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John Frederick to Tennessee Miller[1, 2]

Male 1751 - Bef 1829  (77 years)


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  • Name John Frederick to Tennessee Miller 
    Born 1751  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 1829  Maury Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I68023  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of Richard 'Gunsmith' Carter, Descendants of William Walters
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2018 

    Father Patriot John Frederick Miller, Sr.,   b. 1711, Freudenberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1787, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria Arnd,   b. 6 Dec 1716, Freudenberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Jul 1737  Evangelisch, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Children of John Frederick Miller, Sr. and Anna Maria Arnd:
      Matthias b. 2 Jan 1738 in Germany
      Haman b.1739 d. 1814 NC
      Harman b. 1741 d. 1825 TN
      Jacob b. 1743; d. 1828 SC
      Elizabeth
      Mary
      John b. 1749
      Frederick b. 1751 *
      Martin b. 1753 d. 1814 VA
    Family ID F7212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Frances [dna] Carter,   b. Abt 1755, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1820, Halifax, Virginia or Maury, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1787  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Children of John Frederick Miller and Mary Frances Carter:
      Anderson, Vincent, Richard, Frances, Patsey, Gin[c]ey 'Jane', John F., Elizabeth, Ewell and Charlotte Miller.
      25 Jun 1790 Halifax Co., VA (DB14/636) for 200 acres of land on Birch Creek which Frederick Miller purchased from James Fears.
      22 Apr 1805 (DB21/25) Frederick MIller & c. sold 100 acres of land to Spencer Carter. [His wife's brother].
    Notes 
    • Halifax County, which extends to the North Carolina border, was a tobacco growing region, as it still is today. It is in the middle of Southside Virginia, in the Piedmont Pleateau of rolling hills leading to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and today it appears that this land, in the southwest corner of the county, is in the area that forms something of a
      triangle between secondary state Highways #691 and #659 (the River Road), very near the present community of Paces and possibly nine or so miles southwest of the county seat, also called Halifax. On a larger scale this area is south of U. S. #360 and north of U. S. #58. The tiny town of Turbeville, once called Bloomsburg, is about four miles southeast from where Tobys Creek flows into the Dan River. Danville, in adjacent Pittsylvania County is about 25 miles southwest from this point.
    Children 
    +1. Frances 'Fanny' Miller,   b. 24 Jul 1789, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1857, Caswell Co., N. Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +2. John Frederick Miller,   b. Abt 1808, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860, maybe Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F518495238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter, by Susannah Powell Page 1 [Purchasers at Estate Sale]
    Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter, by Susannah Powell Page 1 [Purchasers at Estate Sale]
    13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803.jpg
    Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell Page 2 [Purchasers at Estate Sale]
    Accounts Current for Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell Page 2 [Purchasers at Estate Sale]
    13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803-2.jpg
    Accounts Current Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell
    Accounts Current Estate of John Carter by Susannah Powell
    13905JohnCarterAcctsCurrent 1803-3.jpg
    Chancery Record John Carter,[father of this Richard] dec'd, heirs sue for money due the estate of their dec'd. father.  Richard 'Tailor' Carter, Exe. is dead and Executorship has fallen to his Widow, Mrs. Susannah (David) Powell(neeBigger).  The testimony of Frederick Miller may link the Gunsmith to this Giles Carter Family.[current dna analysis however, reveals two different haplogroups.]
    Chancery Record John Carter,[father of this Richard] dec'd, heirs sue for money due the estate of their dec'd. father. Richard 'Tailor' Carter, Exe. is dead and Executorship has fallen to his Widow, Mrs. Susannah (David) Powell(neeBigger). The testimony of Frederick Miller may link the Gunsmith to this Giles Carter Family.[current dna analysis however, reveals two different haplogroups.]
    Frederick MillerTestimonylinks-13984.jpg
    Carters in Pittsylvania Co. Virginia; Nealys; McClanahan; Terrys; Jefferson; Clays; Walters and others
    Carters in Pittsylvania Co. Virginia; Nealys; McClanahan; Terrys; Jefferson; Clays; Walters and others
    Pittsylvania Co. DB 1-2-3-CARTERS.pdf
    Newspaper Article John Frederick Miller - 1775
    Newspaper Article John Frederick Miller - 1775
    68023MillerJohnFred DailyPress Apr20,1975.jpg
    Newspaper Article
Miller, John Fred Daily Press Aug 26,1928
    Newspaper Article Miller, John Fred Daily Press Aug 26,1928
    MillerJohnFred DailyPress Aug26,1928.jpg
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family
Descendants of William Walters
    Zimmerman Research on the Walters Family Descendants of William Walters
    Walters_Zimmerman.pdf
    Virginia Historical Magazine
Henry County, Virginia 
Residents Who Renounced Allegiance to Great Britain and Swearing Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia
    Virginia Historical Magazine Henry County, Virginia Residents Who Renounced Allegiance to Great Britain and Swearing Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia
    HenryCountyHistory.pdf

    Histories
    Descendants of John Frederick Miller of Halifax, Virginia
    Descendants of John Frederick Miller of Halifax, Virginia

  • Notes 
    • Mary Frances CARTER Birth: 1766 in Virginia Death: Bef 1820 in Tennessee
      Note: Mary and Frederick moved to Maury Co, TN about 1812. Frederick's brother Harmon also moved to Maury Co., where he had a deed for land dated Jan. 12, 1813 on Rutherford Creek.

      Father: Richard CARTER b: 1720 in Virginia
      Mother: Frances Walters b: 1736 Virginia

      Marriage 1 Frederick MILLER b: 1751 in Henry Co., Virginia
      Married: 12 APR 1787 in Halifax Co, VA -
      Children
      Frances MILLER b: 24 JUL 1789
      Charlotte MILLER b: 30 NOV 1791 in Halifax Co,VA
      Anderson MILLER b: Abt 1792 in Halifax Co,VA
      Vincent MILLER b: 5 APR 1796 in NC
      Richard MILLER b: 7 MAR 1799 in Halifax Co,VA
      Martha " Patsy" MILLER b: Aft 1802
      Elizabeth "Betsey" MILLER b: 5 MAY 1802
      Jane "Gincy" MILLER b: 17 APR 1804
      John Frederick MILLER b: Abt 1810 in Halifax Co,VA
      Ewell MILLER b: Abt 1811 in probably Halifax Co,VA

      Ancestor of Connie Spring
    • Connie Spring
      Johann Fredrich Mueller/Muller - Miller was the father of Frederick Miller. Johann Anglicized his name to Miller. He settled in Halifax County.
      Frederick, his son, and Mary Frances [Carter] had 10 children - apparently most born in Halifax County, VA, if not all. Frederick appears with the tithables in Halifax County 1782-1809. He purchased items from an estate in Maury County, TN Oct. 28, 1815. (1) Frances Miller b. July 24, 1789 in Halifax County, VA d. December 3, 1857 in Caswell County, NC. m. August 12, 1809 Thomas Hodges in Halifax County, VA. (my line)
      (2) Charlotte Miller b. ca. 1791 d. 1883 m. Oct 14, 1816 William H. Sherrod in Maury County
      (3) Anderson Miller b. ca. 1792 m. Molly
      (4) Vincent Miller b. 1796 d. 1848 m. July 14, 1828 Mildred Miller, Maury County
      (5) Richard Miller b. March 7, 1799 - Halifax County, Va d. before 1880 m. Jan 17, 1823 Mary (Polly) Alexander Maury Co
      (6) Elizabeth Miller b. 1802 d. 1861 m. Joseph Lemaster
      (7) Patsy Miller m. James Higgs
      (8) Jane (Gincy) Miller b. 1804 d. 1872 m. Evan Shelby Polk
      (9) John F. Miller b. 1810 probably Halifax County, VA
      m. Oct 9, 1820 Hannah McMannus Williams - Maury County
      (10) Ewell Miller b. 1811 probably Halifax County, VA m Mary w. Slayden.

      If you are interested in Frances Miller and Thomas Hodges, they had 11 children. LOTS of descendants. Thought you might like to know that the Muellers/Mullers have been traced to Henrich Mueller b. ca. 1612 in Gerichtasschoffe, Germany. I'll be happy to share information. connie

  • Sources 
    1. [S101] Connie Spring.

    2. [S73] Deeds, Halifax County, Virginia Road Orders (2/514).
      Halifax TLC co bk 2-514 1759 Halifax Sept Caldwell Alexander road hands John Frederick Miller surveyor of road from Miery cr according to a former order of court and he with James Mackbe, Mathew Mackbe, Joseph Spradling, John Jones, Job Jones, David Jones, James Cary, Christoher Snead, Joseph Moore, John Moore, Alexander Moore, James Baly, David Evans, James Millekin, Alexander Caldwell, Thomas Dickson, William Chandler, Samuel Davis, William Combs, John Justice, Peter Rickman
      keep the road clear and in repair.
      John Frederick Miller's son, also named John Frederick Miller, will marry Mary Frances Carter, d/o Richard Carter and Frances Walters.

    3. [S40] Will, Will of John Miller in Tennessee.

    4. [S107] Family Histories, http://millerworld.x10host.com/JFMTEMP/intro1_E.pdf.
      Heads of Families-Virginia, 1785, reveals that the John F. Miller household consisted of four white people and two dwellings. Harman Miller's house included ten whites and one dwelling. On the 1787 Tax List for Halifax County, Virginia, we find John Federick Mller being charged with a tax and a John Miller, next to him, whose tax was also charged to John Federick Milner.. This was obviously a father and son. Harman Miller, son of John Frederick, was also nearby, and listed as Harman Milner. For some unknown reason, the Miller name was occasionally confused with that of several Milner families
      who also lived in Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties. In probating John Frederick's Will,
      his widow was referred to as Mary Milner. The 1820 Federal Census for Laurens County, South Carolina, also shows Martin Miller listed as
      Martin Milner. It's possible that a German accent, in the family, may have been a contributing factor to the confusion of the names.

    5. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101228022.
      John Frederick Miller

      Son of John Frederick and Anna Maria (Arnd) Miller. Believed to have been born about 1751 in the Patrick - Henry County, Virginia area (then Halifax County). Married on 12 Apr. 1787 to Mary Frances Carter. They were the parents of Anderson, Vincent (Vinson), Richard, Frances 'Fanny', Patsey, Jane 'Giney'(Polk), John F., Elizabeth 'Beth', Charlotte (Sherrod), Joseph and Ewell Miller. Frederick and family moved from Halifax County, Virginia to Maury County, Tennessee about 1813-14. He died on his farm, near Columbia, in Maury County in the Fall of 1827.
      Parents
      John Frederick Miller, 1711-1787
      Siblings
      Haman Miller, unknown-1814
      Harman Miller, unknown-1826
      Jacob Miller, unknown-1828
      Children
      Charlotte Miller Sherrod, 1791-1883
      Vinson Miller, 1796-1848
      Jane Miller Polk, 1804-1872
      Son of John Frederick and Anna Maria (Arnd) Miller. Believed to have been born about 1751 in the Patrick - Henry County, Virginia area (then Halifax County). Married on 12 Apr. 1787 to Mary Frances Carter. They were the parents of Anderson, Vincent (Vinson), Richard, Frances 'Fanny', Patsey, Jane 'Giney'(Polk), John F., Elizabeth 'Beth', Charlotte (Sherrod), Joseph and Ewell Miller. Frederick and family moved from Halifax County, Virginia to Maury County, Tennessee about 1813-14. He died on his farm, near Columbia, in Maury County in the Fall of 1827.

    6. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, 9 Apr 1787 Frederick Miller and Mary Frances Carter.
      Sur. Presley Carter. Frances signs her own consent. Married 12 Apr by Rev. James Watkins who says Mary. p. 23. Sur. Presley Carter.