Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 9,414, for John Miner, Connecticut
Page 1

(3 - 1776)

SERVICE                                   
Conn.

Miner, John                                

NUMBER
S.9.414
carded

CONTENTS
Page 2

25,969
Ohio Pittsburgh
John Minor
of Cuyahoga Co in the State of Ohio who was a pri in the Company commanded by Captain Church of the Regt commanded by Col. (illegible) in the Connecticut Militia 2 ys Pri $80.00

Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio P.A at the rate of 80 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Feby 1834 and sent to G. Headly, Cleaveland, Oh.

Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833 200.00
Semi=anl. allowance ending 4 Mch 34 40.00
$240.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.

Recorded by P. T. Sprague Clerk;
Book E Vol. 8 Page 119
Page 3

Entered
John Minor
22599
filed Nov. 9, 1832
Page 4

The State of Ohio
Cuyahoga County
In the Common Pleas
November Term 1832
On this ninth day of November 1832
before the Judges of the Common Pleas in open Court came personally John Miner
a resident of Royalton in said Cuyahoga
County and state of Ohio, aged seventy years
on the 27 January 1832, who having been
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 and served as hereafter stated
In the year 1777 being then fifteen years
of age he enlisted in the month of February
in the Connecticut State troops at Lynd New
London County Connecticut, He served under
Lieutenant William Perkins. There was
only a small company. They marched to New London and were employed in constructing
Fort Trumbull, and served six months
according to his engagement
Where Seventeen years old in the month
of March, he enlisted again at Lyme for
nine months in the State service, was employed to guard the coast between the river Thames and Connecticut. His officers were Asa Lay Capt. and Lieut. John Griswald a son of Governor Griswald, and he served the full term
of his enlistment.
Page 5

in 1778 the applicant again enlisted for six
months and served fourth time the Connecticut State troops. He marched from Lynd to Tiverton N.J. crossed over to the island was in the battle there. His officers were
Capt. Chapman of East Haddam, Capt.
Church of Norwich, Lieut Beckwith of
Lynd, Adjutant [illegible]. He served under 
[illegible] Sullivan and [illegible] retreated over Howlands ferry and he was
in the last platoon that crossed over. He was discharged at Warren
He was after called out as a militia
or [illegible], was at New London
when burnt by the British. He is unable
to particularize their service but they
were four or five months in the war and probably more.
He served from Lyme in the month of May after being twenty years of age to Granby in Connecticut. After five or six years he returned to Grenwich Massachusetts.. In seven or eight years and he returned to Rutland Vermont. He was there eight years. He then resided in Bloomfield Ontario County N. Y. twenty in years and in October 1831 he moved to Royalton Ohio his present abode.

He has no documentary evidence
He knows not where to find living witnesses of his service. Joseph Mather was with him at
Rhode Island and is suffered to be living in
the eastern part of New York but the place