Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W 26267, for Joshua Milliken, Massachusetts

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Milliken, Joshua Margaret
W 26267
CONTENTS

Let to F. Bradford, Sept. 26, 1838.
Claim 510
Margaret Milliken of Cumberland in the State of Maine who was a wife in the by Captain of the by in the time for widow of Joshua Milliken late a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 39 Dollars 25 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831 and to 27 Nov. 1832 to be deducted
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st day of Feb 1837 and sent Henry J. C. J. Smith Rec. of Rep.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1836 $215.76 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4 March 19.61
$235.37
3 Sect a ct 4 July 1836
Revolutionary Claim Not July 4 1836
Recorded by H. H. Adams Clerk, Book 4 Vol. Page 13

Maine
Joshua Milliken
of Scarborough in the State of Maine who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain D Price of the Reg t commanded by Phinney in the Massachusetts line for 13 Mos from Spring of 1775-
  1.07      to 11 th Oct r  At N Schley  11.23    at Falmouth  Mauns  1.7  
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 43 Dollars 33 Cents per Annu- to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th day of Sep r 1832 and sent to Hon Anderson Portland Maine
  Arrears to 4th of Sep r 1832  $ 64.99    Pemi=ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 1833  " 21.66     $ 86.65  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H 6 Blair Clerk, Book D Vol. 1 st Page 71.

unmarried 6000 { bleak of the estate in Cumberland county
No 5
Herman Bruford Pastoral W.C.
for a pension

State of Maine Court of Common Pleas Oct Term 1836 Cumberland County Vs.
7
On this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & thirty six personally appeared Margaret Milliken of Scarborough in the county of Cumberland aforesaid, aged seventy six years, who being first duly sworn according to law in open Court before the Hon. Ezekiel Whitman Judge of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said county doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836.
That she is the widow of Joshua Milliken late of Scarborough who was private in the Army of the Revolution. That according to her best recollection and belief her husband served two terms in the revolutionary war, one of eight months and the other of five months in whole thirteen months as near as she can recollect. That soon after the Battle of Bunker Hill he enlisted in the town of Scarborough under Capt. Rice and served

under him about eight months. Her husband was stationed a part of the time at Cambridge, and a part of the time he was on his march with the company to Bennington. She does not know any other officers of the company to which her husband belonged. She knew Capt Rice as he was a resident of Scarbro-rough.
That sometime after this term of service her husband was drafted she thinks to serve in Portland State of Maine, where he performed service five months. She does not recollect what year this was but according to her best recollections it was in the year 1780, not far from two years after she was married to Joshua Milliken her late husband. She does not know what officers her husband served under during this campaign. She claims a pension for the length of time her husband served the proof of which is in the pension department at Washington.
She further declares that she was married to the said Joshua Milliken the twenty seventh day of May A.D. 1778 by the minister Benjamin Chadwick, that her husband the aforesaid Joshua Milliken died on the
Portland Me

I. Sewall Milliken of Scarborough in the County of Cumberland of Lawful age upon testify and say that I am the son of Joshua Milliken and Margaret Milliken who has made the foregoing ac- knowledgement. Joshua Milliken died on the 27 th of Novem- ber A.D. 1832 and Margaret Milliken was at that time a widow and since that time Sewall Milliken
Cumberland ss Oct 4 th 1836 Then personally appeared the above named Sewall Milliken a person of truth a veracity and sworn that the above deposition by him subscribed is true. Freeman Bradford Justice of Peace
This certifies that Joshua Milliken & Margaret his wife were by me joined together May 27 th 1778 both of Scarborough by Rev d Benjamin Chadwick & Recorded by Thomas Libby Town Clerk True copy as of Record Attest
Abraham Milliken Town Clerk

twenty seventh of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two and that she has remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof herewith annexed
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Margaret X Milliken mark
State of Maine
Cumberland ss
C. C. Phear Oct. 7. 1876
Personally appeared the above named Mary Martha Milliken and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by
her signed Gertrude Wheatman
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant is the widow of a revolutionary soldier who served as aforesaid

State of Maine
Cumberland ss: Court of Common Pleas Oct. Term 1836 I Charles Cobb Clerk of the Judicial
Courts in said County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of application of Margaret Milliken for a pension And I further certify that Freeman Bradford is a Magistrate as appears within duly qualified & that the signature purporting to this is genuine
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this 17 th Seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred thirty six
Charles Cobb } Clerk of the Courts } in Cumberland } County
No 534 3. Sec.
Freeman Bradford Portland Me

I Abraham Milliken Junir of Scarboro- in the County of Cumberland of law- ful age depose testify & say that I have been town clerk of Scarborough ever since the year eighteen hundred & six- -teen. during which time I have had in my keeping & custody all the Town Records belonging to said Corporation That in one of the Books containing the recorded proceedings of said Town I find the following Record to wit "Joshua Milliken and Margaret Lord" "both of Scarboro was married May the" "27 th day 1778". Thomas Libby Town clerk" I further testify that Thomas Libby was Town clerk of Scarborough as appears from the Records of the town at the time the said Record purports to have been made as above written.
I further say that Margaret Milliken was the wife of Joshua Milliken deceased and that her name before she was mar- ried is and ever has been reported to have been Margaret Lord and I have no doubt but she is the iden- tical person above alluded to.
Abraham Milliken Town Clerk

State of Maine Cumberland ss. Dec 5- 1836
Then personally appeared the within named Abraham Middlekin a person of well known truth and made oath that the foregoing deposition by him submitted is true - before me
Fremont Bradford Justice of Peace

1016
me Margaret Millikin widow of Joshua
23 days. see Mass Rolls Vol 36 p. 114. Oct. 1779. Married 27. May '78 -
Ad d 11 mo. 23 days.
comm d 28 Nov 1832 $39.22 per ann.
Hne F.O.J. Smith HR

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I Samuel Milliken of Scarborough in the County of Cumberland aged eighty eight years on oath depose & say that I was well acquainted with Margaret Lord now Margaret Milliken before she was married to Joshua Milliken deceased. I further depose that the said Margaret is the identical person named in the foregoing extract from the Records of Scarborough sworn to by Abraham Milliken. I married the sister of the said Margaret and now reside near where the said Margaret has lived for fifty eight years last past - I further state that said Joshua lived some time after he was married as before stated.
his Samuel X Milliken mark
Cumberland ss. Scarborough, January 9 th 1837. Then the above named Samuel Milliken being personally present before me, signed the above declaration, and made oath that the facts therein stated are true. I further certify that said Samuel Milliken is a person of truth. Horatio Southgate Justice of peace

August 3 rd 1832
Linton } N o 1306 Office }

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
At a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the twentieth day of July A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- two before the Honorable ASHUR WARE, Judge of said Court.
On this twentieth day of July aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Joshua Merrill a resident of Scarborough in the county of York in said Maine District, aged Seventy seven 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 into the Continental service in the spring of 1775 for Eight months under Capt John Rice Col. Phinney's Regiment & marched immediately to Cambridge where he served out the whole eight months & was duly discharged though he never had any written discharge. He further declares that in August 1777 he again enlisted at said Scarborough into the Continental service for three months under Capt Thomas Runnells Col. Hovey's Regiment & marched forthwith for Bennington - then to Manchester. thence to Stillwater & thence to the Army under Genl Gates & was with Gates Army until the capture of Burgoyne. That after the capture of Burgoyne he was detached with Sergeant Samuel Gilpatrick a corporal & sixteen men to guard prisoners baggage to Boston & thus served out the three months & was discharged, but received no written discharge. In the following year 1778 he served two months in Capt Thayer's Liberator Company at Salmon Falls now Portland in Maine in building Forts & guarding the Town.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of
Joshua Merrill mark
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before,
Ashur Ware
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
Ashe m are.
I, John Nufsey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Joshua Milliken for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty sixth day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.
John Nufsey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

J. S. C. wid. file 26.267 Rev.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C.,
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Joshua Milliken , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Scarborough Sept. 75 8 mos. John Rice Edmund Phinney Mass -   Aug. 77 3 " Thomas Romney Runney Storer Mass -   78 2 " Roger Libby — Mass -   about 1780 5 " — officers not stated  
Battles engaged in, none mentioned.
Residence of soldier at enlistment, not stated.
Date of application for pension, July 26, 1832.
Residence at date of application, Scarborough, Cumberland Co., Me.
Age at date of application, 77
Remarks: Sol. serv.
May 27, 1778 Margaret Lord.
He died Nov. 27, 1832
Wid. appln - Oct. 4, 1836 ae 76.
res. Scarborough Me.
1836 son Sewall Milliken test. Very respectfully,

I James Edgcomb of Scarborough in the County of Cumberland & State of Maine aged seventy five years on oath testify & say that I have been acquaint- ed with Joshua Milliken of said Scarborough for sixty years & that I ever supposed he was about my age being older if any thing different than I am. I further say that in August 1777 said Milliken & myself both enlist- ed in Capt Thomas Prentiss's Compa- ny Col. Stevens Regiment of which Regiment Littlefield was a Major we enlisted for three months. We marched immediately & halted a short time at Brunswick. from Brunswick we marched to Manchester. from thence to Still-water. from thence we crossed the River & joined the Army & was with the Army under General Gates until the surrender of Burgoyne. I was taken sick & carried to the Hospital at Albany & left said Milliken doing duty in said Company & have no doubt but he served out the remainder of his term. I further say that said Milliken & myself were in the same tent in said Company & said Milliken was a faithful soldier.
I further say that I have understood from common report that Capt. Hodge Bibley of said Scarborough was in service in Scotland with his company & I know

that said Milliken was a member of said Hillys company for the time within the bounds of said Hillys company & said Hillys company was in service at said Portland the year after the surrender of Burgoyne.
James Edgcomb
Signed & sworn to this day 26 th day of July 1832. before
Ashe Warr
Judge of the United States for the District of Maine

I Zebulon Tibbet of Scarborough in the County of Cumberland State of Maine aged Seventy five years on oath testify say that that I am well acquainted with Joshua Milliken of said Scarborough & have been acquainted with him from boyhood, our fathers having lived & died neighbors. I further say that said Milliken is about one year older than I am - & that in the Spring of 1865 I think in April said Milliken enlisted into the continental service under Captain John Rice of said Scarborough Col Edmund Powney's Regiment & marched to Cambridge & remained there & in the towns adjoining Boston Eight months. I enlisted at the same time in Capt Abraham Tyler's Company & served the same time in the same Regiment. Zebulon Tibbet
Deposed on o. before me this 26 day of July 1882
Asheus Warr Judge of the U.S. for the District of Maine

Ino. Eo. Me.
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
March 16-98. Mrs. — Palmer, Portland
File No. 26267
1907 Feb. 1. History to G. F. Carter, ct
Margaret Milliken Wid of Joshua Milliken Pris Rev War
Act: July 4 th 86
Index: — Vol. 11 , Page 53
[Arrangement of 1870.]

W 26,267 Joshua Milliken
Dover Ill. 1-19-07
Dear Sir,
My Grandfather was a Revolutionary Soldier - I wish to find out what Regiment and company he belonged to - His name was Milliken. Do not know what his first name was. He died before I was born. My Grand Mother his wife I remember well she died in the Father's libant 46 or 47. Her name was Peggy or Margaret. She drew a pension I thought from this the Pension list would show where widow she was. They lived in what is now Scarborough

Maine - Probably that was the first name before it became a state - It is now in Cumberland Co. same Co. Portland is in
Do not know just to whom to direct this letter but thought after getting to destination it would get into the right hands -
If you can give facts as he for will be greatly obliged to you - My Daughter wishes to join the Daughters of the Revolution
Respect yours
G. F. Leavitt
P. O. Dover Ills.

REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE.
O. W. & N. Div.
MEMORANDA.
Please supply as much as possible of the data called for below.
Full name of soldier:
Thomas Milliken
Place of residence before service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Place of residence after service: (Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Date of death (as near as possible):
Christian name of widow:
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
Remarks:
Your name and address:
Mrs John E. Palmer 60 Winter St. Portland Me.

Portland Sept 18. 1838
Sir
The widow of Joshua Milliken was put upon the list of Pensions under the act of July 4 1836 at the rate of Thirty Nine dollars & twenty three cents, while her husband drew under the act of June 7 th 1832. forty three dollars & thirty nine cents. As the act of July gives to widows the same pension their husbands were entitled to, it would seem that there is some mistake in the computation of the widows pension. Will you have the goodness to exchange the Certificate herein enclosed for one giving to her the same annuity of her husband's right to me. Very Respectfully your Ob d Servt Freeman Braford
J. L. Edwards Esq Commissioner of Pensions

August 31 1832
Letter no 1306 Office
Regiment
Revolutionary
Bernside
Yours John
James
13 mo.
$43.33 per ann
L. Edwards Esq. War Department.
Washington D.C.

Portland July 27 th 1832
Sir. I enclose the application of Joshua Milliken for a pension. He has positive proof of Eleven months service & proof by general reputation of two months service, making in all thirteen months. I am well acquainted with the Petitioner & with the witnesses & certify that they are worthy, respectable persons & entitled to full confidence & belief.
I have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect
Your obedt Servt John Durdan
Hon Louis Cass Secy of War.
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