Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13932, for James Miner, Connecticut
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Conn.
Miner, James
NUMBER
S. 13932
carded
CONTENTS
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398
Connecticut
James Miner
Stonington, in the State of Connecticut
who was a private in the Company commanded
by Captain Starkweather of the Regt commanded
by in the Court State
line for seven months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut
at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29th day of Aug
1832 - and sent to Hon, N. Bart
Groton Ct
Arrears to 4th of March 1832. 23.33
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sept 1832. 11.66
$34.99
{Revolutionary Claim,
Act June 7, 1832.}
Recorded by Geo. Wm Crump Clerk
Book D Vol. 3 Page 55.
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James Miner
passd
A.F.
Nathan Daboll Clerk
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State of Connecticut } 
County of New London }ss Probate District of Stonington
On this 9th day of August A.D. 1832 personally appeared
in Open Court, before Asa Fish Judge of the Court of Probate for
the District of Stonington, now sitting in North Stonington in said
District James Miner a resident of the Town of Stonington
in the County of New London aforesaid and State of Connecticut 
aged 74 Seventy four years who being first duly sworn according 
to law doth on his oath make the following declaration
in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed
June 7. 1832. That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers, and served as herein stated
that in the winter of 1781 and 82 at sd Stonington he was
drafted or detached as a private soldier for one month
and did perform a tour of duty at Stonington Point,
was in the service of the State of Connecticut was
there one month - the Officers of the company were
Ichabod Brown Capt, Joseph Babcock Lieut
after performing said duty
was honorably discharged - but there was
no written discharge given soon after his
discharge at Stonington he was again drafted or
detached as a private soldier to perform a tour
of duty at Fort Griswold in Groton in said State of Connecticut for the Term of six months
which duty he did perform and was discharged
without issuing a written discharge
according to the best of his recollection the
company to which he belonged was commanded
by Capt Starkweather, that the last Term was performed 
after the capture of said Fort by the
British & that he was employed in repairing sd
Fort that he has no documentary evidence of his services
and that he knows of no person whose testimony
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he can procure, who can testify to his service
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension
or annuity except the present and declares that his
name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any
State. And the said Court propounds to said
applicant the seven Interrogatories prescribed
by the War Depart: to which he as follows
answers - that He was born in sd Stonington in
sd New London County in the year 1758 July 3d that he
has no record of his age, to his knowledge
that he lived in sd Stonington when called into service
has lived there ever since & now lives in sd Stonington
that he was always drafted, never a substitute
that he has stated in his declaration all he can
recollect in relation to the 6th Sixth Interrogatory
that he is known to Elder Asher Miner a
Clergyman of whose Church he is a member
and Wm Randall Esq. Judge of County Court
for New London County, among others in
his present neighborhood & where he has always
resided, who can testify as to his character
their belief of his services as a soldier of the
Revolution. James Miner
Sworn to & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before
the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington in
the State of Connecticut on
New London County } Asa Fish Judge
We Asher Miner a clergyman residing in North
Stonington in Newlondon County and William Randall 
residing in Stonington hereby certify that we
are well acquainted with James Miner who has
subscribed & sworn to the foregoing declaration that
we believe him to be seventy four years of age
and that he is reputed and believed in the
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neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier
of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion
Asher Miner
W Randall
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
before the Court of Probate for the District of Stonington 
in the State of Connecticut in New London
doz County Asa Fish Judge
I Allen York of North Stonington in New London
County and State of Connecticut, aged Seventy Eight
years do on my oath depose and say that I have been
acquainted with James Miner of sd North Stonington
from my childhood, and know him to have been a Soldier
in fort Griswold on Groton heights in the year 1781, Soon
after the Capture of a sd fort on the 6th of September in the aforesaid,
year, I myself being at that time a soldier in the
Garison in Fort Trumbull in New London and was 
called on to see the officers of Fort Trumbull over to
sd Fort Griswold and there saw the said James Miner
Paraded in the Garrison at sd fort Griswold and I further
believe the term of Service set forth in the Declaration
of sd James, for a pension to be true, and that
he served as long a term as therein stated; and
further this Deponent saith not
North Stonington August 10th 1832
Allen York
Sworn before the Court
the day & year aforesaid Asa Fish Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion
after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories 
prescribed by the war department that the above named
applicant was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states
and the Court further certifies that it appears to them that
Asher Miner who has signed the preceeding certificate is a Clergyman 
residing in sd Town of North Stonington and that
William Randall who signed the same is a resident of Stonington
and Allen York who signed the preceeding certificate is a resident
of sd N Stonington and are credible persons and that their statement
is entitled to Credit
Asa Fish Judge
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I Nathan Daboll Clerk of the Court of Probate for
the District of Stonington in the State of Connecticut
do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original
Proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the 
application of James Miner for a pension In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of said Court this 10th day of August AD 1832
Nathan Dabell Clerk
James Miner
passd
A. F.
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Rev War
13.932
INVALID
File No. 13.932
James Miner
Priv Rev War
Act: June 7, 1832
Index: --Vol. 1, Page 258
[Arrangement of 1870.]