Brief Life History of John
When John Mills was born on 25 February 1746, in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States, his father, Capt. Timothy Mills, was 28 and his mother, Phoebe Margaret Lindsley, was 24. He married Chloe Wines on 10 November 1768, in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 23 September 1837, in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (21)
- John Mills in entry for Hulda Mills, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- John Mills, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1678-1985"
- John Mills in entry for David Mills, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
Spouse and Children
1746–1837 Male
1748–1813 Female
Children (9)
1770–1846 Male
1771–1771 Female
1773–1855 Male
1775–1776 Male
1777–1870 Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1718–1803 Male
1722–1808 Female
Siblings (10)
1744–1820 Male
1746–1837 Male
1748–1812 Male
1755–1834 Female
1757–1833 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 30
1777
Age 31
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 48
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mill 1, with excrescent -s added in post-medieval times. Compare Mullins , from a French equivalent of this name, and see also Milnes .
English: either a variant of Miles , a variant of Mill 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s, or Myhill , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: this is usually the English name, especially in Ulster, but elsewhere in Ireland it was also adopted for the Gaelic topographic byname, an Mhuilinn ‘of the mill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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