Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 16650, for Johannes Miller, New York
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(3 - 1776 )

SERVICE
New York

Miller, Johannes
Eve

NUMBER
W. 16650.

CONTENTS
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New York 627
Eve Miller
widow of Johannes Miller
who died on the 17. Decr 1834
of Orange Co. in the State of N. York
who was a Private in the company commanded
by Captain Milikin of the Regt commanded
by Col. Paulding in the N. York mil.
line for 14 months & 17 days
N. Y.

Inscribed on the Roll of New York
at the rate of 48 Dollars 55 Cents per annum
to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.

Certificate of Pension issued the 17th day of Augt
1837 and sent to H Armstrong
Newburgh, N.Y.

Arrears to the 4th of March 37  291.30
Semi-anl. allowance ending 4 Sep  24.27
$315.57

Revolutionary Claim,
Act July 4, 1836,       ⎬
Section the 3 -

Recorded by D. Brown    Clerk,
Book A  Vol. 1.  Page 134


[page on right] Increased from $35.30
Let to Pen Agent
17 Aug '37.
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aw
May 24, 1906
WJF
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Miller, John
His name appears on a list of applicants
for invalid pension returned by the District Court
for the District of New York, submitted to the
House of Representatives by the Secretary of War
on April 25, 1794, and printed in the American
State Papers, class 9, page 94.

Rank: Private
Regt: Colonel Hawthorn's
Disability: Received several wounds in an action
the the Indians at Minisink.
When disabled: July, 1779.
Residence: Warwick
Remarks: There are no militia rolls in this
office.
Evidence transmitted by the District Court
incomplete, viz: No examination of surgeons. No.
evidence of his leaving the service.
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State of New York }
Orange County  } ss   On this fourteenth day of February
in the year one thousand eight hundred & thirty
seven personally appeared before the undersigned
a Judge of the County of Orange Eva Miller a resident
of the Town of Montgomery in the County of
Orange aforesaid & State of New York aged seventy ^ six
years on the eighth day of October last who being
first duly sworn according to law doth on her
oath make the following declaration in order to
obtain the benefit of the provision made by the
act of Congress passed July 4 1836. That she the widow
of Johannes Miller late of said town deceased
who was a private & Sergeant on the service of
the United States.
That as this deponent has been informed &
believes her said husband in the latter part of
the month of June in the year 1776 enlisted
into a company of Militia of the State of New York
of which company James Milliken was Captain
James Morrell was first & Alexander Beaty
was second Lieutenant said company belonged
to Colonel Pauldings Regiment said company
was mustered at Newburgh said County
in the month of June aforesaid for the time of
five months. that said company was on duty
at White Plains Long Island & along the Hudson
river and were discharged at New Henderson
in said County about the last of January in
the year 1777. having served near six months
under an enlistment for five months.
That as she is also informed & believes her said
husband was again called into the service of
the United States in the month of October in the year
1777 at the time of the taking of Fort Montgomery by
the British on an alarm then in a company
under the command of Captain Henry Van
Kenner Robert Morrell & John Barber were Lieutenants
Said Company was stationed at New Windsor in said
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county to guard against the British Anny
which was then passing up the Hudson river
& that she believes her said Husband
remained at New Windsor until after the British
Army returned down the river to New York
which service continued about one month
That as she is also informed & believes that
her said husband was called into the service
in the month of July in the year 1778 for the
Term of one month in a company of militia
of which Henry Van Kennen was captain
said company was composed of several
classes of men from Col Cantine's regiment
that said service of one month was 
done at Hunk on the west side of Shawangunk
mountain in the then County of Ulster
that her said husband served the term
of one month as an orderly Sergeant and
was discharged in the latter part of the month
of August in the year last aforesaid.
That as she is also informed & believes that
her said husband in on the first of the
month of September in the year 1779, her
said husband was again called into
the service in a company of militia of
said State under the command of Captain
William Telford of which company Henry Neely
& John Barber were Lieutenant & William Crist
was Ensign and company belonged to
Colonel Hawthorn's regiment & General
Malcom's brigade, for the time of three months
said company was mustered at Newburgh & were
marched to Fishkill in Dutchess County & remained
at Fishkill until the first of November in
said year when send company was discharged
at said place having served but two
months & during said service her said husband
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was a Sergeant & done duty as such during the
term last aforesaid
And that as she has also been informed &
believes he said husband served several
tours of service under Captain William Cross
who was a captain of a company of Militia
under the direction of the Committee of safety
& belonged to Colonel Johannes Jansons Regiment
during the year 1780 & 1781, which said tours
were from five to fifteen days at each
time, but which said service will more
fully appear from the rolls of Captain Cross
& now on file in
the pension office. That her said husband
was born on the twenty first day of January
in the year 1760, as appears from the family
record here with transmitted, that she was
married to her said husband by the Rev
Andrew King on the ^ sixteenth day of March in
the year 1779. at Montgomery aforesaid as will
appear from the record aforesaid. That her
oldest child by her said husband whose name
is John Miller was born on the seventeenth day
of December in the year 1779. that her said
husband died on the seventeenth day of
December in the year 1834, at Montgomery
aforesaid and that her said husband was
usually called amongst his neighbours &
acquaintances "Hons Miller" instead of
Johannes Miller & that she has remained
a widow ever since as will more
fully appear by the proof hereto annexed
and that she has no other documentary 
evidence of her said husbands service.
Sworn to & subscribed on the day & year above
written before me
Eve Miller
H W Elton Judge
of Orange Cou [illegible]
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I the undersigned judge before whom the
regoing declaration of Eve Miller was made
& subscribed do certify that I believe her to
be a woman of truth & veracity & her Statements
entitled to full credit & also that
I am satisfied from personal inspection
that she is unable from old age & feeble
health to attend the settings of the Court of
Common Pleas of said County.
H W Elliott Judge
[illegible]

State of New York }
Orange County } ss. I, Lebbeus L. Fair Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas for said County do certify that
Horace W. Elliott before whom the forgoing affidavit was
subscribed and sworn was at the time of taking the same
First Judge of the Court of Common pleas for said County
and further that I am well acquainted with the hand
writing of said Judge and verily believe his signature subscribed
the said affidavit and foregoing Certificate to be genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said
County the fifteenth day of February 1837
Lebbeus L Fair, Clerk
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Engraved for the American Edition of Brown's Family Bible 

[decorative picture, most, perhaps 3/4,  of the page is cut off
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Johannes Miller born January 21st- 1760 & was joined in Marriage to Eve Mould March 16th- 1779. Who was born October 8th- 1760 - 

Johannes Millers family { 
John Miller son of Johannes was born 11th of December 1779 
Easter Miller was born the 22d of Feb. 1785 & died in November following - - 
Hiram Miller was born the 11th Day of December 
___ Was born 
Maria Miller was born 23 day of November 1793 died 21 of March 1817. Leaving two children viz Evelyne & Johannes Miller Hunter 
Easter a twin sister to Meria died the 2d day of December 1793 
Johannes Miller departed this life December 17th 1834 

[remainder of page appears to be torn or cut off]
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State of New York Orange County} SS Benjamin Van Keuren of Montgomery in said county being duly [a second "duly" is crossed out] Sworn says. that he was aged seventy one years on the fifteenth day of May last. that he is the son of Henry Van Keuren who was a captain of a company of Militia in the Army of the Revolution. That he was well acquainted with Johannes Miller & Eve his wife that the said Johannes Miller lived with the father of this deponent until about one year before he was married. that this deponent well recollects that in the year 1777. the father of this deponent was called to Fort Montgomery a few days before the fort was captured by the british to take the command of a Company drafted from Col McClaughry's regiment for one month & that his said father was at said battle. that a few days after the taking of said fort this deponent went to New Windsor for the purpose of taking clothes to his said father & said Miller that he found his said father & said Miller both in the service at New Windsor- and that this deponent cannot recollect the precise term of service which his said father & said Miller done at that time but believes that he served the term of one month at New Windsor in guarding the Hudson River & preventing the british troops from Sending at the time they passed up to Kingston & burnt that Village & then returned to New York- And this Deponent well recollects that said Miller served with his said father in alarms during the year 1777 & 1778 that he knows that they were frequently out on duty but does not know the precise length of the tours of service. That this deponent recollect that he was present & saw the said Johannes Miller & Eve his wife married by the Rev Andrew King at the house of Johannes Moule the father of said Eve that they were married in the spring of the year. but this Deponent cannot now recollect the year. but knows that they were married long before the close of the revolutionary war, & that he has
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heard his said father relating circumstances in relation to the service of said Johannes after he was married to his said wife & that the said Johannes used to keep the rolls of his said father while in service but does not know of his own knowledge that he was a sergeant that he knows said Miller died in the month of December 1834 & that the said Eve Miller has remained his widow ever since & that the said Johannes Miller was usually called Hons. by his neighbours & acquaintances & this deponent further says that it has always been reuted in the neighbourhood where he resided that said Miller ["was" is crossed out] had been a soldier in the Army of the revolution & of his own knowledge that he often went with his said father as a soldier on alarms & further says not 
[illegible signature] 
Sworn before me this 2nd day of February 1837 [signature:] Hen Armstrong Justice of the Peace 
I the undersigned justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of Benjamin Keuren was made & subscribed do certify that I believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & entitled to full credit 
[signature:] He Armstrong
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State of New York Orange County } SS John Miller of Montgomery in said County being duly sworn says that he was aged fifty six years on the eleventh day of December [crossed out word] last past. that he is the son of Johannes & Eve Miller. that he has often heard his said father speak of his being in the five months service in the year 1776 and also that he had served under Captain Van Keunen at Herrick and on different tours along the Western frontiers of Ulster County. That the family record herewith transmitted is in the hand writing of this deponent. that he copied the same from a record in the hand writing of his father many years since. that said old record was on the leaf of an old family bible belonging to his said father that the leaf became separated from said bible & that he copied the record transmitted herewith at the direction of his said father & that the same was in the hand writing of his said father & was then an old paper. & this deponent verily believes the entries were made of the marriage & birth of his said father & mother were made soon after their said marriage that the entry of the births & marriages in the paper herewith transmitted are all in the hand writing of this deponent except the one under the date of 1817. which is in the handwriting of his said father. That he knows that his mother has remarried a widow ever since the death of his said father & that his said father was usually called Hons. Miller instead of Johannes & further says not. 
[signature:] John Miller 
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 2nd day of February 1837 [signature:] H Armstrong Justice of the Peace
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I the undersigned Justice of the peace before whom the foregoing affidavit of John Miller was made & subscribed do certify that I am acquainted with John Miller & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & his statement entitled to full credit 
[signature:] S Armstrong
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Payment to be made
at New York
by John Fleming Esqr
Agent for paying Pensioners
 in the Agency of
N. York

Recorded in the Pension
Office, in Book - Vol 1.
Page 134 by D. Brown
Clerk.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the 3d section of the law
of the United States, of the 4th July, 1836, Eve
Miller of the State of New York
widow of Johannes Miller
who was a Private in the War of the Revolution
is entitled to receive Thirty five dollars and
thirty cents per annum, during the time she may
remain unmarried, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831
and payable semi-annually, on the 4th of March and 4th of
September.

Given at the War Office of the United 
States, this twenty second day of
March one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-seven.

Examined and
Countersigned.}
jo
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Rev WIDOW, &c.
File No. 16650
Eve Miller
widow of
Johannes Miller
Pri Rev War
Act July 4th 36
Index: Vol. M, Page 51
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Let to Payr Apl. 12 1837 
Albany 627
===
Eve Miller widow of Johannes Miller who died on the 17th December 1834 of Orange Co. in the State of N. York who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Milliken of the Regt commanded by Col. Paulding in the N.Y. mil. line for 10 months & 17 days 
Inscribed on the Roll of Albany at the rate of 35 Dollars 30 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831. 
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 day of March
1837 and sent to H. Armstrong Newburgh, N.Y.
Arrears to the 4th of March '37 211.80 
Semi-an. allowance ending 4 Sep. 17.65
$229.45 
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3. } 
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk,
Book [blank] Vol. 1. Page 134
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1293 
Miller 
Admitted Private 10 mo & 17 days 
9 mo in Captain Wm Jacksons Company in 1775. See [illegible, overwritten] Roll 
14 mo & 17 days 
Send to H. Armstrong Newburgh N. Y. 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the said County of Orange this 15th day of Feb1837 ruary 
[signature:] Lebbeus L Van  , Clerk
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State of New York
Orange County        ⎬ ss Thomas Willson of the Town of
Newburgh in said County being duly sworn
says that he is aged seventy eight years. That
he was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution
that in the latter part of the month of  June
in the 1776 this deponent enlisted into a company
of militia at Newburgh aforesaid of
which company James Millikin was captain
James Monnell was first & Alexander Beaty was
second Lieutenant said company belonged
to Colonel Pauldings Regiment that said 
company was on duty at Kingsbridge and at White
Plains & Long Island & belong the Hudson
River, that said company was enlisted
for a term of five months. That this deponent
was before & until his death acquainted with
Johannes Miller that said Miller enlisted in
said company about the same time that this
deponent, did, and remained therein 
until the latter part of the month of December in
the year aforesaid that during all the term
of service this deponent & said Miller were
[illegible]. and this deponent well knows
that he faithfully served in said Company
from the latter part of the month of June
until the latter part of the month of December
in the year aforesaid having served nearly
six months under an enlistment for five
months that this deponent & said Miller
were both discharged on the same day at
Fort Constitution on the Hudson river
that they were discharged within a few
days of Christmas, that this deponent knew
said Johannes Miller until the time of his
death and that said Millers widow
is now living, that this deponent knows
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that said Miller served in the aforesaid company more than five months & fifteen days but can not be positive as the number of days more than the aforesaid time of five months 
[signature:] Th Willson, 
Subscribed & Sworn before me this 1st day of December 1836 H Armstrong Justice of the peace } 

I the undersigned Justice of the Peace before whom the foregoing affidavit was made & Subscribed. Do Certify that I am well acquainted with Thomas Willson & believe him to be a man of truth & veracity & his Statements entitled to full credit [signature:] H Armstrong Justice 

State of New York Orange County } SS. I, Lebbeus L. Van Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas & in said County do certify, that Horace Armstrong before whom the foregoing affidavits was Subscribed and Sworn was at the time of taking the same a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, And further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of said Justice of the Peace, and verily believe his signature subscribed to the said affidavits and the foregoing Certificates to be genuine - 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Said County of Orange this 15th day of February 1837 
Lebbeus L Van, Clerk 

1293 Miller 
Admitted 10 mos & 17 days 
4 months in Captain Wm Jacksons Company in 1775. See [illegible, overwritten] roll 14 mos & 17 days 
Send to H Armstrong Newburgh NY
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State of New York
Orange County     ⎬ ss Samuel S Crawford of the Town of
Montgomery in said County being duly sworn
says that he was aged Seventy four years in the
month of July last past. That he was a soldier
in the army of the revolution. That about the
month of September in the year 1779, he was called
out in the service of the United States
That he belonged to Captain William Telford's
company in which Henry Neely & John Barber
were Lieutenant & William Crest ensign, that
said company belonged to Colonel Hathorn's
regiment & General Wm. Malcomb brigage. that
said company was called out for the term
of three months. that said company first mustered
at Newburgh in Orange County
& crossed the river & marched to Fishkill
Village in Dutchess County & remained at
said Village & were quartered in the old
stone church in said Village & remained about
one month that then they drew tents & were
encamped within one half a mile from
said Village where the company remained
until they were discharged in the early
part of the month of November in said year
that during all the aforesaid service this 
deponent well knew Johannes Miller who was 
a sergeant in said Company & done duty
in said company as a Service Sergeant, and
that said Miller remained there until said
company was discharged that this deponent
cannot now recollect from the loss of memory
the precise length of service in said Town but
he know that said Miller was a Sergeant in
said company & served until the same was
discharged but that said company did not remain
to the recollection of this deponent the whole of
the term of three months for which they were
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called out and  for further says not
Sworn before me this
12th day of December 1836
Sam S Crawford
H Armstrong
Justice of the Peace

I the undersigned Justice of the peace before
whom the foregoing affidavit of Samuel S
Crawford was made & subscribed do certify
that I am acquainted with him & that he
is a man of truth & veracity & his statements
entitled to full credit
H Armstrong
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State of New York
Orange County      ⎬ ss John Newkirk of Newburgh in
said County being duly sworn deposes & says
that that he is aged eighty three years on the 
seventeenth day of January last past. That in the
year 1778 according to the best of the recollection
of this deponent.  he knew Johannes Miller
late of the Town of of Montgomery deceased
that said Miller then belonged to a company
of Militia of the State of New York of
which Henry Van Keuven was captain, said
company was during a part of the months of
July & August in the year 1778, stationed
at a place called Hunk on the west side
of Shawangunck Mountain in Ulster
County for the term of one month, in
defending the inhabitants against the
Indians. that this deponent was then
a captain of a company of Militia of
the Town of Mamakating in Ulster County
but now Sullivan that on the twenty
Second day of August in said year
this deponent left his home with his
company composed of men from
several classes in Col John Cantine's regiment
to relieve Captain Van Keuven's Company
that when this deponent arrived at Hunk
he there found Johannes Miller in the
service as a Sergeant under Captain
Vern Keuven in said Company at Hunk
and that said company was called
out for one month & at the end of said
month, they were relieved by this deponent
that this deponent well recollects that
said Miller was in said months service
as a sergeant, & that he well recollects
the day of the month which this deponent
left his home for the purpose of releaving
said Van Keuven, but he may be mistaken
as to year but that he knows that it must 
have been as late as the year 1778. that
he was acquainted with said Miller both
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before & after the revolutionary war until the
time of his death that he was in the service
as before stated.
John Newkirk
Sworn before me this}
13th day of December 1836}
H Armstrong}
Justice of the Peace}
I the undersigned Justice before whom the
foregoing affidavit of John Newkirk was
Subscribed & made do certify that I am
well acquainted with him & believe him
to be a man of truth & veracity & his statements 
entitled to full credit
H Armstrong
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Eve Miller 
FREE 
J L Edwards Esqr. War Department Washington 

Ma- 20 
illegible] 
Dob 

[partially legible circular stamp:] 
NEWBURGH MA___  1 __
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Newburgh
March 16th 1837

Sir
Hon J W Brown has just handed me
a letter from you under date of 10th of March
instant, in relation to the claim of Eve Miller
widow of Johannes Miller, in which I am
informed that her case has been examined
& the papers placed on file. That the decision
is suspended on the ground that
there is no evidence of her husband
having been in the service after Dec
1779 the date of the marriage when
I transmitted this case to the department through
Col J W Brown. I anticipated a speedy 
decision on the ground that when I was
in Washington last winter I placed in
the hands of Dr Crump in your department
three roll of Captain William Cross
by which it appeared that Johannes Miller
had served ten days under Captain Cross
in short services If I now recollect
correctly one tour of three days & one of
Seven days the last of which was as
late as October 1780 or 1781. by those rolls it
appears he was called Hons Miller, and ┃
to that fact I called the attention of
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Doct Crump who assured me that it was well
known & admitted in your department that
that Hons was but a contraction of the name
Johannes & all the affidavits show conclusively
that he was generally called by the name of
Hons. The rolls of Captain Cross refered to
were brought by me to the department to
support the claim of ^ [illegible] widows of John Gillespie who had
done service under Captain Cross. I trust that
those rolls have not been lost or mislaid
by any person in your department as I
adverted to the fact that they would be
required to support the claim of Mrs Miller
when I left them with Doct Crump. &
he assured me that they would be placed
on file & could any time be refered to
when those rolls are discovered I trust
it will satisfactorily appear that Johannes
Miller was in the service & done duty
as a soldier as late as October
1780. please give the claim a review
and send any communictions to
me on the subject. Yours Truly
H Armstrong
Newburgh O.C
New York

J L Edwards Esqr }
Washington  }
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James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington 

[circular stamp:] 
NEW-YORK APL 10 

Apl. 12 
N York vol 5 Eve Miller 
Ny roll 36 
627
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Mechanics Bank
New York 10th April 1837

Sir
The name of Eve Miller, Widow of Johannes
Miller, a Private at $35 pr annum under the 3d
Section of the act of July 4th 1836, was reported to this
Agency, by your Letter of the 22d Ultimo.
The Certificate of Mrs Miller is issued for
$35 30/100 pr annum.
I am very Respectfully
your Obt Servt
J W. Fleming


James L Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
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Corrected & returned
17 April 1837
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Mechanics Bank New York 14th April 1837 
Sir As requested by your Letter of the 12 Inst. I enclose for correction the Notification in the case of Eve Miller, Widow of Johannes Miller deceased. 
I am very Respectfully your Obt Servt 
[signature:] Jno. Fleming Presd & Pens Ag 

James L Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions Washington