Williamson-Davidson County TN Archives Military Records.....Johnston, Gideon Revwar - Pension ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@gmail.com November 4, 2005, 7:53 pm GIDEON JOHNSTON Gideon Johnston applied for revolutionary pension while living in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1832. He served in the Revolution under Captain John Armstrong, of Surry County, N. C., and Lieutenant Tate, from Guilford County, N. C. He then resided in Guilford County. Captain Armstrong's company joined the 2nd regiment, N. C., Continental troops. Gideon Johnston stated in his application that he was born November 7, 1754, in Amelia County, Virginia; that he moved to Guilford County. When the County of Rockingham was taken from Guilford County his home was in that section of North Carolina, and he resided there until 1819. He then moved to Davidson County, Tenn., where he lived until 1826, when he moved to Williamson County, Tenn. He filed a second declaration in 1840 stating that he was then a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee. Additional Comments: From: Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution PAMPHLET NO. V Compiled From Pension Statements By Zella Armstrong File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/williamson/military/revwar/pensions/johnston254nmt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb