Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 43719, for Samuel Johnston, Rhode Island

SERVICE
NUMBER
962
Johnston, Samuel Johnson or
S 43719
CONTENTS

(3,023) New York
Samuel Johnston private Rhoad Island line Colo Olney
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York — at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 10th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of Septem r 1810 and sent Robert Livingston esq r Lisbon to St. Lawrence St.
Arrears to 4th of Septem r 1810 30.66 4 mo 25 30 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 March 1819 40.
Due $ 86.66
Revolutionary claim, } Act 18th March, 1818. }
175
Eight years,
✓ Cont d
Madrid St. Lawrence St.
Robert Livingston Esq r Lisbon to St. Lawrence St. New York 24 Jan. 1821

Samuel Johnson Revo d petitioner
It does not appear from this document in what state the claimant resides.
3 Jan. 1890.
Con

Schedule of property.
Real Estate now Personal Estate
one old man lame. $25.00. one churn — $1.50 one old ax — 1 " two pails — 1.50 one hoe — " 25. one hand saw — 2. "
The family consists of two daughters and an eldest aged 30. The other in some measure helps aged 24. Three small sons at home who together with myself occupy about 5 acres of land on shares —
Sworn and declared in open court this 10 th day of October 1820 before me Joseph York clk
This is Samuel + Johnson mark
A Laurence boy Pluto alias
At Lawrence 607 3/4 Plats officer 3/4 I Joseph Gark. Clerk of the County of St Lawrence & Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in for said County do hereby certify that the vath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the records of the said Court and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is thirty one dollars and seventyfive cents — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twentyfirst of December 1820.
Joseph Garko CLH

County of St Lawrence P.
On this tenth day of October 1820 personally appeared in open court in the Court of Common Pleas for said County being a Court of record for said County, Samuel Johnson aged sixty four Years resident in said County, who being first duly sworn according to law Doth on his oath declare that he served in the revolutionary war as follows - enlisted at Cambridge in Col. James Oney's Reg t of Infantry about the time of the battle of Bunker hill (particular day I do not recollect) and continued through the war & was discharged at Saratoga after Peace was declared (day or date do not recollect) and that a pension has been allowed to me No 3023 - And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818. and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18 th day of March 1818 - And I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed -

I William Strachan Deputy Clerk of the County of St Lawrence and of the Court of Common Pleas for said County do hereby certify that Samuel Johnson appeared in open court this day and upon his oath declared he lived in St Lawrence County in the State of New York As Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 13 th Jany 1821-
Wm Strachan D ty Clerk

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The Hon ble John Calhoun
Secretary of the War Department
City of Washington
Lisbon 10 April
Chas

State of New York } County of St Lawrence } _____
To the Honourable John Calhoun Secretary of the department of War -
I Robert Livingston Esq; one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of St Lawrence Upon the Application of Samuel Johnston who served as a Soldier in the war of the Revolution on Continental establishment in Order to Substantiate his Claim to a portion under the late Act of Congress, entitled an act to provide for certain persons in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War. Do hereby certify that the said applicant died on this Tenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & Eighty at Lisbon in said County personally appeared before me and made the declaration under oath herunto annexed - That the said applicant did enter the Service of the United States by enlistment into a Company Commanded by Capt: John Daxter of the Rhode Island Regiment - Commanded by Colonel O'Neel, on or about the Month of May or June in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Seventy five, for three years or during the war. That the said applicant did serve faithfully for the whole time during the war, on the Continental establishment and was honourably discharged by General George Washington, which Discharge has lost or mislaid. And it appears to my satisfaction from the said declaration that the said Applicant did serve in the Revolutionary War for upwards of Nine Months on the Continental establishment against the common enemy and that he comes under the provisions of the said act - Do herewith pursuant to the same certify & transmit the testimony taken in the case of the said applicant and the proceedings had thereon before me Given under my hand at Lisbon this Tenth Day of April A.D. 1885 -
Robert Livingston

State of New York } County of St Lawrence }
I Samuel Johnston of Madrid in the County of St Lawrence and State of New York aged about fifty nine years formerly a Soldier in the Revolutionary War being a citizen of the United States & by reason of my reduced circumstances in life being in need of assistance from my Country for support -
Do hereby declare upon oath that I did belong to the Revolutionary Army of the United States, did enter the service of the said United States on or about the month of May or June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy five by enlistment for three years or during the war into a Company commanded by Capt John Daxter of the Mohawk Valley Regiment commanded by Col. Brant Brant of the Continental establishment and was honorably discharged by the late General George Washington which discharge I have since lost or mislaid - and that it is not in my power at this time and in this part of the Country to offer any other evidence than what has been exhibited to Judge Livingston upon this application -
Sworn & subscribed before me the Tenth day of April A.D. 1818 -
Samuel Johnston mark
Robert Livingston one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for St Lawrence County -
all which is respectfully certified and transmitted by me on the day and year aforesaid -
Robert Livingston

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The Hon ble John Calhoun
Secretary of the War Department
City of Washington
Lisbon 10 April
Sam l Johnston
Col o Quasi Post
Rhode Island line.
Compare this case - & if found on the roll admit the claim.
Apr 24 1812
J. B.
Admitted
New York City.
Not found on the roll of Rhode Island

43 719
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 43 719
Samuel Johnston Rev Rev. Rev
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 261
[Arrangement of 1870.]