Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 1,032, for Samuel Johnson, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Johnson, Samuel
5.1032
CONTENTS
carded

28,399 New Jersey . . . 1
Samuel Johnson of Monmouth Co in the State of New Jersey who was a private in the Co. H y comman by Captain Green of the Reg t comman by Col. Hendrickson in the New Jer. line for
21 months
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 70 Dollars — Cents per ann to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of Mar 1834 and Hon. J. Parker, H. E.
Arrears to the 14th of Mar. 1834. 210. Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 th Sept. " 35. $ 245.
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1831.
Recorded by R. Burdine Clerk Book E. Vol. 3. Page 119.

Monmouth County ss } On this ninth day of New Jersey } September in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty three personally appeared in Open Court before the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of said County now sitting Samuel Johnston of said County residing in Herdele township who being duly sworn according to law deposed and with the marks the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress Passed June the Seventh Eight hundred and thirty two. That in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred & seventy six he deponent entered as a private in the Militia in the Revolutionary war that he was in the Company of Captain James Green Lieutenant Elkin Chadwick in the township of Shrewsbury and that said Quarters was at Tinton falls. It was in the month of September he entered in the service and continued that month and in the month of November of that Year Colo David Henderson Commanded the Regiment to which deponent was attached General David Forman was the Brigadier. Deponent did duty in those months at Sandy Hook and along the Sea Coast. In the Year one thousand Seven Hundred and seventy Seven in the month of April he did duty as a private under Captain Abraham Woolley at the Widow Wests in Colts Neck in Shrewsbury. was the place of Rendezvous George Bunty was the Lieutenant Commanded by Captain Woolley, & continued duty at different places on the sea coast for six months every other month during that year to wit. in April, June August, October & December. that in the Year seven hundred & seventy eight he did duty as a private in Captain Michael Sweetmans Company in the month of February of that Year. That he rendezvoused at Colts Neck in Shrewsbury and did duty

that year for six months in the townships of Middletown & Shrewsbury along the Inlets and places where the Enemy was most likely to make an attack upon the Americans he continued doing duty that year in the month of February. April June. August October and December. Hence as a Lieutenant was the Lieutenant under Captain Sweetman. In the Year Seventeen Hundred and seventy nine Deponent did duty as a private under Captain Bendrich Smock that he march from Monmouth Court House under Capt Smock to Middletown in the month of April of that year and from there he did duty at Shrewsbury every other month of year to wit for four months to wit in April. June. August & October. That in the month of one thousand seven May, eighteen hundred and eighty he deponent did duty as a private under Captain Thomas Chadwick in Shrewsbury Township along the Coast from Sandy Hook to Cranberry Inlet. he commenced in the month of May of that year and continued doing duty every other month for three months to wit May. July & September and in the Year Seventeen Hundred eighty one he did duty two months under Captain John Bennet Capt. he commenced in June and did duty that month & in August at Sandy Hook & other places on the sea Coast. This Deponent at the time of entering the service lived in Shrewsbury in said County. This Deponent on oath saith he is in his seventy third year of his age for which term he this Deponent claims a pension. No Clergyman lives near Sunnyside, I Subscribed This 9 th Sept 1833 before
Joseph Barclay
John: Johnson

He hereby relinquishing every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity, except the present stipend, that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency Open State and further, as he before stated, that there is no Minister of the Gospel in the neighbourhood where Applicant resides who can give evidence or attest to his character of Samuel Johnson .
Sworn to & Subscribed This 9 th day of September 1833 before William Lloyd
Jacob Fries of Stoneville Township in said County of Montgomery maketh oath in Open Court - This 9 th September 1833 and saith that he is in his Seventy third year of his age and lives in the neighbourhood of Samuel Johnson who has applied for a pension, that he is well acquainted with said Johnson, that he is a man of great integrity, and is believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution that he is a man whose declaration under oath or otherwise is entitled to full credit. Deponent on oath saith he was in the Company with said Samuel Johnson under Captain James Green and Lieutenant Chapman that he deponent served with the said Samuel Johnson as a Private man on different tours of duty for a number of years, but cannot recollect exactly the time, the above service was done by said Johnson in the Revolutionary wars.
Sworn to & Subscribed This 9 th Sept r 1833 before Joseph Barclay
his Jacob Fries Mark

And the Said Court do hereby declare their Opinion after the Investigation of the matter & after putting the Interrogatories presented by the War Department. That the above Applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. and the Court further Certify that the said Jacob Truex is a resident of the Township of Howell in the County of Monmouth & State of New Jersey, and that he is a Creditable person, and that his Statement as well as the Statement of the surviving Soldier of the Revolution herein contained are entitled to credit. William Lloyd
I Daniel H Ellis clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Monmouth in the State of New Jersey Do hereby Certify that the Annexed papers contain the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Johnson for a pension on the ninth day of September eighteen hundred and thirty three, and also that William Lloyd and Amos Shaw Esquires whose names are subscribed to the jurats of the Affidavits of said Lloyd and Joseph Gilverson on the nineteenth day of September in the year aforesaid Sumn to & Subscribe, which are herunto annexed, were at the same time & now are two of the Justices of the peace of the said County duly Commissioned & sworn, and that their said acts are entitled to full faith & credit, And I do further Certify that the names "William Lloyd and Amos Shaw" signed to the jurats of said Affidavits are respectively the hand writings of the said William Lloyd & Amos Shaw.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Freehold this twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty three.
D. H. Ellis Clerk

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section AWF/eel Cur
July 26, 1929
Mrs. Willard Ferguson El Ebano Mission, Texas
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.1032, it appears that Samuel Johnson was born in 1760, at Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
While residing at said Shrewsbury, he enlisted and served as a private with the New Jersey Troops as follows:
In 1776, two months in Captain James Green's Company, Colonel Daniel Hendrickson's Regiment; in 1777, five months in Captain Abraham Wooley's Company; in 1778, six months in Captain Michael Sweetman's Company; in 1779, four months in Captain Hendrick Smock's Company; in 1780, three months in Captain Thomas Chadwick's Company; in the fall of 1780, one month in Captain James Green's Company; in 1781, two months in Captain Joshua Bennett's Company.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 9, 1833, at which time he was living in Howell

Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
It is not stated that soldier was ever married.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

New Var.
INVALID.
File No. 1032
Samuel Johnson Miss M. L. Linn
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index: — Vol. a , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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State of Pennsylvania Allegheny County
Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid Col. Elizer Bradwick who was a Lieutenant in the Revolution and was being Duly Sworn on the holy Gospel Deposeth and saith that his testimony is applied for by Samuel Johnson of the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey to enable him to obtain a pension for services in the war of the Revolution and States that he was under my Command and points out Two particular actions to wit one when Capt. Joshua Huddy's house was attacked when he his wife and Daughter was all that was in said house when a Regiment of Negro Refugees commanded by a Negro Col. Tice and a Company of White Refugees commanded by Capt. William Hewlett both blacks and Whites then in the service of George the 3rd King of Great Britain and that said Capt. Huddy gave the said Col. Tice his Death Warrant by firing out of his Chamber Window when the Enemy set fire to his house and Capt. Huddy had to capitulate if they would put out the fire he would give up. Whereby this time we came up and the Enemy retreated and on their retreat the said Capt. Hewlett was killed and how many more I don't remember and the said Capt. Huddy Retaken after being shot through his thigh by our own Men while a prisoner. Another circumstance he relates of a battle where a Negro named Rose a Refugee Sworn at Creek and made his Escape which action I also well remember. Which was as follows we fell in with a party of Refugees at Long Branch in the Edge of a Swamp near the bank of the ocean of nearly Equal Numbers. When the Enemy was surrounded by Two Regiments Maining their Boats and Landing this made the Enemy about Two to our one when the action became very hot and almost Desperate and very Doubtfull when at that minute they were falling on both sides. Capt. John Walton arrived with his Troop of horse and cut the Enemy off from their Boats when their whole party was killed or taken prisoners Except said Negro Rose who Swam a Creek Two hundred yards wide and made his Escape after being shot through his Shoulder as I was afterwards well informed and the said Samuel Johnson has this statement in part which I have lately received from John H. Johnson who must have been in these actions I know there was a Negro here by the name of Johnson in the service in the Revolution but as my Muster list being older than fifty years I cannot give the Christian names of them all therefore Samuel may likely be one of them among the many if Samuel Johnson was as he states under my Immediate Command when the attack was made on Capt. Huddy's house which was in the year 1780 he must have been enrolled in my Company of Volunteers by order

of Col Asher Holmes in 1779 and in January 1781 in the
company joined Col. Thomas Chadwick's company in the Fierce Marquis Service as my father in the war office will show the said John was born at the distance of 350 miles from me I have no chance of putting any question to him Sworn to and Subscribed
This 28 day of January 1834
Homer Hall Jr.
Elizer Chadwick
The Subscriber being well acquainted with the above named Deponent Col Elizer Chadwick and believing that he is a person of credibility and that full confidence can be placed in his Honor's oath Jan 28, 1834
Homer Hall Jr.
St. Lawrence County N.Y.
I, Asa Hartland, Prothonotary of St. Lawrence County do certify that Elizer Chadwick Esq. is a magistrate as above and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.
Witness my hand, and official seal at Smith- field, the 29th day of January, A.D. 1834.
Asa Hartland Prothonotary

30. 882
Admiral purah - 21 mo - $70-
Hon. J. Parker

New Jersey } Personally appeared before the Subscribers one of Monmouths } the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas & Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Monmouth John G. Johnson of Dover Township in the County aforesaid and being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deponeth & saith that he was a Soldier in the Revolution, and that in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven Hundred and Eighty One he deponent was called on by authority to do military duty that he was under the Command of Captain John A. Bonnet, in which Company Samuel Johnson was also a private Militia man, that their place of Rendezvous was at Galt's Neck in Shrewsbury and their business was to Guard the Sea Coast from Cranberry inlet to Sandy Hook or the high land near that place against the Invasion of the Forces and Refugees who were in the practice of coming over in parties from Sandy Hook & committing depredations & outrages upon the Inhabitants of Monmouth County, that Samuel Johnson served with Deponent One Months tour of duty in the month of August of said Year, This deponent saith that he is in his Seventy Eighth Year of his age, and enjoys good health, and Strength of mind that he has been acquainted with Samuel Johnson upwards of Sixty Years, that he resides now in Howell Township formerly Shrewsbury & has always been a Resident of the said County since deponent knew him, that he has always maintained the Character of a Good & Honest Man and a true friend to his Country.

This deponent has understood and believes that Said Samuel Johnston, stood his monthly tours as a Good Soldier during the War, and deponent further saith that he verily believes that the declaration of the said Samuel Johnston made in order to obtain a pension is entitled to full credit and further this deponent saith not. Sworn to and Subscribed to his This 12 th May 1834 — John R Johnston
William Lloyd
Mark
I Daniel H Ellis Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Monmouth Do hereby Certify that the annexed papers contain the Original Papers and proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the Application of Samuel Johnston for a pension on the ninth day of September in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty Three, and also that William Lloyd Eyre whose name is subscribed to the affidavits of the said Samuel Johnston, and of John R Johnston on the twelfth day of this instant term to Subscribed by them respectively thereto annexed was then & is now a Justice of the Peace of said County duly Commissioned & sworn, and that his said Acts are entitled to full faith and credit. And I do further Certify that the name "William Lloyd" signed in the affidavits of the said affidavits is the proper hand writing of the said William Lloyd.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand & affixed the seal of the said Court at Tredegar this Twentieth day of May in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four. D. H. Ellis Clerk

New Jersey Monmouth County Js
Personally appeared before the Subscribers a justice of the peace
of the County of Monmouth Samuel Johnston who being duly sworn according to Law deposeth and saith that in addition to a former affidavit made, he further on oath saith that he was on duty as a Militia man at Colts Neck in the County of Mon- mouth in the fall of _____ the year
One thousand seven hundred & eighty when on a Saturday night he had leave with the rest of the Company to return home & appear at Head Quarters the next Monday morning, deponents place of abode was about five miles from Colts Neck. That about four Hours after his return home he was called out off- bed by an order Officer & commanded immediately to repair to head quarters at Colts Neck that the refugees had that night made an attack on Captain Huddys House at Colts Neck and wounded him. under the command of Colo Tye a Negro deponent went to Head Quarters immediately and marched with the Company in the direction of the Highlands where the Refugees had fled to in order to effect their landing in their Boats for New York. - That just as the Company had arrived at the Highlands, the Refugees had reached their boats & were plying up a place called the Gut a few miles distant from Sandy Hook that the Company & deponent among the Rest fired several rounds at them till a British frigate from Sandy Hook bore down towards them & fired on them as deponent on oath saith that the Refugees had stolen some horses from persons in Freehold.

Then when they fled on being pursued to Long Branch in Shrewsbury where a severe contest took place deponent was not in the trench but was Station at a small distance from it & heard the firing — This deponent further saith that his Company was Stationed at Peter Parkers in Shrewsbury with other Companies commanded by Col. Daniel Henderson that in the night One John Newman a Sentry was fired upon and his pocket shot through Containing his provisions by some of the Refugees. The next morning about sun rise a Colored man a Refugee by the name of Moses with his gun on his shoulder was approaching the house where the Company was Station when he perceived the Militia he immediately turned about & went down the field upon which deponent and others followed him, he then turned shot and made for a Creek called Little River about two hundred yards wide, he went in the creek the Light Horse under Captain Wallon followed him as did this deponent and the rest of the Company all of whom fired at him whilst in the water, and just at the time he was making the land the other side of the Creek a Rifleman by the name of Alexander Erlich fired and wounded said Negro. This deponent saith that he never received any discharge, deponent was born in the town of Shrewsbury in the Year 1760. his age is recorded in a family Bible not now in his possession. he does not recollect the month. Deponent was called into service by regular call, from the Sergeants of the Company

That he did duty in the field and during the time he was in service he was not employed in any Civil pursuit. This Deponent further saith that From the length of time & defect of memory and Old Age, he might have been mistaken as to Elisha Chadwick being Lieutenant in the year 1776 as he has stated in his declaration but that he is confident he was in the Company of Capt James Green as is stated therein. He further on Oath says that at the time of the attack on Capt Huddy at his home in Colts Neck which he thinks was in the fall of 1780 the particular month he does not recollect, James Green was Captain and Elisha Chadwick was Lieutenant and that he this Deponent served a month under said Officers & recollects the circumstances attending the attack on Capt Huddy substantially as is stated in Colo Elisha Chadwick Affidavit which is Indorsed herewith,
Sworn to & Subscribed this 6 th May 1834 before
William Lloyd
Sam. Doherty

Monmouth County } Personally appeared before the Subscribers New Jersey } one of the Justices of the peace of the
County of Monmouth. Joseph Giberson in the Eighty Sixth year of his age. Being duly sworn according to Law deponeth & saith that he resides in Kirwell town- ship in said County, and that he is well acquainted with Samuel Johnson who has applied for a pension that he has been personally acquainted with said Johnson for upwards of fifty years, that he lives now and has during said time had a near neighbour to said Johnson that he was always reputed in the neighbourhood to have been a Revolutionary Soldier, that he knew him both before and after he did military duty, that he is a man of good character, and his declaration under oath or otherwise is entitled in the Office of this Deponent to full faith & credit that the said Johnson resides in the same township of Deponent, and that he is generally believed and reputed in the neighbourhood that he was a Revolutionary Soldier, and of that Opinion is this Deponent
Sworn to & Subscribed
This 19 th day of
September 1833
Joseph Giberson
before me Amos Shaw one of the Justices of the peace in & for Monmouth County

New Jersey } Personally appeared before the subscriber Monmouth ss } One of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Monmouth, this nineteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and thirty three, Colis Lloyd Esquire Counsellor at Law of the age of sixty three Years and upwards, and being duly sworn on the Holy Gospel of Almighty God deponeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Samuel Johnson who has applied for a pension for near forty years, during which time the said Johnson has supported a good character for honesty and veracity, & that it is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where the said Samuel Johnson resides (which is in Howell in the County and State aforesaid) that he was a Soldier of the Revolution and a man entitled to credit, and further this deponent saith not
Sworn to & subscribed this day & year aforesaid William Lloyd
Colis Lloyd — — —

Mission, Tex . Mch. 20, 1929.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions , Rev. War Record Section , Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen :
Will you kindly send me statement of the military history of Maj. Rex of Philadelphia, Pa , a soldier of the Rev. War. Any data you may send will be very much appreciated .
Yours truly ,
Mrs Anna Richardson Ferguson (Mrs Willard Ferguson) By E.S.P.

MRS. WILLARD FERGUSON
EL EBANO MISSION, TEXAS
July 20 - 29
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions Rev. War Record Section Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send statement of the Military history of Samuel Johnson (Born Apr 11 - 17513 - 9) , Miriam Johnson & or Johnston Aaron Boiver, all of Monmouth Co. N. Jersey, near Freehold.
Any data you may send will be very much appreciated, and I thank you for your letter of July 16 th - and hope you can find some war record from all the names, given.
Cordially.
Mrs Anna Mary Ferguson P.S. This record is so I may be - come a member of the H. A. R.
A.M.F.

Rev. and 1812 Wars Section. AWF/eel
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON
July 15, 1929
Mrs. Willard Ferguson
Mission
Texas
Madam:
I advise you that the data furnished by you are not sufficient to enable this bureau to make intelligent reply to the queries contained in your letter.
Please fill out such of the blank spaces below, as the information in your possession will permit, and return to this bureau.
* First name of widow Mary Mayberry Rex  Full name of soldier Jacob Rex or Hilloughby Rex  Residence of soldier at enlistment In or near Philadelphia  Residence of soldier after service Chestnut Hill 9 mi North of Philadelphia  Name of state from which he enlisted Pa  Approximate date of birth Grand Mother Elizabeth Rex 1795  but do not have his father's birth  Approximate date of death .....
Kindly return attached letter with your reply.
Respectfully,
Earl D. Church
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.
X daughter of Thomas Mayberry who owned iron works at Valley Forge. was have been my great great grandfather. Was Major Rex, Jacob Rex or was Maj. Rex father of Jacob Rex ? Hilloughby Rex?