On William Miller Then I came across Merle's series of posts on the Kentucky churches and realized I might have just found my first KY to IN connection. It seems even more likely that my William belonged to one of the Baptist churches who were booted out at the 1822 Annual Meeting with some of those families moving north into southern IN followed by William marrying in 1823. Here would be another clue. William seemed to have used the naming pattern of the times with his first 5 children named John, Abram, Nancy, Samuel and Mary. 1) John being Wm's father, 2) Abram being Martha's father, 3) Nancy being Martha's mother OR the name of BOTH their mothers, 5) Mary being Wm's mother. It is proven that 2 and 3 or correct, implying that Wm's father would be John and his mother Mary UNLESS she was also a Nancy. I've been trying to mow 200 acres of grass - in between the rains - and just now got to reading your message Potter John Miller (son of Elder Jacob Miller - wife Phoebe McClure) had an eldest son: William (b 1793) I have no other information on William BUT - all the rest of Potter John's children (except the youngest - Abraham) went to Park Co IN - 1818 and soon after - Potter John and Phoebe went in 1823, but returned about 1848 to Union Co IN. (Children were: Jacob; Tobias; Mary; John; Daniel; James; Barbara - and spouses) There were others from the Four Mile who went that way - the Raccoon Creek Church was formed among all of these - in northwester Putnam Co - which I do not know how close that would be to the Miller children. Merle

Merle, Suzy brought up a point that I'm well aware of - It was very common for people to migrate between the 2 counties. And that is true no matter where your area of search is located. Just as it was common for people to migrate between Butler, OH and Franklin or Union, IN. And that brings me to your msg [unless you're still mowing grass :-) You state that John/Phoebe had a son William born 1793. Is that proven? But let's say it's true. Where does his birth year come from? If 1793 can't be proven, my Wm is proven born 1796 and in KY. Since John/Phoebe are proven to marry in FranklinCo, VA, is it possible they moved out and into KY before 1796 and then moving on to IN?? You also state that all of Potter John's children [minus Abe] moved to ParkeCo from 1818 and on. Tobias Miller is listed in the ParkeCo History as follows: "Judge .Strange and Tobias Miller settled in Raccoon valley, in 1820, as also George and Alexander Kirkpatrick." But here's my problem...... 1807 IN Terr census 6 Miller families with 1 John Miller 1813 Franklin Tax List John Sr John Jr [not necessarily father and son] Daniel Tobias 1820 FranklinCo census 16 Miller families ....11 in BATH Twp with 3 John Millers ....3 in Blooming Grove ....1 in Brookville, 1 John Miller ....1 in Union 1830 FranklinCo census 11 Miller families with 4 John Millers 1830 UnionCo census [formed from northern Franklin taking part of BATH Twp] 22 Miller families with 2 John Millers [one is Col. John] 1830 ParkeCo census 9 Miller families with 3 John Millers 1830 FountainCo census 11 Miller families with 4 John Millers Note that in 1830 we have THIRTEEN John Millers among these 4 counties. Soooo.....with all these Miller families, how can it be proven that all but one of Potter John's sons went to ParkeCo? How are all the other sons of these other Miller fams proven NOT to have gone to Parke? Why couldn't John's sons have gone to Fountain, Vermillion, Montgomery or Putnam? Are there land grants plotted out or deeds between father and son or wills that name children that have been found for any of these early Millers that helps to sort them out? Nel HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm ... Digging up the Dead ... .. Irritating the Living .. ... It's what I do best! ... On 5/27/2011 3:31 PM, Merle Rummel wrote: > On William Miller > > > > Then I came across Merle's series of posts on the Kentucky churches and > realized I might have just found my first KY to IN connection. It seems > even more likely that my William belonged to one of the Baptist churches > who were booted out at the 1822 Annual Meeting with some of those > families moving north into southern IN followed by William marrying in > 1823. > > Here would be another clue. William seemed to have used the naming > pattern of the times with his first 5 children named John, Abram, Nancy, > Samuel and Mary. 1) John being Wm's father, 2) Abram being Martha's > father, 3) Nancy being Martha's mother OR the name of BOTH their > mothers, 5) Mary being Wm's mother. It is proven that 2 and 3 or > correct, implying that Wm's father would be John and his mother Mary > UNLESS she was also a Nancy. > > > I've been trying to mow 200 acres of grass - in between the rains - and > just now got to reading your message > > > Potter John Miller (son of Elder Jacob Miller - wife Phoebe McClure) had > an eldest son: William (b 1793) I have no other information on > William > > > BUT - all the rest of Potter John's children (except the youngest - > Abraham) went to Park Co IN - 1818 and soon after - Potter John and > Phoebe went in 1823, but returned about 1848 to Union Co IN. (Children > were: Jacob; Tobias; Mary; John; Daniel; James; Barbara - and spouses) > > > There were others from the Four Mile who went that way - the Raccoon > Creek Church was formed among all of these - in northwester Putnam Co - > which I do not know how close that would be to the Miller children. > > > Merle > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3663 - Release Date: 05/27/11 06:34:00 >