Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42992, for Christian Milspaugh, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (N.Y.) { (N.Y.)
Milspaugh, Christian or Millsbaugh
S. 42992
CONTENTS

13,663
1
New York
Christian Milspaugh
of Montgomery in the state of New York who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Spencer of the N. Jersey line, for the term of three years 1777.
Enscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 18 th of April , 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 21 st of July , 1819 and sent to John Blakey Goshen, New York
Arrears to 4th of March 1819. 84.53 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 48.00
$132.53
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Died July 28-1830 (from a B.)
Information sent from New York to Mr. Gaper dated July 28 1830

Charles and Margaret Purvis have been
to
Wilsborough.
certified copy for the Section of War Dept
13.663
Sept 189

State of New York
Be it known That
on this day personally appeared John G. county of ... this 5 th day of September 1820 here finally appeared in open court being a court of Record for said county of Orange before me, John G. aged sixty years, resi- dent in the town of Middletown in said county of Orange who being first duly sworn accor- ding to Law, acknowledged that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted at Fort Clinton in the State of New York in the Spring of 1776 in the company com- manded by Captain James Black in the Regiment commanded by Col. Malcom in the New York line - That he enlisted for three years - That he ser- ved in said company & Regiment about one year and was then transferred to the company commanded by Capt. John Orr in the Regiment commanded by Col. Oliver Spencer and served therein until discharged at Middletown in the State of New Jersey in the year 1779 - That his original application was made the 18 th day of April 1818 and that his pension certificate is No. 13,663 - and I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18 th day of March 1818, and that I have not since that time by gift sale or any man- ner or loss of my property, or any part thereof with intent thereby to to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and

services of the United States in the Revolutionary war, based on the 18 th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities, contracts or assets due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto to annexed and by me subscribed - That I am by occupation a weaver, that the number of my family is 4 including myself - To wit my wife who is 64 years old and is, and has been lame for 15 years - my son Abraham who lives occasionally with me aged 32 years who is also lame and unable to do much labour - and a girl aged 18 years whose business at chief- ly is to attend upon my wife - That from age and infirmity I am able to do but little labour
Sworn & subscribed in open Court this 5. Sept 1820 before me Jas W. Clintock Dep Clk
Christian Millspaugh
I James W. Wilkin clerk of the court of common pleas in and for orange county do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and annexed hereto are truly copied from the Record of said court, and I do further certify that it is the true record of the said court that the total amount in value of the property described in the aforesaid schedule is thirty three Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this fifth day of September 1820
Jas W. Wilkin Clerk by Jas W. Clintock Dep Clk

as he acted in the aforesaid & on reading the same to Dollars - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this fifth day of September 1820
Jas W. Wilkin Clerk by Jas W. Clintock De. y cle ldk
That estate I have now a hospice reversion, or Remainder - personal property -
   1 Bed & 4 62 1/2   1 Dresser with furniture 1.25   3 Pots 1.50   1 Woollen Wheel 1.00   6 Chairs 3 1/2   1 Chest .50   3 Smoothing irons 1.00   1 Iron & Wood trammel .25   furniture on the gant 8.00   1 Loom with tackle 5.00   2 Tubs 3.00   1 small churn & mallet & vessels 1.00   2 bars 1.00   1 Melch bar 11.00  
$ 33 11 00
Christian Mills paugh

Orleans Mills Hughes DeForest for Pensions L. McSparran
(Returned or com- pleted)

Christian Milspaugh private
Orange County, New-York.
Col o . Malcolm's reg t . N. Y.
April 18. 1818.
It does not appear that Malcolm was a colonel on continental establishment.
Rejected
ap 8-1819 Admitted
John Blake, Judge, Goshen, Orange County, New-York.

State of New York Orange county ss on this 18 th day of April 1818 before me the sub- -scriber one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for orange county in the State of New York personally appears Christian Melspaugh aged fifty eight years resident in the town of Mont- -gomery in the county of orange aforesaid and State of New York who being by me first duly sworn according to law do hereby make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the late act of congress entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the united States in the Revolutionary war," that he the said Chris- -tian Melspaugh enlisted in the year 1777 about the 12 th day of April at Fort Montgomery in the county of orange - in the State of New York for three years in the company commanded by Captain James Black of the infantry and in the Regu- -ment commanded by Col. Macomb [That he continued to serve in the said corps or in the service of the united States until the Spring of the year 1780 when he was discharged from service at Mendham in the State of New Jersey That he was in the battle of Monmouth and was under Gen Sullivan in his the retreat against the Indians - and that he is in reduced cir- -cumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his county for support and that he has no

other evidence now in his power of his said services & with the room certificate of Samuel Day here- with enclosed who served in the same company with the said Christian McPherson as an or- dinary sergeant during the said three years known to and acknowledged before Christian McPherson the day and year aforesaid John Blake one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Orange County
I John Blake one of the judges of the court of com- mon pleas in and for the county of orange in the state of New York as aforesaid do hereby certify that it ap- -pears to my satisfaction that the said Chris- -tian McPherson did serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the pro- -ceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of war, pur- -suant to the provisions of the aforementioned acts of congress. March 18-1818 John Blake one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Orange County
State of New York orange county ss - I David in and for the county of orange in the state of of the above deposition and certificate was for the said county of orange and there the said John Blake. In witness whereof I have caused at Goshen the 23 d day of April 1818.

State of New York Orange county ss Samuel Sly of Newburgh in Orange county being duly sworn deposes and says that he is well acquainted with Christian Melsheimer who signed the annexed affidavit and that he this deponent enlisted the said Christian Melsheimer as a soldier for the said company commanded by Captain James Black as mentioned in the said affidavit of the said Christian Melsheimer for the term of three years - and that he served in the same company to which this deponent belonged and that he served three years as stated in said affidavit as a good and faithful soldier and as this deponent believes was honorably discharged but never saw the same sworn to and subscribed before me the 18 th day of April 1818
Sam l Sly
John Blake one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Orange County
W. Westcott clerk of the court of common pleas New York Do hereby certify that John Blake at the date of a lease of the said court of common pleas in and signature thereto are the proper handwriting of the said John Blake and the seal of the said
W. Westcott

Christian Milhaugh Deportian before a Pension
New York
Set on the road

orange county of James Strachan of the town of Marysville in orange county being well known with that he is well acquainted with Christian Mals -hangh who signed the preceding as his -return - that the said Malshangh was a soldier in the company commanded by Col James Black in the Regiment commanded by Col Malcom in the war of the Revolution as stated in his deposi- -tion - that the said Malshangh was mustered at Fort Moneymey and the same day with this deponent who belonged to the same company - that the said Malshangh was in the said about the last of April 1777 - that the said Malshangh did serve as a soldier in the said company and regiment for near or about two years when he was with this deponent and other trans- -ferred to the Regiment commanded by Col Oliver Thence at Castleton - that the said Malshangh continued to serve in Col Thence's Regiment in the com-

pany commanded by Col William Bell and in the company comman- -ded by Col John Orr until April 1780 when he was discharged from service - That this deponent knows the said Melshanger to have been in the service in the war of the Revolution for about three years, and that he was a good and faithful man and as this deponent believes honorably discharged
SAMUEL TALMAN
Sworn and subscribed before me this 15 th day of July 1818 John Blake judge
I John Blake Esq as aforesaid do hereby certify that the said Jonathan Melshanger who makes this affida- -vit for a pension is in named circum- -stances and wants in need of the as- -sistance of his country for support and that James Strachan and Laurence Fly who have signed the preceding affidavits are men of truth and their testimony as contained in said affidavits - entitled to full credit
John Blake judge

Rate of Murgon go county 3
I David M. Westcott clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for Murgon county in the Rate of Murgon as here by certify that John Blake at the rate of the affir- mit of James Strachan and certificate therefrom was one of the heads of the court of common Pleas in and for the said county of Murgon and that the signatures to said affidavit and certificate are the proper hand writing of the said John Blake In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the said court at Goshen the 22. day of July 1878
D. M. Westcott

I John Blake keep as aforesaid to hereby certify that on this 18 th day of May 1879 personally appeared before me Christian Milsprang who signed and made the annexed deposition for a pension and was on oath by me administered for that he has made the following 4 blan- -atory or supplementary, as heretofore to be inserted in the said original as heretofore at the end of the twenty first line of the first page thereof and to terminate at the begin- ning of the twenty fourth line of said dep- -osition on the same page to wit, "That he con- -tinued to serve as a soldier in said company and Regiment for near two years when he was transferred with other soldiers to the Regi- -ment commanded by Col Oliver Thresher at Caston in the State of Pennsylvania - that he continued to serve in Col Oliver Thres- -her's Regiment in the company command- -ed by Captain William Bull and in the company commanded by Captain John Orr until the time of the battle of 1865
Sworn to me as aforesaid Christian Milsprang before me the day and year first above written
John Blake one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Acuña County

August 15, 1935.
Mrs. Bessie Thurston 4448 Massachusetts Street Gary, Indiana.
BA-J/ILL Christian Milspaugh S. 42992
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the records of a number of Revolutionary War soldiers of Orange and Ulster Counties, New York, with the surname Millbough, or Milspaugh, variously spelled.
A search of the Revolutionary War records has been made and the claim for pension of only one soldier named Milspaugh, under any spelling, found, that of Christian Milspaugh, or Millspaugh. His record is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in that claim, S. 42992, based upon his service in that war. It may aid you in your research.
Christian Milspaugh, or Millspaugh, enlisted April 12, 1777, at Fort Montgomery, Orange County, New York, served as a private in Captain James Black's company, Colonel Malcolm's Continental regiment for about two years, was then transferred, at Easton, Pennsylvania, and served in Captain William Bull's and John Orr's company, Colonel Oliver Spencer's Continental regiment until sometime in April 1780, when he was discharged; during the period of his service, he was in the battle of Monmouth, and in General Sullivan's Expedition against the Indians.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818, at which time he resided in Montgomery, Orange County, New York. He was then aged fifty-eight years; the date and place of his birth and names of his parents are not shown.
In 1820, the soldier's wife was aged sixty-four years, her

name not given, nor the date and place of their marriage shown. The other members of his family living with him then were his son, Absalom, aged thirty-two years, and "a girl aged thirteen years".
Christian Milspaugh, or Millspaugh died July 28, 1830.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

42992 INVALID.
Rev
File No. 42992
Christian Milsbaugh Rev Rev Rev
Act: 18 March 18
Index:—Vol. 3, Page 339
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1925-Nov. 18-Filed: 15 Mrs. J. H. Stricklenigh-Her letter in ch. 7.7619 George G. Winans 1935-Aug. 15. Hist. to Mrs. Bessie Thurston. J.L.L.

November 18, 1925
Mrs. J. Henry Strickling Keosauqua, Iowa.
Madam:
This pension paid by Mrs. Williams I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim S. 42992 it appears that Christian Millspaugh, or Cristian Milspaugh, enlisted at Fort Montgomery, Orange County, New York April 12, 1777 and served as a private in Captain James Black's Company, Colonel Malcolm's Continental Regiment for about two years when he was transferred to Colonel Oliver Spence's Continental Regiment in which he served under Captains William Bull and John Orr and was discharged in April 1780; was in the battle of Monmouth and in General Sullivan's Indian Expedition.
He was allowed pension on his application executed April 18, 1818 while a resident of Montgomery, Orange County, New York aged fifty-eight years.
In 1820 he referred to his wife aged sixty-four years, her name not given, and to his son Absalom aged thirty-two.

He died July 28, 1830.
The above noted is the only soldier by that surname found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner.

Gary, Ind., 7-22-35-
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Chief of Record & Pension Office, War Dept., Wash., D.C.
Dear Sir: Could you give information concerning lineage of the following Revolutionary soldiers from Orange & Ulster Counties N.Y. Orange Co., Mil., 4 th reg. :
✓ Jacob Millsbough ✓ Matthew Millshepough ✓ Benj. Milspagh ✓ Jacob " " ✓ Mathew Milspah
I think these names were later spelled "Millsbaugh"
Also Ulster Co. Mil., 3 d reg.
✓ John Millsbaugh ✓ Abraham " " ✓ Mathias " "

✓ Ulster Co. Mil., 2 d reg. Adam Millsbaugh ✓ Benjamin " " ✓ Jacob " " ✓ Jonathan " " ✓ Philip " " ✓ Philip Jr. " " ✓ Tice "
Ulster Co. Mil., 4 th reg. Land Bounty rights ✓ Abraham Millsbaugh ✓ Isaac " ✓ Jacob " ✓ Frederick " ✓ Matthias " ✓ Matthew "
If you can not give the immediate descendants of any of these, would you please send to proper add. Am enclosing stamped envelope for that purpose. AUG 5 1935
50 Received A. Mrs. Bessie Thurston, 4448 Mass. St. Gary, Ind.

Wardsbridge
May 20
free
old card
The Hon J. C. Calhoun Secretary of War Washington

Sir - Inclosed I send you the application and papers of Christian Milshangb for reexamination - I know not whether your department will approve of the manner in which the application is amended - but it is presumed, if the necessary facts appear in the amend- -ments, no objection will be raised for form - That the substance of the pres- -ent amendment did not appear in the original application the fault is mine - It was presumed that Malcomb was a Col. in the continental establish- -ment, and in order to follow as nearly as possible the form prescribed by your Department, it was deemed unneces- sary to state in detail the transfer to Col Shenners Reg't & which Milshangb at the time stated to Major Blade to be the fact - but as Col Malcomb was not in the continental establishment, the Dep- -artment is so amended as to establish the fact of his transfer to Col Shenners which was in the continental establish- -ment and that he served therein the time required by Law, to wit more than nine months

You will also observe Sir, that James Strachan Samuel Tye and others have been placed upon the pension list, and that they and the present applicant were for the whole three years in the same company, first in Malvern Rif t and then transferred into Col Sheneers - If they have been placed upon the list it must have been for their services while in Col Sheneers Rif t - You must also have observed when reading the affidavit of James Strachan which now, or it originally did accompany the inclosed affidavit that the fact of Mills having transferred to Sheneers Rif t and his services therein are stated all which is very material - fully stated in your communication
M. Pugh To the Hon J. C. Dalhousie
Warwick May 19 - 1819