Isaac Robert Miller, Jr.

Miller Family

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The Miller family can be traced to Robert Miller who was born in 1725 in Scotland. In 1750 he married his wife, Agnes. Their first son, Isaac was born in Wales in 1750. In 1751 Robert, Agnes and Isaac set sail for America. Upon arriving in America they settled in the village of North Salem, New Jersey, In 1752 their second son Silas was born. Between 1752 and 1775 Robert and Agnes had 8 more children: William, Joseph, Jane, Mary, Rachel, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Rebecca.

In November 1768 Robert purchased 368 acres in Huntington Township, Westmoreland County. His property was located along Big Sewickley Creek, due east of present day West Newton. In the book The History of Westmoreland County, by George Dallas Albert, we find the following reference to Robert Miller and his family. "The first settlers were the Millers, Shulls, Finleys, Waggales, Plumers, Blackburns and others heretofore mentioned." Robert and his sons cleared their land and began farming. The Millers along with the other families in the area were under the constant threat of attacks by the Indians. Robert and his sons were often called upon to help protect the settlers from attack,. In 1774 Silas Miller, along with other men of the area sent a letter to Governor John Penn asking for protection from the Indians. On October 16, 1775 Robert and Isaac Miller were working in their fields when the Indians attacked,. Robert Miller was killed by the Indians, and Isaac was taken captive. Isaac later escaped from the Indians and hid out along Big Sewickley Creek until it was safe to return home.

Silas Miller, the second son of Robert and Agnes Miller was born in 1752. He was married t Jane English, also from New Jersey. At the outbreak of the American Revolution, Silas volunteered for the Continental Army. He served as wagonmaster in the New Jersey Militia. He was a lieutenant in the Second Regiment under Colonel Thomas., The Second Regiment was charged with defending New York, the Lake Champlain area, and northern New Jersey. At the close of the war, Silas returned hone in Westmoreland County.

In 1791, Silas and a small group of explorers set off for the wilderness. They traveled north to present day Butler County and staked out land claims by carving notches in the trees, Silas returned to Westmoreland County and sold off his portion of the land that he inherited. Silas, Jane and their three

young sons Robert, Silas Jr, and Joseph moved to their new home in Butler County. Silas Millers land consisted of 300 acres in Middlesex Township, Butler County. Silas and Jane had five more children, James, Margaret, Martha, Jane, and Nancy. In addition to farming, Silas Miller was an expert hunter and trapper. He was also an original shareholder in the toll road which ran from Butler to Pittsburgh. Silas Miller died in 1831 at the age of 79. He fell from the roof of a neighbors barn which had caught fire.

Joseph, the son of Silas and Jane was also a skilled carpenter. In 1813, during the war of 1812,

Joseph volunteered for the army as his father had done. He served as a scout under Captain Robert

Imbrice in the 26th Regiment from Butler County. The 26th was sent to Lake Erie to guard against a

British invasion from Canada. They also assisted Commodore Perry in preparation for the battle of

Lake Erie. After the war, Joseph returned home and married Susannah Rice. They had 13 children:

Jesse, Jacob, Mary Ann, Sarah, Nancy, Margaret, Silas, Joseph, Eliza,. John, James, Adam, and Ezekiel. Joseph died in 1877 at the age of 88

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