Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 40,161, for John Mills, New York
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Continental (N.Y.)
Mills, John
S.40.161
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2237-
- Ohio - 

John Mills
private
Mass line, 2 years
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Continental Artrificers

Inscribed in the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 5 of May 1818

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of Aug 1818 and sent to the Hon. Levi Barber
Marietta Ohio

Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1818
4 Mos $32,,-

{Revolutionary claim,
Act 18th March, 1818}

Continued
Ohio
Marietta Washington
Notification sent September 6th 1820 to George Dunlevey, Point Hamer Ohio
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John Mills
2237 Aug '18
Coon
Sep 1818
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State of Ohio
Washington County
On this 24th day of July 1820 personally appeared before me this subscriber one of theJudges of the Court of Common Pleas for Washington County John Mills resident in Marietta in said County who being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Robert Pattons Company in a Regiment commanded by Col. Baldwin in the line of Massachusetts that he applied for a Pension on the 5th day of July 1818, that he received a Pension Certificate Numbered 2237
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time, by gift of sale or any other manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with an intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the Provisions of an Act of Congress Entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War" passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor any person in trust for me any property or Securities Contracts or Debts due to me nor have I any other income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed.
Schedule
I have no personal, nor have I any real property whatever. My occupation A Wheelwright, but I am utterly unable to do anything at that or any other employment or to support myself in any manner whatever.  I have no wife and my children are of age and doing for themselves.  I am now and have been for some time very sick and that together with old age renders me totally helpless.
John Mills
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day 
and year above written.
John Sharp Judge CC Pleas
Washington County
I John Sharp Judge of the Court of Common Please for Washington County in the State of Ohio do certify that I was requested to attend at the place of residence of John Mills the within Declarant who was stated to be sick and unable to attend at the Court house to make a Declaration and exhibit a Schedule of property agreeably to the Law of Congress at last session. I waited on him accordingly and found him to be very sick.
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Sick and Weak. I have every reason to believe his Declaration to be correct. He appear to be very poor and I believe has no proberty at all and no means of subsistence apart from his pension except from private and Public(k) Charity.
Marietta July 24th 1820
John Sharp
PS I forgot to ask him his age but he appears to be very old indeed.  I also forgot to ask the number of his regiment
J. Sharp
The above certificates of the Honorable John Sharp were mad and Delivered in Open Court this 26th of July 1820.
Attest Geo Dunlevy Clk
The Court certify that the Declarant is a very great object of Charity 
Attest Geo. Dunlevy Clk
I George Dunlevy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Washington in the State of Ohio do hereby certify the foregoing oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the accord of said Court.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court on this thirty first day of one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
Geo. Dunlevy Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County Ohio
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{Not on any Rolls, crossed out]

admd

Hon L. Barber
Marietta Ohio
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State of Ohio 
Washington County (ss)  On this fifth Day of May 1818 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Washington & State of Ohio, personally appeared John Mills aged Seventy five years of age, resident in Marietta, County & State aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress Entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war” that he the said John Mills Enlisted into the army of the United States in AD 1777 on the 24th Day of September on lake George at Sunday point (so called) in the State of New York in the Company commanded by Captain John Wood, in Col. Painters regiment of Artificers - that he was Enlisted for during the war that he thinks he was three years in service in that regiment that he was then Drafted into Col Baldwin’s regiment of Artificers that he continued to serve the United States untill some time in June 1782, that at that time he went home on furlough - the furlough Countersigned by Captain Patton, that he never afterwards was called into service in consequence of the peace taking place - that he is in reduced circumstances & stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support & that he has no other Evidence now in his power of his said services 
[signed] John Mills
Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid 
[signed] John Sharp asst Judge C.C. P.
Washington County 
I John Sharp Judge of the Court of Common pleas as aforesaid Do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Mills did serve in the Corps of artificers in the revolutionary war, for the Term of nine months or for the time stated in his Declaration - whether he is Entitled to the Benefit of the late act of Congress or not, rests with the war office - I now transmit his Declaration taken & had before me to the Secretary of the Department of War in pursuance of the act of Congress in that case made & provided 
[signed] John Sharp
Marietta May 5th 1818
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40 161 
Revy  INVALID.
 File No. 40,161 
John Mills 
Pri Rev War

Act: 18th March 18 
Index: -- Vol. 3 , Page 339 
[Arrangement of 1870.]