Person:John Mills (139)

Name	John Mills, Jr.
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	6 Mar 1749/50	prob. Virginia
Marriage	14 Jan 1772	Botetourt County, Virginiato Martha 'Betty' Ewing
Marriage	13 Sep 1783	Ohio County, Virginiato Ruth Shepherd
Alt Marriage	1785	Guilford County, North Carolinato Ruth Shepherd
Death^[1]	23 Nov 1833	Ohio County, Virginia

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

Vol. 2 - Robinson vs. Shepherd--O. S. 225; N. S. 79--Orator, Samuel Robinson of Ohio County. In November, 1784, he bought 400 acres from John Kyle in Ohio County, who had a certificate in right of settlement granted to said Kyle and John Fleming. Patent issued 5th July, 1786. In 1786 Kyle died testate, leaving Edward Cook, his executor. David Shepherd had a military warrant for 900 acres, which included 200 acres, part of the 400. Edward Shepherd died, leaving only son Moses Shepherd. Elizabeth Lee, wife of John Lee; Sarah Springer, wife of Levi Springer; and Ruth Mills, wife of John Mills, his daughters and Sarah Bell, wife of Zephania Bell, his granddaughter.

Marriage Record - Mills, John and Martha Ewing, dau. (of) Robert Ewing (of Bedford) - Jan. 14, 1772. [Source: Early Marriages, Wills and some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia, Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 33].

13 September 1783 - Ohio County, Virginia, John Mills was married to Ruth Shepherd, daughter of Colonel David Shepherd. Among those witnessing the ceremony were General Benjamin Biggs, James Mitchell, John McIntire, William Boggs, David Shepherd, Father; and Moses Shepherd, brother of the bride; Mary McCullock, Elizabeth McIntire, Rachel Crawford, the Rev. Richard Yates, who performed the marriage ceremony, and his wife. Much information given in statement by Mrs. Lydia S. Croger, wife of Moses Shepherd. [Source: http://adams.bobaddleman.com/unproven_family_theories.html].

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).