State of Kentucky, Jeffeson County.  May 06, 1833, residing in Jefferson County, Kentucky and stating he was born in Rowan County, North Carolina on the 11th day of November 1756 and now 77 years of age.

States that he entered the service of the U.S. 1773 and served in the regiment commanded by Col. Rutherford of the Militia of North Carolina.  His Captain was George H. Border and Windle Miller, his Lieut. that he served on the campaign 3 months.  This campaign was known for a long time as the snow campaign and that they traveled through part of North Carolina and part of South Carolina, and had an engagement with the Tories at placed called 96 and was discharged at a placed called the Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River.  Shortly after he was discharged, he again entered the service a second time under some officers and marched to Fayetteville, N. C. in pursuit of Tories, then called the Scotch Tories, that he served 3 months and was discharged at Fayetteville.

He volunteered a third time in 1781 under Col. Bordes and Captain Windle Miller and served a tour of 3 months traveling through the territory of N. C. in pursuit of the Tories and in defense of those persons who were friendly to the country.

He states he served a fourth tour under the command of Col. Lock and Capt. David Boyers, that he entered the service at Salisbury, N.C. and shortly after joined Col. Boyd (?) from Virginia and col. Isaac of N.C.  They marched to Deep River to a placed called Cox's Mill in pursuit of the Tories and after serving 3 months was discharged.

And after that, he served one month under Captain Border as a scouting party to defend the country from the cruelty of the Tories, one month under General Rutherford and Captain Border after the Cherokee Indians.

Signed, Frederick Miller

Michael Miller, clergyman, and James O. Pomeroy make affidavits that they are acquainted with said Frederick Miller, that they lived in Jefferson County also.

The soldier said in answer to some questions:

I was born in Rowan County, N.C., near Salisbury 11 Nov 1756.  I have a memorandum kept from the Bible records of my father of my age.  I was living where I was born when called into service and remained there until 1806 when I removed to Kentucky, Jefferson County where I now live.

He was known and acquainted with Herman Miller of Jefferson County but did not state any relationship to either Herman or Michael Miller.  He was also acquainted with William Goose, William Conrad, Warcik Linn (?), William Brown, William Bryan, James Kelly, Windle Miller, Phillip Zilhart, his son George Zilhart, Phillip Winard (?), Jacob Hobie (?), Peter Hobie (?) and Charles Duncan.

Warden Pope was Clerk of Jefferson County at that time.

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State of North Carolina:  Comptroller's Office.   William I. Clark, Comptroller of Public Accounts for North Carolina, certifies that Frederick Miller was written on the Old Series Book, N2, page 26, for service in Capt. George Henry Berger's Company, Col. Griffith Rutherford's 6th or 1st Regiments, Rowan County.  Miller 34 days at 4I L 6 S 16 pecie (sic) expedition to Moore's Creek against the Scotch Tories.  The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was fought on February 28, 1776 and etc.

A letter in the files from Jeffersontown, Kentucky, April 27, 1841, addressed to the Pension Department says, Dear Sir:  Frederick Miller who a pension for Revolutionary War Service in the Roll of Independence, died February 1840, age 83, leaving a widow to whom he had been married over 60 years.  He was married to this widow in the year 1779 in North Carolina, her maiden name was Margaret Brown.  Frederick Miller drew $46.66 per year, he came to Kentucky in the year 1807, his widow drew the balance of pension up to the day of his death and etc.

Signed, L. M. Kalfees (or Kalfus)

A certified copy of their marriage certificate is filed with the papers showing as follows:  that Frederick Miller and Margaret Brown were married in Rowan County, N.C. May 10, 1779 and that one John Brown was on the bond and it is likely that he was the parent or a near relative of the bride.

Affidavit in the files made by Michael Miller, January 9, 1854, saying that he is the son and heir at law of Margaret Miller, deceased, late of said county, who was the widow of Frederick Miller, deceased, who in his lifetime was a Revolutionary War pensioner on the Kentucky Roll on account of his services as wagon master and etc.  He states that his said father died in Jefferson County before February 1, 1840 leaving said Margaret Miller, his widow, who remained his widow never having remarried until she died April 6, 1845 in Jefferson County, leaving said dependent and his sister Anna Bowman, her children and her only surviving children, both of whom are still living, with his parents residing near himself until the time of his father's death after which his mother resided in his own family and died at his house, and that his mother never applied for pension and he is now making this application on behalf of himself and sister for the purpose of obtaining the pension which was due his said mother.

Affidavit of J. P. Funk and G. F. Miller of Jefferson County, regarding above.  Bible records as follows: