Enoch Miller Jr. (abt. 1733 - 1813)

Born about 1733 in Westfield, Essex County, New Jersey

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Died 10 Jan 1813 at about age 80 in Westfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Private Enoch Miller Jr. served with Essex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Enoch Miller Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A078771.

Enoch Miller Jr. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 300171
Rank: Private

Enoch Miller, son of Enoch Miller and Hannah Baker (aka Backer) was born in 1733 in what was called the West Fields of Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey.

As given and thought previously, Enoch Miller who married Eliza(beth) Ross was likely not the Enoch Miller who married Keziah Ross on 25 May 1783 in the Presbyterian Church of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey. Enoch and Elizabeth's children were baptized in 1761, and Enoch names his wife (Elizabeth) in his will.^[1]

Enoch Miller died 10 January 1813 in Westfield, Essex, New Jersey. He is buried in the colonial pioneer cemetery of the Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA.

Enoch wrote his will on 3 May 1811. It was probated 18 January 1813 in Westfield, Essex Co. (now Union Co.), NJ. He named his wife, Elizabeth, sons (Samuel, Benjamin, & Enoch); daughters (Betsy Willcocks, Polly Dunham, & Hannah Marsh); grandchildren (Samuel Miller, Betsey Miller, Abigail Miller, Amy Miller, Phebe Ross, & Mary Ryno).^[2]

His gravestone reads: 'In the memory of Enoch Miller who departed this life January 10th 1813 in the 80th Year of his Age." The memorial reads: Pvt. Enoch Miller, Sr.” born 1733.

Gravestone for Enoch Miller

'Pvt Enoch Miller, Sr'

Burial: Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA. Plot: 338. Memorial #: 19498506 Bio: Pvt. Miller served in Capt. Scudder's Co., 1st Reg. Essex Co. militia, during the Revolutionary War. The above information was found in, The Revolutionary Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey by Henry C. Hamilton, D.D.S. June, 1975. Gravesite Details Revolutionary War Veteran

Family Members: Parents: Enoch Miller (1708-1756); Siblings: Moses Miller (1741-1821), Jedediah Miller (1741-1817), Jacob Miller (1747-1814), Hannah Miller Littell (1749-1831). ^[3]

Children of Enoch Miller and Eliza(beth) Ross:
Note: Five children were baptized on January 1, 1761. No birth dates were found, which would indicate that Enoch and Elizabeth were likely married in late1740s or 1750s. The Enoch Miller who married Keziah Ross was likely a son.

1.  :Moses Miller, deceased by 3 May 1811, was named in his father's will (written 3 May 1811; proved 18 Jan 1813^[4] Also, named was grandson, Samuel Miller, s/o Moses.

2.  :Enoch Miller (#3) was named in his father's will (written 3 May 1811; proved 18 Jan 1813^[5].
Enoch Miller married Keziah Ross on 25 May 1783 in the Presbyterian Church of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey. ^[6]

3. :Benjamin Miller was named in his father's will (written 3 May 1811; proved 18 Jan 1813^[7].

4. :Betsy Miller born by January 1 1764. Baptized on that date, ^[8]he married Mr. Willcocx, was named in her father's will (written 3 May 1811; proved 18 Jan 1813^[9].

5. : Mary "Polly" Miller was born 1770; married (1) Joseph Sandford Dunham; was named in her father's will (written 3 May 1811; proved 18 Jan 1813 ^[10]; removed to Hamilton County, Ohio where he died. Polly then married likely in Hamilton County, Ohio to (2) Abner Mills, widower of Elizabeth "Betsy" Marsh. Abner and Elizabeth were also of Westfield, NJ.

6. :Hannah Miller married Mr. Marsh.

7. Sarah Miller. Born before January 1, 1761. Not mentioned in father’s Will. Married Josiah Hunt in 1796.

Research Notes

Grandchildren named in Enoch's will:
Who were the parents of these grandchildren who were also named in Enoch's will? Removed census image code since the photo is no longer in the images tab.
1. Samuel Miller, s/o Moses Miller
2. Phebe Ross
3. Mary Ryno
4. Betsey Miller
5. Abigail Miller
6. Amy Miller

The West Fields of Elizabethtown became the town of Westfield in Westfield Township in Union County, New Jersey.

Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey eventually became Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Record: [1] Enoch MILLER & Kezia ROSS at the Presbyterian Church, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
2. ↑ Essex County, New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817: Enoch Miller II: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, pp. 259-260
3. ↑ Pvt Enoch Miller, Sr,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 May 2007. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19498506. Accessed 08 July 2018.
4. ↑ NJ Colonial Documents, pp. 259-260)
5. ↑ NJ Colonial Documents, pp. 259-260)
6. ↑ Marriage Record: [2] Enoch MILLER & Kezia ROSS at the Presbyterian Church, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
7. ↑ NJ Colonial Documents, pp. 259-260)
8. ↑ New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZJ-LYH : 14 February 2020), Enoch Miller in entry for Elizabeth Miller, 1764. S
9. ↑ NJ Colonial Documents, pp. 259-260)
10. ↑ NJ Colonial Documents, pp. 259-260)

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Jul 5, 2017), "Record of Miller, Enoch Sr", Ancestor # A078771.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19498506/enoch-miller: accessed April 2, 2024), memorial page for Pvt Enoch Miller Sr. (1733–10 Jan 1813), Find A Grave: Memorial #19498506, citing Presbyterian Church Burial Grounds, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Rich H. (contributor 46489213).

• Marriage Record: Enoch MILLER & Kezia ROSS, 25 May 1783: Presbyterian Church Records Marriage Record: Presbyterian Church, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey : Marriages Extracted from Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey 1728-1928 by Wm. K. McKINNEY, Ph. D., Chas. A. PHILHOWER, A. M., Harry A. KNIFFIN (no copyright statement) Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Acknowledgments

[3] Megan Ryno

[4] Audrey (Lehmann-Shields) Hancock