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Colonel William Henry Mills 1699–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1699

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 August 1766

Death Location: James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Gilbert Mills

Mother: Margaret Ashmore

Spouse(s): Mary Walton

Children(s): Colonel Sr., Thomas Mills, Sarah Mills, William Mills, Anna Mills, Amelia Mills, Jesse Mills, Ann Mills, Milley Mills

In 1699, Colonel William Henry Mills entered the world in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Gilbert Mills And Margaret Ashmore. Colonel William Henry Mills married Mary Walton, and had children including Amelia Mills, Ann Mills, Anna Mills, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr, Jesse Mills, John Mills, Milley Mills, Sarah Mills, Thomas Mills, William Henry Mills. Colonel William Henry Mills passed away in 1766 in James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1699, Colonel William Henry Mills entered the world in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Gilbert Mills And Margaret Ashmore.
  • Colonel William Henry Mills married Mary Walton, and had children including Amelia Mills, Ann Mills, Anna Mills, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr, Jesse Mills, John Mills, Milley Mills, Sarah Mills, Thomas Mills, William Henry Mills.
  • Colonel William Henry Mills passed away in 1766 in James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Mills's Ancestors

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Colonel Mills
1699–1766
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gilbert Mills
1670–1757
Derbyshire, England
Margaret Ashmore
1668–1720
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Mills) (JR.)
1650–1674
Gloucester, Derbyshire, England
Rachel Gilbert
1648–1673
Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1617–1653
Mary Mauny
1608–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Myll
1580–1601
Katherine Davis
1576–1601

Colonel Mills's Descendants

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Colonel (William Henry) Mills (1699–04 August 1766) m. Mary Walton (1703–July 1776)
  1. 1. Colonel (Ambrose Mills) Sr. 1722–1780 m. Anna Brown 1748–1805 m. Mourning Stone 1725–1756
    1. 1. Thomas Mills 1770–1840 m. Mary 1786–1840
      1. 1. Sanders Mills 1793–1857 m. Drucia Cannon 1794–1889
        1. 1. William (P) Mills 1817–1872 m. Emaline Green 1837– m. Margane Teague 1827–1855
        2. 2. James (Caad) Mills 1815–1880 m. Caroline Walker 1818–
        3. 3. Henry (W) Mills 1818–1887 m. Penna (Sena Cenah 'Cinthia') Foster 1822–1893
        4. 4. Mills 1822–
        5. 5. Cynthia Mills 1827–
        6. 6. David (A) Mills 1828–1910 m. Rachel Williams 1828–1910
        7. 7. Thomas (G) Mills 1830–1867 m. Melvina (S.) Teague 1837–
        8. 8. Malinda (Abigail) Mills 1831–1858 m. Plummer Williams 1829–
        9. 9. Jane Mills 1836–
        10. 10. Carrol Mills 1839–
      2. 2. John Mills 1782–1827
      3. 3. Dyall Mills 1791–1850
      4. 4. Gilliam Mills 1803–1828
      5. 5. Chesley (Davis) Mills 1805–1857
      6. 6. William (Ellis) Mills 1805–1891
      7. 7. Mills 1811–
    2. 2. William Mills 1746–1834
    3. 3. Anna Mills 1748–
    4. 4. Permelia Mills 1750–
    5. 5. Amelia Mills 1752–
    6. 6. Mary (Polly) Mills 1754–1835
    7. 7. Thomas Mills 1756–
    8. 8. John Mills 1758–
    9. 9. Ambrose Mills 1768–1828
    10. 10. Several (More) Mills –1756
    11. 11. Thomas Mills 1770–1850
    12. 12. Mary (Polly) Mills 1773–1846
    13. 13. WILLIAM MILLS 1746–1834
  2. 2. Thomas Mills 1721–1775
  3. 3. Sarah Mills 1725–1767
  4. 4. William (Henry) Mills 1727–1807
  5. 5. Anna Mills 1731–
  6. 6. Amelia Mills 1735–1767
  7. 7. Jesse Mills 1740–1767
  8. 8. Ann Mills 1742–1811
  9. 9. Milley Mills 1748–1800

Colonel Mills's Timeline

2 Records

1699
1699
Birth of Colonel William Henry Mills in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1766
04 August 1766
Age 67
Death of Colonel William Henry Mills in James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States
James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1393.071; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1721; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Rappahannock, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Rappahannock, Virginia; Year: 1726; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 August 1766
    Event Place: James River, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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