Ancestral Glimpses » Guyon Miller (1674-1742)

Données personnelles Guyon Miller 

• Noms alternatifs: Gaylon Miller, Gayon Miller (également connu sous le nom de / alias)
• Il est né en l'an 1674 dans Ballynalich, County Antrim, NORTH IRELAND.
• Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 1 octobre 1932.
• Émigré(e) en l'an 1702, County Antrim, IRELAND.

  The Millers left Armaugh County, Ireland in 1702 and settled in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

• Religion: Quaker.
• (AFN) : 787Z-KF.
• Il est décédé le 30 avril 1742 dans Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America, il avait 68 ans.
• Répartition des actifs le 31 août 1742 naar Chester County, Pennsylvania, British America.
• Testament le 31 mai 1742 naar Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony, British America.
• Un enfant de John Miller et Ann Clibben
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 20 janvier 2018.

Famille de Guyon Miller

(1) Il est marié avec Margaret Henderson.

Ils se sont mariés environ 1693 à 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. 

Enfant(s):

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-????

(2) Il avait une relation avec unknown.

Enfant(s):

1. James Miller  1696-1732 

Notes par Guyon Miller

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1414, Date of Import: 21 Jun 2003]

OUR QUAKER KIN AND ALLIED FAMILIES.

Researcher:
Patton D. McHenry, Jr.
P.O. Box 7177
Monroe, Louisiana, 71211-7177
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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: 

http://www.familytreemaker.com/_glc_/3043/3043_301.html
Genealogy of the Smedley Family 
Author: COMPILED BY GILBERT COPE, WEST CHESTER, PA. Published by Samuel Lightfoot Smedley
Call Number: CS71.S637
This book contains the history and genealogy of the Smedley family of Pennsylvania. 
Bibliographic Information: Smedley, Samuel Lightfoot. Genealogy of the Smedley Family.
Wickersham Printing Compatny. Pennsylvania. 1901. 

GAYEN MILLER, with Margaret his wife, daughter of Dr. Patrick Henderson, came to Chester
county and, by deed of Aug. 17, 1702, purchased 200 acres of land in the Manor of Staineing, now
Kennet township, close by the present Kennet Square. It has been thought they came from Ireland,
but the evidence is not conclusive. Gayen (as he wrote his name) died in 1742, and his wife in Jan.
(11 mo.), 1743-4. Issue: 

JAMES, b. 11, 5, 1696; d. 1732; m. Rachel Fred, 4, 20, 1721. 
WILLIAM, b. 8, 30, 1698; d. 1767 (?); m. Ruth Rowland, 7, 30, 1724. 
ROBERT, b. 3, 3, 1703; d. 1761; m. Ruth Haines. 
SARAH, b. 9, 1, 1704; d. 6 mo. 1749; m. Joshua Johnson, 2, 23, 1724. 
MARY, b. 2, 7, 1707; m. William Beverly, 2, 22, 1730. 
PATRICK, b. 12, 28, 1708; d. 1751; m. Patience Haines, 9, 5, 1735. 
SAMUEL, b. 4, 14, 1711; d. 11 mo. 1764; m. Margaret Halliday, 4, 29, 1732. 
ELIZABETH, b. 5, 7, 1713; m. Joseph Dickinson, 8, 25, 1732. 
JOSEPH, b. 7, 14, 1715; d. 1742; m. Jane Kirk, 2, 18, 1738. 
BENJAMIN, b. 6, 4, 1717; m. Martha Walter, 10, 7, 1738. 
JOHN, b. 11, 6, 1720-1; m. Margaret Smith, 8, 28, 1741. 
GEORGE, b. 5, 19, 1723; m. Susanna Bird. 
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From "Joseph Dickinson and Family" pp. 100-101
"We introduce Gayen Miller by extracts from a letter received from Mrs. Knox Taylor, of Santa Fe, NM, dated Aug. 29, 1930: "I am ever so glad to give information regarding our noble tribe of Miller to a relative, however many cousins removed. 'The Millers were not Welsh, but English from Warwickshire, Guys Cliff, Warwick Castle. A cousin, Betsey Downing, told my father, Llewellyn Miller, they were younger sons of the house of Warwick. My father discounted this although they have the family names, Robert, Warwick and Guion, and thought their name 'Miller' came from their occupation at the famous Guys Cliff mill. Wales offered an asylum to the followers of
George Fox and his associates - of William Penn. They were among the English Friends who emigrated here from Wales.' We find the name Guion spelled variously - Gayen, Gaven, Guyen, Guion- but his own signature was Gayen Miller. He is said by the chart made by Mr. Caleb S. Miller of Washington, D.C. to have come to America in 1688."

From "Englehardt/Dickinson Family History"_  "Gayen Miller first appears in Chester Co., PA in 1702 (where he bought land in Kennet Township). He md. Margaret, said to be the dau. of Dr. Patrick Henderson of Scotland abt. 1695. Two of their children seem to have been born before their removal to Pennsylvania. Margaret, his widow, died Jan 1743-44."

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/wills/miller-g.txt
Will of Gayen Miller  (1742) Will Book B, p. 114, Chester Co., PA Records;
"Guyen Miller, Kennett Township, occupation, yeoman, died in 1742, leaving a Will dated 3 mo. 31, 1742 and proven 31 Aug 1742.
"To son William £5. To four sons, viz Robert, Patrick, Samuel and Benjamin £5 each. To my two daus., viz Sarah, wife of Joshua Johnson and Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Dickinson £5 each. To son James four children viz Sarah, Deborah, James and Jesse 10 shillings each. To dau. Mary’s three children, viz Saml, James and Mary 10 shillings each. To son Benjamin part of the tract of land by Pequea Creek in Lancaster Co. now in his possession. To son John the remainder of said tract, estimated to be 250 acres. To son Joseph's widow Jane Miller and her two children, Samuel and Rebecca £6. To son George 1/2 of the plantation where I dwell and the other 1/2 at wife’s decease. To wife Margaret all remainder of estate real and personal. 
EXECUTORS; wife Margaret, son William, and cousin Jas. Miller  
WITNESSES; Rachel Miller, George Miller, David Bradford"

Name: Gayen MILLER
Born: 1674 at: ,,Armagh, IRELAND 
Married: 1695 at: ,,Armagh, IRELAND 
Died: 30 Apr 1742 at: ,CHESTER,Pennsylvania 
Spouses: MARGARET HENDERSON 

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Search Terms: GAYEN (16), MILLER (93)
Database: Immigration of Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania

Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania
PLACES OF SETTLEMENT 
page 129
The land described in Letitia Penn's patent included nearly all of the
Township of Kennett, excepting a few small tracts already conveyed to
settlers, and although for some years known by its manorial name, it soon
came to be called Kennett.1 Kennett is first mentioned on the court records in
February, 1705, when Henry Peirce appeared in court as constable for that
township. In 1706, he was appointed supervisor of the highways, and Ezekiel
Harlan (son of George Harlan), the heaviest tax payer in the Township,
succeeded him as constable. 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 [p.129] present Borough of Kennett Square.1 He was
elected to the Provincial Assembly in 1714.2 Harlan, as we have previously
stated, settled at first at Centre in New Castle County, but soon moved up the
Brandywine and purchased 470 acres in Kennett, now Pennsbury, Township.
While living here he had for his neighbors, over the creek in a great bend, a
settlement of Indians. After they had gone away he obtained, in 1701, a
warrant for 200 acres in this bend of the creek, the land being granted “in
regard of the great trouble and charge he has bore in fencing and maintaining
the same for the said Indians while living thereon.” George Harlan was elected
to the Provincial Assembly from New Castle County in 1695, and from Chester
County in 1712.3 
Of the forty-three persons taxed in Kennett, in 1715, there were nine Irish
Friends, as follows: Gayen Miller, 8s. 6d.; Michael Harlan, 5s. 6d.; Ezekiel
Harlan, 12s. 6d.; Aaron Harlan, 5s. 6d.; Moses Harlan, 4s. 2d.; Valentine
Hollingsworth, 2s. 9d.; James Harlan, 2s. 6d.; Joshua Harlan, [p.130] 2s. 6d.;
John Gregg, 3s. 4d. In 1716, Benjamin Fred, originally from Carlow Meeting,
Ireland, purchased 200 acres in the Township. 
These Irish Friends in most cases had been settled on the land some years
before obtaining [p.131] their titles. In 1712, Gayen Miller, of Kennett,
purchased 700 acres, while the next year grants were made to John Lowden,
James Lindley, Michael Lightfoot, Joseph Hutton, from County Carlow;
James Starr, from County Meath; William Halliday, from County West
Meath; Thomas Jackson, from Queen's County; and John Miller, from
Grange near Charlemont; and in 1714, to Thomas Garnett, from Grange near
Charlemont, and to Joseph Sharp, possibly from Dublin or near by. The whole
amount of land purchased by these Friends, including two grants to Mary
Rowland, in 1708, and to Abram Marshall in 1713, Friends not from Ireland,
was 5413 acres, at the rate of £ 20 per hundred, or according to modern
computation, one dollar per acre. 

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