Stephen Decatur Miller (1787 - 1838)

Born 10 May 1787 in Waxhaw Settlement, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Whitaker (Boykin) Miller — married 9 May 1821 in Decatur, Alabama

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1838 at age 50 in Raymond, Mississippi

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Biography

Preceded by 51st Governor John Taylor Preceded by William Smith

Stephen Decatur Miller 52nd Governor of South Carolina 1828—1830 US Senator (Class 3) from South Carolina[1] 1831—1833

Succeeded by 53rd Governor James Hamilton, Jr. Succeeded by William C. Preston

Biography

Stephen Miller is Notable.

NOTE: Stephen Decatur Miller also had an uncle by the same name: Stephen Decatur Miller (WikiTree ID: Miller-57939).

United States Senator from South Carolina In office March 4, 1831 – March 2, 1833 Preceded by William Smith Succeeded by William C. Preston 52nd Governor of South Carolina In office December 10, 1828 – December 9, 1830 Lieutenant Thomas Williams Preceded by John Taylor Succeeded by James Hamilton, Jr. Member of the South Carolina Senate from Claremont District In office November 25, 1822 – December 10, 1828 Preceded by Robert Witherspoon Succeeded by John Isham Moore Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 9th district In office January 2, 1817 – March 3, 1819 Preceded by William Mayrant Succeeded by Joseph Brevard Personal details Born May 8, 1787 Waxhaws, South Carolina Died March 8, 1838 (aged 50) Raymond, Mississippi Political party Nullifier Stephen Decatur Miller (May 8, 1787 – March 8, 1838) was an American politician, who served as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina from 1828 to 1830. He represented South Carolina as a U.S. Representative from 1817 to 1819, and as a U.S. Senator from 1831 to 1833.

He was born in Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina and graduated from South Carolina College in 1808. After he studied law, he practiced in Sumterville. Stephen Decatur Miller was married twice. His first wife, Elizabeth Dick, died in 1819. None of their three children lived to adulthood. Miller remarried in 1821; his second wife was a girl sixteen years his junior, Mary Boykin (1804−1885). They had four children together. Despite the age difference, their marriage was happy and passionate.

During his successful campaign for the Senate on a platform of abolishing tariffs, he made a speech at Stateburg, South Carolina in September 1830 where he said "There are three and only three ways to reform our Congressional legislation, familiarly called, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box".[citation needed] Stephen Miller renounced his political career in 1833 and ventured into farming in Mississippi. He died in Raymond, Mississippi, in 1838, leaving his wife and children in debt.

Their daughter Mary Boykin Miller (1823–86) married James Chesnut, Jr. (1815–85), who later became a U.S. Senator and a Confederate general. Mary Chesnut became famous for her diary documenting life in South Carolina during the Civil War.[4][5]

Letter, transcription with research notes

• The original of this letter is in York County, South Carolina from what I recall:

From Ed Moore who has completed a good deal of research on this family: "This is the transcript of a letter from the former Governor of South Carolina, Stephen Decatur Miller to his daughter Mary Boykin Miller, age 12. He had resigned from the senate in 1833 due to ill health. A wealthy planter, he has taken up cotton farming in Hinds Co., Mississippi. I will attempt to elaborate on some of the people and events mentioned in his letter and my numbered notes will appear at the bottom. ECM"

White Sulphur July 23rd, 1835

My Dear Daughter, Whenever I have a little fever I have a great propensity for talking. In that State I have frequently thought as a matter of curiosity I would give my children some account of my relations-- I propose when at Leisure to fill up an idle moment with such a narrative--provided however, you transcribe my letters in a legible hand for the benefit of all in a little blank book.
You must rely upon your Mother (3) for her relations for she is not so ignorant of hers as I am of mine--- Both my grandparents paternal and maternal settled in Lancaster Co. S.C. (4) They were Presbyterians Waxhaw their church called for an Indian tribe occupying that part of the country -- Both of our plantations are owned by William Vaughn who married cousin Elizabeth Crawford. (5)
I can just recollect having seen my grandparents -- They died when I was the age of our little Sally – (6) I do not know their given names nor where they were born either England or Scotland. (7)
My Grand mother's relatives reside in New York -- She was Miss (8) Lucas. They first came to Boston then South. My father (9) was born in Mass, or Maryland. They moved to N.C. on a creek called Gateniny which you cross in going from Fayetteville, N.C. to Norfolk, Va. (10)
Then they came to Lancaster S.C. and raised a large family all whom I have seen except Ebenezer who went to Ky and was killed by the Indians. (11) My Aunt (12) married Theodoric Webb buried in Springs Cemetery Fort Mill, S.C. (home back of Benj. Massey estate five miles from Fort Mill) who died before I was born--(13) My uncles were William, Jerome, Jesse, my Father (14) and Stephen for whom I was named. My Father's favorite brother (15) resided near my Father's estate (now known as Yoder home near Van Wyck Lancaster Co., S.C.) and Pricilla, (16) who married Andrew Kennedy of York district moved to Tenn. no children-- One of Jerome's children resided in Sumter, S.C. remarkable for club feet (17) --My uncle Stephen Miller who married Hannah Webb had only one planter son James (18) a wealthy (home owned now by Mr. Ed Nesbit, Van Wyck) and four daughters-- Elizabeth Lowry, (19) Jane White, (20) Ann Gallant, (21) and Mary Johnston. (22) Only one now resides in Lancaster Co. James Miller b. 1780 d. 1835 m. 1st Mrs. Sarah White Doby I cannot descend to all the families but am proud of all except one John Miller of Barnwell S.C. who was a drunkard---I met him when I was Gov. of S.C. (23) His two daughters (24) however, were very handsome and considered the finest characters on the Salt Catcher. (25) One married a Mr. Rice who was a fine man.
I was principally raised among my mother's relatives whom I thought were the smartest people in the world. My mother was Margaret Mary White who came from Ireland settled in Lancaster Co. S.C. (26) They were all Presbyterians-- My grandfather (27) I can hardly recall but my grandmother lived until I was ten years old (28) -- In Ramsey's History of S.C. she is mentioned for longevity-- My Grandfather White had two brothers George and Joseph who settled in Waxhaw. They all left children many descendents now live in Lancaster, S.C. Although few of the name White-- they principally live on or near Catawba River at the end of the road from Lancaster to Charleston. My Grandfather White left Alive his daughter Jane, Hugh, Margaret, Isobella, Christina, John, and Moses and one more I forget (29) -- Jane Crawford (30) left a large family (31), all her sons are dead ----- James William (32) and John (33) left children who reside in Lancaster, S.C. Her eldest daughter Sara (34) married Isaac Dunom died leaving an only child. (35)
Jane (36) married Col Witherspoon (37) of Lancaster, S.C. had a large family-- now dead (38) -- Isaac Dunom’s last wife a fine old lady lives with her son Hall (39) near Camden, S.C. (40)
The second daughter of Jane Crawford, (41) Mrs. Dunlap is the oldest of my relatives. She was a belle when Gen. Jackson (42) lived with her Father (43) and rejected him (44) as a suitor. She married Dr. Samuel Dunlap.
Dr. Bartlett Jones of Lancaster Co. S.C. resided where the Springs Store stands --- He requested that he be buried in his flower garden in his four poster bed --- when Col Springs built his store his body was taken up and buried in Lancaster cemetery. (45) Anne (46) Gallant married James Gallant of Steele Creek Charlotte N.C. and lived after marriage in Mt. Gallant mansion just outside of Rock Hill, S.C.
Anne Gallant was daughter of Stephen Decatur Miller and Hannah Webb of Lancaster Co. S.C. Home known as Yoder house near Van Wyck. (47) Her daughter Eliza (48) was my playmate at school & I was passionately fond of her - as well as her Aunt Eliza Crawford. Eliza Dunlap (49) married Dr. Samuel Jones - an eminent physician who died leaving a widow & large family. Cousin Eliza (50) lives at Lancaster Court House.
Elizabeth Crawford married a Mr. (51) Vaughan now dead no children. Martha Crawford (52) another daughter of Jane Crawford married Col. Williams (53) a lawyer of high character of York, S.C. who served as my Lieut. Gov. of S.C.
My Uncle Hugh White married Mary White my cousin & had a son, William White, who went over the mountains to see country & never returned. His widow lived to be old always hoping her husband would return. (54)
My Uncle John was killed jumping from a wagon. (55) On my way to White Sulphur I stopped with quite an interesting family. Maj. Morrow (55) who married the youngest daughter (57) of Moses White & Jane Miller my cousin & daughter of Uncle Stephen Miller (Old home now in Myers Park all which they owned. Charlotte, N.C.) Now dead (58) leaving children three sons & a daughter. His eldest son John White (59) lives in Mecklenburg N.C His two youngest sons (60) live in Lancaster & married two of my nieces-- daughters of Mrs. Hart of York Co., S.C. (61)
My Aunt Isabella (62) married Andrew Foster of Lancaster, S.C. – Christiana (63) married James Crawford Jr. cousin and friend of Andrew Jackson by whom he was induced to move to Tenn. where he & his wife died - leaving a family none of whom I have seen. (64)
My mother (65) was born in St. Matthews Parish Orangeburg, S.C. an elegant record & date of her birth & ages of all children is found in an old family bible which was inherited by my only surviving brother, Dr. John Lucas Miller of Ebenezer. York, S.C. -- who married Mary Doby (66) (Home where Marie Feurell lives in Ebenezer)
My eldest brother was named William who married Catherine Foster -- had two daughters and died -- his widow married again & my nieces went to Tenn with her.
My eldest sister (67) married William Hart of York, S.C. & left a large family. (Hart home stood where Dr. Beatty's pond now is) His youngest son (68) married Sara Miller (69) -- eldest daughter of Charles Miller of Sumter, S.C. died 1821 leaving 6 children. (70) Sarah my next sister married John Porter of Lancaster, S.C. - now dead - left one daughter. (71)
Hugh White died unmarried at 28 years old. My brother Dr. John Lucas Miller married Mary Doby (lived in Marie Fewell’s home – Ebenezer (72) - buried in Ebenezer Cemetery) of York Co., S.C. Ebenezer. (73) My youngest sister (74) married James Harris (75) - lived in Tallahassee, Fla. Your father is now the oldest member of his family out of eight only three are alive. (76)
God bless you all. (77) S. D. Miller

Another version of letter above (with useful comments from other family members) that I received in an email from Harry Miller on 1/29/2019:

The following is a transcription of a letter from Governor Stephen Decatur Miller, which was provided to me (Harry Malone Miller, Jr.) by a distant cousin named Edward Clare Moore. He sent it to me via email on December 31, 2015. The original text is in black font. Mr. Moore’s notes are in blue font and mine are in green font. Numbers in parentheses refer to Mr. Moore’s footnotes, which are found at the end of the letter.

This is the transcript of a letter from the former Governor of South Carolina, Stephen Decatur Miller, to his daughter Mary Boykin Miller, age 12. He had resigned from the senate in 1833 due to ill health. A wealthy planter, he had taken up cotton farming in Hinds Co., Mississippi. It should be noted here that more than one text version of this letter exist and I believe that the text presented here more accurately represents what Stephen actually wrote. It appears that his daughter (Mary Boykin Miller) took a certain amount of literary license when she transcribed his letters in a legible hand in “that little blank book”. I will attempt to elaborate on some of the people and events mentioned in his letter and my numbered notes will appear at the bottom. Edward C. Moore

White Sulphur (1) July 23rd, 1835
My Dear Daughter, (2)
Whenever I have a little fever I have a great propensity for talking. In that State I have frequently thought as a matter of curiosity I would give my children some account of my relations-- I propose when at Leisure to fill up an idle moment with such a narrative--provided however, you transcribe my letters in a legible hand for the benefit of all in a little blank book.
You must rely upon your Mother (3) for her relations for she is not so ignorant of hers as I am of mine--- Both my grandparents paternal and maternal settled in Lancaster Co. S.C. (4) They were Presbyterians, Waxhaw <This is Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, located in the “panhandle” of current Lancaster County, SC.> their church, called (named) for an Indian tribe occupying that part of the country -- Both of our plantations are <now> owned by William Vaughn who married cousin Elizabeth Crawford. (5)
I can just recollect having seen my grandparents -- They died when I was the age of our little Sally (6) I do not know their given names nor where they were born either England or Scotland. (7)
My Grand mother's relatives reside in New York -- She was Miss (8) Lucas. They first came to Boston then South. My father (9) was born in Mass, or Maryland. They moved to N.C. on a creek called Gateniny which you cross in going from Fayetteville, N.C. to Norfolk, Va. (10)
Then they came to Lancaster S.C. and raised a large family all whom I have seen except Ebenezer who went to Ky and was killed by the Indians. (11) My Aunt (12) married Theodoric Webb buried in Springs Cemetery Fort Mill, S.C. (home back of Benj. Massey estate five miles from Fort Mill) <This appears to me to be an incorrect description of the location. Theodoric Webb’s grave is actually in the “Old Unity Cemetery”, located within the town limits of Fort Mill, SC, in the southeastern corner of the “T” intersection of Unity and Marshall Streets.> who died before I was born--(13) My uncles were William, Jerome, Jesse, my Father (14) <,The way in which Governor Miller wrote and punctuated this sentence has caused confusion over the years. He did not mean that Jesse was his father. He was listing “my Father” as a separate person (and should have used an additional comma) although why he referred to his father in a sentence about his uncles is still confusing to me.> and Stephen <,> for whom I was named My Father's favorite brother (15) resided near my Father's estate (now known as Yoder home near Van Wyck Lancaster Co., S.C.) and Pricilla, (16) who married Andrew Kennedy of York district moved to Tenn. no children-- One of Jerome's children resided in Sumter, S.C. remarkable for club feet (17) --My uncle Stephen Miller who married Hannah Webb had only one planter son James (18) a wealthy (home owned now by Mr. Ed Nesbit, Van Wyck) and four daughters-- Elizabeth Lowry, (19) Jane White, (20) Ann Gallant, (21) and Mary Johnston. (22) Only one now resides in Lancaster Co. James Miller b. 1780 d. 1835 m. 1st Mrs. Sarah White Doby I cannot descend to all the families but am proud of all except one John Miller of Barnwell S.C. who was a drunkard---I met him when I was Gov. of S.C. (23) His two daughters (24) however, were very handsome and considered the finest characters on the Salt Catcher. (25) One married a Mr. Rice who was a fine man.
I was principally raised among my mother's relatives whom I thought were the smartest people in the world. My mother's mother was Margaret Mary White who came from Ireland settled in Lancaster Co. S.C. (26) They were all Presbyterians-- My grandfather (27) I can hardly recall but my grandmother lived until I was ten years old (28) -- In Ramsey's History of S.C. she is mentioned for longevity-- My Grandfather White had two brothers George and Joseph who settled in Waxhaw. They all left children many descendents now live in Lancaster, S.C. Although few of the name White-- they principally live (1) on or near Catawba River at the end of the road from Lancaster to Charleston. My Grandfather White left Alive his daughter Jane <Jean>, Hugh, Margaret, Isobella, Christina, John, and Moses and one more I forget (29) -- Jane <Jean White> Crawford (30) left a large family (31), all her sons are dead ----- James William (32) and John (33) left children who reside in Lancaster, S.C. Her eldest daughter Sara (34) married Isaac Dunom died leaving an only child. (35) Jane (36) married Col Witherspoon (37) of Lancaster, S.C. had a large family-- now dead (38) -- Isaac Dunom’s last wife a fine old lady lives with her son Hall (39) near Camden, S.C. (40)
The second daughter of Jane Crawford, (41) Mrs. Dunlap is the oldest of my relatives. She was a belle when Gen. Jackson (42) lived with her Father (43) and rejected him (44) as a suitor. She married Dr. Samuel Dunlap.
Dr. Bartlett Jones of Lancaster Co. S.C. resided where the Springs Store stands --- He requested that he be buried in his flower garden in his four poster bed --- when Col Springs built his store his body was taken up and buried in Lancaster cemetery. (45)
Anne (46) Gallant married James Gallant of Steele Creek Charlotte N.C. and lived after marriage in Mt. Gallant mansion just outside of Rock Hill, S.C. < I do not believe that Rock Hill, SC existed until after this letter was written. The first Rock Hill Post Office opened on April 17, 1852. The town was not incorporated until c. 1870.>
Anne Gallant was daughter of Stephen Decatur Miller and Hannah Webb of Lancaster Co. S.C. Home known as Yoder house near Van Wyck. (47) Her daughter Eliza (48) was my playmate at school & I was passionately fond of her - as well as her Aunt Eliza Crawford. Eliza Dunlap (49) married Dr. Samuel Jones - an eminent physician who died leaving a widow & large family. Cousin Eliza (50) lives at Lancaster Court House.
Elizabeth Crawford married a Mr. (51) Vaughan now dead no children. Martha Crawford (52) another daughter of Jane Crawford married Col. Williams (53) a lawyer of high character of York, S.C. who served as my Lieut. Gov. of S.C.
My Uncle Hugh White married Mary White my cousin & had a son, William White, who went over the mountains to see country & never returned. His widow lived to be old always hoping her husband would return. (54)
My Uncle John was killed jumping from a wagon. (55) On my way to White Sulphur I stopped with quite an interesting family. Maj. Morrow (56) who married the youngest daughter (57) of Moses White & Jane Miller my cousin & daughter of Uncle Stephen Miller (Old home now in Myers Park all which they owned. Charlotte, N.C.) Now dead (58) leaving children three sons & a daughter. His eldest son John White (59) lives in Mecklenburg N.C His two youngest sons (60) live in Lancaster & married two of my nieces-- daughters of Mrs. Hart of York Co., S.C. (61)
My Aunt Isabella (62) married Andrew Foster of Lancaster, S.C. Christiana (63) married James Crawford Jr. cousin and friend of Andrew Jackson by whom he was induced to move to Tenn. where he & his wife died - leaving a family none of whom I have seen. (64) My mother (65) was born in St. Matthews Parish Orangeburg, S.C. an elegant record & date of her birth & ages of all children is found in an old family bible which was inherited by my only surviving brother, Dr. John Lucas Miller of Ebenezer. York, S.C. -- who married Mary Doby (66) (Home where Marie Feurell <Fewell> lives in Ebenezer)
My eldest brother was named William who married Catherine Foster -- had two daughters and died -- his widow married again & my nieces went to Tenn with her.
My eldest sister (67) married William Hart of York, S.C. & left a large family. (Hart home stood where Dr. Beatty's pond now is) His youngest son (68) married Sara Miller (69) -- eldest daughter of Charles Miller of Sumter, S.C. died 1821 leaving 6 children. (70) Sarah my next sister married John Porter of Lancaster, S.C. - now dead - left one daughter. (71)
Hugh White died unmarried at 28 years old. My brother Dr. John Lucas Miller married Mary Doby (lived in Marie Fewells home Ebenezer (72) - buried in Ebenezer Cemetery) of York Co., S.C. Ebenezer. (73) My youngest sister (74) married James Harris (75) - lived in Tallahassee, Fla. Your father is now the oldest member of his family out of eight only three are alive. (76)
God bless you all. (77) 2 S. D. Miller

research notes for letter above

1. White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, a popular health resort. From: Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sulphur_Springs,_West_Virginia White Sulphur Springs grew in the first half of the nineteenth century as the southern “Queen of the Watering Places. The hot springs resort first became the standard summer destination for wealthy low-country residents seeking reprieve from heat, humidity, and disease. As its popularity increased and it gained status as a socially exclusive site, the spring attracted elite guests from all areas of the South.
2. Mary Boykin Miller, 1823/1886.
3. Mary Whitaker Boykin, 1804/1885, daughter of Burwell Boykin, 1752/1817 and Mary Whitaker, 1776/1838.
4. Charles Miller and Priscilla Lucas paternal and William White and Sarah (James or Ramsey?) maternal.
5. Jean White, 1742/1804, sister of Mary Margaret White, 1740/1798, married Maj. Robert Crawford 1728/1801 and their daughter is Elizabeth Crawford, born 1791, youngest of ten children.
6. Sally (Sarah Amelia Miller 1831/1904) is four years old. Stephen would have been four years old in 1792.
7. Their given names were Charles and Priscilla. (Priscilla Lucas given name may have been Sarah Priscilla Lucas).
8. Priscilla Lucas, 1730/1780.
9. Charles Miller, Jr. 1754/1795.
10. **Charles Miller married Priscilla Lucas about 1747, their children:

1. Stephen Decatur Miller b. about 1748 (Not to be confused with Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller, child of Charles Miller, Jr.)

2. Jerome Miller b. about 1749

3. William Miller b. about 1750

4. Ebenezer Miller b. about 1751

5. Jesse Miller b. about 1752

6. Priscilla Miller b. about 1753

7. Charles Miller, Jr. b. about 1754

8. Elizabeth Mary Miller b. about 1758

• • Charles Miller, Sr. was “Keeper of the Book”, a state appointed position where records of the land leases from the Waxhaw Indians were kept.
    

11. Ebenezer Miller was a land speculator and ventured into the new territories. He died 16 Aug 1796 and had the foresight to leave a will. Stephen Decatur Miller was only eight years old when Ebenezer died and never met him or his Kentucky family: Ebenezer Miller, 1751/1796 married Mary (Deacon) Reed, 1755/1802, their children:

1. Mary Miller, 1770/1831

2. Charles Miller, 1772/1832

3. James Miller, 1774/1854

4. Joseph Miller, 1780/1835

5. William Miller, b. 1781

6. John William Miller, Sr. 1782/1850

7. Stephen Miller 1783/1834) (May have been named Stephen Decatur Miller which would make 4 men of the same name in the extended family. He was my Great Great Grandfather!).

12. Elizabeth Mary Miller b. about 1758 daughter of Charles and Priscilla. Died 1788.
13. Stephen Decatur Miller, Gov. was born in 1788 the year Elizabeth died.
14. Charles Miller, Jr. 1754/1795.
15. Stephen Decatur Miller 1748/1830 son of Charles Miller, Sr.
16. Pricilla Miller 1775/1824, sister of Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller 1788/1838.
17. Jerome Miller’s family is unknown at this time, he may be the father of Eli Miller.
18. James Miller born 11 Sep 1780, died 21 Dec 1835.
19. Elizabeth Miller 1770/1843, was married twice, first to Lemuel Alsobrook, Jr. and second to James Abner Lowry 1770/1830. Their nephew; Robert Lowry 1831/1910 would become a Confederate General and later serve as Governor of Mississippi from 1882 to1890.
20. Husband was Moses White 1760/1823, son of William and Sarah White.
21. Husband was John Gallant 1770/1853.
22. Husband was James Johnston 1788/1850.
23. Stephen Decatur Miller was governor of South Carolina from 1828/1830, one text copy of the letter identifies John as a drunkard and a vagabond and identifies him as a son of William Miller but does not specify which William Miller. The statement that the Millers were “honest, respectable and unambitious” has also been added. I believe these additions were made by Mary Boykin (Miller) Chesnut when she transcribed the letter, and probably mirror her feelings more than her fathers.
24. Daughters of John Miller of Barnwell S.C. or daughters of William Miller? The text which mentions William Miller is not clear, but the original which mentions only John identifies the girls as daughters of John.
25. Salt Catcher is a land area and river in South Carolina in Granville County?
26. His mother was Margaret Mary White 1740/1798, daughter of William and SARAH White who had seven children, so Stephen miss-spoke here or we may turn to a different text copy of this letter which says “My mother was...”
27. Charles Miller 1725/1792 and William White 1720/1790 were his grandfathers.
28. We have a death date for Sara White of 1 Jun 1806, Stephen would have been 18 years old in 1806, he would have been ten years old about 1798, does he remember correctly or do we have the date of Sara’s death wrong?
29. Jean White 1742/1804 is missing from his list.
30. It was Jean White 1742/1804 who married Maj. Robert Crawford in 1763.
31. There were 10 Crawford children.
32. James William Crawford born 8 Jul 1769.
33. John Crawford born 24 Dec 1778.
34. Sara Crawford 27 Jun 1764 died 3 Mar 1805.
35. Jane Dunom 1736/1834.
36. Jane Dunom 1736/1834.
37. James Harvey Witherspoon 1784/1842.
38. Jane Dunom Witherspoon is dead, not the family. 39. Samuel Hall Witherspoon, child of James Harvey Witherspoon and his third wife.
40. His first wife was Jane Dunom, his second wife was Mary McCree Barnett, and his third wife was Frances Elizabeth Todd or Emma O. Haseltine. (Records vary.)
41. Mary Crawford 1767 – 1845.
42. Andrew Jackson, President, born Waxhaw’s, S.C. 15 Mar 1767 died 8 Jun 1845, Nashville, Tennessee, no children.
43. Her father was Maj. Robert Crawford.
44. She rejected Andrew Jackson, as a suitor.
45. Dr. Bartlet Jones married Eliza Jane Dunlap daughter of Dr. Samuel C. Dunlap and Mary Crawford.
46. Anne (Miller) Gallant 1770/1835.
47. The Stephen Decatur Miller (1748 – 1795) referenced here was the uncle of Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller (1788/1838). 48. Eliza Gallant born about 1788, her aunt was Eliza (Elizabeth) Crawford born about 1790, the child of Robert Crawford and Jean White.
49. Eliza Jane Dunlap 1789/1858, was the daughter of Dr. Samuel C. Dunlap and Mary (Crawford) Dunlap. 50. Eliza (Dunlap) Jones 1789/1858.
51. Dr. William Vaughan married Elizabeth Crawford and other records list four children to this marriage, but Stephen Decatur Miller lists them as childless so perhaps they started their family after he wrote this letter.
52. Martha White Crawford born 27 Feb 1778.
53. Col. Thomas Williams born 8 Jun 1789.
54. One text copy of this letter holds that it was Hugh White who went over the mountains, not William White, and that Hugh White not only survived but went on to become a rich planter in New Orleans. I believe the text presented here is the more accurate transcript of the original letter.
55. John White born about 1755, son of William White and Sarah.
56. Maj. Benjamin F. Morrow (Name supplied by M. Louise Pettus, 10 July 2006)
57. Jane White born about 1785.
58. Moses and Jane are now dead.
59. John White born about 1781 married Dovey Brown.
60. James Webb White 1801/1849 and Moses M. White 1804/1860 are the two youngest sons of Moses White and Jane Miller.
61. Sarah A. Miller daughter of Charles Miller, III and Margaret Millette married John Hart, their two youngest daughters were Elizabeth T. Hart and Sarah M. Hart. James Webb White married Elizabeth T. Hart and Moses M. White married Sarah M. Hart. The first wife of Moses M. White was Margaret Pickens Walkup.
62. Isabella White born about 1745.
63. Christina White 1754/1816.
64. There were eleven children born to Christina (White) Crawford and James Crawford, Jr. They were born between 1775 and 1796. Henrietta, Sarah, Jane, Susan, Isabella, Elizabeth, Samuel, Margaret, William White, James Lesley and Andrew Jackson, the last four would have been born in Washington Co., Tennessee, the first children were born in the Waxhaws of Camden District, South Carolina.
65. Margaret Mary White 1750/1798.
The children of Charles Miller, Jr. 1754/1795 and his wife Margaret Mary White 1750/1798 were:

1. William Miller 1724/1828

2. Priscilla Miller 1725/1824

3. Charles Miller, III 1776/1822 4. Sarah Miller 1778/1834

5. Hugh Miller 1780/1835

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6. Francis Miller 1784/1801

7. Stephen Decatur Miller, Gov. 1788/1838 8. Margaret Mary Miller 1790/1857

66. Mary Simpson Doby 1800/1850. 67. Priscilla Miller 1725/1824.
68. John Hart 1800/1850/
69. Sarah A. Miller 1808/1847.
70. We know only the names of their last two children mentioned in #60 above. 71. Rebecca Miller Porter born about 1801.
72. Ebenezer, a village in York Co., South Carolina, now the town of Rock Hill. 73. Stephen is being repetitious. 74. Margaret Mary Miller 1790/1857.
75. James Moore Harris 1732/1836. *(James Moore was the first Governor of South Carolina.)
76. The three living children of Charles Miller, Jr. and Margaret Mary White are Stephen, Margaret Mary and John Lucas, Stephen and John Lucas died in 1838 and Margaret Mary Miller Harris lived until 1857.
77. This letter was given to Mary Boykin (Miller) Chesnut, author of "A DIARY FROM DIXIE". She would go on to marry General James C. Chesnut, Jr. who was on the general staff of President Jefferson Davis, CSA.
Research notes compiled by: Edward C. Moore, 2006, a descendant of Ebenezer Miller.

• Fact: Also Known As Governor Stephen Decatur Miller
• Fact: Occupation (from 10 December 1828 to 9 December 1830) Governor of South Carolina South Carolina, United States
• Fact: Burial Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Resigned due to ill health, vacant March 3, 1833 – November 26, 1833 when successor elected.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 31 August 2021, 13:15), entry for Stephen Decatur Miller (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7TY-NRY ); contributed by various users.
• NGA Biography of Stephen Decatur Miller Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
• SCIway Biography of Stephen Decatur Miller
• NGA Biography of Stephen Decatur Miller Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
• Muhlenfeld, Elisabeth, Mary Boykin Chesnut: A Biography (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1992).
• source that notes Charles Miller, Jr. was Stephen's father: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LDM8-XLQ
• https://archive.org/details/cu31924092885304/page/n79/mode/2up?q=Miller Link above gives a few other family members I have not entered on WikiTree. - Jim Miller
• Find A Grave Memorial# 20756356
• Stephen Decatur Miller on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• www.carolana.com/SC/Governors?sdmiller.html
• More Info.: http://www.worldcat.org/title/papers-1682-1926-of-the-williams-chesnut-and-manning-families/oclc/747275907
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Melinda Sanders.