1833 Sept 5; Moses Johnson and wife Nancy: W153 NC Line: Soldier lived in Surry Co. NC at enlistment. Soldier married there to Nancy (?) in 1779 at the home of John Branden ( relationship not stated) and soon after the Revolution he moved to Tn and he applied 1833 Sept 5 in Hawkins Co. Tn and he died there 1834 April 9. Widow applied 1842 March 11 Hawkins CO. Tn aged 84 however in Feb 1839 she gave her age as 92, a daughter Judith Liford or Lefor was aged 52 and referred to an older sister (not named) In 1839 Judith lived in Hawkins CO. Tn and a Jacob Liford or Leford also lived there at that time. An Elizabeth Belcher of Hawkins CO. Tn in 1841 and in 1841 a Sarah Stapleton aged 79 of same County made afdts but their relationship to soldier family was not stated. Abstract of Rev. War Pension Files 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) http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/records/j/johnson.html Notes: This Moses Johnson moved to Hawksin County in Tn after the Rev. War so 1781 and a Moses Johnson is in 1787 Big Creek Baptist Churh but with Sarah Johnson, could Sarah be the daughter? Thers i a Moses Johnson in 1786 Tax List of Surry County NC 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<about:../m/murrell.html>, 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<http://www.combs-families.org/combs/geds/combjohn/>)