Sarah D. (Harrison) Wert Miller (abt. 1793 - abt. 1832)

Born about 1793 in Virginia, or Missouri

Ancestors

Wife of John W (Wertmiller) Wert Miller — married 1820 in Madison, Missouri

Descendants

Died about 1832 at about age 39 in Madison, Missouri, United States

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Biography

"Sarah was born about 1803. She passed away in 1832. Married to John Wert Miller . ^[1]

Notes: by L. Morrison: The Wertmiller family began using the surname Miller while living in Madison County, Missouri. John W Miller used the shortened surname prior to the death of his father in law Isham Harrison in 1835 where he is named in his probate.

John W Miller was a Justice of the Peace in 1828 and later served one term as a county Judge. Most information is listed in the newspaper article pictured. ^[2] Other Source for shortened surname: Land office record of 24 Jan 1837.

Removed previous marriage record and changed date to estimated from census records and first child's birth to 1820. And found and corrected middle name from Jane to initial of "D".

1830 Census, Listing the family : ^[3]

Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City

Madison County Probate Estate File

Reel C7777

Estate of Isham Harrison

Amey Harrison & Caleb Cox

To Application for Letters of Adm

Clerk of Madison County Court

Filed March 9th 1836

Wm M. Newberry clk

State of Missouri

Madison County

County Court, Clerk’s office, in vacation, March the 9th 1836

TEXT of DOCUMENT

Be it Remembered, that on this 9th day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty six, before me, the undersigned, Clerk of the county court of Madison County, came Amey Harrison and Caleb Cox, and made application for Letters of Administration on the estate of Isham Harrison deceased, late of said county, and ____ [?] to law make oath and say, that the said Amey Harrison widow of said deceased, Nancy Powell, late Nancy Harrison, George H. Miller, Amey M. Miller, Elizabeth C. Miller, Eliza W. Miller, Sarah Jane Miller, John I. Miller & Nancy C. Miller infant children of Sarah D. Miller decd, late Sarah [referred to as Sally on another document] D. Harrison all of the said County of Madison – Damascus T. Allen, Minerva Long, late Minerva Allen, Vermont R. Allen, Napoleon C. Allen, Eugene N. Allen, Harriet Allen, Musadore E. Allen, children and heirs of Elizabeth Allen decd, late Elizabeth Harrison, all of said county, Andrew M. Harrison, Lemuel R. Harrison and Lucy Goode, late Lucy Harrison, of Franklin County State of Illinois, and Alfred H. Pucket and Eliza W. Thompson, late Eliza W. Pucket, of the county of Perry and State of Missouri – and Ethelred [?] B. Puckett whose residence is not known), children and heirs of Priscilla L. Pucket, late Priscilla L. Harrison, are the only heirs and legal representatives of the said Isham Harrison deceased, so far as the said applicants know and believe; and that the said deceased died without a will, so far as said applicants know and believe. And that they will make a perfect inventory of, and faithfully administer, all the estate of the deceased, and pay the debts as far as the assets will extend and the law direct, and account for and pay all assets which shall come to their possession or knowledge.

Amey Harrison

Caleb Cox

Sworn & Subscribed to before me, this 9th day of March, A.D., 1836.

William N. Newberry clerk ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ * Source: S702 Title: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2000 Record, County Court Records, Family History Library, Salt Lake
2. ↑ Citation: July 4, 1876 , Iron County Missouri Historical summary of Iron County, Missouri, from its organization to July 4th, 1876.
3. ↑ Citation Information 1830 US Census; Census Place: Liberty, Madison, Missouri; Page: 350; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 73; Family History Film: 0014854 Source Information Title 1830 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date 2010 Publisher Location Provo, UT, USA
4. ↑ Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Madison County Probate Estate File, Reel C7777 , Filed March 9th 1836

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by Ancestry DNA tests of L. Morrison (Morrison-4392) and B. Stevenson confirming them as 5th cousins once removed, MRCA being Isham Harrison (Harrison-3801) and Amy Gilliam (Gilliam-306), by sharing 10 centimorgans across 1 segment. And by Ancestry DNA test of L. Morrison (Morrison-4392) and K. Baird MRCA being Isham Harrison (Harrison-3801) and Amy Gilliam (Gilliam-306), by sharing 9 centimorgans across 1 segment.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ron Hallberg for creating WikiTree profile Harrison-3805 through the import of Indiana Crouch Family, April 2013.ged on Apr 23, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ron and others.