Robert Millard
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Robert Millard (abt. 1632 - 1699)

Robert Millard aka Miller
Born about in Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [uncertain]
Brother of , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 24 Dec 1662 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 67 in Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

This person is an ancestor of President Millard Fillmore[1]

  • b abt 1632 England, son of John Millard Sr, by his unknown first wife.
    • A previous version of this profile claimed, without source, a specific birthdate of 12 Jun 1632; no such record has been found.
  • 1643 Arrival in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts [2][3]
  • married on 24 "10th month" [December] 1662, Robert Miller and Elizabeth Sabin in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts[4][5][6]

Robert Millard, like his father, was a tanner. During King Phillip's War, he served under Captain William Turner[7][8] at the Falls Fight.[9] He is shown on a 26 January 1676/7 list of people that contributed to the costs of the war; contributing 5 pounds, 17 shillings and 6 pence. [10]

Compendium of American Genealogy Volume VII, p. 94 says he went to Warren, Rhode Island.[11] This was probably the other Robert Millard.[12]

Robert Millard died 16 Mar 1699. His burial place was Kickemuit Cemetery, Rhode Island. [13][14]


His will was proved 26[15] or 29[16] March 1699.

Sources

  1. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents
  2. ↑ "US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500's-1900's for: John Millard. Arrival: 1643 in Massachusetts. " Online record source access thru: Ancestry Record pili354 #1452481.
  3. ↑ Frederick A. Virkus, ed., Compendium of American Genealogy: The Standard Genealogical Encyclopedia of the First Families of America( Chicago: A.N. Marquis, 1925-42; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1968, v. 3, p. 674; Ancestry.com
  4. ↑ Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011), v. 2, p. 1039, AmericanAncestors.org.
  5. ↑ James N. Arnold, Vital Records of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Providence. Narragansett Historical Society (1897), Marriages and Intentions, p. 257, p 331, citing vol 1, p 44: "Saben, Elizabeth and Robert Miller, 24, 10m, 1662"
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-YQ43 : 29 November 2018), Robert Millerd in entry for Sarah Millerd, 24 Dec 1690; citing Death, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
  7. ↑ Josephine C. Frost, Ancestors of Henry Ward Beecher and his Wife Eunice White Bullard (Brooklyn, NY, 1927), p. 73, Ancestry.com.
  8. ↑ Edward J. Paul, Ancestry of Katherine Choate Paul, now Mrs. William J. Young, Jr. (Milwaukee: Burdick and Allen, 1914), p, 180 Archive.org
  9. ↑ George M. Bodge, Soldiers of King Philip's War (Boston, 1891). Robert Miller appears in a list of "Turner's men as they came from Boston and taken [mustered] at Medfield, 1675-6" (p. 193) but not in the lists pertaining the Falls Fight (pp. 206ff).
  10. ↑ Richard LeBaron Bowen, Early Rehoboth: Documented Historical Studies of Families and Events in this Plymouth Colony Township (Rehoboth, MA, 1945), v. 2, p. 42 FamilySearch.org.
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com.
  12. ↑ Torrey.
  13. ↑ "Web: Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008 for: Robert Millard, Sen. Birth: 16 Mar 1699. Burial Place: Kickemuit Cemetery, Rhode Island, USA. Cemetery No., WR003. Section: A. Map: 00074. Condition of Slate stone material: Good. Shape of Slate Stone: Fancy Top. Carving: Skull with Wings. Legibility: Good. Number of Graves on Stone: 1. Grave Last Seen Date: 2008. Carver: PHILLIP STEVENS. Notes: pic-1698/9; mounted in a concrete block with #72 & #73. Transcribed by: JES;VFL;JNA;JWN. URL; http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=289842." Online record source access thru: [www.Ancestry,com].
  14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 August 2020), memorial page for Robert Millard (1632–16 Mar 1699), Find A Grave: Memorial #9522658, citing Kickemuit Cemetery, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Beverly Davis Valcovic (contributor 16915644). Stone is intact.
  15. ↑ Josephine C. Frost, Ancestors of Henry Ward Beecher and his Wife Eunice White Bullard (Brooklyn, NY, 1927), p. 73, Ancestry.com.
  16. ↑ Josephine C. Frost, Frank Herbert Davol and His Wife Phebe Downing Willits New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1925), p 119, HathiTrust.

See also:

  • Frances Davis McTeer of Detroit, Mich. and Frederick C. Warner, THE MILLARDS OF REHOBOTH, MASSACHUSETTS, in The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, Fall 1959 - Volume XXIII - Number 1, Pages 5 - 10. Transcribed by Sharon Wick. Part I
  • Gary Boyd Roberts, Notable Kin, volume 1, p120
  • Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.




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Weston-987 Chris Weston
Millard-87 and Millard-51 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
posted by Chris Weston
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
I don't see a problem with showing "Miller" as an alternate surname since it was recorded in his marriage record. Millard is shown as his LNAB. Seems appropriate to me. As for the VRs being "reproduced" as you say, I don't think there is a question about the reliability of the transcribed records published by Arnold.
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Johnson-43462 Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Jillaine one more thought: My rationale for the Gravestone spelling: In the Rehoboth marriage and birth Vital Record's Robert Millard's name is spelled Miller. His gravestone reads: Millard. The gravestone is the one original 'document' from his time versus the reproduced vital records. Additionally one of his grandchildren is and early LDS church descendent who is directly connected to Joseph Smith, their prophet. And they recorded everything. This first LDS generation emphasized family record history upkeep probably because it enhanced their status. I don't know how his named is spelled in equity transactions (land, barter, what-ever). But these were my reasons for going with the gravestone spelling.
posted by Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Actually, he's "Miller" on his marriage record. See http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Bristol/Rehoboth/Images/Rehoboth_M257.shtml
posted by Jillaine Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Good catch, Leigh Anne; it doesn't look like there's evidence that he ever used "Miller"; I'll change that.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Johnson-43462 Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Hello (double) Direct Ancestor Here: Help me understand something: LNAB name Miller versus his Gravestone name Millard. Normally I understand your LNAB decisions and I wouldn't dream of interfering but this one 'throws a monkey wrench into my understanding of your goals." Thanks for your help.
posted by Leigh Anne (Johnson) Dear
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Thanks, Leah. I've fixed it; probably what happened is that this profile was incorrectly merged with a later-generation person by the same name. It should all now reflect THIS Robert Millard.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Leah (Wilsey) Millard
Question: shouldn't this be edited to show the correct death date or??? reason??
posted by Leah (Wilsey) Millard
Leah (Wilsey) Millard
Age difference for Robert (1583) is too great to be the son of John (1515) 68 years
posted on Millard-87 (merged) by Leah (Wilsey) Millard
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Thanks, Loren; in general, we do not rely on Find-a-Grave profiles for most data on PGM profiles. The exception is information drawn from a gravestone when the stone was clearly contemporary to the time of the burial.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Fay-286 Loren Fay
Robert Millard

Birth 1632 Hampshire, England Death 16 Mar 1699 (aged 66–67) Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Kickemuit Cemetery Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA Memorial ID 9522658 · View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos 1 Flowers 23 Husband of Elizabeth Sabin Millard; son of John & Elizabeth Baugh Millard

Family Members Spouse

Elizabeth Sabin Hayward 1642–1717 (m. 1662) Children

Samuel Miller 1664–1735

Robert Millerd 1666–1710

Nehemiah Millard 1668–1751

posted by Loren Fay
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Miller-11786 and Millard-51 appear to represent the same person because: Not 100% positive that these two are the same. They had the same mother initially, who was an unfortunate result of a bad merge. The John and Robert mallards of Rehoboth were the first sons of John Sr but wife's name unknown. If there wabut I am concerned about the differing death dates. We need a source for the Connecticut one
posted by Jillaine Smith

Rejected matches › Robert Miller (abt.1620-)

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