REV. WAR PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT - DAVID MILLIGAN; CUMBERLAND CO., PA



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While a resident of Cumberland County Pennsylvania David Milligan enlisted early 

in 1776., served as private in Captain Jeremiah Talbot's compnay, Coloniel 

Irvine's Pennsylvania regiment, was in the expedition to Canada and in the 

Battle of Three rivers, where taken prisoner carried to Quebec and put on a 

vessel bound for England, on aarriving there he was put on the Cornwall

and sailed along the coast of Africa was out about 6 months and on his return to 

England he was transferred to the Loviaibea and sailed for New York on reaching 

New York he went ashore to procure fruit, deserted and went to Philadelphia and 

thence to

Cumberland County Pennsylvania. He enlisted May 25 1781 in a company of Rangers 

commanded by Captain Boyd and Lt. Richard Johnston, and was out to protect the 

settlement along Dunnon's Creek from the invasions of the Indians, and 

countinued in this service until in June 1783.

The soldier David Milligan was living in Harrison County Ohio in 1819. He was 

allowed pension on his application executed July 23 1833. in Harrison County 

Ohio and his widow Mary Died

Nov 20 1847 or 1848 in the state of Ohio.

The following children survied their mother Mary Milligan and were allowed the 

pension due her

John, David., Sarah, Joseph, William, Thomas, and Polly Millar.

The above mentioned John Milligan was born Dec 29 1788 and in 1851 was of Clark 

County Illinois and the administrator of the estate of the widow Mary Milligan.

The follwoing daata is found in the claim

John Milligan married Feb 15 1816 Sarah Arnold

Sarah Milligan died Dec 2 1817 (which is John's wife)

Mary Jain Milligan born Sept 4 1817 is John Milligans daughter.

John Milligan married August 2 1821 Susanna Sullivan

Elizabeth Betty Milligan born May 3 1824 is Johns daughter

Susanna Taylor Milligan born March 12 1831 is Johns daughter

Sarah Milligan born Nov 22 1835

Sarah J. or P. Rogers was born Sept 9 1830 died Dec 16 1845

Carlinda Rodgers born March 9 1847

It says that David and Mary married in Mifflin twp, Pennsylvania.

David died dEc 8 1833 Mary died November 1843