John W Miller 1733 - Runner Genealogy

John W Miller Sex: Male

Birth Date	1733 Falkner's Swamp, Colony of Pennsylvania
Death Date	1826
Father	Jacob Sr Miller	Born: 1702 Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany	Died: 1768
Mother	Margaret Catherine Meuller	Born: 1704

John W Miller Notes:	ohn was born to Jacob Miller and Margaret Miller from Hesse, Germany in Falkners Swamp north of Philadelphia.[1]. He was christened at the Tulpehocken Lutheran Church in Berks County on November 23, 1733. His family moved to Linville Creek in the Shenandoah Valley about 1750, nearly the same time the Lincolns and Boones also moved there from Berks County. John then married Barbara Mauzy[2] of Fauquier County about 1765. They moved their family to Indian Creek near Greenville in what was then Botetourt County, Virginia, probably after his father Jacob had died in 1772 and maybe with Valentine Cook of Linville Creek in 1773.
Notes:	John helped build Cooks Fort 1/4 mile west of Greenville, where some of their ten children were born. This fort was used to muster the Botetourt County Militia for the Point Pleasant Battle in 1774 and was a refuge from the Indians whenever they attacked. Their farm grew to 983 acres in what became Monroe County in 1799 and their Miller-Pence Farm and Miller-Halstead Cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[3] Oren Frederick Mortons 1916 book "A History of Monroe County" says John once thought he could see a plumed head from a distance as he heard a turkey gobbling noise. Thinking an Indian was trying to lure him from his house, he went out the back door with his rifle, took a circuit of nearly a mile, then came up behind the still gobbling Indian and shot and scalped him. Morton also said Panther Hollow on Indian Creek was named when John heard a piece of bark fall from a tree and looked up to see a panther ready to spring, so he quickly fired and killed it.[4] In 1777, John served in the Revolutionary War with Captain John Preston in the Montgomery County Militia.[5] In 1780, he also served as a Greenbrier County juror after it was formed in 1777.
John W Miller Will:	In the name of God Amen. I, John Miller, of the county of Monroe and the state of Virginia and an inhabitant of Indian Creek do make and declare this my last will and testament, which is inscribed with my own hand to be my last will and testament, revoking all others. In the first place I will and ordain that all my just debts be paid. Secondly my will is that where as I have given to my daughter, Elizabeth Canefax that portion of property part that I allowed her at her marriage and to prevent any contention after my decease, to prevent the same I will and bequeath to her 1 dollar out of my personal property. Thirdly, in the same manner I have given to my sons, John Miller, Michael Miller and George Miller their portion all lands which they agreed as their portion, but to prevent disputes after my decrease, I will and bequeath to each of them one dollar to be paid out of my personal estate. Fourth I will and bequeath to my son, Henry Miller, 70 acres of land on which he now lives and is laid down in a deed drawn by David Graham and marked A. Fifth I will and bequeath to my son, Adam Miller, the land on which he now lives, containing 118 acres and laid down by a deed drawn by David Graham and marked B. Sixth I will and bequeath to my son, Daniel Miller, 58 acres of land on which he now lives in a deed drawn by David Graham and marked C. Seventh I will and bequeath to my son, Moses Miller 58 acres of land on which he now lives and is laid out with a deed by David Graham and is labeled D. Whereas I have not left any of my land property to my son Jacob Miller I am inclined to believe that I have given over a portion of my land to my sons, Henry Miller, Adam Miller and Joseph Miller, my will therefore is that my son Henry Miller pay my son Jacob Miller the sum of 33.14. Adam Miller is to pay Jacob Miller the sum of 60.00 and also Moses Miller to pay my son Jacob Miller 40.99 in all amounting to 40 lbs which I allowed to my son, Jacob Miller as his part of my estate. Ninth for my person estate is that it remain of my son, Adam Miller and my beloved wife, Barbara, if it should be the will og God that I die before her, my will is that she be a full liberty to dispose of my bedding and clothing as she sees fit. I also appoint, Adam Mann, my sister's son, the Executor of this my last will and testament.

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Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-
Jacob Miller Sr b.1702 Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany d.1768 See Notes	Johann Peter Mueller II b.1660 Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz,, Winningen, RP, Germany d.1738	Johann Peter Mueller I b.1625 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d.1679	Ulrich Dietz Muller b.1598 Winningen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Phillip Muller b.1560 Bayern, Bavaria, Germany d.1616	Johann Adam Mueller b.1510 Bayern, Bavaria, Germany d.1540	Gabriel Muller von Kiklaus b.1471 Switzerland d.1510	Werner Muller b.1445 Herisau, Hinterland, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Switzerland d.1495	Heinrich Muller HEINI b.1420 Herisau, Hinterland, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Switzerland d.1470	Frederich Muller b.1395 Switzerland	MORE>
								Elisabeth Wasserfluh b.1425 d.1448	Hans Wasserfluh b.1360	MORE>
							Elizabeth Besserer parents b.1450 Memmingen, Bayern, Germany d.1535	Heinrich Thomas Besserer b.1430 Memmingen, Bayern, Germany d.1510	Wilheim Besserer I b.1388 d.1463	MORE>
								Ursula Frickinger parents b.1435 NÃ¶rdlingen, Donau-Ries, Bayern, German d.1503
						Rosina Mueller parents b.1490 Switzerland d.1590	Niklaus Muller b.1425
								Rosina Mueller parents b.1490 Switzerland d.1590
							Rosina Mueller parents b.1490 Switzerland d.1590
					Elisabetha Jankel b.1511 Switzerland d.1540
						Elisabetha Jankel b.1511 Switzerland d.1540
				Runa Pflaug b.1600 Bayern, Bavaria, Germany d.1670

			Catharina Poten parents b.1600 germany d.1690	Ludwig Poten b.1570


		Sophia Kroeber b.1627 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany d.1683	Philip Linden Kroeber b.1696 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d.1670	Johannes Peter Kroeber b.1574 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany d.1610	Kroeber b.1550 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
						Sophia Kroeber b.1627 Winningen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany d.1683




Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024-persons	-
Margaret Catherine Meuller b.1704 Germany See Notes

2 persons	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 Persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-