This may help someone and their Irish John Miller Depositions taken Apr. 15, 16, 1819 To establish preemption of John Miller on Hinkstons Creek. Cave Johnston, at home of Robt. E. Miller at Millersburg, states he was deputy surveyor of Fayette Co. and made John Miller's original survey in 1783. Deposition of Jas. Feryman in same. Deposition of Wm. Miller states in April, 1775, he, in company with abt. four men, came to Ky., up Licking to lower Blue Licks and traversed the county to find suitable place to improve, that John Miller, Wm. Steele, Wm. McClintock, Alexander Pollock and others composed the company, that John Miller, Alexander Pollock, John Stear and himself built John Miller's improvement in 1775, and after all the company had improved they went back to Penn., same year, and in 1776 he, John Miller and Alexander Pollock and some others returned to Ky. Further states that when he and his co. landed at lower Blue Licks 1775 they met John Hinkston and his co. of abt. fifteen, that John Martin and Jas. Cooper were of Hinkston's co., that in 1776 John Miller and Alexander Pollock went to John Cooper's, who was another of Hinkston's co., and bought corn which he had raised in 1775. Wm. Steele states in 1775 he and about eight of his co. traveled toward Ky. River and met one David McGee from Boonesborough. Wm. McClintock deposeth he returned to Penn. 1775 and did not come back with others of said co., and not until 1784. Jas. McMillan deposeth he came to Boonesborough March, 1776, his brothers, John and Robert, came to Ky. 1775, he heard Simon Kenton, John Fleming and Jonathan McMillan and one Cooper speak of Miller's improvement, that Wm. McClelland, Wm. Miller and Samuel Nesbit had improved about a mile or mile and quarter from Millersburg. Descendants of Robert E Miller 1 Robert E Miller b: Abt. 1722 in Ireland d: 1790 in PA. .. +Jean or Elizabeth Smith ..... 2 Robert Miller b: Bet. 1742 - 1752 ..... 2 Jean or Elizabeth Miller b: Abt. 1745 ..... 2 William Miller b: Bet. 1745 - 1752 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. d: 1825 ......... +Jane Purdy ............ 3 Thomas Miller b: May 25, 1786 in Millersburg, KY. ................ +Elizabeth Dodd b: Bet. 1790 - 1810 ............ 3 Rachel Miller b: November 04, 1778 d: 1849 in Callaway County, MO ................ +Thomas Baker b: June 05, 1769 in VA. d: 1840 in Callaway County, MO ............ 3 Jane Miller b: November 21, 1777 in Carlisle, Cumberland County PA d: October 20, 1852 in Callaway County, MO ................ +Benjamin Baker b: August 20, 1772 in Montgomery County, VA. d: September 30, 1846 in Callaway County, MO ..... 2 John "Major" Miller b: September 21, 1752 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA. d: September 05, 1815 in Bourbon County, KY. ......... +Ann McClintock b: July 09, 1755 in Cumberland County, PA. ............ 3 Jane E Miller b: July 10, 1785 in Millersburg, Bourbon County, KY. ................ +Alvin West b: 1777 in Millersburg, Bourbon County, KY. d: 1814 in Bourbon County, KY. ............ 3 Robert Eakin Miller b: 1780 ................ +Jane McClelland ............ 3 Elizabeth Miller b: July 10, 1785 d: October 20, 1827 ................ +James Baker b: Abt. 1779 in VA. d: in Callaway County, MO ............ 3 Joseph Miller b: January 17, 1788 ............ 3 William Miller b: August 23, 1789 ............ 3 James Miller b: July 11, 1791 in Bourbon County, KY ................ +Nancy Walton Baker b: June 22, 1796 in Millersburg, Bourbon County, K d: February 06, 1861 in Lewis County, Missouri ............ 3 Ann Miller b: 1794 ............ 3 Alexander Smith Miller b: May 05, 1795 ............ 3 John T Miller b: November 13, 1783 in Bourbon County, KY. d: October 20, 1827 in Bourbon County, KY. ................ +Cassandra West b: May 02, 1790 in Millersburg, Bourbon County, KY. d: September 05, 1833 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.4/449 - Release Date: 9/15/2006