Simon Miller III (abt. 1708 - 1799)

Born about 1708 in Richmond, Henrico Co, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella Miller — married 2 Oct 1740 in Overwharton Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia

Descendants

Died Nov 1799 at about age 91 in Culpeper Co, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Simon Miller of Stafford and Culpepper Counties, Virginia, died 1799. His youngest daughter Alice married a Markham

1. Eleanor 'Nelly' Miller, b. Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia

2. Benjamin Miller, b. Bef 1732, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. Aft 1752, Prince William County, Virginia

3. Simon Miller, b. Aft 1737, Culpeper County, Virginia d. 15 Sep 1806, Culpeper County, Virginia - Probate

4. Mary Miller, b. Abt 1741, Culpeper County, Virginia

5. Alice Miller, b. Bef 1747, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. 1780, Stafford County,

6. Lydia "Elizabeth" Miller, b. 1754, Stafford County, Virginia d. Culpeper County, Virginia

Entry from Fredericksburg Court records:^[1]

Family: Mary Benson - granddaughter of Simon Miller snr

Defendant: William Richards (exec. of Simon Miller Sr)

Family: Edward Withers was brother of Mr. Withers who married a daughter of James Hord (This is referring to James Withers who married Ann Hord).

Family: Simon Miller Sr - grandfather of Lewis Markham

Death: Simon Miller (11-1799)

Tract: William Richards moved onto about 800 acres of land of Simon Miller Sr in Culpeper County, near the point of the fork of the Rappahannock River.

Family: One of the sons of James Withers married a daughter of James Hord

Locality: Culpeper; Stafford; Bourbon, KY; King George; Orange

Tract: Mr Miller moved from Culpeper to Stawthars, Stafford County (1796)

Family: Nelly Miller, John Miller, Barbary Miller - children of Benjamin Miller

Family: Simon Miller Jr, and Benjamin Miller - sons of Simon Miller Sr

Marriage: James Hord - mr - Mary Miller (aka Molly Miller daughter of Simon Miller Sr., about 1755)

Marriage: FNU Withers -mr- FNU Hord (daughter of James Hord)

Plaintiff: James Hord & Thomas Brooks (exors. of James Hord, decd.)

Deed of Gift: Simon Miller Sr. & Isabel Miller, his wife to James Hord (Culpeper Co.; 1767)

Tenant: tenants on land bought by Simon Miller from Thomas Strother - Mr. Brown; Mr. Watson; Mr. Colbirds; Mr. Thomas Brooks

Bridge: a bridge across the north branch of the Rappahannock River was built by William Richards in order to improve access to timber & his saw mills

Family: Isabella Miller - wife of Simon Miller Sr.

Marriage: William Richards -mr- Lydia Miller (aka Eliza Miller, youngest daughter of Simon Miller Sr. by his second wife)

Mill: William Richards erected girst mills & saw mills on land given him by Simon Miller Sr.

Marriage: John Markham -mr- Alice Miller (daughter of Simon Miller Sr.)

Will: Simon Miller Sr. - no recording info (1783)

Marriage: Thomas Strother -mr- Nelly Miller (daughter of Simon Miller Sr.)

Deponent / Affiant: Aaron Bledsoe; John Markham (69); William Markham; Nelly Strother; Elender Strother (aka Eleander Strother) (60); Bennet Nooe; Winnefred Branham; Rawleigh Palmer; Lewis Richards; Kellis Hord; Margaret Watts (aka Peegey Watts); Thomas Fallis (45); John Strode (70); Lewis Markham (40); Enoch Mason; Traverse Daniel; Alexander Morson; Robert Hening; Robert Crutcher; James Withers; Edward Withers; James Hume (64)

Estate: James Hord; Simon Miller

Record Title: Brooke & Hord's Exors. vs Richards, Exor. Year Recorded: 1813 Collection: CR-SC-H Record ID: 142-16

According to the Rev Arnold Hord article, Simon Miller married Isabella Miller (possibly his cousin) in Stafford county and moved to Culpeper, VA. In 1767, he deeded a gift to James Hord son of his sister Jane Hord. The article indicate they had only one known child, Simon Miller.

Sources

1. ↑ "Fredericksburg Court records"

• Ancestry.com Family Tree is no longer available there http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=91094339&pid=2550
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I115596&tree=Tree1
• Hord, Rev. Arnold Harold. "Simon Miller, Captan in Bacon's Rebellion." in Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol 1. pp. 663-669.