Pat, I too had notes on Robert Miller Snr for the same reason - I thought he might provide a link to my Alexander Miller b. Nor Ireland 1687 d. 1740 lost at sea off Wood Island, ME. My notes on Robert Miller Snr came from an Internet posting, perhaps from Chris Gaunt of the U of Michigan. The email provided was no longer active when I attempted to respond. The author stated: "Descendants of Robert Miller Snr (1707-1781). Several researchers came up with the name Thomas Miller as father of Robert Miller Snr. Robert Braxton Miller states that Robert Miller Snr was from Cases Parish, Fife Shire, Scotland - 'banished to the Plantation' in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge (8 miles SE of Glasgow, Scotland) on 22 Jun 1679. He was shipped from Leith on 15 Nov 1679 on the "Crown of London" which was wrecked off Deerness, Orkney Islands, killing 207 of the 257 prisioners. The survivors were shipped to Jamica as slaves, or escaped to Ulster, Ireland. The author states: "I have a hard time believing this theory". He also states " I have recently discovered a Thomas Miller in the "Collectors of Poll Tax" dated 1660 for the City and Company (County?) of Limerick, Ireland". Robert Miller Snr was born in 1707 in Ulster, Ireland. He died 18 Oct 1781 in Orange, VA. Stationed with his brother? John [as written by the author] at Millers Fort on the Jackson River, Augusta Co, VA 1756 - now in Bath Co, VA or Highland Co, VA. Hope this is of some help to others. Kevin Miller. kmiller@eisa.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pattyca103@aol.com> To: <MILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [MILLER-L] Robert MILLER Orange Co VA/Robert MILLER Pend. SC > One of the list members working on a Robert MILLER of Pendleton Dist SC may > find this interesting. From MILLER FAMILY OF ORANGE COUNTY by Boyce Miller. > "The late W.H. MILLER of Richmond, Kentucky, in his admirable work on > the MILLER family entitled HISTORY and GENEALOGIES, states in error that > Robert MILLER Jr.., enlisted in 1777 as a private soldier in Captain Nathan > Reid's Company of the 14th Virginia Regiment, and that he re-enlisted for the > duration of the was in 1778, again as a private. The above military record > applies to another Robert MILLER from Pendleton District, South Carolina, > whose record is on file in detail in the Veterans Administration, and the > Pension Office in Washington, and a comparison of the two Robert MILLERS > reveals that they could not possibly be one and the same person, as for > example: Robert MILLER Jr. resided in Orange County VA., whereas the other > resided in Pendleton District, SC; Robert MILLER JR. was born in 1734, > whereas the War records show that Robert of SC was 63 years of age in 1820, > and was therefore born about 1757; Robert MILLER Jr.'s wife was christened > Margaret, whereas the wife of Robert of SC was named Annis; Robert MILLER Jr. > was serving in the Orange Co Minute Men at the same times that Robert of SC > was serving in the 14th Virginia Regiment; Robert of SC is mentioned as > having a son named Squire who was 17 years of age in 1820, wheras Robert > MILLER Jr. apparently had no son by that name; and, lastly, the records of > Orange Co VA show conclusively that Robert MILLER Jr. died in 1806, whereas > the records of the Pension Office show that Robert MILLER of SC was > petitioning for a pension, and therefore still living, in the year 1820." > > Since it is so hard to sort out the numerous MILLERS, I thought this may be > important to someone. > Pat Hoffman >