Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10923, for William Johnston, New York

SERVICE
New York
Johnston William Johnson
S. 10923
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8807
New York
William Johnson ★
Clinton in the State of N. York who was a postmaster ; in the Company commanded by Captain Van Sant of the Regt. commanded by Col. Sacher in the N. York Arty due for Pensions for 3 " Enlist 3
★ William Johnston Records corrected May 31/65.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 35 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Apr 1833 and sent to A. F. [unclear] Poughkeepsie
Arrears to the 14th of March 1833 $70.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept - 17.50 $87.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 22
Dear G. W. Chase
Dec 15 1833

13.328.
William Johnston
Admitted.
6 mo Private
3 mo Sergeant
Alex Forbes
Poughkeepsie — N. York

BRIEF in the case of  William Johnston  of Clinton in the State of N. York  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 76 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. As a Gen.     In 1776 . . . . . 6 Private Capt. W. Van Lendt Col. Geo. Lasher N. York   1777. 3 Sergeant Capt. E. Henriett Col. Morris Graham "  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? City of N. York  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Three living Witnesses — the credibility of two of whom is duly certified  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? they are properly authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Wm Gordon Examining Clerk.

13 328
William Johnson
admitted.
6 mos. Private.
3 mos. Sergeant.

Dutchess Co. N.Y.
At a Court of Common Pleas held at the Court House in the town of Poughkeepsie in and for the county of Dutchess in the State of New York on the twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Present
Edmund H. Pendleton Robert S. Livingston Albro Atkin Stephen Thorn Joseph L. Jackson
Judges
State of New York
Dutchess County Ss. On this day appeared in open court before the Court now sitting (the same being a court of record for said county) William Johnston a resident of the town of Clinton in said county aged 76 years the 16 of May last, 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 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That at the City of New York in June in the year 1776 he entered as a volunteer for six months in Captain Vincent Van Dyck's company of militia in the regiment commanded by Colonel John Sacker in General Scott's Brigade. Andrew Stockholm was Lieutenant Colonel. Nicholas Fish was Brigade Major, deponent knew all those officers. He remained in the city of New York until the landing of the enemy on Long Island, when they passed over to the Island and remained there until the retreat of the Army when he passed back to the city, and remained there until the city was evacuated by our troops, thence went to Kingsbridge, thence to White Plains, where he was discharged on the expiration of his engagement, in the month of December. Deponent then removed to Pleasant Valley in Dutchess County where he remained until the summer of 1777 when a regiment was ordered to be raised for the reinforcement of General Gates. Deponent entered as a volunteer in Captain Elijah Herricks company of New York Militia in the regiment commanded by Colonel Morris Graham, Zopher Weeks and Ebenezer Wood were the Lieutenants of the company, deponent held the station and served as orderly Sergeant, joined at Poughkeepsie, went to Albany, thence to Van Schaicks Island, where he remained some weeks, from thence to Stillwater, and

to Saratoga, returned from Saratoga to Albany, thence to Esopus in Ulster County where he was discharged, after serving three months, deponent was born in the city of New York the 16 th of May 1756, has not now a record of his age, had one formerly in a book, "Westminster Confession of faith" which belonged to his father, but the leaf has been torn out & destroyed, has resided in the County of Dutchess since the war about 7 years in Pleasant Valley since then in the town of Clinton where he now resides, did not receive any discharge in writing - At Stillwater there were two actions fought between the American Army and the enemy under command of General Burgoyne, deponent was not in the battle, but was in the neighbourhood, half a mile off, on Benis' heights. His proof of his service is the afft. following and the certificate annexed. Ephraim Wickes who signed said certificate is the same person under whom this deponent served & now resides in Delaware County.
Sworn and subscribed in Open Court - Sept 25 th 1833 Henry Brainerd Clerk
Wm Johnston
State of New York Dutchess County ss Allard Anthony of the town of Fishkill in said County aged 72 years, and John Anthony of the same place aged 70 years, being duly sworn do severally depose and say that they know William Johnson of the town of Clinton who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing declaration, that they knew the said William Johnson in the year 1776, and know that he served in the army, in the New York Militia in Captain in William Van Tals Company of light Infantry under Colonel John Sacher, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Stockholm and Brigadier General Scott, Nichols, Fish was Brigade Major, these deponents and the said William Johnson are cousins and resided in the city of New York until these deponents left said city in the spring of 1776. These deponents understood at the time that the said Johnson was with the above named officers and under their command on Long Island when the British took possession of the Island in 1776, and believe the same to be true, and also that the said Johnson was with the last of the American troops that left the city of New York when it was taken by the enemy.
Sworn and subscribed in Open Court September 25 1833 Henry Brainerd Clerk
Allard Anthony John Anthony

I hereby certify that William Johnston of the town of Clinton in the County of Dutches - and State of New York - volunteered about the first of August 1777 in Captain Elijah Herricks Company in Colonel Morris Grahams Regiment of Levies raised in Dutches County about the first of August of the same year for three months and he - faithfully and honestly served as orderly Seargeant - untill some time in November of the same year at which time the Regiment was discharged. Dated August - 23 rd 1832 -
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Zophar Wikes 1 st Lieut of Field Company

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 named applicant was a revolutionary soldier & served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Allard Anthony and John Anthony who have subscribed and sworn to the annexed affidavit are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Henry J. Praver Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Dutchess do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Johnston for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said Court this twenty fifth day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Henry J. Praver Clerk

Rev. May
10923
INVALID.
File No. 10923
William Johnson ★ Sergt. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A Page 196
[Arrangement of 1870.]
William Johnston ★ Record corrected May 31/85. R.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Johnston William GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania "Corps of Invalids"
WARRANT NUMBERS 9658 and 13265 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED December 18, 1799 to David Morgan, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.