Hieronimus (Jerome) MINGUS

References: James Anderson, James L. Powell and LDS FHC. See also "N

ew York in the Revolution, Vol. 1" Fernow, Berthold (1887) at p. 217 provi

ding that Hieronimus Mingos was discharged on February. 5, 1779 after 9 m

onths in the service (enlisted May 5, 1778). From the notes of Leona Schu

lstad, Feb. 21, 1966: Hieronimus' "[p]ension began on Aug. 1, 1823, certi

ficate issued on Sept. 6, 1823 and sent to Ralph Lockwood Esq., Milan, Ohi

o. The allowance seems to have ended in March 1824. He [Hieronimus] resi

ded in Eldridge Twp., Huron Co. when he first applied June 6, 1818. He st

ated at the time he first applied that he was 64 years old the next Octob

er and was born in Hanover, Ulster Co., N.Y. He served nine months und

er one command and was transferred and served eight months more. He serv

ed in Captain Smiths' Company, New York State Line, Colonel Livingston's R

egt. and served at Newport, Valley Forge and Monmouth. (NOTE: See Batt

le of Monmouth, June 28, 1778, Freehold, Monmouth Co., J.J. Valley For

ge is some 20 miles N.W. of Philadelphia.) His first pension request w

as denied due to a "Technicality." There is quite a story here about a s

on traveling a long distance to secure witnesses, etc. Son, Benjamin a

nd wife, Margaret, are mentioned." Reference he "Millspaugh Genealogy," M

illspaugh, Francis C. (1959) at p. 150 providing that Greitje (Margaret) M

elsbach (another spelling of 'Millspaugh' etc.) was baptized on May 1, 176

2. This is probably the Margaret who married Hieronimus Menges (Mingus

). See also Montgomery Church records. CHILDREN: 1. Daniel bapt. July 3

0, 1780; 2. Christian bapt. Jan. 19, 1783; 3. Jacob bapt. Jan. 23, 178

5; 4. Maria born Mar 18, 1787 Bapt. [sic] Mar 28, 1787 [the book provid

es April and is incorrect JLP]; 5. Hannah born Dec 5, 1790; 6. Susann

ah born Dec 5, 1790; 7. James born Nov 26, 1797; 8. Benjamine Milspau

gh [middle name] born Oct 26, 1799." Please note the different spellin

gs of Millspaugh: Milspaugh, Melsbach, etc. See also LDS FHC referenc

es to the Millspagh family.  Hieronimus Mingus is found in the first US Ce

nsus done in 1790 in Montgomery Town, Ulster County, New York.  For his ho

usehold, he reported one male 16 years of age or older (himself), 3 mal

es under the age of 16, and 3 females.  If his wife was still alive in 179

0, she would have been listed as one of the three females as the 1790 Cens

us did not differentiate between females under or over 16 years of age.  B

oth Hieronimus and Moses (Hieronimus' brother) are listed on page 17

6. In the 1800 Census, Ulster County, New York, at p. 186, "Jeronimus" Mi

ngus is found in the census as having a family with: "one male 45 and u

p, two males 16-26, one male 10-16, two males under 10, one female 26-4

5, three females under 10." In 1811, Hieronimus went to Ohio with Anson F

ox (who had married Hieronimus' daughter, Susan, before they left New York

). In the will of Zacharias Hoffman, it provides that Zacharias Hoffm

an of Ulster County bequeathed land he had purchased from Hieronimus Mingu

s, by deed.  See also New York City Wills, 1744-1758 at Page 206 for Zacha

rias Hoffman and referencing land purchased by Hieronimus Mingus. See t

he "Official Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Ohio," (192

9. at p. 258 providing that Hieronymous Mingus, from Erie County, serv

ed as a private in the 14th Regiment from Berline Heights, New York (no

te that this source lists his father's name as Angus Mingus). See also D.

A.R. records; however, according to James L. Powell, "Early records for D.

A.R. membership may not be as accurate because requirements on proof we

re not as strict then. Dates may be estimates and other information m

ay be to the best of their knowledge at..." the time of D.A.R. applicatio

n. Also, please note that there is no Amsterdam County; but that Marcell

us is 10 miles southwest of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York. Whi

le the pension information listed above provides that Hieronimus' pensi

on was granted in "1828 when he was 72," (meaning he was born in 1756), ot

her records indicate that he was baptized in 1753. See also D.A.R. for t

he following information: "Lineage Book D.A.R. 137 136001-137000," Dunn

e, Amy Cressell, Historian General (Wash. D.C. 1931). Ref. Letter to J

oy Gibboney from Katherine Lonergan (dated May 10, 1963) listing about t

he same information from page 165 of the "Lineage Book 137" and adding th

at Hieronemus [sic] (1754-1823) born Hanover, N.Y. (NOTE: Hanover chang

ed to Montgomery Township in 1782). Died Erie County, Ohio. See also inf

ormation from "Lineage Book 137" for Mrs. Lillian Frances Josephine Putn

am Hickok, No. 136522, born in Lorain, Ohio...wife of Rollin C. Hicok--Des

cendant of Hieronimus Mingus. Kittie Sophia Fox (b. 1863) m. 1st 1883 Sam

uel Edison Putnam (1860-1911). See also the following: "New York in t

he Revolution," records discovered, arranged and classified by Roberts, Ja

mes A., comptroller in 1878, Vol. 1, p. 52: "MINGOS, HARONIMUS-The Line 4

th Regiment under Col. Holmes [other Mingus are also listed]." Referenc

es include: James Anderson, John M. Mangus, James L. Powell, Leona Schul

stad (deceased) and LDS FHC.

Please contact me at teriepopp(at)popp.net if you can make

any connections to this family line! Thank you!

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