Descendants of Miller
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 MILLER1 died Unknown.
More About WILLIAM MILLER:
Known as: Godly1
Residence: One of the first settlers of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey1
Child of WILLIAM MILLER is:
2. i. SAMUEL2 MILLER, d. Aft. 1735.
Generation No. 2
2. SAMUEL2 MILLER (WILLIAM1)2 died Aft. 17352. He married ELIZABETH THOMPSON2, daughter of THOMAS THOMPSON and MARY. She was born Abt. 16752, and died 13 Nov 17472.
Notes for SAMUEL MILLER:
[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 319.]
"In 1697 Samuel Miller was made guardian of the children of his brother-in-law, Aaron Thompson (N. J. Arch XXI)"
Occupation: Carpenter3
Will: 1735, Speaks of "that lott of meadow adjoining to Thompson's which I bought of brother Aaron Thompson (N.J. Wills Lib. G. fol. 308)4
Children of SAMUEL MILLER and ELIZABETH THOMPSON are:
i. WILLIAM3 MILLER5, d. Unknown.
ii. JOHN MILLER5, d. Unknown.
iii. ENOCH MILLER5, d. Unknown.
iv. AARON MILLER5, d. Unknown.
v. ANDREW MILLER5, d. Unknown.
vi. MOSES MILLER5, d. Unknown.
3. vii. HANNAH MILLER, b. Abt. 1700; d. 13 Jun 1783.
Generation No. 3
3. HANNAH3 MILLER (SAMUEL2, WILLIAM1)6 was born Abt. 17007, and died 13 Jun 17837. She married MATTHIAS HATFIELD8 Abt. Jan 17209, son of ISAAC HATFIELD and <UNNAMED>. He was born 1699 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey9, and died 10 Dec 1779 in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey9.
Notes for MATTHIAS HATFIELD:
[Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W S Tyler, DD,LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), page 318.]
"...came at his majority into possession of 123 acres of land left by deed of gift of his father more than eleven years before. Most of this land lay in near first mountain in what is now the town of Westfield. He had a tannery and other property in this town."
"From the beginning of the troubles growing out of the loss of the Town Book in 1720, Matthias took an active and leading part in behalf of the townspeople."
"In 1743 he was chosen by the Town Committee to go with Judge Stephen Crane to England with a petition to the King for 'relief against the Proprietors.' The petition came before the King's counsel July 19, 1744, but without any result for record. At a meeting of the Synod of Philadelphia September 18, 1734, he represented the church of Elizabethtown as a Ruling Elder, and again March 15-23, 1771."
Appointed 1: 1734, One of the Justices of the Peace for the old County of Essex, New Jersey9
Appointed 2: 23 Jul 1747, Recorder of the Borough of Elizabeth, New Jersey9
Appointed 3: 1752, Sheriff of the County of Essex, New Jersey9
Elected 1: 1739, One of 6 Alderman of the Borough of Elizabeth, New Jersey in the charter of incorporation9
Elected 2: 1743, By the Town Committee to go with Judge Stephen Cran to England with a petition to the King for "relief against the Proprietors"9
Will: 15 Sep 17799
More About MATTHIAS HATFIELD and HANNAH MILLER:
Marriage: Abt. Jan 17209
Child of HANNAH MILLER and MATTHIAS HATFIELD is:
i. PHOEBE4 HATFIELD, b. 25 Nov 1720, Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey; d. 22 Dec 1796, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Endnotes
1. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 318.
2. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 319.
3. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 318.
4. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 319.
5. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 318.
6. Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW, (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.
7. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 319.
8. Susan B. Stavropoulos, v10t0507.FTW, (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 0507), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 25, 2000.
9. Tyler, William Seymour D.D.,LL.D. with genealogy history written by Cornelius B. Tyler, Autobiography of W. S. Tyler, DD, LLD, (Privately Printed, Massachusetts, 1912), Page 318.
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