Mary Mills

Biography

Mary Terrell was the daughter William Terrell, Sr. and Susannah Waters of Hanover County, Virginia.

Mary Terrell first married about 1726 in Virginia to Micajah Chiles (d: c1734 VA). Two of her brothers, Henry and David Terrel,, married respectively Anne and Agatha Chiles, sisters of Micahah. [1]

Her husband, Micajah, died about 1734 and Mary married secondly to Matthew Mills (d: 1753, son of Henry Mills). [1]

Her Mills children were mentioned in the last Wills of their father, Matthew Mills, and their brother, William Terrell Mills.

She died on 10 Apr 1781 in Hanover County, Virginia (citation needed). “It is not known whether Mary lived to enjoy her share of either Micajah’s or Matthew’s estate.” (Tidewater Virginia Families, page 236)

Children born between 1726 - 1734

1. Henry Chiles m Elizabeth Woolfolk
2. William Chiles m Sarah Bent
3. John Chiles d.s.p.
4. Micajah Chiles, Jr. (illegitimate son Henry Fleming, later Chiles)
5. James Chiles m ? With issue

Children born between 1734 - 1753

1. William Terrell Mills, d: c1769
2. Matthew Mills
3. Charles Mills
4. Menan Mills
5. Mary Mills
6. Betty Mills.

Sarah (Chiles) Smithson is seen as a daughter in the Smithson studies, but not the Chiles and Terrell studies.

Disputed Origins

Her name is not listed as a daughter of William Terrell, of Hanover County & Susannah Terrell

Ref: Terrell Society: Terrell Genealogy. Chapter IV: William Terrell who married Susannah Waters. <PDF>. Page 56-61.

However, evidence places her as their child. “The lives of David & Henry Terrell and Micajah Chiles & Mathew Mills are so entwined, there can be little doubt of this relationship.”

GEDCOM Notes

Child added to sheet May 4, 1961 by Grace/H. Lloyd child b 1750

!Marriage: Wife of Micajah listed as daughter of Joel Terrell, Sr., Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol 1, P.792

see notes of father, Timothy Terrill, b. 1658

!NOTE: Terrell Trails, pg 1072, states Mary Terrell who marr. Richard Swift in
Hanover Co., Va, is the daug of either Richmond III or Timothy Terrell. Another researcher listed parents as Richmond Terrell & Ann Overton?

!Tidewater Families of Virginia pg. 267.

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wayland/terrill/pafg23.htm#464

There is some dispute as to whether or not Mary is a dtr. of William. An article in the Virginia Historical Magazine (volumn not given) on the Chiles family, does not know her first name, but says that she was a dtr. of Joel Terrell, Sr. This is based on records (Land Book XXXVIII, pp. 524-25, dated 6 April 1769) showing that John Chiles, son of Mary and Macajah, inherited land from his grandfather Joel Terrell. "(Copy): Whereas by patent, under seal of our Colony and Dominion of Virginia, bearing date of the ninth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, there was granted unto Joel Terrell one tract or parcel of land containing four hundred acres, lying and being in the County of King William, now Caroline, etc.; and whereas John Chiles, in whom right and title of part thereof supposed to contain 250 acres is etc., found to contain by survey 255 acres etc., Henry Terrell enters suit on same for accounting of the extra 5 acres in order to settle lines etc. Land said to adjoin that of Manoah Chiles." Mary's two daughters married sons of William Terrill and Susannah Waters. If she were also a dtr. of William Terrill, it would mean that they both had married their own uncles. This lends weight to the idea that she was not the daughter of William. The dates of birth are just estimates and I suppose that it is possible that Joel Sr. was one of the first children of William and that he had this Mary who was of the age that Micajah Chiles could have married her. A new note I found says: Mary married Matthew Mills and continued to live in Caroline County. However, her husband had extensive land holdings and at one time, owned 2400 acres in Albemarle County (1745). He also owned over 1000 acres in Goochland County, adjacent to Ragged Mountain (1737). Matthew was the eldest son and heir of Henry Mills, who had lived in New Kent County. Matthew and Mary had sons named, William Terrell Mills, Matthew, Charles and Menan Mills. Their daughters were named Mary and Betty. These children were named, not only in their father's will, but also, in the will of William Terrell Mills, recorded in Charlotte County, in 1769.

Family of Micajah Chiles and Mary Terrell

References

• Terrell Society: Terrell Genealogy. Chapter IV: William Terrell who married Susannah Waters. <PDF>. Page 56-61.
• SOURCE: Tidewater Virginia Families, by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, lists both spouses < AncestryImage >
• Ancestral File Number:<AFN> P4HC-D4 M936-PQ2 Legacy NFS Source: Mary Terrell - Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 Mar 1993 Edition, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2032122688
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• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/s/Kenneth-L-Ross-sr-...
• Ref: Terrell Society: Terrell Genealogy. Chapter IV: William Terrell who married Susannah Waters. <PDF>. Page 56-61
• Tidewater Virginia Families Section: Chapter 9: The Terrell Family Source Information Ancestry.com. Tidewater Virginia Families [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data:Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. Tidewater Virginia Families. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Page 268. < AncestrySharing >
• Tidewater Virginia Families [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. Tidewater Virginia Families. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. Chapter 9: The Chiles Family (also Peatross Ancestors). “Micajah Chiles” (page 234-237) < AncestrySharing >; < AncestryImage >; (document attached)
• Ancestry.com. Tidewater Virginia Families [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data:Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson. Tidewater Virginia Families. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004. “Chiles Family.” Page 264. < AncestrySharing >
• Micajah CHILES was born in 1705 in Saint Paul Parish, Hanover County, Virginia. He died before 8 Nov 1734 in Caroline County, Virginia. Parents: Captain Henry CHILES and [Margaret LITTLEPAGE] (sic). Spouse: Mary TERRELL. Micajah CHILES and Mary TERRELL were married about 1728 in Caroline County, Virginia.
• http://sneakers.pair.com/roots//b50.htm#P5060 (dead link) Mary TERRILL [Parents] was born about 1690. She married Micajah CHILES. Other marriages: MILLS, Matthew mThey had the following children: [NO] F i Agatha CHILES F ii Ann CHILES M iii Manoah CHILES
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Terrell-418