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John Milner 1680 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 3 Jun 1744

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Father: Colonel Milner

Mother: Lady Briggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sherman

Children(s): Elizabeth Milner

John Milner was born in 1680 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Colonel Thomas Milner and Lady Mary Briggs. John Milner married Elizabeth Sarah Sherman, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Milner. John Milner passed away in 1744 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Milner was born in 1680 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Colonel Thomas Milner and Lady Mary Briggs.
  • John Milner married Elizabeth Sarah Sherman, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Milner.
  • John Milner passed away in 1744 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Milner's Ancestors

Self
John Milner
1680 – 1744
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
Colonel Thomas Milner
1619 – 1697
Appleton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Briggs
1625 – 1724
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (Thomas) Milner
1585 – 1629
East Appleton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England
Lady (Ann) Hargrave
1589 – 1653
Appleton, Yorkshire, , England
John Briggs
1601 – 1690
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Mary Ratcliffe,
1603 – 1636
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Milner
1560 – 1641
Elizabeth Hutchings
1560 – 1613
Sir Hargrave
1565 – 1670
Lady Lee
1555 – 1597
Sir Brigg
1580 –
Elizabeth
1580 –
Governor, Ratcliffe
1571 – 1593
Dorothy
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Milner
1539 – 1614
Elliner Andrews
1547 – 1610
Sir Hargrave
1530 –
Lady Muncton
1533 –
Sicklemore

John Milner's Descendants

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John Milner (1680 – 3 Jun 1744) m. Elizabeth (Sarah) Sherman (17 Mar 1668 – 10 Oct 1732)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Milner (1714 – 1781) m. William (W.) Haynes (1710 – 25 Jun 1781)
    1. 1. Capt. (William R) Haynes (4 Aug 1740 – 3 Aug 1827) m. Hannah Ellis (5 October 1741 – 27 August 1791)
      1. 1. Hannah (Ellis) Haynes (1773 – 7 Sep 1840) m. Samuel (D) Thomasson (1763 – 17 October 1829)
        1. 1. Nancy Thomasson (1797 – 1836) m. Richard (J) Littlepage (16 Jul 1794 – 16 Mar 1860)

John Milner's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of John Milner in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1744
3 Jun 1744
Age 64
Death of John Milner in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1744
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States

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