lehigh co. miller family (lynn twp). the ancestor of the miller family originating in the n.w. part of lehigh co, was christian miller, sr., who was born in switzerland, emigrated to pa. settling first in longswamp twp. berks co. he then located in lynn twp., but was driven back by the indians, to berks co. later he returned to lynn twp. he was married in longswamp and had two sons, andrew and christian. miller, christian, the younger son of christiam miller, sr. was born and died on the old miller homestead, jan. 6, 1741 and died 1778. he married maria butz. children; john, christian, daniel and peter. Best Wishes, Geri -----Original Message----- From: Jim Heather Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:09 PM To: geri brennan Subject: Re: Emailing: Descendants of Jacob Miller Dear Geri - I think the Jacob Muller, b. Feb. 1757, to Christian and Barbara looks promising. Where in Berks County did Daniel Shoemacher reside and do you know what community or church the records refer to? I know that sometimes clergy traveled wide and far to service communities in a circuit-like fashion. Perhaps some of the other children listed in the will can be found in Daniel Shoemacher's records. Are the records accessible? I would very much like to search them for further information. The Jacob Miller born to Jacob and Elisabeth 06 Oct. 1758 also looks like a possibility. Is the Christian Muller above also known as Christian Miller of the Forks of the Delaware or is that a different guy? I very much appreciate the time and effort you have put forth bringing this information to my attention. Kindest Regards, Jim Heather PS - I tend to favor a birthdate of 1757 or 1758 for Jacob because his age at death is very specific and detailed - 79 years, 2 months and 19 days Do you agreee with this reasoning? ----- Original Message ----- From: geri brennan To: jheath01@telus.net ; panortha@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 7:34 AM Subject: Re: Emailing: Descendants of Jacob Miller jim as far as spelling, on an easter sunday, my "family" went to ch., same ch. same minister. they were godfried vaelker, his wf. maria valker, his dau, barbara velker, another dau. magd. valker, his son, george volker. i showed this to the guy sitting next to me, and he said, looks like the minister was covering all bases. so do i think spelling counts, no i don't. berks co.-births miller, no jacob miller, john jacob, 11 march 1774, john and wife mueller, jacob, none mueller, john jacob, 24 sept 1728, john jacob and wf mueller, john jacob, bp 31 march 1766 nicholas and wf muller, jacob, 1721 john muller and salome fuchs muller, jacob ca feb. 1757, christian and barbara-records of daniel shoemacher muller, jacob, 19 july 1761, jacob and elisabeth muller, jacob 28 oct 1777 josua henrich and catharina muller, jacob (t) 6 oct 1758 jacob and elisabeth muller, johan jacob ca may 1764 johan jacob and anna mararetha muller, johann jacob 7 march 1766 peter and eva barbara lehigh co. muller, jacob 25 feb 1788 john george and _ muller, johann jacob ca may 1764 johannes and anna mgt muller, johann jacob 7 march 1766 peter and eva mueller, jacob 9 jan 1793 christian and eva cath. miller, jacob 21 oct 1798 conrath and mgt miller, jacob 17 july 1790 sebastian and cath miller, jacob 17 july 1790 george p., and eva miller, jacob 6 june 1779 jacob and elisabeth miller, joh. jacob 3 april 1776 sebastian and cath miller, johann jacob 25 nov 1783 jacob and sarah miller, john j 26 feb 1785 conrad and mgt miller, john jacob 11 may 1791 valentine and eliz miller, john jacob ca 1800 frederick and susanna Best Wishes, Geri