James Mills (1620 - aft. 1669)

Born 1620 in Virginia, British Colonial America

Husband of Fortune (Jordan) Mills — married 1660 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

Died after 1669 after age 49 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America [uncertain]

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Biography

He and his wife Fortune owned Tiptoe Plantation on the James River. He was involved in shipping pork and tobacco to London and Barbados. At some point his wife reported him “missing” and asked the court to handle his affairs. James Mills of Virginia appears in the records of Southampton and Huntington New York.

Aprill ye 6"' 1664. this ingadgeth mee James Mills of Pisquategue Bay in James River Virginia and my assinee to pay or caus to bee paid to Mr Jonas wood of Huntington or his assignees the full and just sum of six pounds and eaighteen..

"Virginia Historical Genealogies", page 305, by John Bennett Boddie EXCERPT:

In 1662, George Jordan and Mary Briggs witnessed James Mills' Bond to Mr. Robert Spencer. (Surry County Records, 1645-1672, p. 211). In 1664, Nathaniel Knight, Mary Briggs, and Jane Flood witnessed bond of James Mills relinquishing all right in the personal property of his wife, Fortune, or in the land and house formerly belonging to Col. John Flood; at the same time Fortune Mills and George Jordan relinquished any claim to the personal property of James Mills

MILLS — In the old Middletown Town Book is recorded an agreement dated 1670, between James Mills, living on James River, Virginia, and William Lawrence about a house and lot owned by Lawrence at Middle- burgh, Long Island, was ...

Sources

• Book of Records, southampton, Suffolk, New York .. see photo.

• WikiTree profile Mills-1702 created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.

*Huntington Town Records, Including Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.: ... Huntington (N.Y.) - 1887

• A History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties: Embracing a ...

https://books.google.com/books?id=QYQ... Edwin Salter - 1890

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• "Pedigree Resource File," database for James Mills-Documentation of marriage between Fortune Jordan Flood and James Mills, 1660, Surry County, Virginia

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(Ibid, p. 249)"

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"Surry County Records, Surry County, Virginia, 1652-1684", page 40, by Eliza Timberlake Davis EXCERPT: "Page 182. 1 March 1661. To all to whom these presents letter shall come: Mr. James Mills of Surry County, Va., 8 ber last signified his intent then to repair into Virginia, and now six months since he was expected but neither himself nor letter from him are arrived soe and now doubting whether he be living or dead his affairs to be unmanaged, his business and estate suffering etc. Now whereas by the laws of England a man and wife may lawfully buy, sell, and bargain, etc....Fortune Mills, his lawful wife, resolves to manage these affairs."