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NOTE BY H. P. HEDGES .- He was exact, systematic, a recorder of events, like his great ancestor, Rev. Nathaniel. By the courtesy of his son Teunis D. the extracts from his journal were furnished for this publication. See ante p. 234.
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THE MILLER FAMILY.
There is a tradition that the first settler of this family in East Hamp- ton was John Miller, who died soon after settlement here; that his wife was daughter of Minister Abraham Pierson, and that he left sons John. Andrew and George. All this may be so, and the records show that John and Andrew were brothers. Yet the early history of the Mil- ler family is a dark abyss not fully sounded. The tradition that Eleazar Miller, the Assemblyman, was grandson of John 1 and son of George 2, stated by Thompson and others, is an error. This George 2 died from the kick of a horse, in 1668. Eleazar died in 1788, in the 92d year of his age, so born about 1686 or 7, long after George 2 died. In the Southold Town Records is a notice of a George there, said to have removed to East-Hampton, which may be this George 2. By the will of John Mul- ford, dated December 4, 1683, proved Nov. 13, 1686, his youngest daugh- ter Mary is named as "wife of Jeremy Miller." The tombstone of Jere- my Miller records him as Lieut. and his death Jan. 2, 1723, and age as 67, so born in 1655, and the tombstone of his widow as dying in 1748, æ 95, so born about 1653, and the will of this widow names sons Eleazar, Josiah and Jeremiah. Josiah died Oct. 4, 1770, æ 81; Eleazar died in 1788, æ 91; Jeremiah died March 15, 1756, æ 66; and they were born, Josiah in 1689, Jeremiah in 1690 and Eleazar in 1697. This Jeremiah was probably the Yale graduate in 1709, a distinguished citizen of New London, Ct., who married the daughter of Governor Saltonstall, and was father of the eminent Jeremiah of Revolutionary days, both men- tioned as men of mark in Calkins' History of New London. The record of titles confirms the belief that we are on solid ground. The Home Lot of George Miller 2 was devised in the will of Josiah 4 to his son Jeremiah 5, and by the will of that Jeremiah 5, dated in 1790, proved in 1794, is devised as "the old lot joining Daniel Hedges southerly," to his son Jeremiah 6, who died June 28, 1803, @ 55. This same Home Lot sold, and afterwards bought back at a great price by Huntting Mil- ler 6, son of Jeremiah 5, and grandson of Josiah 4, because it was an old family inheritance, marks this line as that of the first George 2, son of John 1. The conclusion seems clear that the line runs thus : John 1, George 2 d. in 1668, Jeremiah 3 d. in 1712 æ 67, Eleazar 4 d. March 15, 1788 æ 91, Burnett 5 b. Oct. 15, 1719, Matthias Burnett 6 b. Oct. 15, 1749, Morris S. 7 b. July 31, 1779, d. Nov. 24, 1824, Rutgers B. 8 b. July 28, 1805, d. Nov. 12, 1877, Henry S. 9 b. Sept. 5, 1836, an honored citizen resident in Utica, N. Y., to whom I am indebted for much information regarding this family, who for five generations in this line, beginning with Eleazar 4, have been, as he was, "Assemblymen." The grave of Burnett Miller 5, I am told, is in Plattsburg, N. Y., where he died. His son Matthias Burnett 6 died of yellow fever in Savannab. Morris S. 7 and Rutgers 8 were distinguished citizens of Utica, N. Y. The New- York Civil List and the Records of the Town of East-Hampton, attest the patriotism and worth of this remarkable family. Yale College in Saybrook, Connecticut, in the days of Abraham Pierson its first Presi- dent, and it may be uncle of the Jeremiah 4, grad. in 1709, was then comparatively easy of access by water to East-Hampton, on which its first rays of light shone with brightness. If the traditionary relation- ship to the first Yale President be accepted, who can say that the names in the Miller line were unworthy of such high lineage? Lack of space, not deeds, constrains brevity. Remember that of the 3 sons of Jeremiah 3, Jeremiah 4 went to New London after graduation, Burnett 5 son of Eleazar 4 removed from East-Hampton during the Revolutionary war, and Abraham 5, son of Eleazar 4, known as "Judge Miller," resid-
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ed in East-Hampton, on the lot now the homestead of Jeremiah Mul- ford, and died there March 19, 1820. æ 77 years. His daughter Polly 6, widow of Platt Smith, died there March 8, 1844, æ 81. Her son Abra- ham Smith, of Newburg, N. Y. died in Prairie DuChien, Wis., unmarried and without issue. Her daughter married an Ackerly, who had son Jacamiah and dau. wite of Frederick W. Lord, M. D. and the son and daughter of the latter were the only issue of Judge Abraham Miller 5.
Ch. of ELEAZAR MILLER 4, Burnett 5 b. Oct. 15, 1719, Elizabeth 5 b. Nov. 28, 1721, Jeremiah 5 b. Jar .. 11, 1723, Mary 5 b. Sept. 12. 1726, Je- mima 5 b. May 28, 1730, Mehitabel 5 b. April 13, 1733, Eleazar 5 b. March 30, 1736, Nathaniel 5 b. Dec. 9, 1738, Abraham 5 b. Jan. 16, 1742.
BURNETT 5 b. Oct. 15, 1719, s. of Eleazar 4, had a s. Dr. John Miller 6 b. March 15, 1760, m. 1st Margaret Smith, 1788, and had 2 daus. Eliza Huntting 6 and Maria 6; m. 2d Elizabeth Smith, sister-in-law, and they had ch. Margaret Platt 6, Catherine 6 and Samuel 6 d. s. p. and Maria 6 d. s. p. ; Margaret Platt 6 m. Benjamin Mooers and they had twelve ch. Catherine Phebe 6 b. Aug. 6, 1800, m. Matthew ; Matthew Standish Col. 7 (son of Zachariah 6, Zachariah 5, Zachariah'4, Ebenezer 3, Alexander 2 Miles 1).of Plattsburgh, N. Y. b. Aug. 18, 1794, he d. June 28, 1866, she d. July 16, 1866, they had dau. Mary Elizabeth b. Oct. 1, 1819 who m. April 18, 1839 Isaac W. R. Bromley, she d. Sept. 21, 1852, they had ch. Miles Standish, Zachariah, Margaret Maria, Harriet Smith, John Miller, Geo. Henry, Matthew Miles, Caroline Leslie, Abraham Smith.
ELIZA HUNTTING 6 m. Jan. 1, 1803, Levi Platt, s. of Judge Zephaniah Platt of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and they had 12 ch. David 7, Margaret Elizabeth 7, Mary Louisa 7, Robert 7, John Miller 7, Helen 7, Levi 7, Jonas 7, Susan Henrietta 7, James 7, William Pitt 7 and Peter Magnault 7 of whom David 7 d. @ 11 yrs., Robert 7 d. young, John M. 7 d. unm. James 7 d. unm., all the others m. and left ch.
JOSIAH 4 s. of Jeremiah 3 d. Oct. 4, 1770, æ 81. His will dated Feb. 3, 1768, proved Nov. 26, 1770, names his sons Josiah 5 and Jeremiah 5, grandson David 6 s. of Josiah 5, dau. Phebe Parsons 5 (w. of John Par- sons 4) and s. Matthew 5 a cripple. The history of two tankards given by Josiah 4, one to his daughter Phebe 5 and one to his son Jeremiah 5, confirms this genealogy. Jeremiah 5 gave tarkard to his son Jeremiah 6 and he to his son Gen. Jeremiah 7, and he to his son Jeremiah 8, and he to his nephew Jeremiah Miller Dominy 9; Phebe 5 gave her tankard to her daughter Mary 6 w. of Jeremiah Osborn, and thence it passed to his daughter Phebe P. 7 w. Zephaniah Hedges, and thence to her son Henry P. Hedges 8, and thence to his son Samuel O. 9.
JEREMIAH 5 b. 1727, d.July 11, 1794, æ 67, had w. Ruth, and ch. Hunt- ting 6, Jeremiah 6, dau. Mary 6 w. of Samuel Buel, D. D. and grandson Sylvanus, and probably son Sylvanus, Surrogate of N. Y. 1801 to 7, 1811, 1821.
HUNTTING 6 d. April 1, 1832, æ 78, had 2 daus. Nancy 7 1st w. of David Hedges, Jr. who d. s. p. and Mary 7 w. of Wilkes Hedges, of Sagg, whose son William inherited his estate.
JEREMIAH 6 b. 1748, d. June 28, 1803, æ 55, had w. - - and ch. Jere- miah 7, Samuel 7, Sylvanus 7, Susan 7, 1st wife of Zephaniah Hedges, Phebe 7 w. of Samuel Isaacs, and Polly 7 wife of Seth Sherrill.
SYLVANUS 7 s. of Jeremiah 6 removed to Plattsbnrg, N. Y. ; he was b. Feb. 17, 1784 and m. Johana or Fanny Miller and they had ch. Hunt- ting 8, Mary Adeline 8, Abraham 8 and Albert 8.
HUNTTING 8 b. March 8, 1807, d. Sept. 20, 1876, m. Maria Parsons b. Feb. 11, 1801, d. Dec. 25, 1887, had ch, Almira E. 9, Albert W. 9, Charles H. 9.
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ALMIRA E. 9 b. Nov. 29, 1833, m. Henry K. Averill, Jr. Jan. 19, 1854. and had ch. Frank L. 10, Edith M. P. 10, Grace Platt 10, and Maria E. 10 b. May 17, 1865, m. Oct. 8, 1887 Charles Sherrill Dayton, (see Dayton and Sherrill genealogy.)
MARY ADELINE 8, dau. of Sylvanus 7, b. April 9, 1814, m. Hiram Sher- rill and they had ch. Sarah, David and Hiram, Jr., (see Sherrill gene- alogy.)
JEREMIAH 7 Genl. d. Jan. 6, 1839. & 62 yrs. had w. Phebe. dau. of Thos. Baker, who d. June 29, 1870, æ 94, and ch. Nathan 8 d. s. p. Mch. 11, 1815, æ 15 yrs., Jeremiah 8 lawyer, d. s. p. Aug. 4, 1864, æ 59. and Mary 8 w. of Abel K. Conkl ng, Phebe 8 w. of Felix Dominy, Helen 8 w. of Henry D. Stratton, Rosalie 8 w. of Capt. Edward M. Baker, who all have descendants. and Joan 8 who was unm. and d. s. p. Feb. 2, 1852 & 35 yrs. and Theodorus 8 drowned in Indian Ocean Jan. 15, 1830, æ 18.
SAMUEL 7 Col. b. Jan. 30, 1781, d. Dec. 21, 1856, had 1st w. Phebe G. d. Aug. 5, 1811, æ 27 yrs. and ch. Mary G. 8 d. Aug. 17. 1805, æ 1 yr. 1 mo. 7 dys., Charles H. 8 d. Oct. 28, 1845, æ 39 yrs., Marian 8 w. of Rev. Joseph D. Condit who d. s. p , ; had 2d w. Julia Mulford, b. Dec. 7, 1793, d. Jan. 10, 1866, æ 73, and dau. Phebe G. 8 w. of Rev. Robert D. Gardiner, and they had s. Samuel M. Gardiner who rem. to Derby, Conn. and left ch.
CHARLES H. 8 s. of Samuel 7 had w. Juliett Hand, dau. of Nathaniel Hand, who d. April 13. 1871, æ 59 yrs. and they had ch. Samuel H. 9 b. July 1, 1833.
SAMUEL H. 9 b. July 1, 1833, mn. Laura Virginia Candy b. Feb. 14, 1842 and they had ch. Charles Candy 10 b. Nov. 25, 1860, an infant dau. 10 b. Nov. 4, 1866, d. Nov. 20, 1866, Condit Smith 10 b. Sept. 11, 1868, Ernest 10 b. Dec. 10, 1873 : Charles Candy 10 has w. Nina May Salsbury.
DANIEL MILLER 4, resident of Appaquogue, was an active business man, prominent in town affairs from 1700 on for 40 years, and is the known ancestor of George A. Miller, the present Supervisor of the town, who has contributed many facts following. It is probable this Daniel 4 was the son of John 3, s. of George 2, the s. of John 1 the first settler. In his tine the names of Daniel and John are both perpetuated. In the burying ground of the Appaquogue Millers were buried three John Millers, the first d. March 1, 1791, in the 85th year of his age, and is probably the John 5 s. of Daniel 4 bap. March 16, 1706-7; the second John 6 d Nov. 11, 1808, in the 69th year of his age; the third John 7 d. Oct. 26, 1836 in the 69th year of his age. In the tax lists of 1675 one John is taxed ; in 1683 two Johns. Sr. and Jr. John Sr. who resided in the 2d home lots and sold his homestead between 1698 and 1701, with much other land, thereafter disappears from the town records, without known descendants or record of death, and probably removed from the town. That accounts for John 2 s. of John 1. The oldest son of Geo. 2 was John 3 (see T. R. Vol. III, p. 21.); but John 3 d. in 1738, æ 84 years and 8 months was the uncle of Hezekiah and Nathan, who were the sons of George 3 who died in 1712, (see T. R. Vol. III, p. 289.) George 2 had three sons, John 3 the eldest, Cornelius 3 and George 3, and the line would run thus : John 1, George 2, John 3, Daniel 4, Timothy 5, Elisha 6, Asa 7, George S. 8, George A. 9 Supervisor. Also the line would then run thus : John 1, George 2, John 3, Daniel 4, John 5, John 6, John 7. The last three Johns are known to be successively descend- ants each of his predecessor. The last John 6 had ch. John 7, Daniel 7, Enoch 7, Asa 7, Jacob 7, George 7, Elias 7, and daus. one of whom was the wife of John Parsons, one the wife of David Parsons, Mary 7 w. of Joshua Terry and Temperance 7 w. of James C. Hoe, of N. Y. city. George 3 s. of George 2 d. in 1712 and had s. Nathan 4 and Hezekiah 4,
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nephews of John 3, (see T. R. Vol. III, p. 289.) Hezekiah 4 d. Sept. 1, 1720, æ 37 years. But Nathan 4 had ch. bap. Uriah 5 in 1721, Rachel 5, 1723, Esther 5, 1729, Amy 5, 1733, Abraham 5, 1736, and later in 1746; probably his s. Uriah 5 has bap. ch. Nathan 6, Mary 6, Temperance 6 in 1751, Abraham 6 in 1760 and Uriah 6 in 1771, probably an adult. It seems almost certain that the line runs thus : John 1, George 2, George 3, Nathan 4, Uriah 5, Nathan 6, Uriah 7, b. Oct. 1, 1784, bap. Nov. 29, 1784, George Lewis 8, George H. 9.
Daniel Miller 4 was m. Dec. 11, 1700 to Elizabeth Buckland ; they had several ch. of whom John 5 resided at Appaquogue as aforesaid. Gar- diner 7, s. of Timothy 6, grandson of Timothy 3, and great grandson of Daniel 4, told me that this Daniel 4, at Appaquogue with his sons and negro slaves, took a whale and sold oil enough to buy a farm, on which he settled his son Timothy 5 b. June 4, 1710, at the Fire Place, which seems probable. Timothy 5 had 1st w. Temperance Conkling, who d. Nov. 23, 174. and 2d Hannah Stratton, July 30, 1741. His will in 1769 names sons Daniel 6, Timothy 6, Peleg 6, Elisha 6, David 6, Daus. (Zer- via 6 m at Amagansett) Temperance 6, Elizabeth 6, Hannah 6 and Charlotte 6. The s. Daniel 6 rem. to Rockland Co. and had s. Daniel 7 who it is reported was father of Mrs. Jay Gould. The s. Peleg 6 rem. to Franklin, N. Y. where his descendants now reside.
DAVID 6 remained on the homestead at Fireplace.
TIMOTHY 6 and Elisha 6 settled at the Springs.
TIMOTHY 6 s. of Timothy 5 had sons Timothy 7, Gardiner 7, and per- haps others.
DAVID 7 s. of David 6 remained at the Fireplace, and was father of the present Samuel D. 8 there residing.
ELISHA 6 s. of Timothy 5 had w. Abigail Tuthill and ch. Temperance 7 w. of Nathaniel Dominy, Elisha 7 d. young, Nathaniel, M. D. 7 of Brook- haven (father of Nathl.8 of Brookhaven, lately decd.), Barnabas 7, Cath- arine 7 of Schuyler Co. N. Y., Tuthill 7 and Cynthia 7 d. s. p. and Asa 7 who rem. to N. Y. city and returned and lived and died at the old home- stead at the Springs.
NATHANIEL, M. D. 7 had s. DeWitt 8 who was drowned, d. s. p. and Nathaniel 8 named above, and daus. Mary 8 and Sarah 8 who m. Wm. and Geo. Andrews, Caroline 8 who m. - Green of Sayville and Jeru- sha 8 residing at Port Jervis.
BARNABUS 7 had no s. and only 1 dau.
AsA 7 had s. George S. 8, who had s. George A. 9, present Supervisor as above.
Mrs. George W. Curtis, of Hartford, Conn., states that Rev. Samuel Miller, of Wallingford, Conn., was born on Long Island in 1773; that his father was Jacob Miller and his mother Elizabeth Filer. That Jacob Miller, in Revolutionary times, took his family in a whale boat to the main land, near New Haven, Ct., and resided there. Who will track this line? This name is one signed to the combination to stand by Boston in 1775. See ante, p. 221.
NATHAN 6 has an unnamed child bap. in 1775 and ch. Nathan 7 in 1777, Elizabeth 7 in 1779, Jerusha 7 in 1782, Uriah 7 Nov. 29, 1784, b. Oct. 1, 1784. This last Uriah 7, residing in the Hook, had father Nathan 6 and he Uriah 5, and he Nathan 4 as aforesaid. The Family Bible of Nath- an 6 has tl:is record of ch. of himself and w. Mary : Mary 7 b. Sept. 25, 1775, Nathan 7 b. May 18, 1777, Phebe 7 b. Aug. 15, 1779, Jerusha 7 b. March 5, 1782, Uriah 7 b. Oct. 1, 1784, Joanna 7 b. Oct. 4, 1786, Esther 7 b. Oct. 12, 1787, Abraham 7 b. April 11, 1792. Esther 7 m. Dea. Stephen Hedges. Abraham 7, Nathan 7 and 3 sisters went to Plattsburg, N. Y.
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URIAH 7 resided "in the Hook" and had w. Betsey (Baker) and ch. Nathan 8 b. June 26, 1813, Abraham 8 b. Aug. 24, 1816, George Lewis 8 b Nov. 16, 1821, Mary Baker 8 b. May 26, 1824, d. March 20, 1828, Betsey 7 b. Feb. 5, 1830. Uriah 7 d. April 3, 1859, æ 74 yrs. 6 mos; his w. Betsey d. Sept. 19, 1872, æ 86 yrs. 2 mos. Their ch. are all deceased, leaving issue, except Mary, d. March 20, 1828. Abraham and his sister Betsey, w. of William Barnes, rem. to Illinois.
GEORGE LEWIS 8 had w. Caroline, dau. of Charles Hand, and rem. to Bridge-Hampton, and d. there March 30, 1887, æ 65 years, and they had s. George H. 9 now residing there.
There was a Uriah Miller 6 about the time of the Revolution residing in Sag-Harbor, and after that in Bridge-Hampton, who I think was uncle of the Uriah 7 "down Hook," and brother to Nathan 6. That Uriah 6 had seven ch. by each of two wives. By the 1st w. there were Uriah 7, Jessie 7, and four others. This son Uriah 7 is said to have rem. to Troy and had son Rodney 8, a minister, probably Presbyterian. By the 2d w. were ch. Abraham 7, Squires 7, John Dayton 7, Fanny 7, Phebe 7 and Hannah 7. Sally 7 b. abt. 1784 m. Elias Ludlow and they had s. E. Jones Ludlow 8. Fanny 7 m. Abraham Payne and they had ch. Squires 7 had w. dau. of Capt. David Hedges and son Steven Hedges 8, now of Sag-Harbor ; and 2d w. they had dau. Mariette 8 w. of Egbert H. Hildreth, and they had son Fred F. 9 now in Terre Haute, Indiana.
CONTRIBUTED BY MARTHA MILLER.
ANDREW MILLER, the first settler of Miller's Place, is said to have been an elder brother of one of the early settlers of East-Hampton. There is said to have been a memorandum among his papers of the purchase of land in the year 1659, and it is probable that he came here about that time. His name is also on the records of the town of Brook- haven for the same year as one of the Town Trustees. It is also infer- red from various circumstances that he died at an advanced age in 1717 or '18. His children were Andrew, John, Samuel, Richard and Hannah.
ANDREW 2d settled in Miller's Place and died before his father, June, 1716. The name of his wife is not known. His children were Andrew 3d, William, Josiah, Ebenezer, Hannah and Joanna.
JOHN was drowned at the age of 28.
SAMUEL went to N. J. and settled in the town of Greenwich, Cumber- land County.
RICHARD settled in Miller's Place, married Dorothy Woodhull, of Se- tauket, and had two daughters, Nancy who married Nathaniel Ruggles, and Sarah who married Richard Woodhull, July 11, 1768. There was probably a third daughter, as Jonathan Mills, of Mills Pond, married for his second wife Dorothy Miller, and they had a son named Andrew.
HANNAH died young, in 1690.
ANDREW 3d was born June 19, 1695, settled in Miller's Place, and died in 1777. He married Mary Phillips, who was born Nov. 16, 1706. They had sixteen children, fourteen of whom lived to maturity. They were Rebecca b. Dec. 28, 1724, Sarah b. March 23, 1726, Andrew 4th b. June 6, 1727, Josiah b. Aug. 22, 1728, John b. Jan. 14, 1730, Mary b. July 5, 1731, Joseph b. March 15, 1733, Hannah b. May 15, 1734, Samuel b. Dec. 24, 1735, Theophilus b. Sept. 1737, Joshua b. April 1738, Theophilus b. Nov. 20, 1740, Hannah b. June 3, 1742, Joanna b. May 5, 1744, Deliver- ance b. Oct. 9, 1745, one name unknown b. Nov. 12, 1747. Five sons and five daughters of this family emigrated to N. J. Andrew occupied the old home. His history will be given later. John was drowned and
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Mary married Selah Brown of Middle Island. Sarah married a Mr. Burnett of N. J.
WILLIAM, son of Andrew 2d, married Deliverance Mills, of Mills Ponds, settled in Miller's Place and had six children, William, Timothy, Nathaniel, Ebenezer, Catherine, or as some records have it Keturah (?) Sarah. William was drowned in crossing from Elizabethtown to Staten Island in company with his cousin John Miller, son of Andrew 3d. Timothy married Experience Davis, settled in Miller's Place, was made Captain of Militia, had eleven children and died January 26, 1790, in the 67th year of his age. His wife died May 23, 1780, in the 55th year of her age. Nathaniel moved to Springfield, N. J. Ebenezer. born June 13, 1737, settled in Miller's Place and was also Captain of Militia, married Sarah, daughter of Benajah Strong, of Setauket, had seven children, and died Nov. 15, 1785. His wife was born June 14, 1740, and died Feb- ruary 18, 1836, aged 95 years, 8 months and 4 days. Catherine married Dr. Dayton, of Elizabeth, N. J. and had one daughter named Charlotte. Sarah married Mr. Youngs of Springfield, N. J. Josiah, 3d son of An- drew 2d, settled in Setauket, married Sarah, daughter of Timothy Mills. They both died in 1726, about a year after their marriage.
EBENEZAR removed to Cumberland Co., N. J.
HANNAH married Isaac Mills, of Mill's Pond.
JOANNA married Thomas Helme of Miller's Place, had one son named Thomas, and after the death of Mr. Helme married John Roe.
The children of Captain Timothy Miller were Deliverance b. Oct. 14, 1747, married to Zophar Mills, March 4, 1767; a daughter b. April 23, 1750, d. aged 3 weeks; a son b. May 23, 1751, d. aged 10 weeks; Experi- ence b. Oct. 12, 1752, d. June 6, 1772; Nathaniel b. Dec. 20, 1754, d. Oct. 9, 1798; Joanna b. June 23, 1757, d. Aug. 27, 1798; Keturah b. May 5, 1760, m. Mr. Homan and d. April 30, 1831; Timothy b. Aug. 31, 1762; Joseph b. March 24, 1764, d. May 1, 1845; Zophar Mills b. Oct. 20, 1767 ; Betsey Parshall b. Feb. 5, 1771, d. Jan. 29, 1845.
The children of Deliverance and Zophar Mills were Ruth b. March 27, 1768, m. Benjamin Woodhul; Nathaniel b. Sept. 4, 1769, d. May 26, 1832; Zophar b. Dec. 7, 1771; Gabriel b. Nov. 19, 1773 ; Experience b. Aug. 18, 1777; Keturah b. Dec. 27, 1778; Fanny b. May 25, 1782, m. Stephen Ho- man; Esseverance b. Jan. 22, 1787, m. George Davis and d. Jan. 1876.
Three daughters of Capt. Timothy Miller were.not married : Experi- ence, Joanna and Betsey. Nathaniel, the eldest son, married Martha, daughter of Capt. Ebenezer Miller. They both died of yellow fever, she eight days after her husband, leaving three little girls, and a boy a year or two old. He lived to be loved and respected by all who knew him-our own Deacon Charles Miller, of blessed memory. His grand- son (Samuel H. Miller) and one sister are still living in Miller's Place. Of the daughters, Charity married John Terry, Fanny married Bartley Tuthill and Clarissa married Nathaniel Tuthill, and they were the parents of Dr. Frank, Rev. George M., Hon. James H. and Ellsworth Tuthill.
TIMOTHY, the second son, married Mehitable Brown and their chil- dren were Nathaniel, George (Judge), Polly, who married Capt. Hub- bard Griffing, and Charlotte, who married Capt. James Tuthill.
JOSEPH, third son, married Jemima Robbins, March 5, 1795. She was b. April 20, 1776, and d. July 27, 1860. Their children were William b. Jan. 25, 1796, d. Jan. 29. 1817; Daniel Robbins b. Sept. 19, 1797, d. June 27, 1891; Patty b, Sept. 9, 1800, m. Miller Woodhull, d. May 13, 1887, at Northville; Lewis b. April 16, 1804, d. Nov. 8, 1865, not married ; John b. July 28, 1806, became an M. D., married Maria Miller, his cousin, set-
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tled in Setauket, afterwards went west and died there, time unknown. Daniel Robbins Miller was married to Isabella Hawkins, Oet. 13, 1824; she died in about six months, and he was married to Martha Olive Mills on Oct. 10, 1826. They had four children, two of whom died in childhood, and the other two, Charlotte Mills, now the widow of Dr. C. H. S. Millard, and Martha Helme are residents of Miller's Place. Zo- phar Mills, fourth youngest son, married Betsey Davis. They had seven daughters and one son, Sylvester Miller, whose only living son is Elihu S. Miller, of Floral Park.
The children of Capt. Ebenezer Miller were Isaac b. Oct. 26, 1761, m. Eliza Cleaves and died July 2, 1814; Martha b. Feb. 9, 1763, m. Nathan- iel Miller ; Charity b. Nov. 23, 1764, d. Aug. 24, 1766; William b. April 15, 1766, was shot by plunderers while standing in the window of his father's house, near the close of the Revolutionary war; Charity b. July 30, 1770, d. Sept. 29, 1773; Clarissa b. Sept. 15, 1772, m. Samuel Brown, and died May 11, 1812; Benajah Strong b. Jan. 14, 1774, m. Sarah Conk- lin and d. June 19, 1813 ; his wife d. July 22, 1854; they had three chil- dren and the only descendants of theirs of the name of Miller, are Dr. James N. Miller, of Layton, N. J. and Miss Addie B. Miller of Miller's Place. The only descendants of Samuel and Clarissa Brown living here are Erastus Brown and his daughter.
ANDREW Milier 4th married Deborah Roe, who d. March 23, 1822, æ 88 years. They had ten children, but I have the names of only six. John the eldest son, who lived to maturity, was drowned in 1784, æ 28; Julia died in 1827; Elizabeth died in 1790; Mary m. M. Roe, d. in 1821; Deliverance b. Sept. 2, 1777, d. Oct. 17, 1866; Sarah d. unmarried March 30, 1849, æ 80 years. Deliverance became the second wife of Samuel Brown, whose first wife was Clarissa Miller, and they had two children, who are still living, John Merrit in the old home and Julia A. in Port Jefferson.
I must make a correction in regard to Richard Miller. It was prob- ably not the first of that name, who married Dorothy Woodhull and was the father of the daughters mentioned, but his son or grandson. But little is known of his family. There was a man of the name who was Captain of a Ferry Company during the Revolution, who was killed near Coram in a skirmish with a company of Militia under the com- mand of Capt. Daniel Roe.
Miller's Place, Oct. 14, 1896.
MARTHA MILLER.
THE MULFORD FAMILY.
CONTRIBUTED BY TEUNIS D. HUNTTING, ESQ.
About the year 1643 there came to Southampton, from Salem, Mass .. two brothers, Jolın and William Mulford. When: East-Hampton was first settled they sold their belongings in Southampton and moved to the new settlement farther east. John was an active participant in political affairs and was commissioned a Judge by the Connecticut Council. William turned his attention to farming.
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