Samuel MILLER

Abt 1762 - 1824  (62 years)

• Name	Samuel MILLER
  Born	Abt 1762	Of Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _UID	90F1E64FBE5DED4AB83D8797A0EFA40E5CA4
  Died	20 Sep 1824	New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  Person ID	I380	Penny of Newfoundland
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel MILLER,   b. Of Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada ,   d. 1817/1818, New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  _UID	0F9E15D40CE0FB42AD381722FF5F6C22C9A3
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha IVAMY,   b. 5 Oct 1777, Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  Married	14 Oct 1792	Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
  _UID	560690F60D07A04AA6AAE09D08DBF63BC1DA
  Children	1. Joseph MILLER,   b. Abt 1805   2. William MILLER   3. Samuel MILLER   4. Sarah MILLER   5. James MILLER   6. John MILLER
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1792 October 14 - married Sam. Miller Junr. son Sam Miller planter of Bonaventure and Martha Ivamy dau. of John and (blank) Ivamy of Bonaventure in this district England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 for Samuel Miller PROB 11: Will Registers 1826-1828 Piece 1721: Hober, Quire Numbers 51-100 (1827) IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I, SAMUEL MILLER, Junr., boatkeeper in Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, do hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament being of sound mind and memory but advancing in years do appoint my true and lawful wife MARTHA MILLER and my son WILLIAM MILLER, to be my true and only Executors that at my decease they the said MARTHA and WILLIAM MILLER do see me decently interred and see all my just debts paid and I hereby give and bequeath to my lawful wife MARTHA MILLER the sum of two hundred pounds in the 3 per centum consolidated for her sole use and benefit. Also I give and bequeath to my eldest son, WILLIAM MILLER, the sum of one hundred pounds in the 3 per centum consolidateds for his own use and benefit. also I give and bequeath to my said son SAMUEL MILLER the sum of fifty pounds in the 3 per centum consolidated for his own use and benefit. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter SARAH KING the wife of JAMES KING the sum of fifty pounds in the 3 per centum consolidateds for her own use and benefits. also I give and bequeath to my son JOSEPH MILLER the sum of fifty pounds in the 3 per centum consolidateds for his own use and benefit. also I give and bequeath to my son JAMES MILLER the sum of fifty pounds in the 3 per centum consolidateds for his own use and benefit. Also I give and bequeath to my son JOHN MILLER the sum of fifty pounds in the 3 per centum consolidateds for his own use and benefit Also I give and bequeath to my sons WILLIAM MILLER, JOSEPH MILLER, SAMUEL MILLER, JAMES MILLER and JOHN MILLER the sum of one hundred pounds sterling now in the hands of Mr. Joseph Garland now living in Wareham, Dorset, England, to be equally divided between the above mentioned five sons for their sole use and benefit. Also I give and bequeath to my sons WILLIAM MILLER, SAMUEL MILLER, JOSEPH MILLER, JAMES MILLER and JOHN MILLER all my fishing room, flake or flakes, seashore, beaches, seagoor stages, dwelling house, stoce house and fish house or houses, gardens and meadows situated in New Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, with boats, spunts, nets, and all appurtenances belonging to the said room or fishery to be equally divided between them the aforementioned five children with the exception of the land, whereon JAMES KING has built by my consent a room which he the said JAMES KING is to enjoy as long as he shall think fit to live thereon and his heirs and his Executors after him, with half the lower beach and in case of any disagreement between the aforementioned five sons and a separation takes place then they are to assist each other in building a room until they are all provided for the first that leave the present dwelling house to assist the last son if he remains in New Bonaventure with this clause that my true and lawful wife MARTHA MILLER is to remain in the dwelling house as long as she may think proper or until her decease and that neither of my sons shall from the oldest to the youngest by no means turn her out the said house or off the said room. Also I give and bequeath to each of my sons one gun each. Also I give and bequeath to my said son SAMUEL MILLER my clothes chest. Also I give and bequeath to my son JOSEPH MILLER my knee buckles. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter SARAH KING after the decease of my wife MARTHA MILLER six silver tea spoons and one pair of silver tea tongs. Also I give and bequeath to my niece ELIZABETH MILLER the daughter of DENIS MILLER deceased a suit of mourning. Trusting that my Executors MARTHA MILLER and WILLIAM MILLER will see and do their utmost in seeing this my last Will and Testament fulfilled and executed as far as in their power lies I .... to set my hand and seal this the twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen Samuel Miller Jr. his mark [LS.] WITNESS present SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED and DECLARED by the above-named SAMUEL MILLER, Jr., to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the Testator. John Clinch, Jr. N.P. [Notary Public] John Clinch wife Joseph Hart A. My wife MARTHA MILLER being deceased I hereby do give her part say two hundred pounds stock money unto my daughter MARTHA MILLER for her sole use and benefit. Witness my hand this ...th day of October 1818. New Bonaventure Samuel Miller, Sr., his mark Witness Ben Thompson S.M. B. It is my request that at my decease my son JOHN MILLER do go with his brother WILLIAM MILLER to be brought up under him until he shall attain the years of 21. It is my request that my son SAMUEL MILLER do take under his care my daughter MARTHA MILLER to provide for her until she shall attain the years of 21. I give and bequeath to my niece SARAH MILLER the daughter of my brother JOSEPH MILLER the sum of six pounds to be paid out the money left my sons if there is no over plus money. Witness my hand this 26 day June 1821 New Bonaventure. Samuel Miller, Sr. his mark Witness Ben Thompson S.M. c. I give and bequeath to my son JOHN MILLER my chest bed and bedding and all my wearing apparel. Signed Samuel Miller, Sr. his mark Witness Ben Thompson S.M. Trinity October 30, 1824, I do hereby certify that to my certain knowledge SAMUEL MILLER JUNIOR whose signature is annexed to this Will and SAMUEL MILLER SENR. who signatures are annexed to the three Codicils are identically the same person the Testator's father SAMUEL MILLER, SENIOR being living at the time the Will was made in the year 1817. George Skelton Chief Magistrate for the District of Trinity, Newfoundland. In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury In the Goods of SAMUEL MILLER, deceased. I BEN THOMPSON of New Bonaventure in the island of Newfoundland [have to transcribe all of page 3 - see downloads] [page4] sworn before me by each of the said deponents respectively at Trinity in the Island of Newfoundland, this twenty-sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five. George Skelton J.P., Senior Magistrate for the District of Trinity, Newfoundland. PROVED at London with 3 Codicils 23rd February 1827 before the said Judge by the oaths of WILLIAM MILLER the son the surviving Executor to whom administration was granted being first sworn by commission duly to administer.