of the deposition above by him subscribed
Worcester ss } September 3 d 1832 } I hereby certify that I am well acquainted with Mr. John Pike the above named deponent and have been for sixty years or more and that he is considered as a gentleman of truth and veracity and that full credit ought to be given to his testimony
Bradley Livermore Just. Peace

x by capt. Jos. Livermore, of Spencer. Lieut. Billings of Hardwick, and ordered to go to Rutland ready to serve on guard duty, at the Barracks in that place, and immediately marched to said Rutland, and entered on his service, and there remained in said service, as orderly corporal, until some days after the term of service for which he was drafted had expired, and he was dismissed about the first of October, 1779, and returned home -
He was honorably discharged or dismissed after each of his said terms of service had expired - has no documentary evidence of his said services, but relies on the accompanying Depositions to corroborate his aforesaid declaration -
He was not in any battle during his said services - and in answer to the Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department - the said Johnson states, that he was born in said Worcester, on the 20 th day of November, 1760. He has no record of his birth or age - but supposes it is on the town clerk's records. He was living in said Hardwick at the time he was drafted as aforesaid, being an apprentice to the Shoemaking business. He returned to Worcester in 1781, and has resided there ever since - All his said engagements in the service of the war were by reason of being drafted -
He cannot state more particularly than as above the names of officers, or other circumstances connected, connected with his service, according to present recollection - He never received any written Discharge - but was dismissed by verbal company or regimental orders - He refers to Capt. Fins Johnson, Mr. William Moore, and Capt. Robert Blair, in relation to his character, and services as a soldier, &c. (A)
(7 1/2 months in all.)

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#312-66 th Place Chicago Illinois March 24 1897
Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir,
Will you please send me an official report of full service of Revolutionary Soldier, William Johnson of Haverhill, Massachusetts. a "minute man" [Corporal I think] who fought at "Bunker Hill" June 17-1775- if I am correctly informed he fought under "Gen. Putnam" his col or capt was "Gilman" at State House, Boston Mass. he has honorable mention. afterwards he was "col" in State Militia of Mass or New Hampshire I am not

position which, he received a pension of a Rinaldo, while residing at Boonville, Oneida Co. New York, between the years 1829 & 1834 where he died June 1 st 1834 if I am correctly informed. "I am hoping to become a Daughter of the American Revolution," and, my valuation is the Record of this same Hance I hold my Great-Grand-Father
Most Sincerely,
Mrs Sara K. Chapman
#312 Sixty-Sixth Place Chicago Ill.