Born about in Amagansett, New York
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Miller
and Hannah (Edwards) Miller
Sister of
Hannah (Miller) Edwards and Eleazer Brady Miller
Wife of
Richard King
— married
1775 in East Hampton, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (King) Bennett, Daniel King, George Miller King, Richard King, Hannah (King) Miller, Nathan King, Benjamin Hubbard King, Abraham King and John King
Died
at about age 78
in East Hampton, New York
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2017
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Biography
- Rachel Miller was born about 1760, the daughter of George Miller and Hannah Edwards. She married Richard King in 1775 in East Hampton, New York. Rachel died in 1838.
Sources
- East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families compiled by Jeannette Edwards Rattray , Garden City, NY Life Press 1953. King section page 412: Richard 6 b. in Southold, L.I. Dec. 10, 1755 d. Feb. 1797 in E.H.; m. 1775 Rachel, dau. George and Hannah Edwards Miller of E.H., she b. 1760 d. July 11, 1838. Since they had a son on June 26, 1776 when became a refugee to Lyme, Conn., that may have been the child who d. Aug. 27, 1783. Other ch.: a dau. bapt. E.H. 1782; Daniel 7 bapt. Feb. 12, 1784 d. Sept. 23, 1856; Elizabeth 7 bapt. Feb. 7, 1786; Miller 7 bapt. Feb. 7, 1786 d. April 19, 1852; Richard 7 b. 1788 d. April 9, 1862; John 7 b. 1797 d. March 25, 1843; Nathan 7 who rem. and d.s.p.; Abraham 7 b. March 3, 1795 d. July 24, 1875; Benjamin Hubbard 7 b. 1793 d.s.p. Feb. 28, 1856 (served in War of 1812); Hannah 7 b. 1789 (who m. Eleazer Miller). Also page 412: William 5 (son of William 4) b. April 6,1710, m. July 26, 1738 Elizabeth Beebe of Orient, L.I. Ch. Elizabeth 6 b. April 29, 1739; Mary 6 b. Nov. 17, 1740; William 6 b. Sept. 8, 1742; Anne 6 b. Oct. 13, 1748, d.y.; Christian 6 b. March 19, 1752; Richard 6 b. Dec 10, 1755; Paul 6 b. April 4, 1762. [1]
- East Hampton History Including Genealogies of Early Families compiled by Jeannette Edwards Rattray , Garden City, NY Life Press 1953. Miller section page 453 - George Miller 5 (s. of George 4) b. 1731 d. after 1800 m. 1754 Hannah, dau. John and Mary Dibble Edwards; ch: Rachel 6 b. 1760 (who m. Richard King of Three Mile Harbor); Hannah 6 (who m. Jonathan Edwards of Amagansett); Martha 6 b. 1768; Eleazer 6 b. 1771 (ancestor of the "Green River, Springs" Millers); Samuel 6 b. 1773 d.y.; Mary 6 b. 1774; Jonathan 6 b. May 14, 1776; again Samuel 6 b. 1778.[2]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~0.78%
Robin (Midgett) Rosamond
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Miller-42457 and Miller-41665 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates, same spouse and child
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by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Rejected matches › Rachel (Miller) Leggats (abt.1763-1837)
Rachel is 13 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 24 degrees from Carl Sagan, 20 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 29 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 24 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 20 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 23 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 13 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 17 degrees from Isaac Newton, 24 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 22 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 14 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.