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• Name: Abraham MILLER
• Sex: M
• Death: 5 Aug 1798 in Cumberland Twp, Greene Co, Pennsylvania ^d


Parents:

Family:
Marriage:

• Mary (MILLER) .^m1
  
• Mary (MILLER)

Children:

1. Daniel MILLER Birth: 1
2. David MILLER
3. Solomon MILLER
4. Joseph MILLER
5. Abraham MILLER
6. Adam Rev MILLER Birth: Abt 1784 in Pennsylvania Death: 2 Sep 1854 in Edwardsburgh, Michigan
7. Anthony MILLER Birth: 3 Feb 1789 Death: 7 Apr 1837 in Hopewell Twp, Muskingum Co, Ohio

Bibliography

Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information

date:

21 Sep 1752 (WTM-Major John Miller, founder of Millersburg, Kentucky, was a different person) [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002],

place:

Carlisle, Pennsylvania [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002],

parents:

Matthew MILLER (b c15 Jun 1730, d c30 May 1824) & Mary MORRISON [Ref: Douglas Evans 12/31/2002]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5]

will dated 21 Apr 1798, pro 25 Aug 1798 [Ref: GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11],

place:

[Ref: GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11]

Sources with Information about marriage to Mary (MILLER)

names:

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

child:

[Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5, GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

names:

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

Research Notes:
At an early day seven brothers of the name of Miller came from Germany and settled in the eastern part of the United States. Adam Miller Sr was a descendant of one of these early settlers [Ref: GoodspeedBros ElkhartCoIN p397]

23 Nov 1793: purchased from Adam Hartman (who received a patent for it on 13 Sep 1769) 139 acres of land in Jefferson Township, Greene County, PA (History of the land is noted in deed when heirs sold the land in 1810) [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-624.5]

May 1796: agreed to sell to son Daniel 55 acres of his tract of land in Jefferson Township. Agreement was signed and dated 17 Aug 1796, and recorded in 1812 [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-638.5]

----- Greene County Pennsylvania Deed 2-638 1/2, 17 Aug 1796
This agreement witnesseth that I, Abraham Miller of Washington County, Cumberland township and State of Pensylvaina, have firmly sold unto Danill Miller the said State, County, and township, fifty acres of land part of the tract of the said Abraham Miller's for the consideration of twenty pounds lawful money of the State of Pensylvaina to him his heirs administrators or assigns. The same to be paid as follows:
Ten pounds the first day of May 1796, and the outher the first day of May 1797. And I, Danill Miller do bind myself my heirs administrators or assigns well and tryly to pay according to the date above, the just payments as they are stated.
And the said Abraham Miller his heirs or assigns shall on the recept of the first payment make unto Danill Miller a legal Deed of Conveyance of the said fifty acres of land free from all incumberances. And for the true performance of this mutal Agreement we bind ourselves our heirs and assigns in the just sum of one hundred pounds lawfull money of Pensylvania.
Wittness our hands and seals this seventeenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninty six. Abraham Miller. Daniel Miller.
Witness Robert Worster.
Septr: ye: 16/1796. Received in part of the within Account Twelve pound by me, Abraham Miller.
Witness Robet Worster
Greene County SS
Be it remembered that on the twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve personally came into the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County aforesaid, Andrew Wise and on his solemn Affirmation says that he verily believes the signatures Robert Worster as a Witness, and Abraham Miller as a party, to the within Articles of Agreement, to be the respective hand writing of the said Robert Worster, and of Abraham Miller (since deceased), and of which proof the said Court approves as sufficient.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my and affixed the seal of the said Court hereto the day and year first above written. John Boreman, Prothy. [Ref: GreeneCoPA Deeds 2-638.5]

Will of Abraham Miller, deceased
In the Name of God, Amen. I Abraham Miller of Greene County Cumberland township and State of Pennsylvania being through the abundant mercy and goodness of God, though weak in body yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory, do constitute this my last Will and Testament and desire it may be received by all as such. Imprimis, I most humbly bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my maker, Next I give my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken, as to my Burial, I desire it may be decent at the discretion of my dear wife who I doubt not will manage with all requisite prudence, as to my worldly estate I will and positively order that all my just Debts be paid and my funeral expences discharged. Item, I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Mary the use of the little new House and potatoe garden behind said House and thirty bushels of Wheat and fifteen bushels of Corn and thirty pounds of Sugar and three hundred weight of fresh mean and the third part of the fruit, and half an acre of flaxseed sowed, and all the above mentioned articles and privilidges to be continued yearly as long as she remains my Widow. I also give and bequeath all my moveable Estate unto my beloved wife Mary for her use and to continue hers as long as she remains my Widow excepting that she must sell as much of the moveable, will make up Seventy pounds a piece for my two sons namely David and Joseph, said ___ has already received forty pounds fifteen shillings, and Joseph is to have a certain Colt at three years old which is expected to be worth twenty pounds and if thought not twenty pounds it must be valued. Item I will and poitively order that none of the moveable that I bequeath my dear Wife shall be appraised until her Mariage or Death and its my desire that my Son Daniel should have my Plantation, which contains one hundred and thirty four acres of Land and pay four pouds per acre which amounts to five hundred and thirty six pounds, and it is my desire that when my Sons Adam and Anthony come of age that my son Daniel shall pay out of the price of the Plantation Seventy pounds to each as they come of age, and my afflicted son Solomon not being capable of getting his living I leave to the care of my Executors and his share of my Estate is to be equal with the rest of my Children and he that decently maintains him until his death shall become entitled to his share forever, it is my desire that my son Daniel shall both winter and pasture on my Plantation for for his Mother the following Creatures to wit, one horse Creature, two Cows, six sheep, one Hog, and all this he is to do upon hi sown expence during the time she remains my Widow, and if she maries again all the above mentioned articles and priviledges is to go out of her hands and to be equally divided amongst my Children, it is my desire that my son Joseph should learn a trade and if any other than a Joiner Trade he must be bound when he is eighteen years of age, and if he learns the Joiner Trade he may go to it when he likes, it is also my desire that my sons Adam and Anthony be put to trades at eighteen years of age, it is my desire that my three youngest sons may be learnt to read write and Cypher to the Rule of three (?), and after my son Danidl has fulfilled and paid the above mentioned Debts, he is to pay no more until his Mother's Mariage or Death and then my Executors must equally divide the remainder and residue of my Estate amongst my Children, it is my desire that if she should mary or die before my youngest son comes of age that the Etate should not be divided until he comes of age, it is also my desire my son Daniel may take possession of my Plantation against the first day of March 17__, and Lastly I do hereby constitute nominate ordain and appoint my Wife and my Son Daniel whole and Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament in Witness wharof I have set my hand and seal this twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninty eight.
Signed Sealed pronounced published and declared by the said Abraham Miller to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, Levi Blackledge, Edward Burson, Abraham Blackledge. Signed Abraham Miller.
Greene County, SS
On the twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight before me John Boreman Register for the probate of Wills and granting Letters o Administration in and for said County personally came Levi Blackledge and Edward Burson two of the subscribing Witnesses within named and on their solemn affirmations did say that they were present and saw and heard Abraham Miller the Testator within named, sign, seal, publish, pronounce and declare the foregoing and annexed Instrument of Writing as and for his last Will and Testament and that at the time of doing thereof he was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and belief, and that tey also saw Abraham Blackledge the other Witness subscribe his name thereto.
Signed Levi Blackledge, Edward Burson
Affirmed and Subscribed the day above written before me, John Boreman, Register.
Registered the 28th August 1798, and Letters Testamentary granted to Mary Miller and DanielMiller Executors the same day.
Administration Account passed the 26th November 1800. [Ref: GreeneCoPA Wills 1-11]



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