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Eleanor Mills 1768–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1768

Birth Location: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1842

Death Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Mills

Mother: Eleanor Morris

Spouse(s): Rev Edney

Children(s): John Edney, William Edney, Elizabeth Edney, Allison Edney, Winson Edney, Frank Edney, Francis Edney, Mary Edney, Capt Edney, James Edney, Samuel Edney, Thomas Edney

In 1768, Eleanor Mills entered the world in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, born to William Mills And Eleanor Nelly Morris. Eleanor Mills married Rev Samuel Craft Edney, and had children including Allison Mills Edney, Capt Balis Mckendrick Edney, Elizabeth Jones Edney, Francis Asbury Edney, Frank Edney, James Madison Edney, John Morris Edney, Mary Kelly Mills Edney, Samuel Rufus Edney, Thomas Addison Edney, William Wesley Edney, Winson Mills Edney. Eleanor Mills passed away in 1842 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1768, Eleanor Mills entered the world in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, born to William Mills And Eleanor Nelly Morris.
  • Eleanor Mills married Rev Samuel Craft Edney, and had children including Allison Mills Edney, Capt Balis Mckendrick Edney, Elizabeth Jones Edney, Francis Asbury Edney, Frank Edney, James Madison Edney, John Morris Edney, Mary Kelly Mills Edney, Samuel Rufus Edney, Thomas Addison Edney, William Wesley Edney, Winson Mills Edney.
  • Eleanor Mills passed away in 1842 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mills
1745–1834
Birth Location: , , , England
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Eleanor Morris
1746–1842
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rev Edney
1765–1844
Birth Location: South Mills, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Edney
1794–1824
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina
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William Edney
1796–1822
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Edney
1807–1895
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina
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Allison Edney
1799–1842
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina
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Winson Edney
1801–1877
Birth Location: Buncombe County, NC
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Frank Edney
1819–1819
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Francis Edney
1808–1870
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Edney
1804–1870
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina
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Capt Edney
1811–1865
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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James Edney
1814–1866
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Edney
1816–1897
Birth Location: Old, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Edney
1821–1877
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Mills's Ancestors

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Eleanor Mills
1768–1842
Birth Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Mills
1745–1834
, , , England
Eleanor (Nelly) Morris
1746–1842
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
Derbyshire, England
Mourning Stone
1725–1755
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
William Morris
1709–1780
Pennsylvania, United States
Esther Phalby
1713–1790
Williamsburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1699–1766
Mary Walton
1703–1776
Thomas Stone
1699–1780
Alexandra Brown
1700–1780
Thomas Morris
1675–1741
Margaret Garton
1678–1773
Elizabeth Scott
1680–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Mills
1696–1757
Margaret Ashmore
1668–1720
Edward Walton
1656–1717
Mary Mason
1656–1725
William Stone
1680–1720
Elizabeth OBissell
1680–1750
William Morris
1655–1727
Elizabeth Chiles
1660–1702
Martha Martin
1655–1702
John Scott
1650–1724

Eleanor Mills's Descendants

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Eleanor Mills (12 Dec 1768–12 Jul 1842) m. Rev (Samuel Craft) Edney (5 Mar 1765–17 Sep 1844)
  1. 1. John (Morris) Edney 1794–1824
  2. 2. William (Wesley) Edney 1796–1822
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Jones) Edney 1807–1895 m. Calvin (Wilkerson Leavenworth) Edney 1810–1868
    1. 1. John (Bascombe) Edney 1838–1879
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Edney 1832–1881
    3. 3. Amanda (Caroline) Edney 1836–
    4. 4. Anna (Mariah) Edney 1840–1904
    5. 5. Henry (Clay) Edney 1842–1870
    6. 6. William (Walter) Edney 1847–1850
    7. 7. Thomas (Benton) Edney 1844–1850
    8. 8. Louisa Edney 1839–
  4. 4. Allison (Mills) Edney 1799–1842
  5. 5. Winson (Mills) Edney 1801–1877 m. Nancy (A.) Potts 1810–
    1. 1. Caroline (F. Amanda) Edney 1830–
  6. 6. Frank Edney 1819–1819
  7. 7. Francis (Asbury) Edney 1808–1870 m. Nancy Bowling 1820–
    1. 1. William (Francis Asbury) Edney 1848–1915
    2. 2. James (A.) Edney 1859–
  8. 8. Mary (Kelly Mills) Edney 1804–1870 m. Isaac (B) Sawyer 1810–1889
    1. 1. James (Pinckney) Sawyer 1837–1917
    2. 2. Ellen (E.) Sawyer 1838–
    3. 3. Mary Sawyer 1840–1902
    4. 4. Samuel (B.) Sawyer 1841–
  9. 9. Capt (Balis McKendrick) Edney 1811–1865
  10. 10. James (Madison) Edney 1814–1866 m. Laura (Marie) Turner 1818–
    1. 1. Susan (Scofield) Edney 1843–1926 m. Charles (Miner) Wead 1856–1940
    2. 2. Frances (Eugenia) Edney 1851–
    3. 3. James (Madison) Edney 1860–1928
    4. 4. Samuel (Bruce) Edney 1855–1889
    5. 5. Virginia (Marie) Edney 1845–1857
    6. 6. Virginia (Maria "Jennie") Edney 1857–
  11. 11. Samuel (Rufus) Edney 1816–1897 m. Alphalby (C.) Maxwell 1825–1877 m. Amanda (Delola) Edney 1855–1900
    1. 1. Thomas (Albert) Edney 1844–1919
    2. 2. Winston (McKinley) Edney 1852–1926 m. Lena (Carter) Williams 1855–1915
      1. 1. Ada Edney 1878–1880
      2. 2. Anna Edney 1880–1900
      3. 3. Barnie (Egerton) Edney 1883–1959
      4. 4. Flournoy (Carter) Edney 1886–1965 m. Julia Moss 1885–
      5. 5. Ralph Edney 1890–1972
    3. 3. Mary (A) Edney 1848–1920
    4. 4. Baylus Edney 1886–1931
    5. 5. Rufus (Oscar) Edney 1856–1870
    6. 6. Nellie (Ellen) Edney 1880–1914
    7. 7. Frances (Eugenia) Edney 1854–1930
    8. 8. James (Wead Edney) Sr 1893–1970 m. Lillie (Mae) Brian 1894–1985
      1. 1. James (Wead Edney) Jr 1923–2006 m. Lois (Aileen) Clark 1924–2006
      2. 2. Lillie (Fay) Edney 1914–1986 m. Paul Jones 1910–1998
      3. 3. Mollie (Evelyn) Edney 1915–2002 m. Lloyd (Lee) Waldrop 1911–
        1. 1. Lloyd (Lee Waldrop) Jr 1937–1985
      4. 4. Rufus (Earl) Edney 1932–2005
      5. 5. Nelly (May) Edney 1914–1987 m. Herbert Lyda 1912–1986
    9. 9. Dollie (Ealin) Edney 1890–1939
    10. 10. John (Fonzie) Edney 1886–1931
    11. 11. Annie (Lydia) Edney 1882–1961
    12. 12. Nellie (Ellen) Edney 1880–1914
    13. 13. Samuel (Oscar) Edney 1884–1968
    14. 14. Ellen (Apantha) Edney 1850–1917
  12. 12. Thomas (Addison) Edney 1821–1877

Eleanor Mills's Timeline

6 Records

1766
12 Dec 1766
Birth of Eleanor Mills in Mills Springs, Tyron, North Carolina, United States
Mills Springs, Tyron, North Carolina, United States
1768
12 Dec 1768
Birth of Eleanor Mills in , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1777
12 Dec 1777
Age 9
Birth of Eleanor Mills in Mills Springs, Polk Co.,
Mills Springs, Polk Co.,
1842
12 Jul 1842
Age 74
Death of Eleanor Mills in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1842
01 Jul 1842
Age 74
Death of Eleanor Mills in Edneyville, Henderson Co., NC, USA
Edneyville, Henderson Co., NC, USA
1842
12 Jul 1842
Age 74
Death of Eleanor Mills in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1766
    Event Place: Mills Springs, Tyron, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Mills Springs, Polk Co.,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1768
    Event Place: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson Co., NC, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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