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Eleanor Nellie Mills 1777 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1777

Birth Location: Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Jan 1842

Death Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Mills

Mother: Eleanor Morris

Spouse(s): Samuel Edney

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

In 1777, Eleanor Nellie Mills entered the world in Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States, born to William E Mills and Eleanor Nelly Morris. Eleanor Nellie Mills married Samuel Craft Edney, and had children including John Morris Edney, William Wesley Edney, Allison Mills Edney, Mary Kelly Mills Edney, Elizabeth Jones Edney, Francis Asbury Edney, Baylus McKendrick Edney, James Madison Edney, Samuel Rufus Edney, Frank Edney, Winson Mills Edney. Eleanor Nellie Mills passed away in 1842 in Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1777, Eleanor Nellie Mills entered the world in Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States, born to William E Mills and Eleanor Nelly Morris.
  • Eleanor Nellie Mills married Samuel Craft Edney, and had children including John Morris Edney, William Wesley Edney, Allison Mills Edney, Mary Kelly Mills Edney, Elizabeth Jones Edney, Francis Asbury Edney, Baylus McKendrick Edney, James Madison Edney, Samuel Rufus Edney, Frank Edney, Winson Mills Edney.
  • Eleanor Nellie Mills passed away in 1842 in Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mills
1746 – 1834
Birth Location: James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Morris
1746 – 1833
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Edney
1765 – 1844
Birth Location: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Edney
1794 – 1824
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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William Edney
1796 – 1822
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Allison Edney
1799 – 1842
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Edney
1804 – 1870
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Edney
1807 – 1895
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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Baylus Edney
1811 – 1865
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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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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Frank Edney
1819 – 1819
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Winson Edney
1821 – 1877
Birth Location: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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Eleanor Mills's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Mills
1777 – 1842
Birth Place: Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William E Mills
1746 – 1834
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Eleanor (Nelly) Morris
1746 – 1833
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ambrose Mills
1722 – 1780
, Derbyshire, , England
Mourning Stone
1725 – 1755
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
William Morris
1709 – 1780
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Esther Phalby
1713 – 1790
Williamsburg, James City, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Mills
1699 – 1766
Mary Walton
1703 – 1776
Thomas Stone
1700 – 1780
Alexandra Brown
1700 – 1780
Morris
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Mills
1670 – 1757
Margaret Ashmore
1673 – 1720
Edward Walton
1656 – 1717
Mary Mason
1657 – 1757
Sir Stone
1677 – 1727
Martha Haskins
1677 – 1718
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Eleanor Mills's Descendants

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Eleanor (Nellie) Mills (12 Dec 1777 – 7 Jan 1842) m. Samuel (Craft) Edney (5 March 1765 – 19 Sep 1844)
  1. 1. John (Morris) Edney (25 Nov 1794 – 31 Jan 1824)
  2. 2. William (Wesley) Edney (24 Dec 1796 – 22 Jul 1822)
  3. 3. Allison (Mills) Edney (27 Apr 1799 – 12 Sep 1842)
  4. 4. Mary (Kelly Mills) Edney (27 Apr 1804 – 27 Sept 1870) m. Issac (B) Sawyer (22 Feb 1810 – 16 Aug 1880)
    1. 1. James (Pickney) Sawyer (7 Feb 1837 – 24 Dec 1917)
    2. 2. Ellen Sawyer (1838 – )
    3. 3. Mary Sawyer (1840 – 1902)
    4. 4. Samuel (B) Sawyer (Jun 1841 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jones) Edney (16 Nov 1807 – 5 Jul 1895) m. Calvin (Wilkinson Leavenworth) Edney (1809 – 12 Mar 1868) m. Pickett
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Edney (05 Mar 1831 – 13 Dec 1881)
    2. 2. Amanda (M.) Edney (Abt. 1834 – 21 Jul 1874)
    3. 3. Henry (Clay) Edney (Abt 1835 – )
    4. 4. John (Bascomb) Edney (Abt. 1838 – 12 May 1879)
    5. 5. Louise (Ellen) Edney (Abt. 1839 – Aft. 1903)
    6. 6. Anna (Maria) Edney (Abt. 1839 – 23 Feb 1904)
    7. 7. Thomas (Benton) Edney (Abt. 1842 – 23 Oct 1855)
    8. 8. Myra (Elvira) Edney (28 February 1851 – 12 September 1919) m. William (Govan Oscanion) Edney (1850 – 28 Jan 1918)
      1. 1. Lama (Edney) Jackson (16 September 1889 – 12 January 1979)
      2. 2. Falium (Newton) Edney (17 November 1890 – 12 February 1981) m. Minnie (I) Brown (7 Feb 1890 – 26 Jan 1930) m. Glannie McCraln (abt 1915 – )
        1. 1. Auda (James) Edney (29 Aug 1919 – 4 May 2006)
        2. 2. Odell Edney (abt 1922 – )
        3. 3. Shearolen Edney (abt 1934 – )
        4. 4. Winifred Edney (abt 1935 – )
        5. 5. Clifford Edney (abt 1936 – )
        6. 6. Genell Edney (abt 1939 – )
        7. 7. Virginia (D) Edney (abt 1924 – )
      3. 3. Barney (Bedford) Edney (23 January 1893 – 11 March 1965)
      4. 4. Dovie (Lucinda) Hutchinson (10 May 1896 – 30 January 1992)
    9. 9. Vlyra Hurt
    10. 10. John Ednev
  6. 6. Francis (Asbury) Edney (27 Apr 1808 – 1870) m. Nancy Bowling (1820 – )
    1. 1. William (Francis Asbury) Edney (1848 – 14 Jul 1915) m. Sallie H (1855 – )
      1. 1. Clifford (M) Edney (1878 – )
      2. 2. Edney (1880 – )
    2. 2. James (A) Edney (1859 – )
  7. 7. Baylus (McKendrick) Edney (15 Sep 1811 – 4 Apr 1865)
  8. 8. James (Madison) Edney (6 Mar 1814 – 7 May 1866)
  9. 9. Samuel (Rufus) Edney (26 Mar 1816 – 24 Nov 1897)
  10. 10. Frank Edney (Mar 1819 – Mar 1819)
  11. 11. Winson (Mills) Edney (9 Feb 1821 – 1877)

Eleanor Mills's Timeline

3 Records

1777
12 Dec 1777
Birth of Eleanor Nellie Mills in Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
Mills Springs, Polk, North Carolina, United States
1842
12 July 1842
Age 65
Death of Eleanor Nellie Mills in Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
1842
7 Jan 1842
Age 65
Death of Eleanor Nellie Mills in Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Mills Springs, Polk, 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: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1842
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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