Christiana (Cameron) McMillen (abt. 1741 - bef. 1820)

Born about 1741 in Scotland

Wife of Hugh McMillen — married before 1770 in Scotland

Descendants

Died before 1820 before about age 79 in Athol, Warren, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Christiana (Cameron) McMillen migrated from Scotland to United States.

"Another early settler in New York State was Hugh McMillan, born on the northern shore of Loch Eil, Lochaber, Scotland, sometime after 1745. He was a son of John McMillan, small farmer there. Sometime before 1770 Hugh married Christiana Cameron and emigrated to Queensbury, N.Y. about 1775, and later at Stony Creek In 1798."^[1][2]

Together they had:

• John ^[3][4]
• Hugh ^[3][4] was born in Scotland on 10 March 1774. He died on 8 July 1841 in Collins, Erie County, New York, United States.^[5]
• Sarah (married Roberts) ^[3][4]
• Angus ^[3][4]
• Katherine ^[3][4] was born in New York in 1780. ^[6]
• William^[3] was born in 1782 in New York.
• Daniel ^[3][4] was born in 1791 in New York.^[6]
• Mary ^[3][4]
• Margaret ^[3][4]
• Christine was born in 1792. She married James McDonald.^[3][4][7]

Christiana died before 1820 as she was not mentioned in her husband's will.

Research Notes

• Possible father Angus Cameron and mother being Mary Mackenzie. They were married in Inverness on 18 December 1739. Christiana has children named Angus and Mary. ("Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 12 July 2022), Angus Cameron and Mary Mackinzie, 18 December 1739, Inverness; Citing Parish Number 098, Reference Number 80 100.).
  • If true, Christiana's baptism could have been on 14 July 1741. ("Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 12 July 2022), Christian Cameron, father: Angus Cameron, 14 July 1741, Kilmorack; citing Parish Number 100, Reference Number: 10 261.)

• Scotland's People lists of baptisms for Christian Cameron:
  • CAMERON, CHRISTIAN ANGUS CAMERON/F 14/07/1741 100/ 10 261 Kilmorack
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN HUGH CAMERON/CHRISTIAN MC GHEE/F 06/10/1750 107/ 10 28 Urquhart and Glenmoriston
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN HUGH CAMERON/CHRISTIAN CAMERON 27/02/1737 360/ 20 142 Kenmore
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN JOHN CAMERON/F 00/02/1746 646/10 243 Govan
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN JOHN CAMERON/JANET NC KERACHAR F 15/02/1737 360/ 20 142 Kenmore
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN JOHN CAMERON/KATHRINE MORISON F 27/05/1750 341/ 20 42 Comrie
  • CAMERON CHRISTIAN JOHN CAMERON/JANET MCNAUGHTAN F 19/03/1749 361/ 10 203 Killin

Was her brother James Cameron ?

• James and John Cameron's names are on Hugh McMillen's will.
• Hughes, Thomas. American Ancestry: Giving the Descent in the Male Line of Americans Whose Ancesters Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence. 1887. New York. Vol. 1. p.12 Google Books Accessed 1 Nov 2023.
• Dayton, Jim. “Meet Our Cameron Ancestors.” Dayton Family History, January 7, 2020. Dayton Family History
• Her husband Hugh and James were on the same census in 1790 & 1880
  • 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Queensbury, Washington, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 209; Family History Library Film: 0568146
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #279164 (accessed 2 November 2023)
    
  • 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
    Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Athol, Warren, New York; NARA Roll: M33_76; Image: 175
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #1510654 (accessed 2 November 2023)

There is also a John and a David Cameron in the 1790 and 1820 census.  ? John Cameron

Sources

1. ↑ MacMillan, Somerled. "MacMillan Stettlers in North America" The Clan MacMillan Magazine. Sept 1965. Vol. 1. No. 5. p. 30.
2. ↑ "U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825"
   Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Vol. II; Author:: David Dobson
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62215 #5375 (accessed 31 October 2023)
   Name: Hugh McMillan; Event Type: Immigration; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 1745; Birth Place: Locheil, Lochaber, Inverness-Shire, Scotland; Residence Year: Abt 1798; Residence Place: Queensburg; Departure Place: Scotland; Arrival Date: 1775; Death Date: 1798; Father: John McMillan; Spouse: Christina Cameron.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Will of Hugh McMillen: "New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
   Wills; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Warren County); Probate Place: Warren, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #2722825 (accessed 31 October 2023)
   Hugh McMillen probate on 25 Dec 1820 in Warren, New York, USA. Residence Athol, Warren, New York.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} New York: Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships, 1787-1835. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.) Original manuscript in:Eardeley Genealogy Collection: New York State Abstracts of Wills, Brooklyn Historical Society. AmericanAncestors.com Accessed 31 October 2023
5. ↑ "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #67630725
   Ancestry Record 60525 #27647287 (accessed 23 September 2023)
   Hugh McMillen burial (died on 8 Jul 1841) in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie County, New York, United States of America. Burial of son Hugh.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6SD-MYZ : 3 March 2021), Daniel Mcmillin, Stony Creek, Warren, New York, United States; citing p. , line #11, family #56, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 474,178.
7. ↑ daughter Christine's Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79547767/christine-mcdonald : accessed 02 July 2022), memorial page for Christine MacMillen McDonald (1792–23 Apr 1824), Find A Grave: Memorial #79547767, citing Dean Cemetery, Stony Creek, Warren County, New York, USA ; Maintained by D Bordeaux (contributor 46917057) .