Pat and Interested Others. Would the John MILLS being spoken of be John Reading MILLS, John READINGs grandson. Here is what I have on one William MILLS and Mary READING. I don't know if this is the same family or not that you are talking about. 1. William (Rev.) MILLS, s/o Isaac MILLS and Hannah MILLS, born 2 Mar 1738/1739 Smithtown, Long Island, New York; died 18 March 1774. 2. Rev. William MILLS's line of descent: William MILLS (Mary READING) b 1738-1739, Isaac (Hannah MILLER), Timothy MILLS (Elizabeth ???), Jonathan MILLS (Martha WOOD) b ca 1637; George MILLS b ca 1605 (Rebecca ???) 3. He married Mary READING, dau/o a John READING. 4. They had children: a. Mary Mills b. John Reading Mills c. Hannah Mills d. Isaac Mills e. William Mills (Jr.) f. Thaddeus Mills 5. John Reading Mills is said in some histories to have been a surveyor associated with Benjamin Stites and Symmes at the time of the settlement in the Miami Valley of Ohio. I believe I read somewhere that his grandfather was John READING, also a surveyor...but I can't recall where. 6. Brother, Isaac Mills, is said to have been a squatter in the Miami Valley in those early days, and established the town of Elizabethtown, Hamilton Co., OH which is stated that he named for his wife, Elizabeth Dunn, in history books. 7. A number of the above named children and their spouses settled in Hamilton County, Ohio. I had researched this family at first thinking they were my ancestral grandparents and family connections, since my William Mills (which I learned later) was a contemporary of Rev. William Mills. Many of the same children's names also ran in the known family of my William Mills (wife, Amy). Information about Rev. William Mills comes basically from my own research which I sent to Helen a number of years ago. She was able to help me with the connecting ancestors and the relationship between the two William Mills based upon her research. I was unable to make the connection as the ancestry of my William Mills was vague. My William MILLS' (Amy) ancestry: William MILLS (Amy???) b 1723, Samuel MILLS (Mary ???) (b ca 1693; Samuel Mills (??? ???) b ca 1673; Jonathan Mills (Martha Wood) b ca 1637; George Mills b ca 1606 (Rebecca ???) >From Helen's research, she was able to figure out that this made Rev. William Mills and my William Mills 2nd cousins, in a message to me a number of years ago. Helen, please step in here, if there is a discrepancy in what was originally thought. -----Original Message----- From: mills-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mills-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of ChekWriter@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:18 AM To: mills@rootsweb.com; NJSUSSEX-L-request@rootsweb.com Subject: [MILLS] John MILLS - Surveyor - Gloucester Co. NJ This John MILLS is mentioned in the family history of John READING. His son was Governor of New Jersey early on. John READING in 1703 sent John MILLS and other men to survey 150,000 acres of land between the Raritan and another river. Does anyone have details about this MILLS family? William MILLS married Mary READING, dau of John READING. Would like to know more about this John MILLS family, and how it relates to mine, if at all. Thank you so much. Pat cw ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MILLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.1/440 - Release Date: 9/6/2006

OOPS...the John Mills being spoken of does not appear to be John Reading Mills who wasn't born until 1765...perhaps an uncle. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: mills-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mills-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Audrey Hancock Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:19 AM To: mills@rootsweb.com Cc: James R. MILLS Subject: Re: [MILLS] John MILLS - Surveyor - Gloucester Co. NJ Pat and Interested Others. Would the John MILLS being spoken of be John Reading MILLS, John READINGs grandson. Here is what I have on one William MILLS and Mary READING. I don't know if this is the same family or not that you are talking about. 1. William (Rev.) MILLS, s/o Isaac MILLS and Hannah MILLS, born 2 Mar 1738/1739 Smithtown, Long Island, New York; died 18 March 1774. 2. Rev. William MILLS's line of descent: William MILLS (Mary READING) b 1738-1739, Isaac (Hannah MILLER), Timothy MILLS (Elizabeth ???), Jonathan MILLS (Martha WOOD) b ca 1637; George MILLS b ca 1605 (Rebecca ???) 3. He married Mary READING, dau/o a John READING. 4. They had children: a. Mary Mills b. John Reading Mills c. Hannah Mills d. Isaac Mills e. William Mills (Jr.) f. Thaddeus Mills 5. John Reading Mills is said in some histories to have been a surveyor associated with Benjamin Stites and Symmes at the time of the settlement in the Miami Valley of Ohio. I believe I read somewhere that his grandfather was John READING, also a surveyor...but I can't recall where. 6. Brother, Isaac Mills, is said to have been a squatter in the Miami Valley in those early days, and established the town of Elizabethtown, Hamilton Co., OH which is stated that he named for his wife, Elizabeth Dunn, in history books. 7. A number of the above named children and their spouses settled in Hamilton County, Ohio. I had researched this family at first thinking they were my ancestral grandparents and family connections, since my William Mills (which I learned later) was a contemporary of Rev. William Mills. Many of the same children's names also ran in the known family of my William Mills (wife, Amy). Information about Rev. William Mills comes basically from my own research which I sent to Helen a number of years ago. She was able to help me with the connecting ancestors and the relationship between the two William Mills based upon her research. I was unable to make the connection as the ancestry of my William Mills was vague. My William MILLS' (Amy) ancestry: William MILLS (Amy???) b 1723, Samuel MILLS (Mary ???) (b ca 1693; Samuel Mills (??? ???) b ca 1673; Jonathan Mills (Martha Wood) b ca 1637; George Mills b ca 1606 (Rebecca ???) >From Helen's research, she was able to figure out that this made Rev. William Mills and my William Mills 2nd cousins, in a message to me a number of years ago. Helen, please step in here, if there is a discrepancy in what was originally thought. -----Original Message----- From: mills-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mills-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of ChekWriter@aol.com Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 12:18 AM To: mills@rootsweb.com; NJSUSSEX-L-request@rootsweb.com Subject: [MILLS] John MILLS - Surveyor - Gloucester Co. NJ This John MILLS is mentioned in the family history of John READING. His son was Governor of New Jersey early on. John READING in 1703 sent John MILLS and other men to survey 150,000 acres of land between the Raritan and another river. Does anyone have details about this MILLS family? William MILLS married Mary READING, dau of John READING. Would like to know more about this John MILLS family, and how it relates to mine, if at all. Thank you so much. Pat cw ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MILLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.1/440 - Release Date: 9/6/2006 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MILLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.1/440 - Release Date: 9/6/2006