Maury-Davidson County TN Archives Military Records.....Johnston, John 
Revwar - Pension 
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JOHN JOHNSTON 

of Maury County



   Martha Johnston, widow of John Johnston, applied for pension because of the

revolutionary service of her husband, in 1841 when she resided in Maury County,

Tenn. She was then 83 years of age. She stated that she married John Johnston in

the summer of 1774 in Baltimore, Md., and that shorly after their marriage they

moved to York District, South Carolina, where they resided until after the close

of the Revolution. She stated that her husband was in the battles of Hanging

Rock and King's Mountain and that he died October 5, 1818. She stated that after

the close of the Revolution she and her husband and their children moved to

Davidson County, Tenn., and from there to Maury County, Tenn., where she resided

from 1807. She stated that she was born in Nottongham County, Maryland, in 1758

and that she was a member of the Methodist Church. They had several children

whose names are not given in the application.



Additional Comments:
From:



Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution

PAMPHLET NO. V

Compiled From Pension Statements

By

Zella Armstrong





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