Andrew Miller (abt. 1785 - abt. 1865)

Born about 20 May 1785 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Biography

Andrew was born about 1785 in Pennsylvania. Several sources say he was the son of Andrew Miller (d. abt. 1754!) and Margaret Funk. However, they were probably his grandparents. One of their four children (Abraham, Jacob, Andrew, or Christina - who married a Jacob Miller) was most likely his parent.

His ancestor, Andrew Miller, was the chief founder of the town of Annville in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, formerly Millerstown. About 1747, his ancestor purchased several hundred acres from the William Penn family. In 1752, his ancestor owned a fulling mill in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, eight miles from Grubb's Furnace, in a place called Quitobehelen. The correct spelling of this place seems to be Quittapahilla.

Andrew married Anna Good, daughter of Samuel Good and Elizabeth Houser. According to the Wills of Andrew and Anna, dated 1864 and 1866 respectively, they had four daughters (Mary, Sarah Anna, Elizabeth, and Susan) and three sons (John Samuel, Jonathan, and Samuel). They both mentioned their granddaughter, Anna Elizabeth Baskin, who later married John Wesley Ellenberger.

Two of their daughters married sons of Reverend John Neidig. Elizabeth Miller married Samuel Neidig. In 1832, Mary (aka Mollie) Miller married Isaac Neidig. The Reverend John Neidig was originally a member of the Mennonite Church who founded his own church and later became one of the founding members of the United Brethren Church denomination.

On the 1860 U.S. Census, Sarah Miller was listed in the household of Andrew and Anna Miller. Her identity is uncertain because their daughter, Sarah, was married to Robert Baskin. However, they may have been married after the census was enumerated. Sarah passed away in 1863.

Andrew was one of the founding members of The Church of God and of the First Eldership. The name of the denomination was changed several times and is currently named Churches of God, General Conference.

He resided on his farm in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about one mile south of Shoop's church and three to four miles east of Harrisburg.

He passed away about 1865 and is interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery (aka Mumma's Cemetery) in Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

Review "Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography" by John W. Jordan, 1914, GoogleBooks, Pgs. 53-55. Miller family history and genealogy. Bianchi-201 01:45, 16 October 2017 (EDT)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL4-1WB : accessed 14 October 2017), Andrew Miller, Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 297, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 102; FHL microfilm 181,407.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH57-64Z : 12 August 2017), Andrew Miller, Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 80, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 151; FHL microfilm 20,625.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTY-KX1 : 8 September 2017), Andrew Miller, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 286, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 456; FHL microfilm 20,543.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HC-M24 : 12 April 2016), Andrew Miller, Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 265, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXP1-HP8 : 4 October 2017), Andrew Miller, 1860.

• Probate Records of Andrew Miller. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Ancestry.com. Indexed as Andw Miller.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://new.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2017), memorial page for Rev Andrew Miller (20 May 1785–2 Mar 1865), Find A Grave Memorial no. 40608799, citing East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) [1]

• Supplement to Encyclopaedia Britannica (ninth Edition), Volume 2. GoogleBooks. pg. 239. "The first of these organizations was formed in 1829 at the house of Andrew Miller, four miles east of Harrisburg. Jacob Rupp called the meeting, and invited Mr. Winebrenner to be present." [2]

• "History of The Church of God by John Winebrenner, V. D. M., Harrisburg, PA.". (Winebrennerans - Baptist History - The Reformed Reader). ReformedReader.org. Accessed: October 13 2017. "In October, 1830, they met together ... in the Union Bethel, at Harrisburg...". "The Teaching elders present, then subscribed their names, namely: Andrew Miller, John Winebrenner, John Elliot, John Walborn, David Maxwell and James Richards. Thus originated the Church of God, properly and distinctively so called, in the United States of America; and thus, also, originated the first eldership." [3]

• Forney, Christian Henry. History of the Churches of God in the United States of North America. Board of Directors of the Publishing House and Book Room of the Churches of God, 1914. GoogleBooks. Pg. 25. "The work in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin county, at Andrew Miller's, was peculiar. Andrew Miller's dwelling-house, on his farm, a mile south of Shoope's church, was the "meeting-house." There was stated preaching there every eight weeks by John Neidig and Jacob Roop." Pg. 27. "Samuel Miller, son of Andrew Miller, in his "Recollections of the History and the Origin and First Organization of the Church of God in North America," published in 1905, says the church at his father's house was organized "about the year A. D. 1828." He fixes this date by the date of the first organization at Linglestown, June 29, 1829, which was "soon after the organization of the church at the dwelling-house of Andrew Miller."" [4]

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com. Name: Andrew Miller, son-in-law of Samuel Good of Harrisburg. Spouse: Anne Good, daughter of Samuel Good and Elizabeth. Original Executor: Friend, John Neidig.

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, Ancestry.com. Name: Samuel Neidig. Spouse: Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Andrew Miller and Anna Good.

• Death Certificate of John Miller. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Ancestry.com. Father: Andrew Miller. Mother: Anna Good.

• Probate Records of Anna Miller. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Ancestry.com.

• Probate Records of Sarah A. Baskin. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Ancestry.com. Father: Andrew Miller. Grandfather: Samuel Good.

• Burial Record of Sarah Ann (Miller) Baskin. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-1999, Ancestry.com. Daughter of Andrew and Ann Miller.

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com. Name: Andrew Miller. Spouse: Anna Good. Child: Elizabeth Miller.

• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com. Name: Andrew Miller. Spouse: Anna Good. Child: Sarah Miller.

• Egle, William Henry. Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical. Vol. Ii. Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1896. GoogleBooks. Pg. 392. Samuel (Neidig) "m. Elizabeth Miller, whose grandfather was the founder of Annville, Lebanon county, formerly called Millerstown (Millerstettle)." [5]

• Neidig, Isaac. A Biography of John Neidig. Muscatine, Iowa. May 30, 1894. Note: The following link is to an immediate PDF download, not a website. [6]

See also:

• Annville: Township and Town – A History by Joseph H. Warner (1910). Andrew Miller purchased 232 acres in 1747. His wife's name was Anna. [7]

• Bierman, Elijah Benjamin. "A Visit to Annville Sixty Years Ago". 1899. Adam Miller, Sr. (Black Horse Hotel, b. 1776 ~ d. 1840) and Adam Miller, Jr. (shoemaker). The great grandfather founded the town. [8]