John Miller, Sr

Abt 1748 - 1826  (~ 78 years)

• Name	John Miller  [1]
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	Abt 1748  [1, 2]
  	Age at time of death: 78 years [2]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Abt 1779	, , VA   [3]
  	Children John Jr and Catherine Miller were born in Virginia per 1850 census records.
  Address	Abt 1785	, , PA
  	1880 census records for daughter Sarah's children list Sarah's birthplace as Ohio and Pennsylvania. Records for Sarah's younger sister Mary list Mary's birthplace as Pennsylvania so I believe Sarah was also born in Pennsylvania, placing her parents in Pennsylvania as well.
  Address	1790	Manallen Twp, Fayette, PA   [4]
  Address	1800	Redstone Twp, Fayette, PA   [5]
  Address	1806	, Jefferson, OH   [6]
  	No township listed
  Address	1807	Wayne Twp, Jefferson, OH   [6]
  Address	1809	Green Twp, Harrison, OH   [6, 7]
  Religious denomination	Presbyterian  [1]
  Will written/proved	19 Mar 1824	Green Twp, Harrison, OH   [1]
  	Written. Wife: Sarah, children: John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Catharine, Mary, Sarah, Esther, Hannah. Execs: John Taggart, Andrew Eagleson. Witnesses: Thomas Rea, John Rea, Andrew Rea.
  Died	12 May 1826  [2, 7]
  Will written/proved	17 Oct 1826	Green Twp, Harrison, OH   [1]
  	Proved
  Buried	Beech Spring Cemetery, Hopedale, Green Twp, Harrison, OH   [2]
  Notes	One of the founders of Beech Spring Church, along with "S. Dunlap, W. Watt, Henry Ferguson, Jessie Edgington, D. Welch, Esq., and William Harvey." [1] He's identified as "John Miller of Redstone." That could refer to Redstone, the first Presbytery organized west of the Allegheny Mountains, a territory that embraces present counties of Westmoreland, Fayette, Armstrong, Indiana, Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, and Greene, and adjacent territoy including the panhandle of western Virginia, or that he came from Redstone township, Fayette County. Given that his assumed brother-in-law Philip Delaney also lived in Redstone, Fayette County, I believe it's the latter. [1]
  Person ID	I3922	Allison | Allison
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Delaney,   b. Between 1751 and 1760,   d. Aft 1830  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Notes	The names of John's wife and children were identified in his will. [1]
  Children	+ 1. John Miller, Jr,   b. 27 Feb 1779, , , VA ,   d. 27 Feb 1856  (Age 77 years)   2. Catherine Miller,   b. Abt 1784, , , VA ,   d. Dec 1874, , Henry, IA  (Age ~ 90 years)   3. Samuel Miller,   b. Aft 1785, , , PA   4. Elizabeth Miller,   b. Abt 1790, , Fayette, PA + 5. Sarah Miller,   b. Between 1790 and 1794, , , PA ,   d. Bef 19 Mar 1824, Green Twp, Harrison, OH  (Age ~ 34 years) + 6. Mary Miller,   b. 1791, , , PA ,   d. 22 Apr 1853, Hopedale, Green Twp, Harrison, OH  (Age 62 years) + 7. Esther Miller,   b. 1793, , , PA ,   d. 1863  (Age 70 years)   8. Hannah Miller,   b. 27 Jul 1797, , , PA ,   d. 27 Jul 1878  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2024
  Family ID	F1478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Beech Spring Presbyterian Church Green Town, Harrison County, Ohio Organized in 1804. Dr John Rea was its first minister. Founding members included John Miller, S. Dunlap, W. Watt, Henry Ferguson, Jesse Edgington, D. Welch, Esq., and William Harvey. Sources: Historical collections of Harrison County, in the state of Ohio, pg 92-100; The Digital Shoebox Project

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1790 US Census, Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania John Miller, head of household, 3 males 16 and over (John Sr, possibly son John Jr, ?) 2 females (wife Sarah, daughter Catherine)
  		1800 US Census, Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania John Miller, head of household, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25 (John Jr), 1 male 26-44 (self, wrong age bracket), 3 females under 10 (Mary, Esther, Hannah), 2 females 10-15 (Sarah, Elizabeth?), 1 female 16-25 (Catherine), 1 female 26-44 (wife Sarah)
  		U.S. Federal Land Patent, Steubenville land office, Document #126 Philip Delaney, assignee for John Miller Jefferson County, Ohio Twp 10N, Range 4W, Section 9 10 September 1806
  		1820 US Census, Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio Three households John Miller, Sr, 1 male 45+ (self), 2 females 16-25 (Hannah, Elizabeth), 2 females 26-44 (Catherine, Esther), 1 female 45+ (wife Sarah) John Miller, Jr, 2 males under 10 (Parker, Nathan), 3 males 10-15 (William, Samuel, John R), 1 male 26-44 (self), 2 females under 10 (Abigail, ?), 1 female 26-44 (wife Jane) Philip Delaney, 1 male 10-15 (William), 3 males 16-25 (Samuel, John Clark Delaney?, ?), 1 male 45+ (self), 1 female 10-15 (Deborah), 2 females 16-25 (Mary, Elizabeth), 1 female 45+ (wife Elizabeth)

  
  

  Histories

  Tracking down the ancestors: John Miller

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Historical collections of Harrison County, OH, Charles Augustus Hanna, (Private publisher, New York, 1900). [S5] Find A Grave. [S27] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S82] 1790 United States Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S86] 1800 US Federal Census, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S302] Ohio Census, 1790-1890, Jackson, Ronald V., (Accelerated Indexing Systems, company). [S110] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820).