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William and Nancy or Alsey Johnson
R. 5650 Virginia
In Madison County, Kentucky, Wm. Johnson appeared before a Justice of the Peace and made
oath: That he served in the Revolutionary War for 12 months as private. That he is known
in his present neighborhood to Mathew Mullins, Joseph Watson, and Joseph Lane, all
residents of Madison County, Kentucky. He is known to Reverend Samuel Kelly, resident of
Estill County, Kentucky, and Mathew Johnson, resident of same county.
Samuel Kelly, resident of Estill County, Kentucky, and Mathew Johnson, resident of Madison County, Kentucky, certified on August 20, 1832, in Estill County, Kentucky, that they are well acquainted with Wm. Johnson, (now of Estill County, Kentucky; recently of Madison) and to their belief in his statements.
In Estill County, Kentucky on August 20, 1832, Wm. Johnson appeared in court and made oath; That he was drafted into the Militia service in the year 1780 by Captain John Harris, Lieutenant James Jones, Colonel Holt Richardson, and rendezvoused below Charlottesville at Sneeds; marched from there to Richmond, from there to Maupin Hills, from there to Jamestown where they were attacked by the British; from there we went to Williamsburg, thence to Little-York, and back to the half-way house, thence to Richmond with some prisoners of war, and while we were there we were discharged. That he received a discharge from this tour signed by Col. Holt Richardson. He cannot recollect the time he was discharged. In a very short time after he was discharged, he was drafted into the service for 3 months under Captain Hunt, Major Dabney, Col. James Ennis; Major-General Lafayette commanded. We again rendezvoused at Sneed's below Charlottesville, then marched to Richmond and thence to a scouting expedition and tore up and destroyed the bridges of Chickahonny(?) River. During the time was some skirmishes with the British.
From thence we returned to Albermarle County to intercept the British and keep them from taking the goods belonging to the American troops, as stationed at Pinta Fork of the James River near Albermarle's old Court House and from thence we were marched to Louisa County, Virginia, where General Demascus commanded and received a discharge in the winter of 1780 or 1781. His father was again drafted into the service in April or May 1781 and he thinks for 6 months and this deponenet went as substitute for him under Captain John Miller, Colonel Reuben Lindsay and again rendezvoused at Sneeds near Charlottesville, marches from there to Richmond, from there to Williamsburg where all the Virginia troops (?) rendezvoused and from there to the Siege of York, under Govenor Nelson and there remained in the service till several days after the capture of Cornwallis and was then discharged and received his discharge signed by Col. Reuben Lindsay. He resided in Albermarle County, Virginia, when he entered the service on each of his tours. General Wayne of the Continental Line was with the troops on his second tour. He joined them at West Horn on the James River, Colonel Jick (?) and Major Boice where with us part of the time.
His parents have informed him that he was born in 1759. He resided in Albermarle County when called into the service and removed to Madison County, Kentucky, where he has resided upward of 30 years. But during the last spring, he removed to Estill County where he was resided since.
Wm. Johnson of Estill County, Kentucky, who was a private in the Virginia Line for one year was inscribed on the roll of Kentucky, to commence on the 4th of March 1831. Certificate of the pension was issued on the 21st of March 1833.
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