rockhound
12-04-2006, 11:01 PM
Moses Johnson was a father-in-law to John Riddle, who married Sarah Johnson.
Moses Johnson is also said to be the father-in-law to James Carr Wallen, who married Mary Johnson in 1791.
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/records/j/johnson.html
Moses JOHNSON applied for his pension on 5 Sep 1833 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and declared that he lived in Surry County, North Carolina when he enlisted and had married there to Nancy (surname not given) in 1779 at the home of John BRANDEN (relationship not stated). he further declared that soon after the Revolution, he moved to Tennessee (county not stated). He died in Hawkins County on 9 Apr 1834, and his widow applied 11 Mar 1842 in Hawkins Co TN, aged 84 (in Feb 1839, she gave her age as 92). In 1839, a daughter, Judith LIFORD or LEFORD, of Hawkins County was aged 52 & referred to an older sister (not named). A Jacob LIFORD or LEFORD also lived in Hawkins at that time, and in 1841 an Elizabeth BELCHER of Hawkins County, Tennessee and Sarah STAPELTON, aged 79, both of Hawkins, made affidavits, but their relationship to Moses' family wasn't stated (Abstracted from Rev War Pension File W153). According to the 1835 Hawkins Co, TN Pension Rolls, Moses was a Private with the North Carolina line: $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received December 26 1833 Pension Started Age 94, Hawkins County (1835 Rolls)
On 5 Sep 1791, one John LEE deeded land in Hawkins on "the north side of Caney Creek... to COILES line... to COILS spring... to Moses JOHNSTON (Hawkins DB1:130) It is not known which Moses JOHNSTON these were since another Moses JOHNSON, with wife, Sarah, is found in the records of the Bent Creek Baptist church (then in Hawkins) on the third Saturday of August in 1787, when the church minutes state: "The church met at Thomas MURRELS and after divine service proceeded to receive Mary MURREL by experience. 2nd Miciah BUNCH and Lydia his wife by letter 3rd. Jeffrey MURREL and Margaret his wife by recommendation. 4th Received Moses JOHNSON and Sarah his wife by letter and Thomas TONECANLEY by experience and baptism given up for constitution Thomas MURREL, Benjamin MURREL, and Mary his wife, and Jeffry MURREL and Martha his wife, Bartlett SIMS and Elizabeth his wife, Negroe Sal, Agnes JOHNSON, Elisha WALLEN, Micahah BUNCH, Lydia BUNCH, Moses JOHNSON, Sarah JOHNSON, Mary DOTSON, Elisha DEBUSK and Mary Williams." (Bent Creek, Journey into Century Three, by Glenn Alfred Toomey, 1988, Church minutes, p. 43).
The Rev. Thomas MURRELL had married Elizabeth, widow of James JOHNSON, but it is not known if a relationship existed (See Combs-JOHNSON-Murrell Families)
On 14 Jun 1809, Phillip TACKET of Hawkins deeded to a Moses JOHNSON of same land on ??ky south side of Creek, Clinch River" in Hawkins. Wits: Isaac BRISCOE and Archibald? EVANS (Hawkins DB6:155, acreage not extracted), and in 1810, the Hawkins Co, TN tax list of Capt. LOONEY included Moses JOHNSON with no tithe, but with 100 acres of land. He was listed immediately adjacent to George, Jas, & Thomas JOHNSON, probably the same Moses JOHNSON who was on the 1811 Hawkins County, TN tax list of Capt. NICHOLS, still with no white poll and still with 100 acres of land. On 22 April 1812, a Moses JOHNSON deeded land on Turkey Creek near the mouth of the Clinch River to James Lynch; wits: Robert RYLE; Obediah GOODMAN, Edmund GOODMAN (Hawkins Deed Book 6-418, acreage not extracted)
Moses Johnson is also said to be the father-in-law to James Carr Wallen, who married Mary Johnson in 1791.
http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/records/j/johnson.html
Moses JOHNSON applied for his pension on 5 Sep 1833 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, and declared that he lived in Surry County, North Carolina when he enlisted and had married there to Nancy (surname not given) in 1779 at the home of John BRANDEN (relationship not stated). he further declared that soon after the Revolution, he moved to Tennessee (county not stated). He died in Hawkins County on 9 Apr 1834, and his widow applied 11 Mar 1842 in Hawkins Co TN, aged 84 (in Feb 1839, she gave her age as 92). In 1839, a daughter, Judith LIFORD or LEFORD, of Hawkins County was aged 52 & referred to an older sister (not named). A Jacob LIFORD or LEFORD also lived in Hawkins at that time, and in 1841 an Elizabeth BELCHER of Hawkins County, Tennessee and Sarah STAPELTON, aged 79, both of Hawkins, made affidavits, but their relationship to Moses' family wasn't stated (Abstracted from Rev War Pension File W153). According to the 1835 Hawkins Co, TN Pension Rolls, Moses was a Private with the North Carolina line: $80.00 Annual Allowance $240.00 Amount Received December 26 1833 Pension Started Age 94, Hawkins County (1835 Rolls)
On 5 Sep 1791, one John LEE deeded land in Hawkins on "the north side of Caney Creek... to COILES line... to COILS spring... to Moses JOHNSTON (Hawkins DB1:130) It is not known which Moses JOHNSTON these were since another Moses JOHNSON, with wife, Sarah, is found in the records of the Bent Creek Baptist church (then in Hawkins) on the third Saturday of August in 1787, when the church minutes state: "The church met at Thomas MURRELS and after divine service proceeded to receive Mary MURREL by experience. 2nd Miciah BUNCH and Lydia his wife by letter 3rd. Jeffrey MURREL and Margaret his wife by recommendation. 4th Received Moses JOHNSON and Sarah his wife by letter and Thomas TONECANLEY by experience and baptism given up for constitution Thomas MURREL, Benjamin MURREL, and Mary his wife, and Jeffry MURREL and Martha his wife, Bartlett SIMS and Elizabeth his wife, Negroe Sal, Agnes JOHNSON, Elisha WALLEN, Micahah BUNCH, Lydia BUNCH, Moses JOHNSON, Sarah JOHNSON, Mary DOTSON, Elisha DEBUSK and Mary Williams." (Bent Creek, Journey into Century Three, by Glenn Alfred Toomey, 1988, Church minutes, p. 43).
The Rev. Thomas MURRELL had married Elizabeth, widow of James JOHNSON, but it is not known if a relationship existed (See Combs-JOHNSON-Murrell Families)
On 14 Jun 1809, Phillip TACKET of Hawkins deeded to a Moses JOHNSON of same land on ??ky south side of Creek, Clinch River" in Hawkins. Wits: Isaac BRISCOE and Archibald? EVANS (Hawkins DB6:155, acreage not extracted), and in 1810, the Hawkins Co, TN tax list of Capt. LOONEY included Moses JOHNSON with no tithe, but with 100 acres of land. He was listed immediately adjacent to George, Jas, & Thomas JOHNSON, probably the same Moses JOHNSON who was on the 1811 Hawkins County, TN tax list of Capt. NICHOLS, still with no white poll and still with 100 acres of land. On 22 April 1812, a Moses JOHNSON deeded land on Turkey Creek near the mouth of the Clinch River to James Lynch; wits: Robert RYLE; Obediah GOODMAN, Edmund GOODMAN (Hawkins Deed Book 6-418, acreage not extracted)