Person:James Miller (182)

Name	James Miller, Sr.
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	1730
Marriage	Abt 1760	Virginiato Margaret Boyd
Death`^?`	1824	Campbell County, Tennessee[likely as he was there in 1818]

James Miller was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

1 Records in Greenbrier County, VA
2 Records in Tennessee
3 Citations

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Records in Greenbrier County, VA

May 23, 1785. James Miller enters 78a by Treasury Warrant No. 10853 for 1000a dated 22 Feb 1782 joining his right of settlement on Wolf Creek. (surveyed). Also 37a by the above warrant joining his right of settlement on Indian Creek, a branch of New River. Surveyed. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

May 23, 1785 Jacob Dowrin enters 45a per order from James Miller by the above warrrant for 1000 acres. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

Aug. 19, 1785. - James Millar enters 100 acres by virute of a Treasury Warrant for 1000 acres assigned him by Christopher Bryan, No. 10853, on the north side of Swobe's Knobs extending toward John Swobes including the Lewis Lone Lick on a branch of Wolf Creek for quantity. (Lifted for John Millar, Jr. Feb 19, 1794). Also 105 acres on the Indian Draft on the road leading from Indian Creek to Wolf Creek, to include a piece of meadow ground. Also 100 acres on the double of the mountain at a lick in the Indian Draft joining the Rich Branch. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

Aug 26, 1785. Also James Millar enters 106 acres by the above warrant on Stoney Creek between the road which leads from John Vanbibber and Kelly Cook's mill and an entry made by Harrell McDowell. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

Mar 21, 1786 Griffy Garton enters 380a on Swoob's Knobs between James Millars Senior and Wm. Meadows on the head of a branch of Indian Creek, by virtue of 1000a a part assigned him by James Millar, No. 10853. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

July 31, 1786. Joseph Swoobe enters 70 acres of land in Greenbrier Co., by order from John Swoobes by part of a warrant for 1000a No. 10853, in partnership with James Millar and Kincaid, joining his own land, David Jarrett, and Owen and Ellis on Laurel Creek, a branch of Wolf Creek. [Source: DEEDS; VA; Greenbrier Co; Deed Book I].

(9 Sep 1787) - Sir Pleas to grant grifeth gartin and hannah Miller Lisons It being With both of our Consents given under our hands the ninth Day of September 1787. James Miller and Margret Miller To Mr. John Stewart.

DEED: WV; Monroe Co.; Deed Book A; p. 64 - 17 Jun 1800. James Miller Sr. and wife Margaret sell to John Hogshead, 103 ac. for $1 on Indian Creek, being the part of said Millers survey that Cateral Lively formerly lived on. [Note that Cateral Lively was md. to Sally Maddy.]

DEED: WV; Monroe Co.; Deed Book A.; p. 65 - 17 June 1800, James Miller, Sr. and Margerett, his wife, of the one part ... to James Miller Jr. of the other, each of the county of Monroe. ... for one dollar ... 211ac. on the waters of Indian Creek, being the part James Miller Jr. now lives on, out of a survey of 337 ac. made for James Miller Sr. on 27 April, 1785, for which patent was issued 7 Nov 1787 ... Beginning at 2 white oaks & locust, in the head of a hollow, on the old line, & ct. to halsteads part of Said Survey and with old lines N 16 E 14 poles to a white oak and hickory on a path on the top of a [missing word] and N 61 E 120 poles to 2 Ironwood and a white oak on hillside and N 27 E 122 poles to a Double poplar on a Ruyn near a large lick, & N 83 W 74 poles, 2 white oaks , & S 84 W 80 poles to 3 white oaks on a path near a small field , & N 59 W 40 poles to a hickory and whiteoak on Mazes line, and with S 15 E 12 poles to 2 white oaks , Cr. to & with the same, S 50 50 W 100 poles to 2 Elms standing, one on each side of a Branch on said line and corner to Maddy's part, and leaving old line, and with Maddys, up the Courses & meanders of said Branch, 37 poles to a Buckeye and Suggartree, Standing one on Each side of said Branch, and thence S 68 poles to a Spanish oak cr. to Same on halsteads line and with the latter, S 61 E 112 poles, to the Beginning.

James, His M mark, Miller.

Margerett, her X mark, Miller

Witness: John Hutchison

Tuesday, 17 Jun 1800 Proved in court at the home of James Alexander, Esq., Margarett being privately examined.

Ordered to be recorded.

John Hutchison, Clk.

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