Ancestral Glimpses » Margaret Henderson (± 1675-1744)

Personal data Margaret Henderson 

• She was born about 1675 in County Antrim, IRELAND.
• Alternative: She was born about 1675 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, British America.
• Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on October 15, 1932.
• (AFN) : 144C-FPS.
• She died January 1744 in New Garden Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America.
• She is buried in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America.
• A child of Patrick Henderson and Katherine Brooks
• This information was last updated on May 28, 2014.

Household of Margaret Henderson

She is married to Guyon Miller.

They got married about 1693 at County Antrim, IRELAND.

Family Recorded, in Myers, Albert Cook. Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania 1682-1750. (Swarthmore, PA, USA: Albert Myers Cook, 1902).
p 128 - ... George Harlan and Gayen Miller were probably the first of the Irish Friends to secure land in Kennett. In 1702, Miller purchased 200 acres on the east branch of Red Clay Creek, including the eastern part of the present Borough of Kennett Square. ... Of the forty-three persons taxed in Kennett, in 1715, there were nine Irish Friends, as follows: Gayen Miller, 8s. 6d.; ...

p 131 - ... In 1712, Gayen Miller, of Kennett, purchased 700 acres ...

p 325 - ... Gayen Miller, who first appears in Chester County in 1702, is thought to have been a near relative of John Miller, of New Garden. As stated on page 128, he purchased 200 acres at the site of Kennett Square, and in 1712 acquired 700 acres in New Garden. He also secured several other tracts. He took his seat in the Provincial Assembly in 1714. He died in 1742, leaving a will, dated 3 Mo. 31, 1742 (proved Aug. 31, 1742), in which he mentions "my cousin James Miller," probably a son of John Miller of New Garden. 

Children of Gayen Miller by his wife Margaret : 
1. James Miller, b. 11 Mo. 5, 1696; d. 1732; md. Rachel, dau. of John and Katharine Fred, 4 Mo. 20, 1721, and had children: ...
2. William Miller, b. 8 Mo. 30, 1698 ; d. 1767 ; md. Ruth Rowland, 7 Mo. 30, 1724, and had children : ...
3. Robert Miller, b. 3 Mo. 3, 1703 ; md. Ruth Haines ; and had children: ...
4. Sarah Miller, b. 9 Mo. 1, 1704 ; md. Joshua Johnson, son of Robert, and had children ...
5. Mary Miller, b. 3 Mo. 7, 1707 ; md. William, son of Samuel Beverly, 2 Mo. 22, 1730, and had children ...
6. Patrick Miller, b. 12 Mo. 28, 1708 ; md. (1) Patience Haines, 9 Mo. 5, 1735, and had children ...
7. Samuel Miller, b. 4 Mo. 14, 171 1 ; d. Nov, 1764; md. Margaret Halliday, 4 Mo. 29, 1732. No issue. 
8. Elizabeth Miller, b. 5 Mo. 7, 1713 ; md. Joseph Dickinson, 8 Mo. 25. 1732, and had children ...
9. Joseph Miller, b. 7 Mo. 14, 1715 ; d. 1741 ; Jane Kirk, 4 Mo. 18, 1738. 
10. Benjamin Miller, b. 6 Mo. 4, 1717 ; md. 10 Mo. 7, 1738, Martha (Musgrove) Walter, widow of John Walter, and dau. of John Musgrave. He settled in Lancaster County. 
11. John Miller, b. 11 Mo. 6, 1 720-1, md. Margaret Smith, 8 Mo. 28, 1741. Settled in Lancaster County. 
12. George Miller, b. 5 Mo. 19, 1723. He md. "out of meeting" abt. 1744. 

Child(ren):

1. Margaret Henderson Miller  ± 1694-1723 
2. James Miller  1696-1732 
3. William Miller  1698-1767
4. Robert Miller  1703-1761
5. Sarah Miller  1704-1749
6. Mary Miller  1707-????
7. Patrick Miller  1708-1751 
8. Samuel Miller  1711-1764
9. Elizabeth Miller  1713-????
10. Joseph Miller  1715-1741
11. Benjamin Miller  1717-????
12. John Miller  1721-???? 
13. George Miller  1723-????

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