Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 7184, for Paul Miller, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
New Jersey
★ Miller, Paul Elizabeth
R. 7184
CONTENTS

Warwick R Aug 31
Sept 3 Anab Aug
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.

Warwick N.Y. Sept. 1. 1839
The Hon. J. L. Edwards,
Sir, After receiving your Report last Spring, in the case of Elizabeth Miller, widow of John Miller, I am informed, she forwarded the requisite Proofs to direct to the Pension Office — I did not see, nor receive these latter papers — Allow me now to ask for the present condition of the case early as convenient may permit, and
oblige
Your H on Servant
Nathaniel Bowes

Elizabeth Miller New Jersey
Suspended
See letter 4 Dec '37 J. Perrine jr. to Hon. Nath. Jones, Sep. 10. 1839.
7184
Adk H. July 1836

7184.
P. O. Elizabeth Miller
Service: _____
REJECTED
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

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Elizabeth Miller New Jersey
copy of letter from J. H. 1837 to Mrs. Miller
to Perrine Jr. Shatswood N.J. Sept 13

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Personally appeared before me M rs Elizabeth Miller one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Middlesex, Elizabeth Miller who being duly sworn according to Law did depose and say that she is the widow of Paul Miller, that she has been a widow about Eight years, and has not married since the death of the aforesaid Paul Miller that she was married to Paul Miller in the month of December Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine in the beginning of the month, by the Rev d Thomas Smith Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in the Village of Cranbury in Middlesex County. The deponent further saith that her husband Paul Miller was a Private Soldier in the Revolutionary War, that she recollects were of his being out as a Soldier the year before they were married under Captain Pyatt (i.e.) in 1778. The reason why she can recollect more particularly is that she was at the father of her husband's house a day or two before the Battle of Monmouth as her the deponent's father had sent the deponent and the rest of the family off to the house of her husband's father out of the way of the British. The deponent further states that she had to get ready and put up her husband's Victuals when he was gone a month at Shrewsbury, another month at Black Horse another month at Cranbury another month Chesquakes in guarding the Shore under Capt d Dey she thinks, another month at Amboy the deponent says that she went to Brunswick after him after he had served she thinks two months - the deponent states that he was out a month at Elizabeth Town, at another time a month or more at Newark, another month at Bergen Point, she has heard her husband say that he was two months at Springfield or in that neighbourhood after the Hessians, the deponent states that he served under Capt d John Dey part of the time and at other times under Capt d Peter Purdie and at another time under Capt d Gullick & that he served under Capt d Pyatt until he Capt d Pyatt removed or went off the deponent cannot pretend to tell the precise time that he served at the different places aforesaid but knows that he was out almost every other month after they were married until the war ended.

The deponent further states that her husband Paul Miller was a Soldier and in the Army on the day of the battle of Monmouth & she believes that he was in the battle and further saith
not
Sworn & Subscribed before me the 28 th Aug t 1837 Merrell Mundy, Judge
Elizabeth Miller
I do hereby certify that the above named Elizabeth Miller in consequence of her being so Infirm and unable to attend in Open Court, her affidavit was taken at her residence
Merrell Mundy, Judge

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County }
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex John Miller who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God did depose and say that he is now about Seventy three years of age & that he is well acquainted with Elizabeth Miller widow of Paul Miller and further that the deponent is a brother to the said Paul Miller - that he the deponent is knowing to the Service of Paul Miller during the Revolutionary war that he was enrolled in the militia as a Volunteer in the year 1775 under Capt n Pyatt that he served a Tour of one Month at Spotswood and another month at Elizabeth Town and another month at Amboy and another month at Bergen Point one other month at New Brunswick one month at Shrewsbury - one month at Cranbury under Capt n Peter Paurie at another time he was out a month at Spotswood under Capt n Gossun Gulick the deponent further states that the said Paul Miller was in the Battle of Monmouth - & that the said Paul Miller lived within about Six miles of the Battle Ground the deponent states that although he was only about Ten to fifteen years of age he recollects the facts above stated because his father used frequently to send him the deponent with a horse after the said Paul Miller his brother to the aforesaid places after Servicing his monthly Tour to fetch him home
the deponent further states that the said Elizabeth was married to the said Paul Miller his brother on the
of _____ in the year Seventeen hundred and _____ & that he is known to the fact that the said Elizabeth has been a widow about Eight years and has not married since and further saith not -
Sworn & subscribed before me the 25 th Oct 1837.
John Paurie Justice of the Peace
John Miller mark

State of New Jersey
Middlesex County } 1.
I do hereby Certify that John Miller the witness above named is a man to be believed and is a man of truth & veracity
John Perrine Atty

State of New Jersey } Middlesex County } 11
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Mary Storey who being sworn upon the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God did depose and say that she is a Sister to Elizabeth Miller the applicant above named that she is in the Seventy Third year of her age that she the deponent was present when Elizabeth her Sister was married, which was in the month of December in the year of Seventeen hundred and Seventy Nine to Paul Miller and further that they were married by the Rev Thomas Smith Presbyterian Minister at Cranbury in the County of Middlesex the deponent states that she & Joseph Storey (who was afterwards her husband) were waiters at their marriage & further that the said Elizabeth Miller is now a widow and has been for more than Eight years, and has not married since — The deponent further states that she recollects that Paul Miller was out from home and in the Revolutionary war but does not know where or how long and further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed the 7 th day of September 1837 before me John Purvis Dist Justice of the Peace
Mary Storey
State of New Jersey } Middlesex County } 11
I do hereby Certify that Mary Storey the witness above named is a woman of Truth and Veracity and is to be believed
John Purvis Dist Justice of the Peace

State of New Jersey Allegheny County ss. I Nicholas Morris Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County do hereby certify that Marshall Munday before whom the annexed affidavit of Elizabeth Miller was taken was at the time of the taking thereof a Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that John Purvis Jr before whom the annexed affidavit of Mary Story and John Miller was taken was at the time of the taking of said affidavits a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said County duly commissioned and sworn and that the signatures of the said Judge and Justice attesting said affidavits are genuine In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said County day of September AD 1837
N. Morris Clerk
John Purvis Jr. Justice Sept 13
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