Clymer Weir Cox Genealogy » Susanne Margareth Miller (1743-1807)

Persoonlijke gegevens Susanne Margareth Miller 

• Zij is geboren in het jaar 1743.
• Zij is overleden in het jaar 1807, zij was toen 64 jaar oud.
• Een kind van CHRISTIAN DANIEL (PA 1738) MILLER en ANNA SOHR (PA) MISHLER
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 12 augustus 2023.

Gezin van Susanne Margareth Miller

Zij is getrouwd met John Jacob Mickley.

Zij zijn getrouwd

Kind(eren):

1. John Jacob Miller Mickley  
2. Christian Miller Mickley  1767-1812
3. Peter MIller Mickley   

Notities over Susanne Margareth Miller

Susanna Catherine Miller was born November 6, 1743.She was the daughter of Christian and Barbara Miller, who came from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in October, 1737, and settled in Lynn township, Northampton County. On the 20th of April, 1741, her father took up a tract of land, on which he erected his cabin, and where he resided all his life. Susanna being probably the eldest daughter, had fewer advantages of education than the other children, assisting the mother in their charge, and these with various household duties required of the daughter of a pioneer constant care. Nevertheless, quick perception, an aptness to take hold and securely acquire gave her certain endowments of speech and manner, which made her a leader in the settlement, and in which, during her married life, she shone resplendent.

In November, 1760, Susanna Miller married John Jacob Mickley. He was born December 17, 1737, in Whitehall, Northampton county. Pa. His father, of the same name, came to Pennsylvania in August, 1733, being then twenty-two years of age. The son upon his marriage settled upon a tract of land now between the villages of Hokendauqua and Mickleys, where their large family of children were born.In 1763 occurred the massacre of so many of the Whitehall families and the escape of John Peter Mickley, who fled from the savages and came with the news to his brother's house. About this period Mr. Mickley, who was a carpenter by occupation, assisted in the construction of Zion Reformed church in Allentown, and it was through the knowledge gained therein that he suggested the concealing of the old Liberty and Christ church bells beneath its floors in the summer of 1777. He was an early adherent to the cause of Independence, and in November, 1776, was chosen on the committee of observation for the county of
Northampton.

During the struggle for independence the services of his horses and wagons were frequently given to the use of the patriot army, while he was appointed commissary of issues in January, 1778. He was an influential citizen of the county, and a gentleman highly esteemed for his benevolence, high honor and probity. He was accidentally killed by a tree falling upon him the 13th of December, 1808.

In the early days of Mrs. Mickley's married life the homestead was frequently stockaded as a protection against the ruthless savage from the Minisink. It was the custom during the Indian marauds for the man of the house before retiring to take his gun and walk around the premises to ascertain if there were lurking Indians or prowling wolves nearby, and also to overlook the country whether there were fires or danger abroad. The nightly agony endured by the family may be imagined. It is true, the Indians of the Lehigh were not considered dangerous "if well treated,'^ and the people made it a point to give to their utmost. This, in fact was alas, too frequently a blind, and the red savage was always treacherously inclined. As an illustration of the daring of our Revolutionary ancestry an incident in the life of the subject of this sketch may not be uninteresting.

It is stated that upon one occasion, her husband being away from home, Mrs. Mickley, observing the sheep and lambs hurrying towards the barn, upon investigating the cause found a wolf concealed in the brush. Taking her husband‘s gun she shot the animal, and calmly returned the weapon to its accustomed place, feeling she had merely performed her duty. It is a pity the stories of the pioneer period of our history have not been preserved to us. What an insight they would have given ns of the daring of our ancestors. During the Revolutionary struggle and the frequent absence of her husband, Mrs. Mickley, beside the care of her family, had the management of a large farm, and also the oversight of a grist mill. The end of the struggle came at last, and for many years the Mickleys lived in the enjoyment of peace and plenty. She died December 16, 1807, and her remains rest in the family burying ground beside those of her husband.

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