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David H Miller

David H Miller

Male 1784 - 1862  (78 years)   Has 3 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name David H Miller
    Birth 1783/1784  PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID E26E898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400007535 
    Death 20 May 1862  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Bethesda United Methodist Cem, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I34295  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2016

    Father John Miller,   b. Bef 1755   d. 1810/1819, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 64 years)
    Mother Mary Cross,   b. 1755/1760   d. 19 Sep 1843, Macon Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage Bef 1780  PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 0CC74CA59C43EC4193D32D5EA7AE168BB742 
    Notes 
    • !MARRIAGE:I have found no marriage record for John Miller & Mary Cross, but a journal written by their grandson Noah Miller records their names and her maiden name as being Cross. Based on various tidbits of data it would seem they married in Pennsylvania or perhaps Virginia.;

      !CHILDREN:No will or estate records have been found that name John and Mary's heirs. However various records show close associations among several Millers who appear to be John and Mary's children. Their son Joseph is proven by the journal of his son Noah Miller. Daughter Sarah is proven by her death notice at her church.

      A deed dated 13 Aug 1819 shows Joseph Miller and Peter Miller selling land on Sandy Mush Creek that John Miller formerly lived on. This suggests they inherited it from him, thus proving them as his children. David Miller's corner is mentioned, suggesting he is also a son.


      1. John Miller. I have no proof at all that John is part of this family.

      2. David H. Miller (c1784 PA). See 1819 deed and other records associating him with Joseph and Jacob Miller.

      3. Jacob Miller. Jacob was associated with David in Macon Co., NC and Buncombe.

      4. Joseph Miller. Joseph is proven by the journal of his son Noah.

      5. Sarah Miller. Sarah is proven by her death record at the Cowee church.

      6. Peter Miller. See 1819 deed.

      7. Elizabeth Miller. No record of Elizabeth Miller. Others list her as a child, but with no additional information on her such as who she married.
    Family ID F4300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Worley,   b. 1784/1794   d. 1820/1824, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
    Marriage 1800/1804  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID CE71BECEDC993643868D24D92246400879B5 
    Children 
     1. Frank Miller,   b. 1804/1810, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary "Polly" Miller,   b. 1803/1804, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years)
     3. Joseph Miller,   b. 21 Apr 1805, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1891, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Easter Miller,   b. 1806/1807, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1878 (Age 71 years)
     5. Caroline Miller,   b. 1813/1814, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 57 years)
     6. Elizabeth E Miller,   b. 1814/1815, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nathan Miller,   b. 1815/1820, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1841, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 22 years)
     8. Nancy Miller,   b. 1820, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Newton Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 61 years)
    Family ID F13876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Rachel Harrison,   b. 1794/1795, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1873, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Marriage 1820/1824  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 6C04F8D8428C5E419A4629AC418E1AF03B73 
    Children 
     1. Gabriel P Miller,   b. 13 Aug 1824, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1864, Petersburg, VA, Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     2. James Mitchell Miller,   b. 14 Oct 1825, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1864, Petersburg, VA, Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     3. Catherine Miller,   b. 5 Apr 1828, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1907, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F13888  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;

      !NOTE:Heritage of Buncombe Co, NC Volume II # 379;

      !NOTE:Not proven to be son of John MILLER & Mary CROSS, but fits really well and David owned land bordering John Sr and Joseph on Sandy Mush. An old book (1926) shows a different lineage (see below), but without documentation, and it seems incorrect to me;

      !CENSUS:1790 Lincoln Co, NC pg 112 w/John MILLER age -16 (1774/90);

      !CENSUS:1800 Buncombe Co, NC pg 178 w/John MILLER age 16-25 (1774/84);

      !NAMED:1803 Buncombe Co, NC Primier (sic) members Newfound Baptist Church - 1803 David MILLER;

      !CENSUS:1810 Buncombe Co, NC pg 261 David MILLER age 26-44 (1775/84) "20010-20100";

      !DEED: 6 Feb 1819 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 77-402 Henry WEST to David MILLER 294a Whitsons Cr;

      !NAMED:13 Aug 1819 Buncombe Co, NC 12-465 Joseph MILLER and Peter MILLER of Buncombe Co, NC to Nathan WORLEY, 200a Sandy Mush Creek, ... David MILLER's corner, land John MILLER formerly lived on ... Wit: James GUDGER;

      !CENSUS:1820 Buncombe Co, NC pg 84 David MILLER age 26-44 (1775/94) "120010-21110";

      !DEED:24 Oct 1826 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 15-279 Joseph MILLER to David MILLER 100a Whitsons Creek. Witness: James W. PATTON, William M. DAVIDSON;

      !COURT:Jun 1829 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1829-1832 pg 39 Ord that James NEWTON be overseer of road Top of Cowee Mountain ... Tathams Camp ... Mill and Rabbit Creeks ... Wolf Pen Gap ... hands ... Jacob MILLER, David MILLER ... excepted.;

      !COURT:Jun 1829 Macon Co, NC Court Minutes 1829-1832 pg 40 Ord that Alexander MOSS be overseer of road Top of Cowee Mountain ... Tathams Camp ... Mill and Rabbit Creeks ... Wolf Pen Gap ... hands ... Jacob MILLER, David MILLER ... Included;

      !CENSUS:1830 Buncombe Co, NC pg 270 David MILLER age 40-49 (1780/90) "2220001-1010001";

      !DEED:-- --- 1830 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 16-254 (Rec 8 Apr 1831) David MILLER to Joseph MILLER, 123a Whitsons Creek;

      !POLL:1835 Buncombe Co, NC Asheville Precinct David MILLER;

      !CENSUS:1840 Buncombe Co, NC pg 145 D.H. MILLER age 50-59 (1780/90) "00111001-0011001";

      !DEED:30 Aug 1844 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 23-96 William GUDGER to David MILLER 100a Whitsons Cr;

      !DEED: 5 Jun 1847 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 23-537 David MILLER to James M. MILLER 100a Whitson Cr;

      !DEED: 5 Jun 1847 Buncombe Co, NC Deeds 24-404 David MILLER to Gabriel P. MILLER 100a Whitsons Cr;

      !CENSUS:1850 Buncombe Co, NC # 1161
      D. H. Miller, 66, Farmer, PA
      Rachel, 55, NC
      Rosilla, 30
      Jas. M. 22;

      !CENSUS:1860 Buncombe Co, NC Swanannoa # 33/33
      David MILLER, 75 NC
      Rachel, 60 NC;

      !NOTE:Some information on this family from "Genealogy of the Miller Family 1637-1926" by Mrs. Charles Richard Whitaker nee Harriet Katherine Reed, 1926 Dixie Publishing Co. Southern Pines, NC - No documentation at all. I would say most of the early info is dead wrong, or at least not applicable to David H. Miller;

      1st generation:
      (book) Thomas Miller (1637-1728 NC) and wife Mary --- (ch William, Richard, Nathaniel, Thomas). Thomas was Governor of NC 1677. Date of death contradicted in book, 1728 or 1694? Mentions Will 1694;
      (My work:) Thomas Miller's Will 20 Feb 1693/94, proven 16 Jul 1694, Sons, William, Richard, Nathaniel and Thomas. Executor Edward Mayo. Wit: John Hawkins, William Temple, John Cabege, no county given, nothing to indicate this is same Thomas Miller who was Governor;

      2nd generation
      (book) Nathaniel Miller, born 1671, no data given about wife or life or death

      3rd Generation
      (book) Anthony Miller, born 1695, married 1728 to ---, had David Miller "and other sons and daughters" (not named)

      4th Generation
      (book) David Miller, born 1743 in Alamance, NC, married 1773 ---, died 1821. Children: John, Allen, Jesse, Sousanne, Andrew, Suckey, Betty, David. Names taken from old Wills Rutherford County Court House.
      David Miller a Revolutionar War Soldier, express rider, Commissarit for NC, SC and VA. Refers to Capt David Miller, Express rider;
      After war was entry taker in Rutherford Co., NC.
      In War of 1812-1814;

      5th Generation
      David Miller, born 1783, died 22 Aug 1873;


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