Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7224, for Sebastian T Miller, Pennsylvania
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SERVICE   Penn.
Miller, Sebastian T. 
Number  R. 7224
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Declaration of 
Saml Miller
Witness referred to the missioner of Pensions 
Richard Brodhead
Feb 10th 1854
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th June 1832. 
On this First day of October A D 1853 personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common of Monroe County in the State of Pennsylvania in open Court, Samuel Miller of Summit Township in the County and State aforesaid aged fifty one years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions of the act of Congress passed June A D 1832 that he is the son of one Sebastian Miller now deceased who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and from what his Father, repeatedly told him during his life time and from other evidence in the premises he believes his Father Sebastian Miller left home. in 1775, on the first day of June and joined a company commanded by Captain Leach at Perth Amboy and remained in service in said Company about two months.  At another time the said Sebastian Miller left Philadelphia with a five Horse Team - loaded with Powder destined for Lake Champlain, but on account of the Ice in the Mohawk River was prevented from crossing and the said Sebastian Miller was discharged at Albany New York at this time, the said Sebastian Miller joined a Company in Cheltenham Township in the County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania which said Company was sent to guard Burgoynes Troops below Easton Pennsylvania at a place called
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Sherrard's Ferry. The Deponent further says that he believes that the said Sebastian Miller while in service in Captain Leach’s Company - he was taken sick and laid under the Physician hands, several days in the City of New York previous to Washington’s retreat. From this circumstance and from all that he has been enabled to learn, he believes that the said Sebastian Miller served in the war of the Revolution for a period of seven months -  
And the said Samuel Miller further says that his Father Sebastian Miller died on the Eleventh day of November A.D. 1842 leaving issue thirteen children to wit: Anna - William - Charles – Margaret - Maria – Hanna – Eliza - John – Samuel – Joseph - Daniel - Violetta and Sarah and further that he left no widow. Deponent further States that his name nor that of his Father Sebastian Miller is on the Pension Roll of any agency of Pension, in this or any other State & except that at the session of the Legislature of 1842. of the State of Pennsylvania as he believes a gratuity of forty Dollars & an Annuity of forty Dollars, were granted to said Sebastian Miller, which continued all his decease in the same year 
Samuel Miller 
Sworn in open Court before me 1 Oct 1853
G R Barrett Prest Judge  
And the said Court do hereby declare the opinion (after the investigation of the matter and from the affidavit of John F. Miller and the Declaration of Sebastion Miller in his application for a State pension -  That Sebastian Miller served in the Revolutionary war for the period above stated and that the said Sebastian Miller died. On the Eleventh day of November in
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in the year A.D. 1842, leaving issue to wit Anna - William - Charles – Margaret – Maria - Hanna Eliza – John – Samuel – Joseph - Daniel - Violetta and Sarah but no widow 
By the Court, 
G. R. Barrett Prest Judge 
Monroe County J. Michael H Dreher, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County do certify that the foregoing contains the proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Samuel Miller in behalf of himself and other children of Sebastian Miller deceased  for a Pension 
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid at Shrewsbury, this 22d day of September A.D. 1853. 
M. H. Dreher Prothonotary
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32.742
Sebastian Miller
Application for a Pension
Pennsylvania
Rejected did not serve six months, see letter 16 Feb 1835 to L. Sebring in claim
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Northampton } Ss. 
On this twentieth day of January A.D. 1835 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Northampton Sebastian Miller, a resident of the County of Northampton & State of Pennsylvania, aged 77 years & upwards, who first being duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers & served as herein stated - In the beginning of June 1776 he was in the Militia in a company commanded by Capt Jacob Leech, Samuel Leech was the first Lieutenant. The name of the Colonel the age loss of memory he does not recollect that this time he lived in Cheltenham Township, in Montgomery County, State of Pennsylvania That he marched from Cheltenham to Trenton where he remained some time, expecting to get arms being disappointed in this they were marched through Preston & New Brunswick to Amboy, where they remained untill they returned home.  He received no written discharge. He was out this time 3 months it being September when he returned home. The latter end of October he was again drafted in a company the names of he does not recollect the regiment was commanded by Col Moore he was marched from Cheltenham to Rodrocks in Bucks Co. thence to the Delaware River where they received the first division of the Hessians, whom they guarded first to Lancaster, then to Littletown in Maryland. After this they returned home, but he received no written discharge.  He was out this time 3 months, having returned home the latter end of January.  They returned home through Little York.  That he went out both times as a private – He was born in Rising Sun in Philadelphia County on the 6th of February 1757, which is recorded in the Presbyterian Church at the Rising Sun.  Then about 32 years ago he moved to Williams Township in the County where he remained until 18 years ago when he removed to Hamilton Township, where he has since lived -  that he has written evidence of services in the war & knows of none of his fellow soldiers who are living.  He can refer to Jacob Dreher & Abraham Silberman who can testify as to his character for veracity.  He does not recollect the names of any regular Officers of the Revolution
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of agency in any State 
Sebastian T. Miller
Sworn & Subscribed the day & year aforesaid in Open Court 
Garrick Mallery Prest Judge 
We Thomas Pomp a Clergyman residing in the Township of Easton, & Jacob Dreher residing in Township of Hamilton hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Sebastian Miller who has sworn & subscribed to the above declaration that we believe him to be 77 years of age, that he is reputed & believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have  been a soldier of the Revolution & that we concur in that opinion 
Thos Pomp
Jacob Dreher
Sworn & Subscribed the day year aforesaid in Open Court 
Garrick Mallery Prest Judge
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Thomas Pomp who has signed the same is a clergyman resident in the Borough of Easton & that Jacob Dreher, who has also signed the same is a resident of the Township of Hamilton, and credible person that their statement is entitled to credit. 
Garrick Mallery Prest Judge 
Thos Cooper Judge of Northampton County 
Daniel Wagener a Judge of North’n County
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William L Sebring Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Northington do hereby certify that they foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Sebastian Miller for a Pension 
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 21st day of Febry 
Wm Sebring  Prothy
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Rev.& 1812 Wars Section 
MMHF
September 19, 1925 
Mrs. E. G. Senty 
1103 Pershing Ave., 
Davenport, Iowa 
Madam; 
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 7224 it appears that Sebastian T. Miller was born February 3, 1757 in Rising Sun, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 
While a resident of Hamilton Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania he applied for pension January 20, 1835 and alleged that while living in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania he enlisted in June 1776 and served three months as private in Captain Jacob Leach's Pennsylvania Company and that he enlisted in October 1777 and served three months in Colonel Moore's Pennsylvania Regiment, and in a subsequent statement he alleged that he enlisted June 1, 1775 and served two months in Captain Jacob Leach's Company and that in February 1776 he served a tour as teamster.    
Miss Willson not add here the length of Service he claimed 7 or 8 mos. – as it is vague & contradicting anyway
His claim was not allowed as he failed to furnish
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specific proof of six months military service as required by the pension laws. He died November 11, 1842. 
Soldier left no widow, (his wife's name not given), but the following children: Anna, William, Charles, Margaret, Maria, Hanna, Eliza, John, Samuel who was aged fifty-one years in 1853 and a resident of Stroud Township , Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Joseph, Daniel, Violetta and Sarah. 
The above noted is the only soldier named Sebastian Miller found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau. 
Respectfully, 
WINFIELD SCOTT 
Commissioner.
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1925 - Sept 19 - Hist to Mrs E. G. Senty - MMHF
REJECTED
7224
Sebastian Miller
Printed list of 1852 gives as cause of rejection:  "He did not serve 6 months."
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DRS. ALLEN & WHITE 
404 CENTRAL OFFICE BLDG. 
DAVENPORT, IOWA 
WM. L. ALLEN, M. D. 
PAUL  A. WHITE, M. D. 
ELMER G. SENTY, M. D. 
Sept. 10, 1925 
Bureau of Pensions, Rev and Civil 
Washington D. C. 
Gentlemen: 
Will you kindly give me any data you have on Sebastian Miller who is buried at Stroudsburg Penn and was a Revolutionary soldier. Said soldier had 12 or 14 children one being Samuel Miller. The grave of Sebastian is decorated with the DAR ensigna. 
I thank you, 
Winifred Miller Senty 
1103 Pershing Ave 
U.S. PENSION OFFICE
A SEP 12 1925
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1103 Pershing Ave 
Davenport, Iowa 
July 12, 1945 
Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Pensions 
Washington D.C. 
Gentlemen:  Will you kindly give me data on (Captain) Sebastian Miller of Revolutionary war. He is buried in cemetery near Stroudsburg Penn, known as Shafer School House Church and cemetery adjacent)
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He had one son named Samuel (large family) and after leaving Army practiced medicine.  
I thank you 
Winifred Miller Senty 
(Miss)
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32.742
Sebastian Miller
Pa
Hon Rec'd
7224
Act June 7 1832
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Hon. R. Brodhead
Feby 16 / 54
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275   
Pension Office 
Feby 18 1854 
Sir 
I return the letter of Mr Brown and have the honor to inform you that in 1835 Sebastian Miller made a declaration for a pension and claimed to have served two tours of three months each in the War of the Revolution, of this service he adduced no proof nor was it supposed he could do so, as the history of the times clearly show, that the terms of the Pennsylvania Militia were for two month instead of three, and I perceive in his statement to the Pa Legislature, he made his averments correspond to this historical fact. In his declare ration for a pension before this office, he only claimed to have rendered two tours of service In his petition for a State pension he declared that he rendered three tours, But if these discrepances did not exist, the pension now claimed could not be allowed unless the alledged service was confirmed by the records in the office of the Auditor General of Pa. to whom application should be made by the children for such evidence as he may possess, 
Hon Rich’d Brodhead 
U.S. Senate
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To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
The Petition of Sebastian Miller of the Township of Hamilton in the County of Monroe and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a soldier in the Revolutionary War 
Respectfully represent That your Petitioner in the year 1775 left home on the first of June in said year and joined Captain Jacob Leach Company at Berth (Perth) Amboy and remained under said Captain about two Months. At another time your Petitioner Stated that he left Philadelphia about the Middle of February 1776 with a five Horse Team loaded with Powder, destined for Lake Champlain but on account of the Ice in Mohawk River which prevented them from crossing they were unloaded and discharged at Albany New York.   At an other time your Petitioner joined a company in Cheltenham Township Montgomery County Penna the name of the Captain your Petitioner does not recollect, but when they left Cheltenham to guard Burgoyne’s Troops below Easton at a place called Sherrards Ferry, the Captain was unwell and command was given to the Leftenant, your Petitioner states that in the three different times he was in service between
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seven and eight months, your Petitioner also states that while he was out under command of Captain Jacob Leach he was taken sick and laid several days in New York under the Physician hands previous to Washington retreat.  Your Petitioner is 83 years of age and in a State of decrepitude, and no means of subsistence but by his labour, and is in very indigent circumstances, he therefore prays that such proceedings may be had in the premises, as to grant him a pension that will partially relieve his sufferings in his unfortunate situation and he will ever pray &c 
Before me John W Burnett one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Monroe personally came Sebastian Miller the above Petitioner and after having been duly sworn depose and says, that the matter set forth in the above petition is true to the best of his knowlege 
Sebastian Miller
Sworn & subscribed this Sixth day of September A D 1841 
John W. Burnett 
Before me Jacob Fritz, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Montgomery personally came John F. Miller, a Brother of the Petitioner and after having been duly Affirmed depose and say he knows his Brother the said Sebastian Miller to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and believes the facts set forth in the above petition to be true to the best of knowledge 
John F. Miller
Affirmed & subscribed this Fourteenth day of September AD 1841 
Jacob Fritz Justice of the peace
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Application of John F. Miller
In re: the application of Sebastian Miller for Pension
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Montgomery } SS. 
On this 26th day of July in the year of our Lord 1853 personally appeared before me a Justice of  the Peace within and for the County aforesaid John F. Miller resident of the County aforesaid aged 88 years, who being duly affirmed according to law declares that his Brother Sebastian Miller, in the year 1775, left home on the first of June, in said year and joined the company commanded by Captain Leach at Perth Amboy and remained in service in said Company, about two months at another time the said Sebastian Miller left Philadelphia with a five horse team laden with powder destined for Lake Champlain, but on account of the ice the Mohawk River, was prevented from crossing and the said Sebastian was discharged at Albany N.Y.   At another time the said Sebastian Miller joined a Company in Cheltenham, Township in the County of Montgomery in the State of Pennsylvania which said Company was dispatched to guard Burgoyne’s Troops below Easton Pennsylvania at a place called Sherrards Ferry.  He states further the following circumstance, that while the said Sebastion was in service in Capt. Leach's Company, he was taken sick and laid under the Physician's hands, several days in New York previous to Washington retreat.  From the declarations of the said Sebastian Miller, from the common report among those who were intimately acquainted with him, and from the evidence furnished when the said Sebastian made application for his State pension, I am of opinion he served for the full period of seven months in the Revolutionary war and further deponent saith not. 
John F. Miller
Witness President B G Hallowell 
Affirmed and subscribed the day and year above written. And I certify that the above named John F. Miller is a man of respectability and standing in this community and all that he has said in the above affidavit is entitled to the most implicit confidence 
B G Hallowell J. P.
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State of Pennsylvania 
County of Montgomery Ss 
I, Nathaniel Jacoby Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid do certify that B.T. Hallowell Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made was and is a duly commissioned & acting Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid and that his signature as above expressed is true and genuine 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at Norristown this 29th day of July A D. 1853 
Nathl Jacoby Prot 
Per Jared Evans Clk.
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16 Feb 1835
O. C. 
E.
Record Vol 26 p. 375
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War Dept. Pen Office Feb 16. 1835 
Sir,
The declaration of Sebastian Miller has been examined.  He alleges that he served two tours as a militia man belonging to the State of Pennsylvania The Militia of that State were not called out to serve more than two months under one engagement he could not therefore have served as alleged.  The act of June 1832 provides for none who had not serve at last six months. 
The claim has therefore been rejected and the papers filed in this office.   
Wm L. Sebring Esq 
Easton Pa
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13 / Kerr Monroe
The Petition of Sebastian Miller an old
Revolutionary Soldier Praying for Relief
H. R. Jany 25 1842
Pens.
[unreadable] and Gratuity
Relief Granted
see P. L. 1842 page 80 
Withdrawn by John A. Smill
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Monroe County SS
Before me John Musch one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County of Monroe personally came Edward Postens & William Drake - and after having been sworn according to Law deposeth and says.  “That they know Sebastian Miller the within named Petitioner and know him to be poor and much in need of assistance – 
Edward Postens
Wm Drake
Sworn and Subscribed before me this Eighteenth day of January AD 1842}
John Musch J. P.
13 / Kerr  Monroe
The Petition of Sebastian Miller an old 
Revolutionary Soldier 
Praying for relief 
H R Jany 25 1842 
Relief Granted
See P. L. 1842 page 80 – 
Withdrawn by John Smill
This is to Certify that I am well acquainted with the Petitioner Sebastian Miller of Monroe Co a soldier of the Revolution and believe all that is represented in his petition to his just and true and further I have no hesitation in testifying that he is poor and in [unreadable] circumstances, and unable to make a living by labour 
J. L. Kerr M HR