Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23801, for Thaddeus Miller, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Miller, Thaddeus
S. 23801
CONTENTS

24 339 New York
Thaddeus Miller of Westchester Co in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas in the N.Y. Mil. line for 10 mos 6 ds.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 34 Dollars 00 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Nov 1833 and sent to
H. A. Ward - Sing Sing
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833. $85 00
Semi-ant. allowance ending March 31. 17 00
$102. 00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk
Book C Vol. 4 Page 106

Thaddeus Millers application 28.309
Admitted Private 10 mo & 6 days
33 33 61 24.00 68. 17 5.
Mr Ward: dig dig

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of New York Westchester County, ss.
71 On this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Westchester in the State of New York, now sitting, Shadrens Miller a resident of the Town of Bedford in the County of Westchester aforesaid, aged seventy one years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose on his oath make the following declaration 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 under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. That is to say, he entered the service in a volunteer company of grenadiers as a private in the company commanded by Lieut. Joseph Miller in the regiment of militia commanded by Col Thomas Thomas in the State of New York about the first of June in the year 1778, seventeen hundred and seventy eight for the period of one month. That at the time he entered the service he resided in the town of Bedford in the said County of Westchester and State last aforesaid. That he marched into the Town of North Castle on the lines in the said County of West Chester and continued to serve in actual service in said Company and regiment until some time in the month of July then following and until the full end & term of one month when he was honorably discharged from said service, at said Town of Bedford.
1778 Col Thomas
That he entered the service again about the month of September on or about the tenth day of said month, in said company of grenadiers

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82 months
as a private under the command of said Lieut Joseph Miller in the regiment of militia under the command of the ap[er]said Col Thomas H. Jones that at the time he last entered the service last mentioned he resided in the Town of Bedford in Westchester County ap[er]said. That he entered said service for the period of two weeks, that he marched into the said Town of North Castle in the said County of Westchester on the lines in said County and was there stationed to guard said lines. That he continued to serve in said company and regiment in actual service for the ap[er]said period of two weeks when he was honorably discharged from said service the latter part of the ap[er]said month of September in the year last ap[er]said in the ap[er]said Town of Bedford.
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That he again entered the service of the United States in the volunteer company of Grenadiers in the ap[er]said regiment of Col Thomas H. Jones on the fifteenth day of October or thereabouts in the ap[er]said year of seventy hundred and eighty-eight, as a private for the period of four months, that at the time he last entered said service he resided in the ap[er]said Town of Bedford. That he was stationed on the lines in the County of Westchester ap[er]said & continued in actual service to guard the lines in said company & regiment for the full end & term of said engagement and was honorably discharged from said service in the said Town of Bedford on the or about the middle of the month of February in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-nine.
4 months 4 -

2 master
That on or about the first of August in the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, he again entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the Company of Grenadiers under the command of said Lieut Joseph Miller in the regiment under the command of Col. Thomas Francis Moore for the period of two months. That he marched to the Town of Rye in said County of Westchester and said Company was then joined by Capt. Sackett's Company of the Continental Line and Captain Williams company of State Troops. That he continued in actual service at said town until the full end and term of his engagement when said Company was marched back again to Bedford where the declarant received his honorable discharge from said service in or about the first of October in the aforesaid year of 1779.
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8. 14
That on or about the 15th day of October (1780) Seventeen hundred and eighty, he again entered the service in the aforesaid Company of Grenadiers as a private under the command of said Lieut Joseph Miller in said Col. Thomas Moore's Regt. for the period of one month, that he was stationed on the line in the said County of Westchester at the house of one Wright for quarters in said Town North Castle, that he continued in actual service in said Company and regiment for & until the full end and term of one month, when said Company returned to Bedford where the declarant was honorably discharged from said service company in the month of November then following.

8. 14
That on or about the first days of October in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty one, he again entered the service in the open and volunteer company of grenadiers under the command of Lieut. Joseph Miller in said regiment under the command of Col. Thomas Thomas, at the town of Bedford aforesaid for the period of one month & a half. That he was stationed in the lines in said county of West Chester at the house of John McCormick in near the town of North Castle where he continued in actual service until the full end & term of said service when said company returned to said town of Bedford, where he was honorably discharged on the fifteenth day of November then following.
1 month 1/2
That he again entered the service as a private on the first day of November in the year Seventeen hundred and eighty two in the aforesaid company of grenadiers under the command of said Lieut. Joseph Miller who was the father of this declarant in the regiment under the command of Col. Thomas Thomas aforesaid for the period of one week that he marched into the town of East Chester with the continental Army under the command of Genl. Glover, that he continued in actual service for the period of one week when said company returned to Bedford where he was honorably discharged per said service on or about the ninth day of November then instant.
7 1/2
mo. 10 1/2 10. 6
# The declarant states that he was born in the town of Bedford county of Westchester.

and State on the 11 th May 1762
2 d That he has a record of his age in his Bible at home, as given to him by his parents.
3 d That at the several times when he entered the service as aforesaid he resided in the Town of Bedford, County of West Chester and State of New York aforesaid, that he now continues to reside in said town of Bedford and has continued to reside there from his birth.
4 th That he entered the service as a volunteer
5 th
That the only only officers of the continental officers with whom he served whose names he now recollects are, Genl Glover and Captain Sackett. That recdts, Col Thomas of the militia alias Father Lieut Joseph Miller, Isaac Miller Second Lieut & Ensign Benjamin Smith of the same regiment. That he served on the lines in said County of West Chester in guarding said lines from the incursions of the enemy.
6 th That he rec d no written discharge from said service, but he rec d an honorable parole discharge at the expiration of the term of each service, & 7 th that the Rev d Jacob Green and Nehemiah S. Bates late County Clerk who reside in my neighborhood can testify as to my character for veracity and their belief of my services as a soldier of the Revolution. That he has no documentary evidence of his service and he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify  whose he can procure
days of said month, in said company of Grenadiers

who can testify to his service except Enock Raymond whose affidavit he has hereto annexed
He hereby relinquishes every claim what so ever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state or territory Sworn to and subscribed
This 25 day of September 1833 before me, in open court
W. Bayles Clk
Thaddeus Miller
We Jacob Green, N. S. Bates both residents of the Town of Bedford in the County of Westchester hereby certify that we are well acquaint- ed with Thaddeus Miller, who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy one 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 to & Subscribed
This 25 th day of Sept 1833 before me in open court.
W. Bayles Clk
Jacob Green
N. S. Bates
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 ap- pears to them that Jacob Green a blacksmith and N. S. Bates

both residents of the opposite town of Bedford and who have signed the preceding certificate are both residents of the said town of Bedford in the said County of Westchester and that they are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Westchester in the State of New York do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thaddeus Miller for a passim
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of Office this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and that three
N Bayles Clerk
the month of September day of said month, in said Company of Grenadier

Thaddeus Miller.
Pension application [Faint, mirrored handwriting from the reverse side of the page]

State of New York } ss. Enoch Raymond aged Sixty nine West Chester County } years a resident of the Town of Bedford in the County aforesaid, being duly sworn doth depose and say that he is well acquainted with Thaddeus Miller a resident of the Town of Bedford in the County aforesaid, and was well acquainted with him during the Revolutionary War, That this deponent well recollects of seeing the said Thaddeus Miller under Arms doing duty, and performing service in the Revolutionary War at different times and at various places and verily believes the said Miller was a good Soldier and a true friend to his Country, and further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed & sworn this 16 th day of September 1833, before me —
Enoch Raymond
Jabez Robertson Justice of the peace.
State of New York } ss. I Jabez Robertson a Justice of the peace West Chester County. in and for the County of West Chester residing in the Town of Bedford in said County, do hereby Certify that Enoch Raymond the deponent named in the foregoing affidavit is of reputable character and that credit is due to his testimony
Bedford September 16. 1833.
Jabez Robertson Justice

I Nathaniel Bayles Clerk of the County of Westchester, State of New York, do hereby certify that Sabey Robertson Esq r before whom the foregoing affidavit was sworn to, and who has subscribed the aforesaid certificate was on the day of the date thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly elected & sworn and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of said Justice and believe the signatures subscribed thereto are genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said County and subscribed my name this 25 th day of September 1833 N o Bayles CLK

May 18, 1939.
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BA-J/CC Thaddeus Miller S.23801
Mr. Guy S. Miller 115 Chapel Street, Penn Yan, New York.
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Thaddeus Miller of Westchester County, New York, who served in Captain Richard Sackett's company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' regiment.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in pension claim S.23801, based upon service of Thaddeus Miller, in the Revolutionary War.
Thaddeus Miller was born May 11, 1762, in Bedford, Westchester County, New York and was the son of Joseph Miller. The name of his mother is not shown.
While residing in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, Thaddeus Miller enlisted in the first part of June 1778, served at various times until sometime in November 1782, in all ten months and six days under Lieutenant Joseph Miller, his father, in Colonel Thomas Thomas' New York regiment. His service was rendered as private. One Isaac Miller was second lieutenant in this regiment, no relationship stated.
The soldier was allowed pension on his application executed September 24, 1833, at which time he was a resident of Bedford, Westchester County, New York.
No reference was made to a wife or children.

In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, the name and address of person paid and possibly the date of death of Thaddeus Miller, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:
Thaddeus Miller Certificate #24359 Issued November 25, 1833 Rate $34.00 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 New York Agency.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

Resolution
23801. INVALID.
1939-May 18 Hist to Guy S Miller co
File No. 23,801
Thaddeus Miller
Prd Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 976
[Arrangement of 1870.]

115 Chapel St. Penn Yan, N. Y. Feb. 27, 1939
Veterans Administration Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
Have you any information on file in the Pension Department concerning Thaddeus Miller , who served in the Revolutionary War from Westchester County, New York. He was in Capt. Richard Sackett's company of Col. Thomas Thomas's regiment.
If you do have any information, I shall be very grateful if you will send it to me.
Very truly yours,
Guy S. Miller
Guy S. Miller