Karen Hayes wrote: Can anyone help with clues to the parents and family of NANCY MILLER b. ca 1800 and married JAMES KNOX (1791-1862) son of Robert and Mary Ewart Knox? They had the following children: Mary "Polly" ...SAMUEL WILLIS... etc. CIRCUMSTANCIAL EVIDENCE: Samuel Miller of Mecklenburg Co., NC had by his first wife two daughters, POLLY and AGNESS MILLER. NOTE: "Nancy" is the Scottish nickname for Agnes. Also, note the traditional naming pattern with the early famlies: the first son was named in honor of the paternal grandfather, and in many families after the Rev. War. the maternal grandfather. James and Nancy (Miller) Knox named their first son Samuel. Samuel Miller, the father of Polly and Agness Miller, left his will in Mecklenburg Co., NC 11 July 1811, and was probated Aug 1811, which means the Nancy Miller of your query was about 11-12 yrs of age. Samuel Miller's 2nd wife was Rebecca (Cook?) Other children named in his will are: 1. Hugh Lawson Cook, 2. Elizabeth Amanda, 3. SAMEUL Graham, and 4. WILLIS. See Mecklenburg Co., NC Will Book E, p. 18. Lee Ramsey > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >