Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7163, for John Millbank, Virginia
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SERVICE NUMBER
Va. Millbank, John R. 7163.
Mary
CONTENTS
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Ann Stapp
Kentucky
heir of Mary
Milbanks

Vespasian Ellis

Mary Milbanks
Ky
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Know all Men by these Presents: That I, Ann Stapp a party interested in the claim herein mentioned, do hereby constitute and appoint VESPASIAN ELLIS, of Washington City, my true and lawful Agent and Attorney, to prosecute the claim of Mary Milbanks
for any amount of Revolutionary Pension, or increase of Pension, that may be due; and I hereby authorize my said Agent and Attorney to examine all the papers and documents in relation to said claim, on file in the Department of Washington City, or elsewhere; to file additional evidence or arguments; and to receive the Certificate which may be issued for said Claim, and to do all things that I might or could do, were I personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney and Agent shall lawfully do in the premises.
WITNESS my hand and Seal, this 17 day of March A.D., 1852
Ann Stapp SEAL.
Signed and Sealed in presence of
J S Wilson

STATE OF Kentucky
COUNTY OF Scott SS.
On this 26 day of April A.D., 1852, before me, the subscriber, personally appeared Ann Stapp and acknowledged the foregoing Power of Attorney to be her act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned, and also made oath that she is a party directly interested in the claim above mentioned, as a claimant. 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand, 
the day and year aforesaid. R. T. Branham J. P. S.C.
I L. B. Dickenson Clerk of the County Court in the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that R. T. Branham before whom the foregoing paper was executed, was, at the date of the same, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly authorised by law to administer oaths; and that the name thereunto subscribed, is his signature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official Seal, this 1 day of May A.D., 1852
L. B. Dickenson Clerk.
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Declaration of Mary Millbank
State of Kentucky on the 26. day of October 1836
Scott County
Personally appeared before me Peter Thompson a Justice of the peace for the County afsd Mary Millbank a resident of Scott County Kentucky aged upwards of 80 years who being first duly sworn according to law doath on hir oath make the following declaration in and to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress passed 4 July 1836 that she is [illegible] in body and mind and unable by reason of infirmity to attend in person in cost and owing to the great length of time and the failure of hir memory she is unable to detail the practickles serviceses of hir husband or his death but will give the statement of facts as nearly as she can
She well knows that she is the widow of the late John Millbank and that they were marr'd before the revolutionary war and during the said War he was out on various Campaigns she is unabel to say wheather he was inlisted or whether belong to the militia but well knows that he was a solir on Virginia line during the war of the revolution and that he was at Williamsburgh and tegars valley and in the service a long time during the war, and she further states she was marr'd to the said John Millbank in Culpeper County Virginia and resided thar during the war and until about 30 years ago they removed to this state and hir husband the said John Millbank depart'd this life in county of Scott 8 or 10 years ago and that she has remained a widow ever sence that period, and she further states that he was consider'd by his nabors to be intitled to a pension but he said he could not swear that he was to pore to live withthout it, Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Mary Millbank x her mark
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I do certify that the foregoing is a true Coppy of the family record of John Millbank Decd Given under my hand this 26 day October 1836
Peter Thompson JPSC

State of Kentucky
Scott County Sct.
I Ben B Ford clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid, do certify that Peter Thompson esq. before whom the foregoing declaration was taken is and was at the time of the same one of the Acting Justices of the peace in and for the County aforesaid duly Commissioned & Qualified and full faith & Credit is due and of right ought to be given to all his Official Acts as well within as without the Comwealth
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto Subscribed my name &
Caused the Seal of the said County
to be affixed the 22nd Nov 1836 
and 45th year of the Comwealth
Att Ben. B. Ford clk
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25th Cong
2. Sep

Document
in relation to the claim of Mary Millbank widow of John Millbank, a soldier of the Revolution, for a Pension

1837.  Dec. 13. Referred to the Com. on Pensions
1838. Feb. 8.  Discharged.

/S/

6 [illegible] Discharge [not clear if this has been erased or written in very light pencil]

Vice President
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I Joseph Barlow was well acquainted with the late John Millbank in Culpeper County Virginia and well know that he entered the service on the Virginia line but at this grate length of time I am unabel to say positively wheather he was a regular soldier or a Militia but from the best of my knowledge and belief I think he inlisted in Captain Bower Company for three years 
Given under my hand this 26 day of Oct 1836
Joseph Barlow x his mark
I Akillis Stapp have examined the declaration made by Mary Millbank and believe it contain truth she is a woman of respectability and is now the widow of late John Millbank, and has not intermarried with any other person sence his death which was aqbout 8 or 10 years ago given under my hand this 26 day of October 1836
Akillis Stapp x his mark

I certify that family record of John Millbank was this day produced before me and it as follows to wit
John Millbank was marrd to Mary his wife
April the 10. 1773
Elendor Millbank Borned April 16th. 1774
Elizabeth Millbank Bornd April. 23. 1777
Charles Millbank Bornd May 26th 1778
Anny Millbank Bornd November 22 1779
Mary Millbank was Bornd november 1781
Sally Millbank Bornd may 29. 1783
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Mary Millbank widow of John Millbank in the county of Scott and State of Kentucky entitle to be a revolutionary pensioner of the United States, do hereby constitute and appoint R M Johnson of White Sulpher in the County of Scott and State of Kentucky my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, to receive from the Agent of the United States, for paying pensions in the United States my pension from the 4 day of March 1831 to the 4 day of September 1842
Witness my hand and seal, this 21. day of September 1842
Mary Millbank SEAL.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
George W. Johnson
J Delph

State of Kentucky Scott County--ss.
BE IT KNOWN, That on the 21st day of September 1842, before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, personally appeared Mary Millbank above named, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, the day and the year last above mentioned.
George W Johnson.

State of Kentucky, Scott County--sct.
I, Ben B Ford Clerk of the Court of Scott County, certify that George W Johnson is a Magistrate as above, and that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name, this 30 day of September 1842
Ben B Ford
Clerk of the Court of Scott County.
By M Prior DC
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26. Congress
1st Session

Congress of the United States
In the House of Representatives
February 10, 1840
On motion of Mr W. O. Butler
Resolved, That the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions be instructed to enquire into the propriety of granting a pension Mrs. Mary Millbank, widow of John Millbank, whose declaration and papers are now in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions
Attest
H. A. Garland
Clerk.
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Mary Millbanks
John
Ky

act 4 July '36.
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Georgetown Scotty Co Ky Nov 22, 36
Dear Sir
it is Presumed that the Records of your office will afford Some evidence of the Service of the Late John Millbank 
This appears to be the best evidence that can be obtained
yours Very Resptly
Lewis C Suggett
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REJECTED
7163
Mary Millbank of Ky
Service: Pri, widow of John 
Pri Va Troops
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V
Mary Millbanks
John
Kentucky
Suspended
let 9 Dec 36.
S. C. Suggett. do to Hon R M. Johnson [illegible] Jeremiah on Dec Adams R. 35
1837 - Let to Hon. J. R.
V. Taliaferro, April 11, 1840,
7163
Act 4 July 1836