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Ambrose Mills 1769–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 11 Nov 1848

Death Location: Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Ambrose Mills

Mother: Anna Brown

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): Mary Mills, John Mills, Jane Mills, William Mills, Jane Mills

The story of Ambrose Mills began in 1769 in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. Ambrose Mills married Nancy Ann Foster Jones, and had children including Jane Ann Mills, John Mills, Mary Amanda Mills, Thomas Mills, William E Mills. Ambrose Mills passed away in 1848 in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Ambrose Mills began in 1769 in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
  • Ambrose Mills married Nancy Ann Foster Jones, and had children including Jane Ann Mills, John Mills, Mary Amanda Mills, Thomas Mills, William E Mills.
  • Ambrose Mills passed away in 1848 in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
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Anna Brown
1748–1790
Birth Location: South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Jones
1780–1870
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Mills
1821–1890
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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John Mills
1800–
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JM
Jane Mills
1801–1890
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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William Mills
1813–1850
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Jane Mills
1817–
Birth Location: –
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Ambrose Mills's Ancestors

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Ambrose Mills
1769–1848
Birth Place: Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
Derbyshire, England
Anna Brown
1748–1790
South, Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States
Grandparents
William (H) Mills
1699–1766
, Derbyshire, , England
Mary (Lavander) Walton
1703–1776
, , , England
John Brown
1720–
Mary Stewart
1722–
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Mills
1696–1757
Margaret Ashmore
1668–1720
Edward Walton
1656–1717
Mary Mason
1656–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1650–1677
Rachel Gilbert
1648–1673
George Ashmore
1640–1712
Sarah
1645–
Benjamin Jr.
1625–1684
Ann Stonehouse
1633–1691
Lemuel Mason
1628–1702
Ann Seawell
1634–1706

Ambrose Mills's Descendants

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Ambrose Mills (1769–11 Nov 1848) m. Nancy (Ann Foster) Jones (16 Sep 1780–1870)
  1. 1. Mary (Amanda) Mills 1821–1890 m. Aldolphus Mills 1816–1870
    1. 1. John (Marvel) Mills 1853–1913 m. Caroline ("Carrie") Hipp 1861–1961
      1. 1. Amanda (Louise) Mills 1891–1962
      2. 2. Mary (Mollie H) Mills 1883–1947 m. William (Thomas) Mobley 1882–1943
        1. 1. William (Carlysle) Mobley 1915–1916
        2. 2. Hazel (Mills) Mobley 1911–1997 m. Charles (Kirby) Smithe 1914–1976
      3. 3. John (C) Mills 1886–1907
      4. 4. Maggie (J) Mills 1893–1983
      5. 5. Susan (Marvel) Mills 1895–1992
      6. 6. Dorothy (Irene) Mills 1895–1965
      7. 7. Minnie (Carolina) Mills 1897–1985
      8. 8. John (Garland) Mills 1902–1979
    2. 2. Ambrose (Walter) Mills 1841–1861
    3. 3. Otis (P) Mills 1844–1862
    4. 4. William (E.) Mills 1845–1901
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Mills 1849–1926 m. John (Claude) Arledge 1830–1884
      1. 1. Walter (Mills) Arledge 1874–1957
      2. 2. Harriet (Amanda "Hattie") Arledge 1869–1946
      3. 3. Minnie Arledge 1877–1931
    6. 6. Eliza Mills 1850–1900
    7. 7. Thomas (Clingman) Mills 1856–1926 m. Cordelia ("Corrie"") Livingston 1860–1897
      1. 1. Joseph (Adolphus) Mills 1891–1953 m. Nannie (Vanden) Steadman 1890–1980
    8. 8. George Mills 1862–1866
    9. 9. Amanda (Selena) Mills 1865–1930 m. Joseph (Bascom) Livingston 1858–1933
      1. 1. Ernest (Paul) Livingston 1903–
      2. 2. Bascomb (Campbell) Livingston 1888–1949
      3. 3. Nina Livingston 1892–1894
      4. 4. Joseph (Ambrose) Livingston 1894–1972
      5. 5. Selena ("Lena") Livingston 1897–
      6. 6. Wilma (Grace) Livingston 1905–
  2. 2. John Mills 1800– m. Lucretia Baker 1805–1890
    1. 1. Mary Mills 1826–
    2. 2. Esther Mills 1828–
    3. 3. Anthony Mills 1829–
    4. 4. Samuel Mills 1832–1914
    5. 5. Frances (Frankie) Mills 1833–
    6. 6. James Mills 1835–
    7. 7. Lucretia Mills 1835–
    8. 8. Henry Mills 1836–1930
    9. 9. Clark Mills 1842–
    10. 10. John Mills 1844–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Mills 1846–
    12. 12. William Mills 1847–1939
  3. 3. Jane (Ann) Mills 1801–1890
  4. 4. William (E) Mills 1813–1850 m. Ann (Eliza) Bryan 1824–1906
    1. 1. William (Ambrose) Mills 1844–1922 m. Ella E. 1854–1891
      1. 1. Sarah (Elvira) MILLS 1846–1897
      2. 2. Anna (Eliza) MILLS 1849–1878
      3. 3. Louise (B) Farney 1878–
      4. 4. William (Ambrose Mills) Jr 1878–1945 m. Susan (Texanna) Ferree 1876–1958
        1. 1. Bessie (L Ferree) Mills 1896–1962
        2. 2. Joe (Lewis Ferree) Mills 1899–1982 m. MATTIE WALDROP 1899–1920 m. Eva (Myrtle) Blackwell 1905–1938 m. Constance (Elizabeth) Tate 1912–1998
        3. 3. Annie (Mae) Mills 1904–1992 m. Lucian (Kenneth Phillips) Sr 1898–1970
        4. 4. Eliza (Louise Lizzie) Mills 1905–1989
        5. 5. Mary (Sue) Mills 1907–1989
        6. 6. William (Ambrose) Mills 1910–1982 m. CORA (MAE) GOSNELL* 1914–1994
        7. 7. Anna (Myrtle) Mills 1913–1973
        8. 8. Anders Mills 1909–
      5. 5. Mabel Mills 1879–
      6. 6. Annie (H) Mills 1890–
    2. 2. Sarah (Louise) Mills 1846–1897
    3. 3. Anna (Eliza) Mills 1849–1876
  5. 5. Jane (Ann) Mills 1817–

Ambrose Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Ambrose Mills in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1848
11 Nov 1848
Age 79
Death of Ambrose Mills in Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Mills Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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