Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Johnson, Andrew October 7, 1834
Revwar - Pension 

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Pension Application Of Andrew Jones, Nat’l Archives Series M804, Roll 1441, 
Application #R5599

State of Illinois, Franklin County}
	On this 7th day of October, 1834, personally appeared in open court 
before the county commissioners being judges of the county court, Andrew 
Johnson, a resident of Franklin County, state of Illinois, of the age of 73 
years next March, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath 
make the following declaration…:

 	That he entered the service of the United states in the year 1782 and 
served as herein stated under the following named officers; This declarant was 
born in Rockingham County, Virginia in the year 1761. From therewith he removed 
to Guilford County, state of North Carolina where he resided when he was 
drafted into the service of the united States. He entered the service as a 
private militiaman in the spring of 1782. When drafted, he went under the 
command of Captain Gilford or Guilford from his residence to Hillsborough, 
North Carolina, where he was mustered and inspected into the service of the 
United States for 18 months, which term he surely served out before he was 
discharged.  The country through which he marched as well as he now recollects, 
was from his residence to Hillsborough to Salisbury, to Camden, to Eutaw 
Springs, thence to Ashley Hills, where he joined the main army under the 
command of General Greene. 

He served under the command of Captain Guilford for a term of two months and 
then was transferred to a company commanded by Captain Brevard. This term of 
service was taken up principally  to join headquarters of the army, and nothing 
transpired of note. He then served a term of two months more under Captain 
Brevard, and he under Colonel Lytle, and he under Brigadier General Greene, 
during which term of service he remained stationary and transpired worthy of 
note, except some little skirmishes with foraging parties of the British and 
Americans, Charleston then being under the possession of the British under the 
command of General Leslie, as he thinks and understood, in some of which 
skirmishing, Colonel Laurens was killed. 

He was then transferred to Captain Rodes [Rhodes] or Captain Rhodes succeeded 
Captain Brevard, under whom he served another term of eight months, in which 
last term of service nothing transpired of much note, except the evacuation of 
Charleston by the British. The army was then marched down to James Island near 
Charleston, where they took up winter quarters and where they remained until 
his last mentioned term of service expired. 

This declarant was engaged in no battle during his service. He declares that he 
served his whole term of eighteen months for which he was drafted, but in 
consequence of old age and loss of memory, he is unable to state the 
particulars with any certainty more than the above 12 months of which he has a 
living witness, William McElyea, who can testify of his own personal knowledge 
as to the service. He was discharged at a place called Waxhaw settlement where 
he received a written discharge from Captain Lytle, which has been lost or 
destroyed. This discharge was given in the fall of 1783 when peace was 
proclaimed and put an end to the war and the American army disbanded.

He has a record of his age but was destroyed by fire when his father’s house 
was burned down on the south branch of the Potomac. He removed from North 
Carolina where he was drafted to the south branch of the Potomac, from thence 
to Kentucky, thence to Franklin County, state of Illinois, where he now 
resides. He has no evidence by which he can establish his service except 
William McElyea, who can testify to 12 months. He then states that from his 
short residence in this county he knows no preacher who can certify as to his 
belief in his services…etc. Sworn to and subscribed, date and year above 
mentioned. Andrew Johnson, his mark.

Franklin County, Illinois}
	Be it remembered, that on the 7th day of October, 1834, personally 
appeared in open court, William McElyea, a resident of said county, and made 
oath in due form of law. That he is now, and was during the Revolutionary War, 
personally acquainted with Andrew Johnson, who has made the foregoing 
declaration to obtain a pension, and that he knows of his own personal 
knowledge  that the said Andrew Johnson did serve as a private militiaman in 
the Revolutionary War a term of 12 months. From old age and consequent loss of 
memory, this deponent cannot state positively to the date of his service, but 
does recollect distinctly that the declarant as well as this deponent was both 
discharged from the service of the United States in the time of the Revolution 
in the fall of 1783, when peace was proclaimed, by one Captain Lytle at a place 
called Waxhaw settlement. He also recollects that the declarant served under 
Captains Guilford, Brevard, and Rhodes under Colonel Lytle and Brigadier 
General Greene, the several terms of service he therein states, making a term 
of 12 months, and further the deponent saith not. Sworn to and subscribed this 
day and date above mentioned, William McElyea, his mark.

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