Milam Chronology
Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia

1649
Two groups of Puritans leave VA for MD. One, lead by Richard Bennett, settled along the Severn River in what was to become Anne Arundel County near Annapolis today. Bennett returned to VA in 1652 when Cromwell made him governer. The other, lead by Richard Preston, settled on the Patuxent River.

1655-1657
Elizabeth Harris, of London, was the first Quaker traveling minister in VA where she met Richard Bennett, who became "convinced" (converted); she also traveled to MD to visit the Puritans who had earlier left VA. James Preston, son of Richard Preston, is later refered to as a Quaker.

26 December 1655
Arch of MD Vol 10 p. 431-432
Judicial and Testamentary Business of the Provincial Court [Maryland] 1649/50-1657
At a Provinciall Court holden the 26th day of December 1655.
John Milain Merchant hath assigned 500 lb Tob & Caske in the hands of William Ewen to be paid to the publick for his default in not performance of an Act of Assembly to the Charge Impended therein.
Also on 26 Dec 1655:
Whereas it appeareth by the Depositions of Richard Dawton, Martin Seuet and Peter Grant & Katherine Hore that francis Harvey went into the Store of John Milam Merchant to the Losse of 750lb of Tob in Goods as appeare by account and oath of the Said Milam; It is ordered that John Danby who under tooke to Iustifie any of his family, in any thing that Should be laid to their Charge Shall pay the Said Tobacco to the Said John Milam or his Assignes.
Whereas John Milam Merchant hath injured Ann Danby in arresting her upon an Action of Felony, when as yet no Evidence thereof appeareth, It is ordered that the Said John Milam Shall acknowledge in Court his Miscarriage against the Said Anne Danby & pay Charges of Court.
Whereas Anne Danby hath Scandalized John Milam Merchant Saying that She heard he Should Say, That he would hang up men at the Yards Arme, for there was no Law in the Countrey, It is ordered that She Shall acknowledge in Court her offence against the Said John Milam, with which the Said Milam was Contented.

[Francis Harvey, dau of Nicholas Harvey d. 1649. Danby/Dandy took over as admin of N. Harvey estate in 1651, which likely means he was responsible for Francis until she married. John Danby/Dandy, planter, was sentenced to death in 1657 by a jury in St. Mary’s for murdering a white indentured servant--Henry Gouge--whose body was found stripped, black all over from rod strokes and floating in a creek. A few years earlier, he had killed an Indian boy, for which he received a sentence of seven years labor which was never executed because the crime was classified as unintentional.]

[The term "merchant" used in colonial records describes various participants in maritime transactions: exporter, importer, buyer, seller, trader, wholesaler, retailer, factor, shipper, cosigner, banker, insurer, shipowner, charterer or agent for any of the previous.]

[Tobacco was the currency of Maryland; the market value of goods, including servants, was estimated in pounds of Tobacco.]

24 February 1658/59
Arch MD Vol 41 p 206-207
Proceedings of the Provincial Court 1658-1662
Att a Prouinciall Court held att St Maries [Maryland] on Wednesday this 23 th ffebruary 1658. (con’t Thursday 24th ffebruary)
Mr. Attorney Grall v. Rich: Hotchkeys   Vnto the demand of the plf on the behalfe of the Ld Proprietary for a man Seruant belonging to the Estate of John Dandy, called Darby. The Deft sayth tht hee had that Seruant deliuered him, & there uppon sold him, hee being the Assignee of John Milam, who had an Order of Court agst John Dandy, whose seruant the sd Darby was. And it appearing to the Court tht that Order uppon wch the deft pretends tytle to the sd seruant was but for seauen hundd & fifty pounds of Tob only, & was grownded uppon some words tht John Dandy should utter concerning the iustifying any of his family in any thing layd to their charge: whereas the dammage susteyned by the sd Milam was charged uppon ffrancis the now Wffe of George Beckwith, to the ualue of seauen hundd & fifty pownds of Tob as aforesd, who was then under the tuition of the Dandy, hee being her Guardian & possessed likewise wth her Estate. It is Ordered tht this cause be Respited till the next Prouinciall Court & tht ffrancis the Wffe of George Beckwith be then pent in Court also, To shew cause why shee should not be lyable to satisfy that Order of Court: it being graunted agst the Dandy by occasion of her misdemeanor & carriage.

[Maryland planters were dependent on servant labor; shipmasters and merchants transported laborers and sold them to the planters who paid for their transport. A majority of the servants arrived without any indentures. A significant portion of servants shipped to Maryland were convicts. The sale of servants could occur several times until acquired by their actual owners. Servants were used as payment for land, as payment of debt, or as security.]

22 April 1659
ArchMD Vol 41 p. 281
Proceedings of the Provincial Court 1658-1662
Att a Prouinciall Court held in Caluert County [Maryland] on ffriday the 22th day of Aprill 1659 att Mr George Reades howse.
Whereas att the last Prouinciall Court held 24th ffebruary Mr Attorney Grall on the behalfe of the Ld Prope demanded a serut, as belonging to the Estate of John Dandy, of Mr Richard Hotchkeys, Wch Cause was then respited till this Prouinciall Court, to the end tht ffrancis the Wffe of George Beckwith bee pent in Court, as by the sd Order may appeare. According to wch sd Order George Beckwith on the behalf e of his Wffe appearing & being not able to proue the contrary, but tht Judgmt passed agst John Dandy, by reason cf her misdeanor, shee then lyuing in the sd Dandies howse, as by another former Order may allso appeare. The Judgmt of the Court is tht the sd ffrancis ought to satisfy to the Ld Prope tht seauen hundd & fifty pownds of Tob, recouered out of the sd Dandies Estate (by reason of her misdemeanor) according to tht Order of Court. And Ordered tht George Beckwith, marryed the sd ffrancis, & possessing her Estate satisfy the same to the Ld Prope as aforesd.

1660
Navigation Acts passed which required colonial tobacco to be exported only to England or English colonies.

[Maryland’s many creeks and rivers easily allowed illegal trading: loading tobacco on forged certificates, shipping in New England vessels, without duty or bond, importing goods from other countries and shipping tobacco to Barbados where it was repacked and smuggled out to England. Additionally, the Navigation Acts were not strictly enforced in Maryland as local juries were comprised of tobacco planters.]

1660
Group of southside VA Quakers move to MD, on the Patapsco River near present day Baltimore, including the Gorsuch brothers.

1670
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1538-1940
Place: Maryland    Year: 1670    Primary Individual: Millan, John
Source Code: 8510    Source Page #: 317
Source Name: Gus T. Skordas, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland.  Baltimore: Genealogy Publishing Co., 1968. Repr. 1986.
Source Annotaion: Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917.

25 October 1675
John Carr signs note acknowledging debt to Ebeneser Milam for 2800 lb tob & caske to be paid in Baltimore or Cecil County, where Carr resides. (see 1677 case below)

26 February 1675/76
Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 1
Todde, Thomas, Balto. Co.,
26th Feb., 1675 (drawing)
30th May, 1677 (probate)
To wife Anne, land in Eng.
To 4 daus. viz., Anne, Johanna, Francis, and Averill, personalty.
To brother Christopher and hrs., 700 A., "Todde" on Chester R.
Ex.: Son Thomas.
Test: Eben. Mylam, Symond Whitthall. 5. 227.

Genealogies of Virginia Families III, The Gorsuch and Lovelace Families
The will of Thomas Todd, taken from the Annapolis records.
In the name of God, Amen. FEbr. the 26th Anoque Domini 1675. I Thomas Todde of Baltimore County in the province of Maryland being weeke in body but of perfect memory praised be Almighty God my blessed Saviour into whose hands I comitt my soule hoping for Salvation through his merits doe make ordaine & appoint this my Last Will & Test. Revoking all other Will or Wills whatsoever. I doe by these presents make ordaine & apoint my well beloved Sonne THomas TOdd my whole and sole Executor to see this my last will performed in manner and forme as followeth.
Imprimis I give an bequeath to my well beloved wife Anne Tower fower hundred poundes Sterline now lting in Alderman Richard Boothes hands in London.
I likewise bequeath my said wife one hundres seventy sic pounds sterling neing in ye hands of Robert Gorsedge and my p'cell of Land lying on old England which the said Robert Gorsedg is now possessed of.
THirdly I give and bequeath my said wife two of my best breeding mares.
FOurthly I give to my fower daughters Anne Johanna Frances and Averella the product of eighty seaven hogsheds of Tobacco now shipt for England, it to be equally divided between them.
Fifthly I give to each of said daughters one breeding Mare apiece.
Sixthly I give & bequeath my wife one feather bed and furniture.
Seaventhly I give to my daughter Anne one feather bed.
Eightly I will that is there be occasions for money that my parte of the Shippe Augusteene be sold.
Ninthly I give and bequeath to my brother Christopher Todd twenty pounds sterline to be paid him in England
Tenthly I give my said brother Christopher Todd seaven hundred acres of Land called Todde lting in CHester River in Cosicoe Creeke to be disposed of as he shall think to his heirs Executors or Administrators.
Elleventhly I will that my sole Executor Thomas Todde, that he have not my Estate praised nor suffer noe admon. to be taken out. I witness of all which I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and year within mentioned.
his
THomas Todd (seal)
marke
Witness present
Eben: Mylan
Symond X Whitthall
Proved 30 May 1677
Philip Calver

[Capt. Thomas Todd of Toddesburg, Ware Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, came to Baltimore County, Maryland, and settled there in 1664. He owned the original site upon which Baltimore now is located. He came originally from England in 1637; was a member of the Maryland Assembly 1674-1675; he died 30 May 1675 while on a voyage to England and was buried at sea; his will was dated 26th February, 1675, and probated 30th May, 1677. He married Ann Gorsuch dau of Richard Gorsuch (1637-1677). Richard Gorsuch had come into Maryland from Virginia in 1660, with his brothers, Charles, Robert, and Lovelace. They were the sons of a Loyalist Anglican clergyman, the Rev. John Gorsuch, rector of Walkern, Hertfordshire, who had been killed by the Puritans in England in 1647 (Va. Mag. 1916, xxiv, 83-93). They had emigrated with their mother to Virginia about 1652, had become converts to Quakerism there, and were of that group of Quakers who had been driven out of Lancaster County by Gov. Berkeley in 1660. The brothers had divided, Charles and Robert settling on the Patapsco, and Richard and Lovelace on the Choptank (Va. Mag. xxiv, pp. 317-321; xxvii, 384-391).]

January 18, 1676/77
John Mylam, (Boston Jr.?) Of Maryland
Baltimore County Land Records, 1665-1687 from the Maryland Historical Magazine by Louis Dow Scisco, with a new introduction and index by Robert Barnes.

Deed of gift, January 18, 1676/77, Anna Todd conveying to her children, names not stated, all her property, on condition that they allow, out of it, liberal and comfortable maintenance during her lifetime; she also appointing "my beloved brother" Mr. Charles Gorsuch her attorney to acknowledge and record the deed in court. Witnesses, Richard Ball, William Long, James Mills, John Mylam. Appendant clerk’s notation that Gorsuch as attorney has acknowledged in court and asks the deed recorded.

Page 46:
"The above items are from pages 55 to 58 of Liber I S No. I K, which embraces a transcript of the older book I C No. A. These papers apparently came from a court book now lost. Four of them are undated but their time of record is indicated approximately by their position in the record book."

20 June 1677
ArchMD Vol 67 p. 29-30
Proceedings of the Provincial Court [Maryland]1677 - 1678
Ebeneser Millam agt. George Oldfield & Petronella his wife extrx Jno Carr.   George Oldfeild late of Caecil County Gent & Petronella his wife the Relict & Executrix of the last will & testament of John Carr deceased was sumoned to answer unto Ebeneser Millam of a plea that they render unto him the full and just Summe of two thousand eight hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco & caske which from him they unjustly deteine.
And whereupon the Said Ebeneser Millam by George Parker his Attorny Saith that whereas the Said John Carr the twenty fifth day of October One thousand Six hundred Seventy five by his certaine writeing Obligatory signed with the hand of the Said John Carr & here in Court produced whose date is the day & yeare above-said did acknowledge himselfe indebted unto Ebeneser Millam merchant in the full and just summe of two thousand eight hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco & caske to containe the same to be paid upon all demands in Baltemore or Cecil County conveniently unto the said Ebeneser Millam his heirs or assignes and for the true performance thereof he the said John Carr did bind himselfe his heirs executors admrs firmly by those prsents notwithstanding the said John Carr the said summe of two thousand eight hundred pounds of tobacco to him the said Ebeneser in his life time hath not paid according to the tenor of the said writeing Obligatory nor the Said Petronella while she was Sole to whom letters testamentary of the goods and chattells of the said John Carr was committed nor the said George Oldfeild Since espousalls betweene them celebrated though often thereunto required bath not paid hut the Same to pay hath refused & still doth refuse whereupon the Said Ebeneser Saith he is dampnified and hath losse to the value of five thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.
Now here at this day to witt the twentith day of June in the second yeare of the Dominion of Charles Lord Baltemore &c Annoq3 Dom 1677 Came the said George Oldfeild in his proper person & Saith nothing in barr or avoidance of the action aforesaid of him the said Ebeneser whereupon the said Ebenesar remaineth against the said George & Petronella thereupon undefended Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said Ebenesar Millam recover against the estate of the said John Carr aswell the summe of two thousand eight hundred pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the Summe of five hundred & Sixteene pounds of tobacco cost of Suite.—but so as execution stay till the tenth of October next.

[John Carr was commissioned as High Sheriff of Cecil County on 10 Jul 1675; as such, he was responsible for collecting rents, revenues, fines, issues, goods, chattells, tobacco profits etc. In another case--also on 20 Jun 1677--against George Oldfield and Petronella, extrx for John Carr, it appears that John Carr had accrued a debt of 100,000 lb tob to Lord Baltemore.]

1697/98
LVA  Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8685
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer Port Books, Bristol. Searcher. Overseas Outwards 1697-98
Undated. Ships to Virginia.
[ship] John, John Mylum master

22 July, 1698
LVA  Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8686
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer Port Books, Bristol. Waiters. Overseas Inwards 1697-98
Ships inwards from Virginia with tobacco unless otherwise stated
July 22  John, John Milam master

6 July, 1699
LVA  Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8688
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer Port Books, Bristol. Customer. Overseas Intwards 1698-99
Ships from Virginia carrying tobacco unless specified
July 6 John, John Mylum master

5 October, 1699
LVA  Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8687
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer Port Books, Bristol. Customer. Overseas Outwards 1698-99
Ships for Virginia
October 5  John, John Mylam master

5-10 October, 1699
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Shippers by the John, Mr. John Mylam, bound from Bristol for Virginia: John Jenkins, Daniel Hickman, Stephen Baker, Sir Richard Crumpe, Robert Bodenham, Francis Pinnell. (PRO: E190/1156/1).

14 & 18 January, 1700/01
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8690
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer Port Books, Bristol. Controller Overseas.
Inwards, Ships from Virginia with tobacco unless otherwise stated
January 14  [ship] John, John Mylum master
Outwards, Ships to Virginia
January 18  [ship] John, John Mylum master

20 January 1701 - 1 February 1701
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Shippers by the John, Mr. John Mylam, bound from Bristol for Virginia: Richard Gottley & Co., Richard Pope, Lady Crumpe, Michael Pope, John Jenkins, James Moone, William Galbraith, Stephen Baker. (PRO: E190/1159/2).

1701
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1538-1940
Place: Virginia    Year: 1701     Primary Individual: Milam, John
Source Code: 1219.6    Source Page #: 34
Source Name: Peter Wilson Coldham. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies.    Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1700-1750. 1992. 743p.
Source Annotation : For the majority of entries, the date of transportation or apprenticeship order and the intended destination is provided.

The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Administration of John Milam of Bristol, who died in Virginia;
Probate of will of John Broadhurst of Virginia. (AW).

6 January, 1706/07
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 12484
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer, Port Books. Whitehaven. Searcher. Xmas 1706 to Xmas 1707
Imports from Virginia with tobacco:
January 6 [ship] Africa, John Milliam master

14 February 1706/07
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 12484.
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer, Port Books. Whitehaven. Searcher.
Imports from Virginia with tobacco:
February 14  Pearle, James Milham master

2 January, 1710/11
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 12488.
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer, Port Books. Whitehaven. Controller.
Imports from Virginia (excluding tobacco):
January 2  Cumberland, James Millam - staves

1 December, 1711
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 5926
PRO  Admiralty - Miscellanea, Registers of protections from being pressed, 1711-1712
A volume of about 120 unnumbered folios, containing a register of protections from imprestment or embargo granted between 26 September 1711 and 1 October 1712.
The following ships were bound to or from Virginia:
Resolution [ship]  Jonathan Milham (master)    1 Dec. 1711    (1p)

29 January 1711/12 - 5 March 1711/12
The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1776
Shippers by the Cranfield galley, Mr. John Walter, bound from Bristol for Virginia: William Perks, John Chaplyn, John Watkins, George Newland, Samuel Shaw, Thomas Longman & Co., John Mylam, Isaac Martindale, John Munday, Stephen Baker. (PRO: E190/1169/1).

13 February, 1713/14
Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 5
Pepper (Peper), Tobias, Somerset Co.
13th Feb.,1713/14 (drawing)
21st Jan.,1720 (probate)
To son Tobias (about 22 yrs. of age) and hrs., 200 A. "St. Leonards," and "Beeding," in Mattapany Hundred, adj. to land of Jobe Pope.
To son William (about 19 yrs. of age) and hrs., 200 A. "Millbury Heath."
To 2 sons afsd. and hrs., an Island in Accomack Co., adj. to Daniel Goroes Island, and personalty.
To dau. Margt., personalty.
To daus. Eliza., Mary and Tabitha, 12p. each
Wife Mary extx.
Test: Edwd. Milum, Peaire Read.
Dep. shows that Peaire Reed dec'd before date of probate and that Mary Pepper, extx., dec'd before testator. 16, 345.
(Testator is the person who made the will. Therefore, as stated here, Peaire Reed and Tobias' wife Mary died before Tobias.  Therefore, another record, that of a new will, or of the assignment of a new executor/executrix of the will may exist)

12 September, 1715
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8914.
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer, Port Books. Whitehaven. Searcher.
Imports from Virginia with tobacco:
February 14  Resolution, Robert Milham master

25 October, 1718
LVA, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Survey Report 8917.
PRO Exchequor Kings Remembrancer, Port Books. Whitehaven. Searcher.
Imports from Virginia with tobacco:
October 25  Resolution, Robert Milham master

8 September, 1724
"Marriage Bonds in Lancaster Co."  William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. 1st Series, VI (1897): pp. 103-108; XII (1903/1904), 96-103,175-183.  Reprinted in Virginia Marriage Records. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1984), p.289. Article reproduced on Broderbund Software's Family Archive CD #174 (Virginia Vital Records #1, 1600s-1800s).
Marriage Bonds in Lancaster County.  Samuel Mileham and Martha Gardner, September 8, 1724; Thomas Edwards.

4 October, 1730
NC Patent Book 2: 1026 pg. 232
Ephraim Chadwick    4 October 1730    120 acres in Core Sound on the W. side of Nelson's creek, joining the mouth of a Gut above John Gennet which land was formerly surveyed for Samuel Milam and by him Elapsed.....and is now become due to sd. Chadwick. Witnesses: R. Everhard, C. Gale, E. Moseley, J. Lovick, E. Gale, R. Sanderson, J. Worley

29 September, 1747
John Sampson, assignee of William Catlet; no warrant, date from survey - 29 Sept 1747 - 18 Nov 1747; 338 aces in great fork of Rappa. R.; adjacent a patent granted to Ratchel Evins; Pinla McAlester. cc - Wm Kettlet & Thomas Mylum. An earlier survey: 11 Mar 1736 for William Catlet of Orange Co; 330 acres in great fork of Rappa. R.; adjacent Isaac Norman, Rachel Evans. Surveyor George Hume.

27 January, 1747/48
Alexander Campbell & Daniel Campbell, Merchants, 27 Jan 1747 - 12 Mar 1747; 411 acres on forks of Robinson River, south side of Pass Run; adjacent Thomas Mylum on north side of the Double Top Mt. in a line of a survey made for Thomas Mylum & John Bramham. cc - John Kelley & Thos. Mylum. Surveyor George Hume.

15 June, 1749
Thomas Mylum, no warrant, surveyed 15 June 1749; 203 acres on Robinson River on side of Doubletop Mt. adjacent John Bramham, Major Phillip Root. cc - Richard Mazey & Fran. Tidwell. Surveyor George Hume.

[Sequence of events for Northern Neck land grants: individuals purchased warrants, took warrants to surveyors, the land was surveyed, the plat/paper was returned to the proprietor’s office, the grant was issued, generally by agents.]

[FYI - George Washington got his start as a surveyor in Culpepper Co. in 1749.]

31 January 1749/50
Library of Virginia, Northern Neck Grants, Grants G p. 355
The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax Baron of Cameron....and Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia...do give grant and confirm unto Thomas Milum of the County of Culpepper certain tract of (?) and ungranted land in the said county lying on the Robinson River and bounded (?) by a survey thereof made by Mr. George Hume as followeth...containing two hundred and three acres together with all rights members and oppurtenances thereunto belonging Royal Mines excepted...[annual] rent of One Shilling Sterling Money for every fifty acres of Land hereby granted...dated this Thirty First day of January....One Thousand Seven Hundrend and Forty nine.
Fairfax (his signature)

[Thomas’ last name is spelled Mylum in all other instances within the document.]

22 June, 1753
James (X) Owell requested deed to Frogg. Witnessed G. Hume, Thos (X) Mylum, Thomas Allen. [in reference to 210 acres surveyed 12 May 1752 for John Frogg of Culpepper assignee of James Yowell of Culpepper at Blue Ridge of Mt, head of Tims R.]

1755-57, Augusta County, Virginia
Chalkley, Lyman, Scotch-Irish Settlment in Virginia, volume 1 (Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1745-1800), Baltimore, MD 1912, pp. 227-8.
Following paper in package marked 1755-56-57--it is apparently a fragment--on the back is written:
"A Copy. JOHN RANDOLPH, C. H. B."
Paid in Northampton:
To the County 7070
To:
Paid in Hampshire, in part 597
Paid in Lunenburg, in part 770
To Robt. Brackenridge, Sheriff 680
To David Stewart 120
To John Brown 160
To Geo. Robinson, Geo. Rowland, Geo. Horbinson, James Humphries, Matthew Sheddon, Mr. Moore, Jeremiah Green, Philip Watkins, John McAfee, Andrew Gaughagan, Peter Farr and George Duck, each 140 1680

Paid in Brunswick to the County, in part 3195
To Wm. Hugart, John Hamilton, Samuel Hamilton, Robert Gillaspy, George Douther, James Burnsides, Joseph Milehan, John Lewis, John (____), James Jackson, James Miller, David Howell. Robt. Gillaspey, Corporal Samuel McMary, Eldad Reade, Topher Carpenter, Henry Lawless, Robt. Gay, John Stevenson, John Weems, John Taylor, Wm. Kinkead, John Kinkead, James Clements, James McKnight, Wm. Mann, Thomas McMullin, each 300 8100

(Endorsed.) We, the undersubscribers, do acknowledge we have sold our part of the within tobacco to Israel Christian, and desire the tickets for it may come out in his name, as witness our hands.

(Signed) John Trimble, William Preston, John Madison, Henry Murray, William Kinkead, William Preston (signed for James Patton), Robert Patrick, William Man, and John Brown.

9 May, 1756
Chumley, Richard married Milam, Grace on 09 May 1756 in Cumberland County, Virginia

28 October 1756
George Row, 28 Oct 1756 - 27 Mar 1760; 107 acres in S Fork Robinson River near Fork Mt. Spring; adjacent John Kelly (now George Row’s). cc - Thomas & John Milam. Pilot - George Row & Charles McQueen. Surveyor Richard Young.

27 November, 1760
Dinwiddie County, Virginia Deed Book 6, page 579.
Indenture made the 27th day of November, 1760, between Richard Ledbetter and Hannah, his wife, of Dinwiddie County, parties of the first part, and John Williams, on consideration of the like quantity of land, conveying 99 acres, adjoining Little Jenito Creek and Long Meadow Branch, and being a part of a tract granted to Richard Ledbetter by Patent dated September 10, 1755. Signed by Richard Ledbetter (his mark) and Hannah Ledbetter (her mark). Witnesses were Charles Floyd, William Briant, and Adam Milam. Indenture was proved by the oaths of the witnesses in Court on January 26, 1761.

29 May, 1761
Christopher Dickens, assignee of John Green, assignee (1760) of Thomas Milam; no warrant - surveyed 29 May 1761 for Green 230 acres on south fork of Robinson River near top of Fork Mt.; adjacent Richard Maulden (now Major Roote’s), Thomas Milam (now Christopher Dicken’s). cc - Ambrose Yarbrough & James McCollister. Surveyor Richard Young.
Thomas (X) Milam requested his warrant issued to Green. Witnessed: Benjamin Millam, Sarah (X) Killy, George Row.

17 October, 1771
The Pennsylvania Gazette, October 17, 1771:
LIST of LETTERS remaining in the Post Office, Philadelphia.
M. Hugh McPhelimy, John McLoan, Eneas McPhillip, Joseph Milam, William McCaughan, John Marshal, Mr. McCleaur, John McDonnell, Anthony Mussenden, Peter Martlew, Eart McTagart, Patrick McClelland, Morris Mahony, Thomas Murdoc, Elizabeth Mecom, Patrick McQuid, Doctor McGuire, Patrick Moore, Robert Magill, Patrick Meade, Thomas Mitchell, Alexander Miller, James Moore, Samuel Martin, Mabey McCawey, Alexander McLure, Philadelphia; Robert Miller, Andrew McBride, William Mitchell, Thomas Matthias, Doctor John Moland, Bucks County; Robert Mitchell, James Monks, William Moore, Lancaster (4) John Mills, Nottingham; William McDowell, Haddonfield; Henry Moore, Pottsgrove; George Maxton, Yellow Springs; Alexander McGraddy, Frankford Road.

20 April, 1772
Calendar of Kent County Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 267.
Mileham, Samuel.Will. Made April 20, 1772. Mispillion Hd. Heirs: wife Mary Ann; sons Samuel, Massey, Walter; daus. Hannah, Elizabeth, Unity, Margaret, Catherine & Grace Mileham, & Sarah Stradly. Exec'rs, wife Mary Ann & friend Edward Gibbs. Wits., Matthew Jarrard, James Bostick, Edward Carter. Prob. May 29, 1772. Arch. vol. A35, pages 56-57. Reg. of Wills, Liber L, folio 113.

1 August, 1772
LVA Digital Library, Virginia Land Grants, Patents 40, 1771-72, page 801
William Milum. 600 acres in Bedford County on the head branches of Meadow Creek.

17 December, 1772
Calendar of Kent County Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 271
Vickery, Walter.Admin. of, to Walter Mileham, next of kin. Dec. 17, 1772. Arch. vol. A52, page 50. Reg. of Wills, Liber L, folio 121.

1 July, 1774
Bedford County, Virginia - Will Book A, page 227.
written: July 1, 1774        recorded: March 27, 1775
In the name of God Amen I Thomas Millam of the County of Bedford being in perfect health of Body and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die: Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executors nothing troubling but at the general Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this Life; I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form:
First I give and bequeath to my two youngest Sons: Viz: Solomon and Rush Millam all singular my Lands Messuages and Tenements to be equally Divided between them and by them and their Heirs to be possessed and enjoyed forever. Also I give and bequeath to Mary Millam my dearly beloved Wife (whom I appoint make and ordain the Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament) all my Stocks of all kinds together with all my household Goods Debts and moveable Effects and I do hereby utterly Disallow Revoke and Disannul all and every other former Testaments Wills Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any will before named Willed or Bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand + Seal this first Day of July 1774
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19 October, 1774
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1774, 10, 19. Moses Milam & Elizabeth Boyd, d. William. Moses Dooley, Surety.

22 March, 1775
The Pennsylvania Gazette, March 22, 1775:
FOUR DOLLARS Reward.  RUN away from the subscriber, on the night of the 12th of March instant, living in Lower Merion township, Philadelphia County, a servant lad, named William Mileham, about 5 feet 6 inches high, this country born, about 18 years of age, well set, fresh coloured, full faced, black eyes, sandy hair, a down looking fellow, and slow in speech; had on, and took with him, a brown camblet coat, a pair of black knit breeches, an old felt hat, homespun shirt; it is very likely that he may change his clothes; it is expected he is gone to Philadelphia, as he has friends there. Whoever secures the said servant in any of his Majesty goals, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward, and all reasonable charges, paid by EDWARD PRICE.
N. B.  All matters of vessels are forbid to carry him off, at their peril.

27 March, 1775
LVA  Virginia Wills and Administrations. Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25).
Milam, Thomas. p 227-228. Will pro. rec. 27 Mar, 1775. Note: Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800).

1777
W.S. Morton. "Charlotte Co. Va.; Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers."  William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 2nd Series, Vol. I (1921), 131-133. Reprinted in Virginia Military Records. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1983), p.117. Article reproduced on Broderbund Software's Family Archive CD #174 (Virginia Vital Records #1, 1600s-1800s).
The following made applications for supplies, represented as "being very poor": ..... 6. Mrs. Milam, the wife of a poor soldier from this county in the continental service.

1779
W.S. Morton. "Charlotte Co. Va.; A List of Soldiers Whose Families Were Furnished With Supplies While They Were In Active Service 1778-1780."    William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 2nd Series, Vol. II (1922), 85-88. Reprinted in Virginia Military Records. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1983), p.121. Article reproduced on Broderbund Software's Family Archive CD #174 (Virginia Vital Records #1, 1600s-1800s).
Revolutionary Soldiers. (Order Book No. 4)....  20. William Milam, a soldier in the continental army, had recently died--his wife Margaret, was furnished with supplies.

25 June, 1779
Virginia Gleanings in England, p. 305
To my son Cornelius Dixon all my land in Louisa County which I bought of Major John Lee and all the land which I bought of Henry Graves, John Saunders, John Milam, and John Howlett, which are near Taylers Creek, Newfound River, and Little River, and all my land I bought of Richard Holland and Robert Estes on Beaver Creek near Louisa Court House.

Records from 1770s in Henry County, Virginia:
June 25, 1779, case of Graves vs Milam

26 November, 1780
LVA  Virginia Wills and Administrations. Will Book No.1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25).
Milam, John. p 381-382. Inv. & appr. rec. 26 Nov. 1780.  Note: Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800).

11 March, 1781
C.B. Bryant. "Henry Co. Va.; From Its Formation in 1776 to the End of the Eighteenth Century, et. seq."  The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XVII (1909), 189-193. Reprinted in Virginia Military Records. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1983), p.186-7. Article reproduced on Broderbund Software's Family Archive CD #174 (Virginia Vital Records #1, 1600s-1800s).
General Order Issued by Col. Abram Penn, March 1781. A list of militia ordered from Henry County to the assistance of General Green:  James Cowdin's Co.  John Robertson, Stephen Hurd, Jesse Hall, Dudley Mileham, William Hodges, Thomas Watson, William Cheek, Joseph channel, Charles Summerdales, John Arthur, Jordan Mileham.

22 October, 1781
LVA  Virginia Wills and Administrations. Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25).
Millam [Milam], Benjamin. p 404-405. Will pro. 22 Oct. 1781. Note: Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800).

23 December, 1782
LVA  Virginia Wills and Administrations. Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25).
Millam [Milam], Benjamin. p 432-433. Inv. & appr. rec. 23 Dec. 1782. Note: Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800).

1782
Continental Census VA Early Census Index
Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or Other Info Database ID#
MILAM BENJAMIN Halifax County VA 23 01 00 VAS1a2171959
MILAM BENJAMIN Halifax County VA 23 01 00 VAS1a2171961
MILAM BENJAMIN Halifax County VA 23 01 00 VAS1a2171965
MILAM BENJAMIN Halifax County VA 23 01 01 VAS1a2171960
MILAM BENJAMIN Halifax County VA 23 01 01 VAS1a2171964
MILAM JOHN SEN. Halifax County VA 23 04 00 VAS1a2171982
MILAM JOHN, SEN. Halifax County VA 23 04 00 VAS1a2171983
MILAM JOHN, SEN. Halifax County VA 23 04 00 VAS1a2171984
MILAM JOHN Halifax County VA 23 04 00 VAS1a2171974

16 July, 1783
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1783, 7, 16. Rush Milam & Elizabeth Fowler, d. William. James Wilson, Surety

7 April, 1784
The Pennsylvania Gazette, April 7, 1784:
WHEREAS my wife Jane Milam, has eloped from me without just cause, she having married another in my absence; this is to forewarn all persons from trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debts of her contracting from the date hereof. April 5, 1784.              Joseph Milam.

12 November, 1784
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 363
Mileham, Samuel. Admin. of, to Elizabeth Mileham. Nov. 12, 1784. Reg. of Wills,

31 November 1784
Brunswick County, Virginia; Deed Book 15: Meherrin Parish
To Bartlett Sims DR.
To keeping Edmd. Milam from 31st November 1784 till the 31st of November 1785 715 tobo. @ /2 pounds L5.19.2. To cloathing found the said parishener L1.11.". Total L7.10.2.

1 October, 1785
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1785, 10, 1. James Spence & Elenor Milam, d. Ann. Congrave Jackson, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Oct. 2, 1785

18 January, 1786
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1786, 1, 18. William Embrey & Frances Milam, d. Anne. James Spence, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Jan. 19

26 May, 1786
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, Liber page 383.
Leathem, James.Will. Made May 26, 1786. Heirs: wife Mary; son Robert; daus. Mary, Elizabeth & Ann. Exec'rs, Allen McLane, Esq., & John Cole. Wits., Roger Pugh, James Leathem, Jr., Hannah Mileham. Prob. June 10, 1786. Arch. vol. A29, pages 207-209.

4 December 1786
Page 45 Ordered that the overseers of the poor of the Third District bind out the following orphans to wit; Rebecca Franklin to George Moseley, Jnr., Nancy Ale to Wm Ale, William Ale to Stephen May, Letty Hughs to Joseph Hughs, William Milam and Searie Milam to Michel Gill, Betsy Roberts to Francis Lindsay, Mark Bartelott James to Stephen May, Loyd May to David May, Edmund Lane and Benjamin Malone and William Malone to Stephen May according to law.

(The "Searie" Milam above is most certainly Jeanie Milam, William's sister.)

27 December 1786
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 387.
Ross, Levey.Admin. of, to Samuel Mileham. Dec. 27, 1786. Reg. of Wills, Liber M, folio 126.

William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1788, 9, 8. Micajah Milam & Margarett Neale, d. Daniel Neal. William Wright, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Sept. 9, 1788
1789, 2, 24. Thomas Terry & Polly Milam, d. Ann. James White, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, April 2, 1789

30 March, 1789
LVA Digital Library, Virginia Land Grants, Grants 19, 1788-89, p 362
William Milam. 350 acres on Read Creek in Bedford County.

30 March, 1789
LVA Digital Library, Virginia Land Grants, Grants 20, 1788-89, p 302
William Milam. 340 acres on the north fork of the Otter River in Bedford County.

William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1790, 9, 28. Moses Milam, s. Anny, & Edy Fuqua, d. John. Joseph Fuqua, Surety
1791, 8, 1. Thomas Millam & Lucy Langsdon. William Shepherd, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Aug. 1, 1791
1791, 12, 13. James Williamson & Elizabeth Milam. Aram Campbell, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Dec. 13, 1791
1793, 3, 15. William Milam & Susanna Hilley. Matthew Worley, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, March 21, 1793
1793, 12, 23. James Williamson [jr] & Deborah Milam. James Williamson, Surety. Consent of Elizabeth Milam. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Dec. 24, 1793

17 December, 1794
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 483.
Vickery, Thomas.Admin. of, to John Vickery. Dec. 17, 1794. Arch. vol. A52, pages 43-45. Reg. of Wills, Liber N, folio 96. Note:—Arch. vol. A52, page 43 shows that Thomas Vickery married Elizabeth Mileham.

5 February 1794(??)
LVA Digital Library, Virginia Land Grants, Grants 29, p 346.
Bartlet Milam. 65 acres on the bold branch of Bradleys Creek in Halifax County.

4 February, 1795(??)
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 486.
Mileham, Samuel.Farmer. Mispillion Hd. Admin. of, to John Vickery, D. B. N. Feb. 4, 1795. Arch. vol. A35, pages 58-59. Reg. of Wills, Liber N, folio 110. Note:—Arch. vol. A35, page 59 mentions Elizabeth Vickery, the late Elizabeth Mileham (wife of Thomas Vickery).

William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1795, 10, 1. William Bruce & Nancy Milam, d. Salley & William Milam, Surety. Married by Jeremiah Hatcher, Oct. 2, 1795
1795, 12, 18. Christopher Sutton & Nancy Milam. Caleb Tate, Jr., Surety

23 March, 1796
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 504.
Mileham, Harmon.Minor son of Samuel. Admin. of, to John Vickery. March 23, 1796. Arch. vol. A35, page 52. Reg. of Wills, Liber N, folio 144.

18 February, 1797
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1797, 2, 18. John Murphy & Ruth Milam. Solomon Milam, Surety. Married by James Turner, Feb. 23, 1797

12 May, 1798
Calendar of Kent County, Delaware Probate Records 1680 - 1800, page 539.
Mileham, Maryann.Admin. of, to Francis Register. May 12, 1798. Arch. vol. A35, page 55.

1799 +
William Wade Hinshaw. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 6, Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938-.Bedford County Marriage Bonds
1799, 11, 7. John Millam & Ditsey Reynolds, d. John. Joel Salmon, Surety
1800, 3, 14. John Reynolds & Nancey Millam, d. Zachariah. Jesse Bradley, Surety. Married by Isham Fuqua, March 16, 1800
1802, 12, 15. Benjamin Milam & Charity Campbell, d. Jeane Capbell. Henry Campbell, Surety. Married by James Turner, Dec. 16, 1802
1808, 2, 3. Samuel Rice & Sally Milam. Philip [p.984] Reynolds, Surety
1812, 1, 8. Zachariah Milam & Rhoda Blankenship. Ben Blankenship, Surety
1814, 8, 10. Joseph Milam & Catharine Kinser. Samuel Deardoff, Surety. Married by James Turner, Aug. 11, 1814
1817, 10, 25. Benjamin Milam & Liza Rice, d. William. Baley Rice, Surety. Married by Enoch W. Terry, Oct. 25, 1817
1818, 12, 23. Solomon Milam & Nancy Phillips. Thomas Phillips, Surety. Married by William Harris, Dec. 24, 1818
1821, 5, 10. Joseph Milam & Nancy Murphy, d. Nancy, Sr. James Williamson, Surety
1826, 6, 9. Solomon Milam & Nancy Everett. John Everett, Surety
1832, 11, 5. James P. Milam & Delaney Coffee, d. Abner. Holcombe L. Coffee, Surety
1832, 11, 15. Pettis Milam & Sally Wilkerson. Moses Austin, Surety. Consent of Betsy A. Berkes & Jeesey Coleman
1833, 12, 23. John G. Page & Mary R. Millam, d. John. Joel R. Milam, Surety. Married by William Harris, Jan. 1, 1834
1833, 5, 4. William H. Rice & Mary K. Milam. Benjamin Milam, Surety. Married by William Harris, May 23, 1833
1838, 1, 26. Pettis Milam & Jemima Milam, d. Benjamin K. Millam. Elisha G. Turpin, Surety. Married by William Harris, Feb. 8, 1838
1841, 12, 23. James M. Hensley, s. William, & Lucinda H. Millam. William H. Rice, Surety
1842, 11, 28. Albert(Alfred) Bruce & Jerusha Jane Milam. John Milam, Surety. Married by William Harris, Dec. 8, 1842
1847, 5, 24. John E. Millam & Matiida M. Hudson. Richeson M. Penn, Surety. Married by William Harris, May 27, 1847