John
Millar
aka Miller
Born about in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherine (McIvor) Millar
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine (Millar) Douglas, Isabella (Miller) Shaw, Mary (Millar) Simpson, Elizabeth (Millar) Lawson, Margaret (Millar) Auld, Ellen (Miller) Howatt, Janet (Millar) Auld, John Miller and Mary (Millar) Simpson
Died after
after about age 75
in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Biography
Later generations also spelled the surname "Miller."
John Millar was born 11 Aug 1731 and baptised in the Episcopal Church in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland. [1]
John Millar and Catherine McIvor were married about 1757 in Perthshire and had 3 children when they arrived at St. John's Island aboard the ship Falmouth from Greenock. She was born about 1735. [2]
- Note: The Falmouth, Capt. John McWhae, departed Greenock in April 1770 with 60 passengers, mainly from Perthshire, and arrived In June 1770. "The group was taken to Lord Advocate James Montgomery's township at Stanhope. He employed David Lawson, an experienced flax farmer to run his plantation, using emigrants as indentured servants. The Falmouth passengers were recruited by Lawson and mainly shared his Perthshire origins." [3]
John and his family settled at Brackley Point.
Brackley Point being but a small congregation, they united with the Cove Head congregation and built a church below John Miller's at the Shore. The first minister that preached to us was Dr. McGregor. The first that settled among us was Mr. Pidgeon. Before this, services were held in Miller House, and C. Higgins, Point.[4]
See the Millar family story in Stanhope Sands of Time p. 431-432.
Research Notes
W.E. Johnstone's "Life of Rev. Dr. John and Mrs. Geddie and Early Presbyterian History 1770-1845" mentions John Millar on page 4
Further reference re passengers of the Falmouth:
- MacEwan, "The Falmouth Passengers, " pp. 12-19.
- Adams and Somerville, Cargoes of Despair and Hope, pp. 54-5.
- Malpeque Historical Society, Malpeque and its People, pp. 22-7.
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms," database, Family Search (accessed 28 Jun 2022), John Miller (1731), FHL 007550346, item 8, image 2225; citing Register of Baptisms in the Parish of Muthill.
- ↑ “Stanhope Sands of Time,” Evelyn Simpson, ed., pp. 431-432; Telling Island Stories http://islandstories.ca/island_stories_viewer/ilives:209303/: accessed 29 July 2018
- ↑ Lucille H. Campey, A Very Fine Class of Immigrants, p. 136, entry for Falmouth; (Natural Heritage Books, Toronto)
- ↑ Historical Survey 1876, Neil McCallum, Senior, Brackley Point - Accession Number, 2702, Item 305, PEI Archives; accessed on Island Register
See also:
- http://www.islandregister.com/lawson1.html
- Descendants of John Millar
- Simpson Family History in "Cavendish, its history, its people" - Harold H. Simpson, 1973
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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Millar-1024 and Miller-6329 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same family connections and history.
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Rejected matches › John Miller (1825-1893) › John Miller (1800-1822) › John J. S. Miller (abt.1872-bef.1972) › John Miller (abt.1639-1720) › John Wesley Miller (1903-1981) › John Wesley Miller (1875-1961) › John Orlando Miller (1880-1960) › John Miller (1820-1878) › John Bishop Miller (1854-abt.1926) › John Miller (abt.1769-) › John W Miller (1730-1805) › John Millar (1731-) › John Miller (abt.1728-1776) › John Miller (abt.1728-aft.1760)
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