"Thomas Miles of Hopewell" has inscribed on his tombstone that he was born 1759, and died 1842, aged 83 years. The tombstone inscription with a 1759 year of birth seems to be an informant's error. Thomas gave a deposition in 1838, stating he was 73 years old (birth would then be in 1765 or 1766). He also stated he was a brother to William Miles, applicant for a Revolutionary War pension. This same William states he was born in Brimfield, MA, September 9, 1763, which matches Brimfield town records. William further states he served under his father's command, Lt. Nathaniel Miles. This would be an exact match with the record for Thomas Baylis Mighells, baptized February 23, 1766, Brimfield, Massachusetts.
Thomas Mighells or Mighell (pronounced Miles) was probably born in or near Brimfield, Massachusetts, but his family moved from that area several years after his birth. They settled at some point in present day Columbia County (then Albany County), New York, in the area of New Britain, a small village near the town of Canaan. "Thomas Mighells" was "of New Britton" when he married Sally Fisk "of South Brimfield" on July 9, 1789, in Massachusetts. Sally Fisk was born on July 26, 1774, the daughter of Capt. Asa and Elizabeth (Knight) Fisk. The town of South Brimfield, Massachusetts was formed in 1762 from a part of Brimfield. In 1828, the name of the town of South Brimfield was changed to Wales, Massachusetts, which may be the origin of the assertion that Thomas Miles was "of Wales".
Thomas Migles appears on the 1790 census at Canaan, Columbia County, New York. They must have moved to the area of Cazenovia, New York (then in Chenango County) sometime around 1793, when Thomas "Moghill" purchased land from the Holland Land Company. He later sold this tract to his brother, William Miles. By 1796, they were in neighboring Onondaga County, New York, when Thomas Mighells purchased land in the town of Fabius. By 1810, the family had settled in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York, and by that time they were consistently using the phonetic spelling of the last name "Miles". Sally Fisk Miles died on November 30, 1815, and Thomas died on September 16, 1842. Thomas, Sally and several of their children are buried at Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery. The children of Thomas and Sally, in probable order of birth were: Persy Miles Root; Amanda Miles Wheeler; Asa Miles; Stephen W. Miles; Parmelia Miles Clark Dudley; Truman Miles; Olive Miles Root; Fisk Miles; Adolphus Miles; Loyal Miles; and Amasa Miles.
Following is a transcription of the deposition given by Thomas Miles:
STATE OF NEW YORK ONTARIO COUNTY} ss
On this 23rd day of July 1838 personally appeared before ANSEL MUNN one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, THOMAS MILES, of the town of Gorham in said county, who being duly sworn by & before the said Justice according to law, doth, on his oath, depose and say, that he is seventy three years old & is brother to WILLIAM MILES, of Lysander in the county of Onondaga & State aforesaid, who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832, that deponent knows that said WILLIAM served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution, on several different times of service & in different year, although deponent was younger & did not serve with his said brother. Deponent knows that his Father, NATHANIEL MILES, was an officer in the Militia & went into active service on the Mohawk River, in cases of alarm, with his company, as part of his company, while living at New Britain, Albany County - & he remembers well that said WILLIAM went with his Father in Capt. Fosburg's company of militia to which they both belonged, in the year 1780 & were both gone a month before they came home - that in the summer afterwards, about July or August, said William enlisted into Capt. Skinner's company, Col. Willet's Regiment, New York State troops, for four months, that his said Father, sent deponent to carry said William as far as the ferry at Albany, & they both went on horseback & deponent led back the horse said William rode - who did not return home again till December following - that the next April, 1781, said William left home again as a Soldier, & was gone almost a year, & when he came home in March following, he was badly frozen, & on that account, as he said, he got a furloght, but before he got well enough to go back as he intended, news came that Willet's Regiment was discharged at Albany - Deponent recollects that it was said & understood in the family, when said William left home as last mentioned, that he had enlisted in Capt. Gray's company for 9 months, Willet's Regiment, & it was afterwards talked in the family that William had enlisted for during the war or three years.
THOMAS MILES
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me, & I certify that I am acquainted with this deponent, Thomas Miles, & know him to be a credible witness.
ANSEL MUNN, Justice of the peace, Ontario County, New York
Thomas Mighells or Mighell (pronounced Miles) was probably born in or near Brimfield, Massachusetts, but his family moved from that area several years after his birth. They settled at some point in present day Columbia County (then Albany County), New York, in the area of New Britain, a small village near the town of Canaan. "Thomas Mighells" was "of New Britton" when he married Sally Fisk "of South Brimfield" on July 9, 1789, in Massachusetts. Sally Fisk was born on July 26, 1774, the daughter of Capt. Asa and Elizabeth (Knight) Fisk. The town of South Brimfield, Massachusetts was formed in 1762 from a part of Brimfield. In 1828, the name of the town of South Brimfield was changed to Wales, Massachusetts, which may be the origin of the assertion that Thomas Miles was "of Wales".
Thomas Migles appears on the 1790 census at Canaan, Columbia County, New York. They must have moved to the area of Cazenovia, New York (then in Chenango County) sometime around 1793, when Thomas "Moghill" purchased land from the Holland Land Company. He later sold this tract to his brother, William Miles. By 1796, they were in neighboring Onondaga County, New York, when Thomas Mighells purchased land in the town of Fabius. By 1810, the family had settled in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York, and by that time they were consistently using the phonetic spelling of the last name "Miles". Sally Fisk Miles died on November 30, 1815, and Thomas died on September 16, 1842. Thomas, Sally and several of their children are buried at Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery. The children of Thomas and Sally, in probable order of birth were: Persy Miles Root; Amanda Miles Wheeler; Asa Miles; Stephen W. Miles; Parmelia Miles Clark Dudley; Truman Miles; Olive Miles Root; Fisk Miles; Adolphus Miles; Loyal Miles; and Amasa Miles.
Following is a transcription of the deposition given by Thomas Miles:
STATE OF NEW YORK ONTARIO COUNTY} ss
On this 23rd day of July 1838 personally appeared before ANSEL MUNN one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, THOMAS MILES, of the town of Gorham in said county, who being duly sworn by & before the said Justice according to law, doth, on his oath, depose and say, that he is seventy three years old & is brother to WILLIAM MILES, of Lysander in the county of Onondaga & State aforesaid, who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832, that deponent knows that said WILLIAM served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution, on several different times of service & in different year, although deponent was younger & did not serve with his said brother. Deponent knows that his Father, NATHANIEL MILES, was an officer in the Militia & went into active service on the Mohawk River, in cases of alarm, with his company, as part of his company, while living at New Britain, Albany County - & he remembers well that said WILLIAM went with his Father in Capt. Fosburg's company of militia to which they both belonged, in the year 1780 & were both gone a month before they came home - that in the summer afterwards, about July or August, said William enlisted into Capt. Skinner's company, Col. Willet's Regiment, New York State troops, for four months, that his said Father, sent deponent to carry said William as far as the ferry at Albany, & they both went on horseback & deponent led back the horse said William rode - who did not return home again till December following - that the next April, 1781, said William left home again as a Soldier, & was gone almost a year, & when he came home in March following, he was badly frozen, & on that account, as he said, he got a furloght, but before he got well enough to go back as he intended, news came that Willet's Regiment was discharged at Albany - Deponent recollects that it was said & understood in the family, when said William left home as last mentioned, that he had enlisted in Capt. Gray's company for 9 months, Willet's Regiment, & it was afterwards talked in the family that William had enlisted for during the war or three years.
THOMAS MILES
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me, & I certify that I am acquainted with this deponent, Thomas Miles, & know him to be a credible witness.
ANSEL MUNN, Justice of the peace, Ontario County, New York
"Thomas Miles of Hopewell" has inscribed on his tombstone that he was born 1759, and died 1842, aged 83 years. The tombstone inscription with a 1759 year of birth seems to be an informant's error. Thomas gave a deposition in 1838, stating he was 73 years old (birth would then be in 1765 or 1766). He also stated he was a brother to William Miles, applicant for a Revolutionary War pension. This same William states he was born in Brimfield, MA, September 9, 1763, which matches Brimfield town records. William further states he served under his father's command, Lt. Nathaniel Miles. This would be an exact match with the record for Thomas Baylis Mighells, baptized February 23, 1766, Brimfield, Massachusetts.
Thomas Mighells or Mighell (pronounced Miles) was probably born in or near Brimfield, Massachusetts, but his family moved from that area several years after his birth. They settled at some point in present day Columbia County (then Albany County), New York, in the area of New Britain, a small village near the town of Canaan. "Thomas Mighells" was "of New Britton" when he married Sally Fisk "of South Brimfield" on July 9, 1789, in Massachusetts. Sally Fisk was born on July 26, 1774, the daughter of Capt. Asa and Elizabeth (Knight) Fisk. The town of South Brimfield, Massachusetts was formed in 1762 from a part of Brimfield. In 1828, the name of the town of South Brimfield was changed to Wales, Massachusetts, which may be the origin of the assertion that Thomas Miles was "of Wales".
Thomas Migles appears on the 1790 census at Canaan, Columbia County, New York. They must have moved to the area of Cazenovia, New York (then in Chenango County) sometime around 1793, when Thomas "Moghill" purchased land from the Holland Land Company. He later sold this tract to his brother, William Miles. By 1796, they were in neighboring Onondaga County, New York, when Thomas Mighells purchased land in the town of Fabius. By 1810, the family had settled in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York, and by that time they were consistently using the phonetic spelling of the last name "Miles". Sally Fisk Miles died on November 30, 1815, and Thomas died on September 16, 1842. Thomas, Sally and several of their children are buried at Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery. The children of Thomas and Sally, in probable order of birth were: Persy Miles Root; Amanda Miles Wheeler; Asa Miles; Stephen W. Miles; Parmelia Miles Clark Dudley; Truman Miles; Olive Miles Root; Fisk Miles; Adolphus Miles; Loyal Miles; and Amasa Miles.
Following is a transcription of the deposition given by Thomas Miles:
STATE OF NEW YORK ONTARIO COUNTY} ss
On this 23rd day of July 1838 personally appeared before ANSEL MUNN one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, THOMAS MILES, of the town of Gorham in said county, who being duly sworn by & before the said Justice according to law, doth, on his oath, depose and say, that he is seventy three years old & is brother to WILLIAM MILES, of Lysander in the county of Onondaga & State aforesaid, who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832, that deponent knows that said WILLIAM served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution, on several different times of service & in different year, although deponent was younger & did not serve with his said brother. Deponent knows that his Father, NATHANIEL MILES, was an officer in the Militia & went into active service on the Mohawk River, in cases of alarm, with his company, as part of his company, while living at New Britain, Albany County - & he remembers well that said WILLIAM went with his Father in Capt. Fosburg's company of militia to which they both belonged, in the year 1780 & were both gone a month before they came home - that in the summer afterwards, about July or August, said William enlisted into Capt. Skinner's company, Col. Willet's Regiment, New York State troops, for four months, that his said Father, sent deponent to carry said William as far as the ferry at Albany, & they both went on horseback & deponent led back the horse said William rode - who did not return home again till December following - that the next April, 1781, said William left home again as a Soldier, & was gone almost a year, & when he came home in March following, he was badly frozen, & on that account, as he said, he got a furloght, but before he got well enough to go back as he intended, news came that Willet's Regiment was discharged at Albany - Deponent recollects that it was said & understood in the family, when said William left home as last mentioned, that he had enlisted in Capt. Gray's company for 9 months, Willet's Regiment, & it was afterwards talked in the family that William had enlisted for during the war or three years.
THOMAS MILES
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me, & I certify that I am acquainted with this deponent, Thomas Miles, & know him to be a credible witness.
ANSEL MUNN, Justice of the peace, Ontario County, New York
Thomas Mighells or Mighell (pronounced Miles) was probably born in or near Brimfield, Massachusetts, but his family moved from that area several years after his birth. They settled at some point in present day Columbia County (then Albany County), New York, in the area of New Britain, a small village near the town of Canaan. "Thomas Mighells" was "of New Britton" when he married Sally Fisk "of South Brimfield" on July 9, 1789, in Massachusetts. Sally Fisk was born on July 26, 1774, the daughter of Capt. Asa and Elizabeth (Knight) Fisk. The town of South Brimfield, Massachusetts was formed in 1762 from a part of Brimfield. In 1828, the name of the town of South Brimfield was changed to Wales, Massachusetts, which may be the origin of the assertion that Thomas Miles was "of Wales".
Thomas Migles appears on the 1790 census at Canaan, Columbia County, New York. They must have moved to the area of Cazenovia, New York (then in Chenango County) sometime around 1793, when Thomas "Moghill" purchased land from the Holland Land Company. He later sold this tract to his brother, William Miles. By 1796, they were in neighboring Onondaga County, New York, when Thomas Mighells purchased land in the town of Fabius. By 1810, the family had settled in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York, and by that time they were consistently using the phonetic spelling of the last name "Miles". Sally Fisk Miles died on November 30, 1815, and Thomas died on September 16, 1842. Thomas, Sally and several of their children are buried at Hopewell Pioneer Cemetery. The children of Thomas and Sally, in probable order of birth were: Persy Miles Root; Amanda Miles Wheeler; Asa Miles; Stephen W. Miles; Parmelia Miles Clark Dudley; Truman Miles; Olive Miles Root; Fisk Miles; Adolphus Miles; Loyal Miles; and Amasa Miles.
Following is a transcription of the deposition given by Thomas Miles:
STATE OF NEW YORK ONTARIO COUNTY} ss
On this 23rd day of July 1838 personally appeared before ANSEL MUNN one of the Justices of the peace in and for said county, THOMAS MILES, of the town of Gorham in said county, who being duly sworn by & before the said Justice according to law, doth, on his oath, depose and say, that he is seventy three years old & is brother to WILLIAM MILES, of Lysander in the county of Onondaga & State aforesaid, who is an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7th 1832, that deponent knows that said WILLIAM served as a private Soldier in the War of the Revolution, on several different times of service & in different year, although deponent was younger & did not serve with his said brother. Deponent knows that his Father, NATHANIEL MILES, was an officer in the Militia & went into active service on the Mohawk River, in cases of alarm, with his company, as part of his company, while living at New Britain, Albany County - & he remembers well that said WILLIAM went with his Father in Capt. Fosburg's company of militia to which they both belonged, in the year 1780 & were both gone a month before they came home - that in the summer afterwards, about July or August, said William enlisted into Capt. Skinner's company, Col. Willet's Regiment, New York State troops, for four months, that his said Father, sent deponent to carry said William as far as the ferry at Albany, & they both went on horseback & deponent led back the horse said William rode - who did not return home again till December following - that the next April, 1781, said William left home again as a Soldier, & was gone almost a year, & when he came home in March following, he was badly frozen, & on that account, as he said, he got a furloght, but before he got well enough to go back as he intended, news came that Willet's Regiment was discharged at Albany - Deponent recollects that it was said & understood in the family, when said William left home as last mentioned, that he had enlisted in Capt. Gray's company for 9 months, Willet's Regiment, & it was afterwards talked in the family that William had enlisted for during the war or three years.
THOMAS MILES
Sworn & subscribed the day & year above written before me, & I certify that I am acquainted with this deponent, Thomas Miles, & know him to be a credible witness.
ANSEL MUNN, Justice of the peace, Ontario County, New York
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