Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;

!NOTE:Heritage of Buncombe Co, NC Volume II # 379;

!NOTE:Not proven to be son of John MILLER & Mary CROSS, but fits really well and David owned land bordering John Sr and Joseph on Sandy Mush. An old book (1926) shows a different lineage (see below), but without documentation, and it seems incorrect to me;

!CENSUS:1790 Lincoln Co, NC pg 112 w/John MILLER age -16 (1774/90);

!CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co, NC pg 178 w/John MILLER age 16-25 (1774/84);

!NAMED:1803 Buncombe Co, NC Primier (sic) members Newfound Baptist Church - 1803 David MILLER;

!CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co, NC pg 261 David MILLER age 26-44 (1775/84) "20010-20100";

!DEED: 6 Feb 1819 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 77-402 Henry WEST to David MILLER 294a Whitsons Cr;

!NAMED:13 Aug 1819 Buncombe Co, NC 12-465 Joseph MILLER and Peter MILLER of Buncombe Co, NC to Nathan WORLEY, 200a Sandy Mush Creek, ... David MILLER's corner, land John MILLER formerly lived on ... Wit: James GUDGER;

!CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 84 David MILLER age 26-44 (1775/94) "120010-21110";

!DEED:24 Oct 1826 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 15-279 Joseph MILLER to David MILLER 100a Whitsons Creek. Witness: James W. PATTON, William M. DAVIDSON;

!COURT:Jun 1829 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1829-1832 pg 39 Ord that James NEWTON be overseer of road Top of Cowee Mountain ... Tathams Camp ... Mill and Rabbit Creeks ... Wolf Pen Gap ... hands ... Jacob MILLER, David MILLER ... excepted.;

!COURT:Jun 1829 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1829-1832 pg 40 Ord that Alexander MOSS be overseer of road Top of Cowee Mountain ... Tathams Camp ... Mill and Rabbit Creeks ... Wolf Pen Gap ... hands ... Jacob MILLER, David MILLER ... Included;

!CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co, NC pg 270 David MILLER age 40-49 (1780/90) "2220001-1010001";

!DEED:-- --- 1830 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 16-254 (Rec 8 Apr 1831) David MILLER to Joseph MILLER, 123a Whitsons Creek;

!POLL:1835 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Precinct David MILLER;

!CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 145 D.H. MILLER age 50-59 (1780/90) "00111001-0011001";

!DEED:30 Aug 1844 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 23-96 William GUDGER to David MILLER 100a Whitsons Cr;

!DEED: 5 Jun 1847 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 23-537 David MILLER to James M. MILLER 100a Whitson Cr;

!DEED: 5 Jun 1847 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 24-404 David MILLER to Gabriel P. MILLER 100a Whitsons Cr;

!CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co, NC # 1161
D. H. Miller, 66, Farmer, PA
Rachel, 55, NC
Rosilla, 30
Jas. M. 22;

!CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co, NC Swanannoa # 33/33
David MILLER, 75 NC
Rachel, 60 NC;

!NOTE:Some information on this family from "Genealogy of the Miller Family 1637-1926" by Mrs. Charles Richard Whitaker nee Harriet Katherine Reed, 1926 Dixie Publishing Co. Southern Pines, NC - No documentation at all. I would say most of the early info is dead wrong, or at least not applicable to David H. Miller;

1st generation:
(book) Thomas Miller (1637-1728 NC) and wife Mary --- (ch William, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas). Thomas was Governor of NC 1677. Date of death contradicted in book, 1728 or 1694? Mentions Will 1694;
(My work:) Thomas Miller's Will 20 Feb 1693/94, proven 16 Jul 1694, Sons, William, Richard, Nathaniel and Thomas. Executor Edward Mayo. Wit: John Hawkins, William Temple, John Cabege, no county given, nothing to indicate this is same Thomas Miller who was Governor;

2nd generation
(book) Nathaniel Miller, born 1671, no data given about wife or life or death

3rd Generation
(book) Anthony Miller, born 1695, married 1728 to ---, had David Miller "and other sons and daughters" (not named)

4th Generation
(book) David Miller, born 1743 in Alamance, NC, married 1773 ---, died 1821. Children: John, Allen, Jesse, Sousanne, Andrew, Suckey, Betty, David. Names taken from old Wills Rutherford County Court House.
David Miller a Revolutionar War Soldier, express rider, Commissarit for NC, SC and VA. Refers to Capt David Miller, Express rider;
After war was entry taker in Rutherford Co., NC.
In War of 1812-1814;

5th Generation
David Miller, born 1783, died 22 Aug 1873;

!NAMED:1803 Buncombe Co, NC Primier (sic) members Newfound Baptist Church - 1803 Catharin MILLER;

!CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co, NC pg 261 w/David MILLER age 16-25 (1784/94);

!CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 84 w/David MILLER age 26-44 (1775/94);