Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7242, for John Million, Virginia

SERVICE
Million, John
NUMBER
R. 7242.
CONTENTS

W 35.486
John Million
Ky
act 7. June '32
Am. John White Richmond Ky.

State of Kentucky 2 Madison County 3 rd
On the 3 rd day of April 1893 personally appeared in open court before Charles L. Hoy & Inv. W. Parks Justices of the County Court in and for the County of Madison now sitting and being a Court of Record John Millison a resident of said County aged eighty years on the 10 th day of May next 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 the 7 th 1832.
That he was born on the 10 th day of May 1763 in the County of Stafford Virginia - And that he lived there until he was eighteen years of age - That in the Spring of the year 1781 - he thinks in the month of April he was drafted in the service of the United States to serve in the State of the United States for eighteen months against the British - That he was drafted under Captain Lipton and Col Harrison was the Col of his regiment - That he remained at the neighboring Town of Leesburg in the County of Prince William - That he was employed in guarding military stores at Alexandria

Captain and continued there until after the close of the war  of the war except that during the time he was twice marched down to Memphis - and he recollects well that during the latter march he saw General Washington with a large army of blacks & Americans marching down to Little York. That he marched through Memphis while he was there - He would give the name of his Major; but it was some green name and he cannot recollect it. That the regiment to which he belonged was not disbanded until after Little York was taken & Cornwallis & his army surrendered. That he then received some paper which they called a furlough or something of the kind; But he took no care of it - But he understands that he was to be ready at a moment's notice to take up arms again -
That he has no record of his age of any kind and knows not when to find any - That whilst he was at Alexandria there were some Africans there who were marked as prisoners - That in the year 1783 he removed to Madison County Kentucky where he has ever since lived - That sometime after the surrender of Cornwallis he thinks about a month or more he was sent home he thinks as a minute man - That is to be ready any moment

and that he has not yet received his discharge & is not ready when called upon - That all of his companions he thinks are gone - He knows of no one that came from his services - If any of them are living, he knows not where they are - That his reasons for not before applying for a pension are these - That he has had a small property, but that now his children have left him and that his property is not very productive at this time - & that he has always thought that it would be something like asking charity to apply; but that finally he has concluded to act. That it was at the beginning of Corn planter's when he understood at Seneca & that from that time until he received his furlough he is confident that more than six months had transpired. He thinks that he was out altogether about nine months. And that he held himself in readiness to march out at any time after he received his furlough until the close of the war - That his failure to apply sooner has not resulted from his not believing that he deserved a pension as much as any body That he belonged to the infantry of the Virginia Militia - That immediately after the surrender at Seneca he was marched to Alexandria now in the district of Columbia - That Humphrey Jones &

Latton Embry an resident of the County of Mississippi and his neighbors & some of them have known him for nearly sixty years - & by them he can prove his character for veracity & their belief as a testimony of his services as a soldier in the army of the Revolution - He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present one and he declares that his name is not on the Pension roll of any agency in any state & never has been -
Subscribed & sworn to the day & year aforesaid
John Miller
Also the statement - Humphrey Jones & Latton Embry the last aged seventy nine years old & of the same country then who being first sworn according to law states -
That they have known the petitioner John Miller and have known him for fifty nine years - and that he has always had the character of an honest, upright man & a man of veracity - That they have both known him intimately & that they would believe any statement that he made upon oath -
Humphrey Jones Latton Embry
Also the statement of Thomas S. Brownson a legally authorized preacher who being first sworn states that he is a resident Preacher in the County of Madison & has known the Petitioner for the last twenty odd years and has always regarded him as an

honest and upright man and a man of veracity & that he would believe the Petitioner John Million's statement - upon oath - He has always sustained the character of a fair and honest man - of B Frankston
State of Kentucky } Madison County }
W Parks
Charles L. Fox & Jno
Judges of the County Court of Madison County as aforesaid certify that the petitioner John Million is a person of good character, has always sustained the name of an honest upright man and a man of veracity - & credible upon oath - That the three witnesses Humphrey Jones, Zallom, Emery & Thomas S. Brown are men of the highest respectability & credible upon oath - and that the last named Thomas S. Brown is an authorized minister of the gospel & a preacher resident in Madison County - & we further certify that from the above facts from the respectability of the facts good character of the petitioner & his known honesty & veracity and

from the respectability of the witnesses we believe that the facts stated in his declaration are true & that he understood the services as he has alleged — & that all and each of them subscribed & swore to the facts to which their names are subscribed — The day & date before written
Chas. H. Fox Wm. W. Parks
State of Kentucky } Madison County } ss
I David Irvine Clerk of the County Court of Madison County certify that Chas. H. Fox & Wm. W. Parks whose signatures are foregoing are aged men at the date thereof Justices of the County Court of Madison County and that their foregoing signatures are genuine — In testimony whereof I have herunto subscribed my name & affixed the seal of my Office this 7 th day of April 1843 David Irvine Clerk of the C.C. of Mad. Co.

Richmond Ky. April 9 th 1843
The undersigned, states that he has been personally acquainted with John Million Esq - the within applicant for a Pension - for 20 years - he is a man of veracity & integrity -
John White

State of Illinois } Edgar County }
On this 12 th day of April A.D. 1843 Personally appeared before me James M. Miller, one of the Justices of the peace in and for the County of Edgar aforesaid Sarah Ann Combs a resident of said county aged ninety one years, who being by me first duly sworn upon her oath say that she is a sister of John Millian who now resides in Madison County Kentucky That the said John Millian is her oldest brother & was born in Staff- ord county Virginia she thinks in the month of May 1763 that he is about ten years or a little more younger than she is. That her said brother John Millian resided in Stafford county Virginia. & about the spring of the year. & as well as she now can recollect in the year 1781 he was drafted she thinks to serve in the state troops or Militia of Virginia in the Revolutionary war from Stafford County for the term of eighteen months as well as her memory serves her. That they lived in Stafford County Virginia at that time & recollects he went out with the troops about the time her child William Combs Junior was born about five years old. That she recollects he served with the troops until it was reported the British had surrendered & she thinks they called it the surrender of Corn- wallis. She recollects he returned home to her father's after the report of the surrender of the British. She does not recollect the names of the Officers now with certainty but from her best impressions from what she heard him & the family say at the time. his captain's name was Lipeet or Tripple or Triplet. or some such name. & That the colonel's name was either Garrison or Harrison. She recollects he said on his return he had been guarding the Military stores at or near the seashore & she thinks at Alexandria
Sworn to before me and subscribed } before me this 12 th day of April } Sarah Ann } A.D. 1843 } } Combs mark
James M. Miller J.P.

I James M. Miller the Justice of the Peace Commiss. before whom the foregoing Deposition of Sarah Ann Coombes  Coombes was taken subscribed & sworn to. Do certify that the said Sarah Ann Coombes is a person of good standing in society here as far as her acquaintance extends & that she is personally known to me as a credible person & that her statements are entitled to credibility - Given under my hand this 12 th day of April A.D. 1843
James M. Miller J.P.
State of Illinois } Edgar County }
I Robert N. Dickenson Clerk of the County Commissioners court in and for the County of Edgar and State of Illinois do certify that the said James M. Miller whose official signature appears to the foregoing  following Deposition of Sarah Ann Coombes & to his certificate of her credibility now is and was on the day of the dates thereof respectively an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned & qualified. That full faith and credit are due his official acts. and that his said signatures there to are genuine
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said court at my office in Paris this 12 th day of April A.D. 1843
Robt. N. Dickenson Clerk Co. Court. O. & E. Co. Ills.

Richmond Ky. April 10 th 1843
Dear Sir,
I enclose you a Declaration of an Old Soldier John Millon, for a Pension. Also the Declaration of Lucy Howbom - You will please give attention to them and inform Major Daniel Breck of Richmond, of the results
Your Obedt
Servant
John White

REJECTED
7242
P. O.
Service: John Milton
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

860
May 4. 1843
Rev • Mar 3 rd 1843 Lucy Stanton — Adolphus John Millon —
Three John White Graham
Edward Eng Commissioners of Pensions Washington City

in at ap 17 43 Ken
Lucy Harlow 3 rd March / 43
John Melvin, or,
St. Louis John Melvin Edward Born in Philadelphia of New Jersey Washington City

35.486
John Mellon Ky
Rejected.
Hon John White ap 9/9/43 D Breck May 19 1843
72H2
June 7 1832

Affidavit of Sarah ann Coombs
A large, stylized cursive signature, likely that of Sarah ann Coombs, written in dark ink. The signature features a prominent, large initial 'S' and a large, ornate 'C'.

J. L. Edmuns Esq. Sir.
April 26. 1843
Since sending you the petition of John Millers for a Pension from Government I have recd the enclosed deposition of his Sister Sarah Ann Combs. The Petitioner had not seen her for upwards of thirty years and did not at the date of his petition know that her testimony would be material in the case as she was so very old and in fact was not certain of her existence. He petitions for the enclosed deposition to be made a part of his other papers —
I also enclose you the declaration of Lucy Morton made to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed last winter granting to widows of Revolutionary Soldiers another years pension —
I would be glad if both cases could be submitted to an examination as early as possible
Yours Most Respectfully Daniel Mack