THOMAS MEANS, who came to South Carolina a few years after the Revolution, was a son of John and Isabella (Harper) Means, of Boston, Mass., and was born February 14, 1767. His father died in Boston April 1, 1789, aged 72, and his mother died in South Carolina October 10, 1793, aged 64. He married Sarah Milling (born Nov. 12, 1773; died May 20, 1816) in March, 1789, and died September 1, 1828. ...
... Daughter of David and Sarah (Burney) Milling and sister of Capt. Hugh Milling of the South Carolina Line, Continental Establishment, in the Revolution. David Milling died Nov. 29, 1778, aged 32, as shown by a mourning ring in possession of Mrs. Allen Bluitt, of Brookville, Ala. ...