Ebenezer Miller (1735 - aft. 1796)

Born 16 Nov 1735 in Edgefield, Saluda County, South Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Deacon) Miller — married about 1777 in North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died after 16 Aug 1796 after age 60 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Ebenezer was born in about 1730.

Ebenezer Miller married Mary (Deacon) Reed.

Children

1. Mary Miller, 1770/1831 m. John King in 1791?^[1]
2. Charles Miller Sr. (1760-abt.1820)
3. James Sims Miller Sr. (1756-1827)
4. Joseph Miller, 1780/1835
5. William Miller (abt.1752-1811)
6. John Miller (abt.1782-abt.1855)
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!)^[2]

Ebenezer passed away in about 1796. His will was written 16 August 1796 and probated on 10 January 1797.^[3]

The five sons of Ebenezer & Mary Miller established a homestead on a stream near Saline Trace. They named the stream Skinframe Creek. They did not permanently settle here until after the death of Ebenezer in 1796.

Will

Will of EBENEZER MILLER, gives to beloved wife MARY MILLER all the household furniture and moveable stock, horses and cattle, and a child's part with the rest. To son Charles Miller Sr. (1760-abt.1820) 400 acres of land on the waters of Fox's Creek, running into Licking, if the land is obtained in full and if not, a part accordingly. To son-in-law JOHN KING, 400 acres of land out of the same tract if obtained in full and if not, a part accordingly. The remaining part to be equally divided among other sons. The plantation whereon testator now lives to be for the use of wife Mary during her life, or is she thinks proper to dispose of it for the better, I allow the price of it to be equally divided between her and sons James Sims Miller Sr. (1756-1827), JOSEPH MILLER, William Miller (abt.1752-1811), John Miller (abt.1782-abt.1855), and STEPHEN MILLER. The money part for the three youngest sons, William, John, and Stephen, to be left to the discretion of the executor to put out upon interest or laid out on lands. Likewise, allows JOSEPH REED half of a 500 acre tract of land that WILLIAM PENNYBAKER located upon the Rolling Fork, him paying in proportion to what land he obtained and if no land obtained there, he is to have 200 acres of the above mentioned tract on Fox's Creek, him paying all lawful expenses. Also the bond that is in the hands of SAMUEL SHANNON which testator has upon JOHN BAKER for 400 acres of land on Harrod's Creek in Jefferson County, testator allows to be sold and the money laid out for paying just debts. Appoints wife MARY MILLER and JAMES MILLER as executors. August 16, 1796. JAMES DEACON and J. KENNEDY, witnesses. Probated 10 January 1797. ^[3]

Notes

1. The 16 NOV 1735 DATE SEEMS TO HAVE COME FROM A BAPTISM RECORD OUT OF CONNECTICUT WHICH WOULD NOT BE THIS EBENEZER. IN ADDITION THE RECORD SAYS SON OF AMOS. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/595431:3032?tid)^[4]
   
2. Ebenezer Miller's birth date is given in the FindAGrave link below. It notes a different death location (Livingston County, Kentucky).^[5]
   
3. Burial cemetery in link above is listed as Blue Cemetery or Old Elkhorn Cemetery: "Located off Hwy. 91 at the old Elkhorn Tavern, just off what was once the Trail of Tears road. Named the Shinframe Creek Rd. now. Elkhorn Tavern was built by James Blue and the cemetery started in 1816."^[5]
   
4. Cenotaph. Will place in this cemetery since it is closest to the old Miller homestead on Skinframe Creek, at the time in Livingston Co., KY. Others believe Ebenezer moved to Nelson Co., KY and is buried there. Need help.
   
5. Also review Stephen W. Miller memorial# 68726945." York County, South Carolina (Stephan's noted death location) is about 110 miles NE of Edgefield, SC (where some of his siblings are noted to have been born). York Co. surrounds Rock Hill, SC just below Charlotte, North Carolina. Another family member is noted to have lived/born? in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Charlotte area). Another of the family was born in Rowan Co., NC (between Charlotte, NC and Greensboro, NC). So these four locations are generally on a line between Charlotte, NC and Augusta, Georgia (a southern portion of a possible Colonial supply line between Richmond, Virginia and Augusta, Georgia going through the modern cities of Charlotte, NC; Greensboro, NC; Danville, VA; and Richmond, VA - this route would go through Burkeville, VA (where Anderson Perkins Miller b-1776 owned large tracts of land as well as other of my Miller's owned land on this route between Danville, VA and Richmond, VA)
   
6. "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."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5ZD-X7V : 9 March 2021), Ebinezer Miller in entry for John King and Mary Miller, 29 Apr 1791; citing Marriage, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,666.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} From Ed Moore a relative of Gov. Stephen Decatur Miller
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Nelson County, KY - Wills: Miller, Ebenezer, 1796. Transcribed by Dawnene Young, 2000.
4. ↑ SNOOK-1459
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203518579/ebenezer-miller: accessed 21 September 2023), memorial page for Ebenezer Miller (16 Nov 1735–16 Aug 1796), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203518579, citing Blue Cemetery, Crider, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Robert Abney (contributor 48473675).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2S-HML : accessed 20 March 2019), Ebenezer Miller, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 70, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 181,419.

Acknowlegement

• Thank you Leslie Steinbuch & Stephen Parks.