MILLER, Reverend John III
1604 - 1663 (58 years)Set As Default Person
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John Miller was the son of Martin Miller, a weaver. At age 18, he matriculated at Caius College, Cambridge University in 1624, receiving financial help from the college, and earning a B.A. in 1627. John married Lydia (unknown maiden name) in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England before their first child was born in March of 1631.John and Lydia emigrated to New England by 1634 with his wife and son John. He was Elder in the church at Roxbury, 1634, and made freeman in 1639. He preached in Rowley 1639-41. He was a proprietor and had a grant of land in Sandwich, 1641, and in Newbury, 1642. In 1642 he was asked to go as a missionary to Virginia, but declined "because of bodily weakness." He preached in Yarmouth, 1646 to 1662. In 1662 or 1663 he was called to Groton and preached there until his death.The earliest documents relating to any inhabitant of Groton, found among the files of the Middlesex County Probate Office, are those belonging to the estate of the Reverend John Miller, the first minister of the town.We are descended from John and Lydia on the Wright (Tucker) side.
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The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Name MILLER, John [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Title Reverend Suffix III Birth 21 Oct 1604 Ashford, Kent, England [4, 5] Baptism 12 Mar Norfolk, England [6] Gender Male Great Migration John emigrated to New England by 1634 with his wife and son John. Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Miller-1149 Death 12 Jun 1663 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 4, 5] Patriarch & Matriarch MILLER, Martin, b. 1579, Ashford, Kent, England d. 4 Aug 1625, Ashford, Kent, England (Age 46 years) (Father)
HICKS, Susan, b. 1582, Kent, England (Mother)Person ID I2526 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father MILLER, Martin, b. 1579, Ashford, Kent, England d. 4 Aug 1625, Ashford, Kent, England (Age 46 years) Relationship natural Mother HICKS, Susan, b. 1582, Kent, England Relationship natural Marriage 12 May 1598 Ashford, Kent, England Family ID F1998 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family UNKNOWN, Lydia, b. Abt 1610, England d. 7 Aug 1658, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years) Marriage Bef 1631 Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England [1, 2] Children 1. MILLER, Elizabeth, b. 13 Oct 1649, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Jun 1711, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ FROST, Samuel Sr m. 30 Apr 16742. MILLER OF YARMOUTH, Mary Mrs Whittemore 'angsaxam, b. 1651, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Aug 1731, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. MILLER OF ASHFORD*, John Widower of Margaret Winslow Husband of Sarah LNU Puritan Immigrant to Mass 'angsaxam, b. 2 Mar 1632, Ashton, Kent, England d. 9 Jun 1711, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 4. MILLER, Mehitable, b. 1630, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA d. 1660, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 30 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 5. MILLER, John III, b. 1649, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. MILLER, Captain Captain Symon " Simon", b. 1 Jan 1642, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 2 May 1684, Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 7. MILLER, Mehitable Mehittophell, b. 13 Jul 1638, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Feb 1714, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 8. MILLER OF YARMOUTH, Susannah 'angsaxam, b. 2 May 1647, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Oct 1669, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 9. MILLER-FROST, Hannah, b. 1645, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Dec 1692, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. MILLER OF ROWLEY, Lydia Mrs Fish 'angsaxam, b. 2 Feb 1640, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 1729, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 11. MILLER WINSLOW, Faith, b. 1644, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Nov 1729, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 12. MILLER OF ROXBURY, Hannah, b. 1636, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1644, Massachusetts, USA (Age 8 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Photos Family ID F731 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Notes - John Miller was the son of Martin Miller, a weaver. At age 18, he matriculated at Caius College, Cambridge University in 1624, receiving financial help from the college, and earning a B.A. in 1627. John married Lydia (unknown maiden name) in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England before their first child was born in March of 1631.
John and Lydia emigrated to New England by 1634 with his wife and son John. He was Elder in the church at Roxbury, 1634, and made freeman in 1639. He preached in Rowley 1639-41. He was a proprietor and had a grant of land in Sandwich, 1641, and in Newbury, 1642. In 1642 he was asked to go as a missionary to Virginia, but declined "because of bodily weakness." He preached in Yarmouth, 1646 to 1662. In 1662 or 1663 he was called to Groton and preached there until his death.
The earliest documents relating to any inhabitant of Groton, found among the files of the Middlesex County Probate Office, are those belonging to the estate of the Reverend John Miller, the first minister of the town.
We are descended from John and Lydia on the Wright (Tucker) side.
- John Miller was the son of Martin Miller, a weaver. At age 18, he matriculated at Caius College, Cambridge University in 1624, receiving financial help from the college, and earning a B.A. in 1627. John married Lydia (unknown maiden name) in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England before their first child was born in March of 1631.
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