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William Miller
(1746-1833)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Perkins
2. Dorcas Trescott
3. Betsy Ervin

William Miller 1

  • Born: 17 Apr 1746, Old Chester, , New Hampshire
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Perkins
  • Marriage (2): Dorcas Trescott in 1779
  • Marriage (3): Betsy Ervin
  • Died: Sep 1833, , Wayne County, Ohio at age 87
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FROM RECORDS OF PAULINE MASSENGAIL

A pensioner of Rev. War, Miller, Wm. S. F. 2-832 War Records Section

Date of enlistment 1775. Length of Service, over 6 months. Rank Pvt. Officers, Capt. Joshua Abbott, Col. John Stark

Battles- Bunker Hill

Residence at enlistment- Old Chester, Chester County, New Hampshire.
Date of application for pension, October 2, 1832. Claim allowed
Residence at date of application- Wooster township, Wayne county Ohio.
Pension handled thru Allegheny Co., Pittsburg. Rev. War Pension Bk. E. Vol. 8, page 119

N.H. State Papers Vol X,V Rev. Rolls Vol 1-
p. 61- William Millar enlisted apr. 24. 1775 in Capt Joshua Abbott's Co., Col. John Starke's Reg't
p. 182 Medford Oct. 4, 1775 - - William Millar signs 2 others, for 4 dollars as "full satisfaction for the regimental costs."

William went to Orange county, Vermont after the REvolution but before 1790. See Orange county, Vermont, Chester township, 1790 census. To Hopkinton, St. Lawrence county, New York about 1810-1815. To Wayne county, Ohio in 1820. His will was made Fayette county, Pennsylvania, February 6, 1824. Margaret Hurford, his daughter, sold land in Wayne county, Ohio in 1844.

See official Roster of Soldiers of American Revolution who lived in State of Ohio, Voll II, DAR Ohio, page 248.


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William married Sarah Perkins.


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William next married Dorcas Trescott in 1779.


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William next married Betsy Ervin.


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Sources


1 Melvin White.


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