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Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. 1722–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 14 Sep 1780

Death Location: Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Colonel Mills

Mother: Mary Walton

Spouse(s): Anna Brown, Mourning Stone

Children(s): Thomas Mills, William Mills, Anna Mills, Permelia Mills, Amelia Mills, Mary Mills, Thomas Mills, John Mills, Ambrose Mills, Several Mills, Thomas Mills, Mary Mills, WILLIAM MILLS

In 1722, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. entered the world in Derbyshire, England, born to Colonel William Henry Mills And Mary Walton. In 1749, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. In 1763, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA. Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. married Anna Brown, Mourning Stone, and had children including Ambrose Mills, Amelia Mills, Anna Mills, John Mills, Mary Polly Mills, Permelia Mills, Several More Mills, Thomas Mills, William Mills. Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. passed away in 1780 in Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1722, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. entered the world in Derbyshire, England, born to Colonel William Henry Mills And Mary Walton.
  • In 1749, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1763, Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA.
  • Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. married Anna Brown, Mourning Stone, and had children including Ambrose Mills, Amelia Mills, Anna Mills, John Mills, Mary Polly Mills, Permelia Mills, Several More Mills, Thomas Mills, William Mills.
  • Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. passed away in 1780 in Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Sr.'s Ancestors

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Colonel Sr.
1722–1780
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England
Parents
Colonel William Henry Mills
1699–1766
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Walton
1703–1776
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Gilbert Mills
1670–1757
Derbyshire, England
Margaret Ashmore
1668–1720
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William (JR.)
1650–1674
Rachel Gilbert
1648–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1617–1653
Mary Mauny
1608–1653

Colonel Sr.'s Descendants

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Colonel (Ambrose Mills) Sr. (1722–14 Sep 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
        1. 1. Daniel (Samuel) Mills 1863–1941 m. Mary (Jane) Harper 1856–1942
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Mills 1848–
        3. 3. Lois Mills 1852–
        4. 4. E Mills 1853–
        5. 5. John Mills 1854–
        6. 6. Joseph (Crawford) Mills 1856–1912
        7. 7. male Mills 1859–
        8. 8. Jane Mills 1861–
        9. 9. Drew (S) Mills 1862–1941 m. Mary (Jane) Harper 1856–1942
        10. 10. Rebecca (Ruth) Mills 1867–
        11. 11. Malinda (A) Mills 1870–
        12. 12. Will Mills 1873–1961
      2. 2. James (Caad) Mills 1815–1880 m. Caroline Walker 1818–
        1. 1. William (F) Mills 1833–
        2. 2. Thadeus (M) Mills 1835–
        3. 3. Lawson (Fletcher) Mills 1838–1912
        4. 4. John Mills 1839–
        5. 5. James (Van Buren) Mills 1843–1926
        6. 6. Lottie Mills 1845–
        7. 7. Drucilla (Belle) Mills 1847–1914
        8. 8. Isaac (N) Mills 1849–
        9. 9. David Mills 1852–
        10. 10. Virnette Mills 1854–
        11. 11. Wilmoth Mills 1858–
      3. 3. Henry (W) Mills 1818–1887 m. Penna (Sena Cenah 'Cinthia') Foster 1822–1893
        1. 1. Drusilla (Jane) Mills 1839–1914
        2. 2. William (James 'Jim') Mills 1842–1917
        3. 3. Cynthia (A.) Mills 1843–
        4. 4. Jane Mills 1843–
        5. 5. Benjamin (S.) Mills 1846–1925 m. Francis (E "Fancy") Mills 1843–
        6. 6. Henry (T.) Mills 1850–1929
        7. 7. Abraham (F.) Mills 1853–1935 m. Sarah (Ann) Mills 1851–1902
        8. 8. Eli (Foster) Mills 1855–1946 m. Mary (E) Mills 1854–
        9. 9. Captaine (B.) Mills 1864–
        10. 10. Henry Mills 1864–
        11. 11. William Mills 1866–
      4. 4. Mills 1822–
      5. 5. Cynthia Mills 1827–
      6. 6. David (A) Mills 1828–1910 m. Rachel Williams 1828–1910
        1. 1. Joseph Cooper 1850–
      7. 7. Thomas (G) Mills 1830–1867 m. Melvina (S.) Teague 1837–
        1. 1. Charles (H.) Mills 1853–
        2. 2. Mary (J.) Mills 1854–
      8. 8. Malinda (Abigail) Mills 1831–1858 m. Plummer Williams 1829–
        1. 1. Samuel (C) Williams 1852–
        2. 2. Mary (Francis) Williams 1853–
        3. 3. Martha Williams 1854–
        4. 4. Sanders (Buckner) Williams 1854–1946
        5. 5. Jim Williams 1858–
        6. 6. Berry (F) Williams 1860–
      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

Colonel Sr.'s Timeline

5 Records

1722
1722
Birth of Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1749
1749-1937
Age 27
Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1763
1763-1929
Age 41
Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided here in South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
1780
1780-1889
Age 58
Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1780
14 Sep 1780
Age 58
Death of Colonel Ambrose Mills Sr. in Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1749-1937
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Annals of Lincoln County, North Carolina : containing interesting and authentic facts of Lincoln County history through the yea

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1763-1929
    Event Place: South Carolina; Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Calendar of the Tennessee and King's Mountain papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780-1889
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, 1780-'81 : being a history of the invasion of the Carolinas by the British Army under Lord Cornwallis in 1780-

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Index to the colonial and state records of North Carolina covering volumes i-xxv

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Lewis family in America : from the middle of the seventeenth century down to the present time

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1780
    Event Place: Biggerstaffs Farm, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

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