Jane (White) Millikan (1724 - aft. 1759)

Born 1724 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Wife of William Millikan Sr. — married 1741 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Descendants

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Biography

Little documentation exists for Jane White.

Jane White was born about 1720. Her death is uncertain, as is her parentage. Some have it as prior to 1761; some about 1790 in Pa. There are no sources for either. Jane's parentage is often attributed to Alexander White, but she was not included in his will. It is not unheard of for a child to be left out of a will, but it also raises the possibility that Jane White Millikan may have been Alexander and Jane's granddaughter, not daughter. In merging this profile with another, Jane was linked to Samuel White and Jean. There is no evidence to back this claim either, but perhaps less circumstantial evidence than that with Alexander White. A thoughtful discussion of these possible parents can be found here.

Jane's husband, William Millikan, left Pennsylvania about 1758 and moved to North Carolina. Some genealogists have speculated that Jane either died in Pennsylvania before he left, or that she moved with him and died in NC, not long afterwards. A monument in Springfield Friends Meeting cemetery in Guilford Co. NC gives her dates as 1720-1758, but this is a 20th century memorial, not contemporaneous with her death. Jane's death date and place have not been proven. See William for further discussion of the uncertainties about this couple.

Death

Much has been speculated about the death of Jane White Millikan. Many accounts have her dying in Pennsylvania prior to the family's departure to North Carolina. The following account from 1775 in North Carolina may refute that assertion.^[1]

An Abstract of the Marriage Certificate of Enos Blair. Whereas Enos Blair of Guilford County, N. Carolina, Son of Colbert and Sarah Blair and Hannah Millikin daughter of William Millikan and Jane his wife of the county of Province (___) Having declared their intentions fthe marriage with each other before several monthly meetings of the people called Quakers at Center In the ___ __County of Guilford and having confident of ___and relations their in concern their proposals of marriage were allowed by the Meeting. Now ___may certify all whom it may concern that for the full accomplishment of their marriage, this tenth day of the fifth month in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy five; ___ Enos __and Hannah Millikin, appeared at a meeting appointed for that purpose.....

Witnesses:

• Jesse Henley
• John Rich
• William MIllkian
• Jane Millikan
• Hannah Far__
• Robert Brattan
• Mary Ozburn
• Mary Brattan
• John Allason
• William Bell
• Mary Fraizer
• Sarah Rich

NOTE: Could the witness Jane be William and Jane's daughter, Jane Millikan? Unlikely, as Jane was married to Abraham Powell in 1768, and would have used Jane Powell as her signature.

And there is this account from 1767. Could this be Jane, mother of the groom? Or possibly his sister, Jane Millikan?

The marriage intention between Samuel MIllikan and Ann Baldwin was noted in the New Garden Monthly Meeting minutes on June 10, 1767. Witnesses to their declaration were as follows:^[2]

• Hannah Mendenhall
• Elizabeth Baldwin
• Jane Millikan (Could this be Samuel's mother, Jane Millikan)?
• Abigail Frazier
• Martha Hiatt
• William Baldwin
• Richard Buefor
• James Mendenall
• John Mills
• John Frazier
• John Baldwin

Sources

1. ↑ US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935;Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; accessed at Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/47504507:2189?tid=164269166&pid=122223645437&hid=1019469637884/
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33519678:2189?tid=&pid=&queryId=720c08a0b8c4b233acddbc4983ac9640&_phsrc=VrL9392&_phstart=successSource; Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

• WikiTree profile White-5045 created through the import of Low Family Tree.ged on Jul 4, 2011 by Robert Low. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

• Source: S-1893157018 Repository: #R-1896716442 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note: APID: 1,7836::0
• History of Guilford Co, NC on ancestry.com

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