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John Mills came as a young man to America from England. He was married twice, once to Rebecca and second to Rebeckah. The surnames of the two Rebecca's are not known. An excellent and well researched Quaker Mills Family Web Site tells of the early life of John Mills and includes a link to John Mills' will.
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John Mills born about 1688 England died 11/24/1760 Rowan Co, NC |
Rebecca Unknown born Unknown died After 1730 |
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Married: Probably about 1708 in Pennsylvania
Children: Thomas Mills born about 1709 Pennyslvania; married Elizabeth Harrold (see Quaker Mills Family web site for more info on Thomas) John Mills, Jr. born 10/27/1712 Pennsylvania; married Sarah Beals (more below) Hur Mills born about 1716 Pennsylvania; married Rachel Harrold Henry Mills born 9/23/1720 Pennsylvania; married Hannah Thornbrough (more below) Mary Mills born 1/17/1724 Pennsylvania; married William Beeson |
John Mills married second Rebeckah Unknown, probably about 1740 at Hopewell, Frederick County, Virginia Children: William Mills born 8/27/1742, Hopewell, Frederick Co, Va Rebeckah Mills born 12/15/1744, Hopewell, Frederick Co, Va; married Henry Humphries George Mills (twin) born 10/8/1747 Hopewell, Frederick Co, Va; married Anny Benjamin Mills (twin) born 10/8/1747 Hopewell, Frederick Co, Va Alice Mills born 6/22/1750 Hopewell, Frederick Co, Va Tabitha Mills born 4/8/1753 Rowan County, North Carolina Jonathan Mills born 5/14/1757 Rowan County, North Carolina |
The Move to North CarolinaJohn Mills was received at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in North Carolina on 8/1/1752 on a certificate from Hopewell Monthly Meeting, Opeckan, Virginia dated 6/1/1752. Cane Creek Meeting at that time embraced a large area but John probably settled in Rowan County as he was a charter member of New Garden Monthly Meeting, Rowan County, when it was established in 1754. Sons Thomas, John, Hur & Henry followed on 9/1/1753 by certificate from Hopewell dated 5/7/1753.John Mills and son John, Jr., are called "Fathers of the Colony" by Hinshaw in writing of Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Virginia. Unfortunately the early Hopewell records have been lost and we only know of the Mills family move to North Carolina from the minutes of the receiving meeting. Fortunately, as was often the case, children were recorded at New Garden Monthly Meeting even though born in Virginia and it is here that we learn that Rebeckah was second wife of John and find birth dates for the second set of children. It is also born out by John's will, abstracted below. Abstract of John Mills Sr’s WillRowan County (A:122) John (X) Mills. Sept. 28, 1759. prb. July 1761. Wife Rebecah. 4 sons are each to have 1 shilling and what they have already received. Sons of a former wife, they are: Thomas, John, Hur, Henry. Dau., Mary Beeson, by former wife. Exr: wife, Rebeckah. Wit: William Buis, William Baldwin, John Baker.More on the Children of John Mills SrJohn and Sarah Beals Mills, JrSon John Mills, Jr married Sarah Bowater Beals, daughter of John and Sarah Bowater Beals, about 1733. John was reported 7/14/1734 at Providence Monthly Meeting as married out of unity by a priest.John Mills, Jr. died 4/18/1794 and Sarah died 9/9/1800 in Guilford Co, NC, and both are buried at Deep River Monthly Meeting. John had apparently made his peace with the Quakers as he was received on certificate at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting in NC along with his brothers on 5/7/1753. John Mills, Jr. and his Beals in-laws signed a petition in 1788 as residents of the County of Guilford, petitioning the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina that their part of Guilford County be added to Randolph County, so they apparently lived very near the County line. Abraham Woodward also signed this petition so they were no doubt neighbors. John and Sarah Beals Mills had children: Sarah Mills (b abt 1734 Va m William Hunt); John Mills III (b abt 1740 Va m. Sarah Millikan); Phebe Mills (b Va m. Abraham Cook); Ann Elizabeth Mills (b abt 1745 Va m Edward Bond); Hannah Mills (m Elijah Stanley); Mary Mills (b. Va m Thomas Cook br of Abraham); Joseph Mills (b 1/1/1753 Va; m Hannah Maris); Keziah Mills (m. Joseph Hiatt); Rachel Mills (m John Wheeler, Jr.). Henry and Hannah Thornbrough MillsSon Henry Mills married Hannah Thornbrough, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Thornbrough about 1742 at Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia.Henry and Hannah had children: Moses Mills (b 11/4/1743 Va, d 8/1759 NC) Sarah Mills (b 8/17/1745 Va, m Tarleton Johnson 3/7/1765 at Deep River MM) Margaret Mills (b 10/17/1747 Va, d 10/1759 NC) Aaron Mills (b 12/22/1749, Va, m Charity Mendenhall) Hannah Mills (b 8/25/1752 Va, m Manlove Wheeler Hur Mills (b 2/24/1755 Rowan Co NC) Charity Mills (b 4/25/1758 m Samuel Hoggatt Joshua Mills (b 2/14/1761, d 8/1762 NC) Ruth Mills (b 9/8/1763 NC, m James Johnson) Rebecka Mills (b 9/1/1765 NC) There is more about them on the Henry Mills page linked under John and Rebecca's children at the top of the page. |