Joseph Miller married Mrs. Isabella (McKamy) Kennedy on 16 Jul 1846, not in 1837. Her first marriage was to William Kennedy on 21 May 1828 in Augusta.

Hi Rooters, I have been searching for over a year for the parents of my ancestor, William Stuart of Pulaski, Giles and Bland Counties in Virginia. I don't believe he moved from place to place, I think the counties kept changing their borders. He owned and operated a large grist mill in Mechanicsburg, Virginia. It is said that he was a cousin to General J. E. B. Stuart. I have now found a few more clues that I am hoping will help some of you recognize William as one of your relatives. I have found a second marriage where he stated his birthplace was Shenandoah, Virginia and his parents were S. Stuart and A. Stuart, both born VA. Can anyone tell me who S. and A. Stuart of Shenandoah were? William Stuart/Stewart/Steward was born 9/4/1818 in Shenandoah, VA. He married 1st on 1/5/1843 in Pulaski, VA. Margaret Ross Moyers/Meyers b. 8/3/1823. Their children were Frances Mary, Margaret Ana, Elizabeth Leslie, Samuel Morrison Burnside, John Alexander, Catherine Hermin, William Buchanan, Russell Dilman, Virginia Houston, Luther Leonidas, Peachie Harrison and James Isaac Stuart. Margaret died 8/13/1873 and William married 2nd in 1879 in Pulaski, VA., Amanda C. Hurst b. 12/1/1847. They had one son Bramblette, b. 1880. It has been said that William Stuart died 10/17/1881, but I have found no evidence of his death. Bland County has NO records for the year 1881. I have searched Bland, Pulaski and Giles records and found NO death. Amanda C. Stuart was listed as a widow and remarried in 1895. I would appreciate any information that you can share about William and his family. Thank you! Anne H. Bays (Richmond, Virginia)

Hello, I'd like to know if anyone has knowledge of the parents of Joseph Miller (1791-1873) below. I've searched wills and deeds in Rockbridge and Augusta Counties as well as land tax records on microfilm and have found no compelling leads. His farm was in Rockbridge on the border with Augusta near Raphine and he probably lived in Augusta before buying it in 1823. I'd also be interested in discussing the Grows, Seldomridges, Hawpes and Teafords. Does anyone know if Jacob Teaford/Tieport came from Pennsylvania to Augusta? Thanks, Brett A. Martin Ancestors of Eliza C. Miller-Grow Generation No. 1 1. Eliza C. Miller, born 1819 in Rockbridge, VA; died Bef. 1900 in Beckham, Appomattox, VA. She was the daughter of 2. Joseph Miller and 3. Sarah Hawpe. She married Joseph Grow August 11, 1834 in Nelson, VA. He was born 1815 in Augusta, VA, and died September 12, 1857 in Richmond, Henrico, VA. He was the son of John Groh and Elizabeth Seldomridge. Generation No. 2 2. Joseph Miller, born 1791 in VA; died Bef. February 3, 1873 in Rockbridge, VA. He married 3. Sarah Hawpe November 13, 1813 in Augusta, VA; second marriage to Mrs. Isabella (McKamy) Kennedy in 1837 in Rockbridge, VA (no issue). 3. Sarah Hawpe, born Bef. 1794 in Augusta, VA; died Bef. 1837 in Rockbridge, VA. She was the daughter of 6. Henry Hawpe and 7. Elizabeth Teaford. Children of Joseph Miller and Sarah Hawpe are: i. Nancy Jane Miller, born 1817 in Raphine, Rockbridge, VA; married William K. Clemmer June 28, 1842 in Rockbridge, VA; born 1820. ii. Eliza Catherine Miller (#1 above) iii. Henry Miller, born 1821 in Rockbridge, VA; married Elizabeth Bosserman January 5, 1848 in Augusta, VA; born 1826 in Augusta, VA. iv. Joseph A. Miller, born 1823 in Rockbridge, VA; married (1) Frances G. Dull September 22, 1856 in Augusta, VA; born 1835 in Augusta, VA; married (2) Elanor Bef. 1873 in VA. v. John Miller, born 1824; married Margaret; born 1824. vi. Sarah Miller, born 1824; married John Lucas September 15, 1846 in Rockbridge, VA; born 1818. vii. Rachel Miller, born 1828 in Rockbridge, VA; married John Cunningham August 2, 1872 in Rockbridge, VA; born 1827 in Botetourt, VA. viii. Annanias J. Miller, born September 1829 in Rockbridge, VA; married Margaret Jane Bosserman January 22, 1866 in Augusta, VA; born 1833 in Augusta, VA. Generation No. 3 6. Henry Hawpe, born Bef. 1770; died Bef. October 27, 1837 in Augusta, VA. He was the son of 12. Rudolph Hawpe and 13. Eva LeFever. He married 7. Elizabeth Teaford March 8, 1790 in Augusta, VA. 7. Elizabeth Teaford; died Aft. 1830. She was the daughter of 14. Jacob Tieport, Sr. and 15. Christiannah. Children of Henry Hawpe and Elizabeth Teaford are: i. Henry Hawpe, married Elizabeth Doak February 7, 1828 in Augusta, VA. ii. Sarah Hawpe (#3 above) iii. John Hawpe, born 1796 in Augusta, VA; married Catherine Crowbarger March 17, 1831 in Augusta, VA; born 1806. iv. William Hawpe, born 1810; married Maria Jane Schultz February 15, 1841 in Augusta, VA; born 1825. Generation No. 4 12. Rudolph Hawpe, died Aft. August 13, 1802 in Augusta, VA. He married 13. Eva LeFever August 16, 1764 in West Lampeter, Lancaster, PA. 13. Eva LeFever. Children of Rudolph Hawpe and Eva LeFever are: i. John Hawpe; married Polly Neizer April 23, 1791 in Augusta, VA. ii. Mary Hawpe; married Sights iii. Henry Hawpe (#6 above) iv. Betsy Hawpe; married Christian Mummer April 21, 1790 in Augusta, VA. v. Adam Hawpe, died 1802 in Augusta, VA; married Catherine Coiner November 18, 1794 in Augusta, VA. vi. Susanna Hawpe; married George Coiner June 3, 1794 in Augusta, VA. vii. Emanuel Hawpe. 14. Jacob Tieport, Sr., died 1800 in Augusta, VA. He married 15. Christiannah. 15. Christiannah, died 1806 in Augusta, VA. Children of Jacob Tieport and Christiannah are: i. Margaret Teaford; married Paul Cook. ii. George Teaford; married Mary Spotts April 27, 1801 in Augusta, VA. iii. Jacob Teaford, Jr; married Barbara Garbart February 22, 1791 in Augusta, VA. iv. Elizabeth Teaford (#7 above) v. John Teaford; married Catherine Runkle November 12, 1793 in Augusta, VA. vi. Henry Teaford.

Does anyone have any information on the following Charles Woods: Charles Woods married Beddy [sic] Lynch on 11 Mar 1812 in Orange County, North Carolina A Charles Woods shows up on both the 1810 (p176) and the 1820 (p302) Orange County NC Censuses. The only other reference to a Charles Woods in this area comes from the following excerpt, but many years earlier: CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT. WILL BOOK NO. 3. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Page 236.--21st May, 1761. Samuel McDowell and Richard Woods' bond (with David Stewart), as guardian (appointed) to Samuel, Arthur, Esther, Elizabeth, and Charles Woods, orphans of Charles Woods. Who was this Charles Woods and what was his relationship with Richard Woods and Samuel McDowell? Further, is his son, the orphan Charles, related somehow to the Charles that married Biddy and shows up on the early 1810 and 1820 Orange County censuses? Thanks for any information. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

>Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 09:25:11 -0700 >From: Linda <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> >Organization: USGenWeb Archives, VAGenWeb >Subject: [VAGEN-L] New File Uploads for VA >Recent uploads to the VA directory of the USGenWeb Archives: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier/wills/s1000001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/hanover/military/warof1812/pensions/ t4000001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lunenburg/vitals/1854.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/s5600001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/b6160001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/e4200001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/e4200002.txt > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob12char.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/mecklenburg/bibles/b0mccarj.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/mecklenburg/bibles/b0mccar2.txt > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/wills/l500001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/wills/w425001.txt > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/brunswick/vitals/marriages/r3300001 .txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob13char.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/tazewell/census/1840cena.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/tazewell/census/1840cenb.txt > >Linda >http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley >

HI All, Sally Carson married Robert Harris on Jan. 27, 1818 in Rockbridge Co. VA. Is this the same Sally Carson who was born in Augusta Co. in 1789 to William and Mary Carson? Would anyone know anything about Sally and Robert? Thanks Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

Recent uploads to the VA directory of the USGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier/wills/s1000001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/hanover/military/warof1812/pensions/t 4000001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/lunenburg/vitals/1854.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/s5600001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/b6160001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/e4200001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/spotsylvania/wills/e4200002.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob12char.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/mecklenburg/bibles/b0mccarj.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/mecklenburg/bibles/b0mccar2.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/wills/l500001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/wills/w425001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/brunswick/vitals/marriages/r3300001. txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/charlotte/misc/ob13char.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/tazewell/census/1840cena.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com//pub/usgenweb/va/tazewell/census/1840cenb.txt Linda http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley

The National Genealogical Society Computer Interest Group over the past two years has published seven articles featuring the USGenWeb project. Of the six authors, four of them include persons active in the VAGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/articles/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carmen J. Finley finleyc@sonoma.edu Finley-McFarling Family History http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascgs/ Finley Family History database Sonoma State University http://libweb.sonoma.edu/special/finley.html Augusta County, VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Is anyone researching or have info on William FRAZIER of Augusta Co.,VA? I would like to know where he was born and anything else. I believe he was one of the Scot-Irish that settled here in the early 1700's. He died in 1764 in Augusta Co.,I have sent off for his inventoryat death. Any help would be appreciated!! Linda

The following VA files have been uploaded to the USGenWeb Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb June 11, 1999 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court20.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court21.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court20.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court19.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court18.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bedford/census/1850cens.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/carroll/cemeteries/leonard.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/ballard.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/amosball.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/flwms.txt June 12, 1999 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court24.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court23.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court22.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/botetourt/wills/willbka.txt June 13, 1999 ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlescity/wills/m5630003.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/misc/shiplaw.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/montgomery/bios/g4160001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/nansemond/wills/willdeed.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/c4100001.txt ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/h6230001.txt

Hi! Would someone check marriages for me for James H. Harris and Elizabeth Miller-Bare/Bear between 1853 and 1855. Thanks Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

Hi folks! Seeking ANY info regarding : William Anderson b. 2 Nov 1740 d. 1784 s/o: George & Elizabeth Anderson wife: Margaret ____ children: George; Mary; & Nancy Would deeply appreciate any tid-bit data on this family unit, especially the children. Thanks! Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net

>Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 02:54:22 -0700 >From: Linda <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> >Organization: USGenWeb Archives, VAGenWeb >Subject: [VAGEN-L] New VA Files Uploaded > >The following VA files have been uploaded to the USGenWeb Archives: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb > >June 11, 1999 > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/2court20.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court21.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court20.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court19.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court18.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bedford/census/1850cens.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/carroll/cemeteries/leonard.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/ballard.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/amosball.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/grayson/cemeteries/flwms.txt > >June 12, 1999 > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court24.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court23.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/augusta/court/3court22.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/botetourt/wills/willbka.txt > >June 13, 1999 > >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/charlescity/wills/m5630003.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/misc/shiplaw.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/montgomery/bios/g4160001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/nansemond/wills/willdeed.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/c4100001.txt >ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shenandoah/wills/h6230001.txt >

Hey Everyone....answered my own question! I found that Elizabeth P. Mateer Harris died in 1853....making the other Elizabeth who died in 1886 Elizabeth Miller-Bare. the Samuel and Martha Mateer where Elizabeth P. Mateer's parents. >From the Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery records Old Section row 2 Mateer, Samuel 1786-1838 Mateer, Martha 1795-1865 Mateer, Mary 1778-1848 Hendron, Sarah 1780-1852 Mateer, Pheby S. 1823-1832 Harris, Elizabeth P. 1819-1853 OK...So where and when did James H. Harris marry Elizabeth Miller-Bare!!!!Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

Perhaps someone can help this person.... My ggggg gf, John Gregg, died in Augusta County, VA, in 1753. His son, Edward Gregg, came back from SC to administer the estate. Edward settled in Fairfield Co., SC, on the banks of the Broad River. Both John and Edward were born in Fife, Scotland. ancestry,com (they change an annual fee for access to their data bases) has at least 6 records of this family in Augusta Co., VA. Have you ever heard about them? John's son, William, settled in eastern VA after his father died. John had 13 children. I have IGI records on both John and Edward. I tried sending you an e-mail on Saturday and Sunday but they were returned with a message that said your server was turned off. Dwight "Dwight A. Collier" <speedyc@gulftel.com>

Hello all, Some of you may recall my unrelenting quest for info. about my James H. Harris and finding descendants. Well, finally I have found a cousin! And in finding her it has brought me a few steps closer to solving one of the biggest mysteries I've posted. To recap: James H. Harris b.abt.1819 in VA. Find him in Rockbridge Co. VA when he married Elizabeth P. Mateer in 1847. Find him again with Elizabeth on the 1850 census record of Rockbridge Co. VA with two of the children: Romulus and Regina. Find him again on the 1860 census of Ritchie Co WV with an Elizabeth and more children: Romulus, Regina, Mary M., James H., Robert C., Sarah J., Leonides, and Josephine L. Bear age 15. 1870--don't know where he was 1880 finds him and an Elizabeth on the Ritchie Co. census with James H., Leonides, and now William M. the youngest of the kids who was born 1861. The rest of the kids have moved on. You all might remember me posting a query about info. I had found on the LDS site in reference to finding James H. Harris and his children, first posted with the mother Elizabeth P. Mateer and second posted with the mother Elizabeth Miller-Bare. Well, the cousin I have found and her grandmother who is still living, descend from the child Sarah J. Harris. >From speaking with them I have been able to find out that Sarah J. Harris removed to Salt Lake with her husband and family. Sarah's husband, Oscar Brinkley, died in Salt Lake and Sarah moved to California. She did this because her brother, Robert C. Harris was living there. My new cousins grandmother remembers Robert C. Harris, she called him Uncle Dick and what she remembers most was him telling her that he and Sarah were half siblings...they had different mothers. This would diffently explain why I find Elizabeth P. Mateer and Elizabeth Miller-Bare both listed as mother. This would explain why Josephine L. Bear is listed as living with James and family in 1860. Robert and Sarah where next two each other in the birth order. Robert being born about 1855 and Sarah being born about 1857. This would mean that Elizabeth p. Mateer died between 1855 and 1857 and James remarried to Elizabeth Miller-Bare before Sarah was born in 1857. I also know that one of the Elizabeth's died in 1886 and then James goes on to remarry Emily Somers in 1886. What I need to find is an exact death record for Elizabeth P. Mateer and one Elizabeth Miller-Bare (Harris?) Now I know that the Elizabeth buried in the Harris cemetery is the wife of James H. Harris and the tombstone reads 1819 to 1886 but the thing of it is...Both Elizabeth's were born about the same time. I also need to find the marriage of James H. Harris to Elizabeth Miller-Bare. I also need to find where James was living in 1870 as he does not show up in the 1870 Ritchie Co. census records. Please let me know what you all think.... Thanks again, Julie _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/

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13 Jun 1999 - Diana Lehman and Bob Stewart...Noted your post.... [VAAUGUST-L] Henry Miller of Mossy Creek... just a short note to tell you how much I enjoyed your information and presentation of the data... it certainly reflects the many many hours of research and thought... well done! My only regret is that I do not seem to have some ancestors in Augusta County who are connected with either the Boones or the Henry Miller family. We as researchers can all take a lesson from your attention to detail, investigation of leads, assimilation of data, and written presentation. Ed Mills, Westford, MA edemills@aol.com

The parents of Henry Miller (b. 1735; d. 1796), ironmaster of Mossy Creek, Augusta Co., VA, have never been positively identified. However, verifiable information from several anecdotes recorded in the Draper Manuscripts supplies the key to this puzzle. Henry Miller grew up in Berks Co., PA, where he and Daniel Boone were best friends as boys and Henry served as apprentice to Squire Boone (Daniel Boone's father) in the blacksmith trade. A letter to Prof. Lyman Draper from Henry Miller's grandson, Dr. W.W. Miller, dated July 29, 1883 (source: Draper Manuscripts, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 20C41), relates the following story: "Daniel Boone and my grandfather were cousins, and were about the same age, and lived in the same neighborhood somewhere in Pa, and at the age of fifteen (my great-grandfather being dead) they started out together hunting and trapping. This they continued until young men, Boone remaining in the woods hunting whilst my grandfather carried the peltry to market. When twenty one they each received their portion coming from their father's estates which they invested in milk cows and drove them to North Carolina. They made several successful trips of this kind…" Although this anecdote cannot be true of Daniel Boone, whose father died when Daniel was 31, it provides a key piece of information for identifying Henry's father, since if the story is true of Henry Miller, then his father would have to have died prior to 1756. A Stephen Miller of Amity Twp., Philadelphia Co. (later part of Berks Co.) died in 1746/7 (Philadelphia Co. Will Book H, 246) leaving a will that named his wife Joane and children Samuel, Stephen, Sarah, Mary, Henry, Elizabeth and Martha. Executors of the will were his wife Joane and George Boone; witnesses: Jacob Waren, Isaac Dilbeck, Isaac Wiseman. In a letter to Professor Draper (source: Draper Manuscripts, 20C26-8), George B. Moffett, M.D., another grandson of Henry Miller, reports the critical clues: "In speaking of Henry Miller, I should have told you that he had two sisters who lived & died in Augusta Co. One married Gillam & the other a Mr. Dold, the father of Capt. Jesse Dold who commanded a company of Cavalry in the War of 12. He [Henry Miller] had a nephew & namesake Capt. Henry Miller Shreeve, of whom you perhaps know something as the 1st steamboat navigator to N. Orleans, the remover of snags from the Missippi, the locator of Shreeveport La, & the one who materially aided Genl. Jackson in gaining the victory at Orleans by conveying ammunition & arms to him from Pittsburg in the dead of winter & reaching there the day before the battle." Records of the Miller-Gillam and Miller-Dold marriages have been located as follows: Elizabeth Miller m. William Gillom, Feb. 3, 1763, St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville, Berks Co., PA (source: Wright, F. Edward. Berks County Church Records of the Eighteenth Century. Vol. 1. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1993, p. 30). Martha Miller m. Philip Told, Feb. 24, 1767, New Hanover Lutheran Church, Philadelphia. Co., PA (source: Records of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810. Vol. I. Excerpted from Pennsylvania Archives Ser. 2, Vols. VIII & IX. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987, p. 638). These marriage records confirm Dr. Moffett's account of the two Miller sisters who married Gillom and Dold. The given names of these sisters to Henry Miller, Elizabeth and Martha, correspond to those of two of the children mentioned in Stephen Miller's will. In addition, the text of the will clearly differentiates between two sets of children, indicating that Stephen Miller had children by two different wives. He willed all his pewter to his wife, Joana, "two basins and one dish excepted which I give to my daughter Sarah that hath her mother's mark." Furthermore, the will stipulates that Henry, who was to inherit his father's 100 acres in Amity Twp. when he reached the age of 21, was to pay 30 pounds each to his sisters Elizabeth and Martha when they reached 18. Dr. Moffett's identification of Henry Miller Shreve as nephew of Henry Miller supplies the decisive clue that ties Henry Miller to Stephen Miller of Amity Twp. The following records confirm the fact that Henry Miller Shreve and Henry Miller were indeed nephew and uncle: Henry Miller Shreve's mother was Mary Cokely (source: Allen, Luther P. The Genealogy and History of the Shreve Family from 1641. Privately published, Greenfield, IL, 1901, p. 346). Mary Cokely married Israel Shreve on May 10, 1773 at Christ Church, Philadelphia (source: Records of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810). Mary Cokely was the daughter of Johanna and Cornelius Cokely. (Mary b. August 17, 1749 in Amity Twp. per Allen, p. 344). Johanna Cokely was the widow of Stephen Miller, as confirmed by the following recently-located marriage record that explicitly identifies her as his widow: January 16, 1749 - MaCochly, Cornelius m. Parker, Johanna (widow Stephen Muller). Records of Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trappe, Pennsylvania. Married by Rev. Muhlenberg. (Pennsylvania German Church Records, Vol. 1. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983, p. 434). A Philadelphia Co. Deed (Deed Book G, Vol. 8, p.131), abstracted as follows, further confirms that Stephen Miller's widow Joana was born Joana Parker: Philadelphia Deed Book G, Volume 8, page 131 Grantor: Edward Parker and Mary his wife, Stephen Miller and Joana his wife, Peter Opdegraefe and Jane his wife of Coventry in the County of Chester of the one part. Grantee: Susana Longanacre, widow of the other part. Date: 8 July 1746. Henry Parker died intestate leaving one son and three daughters, "to witt, Edward, Jane, Joana and Mary." By indenture dated 8 July 1746, Edward Parker and Mary his wife, Stephen Miller and Joana his wife, Peter Opdegraefe and Jane his wife, in consideration of the sum of 322 pounds paid by Susana Longanacre, granted a piece of land "lying between the Lambs[sic] late of John Rutter and John Jacob Fullwalder," containing 275 acres. Edward Parker, Stephen Miller and Peter Opdegraefe executors and administrators. Witnesses: George Boone, Nichs Robinson, Margaret Smith 11 July 1746, Susana Longanacre received 322 pounds. Based on the above discoveries, it is reasonable to conclude that: 1) Henry Miller, boyhood best friend of Daniel Boone and founder of Miller's Ironworks at Mossy Creek, Augusta Co., VA, was brother to Martha Miller Dold/Told and Elizabeth Miller Gillom. 2) Henry and his sisters Martha Miller Dold/Told and Elizabeth Miller Gillom were the children of Stephen Miller and Joanna/Johanna Parker. 3) Joanna/Johanna Parker Miller remarried to Cornelius Cokely/MaCochly in 1749 and gave birth to a daughter Mary Cokely who later named her son for her half-brother, Henry Miller. Further recently located information suggests that Stephen Miller was the son of Capt. Jonathan Miller of Bedford, NY. The following marriage record is very likely that of Stephen Miller and his first wife: Warin, Sarah spouse: Miller, Stephen Jun 30, 1724 Source: Records of Prime, Ebenezer (Rev) @ 1st P. Ch., Huntington; He is of Bedford (on Ye Main); She of Oyster Bay (source: Davis, N., Marriage Index of New York). Philadelphia and Bedford land records document the presence of Stephen Miller in both Bedford, NY and Philadelphia through his dealings in both places with the distinctively-named Standish Forde: 19 Mar 1732: Phila. Co., PA (Phila. Deed Book F, Vol. 6, p. 308). Stephen Miller of Limerick Twp., Phila. Co., sold land in Limerick Twp. to John Waren of Amity Twp. Per the deed, this land had been purchased by Stephen Miller from Standish Forde in May of 1731. 25 Aug 1738: Bedford, NY (Westchester Co. Deed Book, Lib. G, p. 332). Standish Forde of Phila. sold to Robert Sturgeon land in Bedford that "the said Forde lately purchased of one Stephen Miller." The above deeds provide strong circumstantial evidence that Stephen Miller of Bedford, NY and Stephen Miller of Limerick Twp., Phila. Co., were one and the same individual. They further link Stephen Miller of Limerick Twp. to Amity Twp. through John Waren of Amity. The Warens migrated to Amity Twp. from Oyster Bay, NY, the home of Stephen Miller's first wife, Sarah Warin. A documented connection between the Bedford, NY Miller family and inhabitants of Amity Twp exists in the marriage of Increase Miller (brother of Stephen of Bedford) and Anna Sadowski, daughter of Antoni Sadowski, one of the founders of Amity and a resident there since 1712 (source: Will of Antoni Sadowskj, Phila. Co. Will Book E, 372, 1735/6; in it he mentions "things…that my daughter Ann Sadowsky gott when she was married to Increase Miller"). Stephen Miller of Bedford, NY was the son of Capt. Jonathan Miller, one of the original settlers of the town (source: Town of Bedford, Westchester Co., New York, Records Vol. IX. Published by Town of Bedford, 1978, pp. 91-92). Although evidence has not been located to prove that Stephen Miller of Limerick Twp. and Stephen Miller of Amity Twp. were the same person, the circumstantial connections strongly suggest that they were. Our investigations show that, contrary to what many of his descendants have thought, Henry Miller does not appear to have been a cousin to Daniel Boone. This misconception can be explained by three circumstances: Henry's strong boyhood friendship with Daniel; the fact that Henry was Squire Boone's apprentice and lived, according to Daniel, "in my father's house" for eight years; and the fact that Henry's wife's mother was a Boone, probably a first cousin of Daniel. We will continue our research on these lines and report new findings as they emerge. Diana Lehman Bob Stewart

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