Thomas Millard, U.E.

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This line ends here. Parents: Thomas Millard, Sr. and wife Ruth Dutton.

NOTE: IT IS SAID THAT THE FATHER OF THOMAS MILLARD, SR. WAS HUMPHREY MILLARD AND WIFE ELIZABETH SMITH.

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"...27. Millard—Correction.

In The Commemorative Biographical Record of Dutchess County, pp. 242-243, and in the Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York, vol. i, pp. 65-68, a wrong ancestry is assigned to John Millard, Jr., of Cornwall, Conn., from whom and his wife Christiana (not Christina) Rust, many families in Western Massachusetts, Western Connecticut, New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Northeastern New York are descended. Also, the list ot the children of John Millard, Jr., and Christiana, his wife, as printed in the works named, is incomplete.

John Millard, Jr., of Cornwall, Conn., was not a son of Robert4 (Nehemiah,8 Robert,8 John1) Millard of Rehoboth, Mass., and Pawling, N. Y., and he was not born at Rehoboth on Jan. 15, 1736. He was born at East Haddam, Conn., on Dec. 21, 1736 (East Haddam Town Records, vol. ii, p. 1115), and he was the eldest son of John Millard, Sr., of East Haddam and Cornwall, by wife Mehitabel Willey (John,8 John,8 Isaac1), as the East Haddam. Record explicitly proves (vol. ii, p. 1115). John Millard, Sr., of East Haddam and Cornwall, was the youngest son of Thomas Millard, Sr., called also "Thomas Miller," of Charlestown, Mass., and East Haddam, Conn., by wife Rebecca Dutton (Joseph,3 Thomas1), as is proved by the will of Thomas Miller otherwise Millard, Sr., dated at East Haddam, July 26, 1728 (Hartford Probate Records, vol. xii, pp. 146-148, and printed in Manwaring, pp. 546-548).

Finally, Thomas Millard, Sr., of East Haddam, was the eldest son of Humphrey Millard, called also "Humphrey Miller," of Charlestown and Reading, Mass., by wife Elizabeth Smith (Matthew,* Matthew1) (Wyman's Charlestown, pp. 673, 872, and Paige's History of Cambridge, p. 610), as is proved by a quit-claim deed given Dec. 29, 1736, by Thomas Millard, Jr., of East Haddam, to James Hay of Boston, relinquishing rights to land in Westminster, Mass., granted to Humphrey Millard on account of services in King Phillip's War (Worcester District Deeds, book 29, p. 209), and by the will of Thomas Millard, Jr., presented for probate at Colchester, Conn., May 16, 1752, and recorded there (Probate Records, vol. ii, p. 234).

The will explicitly identifies the Millards of Cornwall with the Millards of East Haddam, and the quit-claim deed describes the Westminster land as "one of the Lotts in Narragansett Township Number Two and all undivided Land in said Town, Descended to me by my Honoured Grandfather Humphrey Miller Dec"." In the first sentence of the document the grantor calls himself "Thomas Miller," and at the end he signs his name "Thomas Millard."

That the "honoured" grandfather deserved the adjective is revealed by two further documents, happily preserved. One is a petition to the "Honrd John Leveret Esq., and other worshipfull members of the Councell," signed by Timothy Wily, Humphrey Millard, Samuel Bull and Henry Sparkes, asking redress for an injustice inflicted by Major Waldron while they were serving under Captain Hunting in the expedition "to the Eastward" (Mass. Archives, vol. 69, p. 120, and printed by Baxter, Collections of the Maine Historical Society: Documentary History, Second Series, vol. vi, pp. 167-168). The other document is a letter from James Stoakes, dying in Rhode Island, written 3 (9) 1675, to his "loving friend Humphrey Miller, living in Charlestown." (With the order of Oct., 1676, granting to Humphrey Miller administration on the estate of James Stoakes, it was filed, Midlesex County Court Records, vol, iii, p. 150. Not quite accurately copied it was printed in the Genealogical Bulletin, vol. i, p. 157).

The parentage and place of birth of Humphrey Millard have not been ascertained. The names associated with his in public records, and the known circumstances of his life, inclnding purchase of land at Reading, Mass., in 1680, death at Reading, April 5, 1684, and administration of his estate (Midlesex Probate Records, vol. vi, p. 264), appear to connect him with the Millards of Salem, Newbury and "the Eastward." He may have been a grandson of John1 Millard of Salem, tailor, who bought house, shop and land in that town in 1652, and sold them in 1657; and a son of Jasper3 Miller, who was of Strawberry Bank (Portsmouth), N. H., in 1660, of Sagadahoc, Maine, in 1679, and of Pemaquid, Maine, in 1687. Jasper appears to have had connections with Charlestown, and may have lived there in 1653.

Assuming that Humphrey Millard was probably of the third generation of his kindred in New England, John Millard, born at East Haddam, Conn., Dec. 21, 1736, was of the sixth generation. He married at Cornwall, Conn., May 21, 1761, Christiana " Hamblinton," daughter of Simeon and Sarah (Long) Rust (Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,8 Israel,4 Henry1). (Cornwall Vital Records, p. 40, and Church Records, p. 122.) Whether she was a widow, or obtained the name "Hamblinton" by adoption is not known. She was born at Coventry, Conn., July 31, 1743 (Dimock's Births, Marriages and Deaths in Coventry, Conn., p. 104). She died, according to family records, June 17, 1831, and is said to have been buried in the cemetery near Cornwall Bridge on the road to Kent. The stone has disappeared. John* Millard died Nov. 22, 1812 (gravestone lately standing in cemetery near Cornwall Bridge). In 1757 he was enrolled in Captain Samuel Dunham's Militia Company (Conn. Hist. Soc. Coll., vol. xi, p. 206). A will made April 16, 1801. is in the possession of Mr. Walter P. Millard of New Hamburg, N. Y. A later will was proved at Litchfield, Dec. 8, 1812.

The children of John8 and Christiana (Rust) Millard recorded at Cornwall, as born there, and named in the will of 1801, were:

Charles, b. Feb. 19, 1762.

Rufus, b. Feb. 12, 1764.

Roswell, b. March 22, 1766.

Philo, b. April 27, 1768.

Sarah, b. April 19, 1770.

Jerusha, b. Feb. 24, 1773.

Chloe, b. Jan. 10, 1776.

Diantha, b. March 30, 1778.

Ira, b. Nov. 12, 1780.

Russell, b. April 15, 1785.

Charles7 Millard, the eldest of these children, married Lydia Pride of Poughkeepsie, and from them are descended many of the Millard families of New York City and the Hudson Valley.

Philo7 Millard, the fourth son of John8 and Christiana, married (1) Mary Russell, and (2) Olive Lydia, a daughter of Abraham and Lydia (Gillett) Fuller of Kent. A daughter, Olive Lydia, born of the second marriage, married at Kent, Sept. 6, 1826, Augustine Giddings of Great Barrington, Mass. The present writer is her grandson.

Among the younger children of John5 and Mehitabel (Willey) Millard were Matthew,5 who lived at Pittsfield Mass., and left descendants, and Joshua,' who lived at North Egremont, Mass., and left descendants.

Among the sons of Thomas* and Ruth (Dutton) Millard of East Haddam, were Jason," who left descendants at North Bolton and Vernon, Conn., and Nathan,* who lived at Cornwall and left descendants there. 

Franklin H. Giddings, Columbia University..."

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 46

edited by Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, John Reynolds Totten, Harold Minot Pitman, Louis Effingham De Forest, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard

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Birth: Nov. 11, 1728 East Haddam Middlesex County Connecticut, USA

Death: 1797 Ontario, Canada

Thomas Miller was born in East Haddam Connecticut. His parents were Thomas and Ruth Miller. Thomas was a member of the United Empire Loyalists. His group supported England during the American Revolution. After England lost the war many of his group including several of his children immigrated to Canada where they were given land grants from the King based on Loyalty. 

Thomas' wife was Mary Fuller. Mary died in Connecticut shortly before the American Revolution. 

Thomas' son Joshua Miller is buried in Markham Baptist Cemetery in Markham Ontario Canada. This line is hard to trace because family members often changed the spelling from Miller to Millard to Miller. They are of English decent not German as was often the thought. Thomas Miller's family originated in Sussex England with the first immigrant to America John Miller who lived in Plymouth Colony around the year 1650. 

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Spouse:   Mary Fuller Millard (1721 - ____)*

Children:

  Isaiah Millard (1750 - 1793)*

  William Millard (1751 - 1793)*

  Joshua Miller (1752 - 1840)*

  Thomas Millard (1754 - 1789)*

  Thomas Miller (1754 - 1812)*

  Mary Marcy Millard (1755 - 1794)*

  Jesse Millard (1759 - 1792)*

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Burial: Saint Andrew's Anglican Church Cemetery 

Grimsby

Niagara Regional Municipality

Ontario, Canada

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THERE ARE OTHER GENEALOGIES WHO ATTACH A SARAH TURNER born 1771 AS A DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND MARY MILLARD (who would have been 50 yrs old?), BUT THERE IS ZERO EVIDENCE OF THAT! DISREGARD THAT! BUT THE BELOW HAS MANY CONFIRMATIONS. EXAMPLE:

Flatry/Foulger Family Tree

Public Member Tree 1 attached record, 1 source Joshua Miller

Birth: dd mm 1752 - USA Death: date - Ontario, Canada

F: Thomas Millard

      M: 	Mary Fuller

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Birth: 1752 Connecticut, USA Death: Nov. 11, 1840 Ontario, Canada

Joshua Miller was born 1752 in East Haddam Conn. His father was Thomas Miller/Millard and his mother was Mary Fuller. Joshua's ancestry has been difficult to traced due to the fact that family members used different spellings for the Miller name. Joshua's father uses Miller as the name on his will but at other times used the Millard spelling. Joshua comes from a long line of Millard/Millers with the original immigrant to America John Millard/Miller living in the colony of Rehoboth Massacheutts.

Joshua's father Thomas was a strong member of the United Empire Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. He served as a "King's Ranger" along with one of Joshua's brothers. After the war Joshua's father and several siblings were forced to leave the new United States. They were granted land from the King of England for their support during the War. They settled in an area in Ontario Canada next to Niagra Falls. The Township was known as Stamford. 

Joshua married Susannah Gilbert and they had five children. Little is known about Susannah. They were prominent citizens in Half Moon New York. They helped establish the Baptist Church in that area. 

After Susannah's death Joshua and three of his youngest children joined his father Thomas in Stanford Ontario Canada. Joshua purchased 100 acres of land from James Forsythe. This farm land was next door to the farm of his father. 

Joshua's son Joshua Jr. applied to the King for land based on his father's membership with the United Empire Loyalists. Three years after Joshua Sr. had settled in Stamford the family was granted land in Markham Ontario Canada. After the death of his father Thomas Joshua sold his land in Stamford and moved with his sons to Markham. 

The Millers owned large farms in Markham. They supported the Markham Baptist Church and sold land for the Church Cemetery. The oldest house in Markham today belonged to Joshua Miller Jr. 

Joshua Sr. is buried in Markham Baptist Church Cemetery along with many members of his family. His marker has been lost. 

Most of his Children's graves have been located (see links) His only daughter was Elizabeth. She married Aziriah Lundy and is believed to be buried in the Markham Cemetery. Her husband Aziriah's father owned land in Canada known as Lundy's lane. This was the site of a very famous battle during a war. For some reason Aziriah and Elizabeth followed her family and moved to Markham. Their brother Peter in later years returned to the United States and died in Saratoga New York with his Uncle. 

Family links:  Parents:   Thomas Millard (1728 - 1797)   Mary Fuller Millard (1721 - ____)

Siblings:   Isaiah Millard (1750 - 1793)*   William Millard (1751 - 1793)*   Thomas Miller (1754 - 1812)*   Thomas Millard (1754 - 1789)*   Mary Marcy Millard (1755 - 1794)*   Jesse Millard (1759 - 1792)*

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Burial: First Markham Baptist Cemetery  Markham York Regional Municipality Ontario, Canada

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