Person:James McMillen (1)

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James McMillen
b.20 Aug 1735
d.Mar 1821 Paddytown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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m. 9 May 1757
  1. Jonathan McMillen
  2. Margatha McMillen
  3. William McMillen
  4. James McMillen1764 -
  5. Jane McMillen1772 - Bef 1840
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Name[1] James McMillen
Gender Male
Birth[2] 20 Aug 1735
Marriage 9 May 1757 to Eleanor Wright
Death[3][4] Mar 1821 Paddytown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Burial[5] Younkin Cemetery, Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Book on Thomas Bays Nelson has that he came from Scotland or Northern Ireland, he settled in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They later (abt. 1790) moved to Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., PA, near Ft. Hill. Here he purchased a farm which he cultivated and improved, realizing therefrom a comfortable livlihood for his family. The 1798 tax list for Turkeyfoot township listed James McMillin, Sr. as a weaver. He was also a tanner by trade, and started tanning hides, using vats made from chestnut tree logs. James served in the Revolutionary war under Capt. William Allen, Ninth Battalion, Lancaster County Militia. His son, John, also served in the Revolutionary War. There is a stone monument in the Park at Confluence, Pa. which honors them. (The pioneer name for Confluence was Turkeyfoot.)

Listed on the taxpayers of Lower TurkeyFoot township in 1796

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  1. ↑ Pages taken from the book on Thomas Bays Nelson.
  2. ↑ Pages taken from the book on Thomas Bays Nelson.
  3. ↑ Pages taken from the book on Thomas Bays Nelson.
  4. ↑ Listing of graves in Younkin Cemetery in Somerset County.
  5. ↑ Listing of graves in Younkin Cemetery in Somerset County.
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