Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7204, for John Miller, North Carolina

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Miller, John Jane
R. 7204.
he died 1808.
CONTENTS
1808 3/11/17

12,598
Declaration
of
Dane Miller
John
of Orange Co. N.C.
act 7. July 38
Return made to J. H. Craig
Hon. J. H. D. Smith, Register M. L. G.
N.C.

(1) Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress part 7th the 3 rd March 1843 & the 17 June 1844,
North Carolina Orange County On this the 26 th day of Feb 1845 came before me Charles Wilson one of the acting Justices of the peace & a member of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions in & for the said County of Orange, Jane Miller a resident of the aforesaid County & State aged 75 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision of the acts of Congress part on the 7 th day of July 1838, the 3 rd of March 1843, & the 17 th of June 1844,
That she is the widow of the late John Miller who served the United States in the North Carolina Militia as a private soldier in the war of the revolution that the said soldier lived in Orange County N.C. in time of the said war,
That she is unable at this time to tell who were her said Husband's Officers,
But that he served the United States as she has often heard him say several times in the said war,
During the war in Gates County, that her said husband as she believes served out the aforesaid time faithfully,
That her said husband John Miller died on the 3 rd day of July 1808 Eighteen hundred & eight,
That she was married to the said John Miller on the 14 th day of January in the year of 1789 Seventeen hundred & Eighty nine, that she has not married since the death of her said husband but still remains his widow,
That she has known family Register,
Sworn to & subscribed on the aforesaid date before Me
Charles Wilson, J.P.
her Jane Miller mark

I Charles Wilson the said Justice of the peace do hereby certify that Sam Miller who has this day sworn to & subscribed the foregoing Declaration is a person of truth & that she is the identical Widow of John Miller who was held & reputed in his neighbourhood as having bin a revolutionary Spiesman, I also certify that from infirmity of body & the greate distance to the Court house she cannot well attend Court to make her said declaration,
Given under my hand and this the 26th Day of Feb 1845
Charles Wilson J.P.

State of North Carolina } Orange County }
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions May Term, A.D. 1845.
I John Taylor Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Orange County, hereby certify that the foregoing Declaration of Jane Miller (of said County,) and accompanying proofs, were this day read, examined and approved by the Court; whereupon it was ordered that the Clerk certify the same to the War Department.
I further certify that the Declarant's husband John Miller, did serve the United States, several terms of duty, in the war of the Revolution as private of artillery from the proofs furnished. Proof was also furnished said Court that said John Miller, was married to the Declarant on the 14 th day of January, One thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine, (1789) and died on the 3 rd day of July, 1808, leaving the aforesaid Jane his widow who has not since married, but remains the widow of the said Soldier, John Miller. Dec d ?
I further certify that upon a lawful examination of the "File of Marriage Bonds" in this office, I cannot find any marriage Bond of John Miller. The file of Marriage Bonds in this office from 1790 to 1785, are irregular and not full and complete.
I certify that Charles Wilson, whose name appears upon the 1 st and 2 nd pages of the foregoing Declaration, and that Asahel Moore whose name appears upon the 3 rd page of the foregoing proceedings and that Charles Wilson whose name appears also upon the 4 th page of the foregoing proceedings, are magistrates as above and that the foregoing proceedings purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my Seal of office, subscribed my name, on this the 30 th day of May, in the year of 1845.
J. Taylor

State of South Carolina Orange County } On this the 18th Day of Feb 1845 I Wilson one of the acting Justices of the peace & a member of the court of pleas & quarter sessions in & for the said County of Orange, Adam Dickson a resident of the aforesaid County & State aged 64 years who, being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statement to wit that he a half brother to Sam Miller of the said City of Orange who is now applying for a pension for the Revolutionary services of his Deft husband John Miller this deponent Adam Dickson states that he believes the said John Miller & Sam Miller were married in the year of 1789, Seventeen Hundred & Eighty nine that the reason for the said belief is that he the said Deponent went to School & boarded at the said John Millers in the fall of 1790 Seventeen Hundred & nine- ty at which time the said John Miller & Sam were living together as husband & wife & that they had at that time one child (viz) Sally Miller & that he the said Deponent left the said Millers in the fall of 1791 Seventeen Hundred & ninety one that he never heard it contradicted but what the said John & Sam were lawfully married, that they did live together as husband & wife up to his death which took place some 35 or 36 years ago & that she is still the widow of John Miller, Sworn to & subscribed on the above date before me, Charles Wilson, J.P.                      Adam Dickson
I Charles Wilson certify that Adam Dickson is known to me to be a man of truth & respectability & that his statements are entitled to full credit given under my hand on the 18th Day of Feb 1845.
Charles Wilson, J.P.

12598 V Vine Miller N. C. John L. & B. S. A. (eng) Oct. 6th 1886.
7204
July 7th 1888

72104
P. O.
Service: John Miller
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
REJECTED
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

North Carolina
Comptroller's office
I William G Collins Comptroller of Public Accounts do hereby certify that it appears of record in my office that John Miller had a certificate issued in his favor for Nine Pounds, see page 18 Book No 1. Also One other certificate in Book No 15. page 10 for Two pounds Eight shillings (£2. 8) also in same Book page 27 for Twenty Four pounds Ten shillings (£24. 10) Also in Book No 11 page 4 for Three pounds (£3). Also in Book No 2 Peter H. Melton list one other certificate for Sixteen Pounds Ten shillings (£16. 10) Also in Book A. No 195 one other certificate for One Hundred and Eighty Pounds (£186) see page 34. given under my hand and seal of office this 14 day of November 1844
Wm G Collins Comptroller
  9     2.8     24.10  482.50    3  120.10    16.10  1    186  603.50    241.8   

State of North Carolina On this the 6 th day Orange County of May 1845 came before me Asahel Moore one of the acting Justices of the peace and a member of the Court of pleas and quarter sessions in and for the s d County James Riggs a pensioner aged eighty five years who being sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following statements (to wit) that he is personally acquainted with Jane Miller a resident of the s d County who is now applying for a pension for the revolutionary services of her Deceased Husband John Miller that this deponent lived in the days of the Revolution in the neighbourhood of the s d John Miller that this deponent did not serve with the s d John Miller but that this deponent saw the s d John Miller in the service there at Hillsborough in the s d County & State and that the s d John Miller was march d both the s d towns off south from Hillsborough that this deponent has known the s d John Miller & Jane Miller living together as Husband & wife Fifty four or five years ago and so continued to live till the death of the s d John Miller which took place more than thirty years ago sworn to and subscribed on the day & date above written before me
Asahel Moore Jr the s d Justice of the peace that James Riggs is a man of truth given under my hand on the aforesaid date
James Riggs do hereby certify Asahel Moore Jr

Approved
C. Jones Chf.
10/10/1911

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Miller, John GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 10131 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 2, 1792 To Thomas Campbell, Adm l !
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.