Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 17785, Miles Williams, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Williams, Miles
NUMBER
S. 17785
CONTENTS
carded

1888 July 19. S. F. Cary - History & Prot
Jan. 18, 1837.
Ohio 19. 6666
Miles Williams of Hamilton in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Potter of the Regt commanded by Col Crane in the N. Jersey War for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio at the rate of 80 Dollars & Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of August 1833 and sent to David Gano Cincinnati O
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $150.00 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. " 40.00
$200.00
Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by H. L. Evans Clerk Book E Vol. 8. Page 28

23599
Miss Williams
Hamilton 6°
Ohio
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lot Jonathan Dayton.
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Sean Gano Btk Cincinnati Hamilton 6° Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
25 th April
1839
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Miles Williams Hamilton of Ohio
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Subp n 1778 Joshua Horton 1 Private Col Brantley Col Potter 74 Elizabeth at Seney Traditionary   Minute " " M n 2 6 Twelve Revere Munthorne Jonas Frazar   Enlistment 1781 1 Gen Washington Gen Dayton Lt Col Barton Col John Dayton Maj Day  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[k] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[l] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[m] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Geo. B. Whiting

Miles Williams to Application for Pension The United States

Hamilton County } State of Ohio } S. J.
On this 21 st day of May in the year 1833, personally appeared in open Court, before the Supreme Court of Ohio, in and for said County of Hamilton, now sitting, Miles Williamson, a resident of Mill Creek Township in said County and State, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States at Elizabeth town in the State of New Jersey in the month of June 1778, as a substitute for Joshua Horton of Springfield in said State of New Jersey, in Captain Joseph Horton's Company and Col. Isaac Brant's Regiment of New Jersey Militia, and served one month, which was the time for which he had become a substitute as aforesaid; that he then returned home; and the last of July following he again entered the service of the United States.

at Connecticut Farms, in said County of Essex, and state of New Jersey, in Captain John Potter's Company in the Regiment commanded by the said Colonel Crane, and remained in said Regiment, subject at all times to the performance of Military duty in said service, two years and six months, as well as he can now recollect, during which time, he was attached to the same company, but was commanded by different Captains, to wit, Captains Reeves and Mithorn, relieving each other, after intervals of one month from the first to the next, until each had commanded a month, when the first named Captain would again take command. & then the next, and so in rotation during the whole term of two years and six months; - But the said Applicant continued on, month after month, for the said two years and six months, without any relief whatever from Military duty; - That the said company as well as the said Regiment, were called Minute men ; and were continually on guard on the lines, - frequently engaged in skirmishes and some times in serious battles with the enemy; - That he the said Applicant was in the battle at Springfield when the same was burnt;

He was also in the battles at Elizabeth's town, Con- necticut Farms, New Ark, and Sturbridge; that General Washington was present at the bat- tle of Springfield, or at least was the com- mander upon that occasion; - he the said ap- plicant recollects seeing Generals Dayton, Lieutenant Col. Barber & Captain Ephraim Darby and Seth Johnson being in said last named battle; - that the regiments of Colonels Faglish & Crane were engaged both at Spring- field and all of the other battles in which the said applicant was engaged, as above sta- ted; and Col. Seely from Morris County New Jersey was present with his militia Regiment, at the battle of Springfield above referred to; that he the said applicant recollects having seen Genl. La Fayette at Chatham in said State & of New Jersey, while on a march, but never was in battle where he was present; - that at the end of the said term of two years & six months, as a " minute man ", as aforesaid, the said applicant was permitted, at "Connecticut Farms," in said County of Essex, to go home to his father's in Springfield, in said County;

that about the first of April in the year 1782, he the said applicant, enlisted in Captain John Craig's Company, in the New Jersey Continental Line, in the Regiment then commanded by Major Hays, at Elizabeth town in said County of Essex; & the term for which he enlisted was one year; that two or three weeks after he had enlisted, the company and Regiment to which he belonged, marched to New Ark, where they halted & remained about two months, keeping up a regular guard, sending out scouting parties &c; and were engaged in skirmishes with the British almost every week; - That said Regiment then returned to Elizabeth town, and after remaining there five or six months, or rather making that town their head quarters & sending out detachments to Amboy, Rahway, Bridgetown Hackensack &c; that while the said applicant was out with a scouting party detached from said Regiment to Staten Island, in November of the year 1782, himself and three others of said Company, to wit: Moses Lee, Jacob Harrington

and David Jones were taken prisoners by a party of British Light Horsemen, and carried to the city of New York and confined in their guard house, where he remained a prisoner seventeen days;—That when taken prisoner as aforesaid, he the said applicant received from one of said Light Horse men a cut on the head from a broadsword, which nearly deprived him of life, and from the effects of which he has not recovered even to this day,—the same frequently occasioning dizziness of the brain and fits of a convulsive character;—That after the said seventeen days imprisonment, himself and associates were exchanged and again joined their Company & Regiment, & remained until regularly discharged in the following about Christmas of said year 1782, as well as he can now recollect, the war being considered as over,—He then returned home to Springfield aforesaid;—That his discharge was in writing signed by the said Captain John Craig, but has been burnt long since,—That he has no documentary evidence, and knows of no persons except Jonas Frazee aforesaid County

of Hamilton and John Rine of Portage County Ohio, his fellow soldiers during his services last stated, whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services, either as a soldier in the Line or a militia man.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state whatever.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid May 21 st 1833
Dan l Dano Clerk Sup re Court H. C. Ohio
Interrogatories propounded by the court. 1 st Where and in what year, were you born? Answer. I was born in Essex County, New Jersey, January 6 th 1762. -
2 nd Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it? -
Answer. - My father had my age recorded in his family bible; but the same was destroyed, when his house was burnt at the time the British burned Springfield as stated before. I had taken a copy of it, but do not now know where it is. -

3 rd Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since, and where do you now live? -
Answer. - I was living in Springfield, New Jersey, when called into service, and remained there until about two years after the Revolutionary war; - I then was married and removed to the county  town of Durham in the state of New-York & there lived 16 years; and finally I removed to the City, then town of Cincinnati, Ohio, and now live in said County of Hamilton and state last named. -
4 th . How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute; and if a substitute for whom? -
Answer. - I was first a substitute for Joshua Horton for one month; - I was then a volunteer "minute man" and remained such until I enlisted for one year as before stated. -
5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers, who were with the troops where

you served, such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service. —
Answer. — In the battle at Springfield Col. Barber , General Clayton, Capt. Ephraim Kirby, Commissary Genl. Caldwell of the Regulars , were present with the Militia regiment to which I belonged; — Lieut. Thomas was also there, & Genl. Washington's head quarters, were then at Morristown, in said State, and I think he was at Springfield either on the day or the day after the battle; — The Militia officers who served with us at the various places mentioned, where battles were fought, as well as the regular officers as far as I can recollect them, and the circumstances of my service, have been already stated. to the Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? —
Answer. — I had no written discharge when I finished my two years and six months' service in the Militia, but was permitted by Capt. Potter (then in command) to go home; — when I finished my service in the Continental Line,

in December 1782, (it being before my one year had expired,) I received a written discharge from Captain Craig, and the same was burnt in New Durham, in the State of New York, about 29 years since. —
The State the names of persons to whom you are known in your neighbourhood and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. —
Answer. Peter Mills, Jacob Williams, Judge Thomas Henderson, Col. John Riddle, David Gano Esquire (Clerk of the Supreme & Common Pleas Courts of Hamilton County), Genl. James Findlay (late a member of Congress) and numerous others, of said County will vouch for my character for veracity & also as to their belief of my having been a soldier of the Revolution. — Niles Wilson
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
May 21 st 1833,
Danl. Davis Clk Sup te Court H. C. Ohio

We William Brooks, a Clergyman residing in said County of Hamilton and state of Ohio, and Jonas Frazee residing in the same County, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Miles Williams who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, and we believe him to be seventy one years of age; - that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution; and that we concur in that opinion. - And the said Jonas Frazee further states, that he knows personally that said Miles Williams' statement of his services in the New Jersey Line on Continental establishment, is correct and true, for he the said Frazee served with him in the same Company & Regiment; but as to his services while in the Militia, he the said Frazee did not serve with him, but occa- sionally saw him from time to time while in the Militia, and has no doubt of the truth of his statement as to those services, it being well known, and in general repute in that part of New Jersey at the time that he the

said Williams, did serve as he states. —
Sworn to and sub d William Burke scribed the day and year Jonas his Frazier aforesaid. — May 21 st 1833, { Mark
Dan l Gano Clk. S. C. H. C. Ohio
And the said Court, do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and 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 William Burke the who has signed the preceding certificate, is a Clergyman, resident in the said County of Hamilton, and that Jonas Frazier is resident in the same County, who has also signed the same is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit. —
Attest. —
Dan l Gano Clerk, Sup l Court H. C. Ohio
I Daniel Gano, Clerk of the Supreme Court in and for the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore- going contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the  Applicant since,

The application of Miles Williams for a pension. In testimony where- of I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this 21 st day of May 1833. —
Dan l Sams Clerk Supt l Court Hamilton County Ohio

Information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. Miles Williams Y.F. 1778-85
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1777 June 1778 He was in the valley of 1 mo. Joseph Horton Anthony Jacob Crane N.Y.   July 1778 2 yrs. 6 mos. John Patten Reuben Northorn Jacob Crane   Apr. 1. 1782 Nov. 1782 John Craig Stacy   received a cut on the head and was taken prisoner while out with a scouting party carried to N.Y. and confined 17 days then exchanged and joined his co. and left and was discharged about Xmas 1782  
Battles engaged in, Newark, Elizabeth Town, Connecticut Farms and Springfield. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Springfield Essex Co. N.Y. Date of application for pension, May 21 1833. His choice of Residence at date of application, Mill Creek Twp. Hamilton Co. Ohio. Age at date of application, born in Essex Co. N.Y. Jan'y 6 1762. Remarks: He married about two years after the Rev., name of wife not stated, moved to Durham N.Y. and later to Cincinnati Ohio.

I 17785
INVALID.
1911 Feb 18 List to - W m Van Horn. V.L.M.
File No. 17785
Miles Williams
Br Rev Mr
Act: June 7 a 82
Index: — Vol. 1 , Page 419
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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307 E. Green Street, Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 10-1911
Department of The Interior, Bureau of Pensions, (Record Division) Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you, please send me any records or information that your Department may contain of two Revolutionary soldiers, viz. S17785- Joshua Williams and Miles Williams , from Essex New Jersey. Their names are given in, "Officers and Men of New Jersey in The Revolutionary War," Page 822.
My great grand father, Joshua Williams and his brother Miles Williams were from Essex New Jersey. They came to Cincinnati Ohio in 1797. I have learned that Miles was in Classified Militia in 1778 at the age of about 16 yrs, and was wounded and captured on Manhattan Island, while on a scouting expedition. All I know of Joshua's record is what is given herein.
Thanking you for what you may be pleased to send me I am Sincerely Yours Wm Van Horn
(Great grand son of) Joshua Williams, of Essex New Jersey

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Ad.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by a. m. D. 14/2/11
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Miles Williams
Service N. f.
Additional Service Rev.
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 191 _____
No claim, combination records _____, 191 _____
REMARKS:
No Weil. any service " Refi " " Ans S. 17785-

Miles Williams

The State of Ohio Butler County ss
Before Me a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Butler aforesaid personally appeared John Linn of the County of Butler and State of Ohio, who being first duly sworn deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with Miles Williams of Hamilton County and State aforesaid that he served in the Army of the Revolution with said Miles Williams, that the said Miles Williams enlisted in the service in the latter  former part of the winter of seventeen hundred and eighty two in the Town of Ridgeway in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey that he served in Captain John Craig's Company of New Jersey troops commanded by Major Hays, that the said Miles Williams continued in the service until discharged in the middle of December in the said year of seventeen hundred and eighty two and that he the said John Linn draws a pension for the length of same service above specified and for which the said Miles Williams has applied for a pension And I further certify that from my own personal knowledge the said John Linn is a creditable Citizen of Butler County aforesaid and that his statement can be relied upon and is entitled to full credit and belief In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty three —
William Hunter
The State of Ohio Butler County ss I John Reily Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Butler aforesaid Certify that William Hunter Esq. above named whose name is subscribed to the Certificate herewithal stated is now well at the time of making and subscribing the same a justice duly qualified to act as such Justice in the said County of Butler In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Hamilton the seventeenth day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty three John Reily