York County PA Archives Military Records.....Miller, Philip July 21, 1833
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Philip Miller, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W4549
York County, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1833, Philip Miller, aged 82 years: “That 
he, the said Philip Miller volunteered to serve in Captain Quiggle’s [or 
Quickel] company in the county of York about the 1st of July, 1776 for 3 months 
and marched through Lancaster and Chester Counties to Philadelphia, from thence 
to Trenton, Princeton, Newark and Elizabethtown, and from thence to Fort Lee 
and there remained until the 16th of November and was ___ ____ discharged from 
Fort Lee immediately after the Battle at Fort Washington, having served 4 
months and 16 days. Was discharged by Captain Quiggle, which discharge he has 
lost.	“

“That on or about the  month of December in the year 1782, he was drafted in 
York County to serve in Captain Pennington’s company to guard, watch and help 
secure some British prisoners at a place called Camp Security in the County of 
York, PA and served two months and was then discharged by Major Austin in the 
month of Septr 1782. I further certify that I have no documentary evidence in 
my possession, nor do I know of any person living whose testimony I can procure 
to prove my service except Tobias ?Syke, who served with me.”

Interrogatories:

“I was born in York County in the year 1751. I have no Bible record of my age. 
I was in York County when called into service, and have lived in said county 
ever since the Revolutionary War, and now live in York County. I  volunteered 
in the [first] instance and was drafted in the last instance. I do not 
recollect the names of any of the regular officers that were in service at the 
time I served. I was acquainted with Colonel Swope and Captain Smyser, and 
Captain Spangler and Captain Long. I received 2 discharges which were signed by 
Captain Quiggle and Major Austin.”

York County, Pennsylvania, September 7th, 1836, Barbara Miller, aged 80 
years: “That she is the widow of Philip Miller who obtained a pension 
certificate…She further declares that she was married to him the 12th of May, 
1775 and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will appear 
by a reference had, the proof hereto annexed.”

“Philip Miller died at York the 13th of April, 1835.”

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