Person:Robert Miller (12)

His other spouses were Lydia Roach and Joanna Alger.

From Savage's Genealogical Dictionary

ROBERT, a soldier under capt[ain]. Turner 1676, prob[ably]. present in the Falls fight, may have come from Rehoboth, certain[ly]. from some E. part. At R[ehoboth]. he had Solomon, b[orn]. 6 Mar. 1674; Mary, 14 June 1680.

ROBERT, Boston, by w[ife]. Lydia, had Lydia, b[orn]. 25 Jan. 1666; is possib[ly]. the same as the preced[ing].

See the letter of probate to the court in Lyme naming Nicodemus administrator of his mother's estate, dated July 20, 1752.

Mary Beckwith was the first wife of Robert; married about 1702 based on the date of their first child's birth. Mary's children were mentioned in her father's will. Robert married a second time to Lydia Roach Tubbs, widow of William Tubbs of New London.

From Lyme Records 1667-1730 by Jean Chandler Burr

"dated 25 December 1711 -- At the same meeting Robert Miller, William Lee, Joseph Sill; Peter Person are Chose Listers for the ensewing, Robert Miller Joseph Sill Petter Person Sworne." Dated "December the 14 1713 --- At ye meeting Robert Miller and Isaac Waterus of black hall and Jebez Watterus and Joseph Sill and Henry Benit are Chesen Serveyer and Sworn for ye year ensewing and petter person chsen servair." At a meeting dated "janr ye 4--1713 At the same meeting Robert Miller was granted Liberty to Lay down six acres of Land Lying bewix milles mores & his house and to take it up adjoyning to his hous."

"ye 17th Jan 1714  At a town meeting in Lyme these were admited Inhabitants whose names are as followeth; viz William minor John Colt George Way John Wade Timothy Mather Samuel  Smith John Champling Natthaniell Clerk Josiah Royner Roger Alger James Penock, Daniell Comstock Joseph Southworth George Smith Thomas Wait, Samuell Mott, John Read, John Harve Samuell Person Isaac Waterus of black hall John Mack junr Danill Sterling William Rathban Ephram Tiffeny, John Baning Thomas Enis William Warman Moses Huntly Sen Moses Huntly Junr Samuell Alger William Tubs Isaac Tubs Arther Schaell Danll Clerk John Mor Robert Millr Jonathan Rogers George Wade Peeter Person  Amberus Niles Josia Mack"

1. ↑ Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints. Family History Library
   Batch #: 7114710, Sheet #: 25, Source Call #: 1235268.
2. ↑ Lyme, Conn Vital Records
   Land Records at Lyme v6:39, v7:75:236:346: 353, v8:14:217, v9:217.
3. ↑ James Savage, Former President of the Massachusetts Historical Society and Editor of Winthrop's History of New England. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's. (1860-62 and Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1965; Corrected electronic version copyright Robert Kraft, July 1994)
   Vol. 3, p. 211.