No Lisa, I do not have other information on your Robert MILLS. My MILLS line came from ENGLAND. I looked 25 years to find my great great great grandfather, John MILLS. I was so sure he was the right person, because he was married to Lucinda Peak and they were m. after my great grandfather Thomas B. MILLS was born and I could not find proof. His death cerfificate stated that his mother was Margaret BROWN, but the person giving the info did not know who his father was. Then I found John MILLS m. Margaret BROWN in KENT, ENG. With that on a couple of Boards I found that John MILLS applied for Citizenship in Hardin Co. KY 1822 for himself, his with (Margaret) and his son (Edward). Thomas B. MILLS was born in Hardin Co. 1824. Otis Mather in his Histoy of LaRue Co., KY c1848 names John, Edward, and Thomas B. MILLS (the only MILLS' named. From there everything came together. The two new cousins have helped me find 350 relatives in the first five generation from JOHN. That only took me 25 years. But, I also found nearly 5,000 Ancesters and Allied Familiees looking for John. Genealogy is a labor of Love and I am glad to help and encourage anyone into it.
W.C.MILLS milsgene@iocc.com

Thank You W.C.MILLS. I will do some more looking into what I got and compare. Maybe I have more than one Robert. If you have any thing on this family Robert and MAry I would like to hear from you. I have found alot of stuff and am trying to figure it all out... Thanks,Lisa

There was a Robert MILLS-MILES b. 1700 in Irland, and a Robert MILLS m. Mary CARLTON 1 Apr 1725 at Kennet Mountiam, Newad,Esssex,New Jersey. There was also a Robert MILLS and Mary CARLTON in Pennsylvania who had Phebe MILLS b. 1750, at Pa, William MILLS b. 1752 and Susanah MILLS b. 1754 at PA
It is hard to say that these Robert MILLS' were all the same Robert MILLS. The birth and marrage dates would appear to be the same. But, it would be very unusual for a couple to be married 25 years before their second child was born, then get of the same schedule as was usual one every two years. Unless there were a lot of deaths during the first 23 years of there marriage. I hope I haven't donfused you more than help. W. C. MILLS milsgene@iocc.com

I am looking for some clues on who is Robert's father.Robert was born abt 1701? in Ireland. The trick is he is listed as ROBERT MILLS MILES. After that the name is MILLS. He married MARY CARLETON. They had nine kids; SARAH, WILLIAM, PHEBE, SUSANNA, ANNA, ROBERT, JOHN, THOMAS, and JAMES. I have it that Robert and Mary got married 4-25-1725, but all other pages say 1762. CAN ANY ONE HELP!!!

Following these early Quakers is both difficult and confusing since the same first names are used repeatedly in succeeding generations. Further complicating matters, siblings of one family often married siblings of another Quaker family from the same meeting house. I, too, am trying to untangle this branch of the Mills family and have come up with the following possibility: Robert Mills Sr. b. abt 1701 in Ireland, m. Mary CARLETON in 1725. Their children were Sarah, William (m. Susanna WILKESON 4 Jan 1762), Phebe, Susanna (m. 23 Nov 1763 Thomas JENNINGS in York Co, PA - it was a second marriage for Thomas; his first marriage was to Anna BORTON on 30 Aug 1731 and their daughter Anna later (13 Apr 1776) married John Mills, son of Robert Mills Jr.), Anna, Robert Mills Jr., John, Thomas, and James. The first witness (usually the father) at Susanna Mills' and Thomas JENNINGS' marriage was Robert Mills. The second witness was Robert Mills Jr. (probably her brother) and the third witness was James Mills (another brother.) The lack of Mary Mills (nee CARLETON) suggests that Susanna's mother had already died by 1763. Robert Mills Jr., birth date unknown but presumably after 1725, married Susanna STEDHAM (b. 14 Apr 1729 in York Co, PA). Robert Jr's will (written 4 Jun 1777, proved 29 Jan 1779) names James Mills (presumably his brother)and John Mills (his brother or son) as executors. It names his children as: Mary, Susanna, Elizabeth, and John. John Mills, b. abt 1752 in Warrington, York, PA, married Anna JENNINGS 13 Apr 1776 and their children were Thomas (b. 27 Aug 1778, married Lydia PACKER 7 Sep 1801, d. 9 Jan 1829), Rachel (b. 20 Sept 1783, married William WICKERSHAM 17 Apr 1805, d. 23 May 1867),Robert (will written 16 Sept 1808, proved 12 Jan 1809 names as one of his legatees his mother Ann who had married James WICKERSHAM Jr, father of Robert's sister's husband William ), Mary (married John WALL), and Esther. Please let me know if this is consistent with information you have.

I see you are searching the same Mills line I am searching. Your query was posted several years ago so I hope you will get this. I have not had time to go through all the children and marriages you listed but I will. However I do have that Robert Mills married Mary Carleton, April 16, 1725 in York Co.,PA and were Quakers. I am a direct descendent of him through his son James and his son Eli and his son also Eli who is buried in the Mills cemetry in Ill. Although I have been able to follow the Carleton line to 1520 in England, I have not been able to find out anything about Robert Mills parents, siblings etc. I recently got all the LDS microfilms of Quakers in Ireland and there were no "Mills" listed at all! So I suspect that Robert was not a Quaker until he came to the US. One record states he was born in Ballyhagen, Ireland (that's near Edenderry) in 1705 and Christened a short time later in Seagoe, Armagh, Ireland. In April this year (2008) we are going to Ireland and see if we can find out anything more. Possibly in the Church of Ireland. Do let me know if you get this. Perhaps you have found some additional information since you posted this. Or maybe someone else will see this and respond.

Did someone mix up these families MILLS. Both being Robert and both marrying a Mary as spouse??
It may be that they are 2 differnt generations. Since another researcher is listing Newark Essex New Jersey, have you done any research in that area to see which MILLS family in New Jersey, that they might belong??

I think there was a Robert MILLS listed as being in Sussex Co. NJ?? Cannot remember for now. May be someone on the MILLS LIST can help us out here??
Pat
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Sussex Co. NJ was reputed to be a "hot Bed" of Torries, and also a lot of Quakers there.

Pat
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I too would like to help sort out these MILLS' as they may reflect on my DNA MILLS of New Jersey.
If you are going to Ireland, that would also be so helpful to see if all these MILLS' came together to the Colonies.
Thank you.

I am researching a collateral line of my Colbert family and an Elizabeth Mills who was born probably early 1800's and from IL, Gallatin/Saline Co., area, where she and husband Elisha lived, family lore says she "traveled 3 days and 2 nights" to visit her Mother. Family lore also says she was Indian related, but we aren't sure of that.

Your message caught my eye because of the Irish descendancy also, and perhaps finding out more will help us also with the Colbert lines who also came from the South. Where in IL is this Mills Cemetery you speak of, and I wonder if some of your descendants might not be connected with our Elizabeth Mills Colbert, whose husband died in the Civil War.

I am finding a William, in the area who could be the father, and that Elizabeth was very possiblely a member of Big Saline Baptist Church, 1850, part of Big Saline United Baptist, Assoc.1854, Elizabeth belongs with Reynolds, Stilley, Ewells, Church’s, Micks Mills live in area of Elisha Colbert and early Baldwins in the area, Caleb in particular. This would be in the area known as Eagle Creek probably at the time.

Is there any information you might be able to give that might connect or be helpful. I would appreciate whatever you are willing to share.

Maybe if you let us know if you found these family names listed in the Quaker Records and what state or Meeting??
May narrow it down a bit, too.
There could possibly have been another MILLS family in and around the same area, and had a son Robert, not necessarily this one of which you are in search??

Pat
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MILLS Married HENDERSHOT
MILLS Married STRUBLE
MILLS Married GRUBER
etc.

This family of ELizabeth and Elisha are posted on rootsweb.com.
Is that your database??

Just curious.
Pat
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