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• Name: Adam Rev MILLER
• Sex: M
• Birth: Abt 1784 in Pennsylvania ^b
• Death: 2 Sep 1854 in Edwardsburgh, Michigan ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Abraham MILLER Death: 5 Aug 1798 in Cumberland Twp, Greene Co, Pennsylvania
Mother:

• Mary (MILLER)

Family:
Marriage:

• Sarah PRIOR on 1806 at Greene Co, Pennsylvania .^m1
  
• Sarah PRIOR Birth: 1787 in Pennsylvania Death: 20 Dec 1850 in Edwardsburgh, Michigan

Children:

1. Robert D MILLER
2. Mary MILLER Birth: 10 Aug 1807 in Greene Co, Pennsylvania Death: 29 Sep 1853
3. John Prior MILLER Birth: 18 Feb 1809 in Greene Co, Pennsylvania Death: 28 Sep 1889
4. Samuel W MILLER Birth: 16 Jul 1812 in Lithopolis, Fairfield Co, Ohio Death: 4 Oct 1900
5. Anthony MILLER Birth: Abt 1813
6. David Devore MILLER Birth: 12 Sep 1814 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio Death: 6 Feb 1896 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
7. Adam MILLER Birth: 8 Jan 1819 in Ohio Death: 27 Sep 1892 in Mishawaka, Indiana
8. Elizabeth Rose Prior MILLER Birth: 23 Oct 1820 in Ohio Death: 2 Nov 1891 in Hurdal, Minnesota
9. Jacob E MILLER Birth: 1 Jan 1824 in Ohio Death: 14 Mar 1905
10. Margaret MILLER Birth: Abt 1826
11. Eliza Wetmore MILLER Birth: 30 Jan 1828 in Chillicothe, Ross Co, Ohio Death: 26 Dec 1904 in Maxwell, Iowa
12. Henry Spears MILLER Birth: Abt 1829 Death: Abt 1903 in Nebraska

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

1781 (3)? [Ref: Bartz BLY p407]

1781 [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p81]

1784 [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

abt 1784 [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

one of two youngest sons [Ref: GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11],

place:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p407, GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397, Waterman CassCoMI p81]

Virginia [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002],

parents:

Abraham MILLER & Mary ___ [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5, GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11],

brother:

Anthony MILLER [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002, Maggie Nelson 5/15/2002]

Daniel, David, Solomon, Joseph, Abraham, Anthony [Ref: David Dilts 7/21/1995]

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

parents:

Major John MILLER & Anne McCLINTOCK [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002],

father:

John MILLER [Ref: David Dilts 7/21/1995]

Major John MILLER founder of Millersburg Kentucky [Ref: Bartz BLY p408]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p407, Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

27 Aug 1854 [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p82],

place:

[Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

few miles from Mishawaka, Indiana [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p82]

Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah PRIOR

date:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p407, Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

Adam at age 23 [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p81],

place:

[Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

Ohio, near Columbus [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397],

names:

[Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-457]

Adam MILLER & Sarah ___ [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5],

child:

[Ref: Bartz BLY p407, Bartz BLY p408, Bartz BLY p414, Douglas Evans 12/31/2002, GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397, Haynes DisciplesInIL p568, Maggie Nelson 5/15/2002, Waterman CassCoMI p82]

Research Notes:
Rev [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]
minister in the Baptist church [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397, Waterman CassCoMI p81]

said to be "7th son of 7th son" [Ref: Maggie Nelson 5/15/2002, Waterman CassCoMI p82]

High Calvinist, and old-school Baptist who farmed and preached [Ref: Haynes DisciplesInIL p568]

(note written by William P MILLER about his grandfather, Adam MILLER, undated) Adam MILLER was married once before he married Sarah PRIOR. His first wife was Miss WISE, they had one daughter who married a man named Christian I. SNYDER. They had seven children, three boys and four girls. One boy, the youngest of the family, was 80 at the time this was written, was living with a daughter, a Mrs. Sara SHIRM at Buckman, Michigan. He was one of the much married men as he had been married six times. He was paralyzed at this time. [Ref: Bartz BLY p409]

12 Apr 1810: sold land inherited from father to Thomas Hughes [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5]

14 Apr 1810: sold a portion of land from estate of wife's father, wife being one of three heirs to 59 acres in Greene County PA [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-457]

1815: moved to Franklin Co, Ohio [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p81]

moved to Ohio as a young man, and settled near Columbus [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

1830: settled in Ontwa Township, Cass Co, Michigan [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p81]

1830: moved to St Joseph county, Indiana, and settled on Beardsley's Prairie, in Harris township, near the Michigan line, part of his farm being in Michigan [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

1854: moved to a 400 acre farm in Cass County, MI [Ref: Haynes DisciplesInIL p568]

later moved to Mishawaka, where he resided a few years [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

settled on a farm in Elkhart county, Indiana, where he spent the remainder of his days [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

thirteen children; as of 1893 six were still living aged from 63 to 68 years [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

a few years before his death he moved from Cass County, Michigan, and settled a few miles from Mishawaka, Indiana, where he died [Ref: Waterman CassCoMI p82]

----- Greene County Pennsylvania Deed 2-624 1/2 dated 12 April 1810
This Indenture made this twelfth day of April one thousand eight hundred and ten between Mary Miller and Adam Miller and Sarah his wife, and Anthony Miller, Elizabeth his wife, and all of Greene County and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Thomas Hughes of the same place of the other part,
Witnesseth that the said Mary Miller and Adam and Anthony for and in consideration of the sum of thirteen hundred and ninety dollars in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged they the said Mary Miller, and Adam Miller and Sarah his wife, and Anthony Miller and Elizabeth his wife, have granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell part of a tract of land called Hartman's Hall situate on a drains of Monnongahela river in Greene County Jefferson township and State of Pennsylvania and patented unto Adam Hartman dated the 13 day of September 1769, who conveyed the same to Abraham Miller dated the twenty third day of November 1793, who deceased the fifth day of August 1798,
And the said Mary being the Executor of the said Abraham Miller and the said Adam and Anthony Miller heirs to the said plantation,
Beginning at a dogwood thence by vacant land North forty four degrees East seven perches to a dogwood, thence by land of Abijah McClain North eight degrees East thirty perches to a dogwood, thence by vacant land North twenty nine degrees East eighty three perches to a white walnut, North fifty two degrees West thirty six perches and eight tenth to a lime stone, thence by land of William Hillers North eighty six degrees West ten perches to a sugar, North thirty one degrees West forty five perches to a stone, North nineteen degrees and a half East fifty eight perches to a sugar, North four degrees East thirty six perches and five tenth to a hickory bush, thence by land of George Teegardner South seventy two degrees West seventy two perches to a Spanish oak, North seventy degrees and a half West eight perches and eight tenth to a maple, thence by land of Edward Burson South thirty degrees West one hundred and twenty nine perches to a post, thence by land of James Blackledge South twenty four degrees East nine perches and five tenths to a white oak, South forty six degrees and three quarters East one hundred and seventy five, to the place of beginning, containing one hundred and thirty nine acres of land and the allowance of six percent for roads etc,
And also all trees woods ways water-courses profits advantages and appurtenances whatsoever belonging or in any wise appertaining and reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits of the said premises and every part thereof,
To have and to hold the said one hundred and thirty nine acres of land and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Hughes his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Hughes his heirs and assigns forever,
And the said Mary Miller, and Adam Miller and his wife Sarah, and Anthony Miller and Elizabeth his wife for themselves etc shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents,
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date above written. Mary Miller, Adam Miller, Sarah (her mark) Miller, Anthony Miller, Elizabeth (her mark) Miller.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us, Abijah McClain, Jonathan Luse
Greene County SS
April 12, day 1810, then came Mary Miller and Adam Miller and Sarah his wife and Anthony Miller and Elizabeth his wife, personally before me the Subscriber one of the Commonwealth's Justices of the peace in and for said County and acknowledged the above Deed of conveyance to be their act and deed for the use above mentioned and desires that the same may be recorded as such, their wives being examined according to law. As witness my hand and seal the day and date above written. Elzr Luse. [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5]



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 /-----Abraham MILLER
Adam Rev MILLER
 \-----Mary (MILLER)



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