"Rev. Alexander Miller, son of John and Mary McDonnell Miller, was born about 1720, and was from Antrim, Ireland. The exact date of his death is unknown, but he died before August 23, 1785 at Cooks Creek, Rockingham County, VA. This is the date (August 23, 1785) when his son John Miller sold 195 acres of his inherited land to his brother Samuel Miller. About 1748 Alexander married Jane Evans. The child of David and Jane Norton Evans, Jane was born about 1724 and was from Glasgow, Scotland, died after 1793 at Cooks Creek, Rockingham Co., VA. (Jane's name is spelled four different ways in old documents: Jane, Jain, Janet, and Jenat, but "Jane"" is the most common spelling and will be used in this book)."
"Rev. Miller was a minister of the Presbyterian Church and a farmer. He was a large land owner. He was one of the first Presbyterian ministers in the upper Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, having come to the area before August 21, 1754 when he was a trustee for a New Providence Presbyterian Meeting House in Augusta Co., VA."
"There are more documented references about Rev. Miller than about most early settlers, but many facts about Rev. Miller are still not known. Even his death date is not certain. The 1784 Rockingham Co. land tax records indicate that he was still living. By January 4, 1786 Rev. Miller was dead because his wife Jane was a widow when she gave permission for their daughter Margaret to marry."
"Rev. Miller and Jane had four children who have been verified: John, born Jan. 10, 1749, married Margaret Hicklin; Samuel, born 1753, married Anna "Ann" Braford; Isaac, born 1755, married Polly Ann Riggs; and Margaret Miller, born 1761, married Josiah Harrison."
"Alexander Miller's Early Life".
"In 1996, Robert H. Bonar, Asst. Sec. for the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, in Belfast, Ireland, sent information about Rev. Alexander Miller from the Presbyterian archives. The entry for Rev. Miller in 'The American Festi', (a listing of Irish Presbyterian ministers who went to America), says that Rev. Alexander Miller was born near Macosquin, which is about 4 miles south of Coleraine and is in Co. Londonderry. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he received his Master of Arts degree on March 31, 1740. He was licensed as a minister in 1744."
Excerpts taken from 'Descendants of Rev. Alexander Miller, Pioneer of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia' by Shirley Cullers Miller. This information has been used with Shirley Miller's permission. This book is still available from the author for about $50 plus postage.
Historian Milo Custer, Rev. Miller's descendant, wrote a 36-page book called 'The Reverend Alexander Miller of Virginia and some of His Descendants'. However, upon returning to Rockingham Co., VA and doing further research Milo realized he had incorrect information. This was reflected in his notes and corrections in his book. By this time, being destitute and ill, he was unable to publish another book with corrections in it.
While this memorial suggests that Rev. Miller and his wife Jane are buried at Cooks Creek Church it is strongly suggested that they are still buried at the old meeting house location near Dayton, VA where Silver Lake is now. A few graves were supposedly transferred but most were left there.
"Rev. Miller was a minister of the Presbyterian Church and a farmer. He was a large land owner. He was one of the first Presbyterian ministers in the upper Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, having come to the area before August 21, 1754 when he was a trustee for a New Providence Presbyterian Meeting House in Augusta Co., VA."
"There are more documented references about Rev. Miller than about most early settlers, but many facts about Rev. Miller are still not known. Even his death date is not certain. The 1784 Rockingham Co. land tax records indicate that he was still living. By January 4, 1786 Rev. Miller was dead because his wife Jane was a widow when she gave permission for their daughter Margaret to marry."
"Rev. Miller and Jane had four children who have been verified: John, born Jan. 10, 1749, married Margaret Hicklin; Samuel, born 1753, married Anna "Ann" Braford; Isaac, born 1755, married Polly Ann Riggs; and Margaret Miller, born 1761, married Josiah Harrison."
"Alexander Miller's Early Life".
"In 1996, Robert H. Bonar, Asst. Sec. for the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, in Belfast, Ireland, sent information about Rev. Alexander Miller from the Presbyterian archives. The entry for Rev. Miller in 'The American Festi', (a listing of Irish Presbyterian ministers who went to America), says that Rev. Alexander Miller was born near Macosquin, which is about 4 miles south of Coleraine and is in Co. Londonderry. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he received his Master of Arts degree on March 31, 1740. He was licensed as a minister in 1744."
Excerpts taken from 'Descendants of Rev. Alexander Miller, Pioneer of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia' by Shirley Cullers Miller. This information has been used with Shirley Miller's permission. This book is still available from the author for about $50 plus postage.
Historian Milo Custer, Rev. Miller's descendant, wrote a 36-page book called 'The Reverend Alexander Miller of Virginia and some of His Descendants'. However, upon returning to Rockingham Co., VA and doing further research Milo realized he had incorrect information. This was reflected in his notes and corrections in his book. By this time, being destitute and ill, he was unable to publish another book with corrections in it.
While this memorial suggests that Rev. Miller and his wife Jane are buried at Cooks Creek Church it is strongly suggested that they are still buried at the old meeting house location near Dayton, VA where Silver Lake is now. A few graves were supposedly transferred but most were left there.
"Rev. Alexander Miller, son of John and Mary McDonnell Miller, was born about 1720, and was from Antrim, Ireland. The exact date of his death is unknown, but he died before August 23, 1785 at Cooks Creek, Rockingham County, VA. This is the date (August 23, 1785) when his son John Miller sold 195 acres of his inherited land to his brother Samuel Miller. About 1748 Alexander married Jane Evans. The child of David and Jane Norton Evans, Jane was born about 1724 and was from Glasgow, Scotland, died after 1793 at Cooks Creek, Rockingham Co., VA. (Jane's name is spelled four different ways in old documents: Jane, Jain, Janet, and Jenat, but "Jane"" is the most common spelling and will be used in this book)."
"Rev. Miller was a minister of the Presbyterian Church and a farmer. He was a large land owner. He was one of the first Presbyterian ministers in the upper Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, having come to the area before August 21, 1754 when he was a trustee for a New Providence Presbyterian Meeting House in Augusta Co., VA."
"There are more documented references about Rev. Miller than about most early settlers, but many facts about Rev. Miller are still not known. Even his death date is not certain. The 1784 Rockingham Co. land tax records indicate that he was still living. By January 4, 1786 Rev. Miller was dead because his wife Jane was a widow when she gave permission for their daughter Margaret to marry."
"Rev. Miller and Jane had four children who have been verified: John, born Jan. 10, 1749, married Margaret Hicklin; Samuel, born 1753, married Anna "Ann" Braford; Isaac, born 1755, married Polly Ann Riggs; and Margaret Miller, born 1761, married Josiah Harrison."
"Alexander Miller's Early Life".
"In 1996, Robert H. Bonar, Asst. Sec. for the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, in Belfast, Ireland, sent information about Rev. Alexander Miller from the Presbyterian archives. The entry for Rev. Miller in 'The American Festi', (a listing of Irish Presbyterian ministers who went to America), says that Rev. Alexander Miller was born near Macosquin, which is about 4 miles south of Coleraine and is in Co. Londonderry. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he received his Master of Arts degree on March 31, 1740. He was licensed as a minister in 1744."
Excerpts taken from 'Descendants of Rev. Alexander Miller, Pioneer of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia' by Shirley Cullers Miller. This information has been used with Shirley Miller's permission. This book is still available from the author for about $50 plus postage.
Historian Milo Custer, Rev. Miller's descendant, wrote a 36-page book called 'The Reverend Alexander Miller of Virginia and some of His Descendants'. However, upon returning to Rockingham Co., VA and doing further research Milo realized he had incorrect information. This was reflected in his notes and corrections in his book. By this time, being destitute and ill, he was unable to publish another book with corrections in it.
While this memorial suggests that Rev. Miller and his wife Jane are buried at Cooks Creek Church it is strongly suggested that they are still buried at the old meeting house location near Dayton, VA where Silver Lake is now. A few graves were supposedly transferred but most were left there.
"Rev. Miller was a minister of the Presbyterian Church and a farmer. He was a large land owner. He was one of the first Presbyterian ministers in the upper Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, having come to the area before August 21, 1754 when he was a trustee for a New Providence Presbyterian Meeting House in Augusta Co., VA."
"There are more documented references about Rev. Miller than about most early settlers, but many facts about Rev. Miller are still not known. Even his death date is not certain. The 1784 Rockingham Co. land tax records indicate that he was still living. By January 4, 1786 Rev. Miller was dead because his wife Jane was a widow when she gave permission for their daughter Margaret to marry."
"Rev. Miller and Jane had four children who have been verified: John, born Jan. 10, 1749, married Margaret Hicklin; Samuel, born 1753, married Anna "Ann" Braford; Isaac, born 1755, married Polly Ann Riggs; and Margaret Miller, born 1761, married Josiah Harrison."
"Alexander Miller's Early Life".
"In 1996, Robert H. Bonar, Asst. Sec. for the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland, in Belfast, Ireland, sent information about Rev. Alexander Miller from the Presbyterian archives. The entry for Rev. Miller in 'The American Festi', (a listing of Irish Presbyterian ministers who went to America), says that Rev. Alexander Miller was born near Macosquin, which is about 4 miles south of Coleraine and is in Co. Londonderry. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he received his Master of Arts degree on March 31, 1740. He was licensed as a minister in 1744."
Excerpts taken from 'Descendants of Rev. Alexander Miller, Pioneer of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia' by Shirley Cullers Miller. This information has been used with Shirley Miller's permission. This book is still available from the author for about $50 plus postage.
Historian Milo Custer, Rev. Miller's descendant, wrote a 36-page book called 'The Reverend Alexander Miller of Virginia and some of His Descendants'. However, upon returning to Rockingham Co., VA and doing further research Milo realized he had incorrect information. This was reflected in his notes and corrections in his book. By this time, being destitute and ill, he was unable to publish another book with corrections in it.
While this memorial suggests that Rev. Miller and his wife Jane are buried at Cooks Creek Church it is strongly suggested that they are still buried at the old meeting house location near Dayton, VA where Silver Lake is now. A few graves were supposedly transferred but most were left there.
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