Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7,241, for Peter Millington, Vermont
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
Vt. 

Millington, Peter 
Anne

NUMBER
R. 7241

CONTENTS
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Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the third Section of the
act of Congress of 4th July 1836
State of New York County of Oneida  ss
 On this 4th day of June 1847 personally appeared before me John
Stryker the Surrogate of said County in open Court Gates Millington
in behalf of his late mother Anna Millington who being
duly sworn according to law, doth on oath make the
following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the
provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4th 1836.
That the said Anna Millington was the widow of Peter Millington
who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, that he was
at that time a resident of Pownall Vermont. And that
as is supposed he served several years in the [war] of the
Revolution, that the said Anna Millington was married to the said Peter Millington in Vermont, in Pownall in the year 1768 - that the said Peter Millington died in October 1816 leaving the said Anna his widow, who
remained his widow till her death. And that she died on the 15th day of December 1837, leaving at her death the following named children, which after diligent search are believed to be her only children her surviving and that each of them is of the age of over twenty one
years, to wit: Esther Weaver and Gates Willington of said County and Polly Pettis of Oswego County New York. That the eldest child surviving is upwards of seventy three years of age, and that this deponent is the fifth child and was born in 1777.
Gates Millington

Subscribed and Sworn before me this 4th day of June 1847
[crossed out-’I certify that the Gates Millington is a respectable person’]
John  Stryker Surrogate
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I further certify that satisfactory
Evidence was adduced before the said Surrogate
that Peter Millington died more than thirty years
since, leaving his widow Anna Millington who
remained his widow till her death, and that
she died on the fifteenth day of December (1837)
Eighteen hundred and thirty seven, leaving at her
death the following named children her surviving
being her only children her surviving, to wit, Esther
Weaver and Gates Millington of said County and
Polly Pettis of Oswego County. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
affixed my official seal and subscribed my name
 this 4th day of June 1847.
John Stryker Surrogate


State of New York County of Oneida ss
 Billings Worden appeared before me, and I certify that he is a man of
good character a man of truth, after being duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says, that he resided in Pownall Vermont during the war of the Revolution, that he was personally acquainted with Peter Millington who was older than this deponent, this deponent being upwards of Eighty two years of age, That the said Peter Millington, the late husband of the late Anna Millington who herself had applied for a pension, did serve in the war of the Revolution, this deponent well recollects. That the said Peter Millington was at the battle of Bennington and that he was often out and in service.  That he had been married several years before the commencement of the war of the Revolution. And that he had at the time of his first Service in the war of the Revolution, two or three children.  That this deponent knew of no other Peter Millington and that the said Anna Millington was the widow of the identical said Peter Millington.
Billings Worden
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 27 day of May 1847

P Abbott Justice Peace
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State of New York County of Oneida ss
 Benjamin Reynolds, whom I certify to be a man of truth and of high character appeared before me, after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he resided in Vermont during the war of the Revolution, that he is at this time upwards of Eighty one years of age, that he was during the Revolution personally acquainted with Peter Millington the late husband of the late Anna Millington who herself had applied for a pension. This deponent resided a neighbor to the said Peter Millington during the war of the Revolution. That he recollects distinctly of the said Peter Millington [who] served in the war of the Revolution. That this deponent was in the practice of visiting the
family of the said Peter Millington in his absence during the war of
the Revolution. That he well knew at that time that he was in service.
That he was in the battle of Bennington, that the said Peter Millington was at that time a married man, a man of a family and had at the time of the battle of Bennington two or three children. That he resided in Pownall Vermont, that this deponent knew of no other Peter Millington and that the said Anna Millington was the widow of the said Peter
Millington and Died his widow.
Benjamin Reynolds
Subscribed and sworn before me this 24th day of May 1847
P. Abbott Justice Peace

State of New York County of Oneida ss
Polly Matthews aged upwards of seventy eight years being duly sworn deposes and says, that she was personally acquainted withsPeter Millington and his late widow Anna Millington who herself had made
application for a pension. That this deponent was personally acquainted with the parents above named and their family, [&] their children. That the said Peter Millington died more than thirty years since, leaving his widow Anna Millington who remained his
widow till her death.  And that she died on the 15th day of December
1837. At her death she left the following named children her surviving, being her only children her surviving, that can be heard of or found and that each of them is of the age of twenty one years and upwards, to wit, Esther Weaver and Gates Millington of Vienna in said County and Polly Pettis of Oswego County, N.Y. That this deponent is acquainted with the ages of the said children & that the said Esther Weaver is upwards of seventy three years of age. 
Polly Mathews

I certify that the said Polly Matthews is a highly respectable person.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of May 1847.
P. Abbott Justice Peace
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State of New York County of Oneida ss
Jacob Eckel of said County, whom I certify to be a man of
truth and respectability, aged over sixty seven years after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he was personally acquainted with Peter Millington and his late widow Anna Millington, who herself made application for a pension, that the said Peter Millington died more than thirty years since, leaving his widow, the said Anna Millington who remained his widow till her death, and that she died on the 18th day of December 1837. At her death she left the following named children her surviving only children supposed to be living or that have been heard of in many years, to wit Esther Weaver and Gates Millington of said County and Polly Pettis of Oswego County, New York, This deponent further depose and says that he is acquainted with the ages of said children and that Esther Weaver is six or seven years older than this deponent and of course must be seventy three years & upwards.
Jacob Eckel
Subscribed and Sworn before me this 1st day May 1847
P Abbot Justice Peace

State of New York County of Oneida  ss
Rev Cyrus Treat of said County, whom I certify to be a minister of
the Gospel & a highly respectable person, appeared before me & after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that Anna Millington late of said County, widow of Peter Millington died his
widow on the 15th day of December 1837, or that this deponent finds a memorandum made at the time it took place of, having preached the funeral sermon of the said Anna Millington on the 17th day of December 1837. 
Cyrus Treat
Subscribed and sworn before me this 27th day of May 1847
P Abbott of Justice Peace

State of New York County of Oneida ss
 Doctor Daniel Chatfield of said County who I certify is a physician and a highly respectable person appeared before me and after being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he attended as physician in the last sickness of Anna Millington, who had applied for a pension as the widow of Peter Millington and that he finds from memorandums made at the time her death took place, that she died on the 15th day of December 1897 and that she died a widow.
Daniel Chatfield M.D.
Subscribed and sworn before me this 27th day of May 1847
P Abbot Justice Peace
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Clerks Office of Oneida County
I Patrick Mahon Clerk of the said County certify that Plyna Abbott Esquire was on the 1st 24th & 27th days of May 1847 respectively, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Oneida, duly elected and authorized to act as such: and that the several signatures above written, subscribed to the proof or authenticity of the foregoing depositions are in the proper hand writing of the said justice.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the said County & subscribed my name June 7th 1847.
Patrick Mahon Clerk
for James Edgar Dep. Clk
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Anne Millington
Widow
Act July 1836
[N Y?]
[Unto Capt Darham]
July  24

[upside down text, fragmented, appears to belong to a different page] 

ation
, 36
1768
on, 38.
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Arad Joy Agent
 Ovid, NY
State of New York  Oneida County ss
On this 19 September 1836 before the subscriber, authorized to perform all the duties of a Judge of a County record, personally came Anne Millington of Vienna, in said County aged 98 years, being unable on account of her great age and bodily infirmity to appear in court: and being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration: in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by Act of Congress passed 4 July 1836, that she is the widow of Peter Millington who was a Sergeant of a Company in the Revolutionary Army, at the commencement of the war, and served under a Capt Goff and Col Herrick in the early part of the war - was at Bennington battle, at Ticonderoga, at the Capture of Burgoyne, and at several other places, and was engaged in carrying a flag of truce on Lake Champlain - That he held a Sergeants warrant - and also a commission when he had the charge of the flag of truce. He resided at Pownall Vermont during all the war, where he first enlisted - and served more than three years and this deponent thinks, that no doubt nearly six years in the whole but she has lost the papers which her husband had several years since as she can't show by them his services.

She was married as she further declares to the said Peter Millington at Pownall in the year 1768 and that they had two children before the war commenced. That her husband Peter Millington died in Vienna, N.Y. October 9th 1816 and that she has remained a widow ever since and that she has no record of her marriage.
Anne X Millington her mark

Sworn and subscribed before me on the day & year aforesaid.
B P Johnson
Sup Court Com
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State of New York  Oneida County ss
Gates Millington of Vienna in said County being duly sworn deposes and says that he was well acquainted with Peter Millington late of Vienna who died 9th October 1816 at said Vienna. And that
he was a Revolutionary soldier of the United States
as this deponent has always understood. That this deponent has seen in his possession a Sergeant’s warrant under one Capt Goff
who resided at Hoosick in Vermont and under one Col Herrick at the Battle of Bennington, and he had served as a Sergeant for a considerable period - Having served under Ethan Allen and having enjoined also in the battle of Burgoyne. That he was after this time also employed to take charge of a flag of truce on Lake Champlain
and was engaged in that business for a considerable time. He had a written or printed commission signed by Genl Washington & also by Gen’l Gates as this deponent recollects. And that this deponent believes the whole of his services would be as much as three years or more
that he is well acquainted with Anna Millington widow of the said Peter Mellington and has been so ever since his death and that she was
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always reputed the wife of the said Peter Millington while
he was living-- This deponent further says that he has heard the said Peter Millington say that said Capt Goff under whom he [illegible] and the Lieutenant Olcott part of the Company of which said Peter was one [illegible-hood from on or of]  their country and fought at the Bennington Battle like a good soldier.
Gates Millington

Sworn before me this 19th Sept 1836 & said Gates Millington is a man of truth & veracity. 
B. P.  Johnson
Sup Court Com


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No. 422 
3d Sec.
widow of Peter


]right margin, vertical] 
Declaration
 [?], 36
Married 1768
Dec’d Nov, 38

[bottom fold, vertical]
Anne Millington
Widow
Act July 1836
[N.Y.?]
[Unto Capt Darham]
July 24
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[crossed out-’Acts of July 14, 1863 and March 8, 1873’]

REJECTED
7241
P.O.
Anna Millington
Service:
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Application filed:
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney-
P. O.
Recognized.
Contract.

Cert. of Dis. Searched for
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State of Vermont
Secretary of State’s Office
Burlington June 4 - 1844

I  J. McM.Shafter Secretary of State of Vermont
hereby certify that upon an original Pay  Roll of Revolutionary  Services on record in this office, occurs the  name of Peter Millington
with an allowance to  him of #5 17 s 4d for military services in the militia of this state, “from the beginning of the campaign AD 1781 to the 30th of June in said year. “
I also further certify that upon another like payroll on record in this office occurs the name of said Peter Millington with an allowance to him for one hundred and thirty eight days service from July 1 1781 until Nov. 19th 1781. 
I also further certify that the foregoing payrolls have been examined and Allowed by a committee appointed by an acting under the authority of this state and that the same has been settled and paid by this state as appears of record. 
J. McM.Shafter
Secy. of State of Vermont

6 mo 21 days
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Oct 27 47
Ann Williamsen
[widow?]

Hon J.L. Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
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Ovid Oct 22, 1847
Sir, I inclose the proof (as I suppose), requested
by yours of the 2d Nov 1846 in the case of
Ann Millington. I know nothing against 
the proof & I submit it in good faith, you
will judge of its merits.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
Arad Joy

Hon J L Edwards
Com of Pensions
Washington
D C
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Anna Millington, widow of Peter M
papers on file, declaration, & certificate
of service it is supposed agree & proof sustains
it, if a full re-view of the papers be had,
the papers & proof on file are submitted, 
without a plea upon their own merits
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No.  422
Anne Millington de’d
NY

Let to B. P. Johnson Nov 12th 1836
do to Arad Joy Nov 2 ‘46
to same Oct 3 ‘48
“  “  March 26 ‘ 51

Act 4 July 1836
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No. 422
Anne Millington de’d
Widow of Peter
N Y
Act 4 July 1836

 7241
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Ovid N.Y. Oct 15th 46
Sir
I enclose an old Declaration, it may be
a copy of one more formal now on file, I
also enclose the Secy of Vermont Cert for
6 months 21 days. I may here State, that the
widow died Dec 10th 1837. My object
is to ask the papers filed, & to ask your
report upon them-- you may find
in your office other service. Please to
report to me the service & the kind of service
that you admit, & then inform me of
what you require-- you will please to
retain the papers-
Respectfully
Your Obt Sert
Arad Joy

Hon J L Edwards
Com’r of Pensions
Washington D C