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Facts and Events
Henry Miller was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Military Service
- American Revolutionary War Veteran
Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
Miller, Henry - born 12/6/1759 in Augusta County, Virginia; moved to Bedford County, Virginia, where he entered service in 1776; moved in 1783 to Kentucky, thence in 1829 to Tippecanoe County, Indiana, where granted Pension in 1832; died 11/18/1846; query letter in file in 1909 from great grandson Reverend John H. Fazel, Topeka, Kansas; query letter in file in 1938 from descendant Mrs. J.O. Birdsall, Spencer, Iowa; query letter in file in 1937 from descendant Ruth M. Wilson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, states soldier married Sarah Percy & was of German descent. F-S16481, R1725.
References
- Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.
Pension Application of Henry Miller: S16481
Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
State of Indiana }
Tippecanoe County } SS
On this the first day of April in the year 1833 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable [illegible] President Judge and James Wylie and John [illegible] Esquire his associates the circuit court for the county of Tippecanoe aforesaid now sitting Henry Miller, a resident of said county and State aged seventy three years the sixth day of December A.D. 1832. who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
He saith that about the last of February or first of March in the year 1776 or 1777.
whilst he resided in the county of Bedford and State of Virginia he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in the company of Henry Buford or Bufort for the term of six months. That the company to which he belonged formed a part of a corps of about three hundred men which accompanied the four commissioners who met at the Big Island on Holston River [sic: Long Island of Holston River at present Kingsport TN] to treat with the Cherokee Nation of Indians on the part of Virginia and North Carolina [Treaty of Long Island, signed 20 Jul 1777]. He saith that William Christie [sic: Christian] and Col. Shelby (whose christian name he thinks was James [sic: Evan Shelby]) were the two Commissioners from Virginia but the names of the two from North Carolina he has forgotten. That the expedition was under the direction and command of Col. Shelby and Christie. That one John Fields was the lieutenant of the company to which he belonged and Abram Sharp ensign. That agreeably to his recollection the company of volunteers from the county of Pittsylvania Virginia which also formed a part of said corps, was commanded by Capt Waters and Capt. Dickson commanded one of the companies from said county of Bedford. The name of the other
Captains he has forgotten. He saith that he marched by the way of English’s ferry at New river [sic: Ingles Ferry near present Radford] in going from said county of Bedford to the Big Island aforesaid. He further states that he served on this expedition four months, at the expiration of which time (in July 1776 or 1777) he together with the company to which he belonged was permitted to go home, their services being no longer required. He saith that he does not now recollect that he ever received a written discharge, but if he did it has long since been lost. He saith that again on the 18 day of February or a th bout that time, as near as he can recollect, in the year 1778, whilst residing in said county of Bedford & State of Virginia, he was drafted for one year into the service of the United States. That he together with twenty four other drafted men (that being the quota required from Bedford county at that time) marched under the command of Capt Jacob Ellis to the Valley Forge on the Schulkyl [sic: Schuylkill River] fifteen or twenty miles from Philadelphia crossing James river and passing through the counties of Amherst and Culpeper [sic: Culpeper] – through Leesburgh [sic: Leesburg], Frederick town in Maryland, Little York and Lancaster in Pennsylvania. That he left Bedford county as near as he can recollect about the first of April & arrived at the Valley Forge he thinks sometime in May.
He saith further that upon his arrival at that place joining the main army, he together with those that accompanied him united with and formed a part of a company of regular troops under the command of Capt. Nabbists[?] belonging to the fourteenth regiment of the Virginia line. That at the time he joined said company, the Brigade to which said Regiment belonged was under the command of General [George] weedon, but that a short time after the battle of Monmouth (which was about the last of June [28th] 1778) the said Regiment was attached to the Brigade under the command of General Mulenburgh [sic: Peter Muhlenberg]. That at this time as near as he can recollect, the first and fourteenth Regiments of the Virginia line & two Regiments of Virginia State troops formed the Brigade of which General Mulenburgh was the commandant. He further saith that his Col’s name was William Davis [sic: Davies] Abram Buford was lieutenant Col. of said Regiment (the 14 ) from the time th he said Miller entered the same till sometime in October 1778. at which time he was advanced to the command of the eleventh Regiment of the Virginia line. The name of the Lieutenant Col. who succeeded him he does not recollect. Their Majors name was William Cavell. The names of his Lieutenant and Ensign he has forgotten. He further saith that the day after he joined the company of said Capt. Roberts at Valley Forge he together with those who accompanied him from said county of Bedford were inoculated for the small pox by which he was rendered unfit for service until about the first of October following (1778). He lay sick at the Valley Forge at the time the battle of Monmouth took place, which he thinks was about the last of June or first of July 1778. After he recovered of the operation, he together with about one hundred and fifty volunteers [illegible word] left Valley Forge (in October 1778) to join the Virginia troops at West point and marched under the conduct of some commissioned and non-commissioned officers whose names he does not now recollect. In going from Valley Forge to West point he marched through MorrisTown in New Jersey & New Windsor, where they crossed the North river. The were compelled to take this route in consequence of the Brittish having possession of New York & the command of [one or two illegible words]. He joined the company of said Capt. Roberts and the said fourteenth Regiment towards the last of said month of October. In November following (1778) he and all the troops of the Virginia line le[ft] West point & marched into the State of New Jersey (crossing the Hudson at Kings [Bridge?; page torn] and went into winter quarters about the first of December near a town called Bonbrook [sic: 11 Dec 1778 at Middlebrook near Bound Brook] in the State of New Jersey at which place he remained until about the 20th of February 1779 at which time he was discharged. He received his discharge from Col. William Davis which discharge has long since been lost. He saith further that afterwards, to wit, early in February 1781, whilst he was residing in said county of Bedford in the State of Virginia he was again drafted into the service of the United States. He marched from Bedford county in the company of Capt David Beard and joined General Greens [sic: Nathanael Greene’s] Army between the river Dan & Guilford Court House a short time before the battle of Guilford Court House took place between Gen. Green and Cornwallace [sic: Cornwallis], which was early in March 1781 [Guilford Courthouse NC, 15 Mar 1781]. He saith that the number of militia that marched from Bedford at the time of which he speaks was about three hundred and were commanded by Col. [Charles] Lynch. His Majors name was John Calaley [sic: Callaway] – his Lieutenant Jeremiah Payt [probably Pate], as near as he can recollect – his Ensign Charles Jate[?]. He saith that the night preceding the battle of Guilford Court House he was placed out on the picket line Guard where he remained till the battle was over.
That after the battle was over the Virginia troops and General Green’s regulars retreated to a place called the [Troublesome] Iron Works about fifteen miles from Guilford Court House, at which place they remained a short time and started in pursuit of the Brittish. He saith that that he left the army near Guilford Court House and went to take care of one of his brothers who received a wound in the battle of which he speaks. Here he was detained about three weeks, when he left for home, at which place he arrived toward the last of April 1781. He saith that he never received any discharge for this term of service, having left his company to take care of his brother and said company together with the before mentioned Bedford county militia having been disbanded previous to his starting for home. In this expedition he was engaged about two months, making the length of time he served under the three engagements one year & six months. He saith that he was engaged in no battles during either of the terms of service aforesaid, except that of Guilford Court House, and in that he was not actually engaged having been placed on the picket guard as before stated. He saith further that he was born in Augusta County State of Virginia December 6. 1759. His age is recorded in a bible now in his possession, and the entry was made some years since agreeably to a statement of his mother.
From Augusta county he went to Bedford county in said State to live. From that place he moved to the State of Kentucky in the fall of 1783, in which State he resided until the spring of 1823[?], at which time he came to Tippecanoe county Indiana where he has resided ever since & where he now resides. He states that he has no documentary evidence of his service and knows of no person whose testimony he can procure (except at very considerable trouble & expense) who can testify to his service. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
[signed] henry Miller
NOTE: A document in the file indicates that Henry Miller died 18 Jan 1846 leaving no widow but the following children: Henry Miller; William Miller; James Miller; Andrew Miller; Nancy, wife of William Robinson; Catherine Miller; Elizabeth, married to George D. Sharpe; Sarah, married to Cyrus Magill; Jacob Miller; John Miller; Mary, married to Charles Danson.
http://revwarapps.org/s16481.pdf
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Descendants of Henry Miller and Sarah Pearcy
Generation No. 1
1.HENRY1 MILLER was born December 06, 1759 in Augusta Co, VA1,2, and died January 18, 1846 in Tippecanoe Co, IN3,4.He married SARAH PEARCY December 10, 1780 in Bedford Co, VA4, daughter of JOHN PEARCY and ANNA SPENCER.She was born September 13, 1763 in Bedford Co, VA4, and died February 01, 1838 in Tippecanoe Co, IN4.
More About HENRY MILLER and SARAH PEARCY:
Marriage: December 10, 1780, Bedford Co, VA4
Children of HENRY MILLER and SARAH PEARCY are:
i. NANCY2 MILLER5,6, b. February 08, 17826; d. Aft. November 19, 18477; m. WILLIAM ROBINSON8; d. Unknown.
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2. ii. JACOB MILLER, b. March 16, 1783; d. Aft. November 19, 1847.
iii. CATHERINE MILLER9,10, b. January 07, 178510; d. September 11, 185610,11.
More About CATHERINE MILLER:
Name 2: Catharine Miller11
Date born 2: 178511
Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eagle, Richland, WI11
iv. JOHN MILLER12,13, b. May 08, 178713; d. Aft. November 19, 184714; m. BETSY HUTTON15; d. Unknown.
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Died 2: October 03, 182315
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Marriage: 15
v. GEORGE MILLER15, b. December 05, 178915; d. April 24, 181315.
3. vi. MARY POLLY MILLER, b. December 19, 1791; d. Aft. November 19, 1847.
4. vii. WILLIAM MILLER, b. January 23, 1794, Anderson Co, KY; d. December 28, 1878, Richland Center, Richland, WI.
viii. JAMES MILLER16,17, b. February 19, 179617,18; d. April 30, 186319,20.
More About JAMES MILLER:
Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eagle, Richland, WI20
5. ix. ELIZABETH MILLER, b. 1804; d. April 09, 1884.
x. PATSY MILLER21, b. March 07, 180121; d. October 184221.
xi. HENRY MILLER22,23, b. December 05, 180223; d. April 07, 186024; m. MARGARET REPROGLE25,26; b. June 01, 180126; d. October 10, 188326.
More About HENRY MILLER:
Date born 2: December 05, 180126
Died 2: Aft. November 19, 184727
Burial: Unknown, Coumbe Cemetery, Richwood, Richland, WI28
More About MARGARET REPROGLE:
Burial: Unknown, Coumbe Cemetery, Richwood, Richland, WI28
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Marriage: 29,30
6. xii. SARAH MILLER, b. May 01, 1805, Indiana; d. Aft. November 19, 1847.
xiii. ANDREW MILLER31,32, b. January 26, 1808, Kentucky32,33; d. September 01, 1880, Orion, Richland, WI34,35; m. ELEANOR GORDON HAYES36, June 24, 183937; b. March 30, 1820, Ohio37,38,39,40; d. June 24, 188440.
More About ANDREW MILLER:
Date born 2: February 04, 180840
Died 2: September 04, 188040
Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eagle, Richland, WI40
More About ELEANOR GORDON HAYES:
Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Eagle, Richland, WI40
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Marriage: June 24, 183941
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HENRY MILLER
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER
1759 – 1846
There are 20 Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Tippecanoe County. The Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution honor one of these men every May with a graveside memorial service. It is truly remarkable that there are so many here when one considers that they probably walked here from as far away as New England, New Jersey, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. Most of them were in their 70’s and 80’s when they came and that this region was a forested wilderness at that time.
One such man was Henry Miller. Henry was born December 6, 1759 in Augusta County Virginia. Henry was of German decent and his father is no known at this point. There is speculation by the family that William was the father and others have noted Ernest Miller as the father. He courted Sarah Pearcy of English decent, who was born September 13, 1763 in Virginia and they were married on December 4, 1780 in Bedford County, Virginia.
Prior to his marriage to Sarah, Henry saw service as a Private, from March 1776 to July 1776, while enrolled in Captain Henry Burford’s Company, under Colonel William Christe, fighting against the Cherokee Indians.
From February 18, 1778 he was in Captain Jacob Ellis and Robert’s Company, under Colonel William Davis Virginia Regiment. He and the Company marched to Monmouth, New Jersey and later on to West Point, and into winter quarters near Bound Brook, New Jersey. Henry was discharged from service February 20, 1779.
Prior to his final service in the cause of Freedom, Henry and Sarah were married, and then he was off to serve his country again. He served under Captain David Beard’s Company, in Colonal Lynch’s Regiment. They fought in the battle of the Guilford Court House in 1781.
Henry and Sarah had two children born in Virginia, Nancy who was born February 8, 1782 and Jacob born Jan16th 1783. Henry and Sarah then moved to Anderson County Kentucky where 11 more children were born. They are Kathrine born January 7 1785, John born 8 May 1787, George born 5 December 1789, Mary Polly born 19 December 1791, William born 23 January 1794, James born 19 February 1796, Elizabeth born 16 July 1798, Patsy born 7 March 1801, Henry born 5 December 1802, Sally 1 May 1805, and Andrew born 26 January 1808. Henry and Sarah come to Tippecanoe County in 1829. They lived in Perry Township. Henry served as an elder in the Presbyterian Church.
The oldest daughter Nancy married into the Robinson family in Kentucky and she moved to Indiana with her family in 1829 and purchased timberland in Tippecanoe and Clinton Counties. A child moving to a new territory was often why the parents moved also. Henry was 70 when they moved to Indiana and his children had married in Kentucky and most lived there. He had a grandson Andrew J Miller who died also in Tippecanoe County in 1832.
Henry applied for a pension as a Revolutionary Patriot and he received it, #S16481. Henry was a farmer. Sarah departed this world on February 1, 1838 having attained the age of 74 years, 4 months and 21 days. Henry died at age 87 on January 18, 1846. Both Sarah and Henry are buried at the Oxford Church Cemetery in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County.
Source of Material was from The DAR Application and research at the DAR Library in Washington DC and the Tippecanoe County Genealogy Library and a visit to the Cemetery to take pictures of the graves. The Author of this article did the research. General De Lafayette Chapter DAR and the William Henry Harrison Chapter of the SAR placed a SAR marker on the grave.
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