Stephen Albert MILLS posted a query 10 9 199 about this same family to the MILLS surname on rootsweb.com or ancestry.com message boards. Are both you and he researching for them? Pat cw

On the Hudson Valley Links to the Past, by Richard A Daley has her parents as Hope MILLS and Martha, (No last name). This is on rootsweb.com cw

Thanks for your reply.......I come from the ALONZO DERICK MILLS who migrated to Wisconsin and married Emily Jane Townsend in Monfort, Wisc. in 1843. ----- Original Message ----- From: montysm@comcast.net<mailto:montysm@comcast.net> To: MILLS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:MILLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [MILLS] Mills...starting with Thomas Don, my Mills family has alot of those names, but all of them were from the Bangor, ME or Portsmouth, NH area. I have just this year begun to find all of my kin and it has been both challenging and rewarding. I see many names that could be..but I dont think are. Now having said all of that the Thomas in my Mills' extended family is Thomas Warren Mills born in IL, 1875 and died in Okla. 1958. These would be cousins so I know no more. Good luck with your search. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Don Dye" <texdye@msn.com<mailto:texdye@msn.com>> > Good Morning...I sent this and never received a reply. Is this group of Mills > familiar to anyone? I need the missing dates to properly document....Many > thanks....Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Don Dye > To: Mills List > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:44 PM > Subject: My Mills > > > Good afternoon all, > > In going through some old Mills files, I have found a piece put together by > Allen Mills which is entitled "The History of the Mills Family, taken from the > Mills History written by Fritz Haskell of Winchester, Illinois" and others. > > This starts with Generation Number One: > > 1. THOMAS MILLS, born in England, died in Boston, Mass. He married UNKNOWN in > England. They are both buried in Mass. > > Child of THOMAS MILLS and UNKNOWN: WILLIAM MILLS, born abt. 1730, Mass. > > Generation Number Two: > > 2. WILLIAM MILLS, born abt. 1730, Died in Mass. Married UNKNOWN in Mass. > > Child of WILLIAM MILLS and UNKNOWN: JAMES MILLS, SR., born between > 1770-1789, Boston, Mass., Died 7 Sept. 1832, Exiter, Scott County, Illinois. > > Generation Number Three > > 3 . JAMES MILLS, SR., Born between 1770-1780 in Boston, Mass. Died 7 Sept 1832, > Exiter, Scott County, Illinois. > > 1st wife unknown (divorced) > 2nd wife: Mary E. Derick, (Daughter of Ephraim Derick and Elizabeth Gustin) She > was born 23 May 1787, in Clairemont, NH or Bethel, VT, and died in Jo DavIess > Co. Illinois. > > Children of JAMES, SR and 1st UNKNOWN are: > 1. James Mills, Jr., born 4 Mar 1798, Mass. > 2. Alford (Alfred) Mills, born 11 June 1802, Mass. > > Children of James Sr. and Mary Derick: > 3. Adaline L. Mills, born 18 Nov 1810, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. > 4. ALONZO DERICK MILLS, born 8 Dec 1812, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. > 5. Paulina E. Mills, born 6 June 1817, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. > 6. Ann Eliza Mills, born 18 Mar 1829, Morgan Co., Illinois. > 7. Lafayette Mills, born 8 Jan 1828, Morgan Co., Illinois. > > > It finally gets to my Alonzo Derick Mills. OK, now the $64 dollar question. > Does this line belong to anyone and which DNA is it? > > Many thanks........... > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> > ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>

I know you're looking for Martha Mills, not her husband, but if you're not familiar with the following, you might like to be. An excellent series of articles on the Denton family is in the NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, vols. 117 (1986), 120 (1989), 121 (1990), and 122 (1991). There are 11 installments, but I would think the earlier issues are the ones you would want. I did an article on Samuel 3 Mills (Samuel 2, George 1) who moved from Jamaica NY to Greenwich CT. He married, about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica. This cited the RECORD article, particularly 120 (1989):161, so that might be where you would find your Martha. Having done a lot of work on that Jamaica Mills family (though mostly on George's son Jonathan), I would guess that Martha was another child of Samuel 2 and his wife Susannah (Palmer) Mills. But she could be a granddaughter. Although George's son Jonathan had a wife named Martha, I never found that they had a daughter named Martha.Though it is possible. And George's son Zachariah left a will in 1696 naming daughters Abigail and Sarah, but no Martha. So I'm thinking Martha is probably a daughter or granddaughter of Samuel 2. However, Lewis Cook's list of possible children of Samuel (he supposedly had 16 children by one wife) does not include a Martha. But Cook only suggested names for 13. You might like to see Cook's work. It's on Family History Library microfilm 1,697,455. By the way, I doubt you will find anything reliable on Martha by searching the Internet. Helen Ullmann

According to the Lewis Genealogy there is no record of the marriage of Martha Mills and John Lewis. Frank Doherty's "The Settlers of Beekman Patent" Lewis chapter. says John Lewis " married Martha ( Mills) Denton about 1720, probably in Jamaica, LI. He was deeded one half the house belonging to Samuel and Martha Denton in Jamaica in 1716 and after Samuel Denton's death in 1718 John Lewis maried the widow, although records of the marriage have not been found. John Lewis was noted as a tailor in sone of the documentos of the period." I am trying to find any more information. Margot Gifford

Supposedly Martha Mills married first Samuel Denton who died in 1719. No children. Then she married John Lewis with whom she had 9 children all born in Reading Mass. ChekWriter@aol.com wrote: >Are you sure you are inquiring about the correct Martha MILLS. > >You are saying that Martha and John Lewis had a child in 1722/23. > >If she married Samuel Denton in 1702, and was at least 16, she would have >been 38 years old to start having children? Do you have the number of children >that she may have had with John Lewis? > >Could it be that you are in looking for the child of Samuel and Martha, who >might have been named Martha? > >Just curious. > >Pat >cw > >Have you tried looking for marriages of LEWIS and DENTON. That might narrow >down the number of Martha's you are in search. If she listed her married name >rather than her maiden name. Just curious. > > > > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > >

Good Morning...I sent this and never received a reply. Is this group of Mills familiar to anyone? I need the missing dates to properly document....Many thanks....Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Dye<mailto:texdye@msn.com> To: Mills List<mailto:MILLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:44 PM Subject: My Mills Good afternoon all, In going through some old Mills files, I have found a piece put together by Allen Mills which is entitled "The History of the Mills Family, taken from the Mills History written by Fritz Haskell of Winchester, Illinois" and others. This starts with Generation Number One: 1. THOMAS MILLS, born in England, died in Boston, Mass. He married UNKNOWN in England. They are both buried in Mass. Child of THOMAS MILLS and UNKNOWN: WILLIAM MILLS, born abt. 1730, Mass. Generation Number Two: 2. WILLIAM MILLS, born abt. 1730, Died in Mass. Married UNKNOWN in Mass. Child of WILLIAM MILLS and UNKNOWN: JAMES MILLS, SR., born between 1770-1789, Boston, Mass., Died 7 Sept. 1832, Exiter, Scott County, Illinois. Generation Number Three 3 . JAMES MILLS, SR., Born between 1770-1780 in Boston, Mass. Died 7 Sept 1832, Exiter, Scott County, Illinois. 1st wife unknown (divorced) 2nd wife: Mary E. Derick, (Daughter of Ephraim Derick and Elizabeth Gustin) She was born 23 May 1787, in Clairemont, NH or Bethel, VT, and died in Jo DavIess Co. Illinois. Children of JAMES, SR and 1st UNKNOWN are: 1. James Mills, Jr., born 4 Mar 1798, Mass. 2. Alford (Alfred) Mills, born 11 June 1802, Mass. Children of James Sr. and Mary Derick: 3. Adaline L. Mills, born 18 Nov 1810, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. 4. ALONZO DERICK MILLS, born 8 Dec 1812, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. 5. Paulina E. Mills, born 6 June 1817, Batavia, Genesee Co. NY. 6. Ann Eliza Mills, born 18 Mar 1829, Morgan Co., Illinois. 7. Lafayette Mills, born 8 Jan 1828, Morgan Co., Illinois. It finally gets to my Alonzo Derick Mills. OK, now the $64 dollar question. Does this line belong to anyone and which DNA is it? Many thanks........... Don

Hi Jan and Other John MILLS researchers of Mayflower and Braintree, MA It would appear that Kirk Larsen and others have included this family in their submissions to the LDS for their ancestral file. Along with this one file, I downloaded around Jan 13, 2002, it has included George MILLS and Rebecca MILLS, of Lavenham to Jamaica, LI NY. Has anyone out there in MILLS land had any correspondence with Kirk Larsen to see how he came to his conclusions? Thank you Pat cw Jan, you did not include the first John MILLS and Susannah as your John MILLS father.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Whatman Player Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/jE1.2ACEB/18.148.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I thought everyone knows where Benenden is :-)) Sorry. In case you don't know, it's in Kent, England. I'll explain how this is a 'Mills' family later. The family, with the names they were christened with:- Joseph Whatman bcSep 1784 +Ann Buckland bcMay 1792 m14 Oct 1814 Charles Whatman bcFeb 1815 John Mills Whatman bcDec 1817 Alfred Mills Whatman bcMay 1820 Frank Mills Whatman bcJul 1822 Ann Mills Whatman bcDec 1824 George Mills Whatman bcApr 1826 Rebecca Mills Whatman bcNov 1829 William Mills Whatman bcMar 1832 Joseph Mills Whatman bcApr 1834 Thomas Mills Whatman bcNov 1835 All events at Benenden, Kent, England Birth dates are the Christening month & year. In Nov1784, soon after Joseph's birth, his mother Elizabeth 1757 married John Mills 1761 - presumably the father of Joseph. They therefore became 'Mills'. In 1841 the entire family were all named 'Mills', and, exc Charles, Ann, Joseph were at the Red House, Benenden, Kent. In 1851 none of them have been found in England, and Canada seems a good place for them to have gone. -- Dave.

Dave, I have a great grandfather, Joseph MILLS, born abt 1851 in Phila, PA to Joseph MILLS, born Eng & Hannah <unkn>, born PA. Since I don't have a birth cert on Joseph I haven't found his mother's maiden name. My great became a telegraph operator. He married Josephine MORAN VAN VALKENBURG in 1878 in Jersey City, NJ & had 2 daughters, the first born, Hannah, aka Dottie/Dorothy (go figure) in Jersey City in 1881, then back to PA for the birth of Blanche L, born May 1888. In 1880 they are in Jersey City & 1900 Census back in NJ. Jeanine NJ ftm.family48@ntlworld.com wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Whatman Player Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/jE1.2ACEB/18.148.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I thought everyone knows where Benenden is :-)) Sorry. In case you don't know, it's in Kent, England. I'll explain how this is a 'Mills' family later. The family, with the names they were christened with:- Joseph Whatman bcSep 1784 +Ann Buckland bcMay 1792 m14 Oct 1814 Charles Whatman bcFeb 1815 John Mills Whatman bcDec 1817 Alfred Mills Whatman bcMay 1820 Frank Mills Whatman bcJul 1822 Ann Mills Whatman bcDec 1824 George Mills Whatman bcApr 1826 Rebecca Mills Whatman bcNov 1829 William Mills Whatman bcMar 1832 Joseph Mills Whatman bcApr 1834 Thomas Mills Whatman bcNov 1835 All events at Benenden, Kent, England Birth dates are the Christening month & year. In Nov1784, soon after Joseph's birth, his mother Elizabeth 1757 married John Mills 1761 - presumably the father of Joseph. They therefore became 'Mills'. In 1841 the entire family were all named 'Mills', and, exc Charles, Ann, Joseph were at the Red House, Benenden, Kent. In 1851 none of them have been found in England, and Canada seems a good place for them to have gone. -- Dave. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.

Are you sure you are inquiring about the correct Martha MILLS. You are saying that Martha and John Lewis had a child in 1722/23. If she married Samuel Denton in 1702, and was at least 16, she would have been 38 years old to start having children? Do you have the number of children that she may have had with John Lewis? Could it be that you are in looking for the child of Samuel and Martha, who might have been named Martha? Just curious. Pat cw Have you tried looking for marriages of LEWIS and DENTON. That might narrow down the number of Martha's you are in search. If she listed her married name rather than her maiden name. Just curious.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MILLS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/jE1.2ACEB/18.148.1.1 Message Board Post: Did they remain in Canada, or is this in England? Did this couple emigrate to Canada or the USA? Pat cw Have you done a DNA test to see which MILLS line you are descended? As a brick wall possibility. See www.familytreedna.com under MILLS search: MILLS, click MILLS click: LINK go to bottom of page click: DNA results page See various DNA tests already done, are any of these anywhere near where your family MILLS were.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/jE1.2ACEB/18.149 Message Board Post: I have a Joseph MILLS, B: 1794 to John and Elizabeth Pierson MILLS, of New Jersey. Had brothers John, Pierson, George B, Charles. Had sister Eva. His brother John J, lived in Vernon Twp, NJ. Is that anywhere near where your Joseph was supposed to have been born? Close to your birthdate for your Joseph in New Jersey 1793. pat cw

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills Whatman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/jE1.2ACEB/18.148.1 Message Board Post: Joseph Mills must have emigrated betw 1841-1851 as they are in the 1841 census at The Red House, Benenden. Joseph bc1784 was the illeg. son of Elizabeth Whatman, presumably by John Mills. Elizabeth was born Player, and her husband William Whatman had died abt 1782 +/-2. Elizabeth married John Mills later in 1784.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mills, Grant, Nichols, Siiith, Warner, Riegel, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jE1.2ACEB/3606 Message Board Post: Obit: The Leader, Corning, NY; Wednesday, 07 Jun 2006 LOCKPORT, NY - Harold F. Mills, 74, passed away Jun 5 2006 at his home. He was born Nov 09, 1931 in Buffalo, NY of Canadian parents. He was brought up in Fort Erie, Ontario. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He retired from Philips Lightning in Bath, NY, he was a member of the First Baptist Church, Lockport, NY, he was on the Church Visitation Team, he volunteered at Raymond Community Food Bank. He is survived by his wife, Elonda Grant Mills, his son, Fred Mills of Grand Island, NY, daughter, Pamela (George) Nichols of Savona, NY, Karen (Dennis) Smith of Campbell; step-son Jeffery (Faith) Mills of Hornell, NY, Jim Warner, of Glen Ridge, NJ, Nell (Penny) of Chino Valley, AR, Joel Grant of Spokane, WA; step-daughters, Nancy (James) Riegel of Mountenview, VA, and his sister, Joyce (Elgin) of Wellandport,ON; 20 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; Calling hours are being observed Friday Jun 9, 2006 from 1-3 pm and 6-8pm at the Bond-Davis Funeral Home of Bath where his funeral service will take place on Saturday at 11am with the Rev. Ray Kash officiating. His burial will be held in Greenville Cem, Howard, NY There will be a Memorial Serviced held on Tuesday Jun 14, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Lockport, NY with the Rev. Ray Kush officiating.

That is very interesting, Jan, that all men of that wide age span in VT had to volunteer for service in the War of 1812. I do not see any names that are offspring of Henry or Alexander that I am aware of. The main names seemed to be Henry, Charles and George. Thanks so much for offering to do a lookup on the names you found. There are many family members named Samuel in later generations. Sure wish I had more to go on. In a message dated 8/23/2006 10:42:59 A.M. Central Standard Time, jnrose@webtv.net writes: all men living in Vermont ages 16 to 60 volunteered for service with the invasion of Plattsburg, NY, in campaign of 1814. Could any of Alexander's children have been named after their paternal grandparents? Listed in VT Roster of War of 1812-14: Amos, Clark M. of Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT, Collins, Daniel, David, Elias, Ephraim, Ezekiel, Joseph of Waitsfield, Washington Co., VT, Reuben + Louisa [pension no. 31877], or Samuel + Rebecca [pension no. 8171].

I have been searching through the Mills List archives for a Martha Mills who married first Samuel Denton about 1702 and 2nd John Lewis probably in Jamaica, LI. He was born 1694 and their first child was born 1722/3. Need her parents. Thanks for any help. Margot Gifford

Hi Pat, John, Frances and other researchers, My maternal line is: 1st generation [earliest] John MILLS [my 11 great grandfather]. 2nd generation Mary MILLS + ca 1616 James HAWKINS of Massachusetts. 3rd generation Ruth HAKWINS + ca 1658 John MARSHALL of Massachusetts. 4th generation Mary MARSHALL + John FAIRFIELD of Boston, MA. 5th generation Ruth FAIRFIELD + 1702 Samuel EATON. of Boston, Massachusetts. 6th generation Rebecca EATON + 1724 Nathaniel GOODWIN of Boston, MA, and Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 7th generation Rebecca GOODWIN + 1761 Thomas GOUGE, Sr. of Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. 8th generation Jacob GOUGE + 1796 Mrs. Mary MERRITT PEET of Connecticut and Trenton, Oneida Co., NY. 9th generation Charles GOUGE + 1821 Sarah BARROWS of Barneveld, Trenton, Oneida Co., NY. 10th generation Charles M. GOUGE + 1850 Sarah WILCOX of Trenton, Oneida Co. NY. 11th generation Mary E. GOUGE + Edwin HUGHES of Utica, Oneida Co. New York 12th generation Edwin M. HUGHES born in New York + Esther CROSIER born in Southern Vermont 13th generation my mother HUGHES born in New York and living in Vermont 14th generation Jan Jordan born in Northern Vermont I have more information. Hoping you are a newly found cousin, Jan in VT From: <ChekWriter@aol.com> Pat Would be interested also in your family line down from John of Braintree, MA.  

Hi Frances, Perhaps Alexander MILLS' father served in the WAR of 1812-14 from Vermont as all men living in Vermont ages 16 to 60 volunteered for service with the invasion of Plattsburg, NY, in campaign of 1814. Could any of Alexander's children have been named after their paternal grandparents? Listed in VT Roster of War of 1812-14: Amos, Clark M. of Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT, Collins, Daniel, David, Elias, Ephraim, Ezekiel, Joseph of Waitsfield, Washington Co., VT, Reuben + Louisa [pension no. 31877], or Samuel + Rebecca [pension no. 8171]. Please let me know if you would like to me transcribe 1 or 2 of these soldier's short military data. My grandmother's maiden name was CROSIER and was born in Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. I do not have any MILLS family that I know of in Vermont. Hope this helps, Jan Jordan in VT From: <LuvKUHawks@aol.com> I do not know the parents' name. They lived in VT at least part of their early lives, had at least one child, Alexander, in VT in about 1831, moved to Durham County, Canada, by 1833 or 1835, when their son Henry was born. Frances

Hi, Jan - Would there be any possibility that your Mills would be connected to this line of Mills. I do not know the parents' name. They lived in VT at least part of their early lives, had at least one child, Alexander, in VT in about 1831, moved to Durham County, Canada, by 1833 or 1835, when their son Henry was born. Henry returned to the US, as did Alexander, and each married someone from Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, NY. Henry married Esther Aldous; Alexander married Olive Clarinda Parsons. Both marriages occurred before 1860. In 1860, the two couples were in DuPage County, IL. In the mid-1860s, Henry was in Iowa. In 1870, Henry was in Douglas County, KS, and Alexander was in Neosho County, KS. Henry moved to Neosho County in late 1870 and lived there the rest of his life, until 1906, I think it was. In Henry's obituary, it states his parents were "Vermonters." No names, of course. Does any of this seem a possible connection to your line? Thank you so much for any thoughts. Frances In a message dated 8/22/2006 10:56:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, jnrose@webtv.net writes: Hi Pat, My maternal MILLS family came from Massachusetts [MA], to Connecticut [CT], to Central New York [NY], and to Vermont [VT]. Sorry, I do not know of a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [PA] connection. Happy searching, Jan Jordan in Vermont